FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Suncoast Credit Union FGCU Athletics Scholar-Athletes of the Month for May 2023 are junior women's tennis player
Fanny Norin (
Stockholm, Sweden/Thoren Business School) and senior men's tennis player
Randy Wilson (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Miami Palmetto/University of Louisville).
One male and female Eagle are chosen for the honor each month throughout the academic year. Factors in the selection include significant athletic and overall academic success.
Norin holds a 3.69 GPA and is majoring in marketing. She earned a spot on this year's College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team. She registered an overall 13-6 singles record and 5-2 mark in league action this season, delivering victories over St. John's University, Middle Tennessee State University, Army University, Florida Atlantic University, Mercer University twice, Toledo University and Cincinnati University.
She also held a 9–9 doubles record in 2022-23 – defeating non-conference opponents such as Army, FAU, University of South Florida, Mercer and Cincinnati along with a 3-2 showing in league action at the No. 3 pair with sophomore
Isabella Colmenares (
San Cristobal, Venezuela/Colegio Juan XXIII).
Her performance landed her on the ASUN First Team.
Wilson highlighted his season by winning his first set 7-5 against No. 113 Trent Bryde at No. 3 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against No. 6 University of Georgia. He became only the second FGCU player in program history to win an NCAA Tournament set.
He also earned a spot on the All-ASUN Second Team for the second straight year, compiling a 9-7 record this spring. He achieved victories over non-conference opponents Southern Mississippi University, Bucknell University, FAU, Georgia State University, Mercer twice, Stetson University and No. 70 University of Louisiana.
Wilson produced an 8-6 score in doubles matches – going 5-3 at No. 1 with Johnson and 3-3 at No. 2 with
Marcelo Sepulveda. Wilson's doubles victories include Southern Miss, USF, GSU, No. 41 Tulane University, No. 57 Penn State University, Bellarmine University, Stetson University and Queens University of Charlotte.
