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.