| FGCU Women's Tennis (ASUN Semifinals) |
| Match |
Friday, Apr. 23 | 2:30 PM | No. 2 FGCU (7-6) vs No. 1 Liberty (18-6) |
| Location |
Jacksonville, Fla. // UNF Tennis Complex |
| Live Stats |
Here |
| ASUN Bracket |
Here |
| Twitter |
@FGCU_WTen |
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FGCU Women's Tennis |
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The 2nd-seeded FGCU women's tennis team out of the South Division will face the North's top-seeded Liberty Lady Flames for a shot to go to the ASUN Championship final Saturday afternoon.
The winner will face either North Florida (No. 1 South seed) or Lipscomb (No. 2 North seed).
FGCU finds itself in the semifinals after taking down Kennesaw State (No. 3 South seed) at home last weekend, 4-2. Freshman
Fanny Norin (Stockholm, Sweden/Thoren Business School) leads the Eagles in overall wins (nine) as she posted a 5-1 conference record during the regular season. Right behind her for the second-most wins is
Alba Retortillo (Leon, Spain/ La Anunciata) with eight. Back in late February, FGCU and Liberty met at The Nest, which saw the Eagles come out on top, 5-2 (non-conference matchup due to divisional play).
Liberty
The Lady Flames earned the North's No. 1 seed after going 6-0 during the regular season in ASUN play – defeated Bellarmine (No. 4 North seed), 4-0, last weekend. Esther Lovato has posted an overall 22-1 mark this season while the tandem of Tiffany Nguyen and Micalea Mitre are 14-5.
ASUN Series Notes
The last time both teams met in the ASUN Tournament was in 2019 where FGCU stormed back from a 3-0 deficit to advance to the ASUN finals. FGCU leads the all-time series, 3-0.
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HEAD COACH COURTNEY VERNON
FGCU's women's tennis team is led by three-time ASUN Coach of the Year Courtney Vernon (8th season)
who led the Eagles to back-to-back ASUN regular-season crowns in her fifth season in 2018. She has mentored her student-athletes into earning 59 ASUN All-Conference and All-Academic honors, including 2014, 2016, and 2017 ASUN Freshman of the Year as well as the 2016, 2017 and 2019 Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the 2018 Player of the Year. Vernon has led the Green and Blue to an 84-63 overall record (.571) and 36-10 conference record (.782).
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FGCU Athletics sponsors events in November and April to benefit the FGCU Campus Food Pantry (www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry) and the Harry Chapin Food Bank (www.harrychapinfoodbank.org), FGCU Athletics' charities of choice. For more information, including how to make a contribution, please visit www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry and utilize the hashtag #FeedFGCU to help raise awareness.
ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 85 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 13+ seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just nine seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 40 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. Eight FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport - including women's basketball (No. 21, 2020-21), beach volleyball (No. 20, 2021) and both men's soccer (2018, 2019) and women's soccer (2018) as three of the most recent. In 2016-17, the Green and Blue posted a department-best sixth-place finish in the DI-AAA Learfield Directors' Cup and top-100 showing nationally, ahead of several Power-5 and FBS institutions. In 2018-19, the Eagles had an ASUN and state of Florida best seven teams earn the NCAA's Public Recognition Award for their Academic Progress Rate in their sport. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.50 GPA in the classroom in the fall 2020 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for 23 consecutive semesters. The 2019 Fall, 2020 Spring, and 2020 Fall semesters each saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher team GPA. The Eagles also served an all-time high 7,200 volunteer hours in 2017 - being recognized as one of two runners-up for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl.0 deficit to advance to the finals. All time, FGCU leads the series, 3-0.
