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

March 30, 2008

Montgomery, Ala. After a series of home matches, the West Florida Women's Tennis team (11-7, 4-0 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 18th ranked Argonauts moved to the semifinals of the tournament after knocking NAIA opponent Lindsey Wilson (4-2) 7-2, on Thrusday March 27. The Argos blanked the Blue Raiders in the doubles play, and only dropped two matches in the singles action, at #3 and #5 singles spots. The Argonauts extended its winning streak to nine consecutive matches to improve its record to 10-6, while the Blue Raiders dropped to a 4-2 record. With the win, the Argonauts set up a semifinal clash against Armstrong-Atlantic on Friday.

UWF defeated Lindsey Wilson - 7-2
Singles
#1 Suzanna Cavalcante (UWF) def. Candela Castanon (LW) 3-6, 6-2, 10-7
#2 Paola Arevalo (UWF) def. Natalia Yakimovich (LW) 6-0, 6-0
#3 Fadzai Mawisire (LW) def. Renata Mattos (UWF) 7-6(4), 7-5
#4 Taylor Brewster (UWF) def. F Bertoletti (LW) 6-4, 6-0
#5 Jessica Weyreuter (LW) def. Lorena Rebolledo (UWF) 6-4, 6-2
#6 Tatiana Rodrigues (UWF) def. Agniekza Wojtowicz (LW) 4-6, 6-4, 10-4
Doubles
#1 Arevalo/Cavalcante (UWF) def. Castanon/Weyreuter (LW) 8-5
#2 Rebolledo/Brewster (UWF) def. Bertoletti/Yakimovich (LW) 8-2
#3 Rodrigues/Mattos (UWF) def. Mawisire/Wojtowicz (LW) 8-3

In the semifinals of the invitational, played on Friday, March 28, the West Florida Women's Tennis Team (10-7, 4-0 GSC) faced Division II second ranked team, Armstrong Atlantic (19-0). The Lady Pirates snapped the Argonauts winning streak with a 8-1 final score. The Argos had its chances against the Lady Pirates in the doubles action, when at one point it had the lead in every three doubles matches. However, the Lady Pirates earned two out of three points after doubles action. In singles, the Argos fell short in every spot, not earning a single point. The Argos dropped its overall record to 10-7, while the Lady Pirates improved to 19-0. The Lady Pirates advanced to the final against top ranked NAIA Auburn-Montgomery, while the Argos were set to play UC San Diego.

Armstrong Atlantic defeated UWF - 8-1
Singles
#1 Iuliia Stupak (AASU) def. Suzanna Cavalcante (UWF) 6-3, 6-3
#2 Johanna Dahlback (AASU) def. Paola Arevalo (UWF) 2-6, 6-2, 11-9
#3 Alida Muller-Wehlau (AASU) def. Renata Mattos (UWF) 6-0, 6-1
#4 Gabriella Kovacs (AASU) def. Taylor Brewster (UWF) 4-6, 6-4, 13-11
#5 Martina Beckmann (AASU) def. Lorena Rebolledo (UWF) 6-0, 6-0
#6 Alisa Kagukina (AASU) def. Tatiana Rodrigues (UWF) 6-3, 7-5
Doubles
#1 Arevalo/Cavalcante (UWF) def. Stupak/Kovacs (AASU) 8-5
#2 Beckmann/Muller-Wehlau (AASU) def. Rebolledo/Brewster (UWF) 8-6
#3 Sofia Haggstrom/Dahlback (AASU) def. Rodrigues/Mattos (UWF) 9-7

The West Florida women's tennis team then moved to the back draw and faced also Division II opponent, 25th ranked UC San Diego. The Argonauts cruised over the Tritons with a 7-2 win. The Argos blanked the Tritons in the doubles action and earned the comfortable 3-0 lead. In singles, the Argonauts only fell in the #2 and #5 spots. The Argonauts improved its record to 11-7, while the Tritons dropped to a 8-9.

UWF defeated UC San Diego - 7-2
Singles
#1 Suzanna Cavalcante (UWF) def. Natalie Varnay (UCSD) 6-3, 6-1
#2 Dalya Perelman (UCSD) def. Paola Arevalo (UWF) 6-4, 3-6, 10-8
#3 Renata Mattos (UWF) def. Justine Ang Fonte (UCSD) 7-5, 6-0
#4 Taylor Brewster (UWF) def. Molly Sullens (UCSD) 6-4, 6-1
#5 Valerie Tang (UCSD) def. Lorena Rebolledo (UWF) 6-1, 6-2
#6 Tatiana Rodrigues (UWF) def. Tessa Tran (UCSD) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
#1 Cavalcante/Arevalo (UWF) def. Varnay/Taskeen Bains (UCSD) 8-2
#2 Rebolledo/Brewster (UWF) def. Kimmi Dao/Tang (UCSD) 8-2
#3 Mattos/Rodrigues (UWF) def. Sullens/Tran (UCSD) 8-0

The UWF women's tennis team returns from a competitive weekend at Montgomery. The Argonauts improved to a 11-7 overall record after the Blue Gray Invitational. The Argos will return to action on Tuesday, April 1st, at 2:00p.m. CT. The Argonauts will face top ranked BYU-Hawaii at the Ralph "Skeeter" Carlson Complex, located at the UWF main campus.