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LIVINGSTON, Ala. – The No. 6-ranked University of West Florida women's tennis team opened up Gulf South Conference play with a 7-2 victory on the road against West Alabama on Friday afternoon. West Florida (2-0, 1-0 GSC) wins its 56^th straight match against a conference opponent, a record dating back to April 18, 2010.
 
Junior Hannah Toro (London, England) and freshman Dianna Vlad (Oberhausen, Germany) got an 8-4 win at number one doubles over UWA's Liliana Araucz and Amina Mukhametshina. Senior Nina Bubelova (Povazska Bystrica, Slovakia) and junior Paula Lopez (Tucumán, Argentina) defeated Georgina Morral and Andrea Tomassone at number two doubles by a score of 8-4.
 
Senior Katarina Dikosavljevic (Queensland, Australia) and freshman Valeria Mantilla (Bogotá, Colombia) fell to Sandra Florez and Evelyn Moreno by a score of 4-8 at number three doubles.
 
Lopez earned her second straight singles victory by a convincing score of 6-0, 6-2 over Moreno at number two singles. Vlad got a victory in her first career singles match for UWF with a 6-2, 3-0 (ret.) win over Araucz.
 
Senior Sarai Flores (Mexico City, Mexico) earned her 30th career singles victory with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Morral at number four singles while freshman Heather Mixon (New Iberia, La./Catholic HS) tallied her second straight singles win for UWF with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Florez.
 
Senior Giovana Patitucci (Sao Paulo, Brazil) defeated Tomassone 7-6, 6-2 at number six singles while Toro fell to Mukhametshina 5-7, 3-6 in a close match at number one singles.
 
West Florida will continue conference play on the road tomorrow against North Alabama at 11 a.m. UWF will wrap up the weekend in Huntsville, Alabama, with a match against Alabama Huntsville on Sunday, February 14 at 1 p.m.
 
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