Jan. 27, 2012

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- The Tim Pleasant era of Bethune-Cookman tennis begins Saturday when he makes his debut as Head Coach as both Wildcat teams face Florida Atlantic.

MEN'S TEAM UPDATE: Senior Marc Misanovic returns as the No. 1 singles player after compiling an 8-8 record last season. Junior Santiago Lobelo was 9-9 at No. 3 singled and Kip Jackson was 6-5 at No. 5 singles and 7-8 overall. Misanovic was a second-team all Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference selection last year.

WOMEN'S TEAM UPDATE. Katarina Szaboova, also a 2nd team selection last year, returns for her senior season after posting an 11-8 record last year. She's played at No. 1 her entire B-CU career. Stacy Speller was 10-8 last season, primarily at No. 2 singles, and combined with Szaboova at No. 1 doubles.

FAU: The Owl men's team is 1-1 after beating Florida A&M last week while the Owl women are 2-1.

COACH PLEASANT'S QUOTE: "FAU is one of the strongest programs in the regional. We'll know right away where we are and where we need to be."

NEW FACES: There are a combined total of new nine players in the Wildcat program, and most of them are international.