CLEVELAND, Miss.- It was another great day for the West Florida women's tennis team as the Argos swept Gulf South Conference opponent, Delta State 7-0 on Sunday morning. The Argonauts improve to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in conference play while the Lady Statesmen drop to 0-5 overall and 0-1 in conference.
The Argos kicked things off with a strong start in doubles play.
Mayumi Saguchi and
Jenna Svatos took control of their match, winning 6-3 as the No. 1 pair.
Luiza Daud and
Zoe Yasan teamed up from the No. 3 position as they swept their opponent 6-0.
Guadalupe Martinez and
Nathalia Mossambani's match went unfinished due to the Argos securing the lone doubles point.
Momentum from doubles carried over into singles play with the Argos winning from all six singles positions. Martinez came up with the win from the No. 3 position 6-2, 6-2 over Maria Carida. The freshman from Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina is now 3-0 in conference play. Saguchi finished her match victorious from the No. 1 position 6-2, 6-4.
Carlota Verdu grabbed another win from the top of the lineup 6-2, 6-2 as No. 2.
From the bottom of the lineup, the Argos dominated from the No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 position. Daud and
Zoe Yasan swept their opponents in two sets 6-0, 6-0 from the No. 5 and No. 6 position. Svatos came out with the win from the No. 4 position to increase the Argos lead.
"Overall, this was a great weekend for our teams. It's always good when you get on a long road trip and you get a chance to bond and be together as a team," said head coach
Derrick Racine. "This is an especially tough weekend because of the mileage we had to travel driving first up to Memphis and then over to Arkansas and then down to Mississippi and then home, but I feel the team really handle these matches well and took care of business. This is going to prepare us for a super tough schedule as we head into March."
West Florida will have their home opener on Wednesday, March 1 against Nova Southeastern at 2:00 p.m. at the Ralph "Skeeter" Carson Tennis Complex.
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