Samantha Echevarria

Women's Tennis

UWF Opens NCAA Tourney with 5-0 Win Over Benedict

The Argonauts will face Lynn in the regional final Tuesday morning

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BOCA RATON, Fla. 
– The seventh-ranked UWF women's tennis team posted a very impressive 5-0 victory over Benedict in the first round of the NCAA South II Regional at the Perper Tennis Complex at Lynn University Monday.
 
UWF (24-6) got three doubles and two singles victories to advance to the regional final for the ninth-consecutive season. The Argonauts will face second-seeded and third-ranked Lynn on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time.
 
UWF wasted little time against Benedict, posting 8-0 wins at the No. 2 and 3 doubles spots before making it a clean sweep with an 8-4 win from the nation's 23rd-ranked team in Paula Lopez and Paula Coyos.
 
In singles play, UWF was leading in all six matches when the first two contests finished, giving the third-seeded Argos their tenth shutout victory this season. Diana Vlad won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4 and Samantha Echevarria didn't drop a game in a 6-0, 6-0 decision at No. 6.



 
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Players Mentioned

Paula Coyos

Paula Coyos

5' 8"
Junior
Paula Lopez

Paula Lopez

5' 3"
Senior
Dianna Vlad

Dianna Vlad

5' 3"
Sophomore
Samantha Echevarria

Samantha Echevarria

5' 6"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Paula Coyos

Paula Coyos

5' 8"
Junior
Paula Lopez

Paula Lopez

5' 3"
Senior
Dianna Vlad

Dianna Vlad

5' 3"
Sophomore
Samantha Echevarria

Samantha Echevarria

5' 6"
Junior