Men’s Tennis Opens ASUN Play at FGCU

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida men's tennis rides on the wings of two strong performances last weekend as it opens up ASUN competition at FGCU Saturday, Feb. 16 at 5 p.m.

Schedule and Game Coverage:
What: UNF vs. FGCU
Where: Fort Myers, Fla. (FGCU Tennis Complex)
When: Saturday, Feb.16 at 5 p.m.

Last Time Out
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - UNF cleaned up in doubles, dug deep in singles and eventually overcame visiting Buffalo, 5-2, to complete a home-opening weekend sweep Sunday, Feb. 10, from the UNF Tennis Complex.

Against Our Opponents

North Florida is 10-5 against FGCU in a series that dates back to 2008. These two teams continue to be ASUN foes.
This is the first meeting between these two teams since UNF's 5-2 victory, March 2, 2018.

Taking Inventory

North Florida returns five from last year's ASUN Championship team.
Seniors Sahil Deshmukh and Till Von Winning are the top wins leaders from last year. Deshmukh went 19-13 and Von Winning went 16-13, both in singles play. Together they were 15-8 in doubles.
Dominik Barton is the team's only freshman. He received the ASUN Men's Tennis Player of the Week honor for January 17.
Barton has a team-best 5-2 record in dual competition this spring.
UNF has two transfers in sophomore Jorge Nunez (Denver) and junior Federico Nani (Florida A&M).

FGCU Eagles:
2019 Record: 1-3
2018 Record: 9-12, 3-3 ASUN
Head Coach: CJ Weber (Seventh Season)
Head-to-Head: UNF leads, 10-5

FGCU has played four matches leading to their upcoming competition with UNF. They have fallen in three of those four matches, losing to USF, Grand Canyon, and FAU.
The Eagles celebrated a 5-2 victory against Sacramento State in Phoenix, January 26th.
Head coach CJ Weber was named the Southeast Region Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year and the ASUN Coach of the Year in 2015 following FGCU's NCAA Tournament appearance.
The Eagles ended 2015 ranked No. 75, the program's first time in the national rankings.

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Players Mentioned

Dominik Barton

Sahil Deshmukh

Federico Nani

Jorge Nunez

Till Von Winning

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