LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The FGCU men's tennis team (6-8 overall, 1-1 ASUN Conference) dropped a 5-2 decision Sunday against Bellarmine (10-7, 2-0) at the Eddie Webber Tennis Complex.
  
"Bellarmine was ready to win this match today and took it to us," said FGCU head men's tennis coach CJ Weber. "They were the more confident team, and we weren't tough enough to figure out how to play indoors. I'm disappointed in the loss, but we need to figure out what to learn from today's match to make us a better team moving forward."
 
The Knights took the doubles point to start the day off, winning matches No. 2 and No. 3
 
Redshirt junior Magnus Johnson (Naples, Fla./Homeschool/UCF) got the Eagles on the board winning 6-4, 7-5 at No. 1. Redshirt junior Marcelo Sepulveda (Monterrey, Mexico/Penn Foster/Alabama) then gave FGCU the lead, winning 7-6 (6), 6-3 at No. 3.b
 
Redshirt junior Randy Wilson (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Miami Palmetto/Louisville) forced a third set before falling 4-6, 6-2, 1-6 at No 2 to tie it. From there, the Knights won all three remaining matches to seal the victory.
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FGCU remains on the road this week, heading to play Stetson (10-6) at 3 p.m. Friday at the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center in DeLand, Fla.  
 
Doubles Competition   
1. JOHNSON, Magnus/WILSON, Randy (FGCU) def. BATCHELOR, Jack/REYNOLDS, Brent (BELL) 6-1,
2. NICE, Mathew/ECARMA, Xavier (BELL) def. SEPULVEDA, Marcelo/ONCINS, Eric (FGCU) 6-3
3. Eli, Wood/REYNOLDS, Paul (BELL) def. BRADFORD, Carter/STEFANACCI, Guglielmo (FGCU) 6-4
 
Singles Competition   
1. JOHNSON, Magnus (FGCU) def. NICE, Mathew (BELL) 6-4, 7-5
2. BATCHELOR, Jack (BELL) def. WILSON, Randy (FGCU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
3. SEPULVEDA, Marcelo (FGCU) def. REYNOLDS, Paul (BELL) 7-6 (6), 6-3
4. RAMESH, Vineet (BELL) def. STEFANACCI, Guglielmo (FGCU) 7-5, 6-1
5. Eli, Wood (BELL) def. ONCINS, Eric (FGCU) 4-6, 6-1, 10-7
6. ECARMA, Xavier (BELL) def. BRADFORD, Carter (FGCU) 6-3, 6-3  
 
  
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,3,2,4,6,5)  
  
CJ WEBER   
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 12th year, Weber has compiled a 129-103 (.556) overall record and a 53-20 (.726) 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.  In 2022, Weber led the Eagles to another ASUN regular-season title while reaching #65 in the ITA rankings, the highest in program history.   
 
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ABOUT FGCU    
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 96 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 15-plus seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just 11-plus seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 48 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. In 2022, the men's golf team became the first program to earn an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. Nine FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport - including women's basketball (No. 20 in 2021-22 and No. 22 in 2022-23), baseball (No. 20 in 2023), beach volleyball (No. 20, 2022), and both men's soccer (2018, 2019) and women's soccer (2018) as five of the most recent. In 2016-17, the Green & 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 3.66 GPA in the classroom in the fall 2022 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for 27 consecutive semesters. The past seven semesters (Fall 2019 – Fall 2022) saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher cumulative team GPA. 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
 
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