written by: Neil Frawley

On Saturday, the two tennis teams will travel to Winter Park, Fla., where they will each compete against Rollins College.

This will be the first time the Blazers have played Rollins in two years, causing anticipation amongst the players.

In the 2012 season, the men’s team lost to Rollins 9-0, which was a disappointment for the team.

However, at the beginning of the 2011 season, the Blazer’s dominated Rollins 6-0 while keeping their number two spot in the national rankings.

Rollins has only played one match this season, beating out Palm Beach Atlantic 7-2, and having their second match against Emory- Riddle cancelled.

With this statistic, the Blazers are going into the match with two wins and two losses, being only a few weeks into the 2014 season.

This will be a tough match, with Rollins currently ranked 9th in the division II top 25 national ranking and VSU not being ranked at all.

However, this is a chance for the Blazers to step their game up, and serve Rollins an unexpected match.

The women’s team has also not played Rollins in the last two years, however had closer matches than the men’s.

The women’s team suffered a big loss against Rollins, losing 9-0 at the beginning of the 2011 season.

With a close match in 2012, losing by only three points, 6-3, the Lady Blazers have the goal of turning the tables around on this opponent.

Going into this match, the Lady Blazers are undefeated, defeating GCSU and Young Harris last weekend at home.

Hoping to keep their 16th spot in the national rankings, the women’s tennis team is going into this match with their heads up and eye on the price, keeping their goals for the season in mind.

With the support of their fellow teammates, every player will give their all in these matches, hoping to improve from previous seasons against Rollins and continue working their way to nationals.