Toledo Ends Non-Conference Play With Match at FGCU on Thursday

Thursday, February 29

Fort Myers, Fla.

3:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

Florida Gulf Coast

Toledo men's tennis vs. Cleveland State at Shadow Valley Tennis Club

Toledo will play FGCU for the first time since 2007 in its non-conference finale on Thursday afternoon.

Photo by: Daniel Miller/University of Toledo

Toledo Ends Non-Conference Play With Match at FGCU on Thursday

2/28/2024 10:15:00 AM | Men's Tennis

Rockets take on defending ASUN champion; third match against a league champ this season

TOLEDO, Ohio – Nearly two weeks since its last match, the Toledo men's tennis team will head down to Fort Myers, Fla., to play its final non-conference match of the year at 2023 ASUN Champion Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday, Feb 29.

Last Time on the Court
Toledo (5-6) fell to Cleveland State and Notre Dame while picking up a victory at Chicago State two weeks ago. The Rockets have had a full week of practice to prepare for Thursday's final match before Mid-American Conference play begins. Junior Hanamichi Carvajal has won his last five matches, mostly from the No. 3 court, while senior Pawit Sornlaksup has won his last four matches at the top court.

Milestone Markers

Sornlaksup made a jump in the ITA NCAA DI Men's Singles rankings, from No. 91 to a career-high No. 66.
Sornlaksup has 67 career singles wins going into this weekend, which ranks No. 4 in Toledo history. He trails Varsity T Hall of Famer, No. 3 Jared Miller (2006-09) who won 72 matches. Nutthavit Likitkumchorn holds the all-time record with 99 singles wins in his career from 2008-11.
Sornlaklsup also cracked the Top 10 in program history for his 110 combined career wins and trails by one match to No. 9 Travis Curran (2004-07) who left his mark with 111 combined victories.

About Florida Gulf Coast
FGCU (1-5) is the defending ASUN Tournament Champion, having captured the program's fourth tournament title in 2023. The Eagles went 15-9 (7-1 ASUN) last season before falling to No. 6 seed Georgia in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament. This campaign, FGCU opened the spring with a win over Louisiana on Jan. 20, but has since lost four straight matches.

Toledo and FGCU have only played one other time, with the Rockets falling 5-4 on Mar. 9, 2007.

Toledo vs. FGCU
Fort Myers, FL | FGCU Tennis Complex
Thursday, Feb. 29 | 3:00 p.m.
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What's Next
Toledo will open Mid-American Conference play at Buffalo on Saturday, Mar. 9. The Rockets' first conference home matches will be against Ball State (Mar. 15) and Western Michigan (Mar. 17) the following weekend at Shadow Valley Tennis Club.

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