Lady Fire Tennis Team Falls To HCC, 8-1
(03-13-08)

TAMPA--The Southeastern University women's tennis team fell to Hillsborough Community College, 8-1, Wednesday afternoon.

SEU's lone victory came when Maddie Matre and Suzanne Artley combined to win 8-3 in a doubles match.

Southeastern is now 5-9 on the year and will travel to Orlando, Saturday, to play Franklin and Marshall College (Lancaster, Pa.), starting at noon.

SEU Falls to Ohio Northern University
(02-27-08)

LAKE WALES --The Southeastern Lady Fire tennis team fell, 9-0, to NCAA III Ohio Northern University, Monday night.

Each Lady Fire player fell in straight sets; the lone bright spot for SEU was the battle Brittany Braly and Anna Holzaepfel gave in their doubles match.

Braly and Holzaepfel fell, 8-5, to Jacqueline Sammon and Elizabeth Bajusz.

Southeastern is now 5-4 on the year overall and will play Alma College on Wednesday in Orlando.

Lady Fire Wins Two Matches; Drops Match To Agnes Scott

ATLANTA, Ga.--The Southeastern University women's tennis team won two matches this past weekend and lost one match as well, improving its overall record to 5-3 on the season.

On Friday, Southeastern defeated Oxford College in Oxford, Georgia, 9-0.

Brittany Braly won over Madeline Spratt, 6-1, 6-3, while Maddie Matre won in a tiebreaker over Whitney Woodruff, 7-5, 6-7, 10-1.

Amanda Summers, Jocelyn Yeager, and Cissie Callaway all won in straight sets while Anna Holzaepfel earned a victory by default.

Braly and Holzaepfel teamed up in doubles to defeat Maggie Dancel and Spratt, 8-2. Summers and Yeager also won 8-2 while Callaway and Suzanne Artley won, 8-0.

On Saturday, the Lady Fire played two matches in Atlanta, Georgia, winning the first match, 5-4, over Oglethorpe University and dropping the second match, 5-2, to Agnes Scott College.

Versus Oglethorpe University, Braly won in a tiebreaker, 6-2, 5-7, 10-7. Holzaepfel, Yeager, and Matre all won in straight sets.

SEU won only one match in doubles as Braly and Holzaepfel won 8-2.

Versus Agnes Scott, Southeastern won two matches by injury default. Summers and Callaway both earned Southeastern's two points.

Southeastern is now 5-3 on the year and will play Ohio Northern University on Monday in Lake Wales, Florida.

Lady Fire Takes First Loss of Season
(02-12-08)

LAKELAND--After starting 3-0 on the year, the Southeastern University women's tennis team took its first loss of the season to NCAA II Florida Institute of Technology this past Friday, falling 8-1 for the match.

Maddie Matre earned SEU's only win on the day, defeating Annie Brethour 6-3, 1-6, 10-6.

Southeastern's Cissie Calloway lost a close match to Sara DiNovi, 4-6, 6-2, 10-8, as all other Lady Fire singles matches were lost in straight sets.

Southeastern will next host NCAA II Palm Beach Atlantic University, Friday, at 4:00 p.m.

Lady Fire Tennis Team Now 3-0; Match Versus Webber Postponed
(02-06-08)

FORT VALLEY, Ga.--The Southeastern University women's tennis team is now 3-0 on the year after winning two games this past weekend in Georgia.

On Friday, SEU defeated NCAA III Wesleyan College, 7-2.

Brittany Braly led the Lady Fire with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Krystal Rogers.

Amanda Summers won 6-0, 6-0 over Rebekah Taylor while Jocelyn Yeager and Maddie Matre both won their matches 6-0, 6-1.

Anna Holzaepfel won her match, 6-2, 6-0, giving SEU a clean sweep in competition. The Lady Fire did have to forfeit a match due to injury in both singles and doubles.

Braly and Holzaepfel defeated Rogers and Mary Boyd, 8-4 while Summers and Yeager won their doubles match 8-0.

On Saturday, the Lady Fire won 9-0 over NCAA II Fort Valley State University.

Yeager won a close match over Shakeela Jackson, 7-6, 6-4 as SEU won three matches in the contest due to forfeit.

Braly won 6-1, 6-0 while Holzaepfel won her match 6-1, 7-6. Summers earned another victory on the year, winning 6-4, 6-2.

In doubles, Braly and Holzaepfel won easliy 8-2 while Summers and Yeager earned a victory for SEU 8-4.

Southeastern's match with Webber International, Wednesday, was called due to rain and will be rescheduled.

The Lady Fire will host NCAA II Florida Institute of Technology on Friday at 3:30 p.m.

Lady Fire Tennis Team Makes History!
(01-30-08)

LAKELAND--The Southeastern University women's tennis team competed in the program's first-ever collegiate match Monday night and defeated NAIA Warner Southern College, 7-2.

Southeastern University introduced women's tennis back in 2006 but had not officially competed until this season with the match Monday night at the Cleveland Heights tennis complex.

"It feels good; I'm very proud of them," said Head Coach Elizabeth Middleton, referring to this historic victory.

Amanda Summers defeated Julia Valentine 6-3, 6-1 while Jocelyn Yeager beat Stacia Wright 7-5, 6-2.

SEU also got wins from Maddie Matre who defeated Kelly Bammann 6-0, 6-0 while Suzanne Artley won in straight sets over Warner Southern's Lindsay Spoko, 6-0, 6-0.

The doubles team of Brittany Braly and Anna Holzaepfel earned an 8-4 victory for SEU while Summers and Yeager won 8-3 over Valentine and Wright.

Matre and Artley also won their doubles match 8-1 over Bammann and Spoko.

"Hopefully this is a sign of greater things to come for us," added Middleton.

Singles
1. Brittany Braly (SEU) vs. Alison Sopko (WS) 6-4, 6-1 (WS)
2. Anna Holzaepfel (SEU) vs. Maria Hartsock (WS) 4-6, 6-2, 10-3 (WS)
3. Amanda Summers (SEU) vs. Julia Valentine (WS) 6-3, 6-1 (SEU)
4. Jocelyn Yeager (SEU) vs. Stacia Wright (WS) 7-5, 6-2 (SEU)
5. Maddie Matre (SEU) vs. Kelly Bammann (WS) 6-0, 6-0 (SEU)
6. Suzanne Artley (SEU) vs. Lindsay Spoko (WS) 6-0, 6-0 (SEU)

Doubles
1. Braly/Holzaepfel (SEU) vs. A. Sopko/Hartsack (WS) 8-4 (SEU)
2. Summers/Yeager (SEU) vs. Valentine/Wright (WS) 8-3 (SEU)
3. Matre/Artley (SEU) vs. Bammann/L. Spoko (WS) 8-1 (SEU)

Lady Fire Loses Home Opener
(01-29-07)

By: Chris Graham

LAKELAND.--On a warm, winter day, the Southeastern women's tennis team fell short against NAIA opponent Webber International University, 8-1, in a historic night for Southeastern University Athletics.

In what was the first ever tennis match for Southeastern, the Lady Fire didn't look intimidated against the established Webber program.

First-year tennis coach Elizabeth Middleton, out of Oral Roberts University, was pleased with her team's performance.

"I wanted them to come out with confidence, and we're going to learn from these matches," said Coach Middleton.

Cristina Del Canto earned SEU's only victory by defeating Kammie Bilardello in two sets 6-4, 7-5.

Second-year coach for Webber Trey Heath was impressed with the Lady Fire tennis team, adding that he was delighted with the crowd turnout.

"From past experience I know the season can get long; the key is to keep a positive attitude, and that's what I saw from this team today," said Heath.

In attendance was Athletic Director Duane Aagaard. "The main goal for today was to build a foundation for the future success of the tennis program," he said. "With what I saw today, my expectations were met."

SEU will take on NAIA rival opponent Warner Southern College at 4 p.m. on Friday in Lakeland.