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Tennis leaves lasting impression at final fall tournament

Photo credit: Ethan Sullivan

LAKELAND, Fla. (Oct. 28, 2024) — Florida National's women's tennis team put on a show to close out its final tournament of the 2024 fall campaign. At the SEU Invitational hosted by Southeastern University, FNU had two players finish in the top two of the red draw.   

Conquistadors Alara Juelide Akgul and Stefani Evgenieva Georgieva ran the tournament bracket to set up an all-FNU final on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Akgul came out on top with a victory after claiming the tiebreaker 10-4. Julia Chodkowska saw an early exit in the black singles draw after falling 6-2 against Japan's Rima Yoshida. 

Doubles play for the Conquistadors was not as flashy with partners Lavinia Anais Karadža and Anna Lindelof Schmidt dropping a close match 8-6. Akgul and Nadia Abad had a similar showing versus Saint Petersburg College's Daniela Vivas Valencia and Yui Suzuki, 8-4.

Fabiola Bsereni and Georgieva put up a fight in their doubles match but were extinguished 8-5 in the opening rounds by Florida Southern College's Jolie Miller and Karina Bazilevych. Notably, Chodkowska and veteran Vanessa Simone had a first-round bye but fell short of the mark against Vivien Charvatova and Annika Berrendorf, 8-2.  

Up Next: Women's tennis returns to action in the spring with a Feb. 2 home match against Bethune-Cookman University. 


 
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Players Mentioned

Nadia Abad

Nadia Abad

5' 5"
Senior
Alara Juelide Akgul

Alara Juelide Akgul

5' 4"
Sophomore
Fabiola Bsereni

Fabiola Bsereni

5' 3"
Senior
Julia Chodkowska

Julia Chodkowska

5' 7"
Freshman
Lavinia Anais Karadža

Lavinia Anais Karadža

5' 11"
Freshman
Vanessa Simone

Vanessa Simone

5' 4"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Nadia Abad

Nadia Abad

5' 5"
Senior
Alara Juelide Akgul

Alara Juelide Akgul

5' 4"
Sophomore
Fabiola Bsereni

Fabiola Bsereni

5' 3"
Senior
Julia Chodkowska

Julia Chodkowska

5' 7"
Freshman
Lavinia Anais Karadža

Lavinia Anais Karadža

5' 11"
Freshman
Vanessa Simone

Vanessa Simone

5' 4"
Senior