SCF Tennis 2013
COLORADO SPRINGS, Co- The National Junior College Athletic Association named the top academic athletes and academic teams for the 2012-2013 year. State College of Florida had five student-athletes earn Athlete of Distinction awards and three teams named NJCAA All-Academic Team.
MANATEE -- State College of Florida's baseball program makes a habit of competing at the state tournament, and this year's Manatees aren't an exception. SCF (41-11) has compiled a club capable of earning a return trip to the JUCO World Series, if you go strictly by the FCSAA Coaches Poll. The Manatees are rated No. 2 behind Tallahassee.
TUSCON, Az.- SCF Tennis sophomore, Abby Martinez, was awarded the Jovana Vasic Spirit of Competition Award at the NJCAA National Tournament. Players are nominated and selected by the coaches and officials at the tournament. Student-athletes are evaluated in the areas of fair play, sportsmanship, and competitive spirit. This is the first year this award has been presented. It is particularly special as the namesake for the award, Jovana Vasic, played tennis at an FCSAA member school, St. Petersburg College.
Tucson, AZ. - For the third consecutive year, the SCF Manatees tennis team has qualified for the NJCAA National tournament. The Manatees are ranked 5th in the nation in the latest ITA rankings and begin play Sunday May 5, 2013 at the Reffkin Tennis Center in Tucson, AZ.
TAMPA, FL- .TAMPA, FL- SCF finished as runner-up at the FCSAA State/NJCAA Region VIII tournament. SCF finished second to Florida State College at Jacksonville. Cari Berry, a product of Lakewood Ranch High School, won the #2 singles flight and earned All-State honors. At the #3 singles position, Abby Martinez, earned the championship and All-State honors, for the second straight year. Martinez's only loss to Junior College opponents occurred last year in the national semi-finals. Also, in singles play, Wei Lai was the #1 singles runner up. In doubles action, Berry and Martinez partnered up to win the #1 doubles tournament. Mia Popaja and Lai Wei were runners up in the #2 doubles flight. In the first three years in the short history of the Manatees tennis team, we have earned two state runner up and one state championship. For the third straight year, the Manatees will play in the national tournament May 5-9 in Tucson, Arizona.
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MOBILE, Ala.- State College of Florida's Chloe Murphy won a national singles title on Saturday at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) small college tournament. Lai Wei and Murphy were also the national runners-up in women's doubles. In addition to these titles, Murphy was also the recipient of the James O'Hara Sargent Sportsmanship Award for the 2012 ITA National tournament. Murphy (Liverpool, England) defeated Tyler (Texas) Junior College's Fausthy Pietersz 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the Junior College Division final. Murphy and playing partner Lai Wei finished second in the juco doubles bracket, dropping a 6-3, 6-4 decision to Tyler's Pietersz and Nelo Phiri. The ITA comprises four small-school divisions: NCAA Division II and III, NAIA and junior college. After winning the juco title, Murphy competed in the Super Bowl, which pits the champions of each division against each other. She fell 6-4, 6-3 to the NAIA champion, Tiffany William, of Auburn-Montgomery after playing multiple matches over two days in both women's singles and doubles including a 3-hour singles final.
State College of Florida tennis player Chloe Murphy won a national singles title on Saturday at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association in Mobile, Ala. Murphy, a native of Liverpool, England, and a transfer from Seminole State College, defeated Tyler (Texas) Junior College's Fausthy Pietersz 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the Junior College Division final. The ITA comprises four small-school divisions: NCAA Division II and III, NAIA and junior college. After winning the juco title, Murphy competed in the Super Bowl, which pits the champions of each division against each other. She fell 6-4, 6-3 to the NAIA champion, Tiffany William, of Auburn-Montgomery.