QUICK HIT: The SCAD Atlanta Tennis teams finished up their Spring Break tournaments in New Orleans playing Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Xavier has been a strong team for many years, and are currently standing in a number 8 ranking within the NAIA. The Bees played hard, with the women winning 4-1 and the men loosing 1-4. 

WOMEN'S RESULTS: 4-1

Doubles
#1: Shalimar Talbi (Minsk, Belarus / UX Design) & Adrianna Kluska (Glogow, Poland / Interior Design) def. Bergaoui & Vasilis (Xavier) 6-0
#2: Joann Leijten (Amsterdam, Netherlands / Film & Television) & Nella Kusa (Szczecin, Poland / Advertising & Branding) loss to Ma'at & Langa (Xavier) 3-6
#3: Carmine Becoude (Cotonou, Benin / Advertising & Branding) & Anastasija Stojanovic (Prokuplje, Serbia / Fashion) def. Moss & LeSure (Xavier) 7-5

Singles
#1: Shalimar Talbi def. Amira Bergaoui (Xavier) 6-4 6-0
#2: Anastasija Stojanovic loss to Mbali Langa (Xavier) 0-6 7-5 3-6
#3: Carmine Becoude def. Asadah Ma'at (Xavier) 6-3 6-1
#4: Adrianna Kluska def. Hana Moss (Xavier) 4-6 6-0 6-1
#5: Nella Kusa vs. Ana Vasilis (Xavier) 0-6 6-3 2-1 unfinished
#6: Lauren Perez (Villavicencio, Colombia / Interior Design) vs. Sanai LeSure (Xavier) 6-5 unfinished


MEN'S RESULTS: 1-4

Doubles
#1: Mikaeel Woodman (Cape Town, South Africa / Advertising & Branding) & Jakub Bojarski (Tarnãw, Poland / Advertising & Branding) loss to Bain & Suarez (Xavier) 0-6
#2: Valentino Capararo (Reconquista, Argentina / UX Design) & Nicolas Fertonani (Santa Fe, Argentina / Advertising & Branding) loss to Vazquez & Velez (Xavier) 3-6
#3: Firas Ben Chouikha (Tunis, Tunisia / UX Design) & Joewyn Pascua (Manila, Philippines / Advertising & Branding) def. Maggi & Yakubov (Xavier) 6-0

Singles
#1: Mikaeel Woodman loss to Nereo Suarez (Xavier) 1-6 3-6
#2: Joewyn Pascua def. Jacobi Bain (Xavier) 6-4 6-3
#3: Valentino Capararo loss to Ivan Vazquez (Xavier) 3-6 4-6
#4: Jakub Bojarski loss to Artur Yakubov (Xavier) 6-7 3-6
#5: Nicolas Fertonani vs. Gabriel Velez (Xavier) 4-6 1-2 unfinished
#6: Maximilian Grenz (Marburg, Germany / Industrial Design) vs. Pedro Maggi (Xavier) 5-7 1-2 unfinished

RECORDS: Both teams faced a #8 ranked Xavier. With the win/loss records, now the women starnd at 9-5, while the men are at 6-9.

DID YOU KNOW? The college tennis rankings in NAIA are based on a Coaches Poll. There are selected coaches from each conference that represent that conference and their interest. They get together and analyze each team's results and different criteria to then decide a national ranking. 

WHAT'S NEXT? The Bees head to Tennessee Wesleyan to play on March 23rd.