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Over the weekend the
Stetson Tennis Club traveled to Orlando to compete in the Tournament of
Champions. On the first day of the tournament the Hatters fell to University of
Florida in their first match. In their second match of the day versus
University of Central Florida-F the Hatters won. In the last match of the day Stetson faced
off against University of Miami-B and won. At the end of the Day 1 the Hatter
had a record of 2-1, but fell short of qualifying for the Gold bracket which
landed them as the number 1 seed in the Silver bracket for Day 2 of the
tournament.
The first match of the
Silver Bracket for the Hatters was against UF-D. With a victory by the Hatters they
advanced to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals the Hatters were paired with
Miami-B, who they beat in pool play the day earlier. The Hatters won again, putting
them into play for the championship of the Silver Bracket. The finals was Stetson versus Miami-A. In the
finals the Kali Ballard and Erin Davis won the Women’s Doubles match 6-2, Logan
Reid and Dan Lozada won the Men’s Doubles match 6-4, Logan Reid lost the Men’s
singles match 4-6, Kali Ballard won the Women’s Singles match 6-3, and Davis
and Lozada lost the Mixed Doubles match 4-6, but at the end of Mixed Doubles
match the Hatters were leading in points, the Hurricanes attempted to continue
the match by forcing overtime, but after one match the Hatters shut them down
and won the Silver Bracket. This win
caps a highly successful season for the Hatters Tennis Club, advancing deep
into every tournament this year.
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