ATLANTA, Ga. – Playing for the second straight day, the FGCU men's tennis team came up short on Sunday at Georgia State, falling to the Panthers, 4-1. The Eagles four-match winning streak comes to an end as they fall to 6-3 while Georgia State improves to 5-4.

"This was a really tough match for us," said head coach CJ Weber. "Georgia State played great, and really competed well, especially in the right moments. I'm disappointed that we lost, but I'm happy we got the chance to compete indoors and play a little different than we're used to. We might need that experience later in the season. We're learning a lot, and this was a great match for us to get better as the season goes on."

In doubles, #56 Andrei Duarte and Roberts Grinvalds took down junior Max Damm (Bradenton, Fla./Saint Stephen's Episcopal School) redshirt-sophomore Magnus Johnson (Naples, Fla./Homeschool/UCF), 6-0 before the Panthers also took the match on court two to secure the early point.

In singles, Johnson tied up the match at one with a 6-1, 6-2 victory on court one. It is the eighth win of the season for Johnson in just nine matches this spring.

However, that was all the Eagles got as Georgia State quickly followed with wins on courts two, three, and six to clinch the match.

Redshirt-sophomore Randy Wilson (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Miami Palmetto/Louisville) and redshirt-sophomore Guglielmo Stefanacci (Prato, Italy/International School of Florence) each won their first sets, but both their matches went unfinished in the middle of the second set.

Georgia State 4, FGCU 1
Singles Action
1. JOHNSON, Magnus (FGCU) def. Roberts Grinvalds (GSUM) 6-1, 6-2
2. Andrei Duarte (GSUM) def. MONTES, Juan (FGCU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Vazha Shubladze (GSUM) def. SEPULVEDA, Marcelo (FGCU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Kevin Huynh (GSUM) vs. WILSON, Randy (FGCU) 4-6, 3-5, unfinished
5. Harvey Maughan (GSUM) vs. STEFANACCI, Gugli (FGCU) 2-6, 5-4, unfinished
6. Patrick Lazo (GSUM) def. ONCINS, Eric (FGCU) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles Action
1. Roberts Grinvalds/Andrei Duarte (GSUM) def. JOHNSON, Magnus/DAMM, Max (FGCU) 6-0
2. Harvey Maughan/Kevin Huynh (GSUM) def. ONCINS, Eric/WILSON, Randy (FGCU) 6-3
3. Patrick Lazo/Diego Padilha (GSUM) vs. MONTES, Juan/SEPULVEDA, Marcelo (FGCU) 4-5, unfinished

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (6,1,2,3)

The Eagles will look to bounce back on Friday when they travel to Orlando to take on UCF. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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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 109-81 (.572) overall record and a 43-19 (.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 87 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 14+ seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just nine seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 43 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. 25, 2021-22), 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 24 consecutive semesters. The 2019 Fall, 2020 Spring, 2020 Fall, and 2021 Spring semesters each saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher team GPA in each. 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