LAKELAND, Fla. – After competing in 10 consecutive non-conference matches, the Southeastern University men's and receiving votes women's tennis teams return to Sun Conference play with a monumental conference match at the Beerman Family Tennis Complex versus the College of Coastal Georgia Mariners which holds major TSC postseason implications.
MATCHES:
Wednesday 11:30 a.m. | Beerman Family Tennis Complex | Lakeland, Fla.
Southeastern (Men) (12-6, 3-2 TSC) vs. No. 21 Coastal Georgia (Men) (9-4, 4-1 TSC)
RV Southeastern (Women) (14-3, 3-2 TSC) vs. Coastal Georgia (Women) (6-7, 3-2 TSC)
FIRE FOCUS:
- With wins in their final two conference matches versus Coastal Georgia and Webber International, the Fire men can clinch a berth in The Sun Conference Tournament.
- On the women's side, SEU can solidify a postseason berth with a win tomorrow against CCGA.
- For the second consecutive week, senior Hugo Pires was named The Sun Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week. This marked the third-straight week a member of the men's team earned the weekly honor.
- The Rio de Janeiro, Brazil native won each match he had during the trip to Tennessee last weekend, which included dropping just a single game in singles play. His 8-3 win at No. 3 doubles was responsible for half of his team's points against No. 14 Cumberland.
- For the Fire women, freshman Priscila Baptista was named The Sun Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week, marking the second consecutive week both tennis programs have swept the weekly TSC honor roll.
- Baptista scored two points to help the Fire upset No. 13 Cumberland on Friday. She helped get a point with an 8-6 win at No. 3 doubles, then was the highest positioned singles player to come away with a win at No. 4 to help SEU edge the Phoenix 5-4. The Sao Paulo, Brazil native won all three of her singles matches in Tennessee in straight sets.
- The only losses the women's team has suffered this season have come to the No. 2, 10, and 11 ranked teams in the NAIA.
- Three of the six losses the men's team has taken have come by just a single point.
ALL-TIME SERIES:
- Both teams dropped their inaugural meeting with Coastal Georgia last season, with the men falling 7-2, while the women dropped an 8-1 contest.
