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Jeff Beaman
Joe Chance
4
Winner West Florida UWF (2-1)
3
West Alabama UWA (3-2)
Winner
West Florida UWF
(2-1)
4
Final
3
West Alabama UWA
(3-2)
7
Winner University of West Florida UWF (2-1, 1-0 GSC)
0
University of West Alabama UWA (0-2, 0-1 GSC)
Winner
University of West Florida UWF
(2-1, 1-0 GSC)
7
Final
0
University of West Alabama UWA
(0-2, 0-1 GSC)

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Argos Sweep UWA in GSC Tennis

LIVINGSTON, Ala. – In a battle of nationally ranked men's and women's teams, West Florida won both matches over West Alabama in Gulf South Conference tennis Friday at the Vaughan Tennis Complex.
 
Third-ranked West Florida won the men's match, 4-3, over the 16th-ranked Tigers. The Lady Argos, ranked No. 7, defeated the 25th-ranked West Alabama women, 7-0.
 
Both West Florida squads improved to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in GSC play. The West Alabama men are 3-2 and 0-1, while the women are 0-2 and 0-1.
 
The men's match came down to the outcome at No. 4 singles, where No. 30 Juan Cabrera defeated Patricio Nieto Corral 6-4, 5-7, 7-5. UWA singles victories came from Ilari Vesanen defeating Juan Motta 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 at No. 1 and Christopher Bulus beating Nicholas Lecoutre 6-7, 7-6, 6-2 at No. 2. The Tiger men won courts 1 and 3 in doubles play.
 
"This was a battle against one of the top men's teams in the nation that could have gone either way," UWA head coach Jeff Beaman said. "The match came down to 5- 5 in the third set of the deciding match. 
 
"Patricio gave a great fight as a freshman with the match on the line against an experienced, nationally-ranked player," Beaman said. "We also had two very big wins at one and two singles." 
 
The lone win for the West Alabama women came at No. 3 doubles where Morgan Bishop and Hardija Vidnere defeated Irene Recuenco and Lais Bicca, 6-4. The women's doubles point was decided at No. 1 where Berta Bonardi and Lucie Lesecq of UWF beat Haina Franco and Thea Yang of UWA, 6-4. UWF won all six women's singles matches.
 
"This was a tough match against a very good team. We pushed them at spots but came up short," Beaman said. "We need to get a good night's sleep and be ready for UT Tyler in the morning."
 
West Alabama is host to UT Tyler in both men's and women's action Saturday at 11 a.m. West Florida travels to Montevallo on Saturday.
 
Men - #3 West Florida 4, #16 West Alabama 3
 
Singles competition
1. Ilari Vesanen (UWA) def. Juan Motta (UWF) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
2. Christopher Bulus (UWA) def. Nicholas Lecoutre (UWF) 6-7, 7-6, 6-2
3. #11 Serdar Bojadiev (UWF) def. Ilia Dehodiuk (UWA) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
4. #30 Juan Cabrera (UWF) def. Patricio Nieto Corra (UWA) 6-4, 5-7, 7-5
5. Adam Svensson (UWF) def. Anton Lof (UWA) 6-1, 6-2
6. Pedro Cordeiro (UWF) def. Nuutti Jokinen (UWA) 6-4, 6-0
 
Doubles competition
1. Christopher Bulus/Ilari Vesanen (UWA) def. Serdar Bojadiev/Adam Svensson (UWF) 6-2
2. Nicholas Lecoutre/Gabriel Nery (UWF) def. Anton Lof/Nuutti Jokinen (UWA) 6-0
3. Patricio Nieto Corra/Ilia Dehodiuk (UWA) def. Pedro Cordeiro/Igor Cantanhede (UWF) 7-5
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,1,2,5,6,4)
 
 
Women - #7 West Florida 7, #25 West Alabama 0
 
Singles competition
1. #1 Berta Bonardi (UWF) def. Haina Franco (UWA) 6-2, 6-2
2. #6 Irene Recuenco (UWF) def. Thea Yang (UWA) 6-0, 6-3
3. #23 Karolina Silwanowicz (UWF) def. Daryna Hukasian (UWA) 6-1, 6-4
4. Lucie Lesecq (UWF) def. Valeria Arevalo (UWA) 6-4, 1-6, 12-10
5. Gabriela Araujo (UWF) def. Hardija Vidnere (UWA) 0-6, 6-3, 10-7
6. Samantha Echevarria (UWF) def. Morgan Bishop (UWA) 6-3, 4-6, 10-4
 
Doubles competition
1. Berta Bonardi/Lucie Lesecq (UWF) def. Haina Franco/Thea Yang (UWA) 6-4
2. Karolina Silwanowicz/Gabriela Araujo (UWF) def. Daryna Hukasian/Valeria Arevalo (UWA) 6-2
3. Morgan Bishop/Hardija Vidnere (UWA) def. Irene Recuenco/Lais Bicca (UWF) 6-4
 
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,2,1,5,4,6)
 
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