PENSACOLA, Fla.- The No. 12 UWF Women's Tennis Team had a great start to their first match back at home beating Grand Valley 5-2 on Tuesday.

To start off the match, the Argonauts won two out of the three matches for doubles points. Sarah Yigin and her teammate Mayumi Saguchi won their match 6-3 from the No. 2 position to give the Argos the first points. Irene Recuenco and Raissa Wagner picked up a win in their match from the No. 3 position, winning 6-3.

Nathalia Mossambani and Guilanna Sacco were just shy of a win in their match, falling short to The Lakers 4-6 from the No. 1 position.

Head coach Derrick Racine said, "On the girl's side we played very solid doubles and won the doubles point with a great match from our #3 pair.

The Argonauts played extremely well in their singles matches as well. Sara Yigin won her match in a tiebreaker winning 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 from the No. 1 position. Irene Recuenco came in the No. 2 position and dominated her match 6-4, 6-0. Mayumi Saguchi pulled out a win in a tiebreaker from the No. 3 position, winning the match 6-7, 6-3, 6-4.

In the bottom of the lineup, Nathalia Mossambani came out on top in the No. 4 position winning 6-3, 6-4. Marissa Wagner and Luiza Daud put up a strong fight, but ultimately dropped both of their matches from the No. 5 and No. 6 position

"In singles, Grand Valley hung tight and forced you to pull out some tough 3 set wins for the victory." 

Up Next: The Argonauts will face Austin Peay for the double header at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8 at the Ralph "Skeeter" Carson Tennis Complex.

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