The 2011 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Tennis Championships were decided today as the Lady Panthers of Clark Atlanta University defeated the Lady Wildcats of Fort Valley State University to claim the women’s title and the men’s title was won by the Maroon Tigers of Morehouse College who defeated the Tigers of Stillman College.
The Lady Panthers of Clark Atlanta University (CAU) claimed the women’s title with a 5-2 win over the Lady Wildcats of Fort Valley State University (FVSU). The conference title was the first for CAU since the 2007 season.
The tone of the match was set in doubles play as the Lady Panthers took a 2-1 lead. CAU’s Munashe Makuni and Ivory Conley took the number one doubles match with an 8-3 win over FVSU’s Roberta Robinson and Chelsea Spear. The Lady Wildcats won the number two doubles as the team of Yonelle Aromin and Chade Scott defeated Keva Palmer and Kasey Dawson, 8-6. CAU rallied to take the final doubles match as Cydney Reid and Brioone Bachus beat Chantelle Chiles and Briana Pettiford, 8-
Men’s All-Tournament Team
Singles
Tory Martin, Morehouse College
Michael Thomas, Morehouse College
Ivan Irazabal, Stillman College
Felipe Farias, Stillman College
Tommy Williams, Fort Valley State University
David Mohammed, Tuskegee University
Doubles
Noah Terry and Michael Thomas, Morehouse College
Ivan Irazabal and David Torres, Stillman College
Andrew Belk and Brandon Pringle, Fort Valley State University
Outstanding Coach: Terry Alexander, Morehouse College
Tournament MVP: Michael Thomas, Morehouse College
Women’s All-Tournament Team
Singles
Munashe Makuni, Clark Atlanta University
Keva Palmer, Clark Atlanta University
Chade Scott, Fort Valley State University
Roberta Robinson, Fort Valley State University
DeAndra Reasonover, Benedict College
Sheneka Knight, Tuskegee University
Doubles
Chade Scott and Yonelle Aromin, Fort Valley State University
Brionne Bachus and Cydney Reid, Clark Atlanta University
DeAndra Reasonover and Jessica Carswell, Benedict College
Outstanding Coach: Autumn Williams, Clark Atlanta University
Tournament MVP: Munashe Makuni, Clark Atlanta University
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