ATLANTA - FGCU Women's Tennis wrapped up competition at the ITA Southeast Regional on Saturday.

Emma Bardet highlighted the four Eagles who made appearances in the Peach State. Bardet (France) won her opening singles main-draw match to advance to the Round of 32 on Friday. She scored a straight-set victory over Mary Weston Courville from Mercer, winning 6-2, 6-4.

However, the senior would drop her following match against a 12th-seeded Power Five opponent out of Georgia. Lopata Anastasiia defeated Bardet 7-5, 6-2 and advanced all the way to the main-draw quarterfinal round.

Fanny Norin (Sweden) also suited up for the Green and Blue in the main draw singles. Norin was defeated in her opening match on Thursday, but picked up a consolation victory in straight sets against in-state foe Millie-Mae Matthews (FAU) 6-3, 6-0 to advance to the consolation Round of 16.

In consolation, Norin moved to face Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Alejandra Cruz on Saturday. The Yellow Jacket bested Norin 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 to eliminate the junior's appearance in Atlanta. Cruz won her following match after Norin and has advanced to the consolation semifinal round on Sunday.

In main-draw doubles action, the Bardet and Ida Ferding (Sweden) Eagle duo suffered a opening-round 8-4 loss to a sixth-seeded Florida Gators pair, Rachel Gailis and Bente Spee. Gailis and Spee advanced to the quarterfinals before being upended by the event's No. 1 overall doubles pair.

Both Jordana Ossa and Ferding represented the Eagles in the qualifying singles draw. Ferding battled Cliona Walsh from USF, while Ossa (Miami, Fla.) took on Carla Galmiche out of FAU. Both Eagles dropped their respective Round of 32 matches on Thursday and were eliminated from qualifying draw contention.

In qualifying doubles, Ossa and Norin teamed up for FGCU and faced Cade Cricchio and Olympe Lancelot from Florida State, making the Seminole duo earn an 8-6 victory.

FGCU will be back in action on Nov. 11-13 as tournament hosts of the Bonita Bay Classic from Bonita Springs, Florida, at the Bonita Bay Club.

Qualifying Singles
Round of 32
Carla Galmiche (FAU) def. Jordana Ossa (FGCU) 7-5, 2-6, 10-6
Cliona Walsh (USF) def. Ida Ferding (FGCU) 6-3, 6-3

Qualifying Doubles
Round of 16
Cade Cricchio/Olympe Lancelot (FSU) def. Jordana Ossa/Fanny Norin (FGCU) 8-6

Main Draw Doubles
Round of 32
Rachel Gailis/Bente Spee (UF) def. Emma Bardet/Ida Ferding (FGCU) 8-4

Main Draw Singles
Round of 64
Isabella Pfenning (UM) def. Fanny Norin (FGCU) 6-2, 6-1
Emma Bardet (FGCU) def. Mary Weston Courville (Mercer) 6-2, 6-4

Main Draw Singles
Round of 32
Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Emma Bardet (FGCU) 7-5, 6-2

Main Draw Singles Consolation
Round of 32
Fanny Norin (FGCU) def. Millie-Mae Matthews (FAU) 6-3, 6-0

Main Draw Singles Consolation
Round of 16
Alejandra Cruz (GT) def. Fanny Norin (FGCU) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2

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FGCU's women's tennis team is led by three-time ASUN Coach of the Year Courtney Vernon (10th season) who led the Eagles to back-to-back ASUN regular-season crowns in her fifth season during 2018, adding a third regular-season title in 2022. She has mentored her student-athletes into earning 66 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 99-73 overall record (.575) and 44-11 conference record (.800).

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