MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The University of West Alabama tennis teams earned quarterfinal wins before falling in the semifinals of the 2012 Gulf South Conference Tennis Tournament, ending each squad's bid for the GSC Championship.
 
Both teams started off strong on the day as the men defeated North Alabama, 5-0, to advance to the semis, before the Tiger women took a 5-1 triumph over Delta State to move into the next round. In the semifinals, the UWA men took a 5-1 defeat to Valdosta State, while the women's team dropped a 5-0 match to West Florida.
 
Below is a complete list of results from today's action:
 
Men's Quarterfinals: No. 3 West Alabama 5, No. 6 North Alabama 0
Doubles
No. 1 Nester Vargas-Adam Drysdale, UWA def. Matt Feury-Alexey Kavalenka, UNA 8-6
No. 2 Anton Ivanov-Kike Ruiz, UWA def. Constantin Witten-Mirko Sommerfeld, UNA 8-2
No. 3 Honorio Fernandez-Manuel Grossman, UWA def. Rob Whitsitt-Alex Weber, UNA 8-5

Singles
No. 1 Vargas, UWA def. Witten, UNA 6-2, 6-1
No. 2. Ivanov, UWA def. Feury, UNA 6-0, 6-3
 
Men's Semifinals: No. 2 Valdosta State 5, No. 3 West Alabama 1
Doubles
No. 1 Christian Hansen-Niklas Herbring, VSU def. Nester Vargas-Adam Drysdale 8-0
No. 2 Anton Ivanov-Kike Ruiz, UWA def. Tammo Haake-Sebastian Jasyk, VSU 8-5
No. 3 Konstantin Kutschenko-Nicola Kusy, VSU def. Honorio Fernandez-Manuel Grossman, UWA 8-4

Singles
No. 1 Kutschenko, VSU def. Vargas, UWA 6-1, 6-3
No. 2 Herbring, VSU def. Ivanov, UWA 6-1, 6-0
No. 5 Jasyk, VSU def. Grossman, UWA 6-3, 6-1
 
Women's Quarterfinals: No. 4 West Alabama 5, No. 5 Delta State 1
Doubles
Jill Furlong-Lisa Becker, UWA def. Erin Teivans-Lisa Jarmais, DSU 8-1
Angy Cuellar-Emily Gerding, UWA def. Elisa Wantzen-Sandra Tora 8-6
Maria Moya-Hiderni Mayeshiro, DSU def. Natalia Cardenas-Dasha Popova 8-5

Singles
Cardenas, UWA def. Moya, DSU 6-3, 6-4
Becker, UWA def. Mayeshiro, DSU 6-3, 6-0
Gerding, UWA def. Wantzen, DSU 6-2, 6-0
 
 
Women's Semifinals: No. 1 West Florida 5, No. 4 West Alabama 0
Doubles
No. 1Caitlyn Baines-Sheila Smiley, UWF def. Jill Furlong-Lisa Becker, UWA 8-1
No. 2 Marianna Sonnervig-Luiza Sonnervig, UWF def. Angy Cuellar-Emily Gerding, UWA 8-4No. 3 Fernanda Amaral-Hannah Durham, UWF def. Natalia Cardenas-Dasha Popova, UWA 8-4

Singles
No. 3 L. Sonnervig, UWF def. Furlong, UWA 6-0, 6-1
No. 4 Baines, UWF def. Becker, UWA, 6-0, 6-4