Box Score ORLANDO, Fla. – The FGCU men's tennis team wrapped up the UCF Fall Sizzler, Sunday, highlighted by redshirt-junior
Magnus Johnson (Naples, Fla./Homeschool/UCF) and senior
Max Damm (Bradenton, Fla./Saint Stephen's Episcopal School) winning the Ice doubles title.
"I really enjoyed the guys in this tournament," said head coach
CJ Weber. "It's tough to feel good about everything in a fall tournament; but we really grew a lot after the first day of competition. We won a title today with Max and Magnus, and I'm super pumped for them because they are playing so mature and complementing each other well. Mainly, I'm so happy because every single one of my guys is a better player now than he was 3 days ago."
Facing Judson Blair and Pol del Castillo Masich of Georgia Southern, Johnson and Damm proved why they were the top seed in the draw by winning 6-3, wrapping up a 3-0 weekend to begin the season.
In the backdraw of the Ice doubles region, redshirt-junior
Marcelo Sepulveda (Monterrey, Mexico/Penn Foster/Alabama) and redshirt-junior
Guglielmo Stefanacci (Prato, Italy/International School of Florence) ended their weekend with a win as well as they defeated Luca Hotze and Cooper White of UCF, 6-4.
The only other action for the Eagles came in the Blue singles region as Damm and senior
Carter Bradford (Wesley Chapel, Fla./Saddlebrook Preparatory School/George Mason) going up against one another in the backdraw title match. It was a back-and-forth match between the two teammates, but it was Damm who came out on top, 6-3, 4-6, 10-7.
Up next for the Eagles will be the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa on October 1-9. Johnson, ranked #123 in the country, will be the lone representative for the Eagles as he will go up against some of the best players in the country.
The rest of the team will be back in action on October 20th for the first of five days at the ITA Southeast Regionals in Tallahassee.
Results
Singles
Max Damm (FGCU) def.
Carter Bradford (FGCU), 6-3, 4-6, 10-7 (Blue)
Doubles
Johnson/Damm (FGCU) def. Blair/Masich (GSU), 6-3
Sepulveda/Stefanacci (FGCU) def. Hotze/White (UCF), 6-4
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