Women’s tennis team finishes eighth at national tournament

The college’s tennis team finished eighth in the national tournament last week. The highlight was No. 1 singles player Greta Veinberga making it to the semifinals before losing to the eventual champion, Kerry Cartwright. Twenty-nine teams participated in the tournament in Tyler, Texas. This is the second year in a row where all players made [...]

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Tennis team finishes third in tournament; Greta Veinberga named state player of the year

Congratulations to our SPC ladies tennis team, who finished 3rd at this year’s state Florida College System Activities Association tournament held at Hillsborough Community College over the weekend. The placement qualifies the team to compete in the National Junior College Athletic Association tournament in Tyler, Texas May 6 – 13. While State College of Florida [...]

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Tennis team heads to Texas

The tennis team will travel to Plano, Texas Thursday morning for dual matches Thursday through Sunday in the NJCAA National Dual Meet Invitational. “This trip will be a good test for us early in the season as we should be playing a number of top ranked schools while there, including #1 Tyler,” said Head Coach [...]

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Northern Arizona University profiles teammate of Jovana Vasic

The Arizona Daily Sun published a Northern Arizona University profile of women’s tennis player Hannah Stone. Stone is dedicating her season to her teammate, former SPC tennis player Jovana Vasic, who was killed in an August traffic accident, days before classes began at NAU, where she had accepted a tennis scholarship.

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Lady Titans begin the spring ranked #2

The November national rankings have come out. The Lady Titans Tennis Team will begin the spring ranked #2 in the country. Individually, Greta Veinberga is ranked #6 in singles and the doubles team of Veinberga and Yurina Kunishima are ranked #5. Check out all of the National Rankings!

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SPC loses star tennis player in Texas car accident

St. Petersburg College is mourning the loss of one of its own. Former star tennis captain Jovana Vasic, who was killed in a head-on collision Wednesday morning, Aug. 24, on the Interstate in Wheeler County, Texas. She was a passenger in car that was hit head on by a commercial tractor trailer that was reported [...]

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St. Petersburg College tennis team finishes 3rd in national tournament

The college’s tennis team finished third in the national tournament that ended last week in Tucson, Ariz. The women could not overcome two teams from Texas, Tyler Community College and Lee Community College, which finished first and second respectively. “Our team did an excellent job of representing us on and off the court,” Athletic Director [...]

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St. Petersburg College tennis players perform at Small College Championships

 SPC tennis player Greta Veinberga finished strong at the  USTA/ITA National Small College Championships in Mobile, Ala. over the weekend, winning her final three singles matches and finishing seventh overall, a performance that should gain her a top 10 ranking going into the spring season.  She and teammate Jovana Vasic also did well in the [...]

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St. Petersburg College tennis player earns All American honors

  SPC’s Madeline Johnson has been named to the National Junior College Division 1 All-American Team. With her No. 6 final ranking, she also is the top-ranked American junior college player for the second year in a row, Coach Phil Girardi said. Other St. Petersburg College players and their final rankings this year: Jovana Vasic, [...]

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SPC tennis team headed to nationals, softball to state, baseball 2 wins from state

St. Petersburg College’s spring sports teams are flourishing as their seasons reach a peak. “It is a tribute to the hard work of the coaches and the student/athletes that some of their best performances are coming here at the most important time,” Athletic Director Mark Strickland said. The tennis team of Coach Phil Girardi, in its [...]

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