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Men's Tennis Picks Up Second Straight Win
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FORT MYERS, Fla., - The FGCU men’s tennis team won its second straight match with a 6-1 win over Fairfield. The Eagles move to 3-4 while Fairfield falls to 2-2.
FGCU won the doubles point by sweeping the three matches. The Eagles received convincing wins at the #1 and #2 positions as Brenton Bacon and Andrew Kam won 8-1 as did Edson Lima and Danny Lee.
Kam won at the #1 singles position for the second straight day with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Ryan Berthod. Danny Lee and Gonzalo Dovilla cruised to easy wins. Lee at the #3 position and Dovilla at #6 singles. Ervin Garibovic won 7-6, 6-2 at the #2 position while Lima went three sets in the Eagles win at the #4 position.
FGCU will be back in action tomorrow when they host Boston College at 2:00 pm at the FGCU Tennis Complex.
Match Details
| Position | Fairfield University | Florida Gulf Coast University | Winner | Score |
| #1 Singles | Ryan Berthod | Andrew Kam | Florida Gulf Coast University | 6-2 6-3 |
| #2 Singles | Robert Ferrante | Ervin Garibovic | Florida Gulf Coast University | 7-6(5) 6-2 |
| #3 Singles | George Laffey | Danny Lee | Florida Gulf Coast University | 6-1 6-1 |
| #4 Singles | Glen Gannon | Edson Lima | Florida Gulf Coast University | 3-6 6-0 6-4 |
| #5 Singles | Michael Palumbo | Frank Acierno | Fairfield University | 4-6 6-1 10-8 |
| #6 Singles | Chris Piasecki | Gonzalo Dovilla | Florida Gulf Coast University | 6-0 6-2 |
| #1 Doubles | Robert Ferrante George Laffey |
Brenton Bacon Andrew Kam |
Florida Gulf Coast University | 8-1 |
| #2 Doubles | Chris Bane Michael Palumbo |
Edson Lima Danny Lee |
Florida Gulf Coast University | 8-1 |
| #3 Doubles | Glen Gannon Ryan Berthod |
Edson Lima Frank Acierno |
Florida Gulf Coast University | 8-6 |
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