QUICK HIT: The SCAD Atlanta Men's and Women's Tennis Teams finished their Florida tour in Boca Raton, both teams playing against Keiser University. Keiser is a top-ranked team, with their women ranked first and their men ranked 3rd. The Bees knew they would be facing a tough opponent. Both teams played hard, and the women's team lost 1-4, while the men lost 0-4.
WOMEN'S RESULTS: 1-4
Doubles
#1:
Shalimar Talbi (
Minsk, Belarus / UX Design) &
Adrianna Kluska (Glogow, Poland / Interior Design) vs. Apisah & Apisah (Keiser) 4-5 unfinished
#2:
Carmine Becoude (Cotonou, Benin / Advertising & Branding) &
Joann Leijten (Amsterdam, Netherlands / Film & Television) loss to Mercante & De Mooij (Keiser) 1-6
#3:
Stella De Vera (Rogers, Ark. / Industrial Design) &
Nella Kusa (Szczecin, Poland / Advertising & Branding) loss to Vidanovic & Velykorodna (Keiser) 2-6
Singles
#1:
Shalimar Talbi def. Cato Tangkau (Keiser) 6-2, 6-0
#2:
Anastasija Stojanovic (Prokuplje, Serbia / Fashion) loss to Eloise De Mooij (Keiser) 4-6, 4-6
#3:
Carmine Becoude vs. Liza Verikorodna (Keiser) 2-6, 4-3 unfinished
#4:
Adrianna Kluska vs. Isabela Mercante (Keiser) 3-6, 3-5, unfinished
#5:
Stella De Vera loss to Vanja Vidanovic (Keiser) 3-6, 1-6
#6:
Lauren Perez (Villavicencio, Colombia / Interior Design) loss to Patricia Apisah (Keiser) 0-6, 3-6
MEN'S RESULTS: 0-4
Doubles
#1:
Mikaeel Woodman (Cape Town, South Africa / Advertising & Branding) &
Jakub Bojarski (Tarnãw, Poland / Advertising & Branding) loss to Santos & Liljekvist (Keiser) 1-6
#2:
Valentino Capararo (Reconquista, Argentina / UX Design) &
Nicolas Fertonani (Santa Fe, Argentina / Advertising & Branding) loss to Strauss & Kilani (Keiser) 2-6
#3:
Firas Ben Chouikha (Tunis, Tunisia / UX Design) &
Joewyn Pascua (Manila, Philippines / Advertising & Branding) vs. Boscatto & Alam (Keiser) 3-4 unfinished
Singles
#1:
Mikaeel Woodman loss to Shaheed Alam (Keiser) 1-6, 0-6
#2:
Joewyn Pascua vs. Yassir Kilani (Keiser) 6-7, 1-3, unfinished
#3:
Valentino Capararo loss to Felipe Rivadeneira (Keiser) 1-6, 4-6
#4:
Jakub Bojarski loss to Didrik Liljekvist (Keiser) 0-6, 1-6
#5: Firas Ben Chouika vs. Mathieu Strauss (Keiser) 6-4, 2-2, unfinished
#6:
Nicolas Fertonani vs. Noha De Pereira (Keiser) 3-6, 3-1, unfinished
RECORDS: On the women's side, the Bees faced a #1 Keiser, while the men faced a #3 Keiser. With the losses, the records now stand with the women at 6-5 and the men at 5-7 (men's).
WHAT'S NEXT? The Bees play Truett McConnell University in Cleveland, GA on March 19th.