FAMU men’s tennis coach Carl Goodman recently announced the signing of the No.2 ranked player in all of junior college athletics. Salif Kante has committed to wearing the orange and green of FAMU next season.The Rattlers, fresh off a runner-up finish at the MEAC tennis championship, are looking to get the necessary components in place to once again capture the elusive crown. According to Goodman, with three all-conference players returning, Kante could be the missing position to take the Rattlers over the top.
Kante, who is from the Republic of Senegal in West Africa, starred as an upcoming athlete before coming to America and enrolling in Georgia Perimeter College. To his credit he won the national championship of Senegal, by defeating Daouda Ndiaye, formerly a top competitor at Brigham Young-Hawaii.
Kante and his Georgia Perimeter College team qualified in the regional competition and is headed to the National JUCO championship tournament in Plano, Tx. Kante, who is undefeated at the No.1 slot, was named Most Valuable Player of the regional tournament after winning the No. 1 men’s singles and doubles flights.