Broadus was part of U.S. national squad that won international event in France this month Pepperdine Waves women’s tennis player Savannah Broadus is no stranger to big wins on the tennis court. The 21-year-old has won singles and doubles tournament titles throughout her college career. However, Broadus’ latest triumph happened across the pond as she […]
Orlando, FL – Seminole senior Petra Hule has advanced to the ITA National Fall Championships by virtue of her appearance in the finals of the ITA Southeastern Regionals. Hule, seeded 12th in the regional, recorded four wins including two over top 10 seeds to advance to the final. She is the first Seminole singles player to ever advance to the final site of the ITA National Fall Championships.
Hule opened the regional with a straight set win over Mary Courville of Mercer. The Australian native then defeated Georgia Tech’s Mahak Jain in straight sets to move into the round of 16. Hule upset Georgia’s Morgan Coppoc, seeded ninth in the field, 6-3, 6-3 to move into the quarterfinals where she defeated Marie Mattel of UCF in three sets. Hule pulled off another upset in the semis fighting back after dropping the first set to defeat eighth-seeded Evgeniya Levashova of UCF and advancing to the final. Hule’s run came to a close with a 6-1, 7-5 loss to Georgia freshman Mell Reasco.
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Women lose by one, men win big against UCF
No. 21 women’s team falls short 3-4, No. 11 men s team comes up with big win Tennis Photo by Emily Felts | The Independent Florida Alligator
The arriving flights to Orlando International Airport were flying overhead throughout Friday, flying over the nearby United States Tennis Association in Lake Nona, Florida. Below the flights were duals action between the University of Central Florida Knights and the visiting Florida Gators.
The womens’ Gators almost led a remarkable comeback from being down 3-0 but Sydney Berlin fell 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 to UCF’s Jalessa Leslier to confirm the Knights’ victory, 4-3. But there to put an ease on Florida’s woes was the men’s team, who slid by UCF 5-2.