MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The University of West Alabama men's tennis team extended its winning streak to 18 matches and advanced to the semi-finals of the 2014 Gulf South Conference Tennis Championship Tournament by defeating Christian Brothers, 5-0, Thursday at Lagoon Park.
 
The 25^th-ranked Tigers will play 13^th-ranked Valdosta State, 5-1 winners over North Alabama, Friday at 9 a.m. for an opportunity to advance to the tournament finals Saturday morning. The other semi-final match features West Florida and Delta State.
 
West Alabama is 22-1 on the season. Christian Brothers ended its season 0-7.
 
West Alabama swept the three doubles matches (8-1, 8-0, 8-0), allowing singles wins by Nestor Vargas and Manuel Grossmann at No. 1 and 6, respectively, to seal the deal for the Tigers. Vargas, ranked No. 18 in the nation, dispatched Austin Essary, 6-2, 6-1. Grossmann took care of Sammy Sriraman 6-0, 6-0.
 
Following are complete results from Thursday quarterfinal action at the GSC Championships:
 
Doubles
1. Adam Drysdale/Anton Ivanov (UWA) def. Austin Essary/Nick Wiseman (CBU) 8-1
2. Nestor Vargas/Kike Ruiz (UWA) def. Steven Johnston/Daniel D'Alto (CBU) 8-0
3. Simon Bardell/Manuel Grossmann (UWA) def. Sebastian Guijarro/Swamy Sriraman (CBU) 8-0
 
Singles
1. Vargas (UWA) def. Essary (CBU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Ivanov (UWA) vs. Wiseman (CBU) DNF (6-0, 4-0)
3. Drysdale (UWA) vs. Johnston (CBU) DNF (4-3)
4. Bardell (UWA) vs. D'Alto (CBU) DNF (6-1)
5. Ruiz (UWA) vs. Guijarro (CBU) DNF (6-0, 5-0)
6. Grossmann (UWA) def. Sriraman (CBU) 6-0, 6-0