EFSC Men ’ s Tennis Duo
MAKE HISTORY
Vieira , Reche Win No . 3 Doubles National Title
BERNARDO VIEIRA AND TOMAS RECHE made Eastern Florida State College history this spring , bringing home the school ’ s first national title in men ’ s tennis .
Vieira and Reche teamed up to win the NJCAA Division I National Championship at No . 3 doubles in May .
“ It was a great feeling after the win , we have been playing very good together and it was really good that all of the work that we put in paid off ,” Reche said after the national championship match . “ We played very solid today , we were very active at the net and a big key was our serving . We had hyper-sensitive first serves and finished points at the net . We kept our focus the entire match , every point and just played well . I am really happy about how Bernardo and I played today .”
Vieira , a freshman from Portugal , and Reche , a sophomore from Argentina , began playing together at the beginning of the semester and became more and more comfortable together , posting some big wins down the stretch to give them the confidence to make the run at the national tournament .
“ We have been improving week by week and this week we just felt great on the court together ,” Reche said after winning the national title .
After winning every match in straight sets , Reche and Vieira met the No . 1 seed from Tyler Junior College in the
Men ’ s Tennis Coach , Bobby Cashman with players Tomas Reche and Bernardo Vieira
championship match . And they responded with a 6-2 , 6-4 win to claim the national title .
Reche was named the ITA Region IV Sophomore of the Year .
As a team , the Titans finished fourth overall in the national tournament , the best finish in program history .
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