NEW ORLEANS, La.- Florida A&M tennis traveled to New Orleans and defeated Prairie View A&M to secure the 2023 SWAC Regular Season Championship winning 4-0 to cap a perfect 9-0 conference record.
 
Florida A&M started off winning the doubles point as Veronica Rodriguez and Rebekkah Gaines won their match 6-1. Reagan Harris and Genesis Whitelock clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 win.
 
The Rattlers immediately took a 2-0 lead as Rodriguez won her match by default. Whitelock (6-1, 6-0) and Harris (6-1, 6-1) both went on to win their matches to sweep the Panthers 4-0 and clinch the championship.
 
Florida A&M will be off until the 2023 SWAC Tournament April 21-23 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 
 
About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, and Tennis.
 
Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, and Volleyball.
 
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