Bradenton, Fla - After a good start in their first matchup, the SCF tennis team (1-0) will open conference play on the road as they travel to Melbourne to take on Eastern Florida State Friday afternoon, February 11 at 2 pm at the Titan Tennis Center.
Last Time Out:
After playing in four straight scrimmages, the Manatees finally opened their season at home this past Thursday afternoon by defeating NAIA Southeastern University by a score of 8-1. It was the first time under head coach Chloe Murphy that the Manatees won their season opener at home. They were scheduled to play in a scrimmage against Rollins College (NCAA DII) on February 8, but it was postponed due to inclement weather.
During the match against Southeastern, three newcomers made their debuts in singles and doubles action: Carlota "Carly" Gascon Martinez, Sakurako "Saku" Suzuki and Jessica Bustamante.
Gascon Martinez joined the Manatees in the fall after transferring from fellow conference member Eastern Florida State College. The native of Barcelona, Spain is ranked #33 in the nation in singles action and #4 in the nation in doubles with fellow sophomore Kia Carvalho-Landell. Against Southeastern, Gascon Martinez won at #1 doubles with Landell 8-6 but would lose in her singles match at #1 singles by a score of 0-6, 4-6
Suzuki, a native of Japan, was originally supposed to be on the team in the fall, but joined for the spring season instead. She would win in her debut matches in doubles and singles against Southeastern winning at #2 doubles with sophomore Lou De Freitas Bonet and at the #5 singles spot.
Bustamante, a native of Miami, Florida, played at the #6 singles spot where she won her match 6-0, 6-2.
Return Life:
Sophomores Kia Carvalho-Landell, Sarah Forsyth, Lou De Freitas Bonet and Luna Mouton made their returns for the Manatees against Southeastern.
Carvalho-Landell played at the #3 spot where she won her singles match in three sets and doubles match at #1 doubles with Gascon Martinez. The Birmingham, England native was not only ranked #4 in the nation in doubles with Gascon Martinez, but is also ranked #30 in singles.
Forsyth played at the #4 spot in singles and was successful in her double match at #3 doubles. Currently, the local product from IMG Academy was ranked #17 in doubles with De Freitas Bonet.
While playing at #2 singles and being ranked at #17 in doubles with Forsyth, De Freitas Bonet is ranked at #12 in the nation among all tennis players in the NJCAA. The native of Luc Sur Mer, France won both her singles match and doubles match with Suzuki against Southeastern.
Mouton only played at the #3 doubles with Forsyth in success as she was battling a wrist injury.
Hit the Ranks:
Aside from the players ranked in the NJCAA Top 50, the Manatees were named #6 in the NJCAA ITA Preseason Rankings.
Upcoming Newcomers:
Murphy has already started her recruiting process as she has signed two newcomers to join the Manatees next season: Ainhoa Meili and Joanne Fernandes.
Meili, a native of Spain, is currently ranked #1280 in the world in the ITF in doubles. She has competed in several tournaments including the ITF Marbella Open and the Billie Jean King Cup in singles and doubles.
Fernandes, a native of Navi Mumbai, India, will join the Manatees after completing her time with Celsius Tennis Academy in Sarasota.
New Technology Intro:
Technology has made a big improvement for the Manatees statistics as they will now have livestats and livestream access for their matches.
For the livestats, the Manatees will utilize ioncourt.com so everyone can keep up with each singles and doubles match.
For the livestream portion, the Manatees will have one doubles and singles match at random choice and it will air on the SCF Tennis Facebook page.
In their inaugural livestream, the Manatees aired the #1 doubles match (Carvalho-Landell and Gascon Martinez) and the #3 singles match (Carvalho-Landell
Scouting EFSC:
The Lady Titans were originally scheduled to have two matches earlier prior to playing SCF. Their original season opener against Atlantis University (NAIA) was cancelled before their matchup with Southeastern University was postponed.
Lone sophomore Kayla Greco competed in the Rollins College C.L. Memorial Invitational where she finished fourth in singles. Greco finished seventh in the doubles portion of the invitational with freshman Luisa Salazar.
Links:
Livestats - ioncourts.com
Livestream: https://www.facebook.com/people/SCF-Tennis/100077304367919/
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