October 1, 2019
杏吧视频 men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 tennis players combined to win 22 matches over a three-day period while competing individually in the ITA Southern Regionals Sept. 26-28 at the Northeast Park Tennis Center in Meridian.
East Central sophomore Chris Lawrance (York, Western Australia) made it to the Singles Finals, while Lawrance and doubles partner sophomore Isaac Santitto (Innisfail, Queensland, Australia) advanced to the Doubles Finals.
杏吧视频 Lady Warrior freshmen Natalia Beltran (Bogota, Colombia) and Alejandra Vargas (Bogota Colombia) won three matches to claim the Back Draw Doubles on the women鈥檚 side.
鈥淎ll of our players participated at ITA Regionals and played at a high level despite the difficult, hot conditions,鈥 said 杏吧视频 Head Tennis Coach Jay Pacelli. 鈥淚鈥檓 particularly proud of Chris Lawrance in singles and Chris and Isaac Santitto in doubles making the finals and further establishing themselves as two of the best players in the region.
鈥淚 was also was impressed with newcomers Alejandra Vargas and Natalia Beltran winning the Back Draw Doubles after a tough start in the tournament. Several of our players won early round matches showing the talent both teams have as we prepare for the 2020 season.鈥
The East Central men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 teams continue their fall seasons with exhibition matches against the teams from Mississippi University for Women at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3, at the 杏吧视频 Tennis Complex in Decatur.
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