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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The top-seeded FGCU men's tennis team (14-8) swept past No. 5 seed Kennesaw State (14-8) 4-0 on Friday at the UNF Tennis Complex – advancing to the ASUN Tournament championship match for the sixth time in program history. 
  
The Green & Blue will now take on No. 3 North Florida at 10 a.m. Saturday in Jacksonville. The Ospreys defeated No. 2 seed Liberty 4-0 Friday afternoon to earn a spot in the title match.
 
The Eagles won 4-3 against North Florida in their last matchup on March 26, that took place in Jacksonville but UNF leads the overall series 12-11. FGCU holds a 5-2 advantage over the Ospreys in tournament action. The two teams last battled in a ASUN title match back in April 2019 and the Eagles were victorious with a 4-2 score in De Land and in April 2019 where the Eagles delivered a 4-3 score in Jacksonville.

Overall in title match action FGCU is 3-2, with victories over UNF (2015, 2019) and Lipscomb ( 2017).
   
"The guys did great today," said FGCU head men's tennis coach CJ Weber. " Kennesaw is a great team, and we were ready to really take it to them today. We were tough in the doubles, and disciplined in the singles. I'm really happy for these guys, and I'm really looking forward to another opportunity in the final (Saturday)!" 
  
Junior Eric Oncins (Orlando, Fla./Montverde Academy) and senior Carter Bradford (Wesley Chapel, Fla./Saddlebrook Prep/George Mason) won the No. 3 doubles match 6-3 to get the Eagles started. Redshirt juniors Magnus Johnson (Naples, Fla./Homeschool/UCF) and Randy Wilson (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Miami Palmetto/Louisville) then clinched doubles point with a tight 7-6 (2) decision at No. 1.
 
Oncins wasted no time adding a second point in singles, cruising to an easy 6-1, 6-2 showing at No. 5. FGCU increased its advantage when redshirt junior Guglielmo Stefanacci (Prato, Italy/International School of Florence) won 6-4, 6-3 at No. 4.
 
Redshirt junior Marcelo Sepulveda (Monterrey, Mexico/Penn Foster/Alabama) rallied to win at No. 2 – clinching the match with a 7-6 (4), 6-1 effort.  
  
Doubles Competition
1. Magnus Johnson/Randy Wilson (FGCU) def. Harvey Conway/Raul Garcia (KSU) 7-6 (7-2)
2. Seru Tezuka/Anthony Weingarten (KSU) def. Guglielmo Stefanacci/Marcelo Supelveda (FGCU) 7-5
3. Eric Oncins/Carter Bradford (FGCU) def. Kevin Patel/Hugo Salmeron (KSU) 6-3 
 
Singles Competition   
1. Magnus Johnson (FGCU) vs. Raul Garcia (KSU) 5-7, 4-4, unfinished
2. Marcelo Supelveda (FGCU) def. Harvey Conway (KSU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
3. Randy Wilson (FGCU) vs. Hugo Salmeron (KSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-6, unfinished
4. Guglielmo Stefanacci (FGCU) def. Seru Tezuka (KSU) 6-4, 6-3
5. Eric Oncins (FGCU) def. Anthony Weingarten (KSU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Juan Lopez (FGCU) vs. Kevin Patel (KSU) 6-1, 6-6, unfinished 
 
Order of finish:  Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,4,2) 
   
CJ WEBER 
FGCU is led by four-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 137-103 (.570) overall record and a 59-20 (.746) 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. And in 2023, Weber's Eagles claimed a share of the ASUN regular-season crown.
 
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