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20-04-2025
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FAMU women's tennis team claims the 2025 SWAC Championship; second title in three years
FAMU women's tennis team claims the 2025 SWAC Championship; second title in three years The Florida A&M women's tennis team has reclaimed the Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship. On Easter Sunday, April 20, the third-seed Rattlers beat the top-seeded Jackson State Tigers 4-2 in the SWAC Tournament's title match at New Orleans' City Park Tennis Center. It's FAMU's second SWAC title in three years, winning it in 2023. Florida A&M women's tennis team won the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament Championship at New Orleans' City Park Tennis Center on Sunday, April 20, 2025. The Rattlers beat No. 6 Southern 4-2 on Friday, April 18, and then the defending champions, No. 2 Alabama State, 4-3 to advance to the SWAC Tournament title match. Advertisement FAMU tennis' SWAC title win is the athletic program's 200th conference title. The FAMU men's golf team also celebrated a SWAC Tournament win this week, winning on Wednesday, April 16. The Rattlers tennis SWAC Championship earns them an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, which runs from Saturday, May 3 to Sunday, May 4. Gerald Thomas, III is a multi-time award-winning journalist for his coverage of the Florida A&M Rattlers at the Tallahassee Democrat. Follow his award-winning coverage on and contact him via email at GDThomas@ or on the app formerly known as Twitter @3peatgee. This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FAMU tennis teams wins 2025 SWAC Tournament match over Jackson State
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17-04-2025
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FAMU golf wins program's first-ever SWAC Championship; will appear in NCAA Tournament
FAMU golf wins program's first-ever SWAC Championship; will appear in NCAA Tournament Florida A&M won its first-ever Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Oxmoor Valley in Birmingham, Alabama on Friday, April 16, 2025. Florida A&M's golf team has made history in Birmingham. On April 16, the Rattlers hoisted the program's first-ever Southwestern Athletic Conference trophy by shooting a final round 292 (+4) to finish six strokes ahead of runner-up Arkansas-Pine Bluff at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Oxmoor Valley Advertisement Prairie View A&M and Alabama A&M finished the SWAC Championship in third and fourth place in the SWAC Championship. FAMU freshman golfer Sascha Robinson led the Rattlers to victory, claiming Low Medalist and Freshman Low Medalist honors. Robinson is one of three Rattlers to make the All-SWAC First Team, joined by Miguel Illas and Jonathan Scott. Taylor Bell made the SWAC's second team. Florida A&M men's golf athlete Taylor Bell poses on the driving range with the championship trophy. FAMU head coach Mike Rice was named the SWAC's Coach of the Year. The Rattlers' last conference title was in 2021 when they won their first and only Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championship before realigning to the SWAC the following season. FAMU's SWAC title comes a year after winning the PGA Works HBCU National Championship. Advertisement Next up for FAMU is the NCAA Tournament, which begins in May. Gerald Thomas, III is a multi-time award-winning journalist for his coverage of the Florida A&M Rattlers at the Tallahassee Democrat. Follow his award-winning coverage on and contact him via email at GDThomas@ or on the app formerly known as Twitter @3peatgee. This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FAMU golf, coach Mike Rice wins Rattlers first-ever SWAC Championship
