ATLANTA, Ga.- Four Florida Gulf Coast Eagles are in the Peach State this week as they prepare to compete in the ITA Southeast Regionals in Atlanta.
Tanner Povey,
Hugo Magnusson,
Stefan Correa, and
Jonathan Baron all secured spots in the draw for the Eagles and will participate in both the singles and doubles events against some of the best the NCAA has to offer.
Hugo Magnusson is the lone Eagle that will start in the main draw for singles, he will find out his opponent after the qualifying round and will get his action underway on Thursday in a 1 p.m. matchup. Three Eagles will have a chance to earn their way into the main draw through the qualifying bracket. The Bedford Cup Red Flight Champion
Stefan Correa will be the first Eagle in action as he takes on Konstantinos Megalemos of Kennesaw State on Wednesday at 10 a.m.. A win would advance him to the round of 16 where he would see James Weber of Georgia in a 2 p.m. dual Wednesday.
Tanner Povey picked up a first-round bye in the qualifying bracket and will play the winner of Giovanna Ronzio (Georgia St.) vs. Andreas Messis (North Florida) at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the round of 16. Last, but not least, will be
Jonathan Baron, who like Povey picked up a first-round bye and will take on the winning of the Pietro Augusto Bonivento (Georgia St.) vs. Dominic Ducariu (Kennesaw St.) match at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the second round.
Doubles action begins Thursday morning with Magnusson and Correa teaming up for the first time this fall to take on Leo Falliano and Timeo Gaillard of South Florida in the first set of first-round matches at 8:30 a.m.. Povey and Baron's first-round matchup pits them against Georgia Tech's Hidde Schoenmakers and Lucas Yunez at 9:45 a.m. Thursday morning.
The event serves as a qualifier for the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships with the two singles finalists and the doubles champion from each region earning automatic qualification to the NCAA Individual Championships.
"We are pumped to be able to represent FGCU at the Southeast Regional" Eagles head coach
Josh Molino said. "It is an experienced group, one that is playing well at the moment, so this is an opportunity to continue to improve and develop in preparation for the spring."
The event begins on Wednesday and runs through Saturday at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex at Georgia Tech University.
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