LAKELAND, Fla. — West Florida (12-1) narrowly defeated Florida Southern (11-4) 4-3 on Sunday at the Wynee Warden Tennis Center. West Florida secured the victory with singles wins at the No. 2, No. 3, No. 5, and No. 6 positions after dropping the doubles point.

West Florida fell short in the doubles competition against Florida Southern, conceding the point with losses on courts two and three. #2 Diego Duran and Sebastian Rondon secured a 6-2 win on No. 1 doubles over George Russell and Onur Turgut, but the Moccasins prevailed at No. 2 doubles, as Bosko Boskovic and Gabriel Jornert edged Mark Neyelov and Samuel Vidales in a tight 7-6(7-4) contest. The home team clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 victory on No. 3 doubles by Mario Garoz and Edoardo Melindo against Rafael Sablo and Goncalo Quintela.

In singles, West Florida responded strongly, starting with #63 Vicente Couto at No. 3 singles, who delivered a 6-2, 6-3 win over George Russell. Sablo increased the visitors' tally with a straight-sets victory, 6-1, 6-4, at No. 5 singles against 39th ranked Mar Antonio Morales. Florida Southern leveled the match momentarily with Marco Cinotti's 6-2, 7-5 win over Neyelov at No. 4 singles.

West Florida regained momentum with #2 Duran's comeback at No. 2 singles, overcoming Matthew Hewitt 4-6, 6-1, 6-0. #5 Rondon faced a tough challenge at No. 1 singles, falling to 16th ranked Garoz in a three-set battle, 6-3, 2-6, 3-6. The match was sealed for West Florida on No. 6 singles when Quintela secured a hard-fought 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory over Boskovic, concluding the competition with a decisive point.

Doubles  
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Diego Duran/Sebastian Rondon (UWF) def. George Russell/Onur Turgut (FSC) 6-2  
Mark Neyelov/Samuel Vidales (UWF) vs. #41 Bosko Boskovic/Gabriel Jornert (FSC) 6-7(7) (unfinished)  
Rafael Sablo/Goncalo Quintela (UWF) vs. Mario Garoz/Edoardo Melindo (FSC) 4-6 (unfinished)  

Singles  
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#5 Sebastian Rondon (UWF) vs. #16 Mario Garoz (FSC) 6-3, 2-6, 3-6 (unfinished)  
#2 Diego Duran (UWF) def. Matthew Hewitt (FSC) 4-6, 6-1, 6-0  
#63 Vicente Couto (UWF) def. George Russell (FSC) 6-2, 6-3  
Mark Neyelov (UWF) vs. Marco Cinotti (FSC) 2-6, 5-7 (unfinished)  
Rafael Sablo (UWF) def. #39 Mar Antonio Morales (FSC) 6-1, 6-4  
Goncalo Quintela (UWF) def. Bosko Boskovic (FSC) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3

The next challenge for West Florida is a home match against Lee on Saturday, March 21 at noon at the Ralph "Skeeter" Carson Tennis Complex in Pensacola, Florida.