Women's Tennis Prepared to Face Ranked Competition in Georgia

LAKELAND, Fla.- The No. 22 Southeastern University women's tennis team has packed their bags and is set to embark on a two-match non-conference road trip to The Peach State versus premier competition. While in Georgia, the Fire will first take on the No. 8 Brenau University Tigers before facing the No. 19 SCAD-Atlanta Bees.

MATCHES:
 
FIRE FOCUS:

• At 3-0 on the season, SEU has yet to concede more than one point in a match on the season.
• The Fire have four individuals who are 3-0 in singles' play thus far: senior Sharienne Ricardo at the top line, sophomore Beatrice Letizia at the number two line, junior Angelique Myrtil at the fourth line, and sophomore Priscila Baptista in the fifth position.
• Baptista has shut out her opponent in four of the six sets she has compiled in singles' play.
• The Fire were 4-3 last season versus NAIA ranked or receiving votes' opponents.
• This weekend's matches will mark the 29^th and 30^th contests Southeastern has played in The Peach State all-time. The Fire are 16-12 in matches completed in Georgia.

 
FIRE FIRSTS:

• This marks the first ever meeting between Southeastern and Brenau or SCAD-Atlanta.

 
THE TIGERS:

• Brenau is coming off a 14-7 2019 season in which they advanced to the NAIA National Quarterfinals.
• Sophomore Elyse Lavender is currently ranked the number one women's individual in the NAIA by the International Tennis Association.
• The Tigers also feature the 40^th ranked singles' player in junior Peeraya Charoensirisutthikul and 41^st ranked individual in sophomore Juana Zambrano.

 
THE BEES:

• SCAD-Atlanta is coming off a 10-8 2019 campaign in which they advanced to the NAIA First Round.
• The Bees opened up the season with a 5-2 loss to Anderson University back in October.
• Seven of the 10 players of the SCAD-Atlanta roster are underclassmen.

 
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