#5 Women's Tennis 2/12/2016 7:06:00 PM

No. 6 UWF Defeats UWA in Women’s Tennis

LIVINGSTON, Ala. – After taking two of three doubles matches, sixth-ranked West Florida won five of six in singles competition to take a 7-2 Gulf South Conference women's tennis match from West Alabama Friday at the Vaughan Tennis Complex.

West Florida improved to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in GSC play. West Alabama is 1-1 and 0-1.

Amina Mukhametshina defeated Hannah Toro, 7-5, 6-2 in No. 1 singles, while Sandra Florez and Evelyn Moreno beat Kat Dikosavljevic and Valeria Mantilla in No. 3 doubles, 8-4, for UWA's lone wins.

UWF won the remaining five singles matches with Paula Lopez defeating Moreno 6-0, 6-2, Dianna Vlad defeating Liliana Araucz 6-2, 3-0 (retired), Sarai Flores beating Georgina Morral 6-2, 7-5, Heather Mixon defeating Florez 6-4, 6-2 and Giovana Patitucci besting Andrea Tomassone 7-6, 6-3.

Vlad and Toro defeated Araucz and Mukhametshina in No. 1 doubles, 8-4. Nina Bubelova and Paula Lopez took care of Morral and Tomassone by an 8-4 score.

West Alabama returns to the court Saturday to host Stillman at 11 a.m.

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Players Mentioned

Sandra Florez: 5' 3"; Senior

Evelyn Moreno: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Georgina Salom: 5' 5"; Freshman

Amina Mukhametshina: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Andrea Tomassone: 5' 5"; Freshman

Liliana Araucz: 5' 9"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sandra Florez
: 5' 3"; Senior

Evelyn Moreno
: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Georgina Salom
: 5' 5"; Freshman

Amina Mukhametshina
: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Andrea Tomassone
: 5' 5"; Freshman

Liliana Araucz
: 5' 9"; Freshman