FORT MYERS, Fla. – It was a clean sweep for the 72nd-ranked FGCU men's tennis team on Senior Night as the Eagles took down Lipscomb, 7-0. The Green and Blue improve to 12-6 overall and 5-1 in the ASUN while the Bisons fall to 4-12 and 1-5 in league play. With the win, the Eagles also clinched a spot in the ASUN Championship which will be hosted by FGCU from April 22-24.

In between doubles and singles, the Eagles honored their two seniors, Juan Montes and Pedro Maciel. Montes is a five-year member of the Green and Blue and is a two-time All-ASUN selection. Maciel has been with the Eagles for four years, contributing the Eagles run of success with solid play in both singles and doubles.

"Today was another fantastic match for us," said head coach CJ Weber. "Lipscomb came out firing in doubles, but thankfully we were able to weather the storm and still take the doubles point. And then in singles, we just flat out took care of business. It was a great senior day for Montes and Pedro! I really enjoyed celebrating them today, and it was great to get a good win for both of them. Montes played unbelievable today! His family was here in town, so that was a really special day for him!"

In doubles, sophomore Eric Oncins (Orlando, Fla./Montverde Academy) and redshirt-sophomore Randy Wilson (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Miami Palmetto/Louisville) earned a couple of breaks early and held on to win 6-4 on court three. On court one, junior Max Damm (Bradenton, Fla./Saint Stephen's Episcopal School) and redshirt-sophomore Magnus Johnson (Naples, Fla./Homeschool/UCF) fell behind 4-1, but won the final five games of the set to clinch the doubles point for the Eagles.

With the Eagles now up 1-0, Montes quickly doubled the lead with a 6-0, 6-0 win on court four. Oncins followed on court six with a 6-2, 6-1 victory to make it 3-0.

Redshirt-sophomore Guglielmo Stefanacci (Prato, Italy/International School of Florence) clinched the match for the Eagles, winning 6-2, 6-2 on court five.

Wilson and Johnson each added straight-set wins on courts three and one, respectively, before redshirt-sophomore Marcelo Sepulveda (Monterrey, Mexico/Penn Foster/Alabama) finished the night with a 7-6 (1), 6-2 win on court two.

#72 FGCU 7, Lipscomb 0
Singles Action
1.    JOHNSON, Magnus (FGCU) def. BOGDANOVICH, Maksim (LIP) 6-2, 6-2
2.    SEPULVEDA, Marcelo (FGCU) def. MESQUIDA, Alex (LIP) 7-6 (7-1), 6-2
3.    WILSON, Randy (FGCU) def. URIBE, Pedro (LIP) 6-3, 6-0
4.    MONTES, Juan (FGCU) def. GARCIA-NIETO, Gon. (LIP) 6-0, 6-0
5.    STEFANACCI, Gugli (FGCU) def. FISCHER, Sam (LIP) 6-2, 6-2
6.    ONCINS, Eric (FGCU) def. PENNY, Jake (LIP) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles Action
1.    DAMM, Max/JOHNSON, Magnus (FGCU) def. GARCIA-NIETO, Gon./URIBE, Pedro (LIP) 6-4
2.    SEPULVEDA, Marcelo/MONTES, Juan (FGCU) vs. FISCHER, Sam/MESQUIDA, Alex (LIP) 4-5, unfinished
3.    WILSON, Randy/ONCINS, Eric (FGCU) def. SKRABUT, David/STOJANOVIC, Luka (LIP) 6-4

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

The Eagles will look to close out the regular-season home schedule on a high note on Sunday when they host Jacksonville State at 10 a.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 115-83 (.577) overall record and a 48-19 (.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.