Heather Mixon
UWF Athletic Communications

Women's Tennis

No. 6 Women's Tennis Splits Home Finale With Hawai'i Pacific and Georgia Gwinnett

Argonauts will open GSC Championship on Thursday against Lee at 1:30 pm

UWF-Hawai'i Pacific Box Score | UWF-Georgia Gwinnett Box Score

PENSACOLA, Fla. – The sixth-ranked UWF women's tennis team split a pair of matches at the Ralph "Skeeter" Carson Tennis Complex Saturday. The Argonauts fell to No. 9 Hawai'I Pacific in a 9 a.m. match before taking down NAIA No. 2 Georgia Gwinnett under the lights.
 
UWF (19-5) fell to HPU, 5-2, and defeated GWC, 5-4, in a very intense match.
 
Against the Sharks, UWF secured a point in doubles when Valeria Mantilla and Serai Flores won at No. 3 with a 9-8 win. All four completed singles matches were in straight sets with Heather Mixon claiming the lone Argonaut victory at the No. 6 spot with a 6-2, 6-4 decision.
 
In the nightcap, UWF fell behind 2-1 after doubles, with Kat Dikosavljevic and Dianna Vlad collecting the lone point. The Argos then fought back as Dikosavljevic, Nina Bubelova and Mixon earned wins for a 4-3 lead.
 
The Grizzlies tied the match at No. 4 singles before the Argos clinched on the play of Dianna Vlad at No. 5 with a 6-4, 7-6 win.
 
UWF will be off for a few days before opening the Gulf South Conference Championship on Thursday afternoon. The Argos are the NO. 1 seed after going 10-0 in league play and will face No. 8 seed Lee at 1:30 p.m. in Montgomery, Ala. Tournament play will be at both the O'Connor Tennis Center and Lagoon Park.

 
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Players Mentioned

Nina Bubelova

Nina Bubelova

5' 4"
Senior
Dianna Vlad

Dianna Vlad

Freshman
Valeria Mantilla

Valeria Mantilla

Freshman
Heather Mixon

Heather Mixon

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nina Bubelova

Nina Bubelova

5' 4"
Senior
Dianna Vlad

Dianna Vlad

Freshman
Valeria Mantilla

Valeria Mantilla

Freshman
Heather Mixon

Heather Mixon

Freshman