Columbia, SC – The SCAD Atlanta Men's and Women's Tennis teams made a racket at the Conference match this past weekend, winning every match they played. This competition is crucial as it ensures SCAD plays against every team in the conference and allows the Bees to play every line for singles and doubles. Going into the competition, SCAD Women's Tennis was ranked #6 in the nation, and SCAD Men's Tennis was ranked #21 in the nation. Columbia College was unranked in men's and women's. SCAD swept the court, with both the men's and women's teams winning 7-0.
Sophomore
Maximilian Grenz rattled off two straight victories in doubles #2 and singles #5. In singles, his resiliency allowed him to bounce back from a set down, turn things around, and win the match.
WOMEN'S SINGLES
- Carmine Becoude (Cotonou, Benin / Advertising & Branding) vs Natalia Diaz - Win, 6/0 - 6/1
- Manuella Eloundou Nga (Yaounde, Cameroon / Business Management) vs Aniya Sims - Win, 6/0 - 6/4
- Joann Leijten (Amsterdam, Netherlands / Film & Television) vs Vienne Geren - Win, 6/1 - 6/0
- Adrianna Kluska (Glogow, Poland / Interior Design) vs Rachel Thompson - Win, 6/0 - 6/0
- Nella Kusa (Szczecin, Poland / Advertising & Branding) vs Bayla Burgey - Win, 6/0 - 6/0
- Lauren Perez (Villavicencio, Colombia / Interior Design) vs Camryn McCutchen - Win, 6/1 - 6/0
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
- Becoude and Eloundou vs Sims & Diaz - Win, 6/0
- Kluska and Kusa vs Burgey & Geren - Win, 6/0
- Leijten and Stella De Vera (Rogers, Ark. / Industrial Design) vs Thompson & McCutchen - Win, 6/1
MEN'S SINGLES
- Valentino Capararo (Reconquista, Argentina / UX Design) vs Waldo Bosch - Win, 6/1 - 6/1
- Joewyn Pascua (Manila, Philippines / Advertising & Branding) vs Len Spanier - Win, 6/1 - 6/4
- Maximo Nagele (Tenerife, Spain / UX Design) vs Jonah Haller - Win, 6/1 - 6/0
- Nicolas Fertonani (Santa Fe, Argentina / Advertising & Branding) vs Gabriel Kian - Win, 6/0 - 6/2
- Maximilian Grenz (Marburg, Germany / Industrial Design) vs Torben Paas - Win, 4/6 - 6/3 - 10/2
- Jakub Bojarski (Tarnãw, Poland / Advertising & Branding) vs Noah Snipes - Win, 6/2 - 6/3
MEN'S DOUBLES
- Capararo & Fertonani vs Bosch & Kian - Win, 5/3 (unfinished)
- Pascua & Grenz vs Haller & Snipes - Win, 6/4
- Nagele & Bojarski vs Brumfield & Spanier - Win, 6/1
WHAT'S NEXT? The SCAD Atlanta Womne's Tennis team will return to the court to compete at Brenau University on February 20th.
