DELAND, Fla. – The FGCU men's tennis team remained perfect in the ASUN on Friday as the Eagles collected a 4-3 win over Stetson. The Green and Blue improve to 10-5 overall and 3-0 in the ASUN while the Hatters fall to 7-7 and 1-1 in conference play.

"So that right there is two in a row!" said head coach CJ Weber. "Not just two in a row but two dramatic wins in a row! Both teams fought their guts until the end. Stetson always battles really well and I'm really proud of my guys for being the tougher team today. I was especially proud of how we conducted ourselves in doubles and hats off to Marche for clinching the match for us after being a set down. We need to continue to build and we are looking forward to UNF on Sunday."

The Eagles jumped out to the early lead as they clinched the doubles point with wins on courts one and three. Junior Max Damm (Bradenton, Fla./Saint Stephen's Episcopal School) and redshirt-sophomore Magnus Johnson (Naples, Fla./Homeschool/UCF) picked up their eighth win of the season while redshirt-sophomores Marcelo Sepulveda (Monterrey, Mexico/Penn Foster/Alabama) and Guglielmo Stefanacci (Prato, Italy/International School of Florence) played for the 

It looked like it might be an easy victory for the Eagles as redshirt-sophomore Randy Wilson (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Miami Palmetto/Louisville) and Johnson each won in straight sets to give FGCU a 3-0 lead. However, the Hatters proceeded to win on courts four and six to get back within one at 3-2.

Sepulveda made sure to halt the Hatter comeback right there as he clinched the match with a victory on court two. After dropping the first set, he came back to win the second set, 6-4, before taking the third set, 6-2, to win his fifth-straight match.

FGCU 4, Stetson 2
Singles Action
1.    JOHNSON, Magnus (FGCU) def. Diogo Marques (STET) 6-4, 6-3
2.    SEPULVEDA, Marcelo (FGCU) def. Tristan Dumas (STET) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
3.    WILSON, Randy (FGCU) def. Ervin Eminefendic (STET) 6-3, 6-4
4.    Fabian Penzkofer (STET) def. STEFANACCI, Gugli (FGCU) 6-3, 6-4
5.    Tim Gennes (STET) def. LOPEZ, Juan (FGCU) 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 5-3, ret.
6.    Sami Ozzor (STET) def. MACIEL, Pedro (FGCU) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles Action
1.    JOHNSON, Magnus/DAMM, Max (FGCU) def. Tim Gennes/Josh Laka (STET) 6-2
2.    Diogo Marques/Clement Hamel (STET) vs. ONCINS, Eric/WILSON, Randy (FGCU) 4-5, unfinished
3.    SEPULVEDA, Marcelo/STEFANACCI, Gugli (FGCU) def. Ervin Eminefendic/Tristan Dumas (STET) 6-3

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,1,6,4,2,5)

The Eagles will look to keep rolling on Sunday when they travel to Jacksonville to take on North Florida. First serve against the Ospreys is set for 3 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 113-83 (.577) overall record and a 46-19 (.707) 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 89 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 14+ seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just 10 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. 20, 2021-22), beach volleyball (No. 20, 2022) 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 25 consecutive semesters. The past five semesters (Fall 2019 – Fall 2021) 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.