"Overall, the team came out and got the job done," said head coach Chloe Murphy. We fought hard and came up big. Punching your ticket feels great, knowing you worked for it and get the reward in the end. It's why we do what we do day in and day out."
Singles Play:
In the morning singles, five of the Manatees would fall in their singles matches and move to the backdraw round. Freshman Saku Suzuki would be the only Manatee to advance to the finals where she would defeat freshman Esmee Andersen (HCC) in the finals by a score of 6-3, 6-4 to win the Flight #5 singles.
"For the third time this season, Saku had to play the same opponent and for the first time she beat her" said Murphy on Suzuki's win. "She made the adjustments she needed to make and held her nerve in the second set. I'm extremely proud of her."
Meanwhile in the remaining singles, sophomores Kia Carvalho-Landell (#30) and Sarah Forsyth and freshman Jessica Bustamante would finish third in their matches after falling in the first match. Carvalho-Landell would then defeat freshman Helena Jokanovic (Eastern Florida State) 8-2 at the #3 singles, while Forsyth defeated freshman Dana Bryan (Eastern Florida State) 8-0 and Bustamante defeated freshman Paige Lucas (Eastern Florida State) 8-5.
Doubles Play:
In doubles play, Suzuki and sophomore Lou De Freitas Bonet would advance to the finals at the Flight #2 doubles before they fell to freshmen Arina Gamretkaia and Olivia Pezo (HCC) 6-4, 6-3. Forsyth and sophomore Luna Mouton (#17 nationally) defeated freshmen Paige Lucas and Luisa Renovales Salazar (SPC) in the third place match at the Flight #3 doubles by a score of 8-3.
Final Tournament Standings:
1. #2 HCC
2. #3 SPC
3. #6 SCF
4. #10 EFSC
Notes:
#2 Hillsborough would win the FCSAA State Championship overall while #3 St. Pete was the runner-up.
#10 Eastern Florida State will await to see if they qualify as an at-large bid for the national tournament.
Sophomore Naomi McKenzie (SPC), who was the champion at the Flight #1 singles, would be named the FCSAA Tennis Player of the Year.
HCC head coach Sarah Summerfield would win the FCSAA Coach of the Year for her third straight year. HCC has won the FCSAA Coach of the Year for the fifth straight year.
The FCSAA/NJCAA Region 8 All-State Team was also announced with the following names in both singles and doubles:
singles -
Naomi McKenzie (SPC) - #1 singles champion
Valeria Cherfus (SPC) - #2 singles champion
Viktoryia Zhadzinskaya (HCC) - #3 singles champion
Mbali Langa (HCC) - #4 singles champion
Saku Suzuki (SCF) - #5 singles champion
Camilla Mitolo (HCC) - #6 singles champion
Doubles -
Zhadzinskaya and Langa (HCC) - #1 doubles champions
Gamretkaia and Pezo (HCC) - #2 doubles champions
Andersen and Ita Habekovic (HCC) - #3 doubles champions
Up Next:
The Manatees journey of national fame continues as they will head to Tucson, Arizona for the five-day NJCAA Women's Tennis Tournament May 7-11. The opponents will vary on the seedings and whom will get a first-round bye.
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