PENSACOLA, Fla. — The No. 2 University of West Florida women's tennis team defeated Southern Arkansas 6-1 on Thursday. The Argonauts secured the win by claiming five singles matches and sweeping the doubles.
West Florida claimed the doubles point with victories at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles.
Carlota Verdu and
Sandra Recuenco secured a 7-5 win over Roksana Kokocha and Taylor Conway at No. 1 doubles, while
Guadalupe Martinez and
Aline Midori Da Silva defeated Emilie Senepart and Jolina Mass 6-1 at No. 2 doubles. The match at No. 3 doubles between Senepart, Victoria Perez, and
Sophie Smith,
Kylie Kochis remained unfinished.
In singles play, West Florida extended its lead with Alberte Jorgensen's 6-2, 6-4 victory over Conway at No. 4 singles, followed by Smith's 6-0, 6-0 win against Perez at No. 5 singles. Martinez triumphed over Isabella Lazzerini at No. 3 singles, 6-1, 6-0, to add another point for West Florida.
Aline Midori Da Silva further solidified West Florida's dominance with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Kokocha at No. 2 singles. The Muleriders managed a point at No. 1 singles where Mass fought back to win 0-6, 6-2, 7-6(9) against Recuenco. However, West Florida closed out the match with Kochis at No. 6 singles, which was left unfinished.
Doubles
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Carlota Verdu/
Sandra Recuenco (West Florida) def. Roksana Kokocha/Taylor Conway (Southern Arkansas) 7-5
Guadalupe Martinez/
Aline Midori Da Silva (West Florida) def. Emilie Senepart/Jolina Mass (Southern Arkansas) 6-1
Senepart/Victoria Perez (Southern Arkansas) vs.
Sophie Smith/
Kylie Kochis (West Florida) 0-0 (unfinished)
Singles
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Jolina Mass (Southern Arkansas) def.
Sandra Recuenco (West Florida) 0-6, 6-2, 7-6(7)
Aline Midori Da Silva (West Florida) def. Roksana Kokocha (Southern Arkansas) 6-3, 6-4
Guadalupe Martinez (West Florida) def. Isabella Lazzerini (Southern Arkansas) 6-1, 6-0
Alberte Jorgensen (West Florida) def. Taylor Conway (Southern Arkansas) 6-2, 6-4
Sophie Smith (West Florida) def. Victoria Perez (Southern Arkansas) 6-0, 6-0
No Player (Southern Arkansas) vs.
Kylie Kochis (West Florida) 0-0 (unfinished)
The next challenge for the Argos is a matchup against Columbus State on Sunday, March 29 at 11 a.m. at the John W. Walden Tennis Center in Columbus, Georgia.
