Jordana Lujan
Bill Stockland

Women's Tennis

UWF Opens Busy Weekend with Sweep of UCSD & Mississippi College

The sixth-ranked Argonauts defeated UC San Diego & Mississippi College on Friday

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PENSACOLA, Fla. – The No. 6 ranked UWF women's tennis team picked up a pair of wins on Friday at the Ralph "Skeeter" Carson Tennis Complex to open a 5-match weekend.
 
UWF (16-5, 7-0 Gulf South) defeated No. 9 UC San Diego, 7-2, and Mississippi College, 9-0. The Argonauts will play three matches on Saturday, beginning at 8:00 a.m. with West Georgia. UWF will also face Delta State at Noon and Christian Brothers at 3:00 p.m.
 
In the first match of the day against the Tritons, UWF fell behind 2-1 after doubles play, only to storm back with six singles victories, highlighted by a 7-5, 7-5 win at No. 1 by 34th-ranked Paula Lopez over 28th-ranked Britta Mosser. The Argos also compiled straight-set wins from the middle four spots in the ladder before Valeria Mantilla closed out the victory with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 win at No. 6.
 
In the afternoon match versus the Choctaws, the Argonauts were not challenged early, taking the three doubles contests by scores of 8-1, 8-2 and 8-3.
 
The momentum continued in singles as UWF won five matches in straight sets, with Lopez coming from a set down to win 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 at the top position.
 

 
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Players Mentioned

Paula Lopez

Paula Lopez

5' 3"
Senior
Valeria Mantilla

Valeria Mantilla

5' 7"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Paula Lopez

Paula Lopez

5' 3"
Senior
Valeria Mantilla

Valeria Mantilla

5' 7"
Sophomore