DELAND, Fla. – The FGCU men's tennis team (5-5, 4-1 ASUN) completed its two-match road swing with a 5-2 victory over Stetson (2-7, 0-3 ASUN) on Saturday afternoon at the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center. Redshirt-freshman Guglielmo Stefanacci (Prato, Italy/International School of Florence) clinched the match for the Eagles at 4-0 with his 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 result at the fifth singles spot.

"Today was a great response to yesterday's loss," head coach CJ Weber said. "We did not compete perfectly, but it was really close. I'm proud of this team. We have the ability to be very tough in every position of the lineup in singles and doubles. I'm especially proud of Guglielmo. He clinched a really close match today and did it playing the way he needs to. I also want to give Randy and Eric a shoutout. They played together all weekend with virtually no practice beforehand, but they stepped up with the right attitude and played some incredible tennis both days. They led the team in attitude this weekend and that was a huge boost we needed. We will enjoy tomorrow off, but get back to work so we can continue to improve and accomplish our goals."

The Eagles got off to a good start by earning the doubles point for the second time in as many days. Though the Hatters picked up a 6-1 victory on the top court, the Eagles responded with a pair of wins at the third and second spots, respectively. Redshirt-freshman Randy Wilson (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Miami Palmetto/Louisville) and freshman Eric Oncins (Orlando, Fla./Montverde Academy) set the table with a 6-3 victory on court three before the pair of redshirt-junior Juan Montes (Pereira, Colombia/Colegio Lujan) and Stefanacci clinched the early advantage by putting the finishing touches on a 6-4 win at No. 2 doubles.

FGCU built upon its 1-0 lead in singles play, as redshirt-freshman Magnus Johnson (Naples, Fla./Homeschool/UCF) quickly tallied a straight-set win at the top spot. His triumph was followed by Montes' 7-5, 6-3 win at No. 2 singles, which put the Eagles up 3-0 and on the edge of taking down Stetson.

Stefanacci then clinched the match for FGCU with his three-set victory at the fifth spot. After a slow second set, he rallied back and defeated Fabian Penzkofer to put the Eagles up 4-0.

Stetson responded to the win by securing two-consecutive points at the fourth and sixth spots. The points were the only two that the Hatters were able to collect, as redshirt-freshman Randy Wilson (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Miami Palmetto/Louisville) finalized the match with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 result on court three. Wilson's triumph boosted FGCU to its final 5-2 margin of victory, as well as its second win over the Hatters this season (4-3, March 27).

FGCU will now return home to close out its regular season with a match against UNF on Saturday, April 10. The contest is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start time and will be preceded by a senior day ceremony that will see fifth-year student-athletes Felipe Ramirez (Armenia, Colombia/Florida Virtual School) and Feliksas Sakalauskas (Palanga, Lithuania/Vilniaus Zveryno Gimnazija/Virginia Tech) recognized. The match against the Ospreys will determine FGCU's seeding for the divsional playoffs. The first round will be played on Saturday, April 17 and will see No. 4 travel to No. 1 and No. 3 travel to No. 2. The winning teams will then to advance to the Final Four in Jacksonville. 

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Results
Singles competition
1. JOHNSON, Magnus (FGCU) def. Sanchez, Antoine (STET) 6-0, 6-4
2. MONTES, Juan (FGCU) def. Marques, Diogo (STET) 7-5, 6-3
3. WILSON, Randy (FGCU) def. Hamel, Clement (STET) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
4. Hillhouse, Alexandre (STET) def. CONCA, Alessandro (FGCU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
5. STEFANACCI, Gugli (FGCU) def. Penzkofer, Fabian (STET) 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
6. Gennes, Tim (STET) def. DAMM, Max (FGCU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Order of finish: (1, 2, 5, 4, 6, 3)

Doubles competition
1. Sanchez, Antoine/Marques, Diogo (STET) def. JOHNSON, Magnus/DAMM, Max (FGCU) 6-1
2. MONTES, Juan/STEFANACCI, Gugli (FGCU) def. Bergevi, Linus/Thiergard, Sven (STET) 6-4
3. WILSON, Randy/ONCINS, Eric (FGCU) def. Hamel, Clement/Hillhouse, Alexandre (STET) 6-3
Order of finish: (1, 3, 2)

ASUN Roundup
South Division Standings
1. FGCU (5-5, 4-1 ASUN)
2. UNF (6-9, 2-2 ASUN)
3. Kennesaw State (6-10, 2-2 ASUN)
4. Stetson (2-7, 0-3 ASUN)

North Division Standings
1. Liberty (15-6, 5-0 ASUN)
2. Lipscomb (7-6, 3-2 ASUN)
3. North Alabama (4-11, 2-3 ASUN)
4. Bellarmine (3-18, 0-5 ASUN)

Recent Results
Friday, April 2
Kennesaw State 4, FGCU 3

Saturday, April 3
No. 40 Liberty 7, North Alabama 3
Kennesaw State 5, UNF 2
Lipscomb 7, Bellarmine 0
FGCU 5, Stetson 2

Upcoming Matches
Wednesday, April 7
UNF at Stetson - 3 p.m. 

Saturday, April 10
UNF at FGCU - 2 p.m.
Stetson at Kennesaw State - 3 p.m.
Bellarmine at No. 40 Liberty - 3 p.m.
Lipscomb at North Alabama - 3 p.m. 

CJ WEBER
FGCU is led by three-time ASUN Coach of the Year CJ Weber, who has coached 32 ASUN All-Conference selections since joining the Green and Blue in 2011. In his seventh year, Weber has compiled a 102-86 (.541) overall record and a 42-19 (.672) record in ASUN play. In 2014-15, Weber guided the Eagles to their first-ever ASUN Championship and first-ever ASUN Regular Season title after a program-best 17 wins. In his third season, Weber led Jordi Vives to a No. 35 national ranking, a nation-leading 14-match unbeaten streak and the round of 32 in the 2014 NCAA Tournament - the program's first appearance. The Eagles completed a perfect ASUN regular season in both 2015 and 2016, finishing with conference titles as well as a Coach of the Year honor for Weber. FGCU again won the 2017 ASUN Championship and made its second NCAA appearance. The Eagles returned to the mountaintop by claiming the 2019 regular season and tournament championships. Weber earned his third ASUN Coach of the Year honor and led the Green and Blue to their third trip to the NCAA Tournament. 

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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.
 
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