PENSACOLA, Fla. – The West Florida Women's Tennis Team wrapped-up another very successful season on Saturday when they fell to No. 1 seeded Barry 4-0 in the South Regional Championship. With the loss, the Argonauts conclude their season with a 16-6 record as runners-up in the NCAA South Region.
West Florida started the day with doubles and saw some great play from the No. 1 pair before ultimately falling from the No. 2 and No. 3 positions to give the point to the Buccaneers.
Karolina Silwanowicz and partner
Samantha Echevarria paired up from the No. 2 position but fell in a tough match 6-1 on the day. Barry clinched the doubles point from the No. 3 position by taking down
Irene Recuenco and
Mayumi Saguchi to move into singles play with the advantage.
Sara Yigin and
Berta Bonardi were ahead over the No. 10 ranked pair in the nation leading 4-2 from the No. 1 position before their match went unfinished.
In singles play, West Florida fell from the No. 2, No. 3, and No. 6 positions moving the Buccaneers to the decisive four-point mark.
In her last match for the Argonauts, Bonardi was putting on a how from the No. 1 position before the match went unfinished leading the No. 2 player in the nation 6-3, 4-2 in her match. Yigin and Echevarria were fighting hard from the No. 4 and No. 5 positions, but had their matches go unfinished.
Overall, Head Coach
Derrick Racine was very positive post-match and had nothing but praises for the players and coaching staff of this team. Here is what Coach Racine had to say:
"I just wanted the girls to come out and play with a lot of heart today and they did that," Coach Racine stated. "This whole year we've battled through a lot of adversity and the whole seasons the girls have found ways to battle through it and find success. We couldn't of had as much success as we did this season without all of the hard work from our Assistant
Diana Vlad and her efforts make my job easier and enjoyable. We might win some match and we might lose some matches, but nobody can take away the Argo family."
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