Slew of Saints/Lady Saints Ranked in Top 25

LIBERAL, Kan. – Following a successful fall season that led to two Saints going to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Championships, the Seward County men and women's team proved that they are capable of competing with anybody.

Five Saints were ranked in the Top 25 of Region III in the Oracle/ITA NJCAA Rankings.  The top two Saints doubles teams were ranked in the Top 3, while another was ranked in the Top 10. On the women's side, four Lady Saints were ranked in the Top 25 for singles play, while their top two doubles teams were ranked in the top 5.

Nicholas Rousset (# 1), Duro Opacic (# 2), and Tim Lamare (# 4) all ranked in the Top 5 for men's singles in Region III.  Hugo Lobo (# 14) and Claudio Quinones (# 24) rounded out the Top 25.  In the Doubles rankings, the teams of Rousett/Lamare (# 2) and Opacic/Ben Finet (# 3) were ranked in the Top 3, while the team of Lobo/Quinones (# 7) was also ranked in the Top 10.

Patricia Panta (# 1), Maria Aveiga (# 3), and Alena Macharova (# 9) each reached the Top 10 for the women, while Steffany Bermudez (# 23) was also ranked in the Top 25.  The top two doubles teams for the Lady Saints - Panta/Bermudez (# 1) and Aveiga/Macharova (# 4) – were rewarded with Top 5 rankings.