NCF Freshman Madeleine Chellas won the Red Draw of the 2025 YTF Southeastern Invitational Sunday in Lakeland to highlight a strong performance for both the Mighty Banyans' Men's and Women's Tennis programs.

Chellas defeated opponents from SCAD Savannah, NCAA DII Florida Southern and NCAA DII Tampa to reach the championship, where she defeated No. 6-seeded Asia Liverani from SCAD to take home the title.

Camila Cardona-Carballosa, a fellow freshman, also had a strong weekend for the NCF Women's Team as she reached the red draw singles semifinals, falling to Liverani.

On the men's side, freshman Patrick Janikian reached the Black Draw Red semifinals, defeating opponents from Florida National and Southeastern before falling to Joel Stuboeck of NCAA DII Saint Leo.

Freshman Hugo Fidler reached the Back Draw Black semifinals, defeating competition from Saint Leo and Florida National, before falling to SCAD's Diego Fernandez.

NCF Men's and Women's Tennis will officially begin its inaugural season this spring.