PENSACOLA, Fla.- The No. 35 West Florida women's tennis team hosts Xavier (La.) for senior day at the Ralph "Skeeter" Carson Tennis Complex. The match was pushed back due to weather and will begin at 1:00 p.m. with the senior festivities after doubles.
The Argos will be honoring seniors
Mayumi Saguchi,
Raissa Wagner, and
Isabela Fioravanti.
ABOUT UWF
*West Florida moved up to No. 35 in the latest ITA national rankings released on March 22.
Aline Midori Da Silva and
Carlota Verdu rank in the ITA national singles ranking with Midori Da Silva at No. 55 and Verdu at No. 64.
*Midori Da Silva and
Luiza Daud lead the team with nine overall singles wins. Verdu holds a 7-6 record from No. 2 singles.
*In total, the Argos are 50-37 in singles on the season and 22-19 in doubles.
*UWF hold an 8-7 record on the season with a four-match win streak. Three of their four most recent wins have been against ranked opponents.
SCOUTING XULA
*The Golden Nuggets rank fifth in the NAIA national ranking with a 14-3 overall record. Entering this match against the Argonauts, XULA is on a nine-match win streak.
*McKenna Wheatley and Tianna Dixon are undefeated 13-0 as a doubles pair.
*Mbali Langa won Red River Athletic Conference Player of the Week on March 14. The junior from Johannesburg, South Africa is ranked No. 24 in NAIA national singles. Langa and partner Valentina Largacha are No. 11 in NAIA national doubles.
*Kareemah Muhammad has been dominating in singles as she ranked No. 20 in the NAIA national singles rankings.
UWF VS. XULA HISTORY
*The Argos hold the overall 4-2 series record with their latest matchup last season on March 19. UWF won 6-1 over the Golden Nuggets.
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