FGCU begins weekend tour around peninsula Friday with matches at FAU, Miami

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Florida Gulf Coast’s men’s tennis team begins a weekend tour around the Florida peninsula Friday afternoon when the Eagles return to the courts to face Florida Atlantic.

FGCU looks to return to the win column as the Eagles will play their closest matches of the season to date at the program’s Fort Myers-based campus. The Green & Blue are in the middle of a 12-match road swing to open the season.

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FAU (3-2) is coming off a 4-1 win at South Alabama, but that match occurred back on Jan. 29. Since then, the Owls have only been able to practice and will be looking to knock the rust off when the Eagles visit.

The Owls are led by the doubles duo of Marek Pazdera and Mark Havlicek, who are ranked No. 82 in the nation as of Thursday’s most recent rankings.

Miami (6-3) looks to remain undefeated at home when FGCU visits on Saturday. Of Miami’s three losses on the year, two have come against top-10 opponents and the Hurricanes, ranked No. 61 nationally as a team, are led by Antonio Prat. Boasting a record of 14-5 this year in singles, Prat ranks No. 100 in the nation.

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