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FORT MYERS, Fla. - Jordana Ossa posted a runner-up finish in the Bedford Cup singles main-draw finals Sunday.

Ossa (Miami, Fla.) tallied four singles victories over the course of the three-day event, defeating opponents from FAU, Stetson, and North Florida twice en route to the finals. In the finals, she fell 6-0, 6-4 to Emma Shelton from Florida.

"We had a very successful weekend against many in-state programs," head coach Courtney Vernon said. "The ladies should be very proud of how they competed. A lot of matches and a lot of great fight from everyone in this group. We will look to build off of this weekend."

In the morning action, Ossa recorded a straight-set victory (7-5, 6-1) over Jasmine Makela out of North Florida to reach the main-draw final.

Teammate Emma Bardet (France) fell in the Flight A singles main draw semifinals, also losing a hard-fought battle against Shelton 7-6 (7-4), 7-5. On Saturday, Bardet recorded a ranked win over T119 Kamila Umarova (FIU) to advance to Sunday's semifinal round.

Freshman Amelia Kopel (Poland) took home both the prestigious Bedford Cup Sportsmanship Award and won the Flight B singles consolation bracket. Kopel was victorious over Kristina Miletic from FIU in straight sets 7-5, 6-3. For the weekend, Kopel posted a 3-1 record in singles action to begin her collegiate career, winning three straight after dropping her opening match.

On Saturday, the Kopel and Fanny Norin (Sweden) doubles duo made a finals appearance in Flight B. In Flight A doubles action, Berdet and Ida Ferding (Sweden) advanced to the main-draw semifinal round before dropping a match to Umarova and Ekaterina Khairutdinova out of FIU.

FGCU women's tennis will be back in action this fall at the ITA Regionals from Atlanta, Georgia, on October 12-15.

BEDFORD CUP FINAL RESULTS:

FLIGHT A SINGLES
Champion: Emma Shelton (Florida)
Runner-up: Jordana Ossa (FGCU)

FLIGHT A SINGLES CONSOLATION
Winner: Grace Schumacher (USF)
Runner-up: Anais Gabriel (Stetson)

FLIGHT B SINGLES
Winner: De Oliveira (Florida)
Runner-up: Pilar Astigarrgara Hedrzak (Stetson)

FLIGHT B SINGLES CONSOLATION
Winner: Amelia Kopel (FGCU)
Runner-up: Kristina Meletic (FIU)

FLIGHT A DOUBLES
Champion: Isabel Oliveira and Jasmin Makela (UNF)
Runner-up: Kamila Umarova and Ekaterina Khairutdinova (FIU)

FLIGHT A DOUBLES CONSOLATION
Winner: Alanna Di Franceso and Anais Gabriel (Stetson)
Runner-up: Carly Briggs and Emily De Oliveria (Florida)

FLIGHT B DOUBLES
Winner: Annabelle Davis and Kendall Nash (North Florida)
Runner-up: Fanny Norin and Amelia Kopel (FGCU)

FLIGHT B DOUBLES CONSOLATION
Winner: Claudia Sumaia and Reagan Harris (FAMU)
Runner Up: Kristina Miletic and Salma Loudili (FIU)

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Amelia Kopel (FGCU)
 

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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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