Men's Tennis MEAC Media Relations

Lady Rattler Netters Fall To S.C. State, 6-1

The Florida A&M Women’s Tennis team dropped a tough 6-1 MEAC match to rival South Carolina State Saturday at the FAMU Tennis Courts Saturday afternoon.

Senior Samaria Bailey’s three-set 6-4, 5-7, 11-9 win at the #6 singles over S.C. State’s Iveta Blodniece was the lone victory for the Lady Rattlers.

Several of the bouts, including Bailey’s were hard-fought affairs, including Rachel Pye’s three-set loss at #1 singles to SCSU’s Mirian Cruz, 6-4, 1-6, 6-10, along with the 8-7 setback at #2 doubles between Sarah Brinkley and Alice Izomor of FAMU against Andrea Davidova and Daria Sekarina of SCSU.