Friday’s victory sends the Rattlers (10-11) into Saturday’s 12 Noon Men’s final against defending champion South Carolina State, a 4-0 victor over Norfolk State.
FAMU, which won its’ last title in 2000, is aiming to derail the Bulldogs tennis program, which has won the last nine Men’s titles, and is seeking a league-record 15 championships.
In Friday’s match, FAMU captured the doubles point as the duos of Courage Okungbowa and Karly Small won the No. 2 bout, 6-3, while Frederico Nani and Jalen Evans won at No. 3 doubles, 6-2.
In singles competition, FAMU clinched the match with wins by Okungbowa at No. 1, Walner Espinoza at No. 4, and Illya Skoromnyy at No. 6
FAMU reached Friday’s semifinals with a 4-1 win over Hampton University on Thursday, winning four singles matchups, featuring wins by Okungbowa at No. 1, Small at No. 3, Espinoza at No.4, and Nani at No. 5
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Friday’s Semifinal * Tennis Match Results
FLORIDA A&M vs Morgan State
Apr 21, 2017 at Norfolk, Va.
FLORIDA A&M 4, Morgan State 1
Singles competition
1. OKUNGBOWA,Courage (FAMUM) def. FIELD,Jeremy (MSUM) 6-1, 6-2
2. RAMAKRISHNAN,Arjun (MSUM) def. WAITMAN,Carlos Agust (FAMUM) 6-3, 6-1
3. LABIK,Ondrej (MSUM) vs. SMALL,Karlyn (FAMUM) 6-4, 5-2, unfinished
4. ESPINOZA,Walner (FAMUM) def. KRUSINSKI,Lucas (MSUM) 6-4, 6-1
5. RAWAL,Nihit (MSUM) vs. NANI,Frederico (FAMUM) 6-3, 5-3, unfinished
6. SKOROMNYY,Illya (FAMUM) def. SATHYANARAYANAN,S. (MSUM) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. LABIK,Ondrej/RAWAL,Nihit (MSUM) vs. ESPINOZA,Walner/WAITMAN,Carlos Agust (FAMUM) 5-3, unfinished
2. OKUNGBOWA,Courage/SMALL,Karlyn (FAMUM) def. FIELD,Jeremy/KRUSINSKI,Lucas (MSUM) 6-3
3. NANI,Frederico/EVANS,Jalen (FAMUM) def. RAMAKRISHNAN,Arjun/SATHYANARAYANAN,S. (MSUM) 6-2
Thursday’s Quarterfinal * Tennis Match Results
Hampton vs FLORIDA A&M
Apr 20, 2017 at Norfolk, Va.
FLORIDA A&M 4, Hampton 1
Singles competition
1. OKUNGBOWA,Courage (FAMUM) def. ARAOZ,Juan (HAMM) 6-4, 6-3
2. WAITMAN,Carlos Agust (FAMUM) vs. FOSTER-ESTWICK,Matt (HAMM) 4-6, 6-6, unfinished
3. SMALL,Karlyn (FAMUM) def. SHIRIN,Fedor (HAMM) 7-6, 6-1
4. ESPINOZA,Walner (FAMUM) def. HUDSON,Charles (HAMM) 6-2, 6-4
5. NANI,Frederico (FAMUM) def. ODEGBAMI,Peter (HAMM) 7-5, 6-3
6. SKOROMNYY,Illya (FAMUM) vs. THOMPSON,Luke (HAMM) 6-7, 4-4, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. ARAOZ,Juan/FOSTER-ESTWICK,Matt (HAMM) def. ESPINOZA,Walner/WAITMAN,Carlos Agust (FAMUM) 6-1
2. HUDSON,Charles/SHIRIN,Fedor (HAMM) def. OKUNGBOWA,Courage/SMALL,Karlyn (FAMUM) 6-4
3. NANI,Frederico/EVANS,Jalen (FAMUM) vs. ODEGBAMI,Peter/THOMPSON,Luke (HAMM) 2-5, unfinished
