Tampa, Flor. - The SCAD Atlanta Men's and Women's Tennis teams started their Spring Break competition calendar, with their first stop at Southeastern University. Ranked at #4, the match against Southeastern provided a great opportunity for the Bees to face a tough opponent and get a good matchplay. The Bees keep games against strong opponents and a consistency with raising the bar at the forefront of team mindset. Heading into the match, the women's team was ranked at #7, with the men at #23. The women's team lost 4-1, and the men lost 4-0.
WOMEN'S SINGLES
- Shalimar Talbi (Minsk, Belarus / UX Design) def. Martina Picardi 6/2 - 6/3
- Carmine Becoude (Cotonou, Benin / Advertising & Branding) vs Leonie Schondelmaier 6/4 - 4/6 - 0-0 (unfinished)
- Anastasija Stojanovic (Prokuplje, Serbia / Fashion) loss to Isabella Bolivar Garces 3/6 - 1/6
- Manuella Eloundou Nga (Yaounde, Cameroon / Business Management) vs Irene Parigi 0/6 - 6/1 - 1/2 (unfinished)
- Joann Leijten (Amsterdam, Netherlands / Film & Television) loss to Alessia Ciampi 0/6 - 1/6
- Adrianna Kluska (Glogow, Poland / Interior Design) loss to Compagnucci Aurora 3/6 - 3/6
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
- Talbi & Kluska def. Picardi & Ciampi 6/2
- Becoude & Eloundou loss to Parigi & Bolivar Garces 5/7
- Leijten & Stella De Vera (Rogers, Ark. / Industrial Design) loss to Schondelmaier & Compagnucci 1/6
MEN'S SINGLES
- Valentino Capararo (Reconquista, Argentina / UX Design) vs Piero Fernandez 4/6 - 2/3 (unfinished)
- Joewyn Pascua (Manila, Philippines / Advertising & Branding) loss to Javier Gallego 3/6 - 4/6
- Maximo Nagele (Tenerife, Spain / UX Design) loss to Pedro De La Riva 2/6 - 2/6
- Nicolas Fertonani (Santa Fe, Argentina / Advertising & Branding) loss to Gonzalo Fernandez 1/6 - 1/6
- Firas Ben Chouikha (Tunis, Tunisia / UX Design) vs Nikolas Kumria 7/6 (6) - 1-1 (unfinished)
- Jakub Bojarski (Tarnãw, Poland / Advertising & Branding) vs Aristeidis Lafazanos 4/6 - 2/3 (unfinished)
MEN'S DOUBLES
- Pascua & Ben Chouikha def. Fernandez & Gallego 6/4
- Capararo & Fertonani loss to De La Riva & Fernandez 4/6
- Bojarski & Nagele loss to Lafazanos & Rubio
WHAT'S NEXT? The SCAD Atlanta Tennis teams will play Barry University on March 19th.
