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2015-16 Women's Tennis Roster

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Linwood Ferguson

Elizabeth Means

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Washington, D.C.

Biography

As A Senior (2015-16)
Earned Second-Team All-Conference honors in the No. 5 singles position … named the A-Sun Scholar Athlete of the Year … posted a 5-1 singles record in conference play to rank 2nd in the category … tallied 17 overall singles wins on the season … capped off Senior Day with a match-clinching win against Stetson … primarily teamed up with Laura Falceto Font in No. 3 doubles to go 8-3 overall and 2-1 in conference play … finished her career with 46 career singles wins and 39 career doubles wins … was one of 15 female student-athletes to be named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Semi-Finalist … was also inducted into the FGCU Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2016.

As A Junior (2014-15)
Named to the Atlantic Sun All-Conference Second Team for doubles … garnered A-Sun Academic All-Conference honors … member of the A-Sun Championship All-Tournament Team … finished the season with an overall singles record of 9-10 which included a 4-2 mark in A-Sun play … partnered with Sarah Means to post a 10-5 record playing No. 1 doubles with a 3-1 mark in the conference … overall record of 10-12 her junior year. 

As A Sophomore (2013-14)
A-Sun Academic All-Conference Team
Named  to the Atlantic Sun Academic All-Conference team with a 3.94 GPA majoring in Pre-Business Management …  primarily playing the No. 5 singles slot Means went 13-7 overall highlighted by a 6-2 mark in league action … opened the season with a No. 4 singles win over Iowa State before collecting the Flight B singles title at the FGCU Spring Invitational  … playing with her sister Sarah in the No. 1 double spot all season, finished with a 8-11 record overall and 3-5 against A-Sun doubles pairs … put together a four-match win streak in one doubles that began vs. ETSU (Mar. 14) and was snapped by UNF (Mar. 21)

As a Freshman (2012-13)
A-Sun All-Freshman Team

Was named to the A-Sun All-Freshman team as a unanimous selection ... Finished her freshman year with a 15-3 singles record, going 12-3 in the No. 5 singles position and went 6-1 in A-Sun singles matches ... Playing with her sister and FGCU sophomore Sarah in the No. 3 double spot all season, finished with a 10-5 record overall and 5-3 against A-Sun doubles pairs ... Put together a six match doubles win streak that began vs. Lipscomb (Mar. 14) and was snapped by ETSU (Mar. 30), while sweeping two matches, 8-0 ... Won in the No. 4 singles position in the A-Sun Championship quarterfinals vs. No. 4 seed Stetson (Apr. 19) and in the No. 3 doubles spot. 

High School
Joins the Green and Blue after a solid high school career at Wiregrass Ranch … won a Florida Class 3A State doubles title with her older sister and teammate Sarah Means in 2011 … was a Sunshine Athletic All-Conference award winner … earned Player of the Year honors and was a doubles finalist at the National Clay court championship in Fort Lauderdale in 2012. 

Personal
Born on July 6, 1994 … double major in business management (sports management concentration) and computer information systems … daughter of Joseph and Roslyn Means … has three sisters, Sarah, Olivia and Rachel … her sister Sarah is an assistant coach at FGCU … favorite athlete is Serena Williams and would like to meet Oprah … choose FGCU because it has excellent academic programs and wanted to be a part of their top women’s tennis team.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    5'5"
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    5'5"
  • 2014-15Junior

    5'5"
  • 2015-16Senior

    5'5"