FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's and women's tennis teams suffered losses against Florida Gulf Coast on Sunday to end a three-match road swing in the Sunshine State.
 
The women's team opened the day falling on the wrong end of a 7-0 sweep and the men's team ended the day with a 6-1 loss, prevailing on one singles court.
 
Junior Fernando Bulnes picked up the only point of the day for the Colonels.  The junior from Spain defeated FGCU's Jonathan Baron in three sets 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-5).
 
Match One – FGCU 7, EKU 0 (Women's)
 
Doubles
1. Isabella Colmenares and Ashley Matz (FGCU) def. Masha Fedenko and Anastasiia Cherniakova (EKU) 6-4
2. Paloma Goldsmith and Nora Svensson (FGCU) vs. Izem Elif Olcer and Ceylin Ipek (EKU) 5-3, unf.
3. Anjali Kotecha and Francisca Vergara (FGCU) def. Zhansaya Bakytzhan and Sasha Parkhomenko (EKU) 6-3
 
Order of Finish: 1,3
 
Singles
1. Ashley Matz (FGCU) def. Masha Fedenko (EKU) 6-2, 6-0
2. Isabella Colmenares (FGCU) def. Sasha Parkhomenko (EKU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Anjali Kotecha (FGCU) def. Marilou Cote (EKU) 6-0, 6-3
4. Nora Svensson (FGCU) def. Ceylin Ipek (EKU) 2-6, 7-5, 10-5
5. Francisca Vergara (FGCU) def. Izem Elif Olcer (EKU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Paloma Goldsmith (FGCU) def. Zhansaya Bakytzhan (EKU) 6-1, 7-6
 
Order of Finish: 1,3,2,5,4,6
 
Match Two – FGCU 6, EKU 1 (Men's)
 
Doubles
1. Hugo Magnusson and Jonathan Baron (FGCU) def. Fernando Bulnes and Nuno Pinheiro (EKU) 6-3
2. Guglielmo Stefanacci and Pablo Paternostro (FGCU) def. Ryan Kitchin and Adrian Contreras (EKU) 6-3
3. Romeo Elfving Navarro and Kartik Parhar (EKU) vs. Stavros Hadjivarnava and Harry Michalowski (FGCU) 4-3, unf.
 
Order of Finish: 2,1
 
Singles
1. Hugo Magnusson (FGCU) def. Nuno Pinheiro (EKU) 6-3, 6-4
2. Fernando Bulnes (EKU) def. Jonathan Baron (FGCU) 2-6, 7-5, 10-5
3. Guglielmo Stefanacci (FGCU) def. Adrian Contreras (EKU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Pablo Paternostro (FGCU) def. Kartik Parhar (EKU) 7-6, 6-0
5. Ninad Raut (FGCU) def. Romeo Elfving Navarro (EKU) 6-2, 2-0, retired
6. CJ Smith (FGCU) def. Ryan Kitchin (EKU) 6-4, 6-0
 
Order of Finish: 5,3,6,4,1,2
 
Next Up
EKU tennis will be back in action on March 28 against Austin Peay in Clarksville.