Eastern Florida State College Sports Games Scheduled for Friday September 12 Include Soccer, Tennis, Cross Country

These are part of a series of games for the Titans

BREVARD COUNTY • FLORIDA – The Eastern Florida State College men’s cross country team will open the fall season Friday in Huntsville, Alabama.

The men’s team, who is ranked 17th in the preseason USTFCCCA NJCAA Division II coaches poll, will compete in the Southern Showdown on Friday morning to kick off their season. The College 8K race will be the first race of a busy day beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the John Hunt Park in Huntsville, Alabama.

“I had high expectations heading into the summer with the guys returning, but realistically we are very young with Noah (McMann) and Wyatt (Pittman) the only runners back from the team that competed in nationals last year,” Eastern Florida State College men’s cross country coach Doug Butler said. “I am optimistic that the team will continue to get better, Joshua Torres has had a phenomenal summer and I am happy the hard work has paid off. We haven’t raced in a while but I am optimistic we will run well. The course is absolutely beautiful to run on and I think the team will enjoy it.”

A talented group of freshmen have joined the team this season and are ready to begin their collegiate careers on Friday.

“It feels like I am starting cross country all over again, it really feels like a new beginning of my career. I am excited,” freshman Jaiden McKee said. “The team is looking really good, the practices are going well and everyone is ready for the season to get started.”

Friday’s event will be the first of four events for the men’s cross country team.

The Eastern Florida State College men’s soccer team will be back at home Friday afternoon for a game against Enterprise State Community College.

The No. 3 ranked Titans come into the matchup 4-0 on the season and have scored at least three goals in each of the first four games this season. Stephen Gilbert leads the attack with four goals this season and has scored in three straight games.

Enterprise State Community College comes into the matchup 2-5 on the season and heads to Florida looking to get back on track after two straight losses.

Friday’s game will kick off at 1 p.m. at Orlando Health Stadium and admission is free. Fans can also watch the game live online at the EFSC Titans YouTube page.

It is the first of two games for the Titans who will travel to Daytona State College on Saturday for a neutral site game against No. 8 Iowa Central at 1 p.m.

The Eastern Florida State College men’s tennis team will open the Fall season Friday at the Embry-Riddle Open.

The men’s team has six players returning from a team that finished sixth in the NJCAA Division I National Tournament last season.

The day will begin with doubles matches beginning at 8:30 a.m. with Filip Sormaz and Salvo Mulet teaming up against host Embry-Riddle team of Marc Mail and Enrico Rosellini. Ignacio Sendra and Fernando Martinez will play Embry-Riddle’s Charles Leguillon and Pranav Kumar while the duo of Pablo Garcia and Tomas Kurz will face Embry-Riddle’s Joao Morgado and Joshua Nuyts. Zach Achour and Johan Mottlau will meet Embry-Riddle’s Manuel Lanteri and Mason Cisco.

The doubles matches will be a regular six game set with no ad scoring.

After the doubles matches, the players will take the court in singles matches.

In the Gold Flight, Garcia, Kurz and Mulet are all back and join freshman Fernando Martinez with matches at 9:30 a.m.

In the Blue Flight, Sendra will begin at 9:30 a.m. with teammates Achour, Mottlau and Sormaz playing at 11 a.m.

Play will continue on Saturday and Sunday at Crotty Tennis Complex in Daytona Beach.

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