FORT MYERS, Fla. –Florida Gulf Coast University men’s tennis ended the Bonita Bay Classic on Sunday with four wins over Virginia Tech.
“Overall a great weekend and so many positives to take away, on and off the court. Doubles play was fantastic,” said head coach Davidson Kozlowski. “I’m confident in saying these guys are buying into what we are practicing. We will continue to work and I think work even harder as we prepare for the dual match season.”
Virginia Tech won three of the doubles matches to get the day started.
In singles, Bunjes earned a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Michael Shepheard and Ninad Raut pushed through three sets to win with a 6-4, 3-6, 10-4 decision.
The Eagles picked up two more singles wins as Eric Oncins defeated Ilyas Fahim 6-7 (3), 6-2, 10-5 and Harry Michalowski led the entire way to a 6-2, 6-4 victory.
FGCU will kick off the spring season Jan. 12 hosting the University of Buffalo at the FGCU Tennis Complex.
Doubles Results
Matt Harper/Alberto Orso (VT) def. Eric Oncins/Hugo Magnusson (FGCU), 7-5
Michael Shepheard /Alex Ix (VT) def. Pablo Paternostro/CJ Smith (FGCU), 7-5
Maxime St. Hilaire / Hugo Maia (VT) def. Mika Bunjes /Harry Michalowski (FGCU), 6-4
Frank Thompson / Ilyas Fahim (FGCU) def. Philipp Bosse / Ninad Raut (FGCU), 7-5
Singles Results
Maxime St. Hilaire (VT) def. Philipp Bosse (FGCU), 7-5, 6-3
Hugo Maia (VT) def. Pablo Paternostro (FGCU), 6-3, 6-4
Alberto Orso (VT) def. Hugo Magnusson (FGCU), 7-6, 6-2
Mika Bunjes (FGCU) def. Michael Shepheard (VT), 7-5, 6-3
Ninad Raut (FGCU) def. Matt Harper (VT), 6-4, 3-6, 10-4
Alex Ix (VT) def. CJ Smith (FGCU), 7-6 (10), 5-7, 10-4
Eric Oncins (FGCU) def. Ilyas Fahim (VT), 6-7 (3), 6-2, 10-5
Harry Michalowski (FGCU) def. Frank Thompson (VT), 6-2, 6-4