Florida Atlantic University Men's Tennis

Ricardo Gonzalez joined the Owls in 2012 as a volunteer men's assistant coach. He was elevated the following season to head men's coach and in 2021 assumed the Director of Tennis title. The University of Georgia alumni had double-digit victories in nine of the 13 years that he has served at the helm of the men's program and one single digit-win season was the shortened COVID year of 2020. His highest win total, on the men's side, is 19 and he has accomplished that milestone three times. Since 2016-17 and not counting the shortened season, the Owls have hovered close to 20 wins each year. On the women's side, the first led Gonzalez tallied 13 wins in 2021-22. They repeated the 13 win mark in 2023-24 and soared to a program high in 2024-25 with a No. 27 national ranking, a perfect 15-0 regular season, and the program's first trip to the NCAA since 2005. The Owls captured round one, but fell to a No. 8 ranked Duke in the second round to finish the year at 17-2. Three players earned All-AAC honors in Panna Bartha, Victoria Gomez O'Hayon and Lexi Silna. 2025 was a rebuilding year for the men's team, who played much of the season with just one upperclassman and finished the year with two. The Owls finished the year in the AAC semifinal match and saw captain John Bernard play much of the year holding a national ranking and the team hovered in the nation's top 60. 2023 was a year that saw the Owls men's team finish with a 13-11 record despite playing 10 ranked teams. FAU fell in the

Joined Florida Atlantic in the fall of 2025 as a strength and conditioning graduate assistant. Designs and implements strength and conditioning programs for cross country, women's track & field, men's and women's tennis, and men's soccer. Previously joined the University of Utah as a sports performance intern in 2023, transitioning to an applied health and performance science intern in 2025 helping with men's basketball, men's lacrosse, women's volleyball, men's golf, women's soccer, swim, track & field, and women's tennis. Conducted speed and agility testing, Vald NordBord testing, Vald Dynamo testing, and Vald force plate testing for multiple sports teams. Earlier gained experience at Colorado Mesa as a strength & conditioning shadow in the fall of 2021, observing and gaining perspective of the athlete/coach relationship and sport-specific programming mechanisms. Earned a bachelor's degree in health and kinesiology from the University of Utah in May of 2025. Holds USA Weightlifting Level 1 Certification.

Erica Vanover joined Florida Atlantic University as an athletic trainer fellow in June 2021, initially focusing on men's and women's cross country as well as indoor and outdoor track. In 2022, she shifted her concentration to managing healthcare for the Owls' women's soccer and men's tennis teams. In Fall 2023, Vanover was elevated to Associate Athletic Trainer, a position allowing her to continue working with soccer and tennis while taking on administrative duties and overall management of the Oxley athletic training facility. Previously, she served as a graduate assistant at Illinois State University starting in June 2019, primarily working with the Redbird women's soccer team while completing her master's thesis on active versus passive recovery methods. She was responsible for all aspects of the team's immediate and preventative care and helped create and implement COVID-19 protocols. Vanover attended Ohio State University, where from 2016-2019 she gained clinical experience working with the men's ice hockey, women's basketball, track and field, football, and men's and women's golf teams. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from Ohio State University (May 2019) and a Master of Science in Athletic Training from Illinois State University (May 2021). Her certifications include The Graston Technique, American Red Cross CPR and First-Aid, NASM-CES, AAMT Dry Needling, and Personalized Blood Flow Restrictions Rehabilitation. She is licensed by the State of Flori

Jacqueline C. Perez joined the SACAE staff as a Learning Specialist in January 2014 and she was elevated to Assistant Director in the fall of 2016. She is re...

At Florida Atlantic Joined the men’s tennis team as an assistant coach in July of 2025 Playing Career Completed his final two collegiate seasons playing for ...

Maria Alvarez Teran joined the Florida Atlantic University staff in January of 2022 as an assistant coach and works with both the men's and women's teams. Th...