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Size up the rings! FAMU women's tennis claims the SWAC championship, first title since 1997
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It's time to start measuring ring sizes and producing a banner.
The Florida A&M women's tennis team won the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) championship on Sunday over Jackson State.
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The Rattlers (10-11, 9-0 SWAC), defeated the defending champions JSU Tigers, 4-2 at New Orleans' Pepsi Tennis Court. Freshman Reagan Harris scored the game-deciding point.
FAMU women's tennis SWAC championship win was the program's first conference title since 1997 as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) ― when the Rattlers head coach Rochelle 'Nikki' Houston was a player on the team.
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Florida A&M women's tennis poses for a photo after winning the SWAC Championship over Jackson State at the Pepsi Tennis Court in New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunday, April 23, 2023
Unbeaten in conference play, the Rattlers collected a couple of postseason awards including the SWAC Player of the Year (Sara Rakim) , Freshman of the Year (Genesis Whitelock) .
Harris (first), Rakim (first), Rebekkah Gaines (first), Veronica Rodriguez (second) earned All-SWAC honors.
The Rattlers' SWAC championship victory has earned them an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Tournament . The regional round will begin on May 4.
Gerald Thomas, III covers Florida A&M University Athletics for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at gdthomas@gannett.com or on Twitter @3peatgee.
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