KEY BISCAYNE, Fla.—For a second year in a row, the Southeastern University men's tennis team is heading to The Sun Conference Tournament.
Following a third place finish in the regular season standings, the Fire will head to Crandon Park to take on Warner University with the winner heading to the championship match on Friday.
The Fire were 9-3 in the regular season, posting a 4-2 record in conference play.
SEU faces the Royals in the second semifinal of the day, starting at approximately 1:30 p.m. The two teams faced off on February 23
rd with the Royals picking up a 6-3 win.
Warner comes in with an 8-3 record on the season, and are currently ranked 22
nd in the NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll. The tandem of Rafael A. Coutinho and Rafael E. Coutinho are 13-0 at #1 doubles this season, and are ranked 13
th in the NAIA ITA Men's Doubles ranking. Rafael A. is a perfect 13-0 at #1 singles, and is ranked 16
th in the nation as a freshman.
In doubles play, Southeastern's #1 tandem of
Jordan Harris and Max Nguyen have gone 8-3 and the #2 duo of
Lucca Marcheschi and
Andrew Dickens are 8-4. Dickens has also posted an 8-4 mark, playing mostly at #4 singles.
The winner moves on to take on either Keiser or SCAD-Savannah in the championship at 10 a.m. Friday.
For additional information, visit the
Conference Tournament page.
Southeastern vs Warner
Apr 21, 2016 at Key Biscayne, Fla.
(Crandon Park)
Singles competition
Southeastern (SEU) vs. Warner (WARN)
1.
Jordan Harris (6-6) vs. Rafael A. Coutinho (13-0)
Nation rank #16; Region rank #8
2.
Lucca Marcheschi (6-5) vs. Rafael Da Luz (5-1)
3. Max Nguyen (7-5) vs. Rafael E. Coutinho (8-3)
4.
Andrew Dickens (8-4) vs. Francisco Perafan (6-5)
5.
Noah Rawls (7-5) vs. G. deVauxclairs (5-6)
6.
Hunter Branstner (6-3) vs. Renan Gambin (7-4)
Doubles competition
Southeastern (SEU) Warner (WARN)
1.
Jordan Harris/Max Nguyen (8-3) vs. Rafael A. Coutinho/Rafael E. Coutinho (13-0)
Nation rank #13; Region rank #4
2.
Lucca Marcheschi/
Andrew Dickens (8-4) vs. Rafael Da Luz/G. deVauxclairs (4-3)
3.
Noah Rawls/
Aaron Skingley (4-5) vs. Francisco Perafan/Renan Gambin (9-2)
Match Notes:
Southeastern 9-3
Warner 8-3; National ranking #22
