UWF Men's Tennis Falls Short at Blue Gray Invitational Semifinal :: The Argonauts earned two wins and a single loss during the weekend.

March 31, 2008

Montgomery, Ala. After a series of home matches, the West Florida Men's Tennis team (16-3, 3-0 GSC) returned to away action and earned two more wins and a loss this weekend at the Blue Gray Invitational, played at Montgomery, Alabama. The fourth ranked Argonauts moved to the semifinals of the tournament after knocking NAIA opponent Lindsey Wilson (1-2) 6-2, on Thursday March 27th. The Argos earned the 2-1 lead over the Blue Raiders after doubles play by dropping at #1 spot. The Blue Raider earned its second point in the #3 singles position, while the Argos won four more points in singles play. The Argonauts extended its winning streak to five consecutive matches to improve its record to 15-2, while the Blue Raiders dropped to a 1-2 record. With the win, the Argonauts set up a semifinal clash against Armstrong-Atlantic on Friday.

UWF defeated Lindsey Wilson - 6-2
Singles
#1 Eduardo Cavasotti (UWF) def. Freddie Luciani (LWC) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
#2 Nicolas Barrientos (UWF) def, Alejandro Vial (LWC) DNF
#3 Leandro Gubler (LWC) def. Luis Arboleda (UWF) 7-5, 6-1
#4 Jose Ycaza (UWF) def. Eduard Khan (LWC) 1-6, 6-2, 6-2
#5 Patrick Batman (UWF) def. Victor Mendoza (LWC) 6-3, 6-2
#6 Carlos Zamora (UWF) def. Justin Martin (LWC) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
#1 Khan/Luciani (LWC) def. Cavasotti/Arboleda (UWF) 8-5
#2 Barrientos/Batman (UWF) def. Vial/Gubler (LWC) 8-4
#3 Ycaza/Rob Fair (UWF) def. Mendoza/Martin (LWC) 8-6

In the semifinals of the invitational, played on Friday, March 28, the West Florida Men's Tennis Team (16-3, 3-0 GSC) faced Division II top ranked team, Armstrong-Atlantic (17-0). The Pirates snapped the Argonauts winning streak with a 7-2 final score. The Pirates earned two out of three points after doubles action, as the Argos #2 duo earned a victory over the 12th ranked duo from Armstrong-Atlantic. In singles, the Argos fell short in every spot, except in the #6 spot, when Patrick Batman earned a victory over 30th ranked player from the Armstrong-Atlantic. The Argos dropped its overall record to 15-3, while the Pirates improved to 17-0. The Pirates advanced to the final against top ranked NAIA Auburn-Montgomery, while the Argonauts set up a clash against UC San Diego

Armstrong Atlantic defeated UWF - 7-2
Singles
#1 Tim Johannsen (AASU) def. Eduardo Cavasotti (UWF) 6-4, 6-3
#2 Robert Jendelund (AASU) def. Nicolas Barrientos (UWF) 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
#3 Paul Bishop (AASU) def. Luis Arboleda (UWF) 6-2, 7-5
#4 Rafael Array (AASU) def. Luiz Bernardi (UWF) 6-4, 6-0
#5 Christian Bergh (AASU) def. Jose Ycaza (UWF) 7-5, 6-2
#6 Patrick Batman (UWF) def. Davor Zink (AASU) 3-6, 6-4, 10-6
Doubles
#1 Array/Johannsen(UWF) def. Cavasotti/Arboleda (UWF) 8-5
#2 Barrientos/Batman (UWF) def. Jendelund/Bergh (AASU) 8-5
#3 Zink/Bishop (AASU) def. Bernardi/Ycaza (UWF) 8-2

The West Florida men's tennis team then moved to the back draw and faced also Division II opponent, 6th ranked UC San Diego. The Argonauts cruised over the Tritons with a 6-3 win. The Argos blanked the Tritons in the doubles action and earned the comfortable 3-0 lead. In singles, both team split three matches each, with the Argonauts winning in the #2, #5 and #6 spots. The Argonauts improved its record to 16-3, while the Tritons dropped to a 9-8.

UWF defeated UC San Diego - 7-2
Singles
#1 Bijan Moallemi (UCSD) def. Eduardo Cavasotti (UWF) 6-3, 6-2
#2 Nicolas Barrientos (UWF) def. Eric Rubens (UCSD) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
#3 Blake Meister (UCSD) def. Luis Arboleda (UWF) 6-4, 6-3
#4 Kazumi Negishi (UCSD) def. Jose Ycaza (UWF) 6-2, 5-7, 7-6
#5 Patrick Batman (UWF) def. Alex Placek (UCSD) 3-6, 6-1, 7-6
#6 Carlos Zamora (UWF) def. Vincent Nguyen (UCSD) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles
#1 Cavasotti/Arboleda (UWF) def. Rubens/Placek (UCSD) 8-6
#2 Barrientos/Batman (UWF) def. Moallemi/Erik Elliott (UCSD) 8-6
#3 Luiz Bernardi/Ycaza (UWF) def. Meister/Negishi (UCSD) 8-5

The UWF men's tennis team returns from a competitive weekend at Montgomery. The Argonauts improved to a 16-3 overall record after the Blue Gray Invitational. The Argos will return to action on Tuesday, April 1st, at 2:00p.m. CT. when will face 25th ranked BYU-Hawaii at the Ralph "Skeeter" Carlson Complex, located at the UWF main campus.