SCF Tennis Finishes 5th at NJCAA Nationals

For day three and four at the NJCAA National Tennis Tournament in Tyler, Texas, the SCF tennis team pulled in winning only one singles match and the Flight 2 Consolation Doubles Championship before finishing their season. The Manatees finished tied for fifth place with Cowley College with 26 points. The eventual overall winner of the national title was #1 ASA Miami as they finished with 47 points. #3 Hillsborough would finish as the runner-up.

Beginning with singles, freshman Sara Ramirez-Goncalves (#4 seed) would be the first to finish her match at Flight 3 Singles by defeating sophomore Kely de Souza Oliveira (Laredo CC) with a 6-1 pair decision. The native of Cancun, Mexico has advanced to the semifinals and will face the #1 seed freshman Irina Lapustina (ASA Miami). Lapustina defeated sophomore Nicole Maldonado (Collin College) 6-1, 6-0.

Following Ramirez-Goncalves win, the Manatees lost two matches in the quarterfinals as freshman Britain Bostford fell 6-0, 6-4 to #3 seed freshman Julia Khamula (Tyler) at Flight 5 Singles while sophomore Sara Jamal fell 6-2, 6-3 to Lucie Devier (Tyler) at Flight 2 Singles.

Sophomore Camille Portalier would lose 6-4, 6-2 to freshman Georgina Kaindoah (Cowley College) at Flight 4 singles before sophomore Laura Illanes-Rodriguez fell in three sets at Flight 6 Singles to sophomore Coraline Lamer (Cowley College) 6-0. 3-6, 1-6.

In doubles play, Sara Jamal and Ramirez-Goncalves fought in three sets against the freshmen duo of Michaela Krauskova and Tatiana Simova (ASA Miami) losing 6-4, 2-6, 3-6 at Flight #1 doubles, while the duo of Botsford and sophomore Diarra Thomas fell 6-3, 6-2 to the #1 seeded freshman duo of Zulay Castaneda and Ji-Youn Lee (ASA Miami) at flight 3 doubles, the eventual winner.

At the Flight 2 Consolation doubles quarterfinals, despite rain coming in, Zeba Jamal and Portalier fought hard against sophomore Sofia Guaglianon and freshman Nora Ribeiro (Abraham Baldwin) and managed to pull away with a 6-0 win and advance to the semifinals. From there, the duo faced the sophomore duo of Monika Cantu and Priscilla Morales (Laredo CC) winning 6-2 in one set and went on to face the freshman duo of Kristina Laboone and Sarah Rushing (Central Alabama CC), who defeated the freshman duo of Jenese Fulgenzi and Venus Ubiebi (NM Military) 6-2, in the championship match. With one final push, Jamal and Portalier managed to defeat Fulgenzi and Ubiebi 6-2 in the finals to claim the title.

At the other doubles matches, Kaindoah and freshman Takalani Molaoa (Cowley) won the Flight 1 Consolation Doubles Finals after defeating Morgan Bishop and Olivia Hayes (Central Alabama) 6-4, while at the Flight 3 Consolation Doubles, the freshmen duo Chrissy Cruz and Kailee Upchurch won after defeating freshmen Gabby Herzog and Sara Martin (Barton CC) 6-3.

After the quarterfinals ended, the rest of the tournament was moved to the Turpin Stadium & Brookshire Family Pavilion at Southern Methodist University in Dallas due to the inclement weather. From there, Ramirez-Goncalves would fall to Lapustina 6-0, 6-3. Lapustina would eventually win the Flight 3 Singles Championship after defeating freshman Summer Yardley (Tyler) 6-2, 6-3.

The winners of the singles and double matches are in order by flight:

Singles:

1. Maria Genovese (Tyler) def Hana Kvapilova (HCC) 6-1, 6-0
2. Tatiana Simova (ASA Miami) def Lucie Devier (Tyler) 6-1,6-2
3.  Irina Lapustina (ASA Miami) def Summer Yardley (Tyler) 6-2, 6-3
4. Helena Jensen (Tyler) def Shaylee Syme (HCC) 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
5. Michaela Kraskova (ASA Miami) def Renata Gonzalez-Leon (HCC) 6-1, 6-1
6. Ji-Youn Lee (ASA Miami) def Lolita Kozina (HCC) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles:
1. Michaela Kraskova and Tatiana Simova (ASA Miami) def Lucie Devier and Maria Genovese (Tyler) 6-1, 6-4
2. Helena Jensen and Summer Yardley (Tyler) def 7-6 (3), 6-1
3. Renata Gonzalez and Fabiola Candal-Ranalli def Zulay Castaneda and Ji-Youn Lee (ASA Miami) 6-2, 6-4.

Final Results
1. ASA Miami (47)
2. HCC (42)
Tyler (42)
4. Broward (27.5)
5. Cowley (26)
SCF (26)
7. SPC (25.5)
8.Seward County (23)
9. Collin (19)
10. Laredo (18)
North Central Texas (18)
12. Abraham Baldwin (16.5)
Barton (16.5)
14. Copiah-Lincoln (15.5)
15. Meridian (14)
16. Mesa (13.5)
17. Wallace State (10.5)
18. Central Alabama (10)
19. New Mexico Military (9.5)
20. Lewis & Clark (8.5)
21. Jones (7.5)
22. Snead State (7)
23. Lake County (6)
Pima (6)
25. Harford (5.5)
26. Iowa Central (5)
27. Eastern Arizona (3.5)
28. Marion Military (2)
29. Mississippi Gulf Coast (1)
30. Moraine Valley (0.5)
31. Jacksonville (0)
Mercer County (0)

In the end, all the players with their following records in singles and doubles:
Singles-
Sara Jamal (8-9)
Zeba Jamal (5-11)
Botsford (8-10)
Ramirez-Goncalves (13-4)
Portalier (7-10)
Illanes-Rodriguez (10-7)

Doubles:
Ramirez-Goncalves/Sara Jamal (8-10)
Thomas/Botsford (10-8)
Portalier/Zeba Jamal (13-8)

Nonetheless, I'm proud of all of them and what they've done for SCF. The roads at SCF for the sophomores are done, but their journeys are not yet over.

SCF Tennis Bumps to 4th in Nationals

The SCF tennis team pulled away in another round winning five of their singles matches and two doubles match on day two of the NJCAA National Tennis Tournament in Tyler, Texas. With the results, the Manatees are at 23.5 points and bumped up five spots to fourth place behind Broward.

Beginning with singles, freshman Zeba Jamal would fall to freshman Soo-min Kim (ASA Miami) 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) at Flight 1 Singles. As a result, Zeba has been eliminated from the main draw and would be the only Manatee eliminated in singles action so far.

The older sister, sophomore Sara Jamal (#7 seed) would avenge Zeba's loss with a 6-1, 6-3 win over sophomore Jasmine Abunaim (Moraine Valley) at Flight 2 Singles. Sara will face Lucie Devier (Tyler), who defeated freshman Olivia Hayes (Central Alabama) 6-0, 6-2, Tuesday 9:30 am EST/8:30 CST.

Sophomore Camille Portalier (#5 seed), who had a first round bye, would follow with a 6-1 pair decision win over freshman Rachel VanHorn (Meridian) at Flight 4 Singles. Portalier will face freshman Georgina Kaindoah (Cowley) in the quarterfinals Tuesday at 10:45 am EST/9:45 am CST. Kaindoh defeated freshman Nina Pigeassou (Abraham Baldwin) with a 6-1 pair decision .

After receiving a first round bye at Flight 3 Singles, freshman Sara Ramirez-Goncalves defeated sophomore Katy Clark (Copiah-Lincoln) 6-2, 6-3 in the second round. Ramirez-Goncalves will face the winner between sophomore Andrea Isabella Ladera (Broward) and sophomore Kely de Souza Oliveira (Laredo CC) in the quarterfinals.

At Flight 5 Singles, freshman Britain Botsford (#6 seed) defeated sophomore Tiffany Weech (Eastern Arizona) with a 6-0 pair decision. The Delray Beach native will face #3 seed freshman Julia Khamula (Tyler), who had a first round bye before defeating freshman Chrissy Cruz (Wallace State) with a 6-0 pair decision, on Tuesday at noon EST/11 am CST.

At Flight 6 Singles, sophomore Laura Illanes-Rodriguez (#4 seed), who received a first round bye, defeated freshman Kasey Griffin (Abraham Baldwin) with a 6-0 pair decision in the second round. The native of Villahermosa, Tobasco, Mexico and 2019 Vicki Schnurr Scholar-Athlete Award will face the #5 seed, sophomore Coraline Lamer (Cowley College), in the quarterfinals on Tuesday at noon EST/11 am CST. Lamer, who also had a first round bye defeated freshman Kori Obert (Lewis & Clark) 1-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Heading into doubles, Botsford and sophomore Diarra Thomas, who received a first round bye at Flight 3 doubles, defeated the freshman duo of Judith Mills and Danielle Viljoen (Jones College) by a score of 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-0. They will face the #1 seeded freshman duo of Zulay Castaneda and Ji-Youn (ASA Miami) Lee in the quarterfinals on Tuesday at 3:45 pm EST/2:45 pm CST. Castaneda and Lee defeated sophomores Carolina Cardosa-Fabbri and Laura Rincon Arias (North Central Texas) by a score of 7-5, 6-0.

At Flight 2 doubles, Zeba Jamal and Portalier (#5 seed) would fall to sophomore Barbara Damiani and freshman Karla Ortega (St. Pete) by a score of 6-2, 0-6, 3-6. As a result, Zeba Jamal and Portalier were sent down to the Flight 2 Double Consolations where they defeated the sophomore duo of Jessie Griffith and Macklyn Hubbard (Snead State) by a score of 8-0. They will face sophomore Sofia Guaglianone and freshman Nora Ribeiro (Abraham Baldwin) in the quarterfinals on Tuesday at 2:30 pm EST/1:30 pm CST. Guaglianone and Riberio fell to sophomore Kennedy Rodriguez and VanHorn (Meridian College) 6-2, 6-4 in the first round before earning a first and second round bye to advance to the quarterfinals.

At Flight 1 doubles, Sara Jamal and Ramirez-Goncalves advanced to the quarterfinals after they defeated the sophomore duo of Chantal Lozano and Kely de Souza Oliveira (Laredo CC) 6-1, 6-0. The 'Sara's' will play the #2 seed in the freshmen duo of Michaela Krauskova and Tatiana Simova (ASA Miami) Tuesday at 2:30 pm EST/1:30 pm CST. Krauskova and Simova defeated sophomore Julia Candiotto and freshman Mariane Lima (Barton) with a 6-1 pair decision.

Up Next:
Day Three of the tournament resumes for SCF. Five singles teams remain in the main draw of their flight singles matchups: Zeba Jamal (Flight 2), Ramirez-Goncalves (Flight 3), Portalier (Flight 4), Botsford (Flight 5) and Illanes-Rodriguez (Flight 6).

For doubles, Sara Jamal and Ramirez-Goncalves (Flight 1) and Botsford and Thomas (Flight 3) will continue to fight in the main draw, while Portalier and Zeba Jamal (Flight 2) will look to continue in the Flight 2 Consolation Draw.

Day Two Standings:
T-1. ASA Miami (27)
HCC (27)
3.Tyler (26)
4. SCF (23.5)
5. SPC (22)
6.Cowley (21.5)
Seward County (21.5)
8. Broward (21)
9. Collin (19)
10. Laredo (18)
11. North Central Texas (16)
12. Abraham Baldwin (15.5)
T-13. Barton CC (14.5)
Copiah-Lincoln (14.5)
15. Meridian (13.5)
16. Mesa (13)
17. Wallace State (9.5)
18. Lewis and Clark (9)
19. New Mexico Military (8.5)
20. Lake County (7.5)
21. Central Alabama (7)
22. Snead State (6.5)
23.  Harford (6)
T-24. Iowa Central (5.5)
Pima (5.5)
26. Jones (4.5)

27. Eastern Arizona (3.5)

28. Marion Military (2)
T-29. Jacksonville (0.5)
Mississippi Gulf Coast (0.5)
Moraine Valley (0.5)
32. Mercer County (0)

SCF Tennis Opens Strong for Day One of Nationals

The #5 SCF tennis team wrapped up day one of the NJCAA National Tennis Tournament in Tyler, Texas in successful fashion as they pulled away with three singles and a doubles win Sunday morning. At the end of day one, the Manatees have 10 points and are tied for ninth place with Cowley College, St. Pete and Wallace State.

In the first singles match, freshman Zeba Jamal (#6 seed) secured the first match for SCF as she defeated sophomore Clara Desbiolles (Eastern Arizona College) 6-1, 6-4 at Flight 1 singles. She will face freshman Soo-min Kim (ASA Miami) Monday 9:30 am EST/8:30 am CST. Kim defeated sophomore Syvoney Ybarra (Jacksonville CC) with a 6-0 pair decision.

Following her younger sister, sophomore Sara Jamal (#7 seed) would defeat freshman Zoe Freke  (Mercer County CC) 6-4, 6-1 at Flight 2 singles. She will face freshman Mariane Lima (Barton CC), who defeated sophomore Jasmine Abunaim (Moraine Valley CC) 6-0, 6-1. The match will start Monday 9:30 am EST/8:30 am CST.

At the Flight 5 singles, freshman Britain Botsford (#6 seed) defeated freshman Keely Mulcahy (College of Lake County) with a 6-0 pair decision. Botsford will play Tiffany Weech (Eastern Arizona) who freshman Alisa Handrugan (Seward County CC) via retire. Botsford and Weech will play Monday at noon EST/11 am CST.

In the Flight 1 doubles, Sara Jamal and freshman Sara Ramirez-Goncalves upset #7 seed freshmen duo of Georgina Kaindoah and Takalani Molaoa (Cowley College) by a score of 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. Sara Jamal and Ramirez-Goncalves will face the sophomore duo of Chantal Lozano and Kely de Souza Oliveira (Laredo CC) after they defeated Abunaim and freshman Brooke Zielke (Moraine Valley CC) by a score of 6-1, 6-2. That match will take place at 1:15 pm EST/12:15 CST.

Up Next:
Day two of the NJCAA National Tennis Tournament will go underway Monday morning.

For singles play for SCF, Ramirez-Goncalves, the #4 seed that received a first round bye, will face sophomore Katy Clark (Copiah-Lincoln). Clark defeated freshman Venus Ubiebi (New Mexico Military Institute) 6-0, 6-2 at Flight 3 singles at 10:45 EST/9:45 CST.

Sophomore Camille Portalier, who drew the #5 seed at Flight 4 singles and also received a first round bye, will face freshman Rachel VanHorn (Meridian). VanHorn defeated sophomore Sofia Samra (Harford CC) by a score of 6-2, 6-1 at 10:45 EST/9:45 CST.

Sophomore Lauren Illanes-Rodriguez, who drew the #4 seed at Flight 6 singles and received a first round bye, will face freshman Kasey Griffin (Abraham Baldwin), who defeated freshman Kallie Upchurch (Wallace State) 7-5, 6-1 Monday at noon EST/11 am CST. .

As for doubles, Zeba Jamal and Portalier (#5 seed) received a first round bye at Fight 2 doubles and will play sophomore Barbara Damiani and freshman Karla Ortega (St. Pete College). Damiani and Ortega defeated sophomores Jessie Griffith and Macklyn Hubbard (Snead State) by a score of 6-0, 6-1 1:15 pm EST/12:15 CST.

Botsford and sophomore Diarra Thomas, who also received a first round bye at Flight 3 doubles, will play the freshman duo of Judith Mills and Danielle Viljoen (Jones College), who defeated freshman duo of Gabrielle Herzog and Sara Martin (Barton) by a score of 6-7(6), 6-1, 6-0 at 2:30 pm EST/1:30 CST.

Day One Standings:
1. Collin (18)
2. Laredo (14)
North Central Texas (14)
4. Abraham Baldwin (12)
Barton CC (12)
Copiah-Lincoln (12)
Meridian (12)
Mesa (12)
9. Cowley (10)
SCF (10)
SPC (10)
Wallace State (10)
13. Broward (8)
14. HCC (6)
New Mexico Militarty (6)
Snead State (6)
17. ASA Miami (4)
Central Alabama (4)
Lake County (4)
Pima (4)
Seward County (4)
Tyler (4)
25. Eastern Arizona (2)
Harford (2)
Jones (2)
Marion Military (2)
Mercer County (0)
Mississippi Gulf Coast (0)
Moraine Valley (0)

SCF Tennis: NJCAA National Tournament Preview

After long waiting, the #5 SCF tennis team (6-7) will return to the national picture as they compete in the NJCAA Tennis National Tournament in Tyler, Texas on May 2-5. The Manatees earned a spot as an at-large bid and will going to the national tournament for the first time since 2016.

Last Time Out:
The Manatees recently competed in the FCSAA/NJCAA Region Tournament in SanLando Park where they finished fifth overall, just shy of qualifying for an automatic bid, but were able to qualify as one of two teams for an at-large bid. The Manatees are the highest ranked team that did not earn an automatic bid. The other team that was an at-large bid was fellow conference member Broward College.

Individually, four Manatees are ranked among the top 50 players in the nation. Number one singles player, freshman Zeba Jamal (3-9) leads SCF and is ranked ninth. Her older sister, sophomore Sara (6-7), is ranked 12th and plays at number two singles. Sara Jamal's doubles partner, freshman Sara Ramirez-Goncalves (9-2) is ranked 28th, while classmate Bri Botsford (6-7) comes in ranked 42nd.

Meanwhile, sophomore Lauuren Illanes-Rodriguez is 7-5 in singles. At the end of the FCSAA NJCAA Region 4 Tournament, the native of Villahermosa, Tobasco, Mexico was named the 2019 Vicki Schnurr Scholar-Athlete. Illanes-Rodriguez was the only Manatee to win an award.

On the doubles side of things, two of SCF's doubles teams are ranked in the NJCAA/ITA top twenty-five. Sara Jamal and Ramirez Goncalves (5-8), who play at number one doubles, are ranked #7 in the nation. SCF's number two doubles team of Zeba Jamal and sophomore Camille Portallier (6-6) come in to the national tournament ranked #13 in the nation.

Teams Entered and Qualified:

#1 ASA Miami

^#2 Tyler

#3 Hillsborough

#4 St. Petersburg

#5 SCF*

#6 Cowley

#7 Broward*

#8 Seward County

#10 North Central Texas

#11 Collin

#12 Jones
#13 Barton

#14 Abraham Baldwin

#15 Mesa

#16 Laredo
#17 Copiah-Lincoln

#18 Meridian

#19 Iowa Central

#20 Wallace State
#21 Central Alabama

#22 New Mexico Military

#24 Harford

#25 Eastern Arizona
College of Lake County
Jacksonville
Lewis & Clark
Marion Military
Mercer County
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Moraine Valley
Pima
Snead State
*At-Large Bid
^Host and defending champion

Drawings:
Singles-
#6 seed: Zeba Jamal vs Clara Desbiolles (E. Ariz) 8:30 am: Flight 1 Singles (Sunday)

#7 seed: Sara Jamal vs Zoe Freke (Mercer County) 9:45 am: Flight 2 Singles (Sunday)

#6 seed: Britain Botsford vs Keely Mulcahy (Lake County) 12:15 pm: Flight 5 Singles (Sunday)

#4 seed: Sara Ramirez-Goncalves vs Copiah-Lincoln/New Mexico Military Institute winner: Flight 3 Singles (Monday)

#5 seed: Camille Portallier vs Meridian Community College/Harford Community College winner: Flight 4 Singles (Monday)

#4 seed: Lauren Illanes-Rodriguez vs ABAC/Wallace State winner: Flight 6 Singles (Monday)

Doubles-
Sara Jamal and Sara Ramirez-Goncalves vs Georgina Kaindoah and Takalani Molaoa (#7 seed) (Cowley College): Flight 1 Doubles (Sunday).

#5 seed: Zeba Jamal and Camille Portalier vs Snead State/SPC winner: Flight 2 Doubles (Monday).

Britain Botsford and Diarra Thomas vs Barton CC/Jones winner: Flight 3 Doubles (Monday).

The NJCAA National Tournament begins Sunday, May 5th in Tyler, Texas. The tournament draws and results can be followed on the tournament website. 

Also, @TennisSCF and @SCFManatees Twitter pages will share periodic updates.

SCF Tennis @ Broward Recap

The SCF tennis team (6-6, 4-5 Region 8) pulled away with their first sweep in conference as they defeated Broward College (2-7, 2-6 Region 8) 6-3. With the win, the Manatees are now 9-6 against the Seahawks.

"Super proud of the girls today," said head coach Chloe Murphy. "This win was all heart, Broward played very well today. "

Beginning with doubles play, the team of freshman Sara Ramirez-Goncalves (4-7) and sophomore Sara Jamal fell 8-2 to freshmen Dyane Barcena Del Bosque and Angela Rinaldi at #1 doubles. After sophomore Diarra Thomas and freshman Britain Botsford (6-5) defeated sophomores Iris Leder and Bar Shimoni 8-6 at #3 doubles, the duo of freshman Zeba Jamal and sophomore Camille Portalier (4-7) defeated juniors Aubrey Eckstrom and Maddy Knoll 8-6.

"Court one just had a tough day," said Murphy on the team's doubles performance. "BC came out and to be honest just took the racquet out of our hand. Court 2 played some solid doubles and did a great job holding their nerve and clinching the 2nd doubles point. Brie and D again did a great job getting themselves the W today and closing out their match."

Heading into singles, Ramirez-Goncalves (9-1) made short work of Vanessa Cozamanis at #3 singles as she won 6-2, 2-1, but the Seahawks would answer back and tie the matchup after Del Bosque defeated Zeba Jamal (4-7) 6-2, 6-1 at #1 singles and Botsford (7-5) falling to Leder 6-4, 6-0 at #5 singles.

In retaliation, the Manatees would regain the lead after sophomore Laura Illanes-Rodriguez (7-4) defeated Shimoni 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 at #6 singles before Sara Jamal (6-6) defeated Rinaldi 6-4, 7-6 (6) to clinch the main point for the win at #2 singles.

"Singles across the board was a good day for us today, winning 4/6 singles matches and 2 in 3 set battles," said Murphy on the team's singles performance. "Super happy for Sara Jamal getting to clinch the match for us today, she fought hard today and really came up big for the team. Laura got a big win at 6 singles especially when she lost to the same player 3 weeks ago."

In the final match, Portalier (5-7) defeated Leali 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 for the final match.

"Camille fought through her 3 set match not playing particularly great tennis but just being a warrior on the court and Sara R got back in the W column with a convincing win today, she played a great match today only dropping 3 games," Murphy added.

The Manatees remain in fourth behind SPC in the Region 8 Conference

Up Next:
The Manatees look to close the regular season with their final road trip as they face #1 ASA Miami (14-3, 4-1 Region 8) on Saturday, April 6 at 11 am. This will be the final matchup before the start of the FCSAA State/NJCAA Region Tournament with ASA Miami being the #1 team in the nation.

"We opened conference play against ASA, that feels like a lifetime ago and 100% we are a much better team now than we were then," said Murphy on playing ASA. "ASA is ranked 1 in the Nation for a reason and we love being the underdog."

"Tomorrow our job is to make it a battle on every court, the bigger they are the harder they fall. I'm excited to see the improvements we have made as a whole and looking to finish out conference strong."

SCF Tennis vs Southeastern Recap

After playing an exhibition match against NCAA DII Florida Southern, the SCF tennis team (1-0) opened their season with an 8-1 win over NAIA Southeastern University to open their season.

Beginning with doubles, the Manatees claimed all three doubles to make it 3-0 as team of sophomore Camille Portalier and freshman Sara Ramirez Goncalves defeated sophomores Angelique Myrtil and Gabby Marshall 8-0 at #2 doubles.

Sophomores Diarra Thomas and Laura Illanes-Rodriguez would follow with an 8-6 win over freshmen Mia Dunagan and Priscila Baptista at #3 doubles before the Jamal sisters, sophomore Sara and freshman Zeba, defeated junior Sharian Ricardo and freshman Beatrice Letizia 8-5 at #1 doubles.

Going into singles competition, Thomas would secure the first singles win as she defeated Marshall 6-1, 6-2 at #5 singles. It didn't take long for the Manatees to secure another point as Ramirez-Goncalves defeated Ricardo 6-1, 6-2 at #1 singles and secured the match for the Manatees.

With the score 5-0 SCF, freshman Britain Botsford would pull away with another point as she defeated Baptista 6-4, 6-3 at #4 singles, but the Flames would get their first point on the board as Portalier would fall 6-1, 7-5 to Letizia. After Sara Jamal defeated Myrtil with 7-5 pair decision, Illanes-Rodriguez would secure the final match with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Dunagan.

Up Next:
The Manatees will play two more exhibitions against NCAA DII St. Leo (February 1) and Rollins College (February 6) before playing their opening conference match against ASA Miami on Wednesday, February 13 at 4 pm.