PENSACOLA, Fla. — The University of West Florida swept Auburn University at Montgomery 7-0 on Wednesday at the Ralph "Skeeter" Carson Tennis Complex. The Argonauts secured victories in all six singles matches and claimed the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions.
West Fla. secured the doubles point with victories at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles.
Guadalupe Martinez and
Aline Midori Da Silva delivered a decisive 6-2 win at No. 2 doubles against Mercedes Garcia Cid and Allison Blanco.
Kylie Kochis and
Sophie Smith followed with a 6-2 victory at No. 3 doubles over Sofia Neri and Ana Clara Campigotto. The No. 1 doubles match with
Carlota Verdu and
Sandra Recuenco remained unfinished at 4-5.
In singles play, the Argonauts extended their lead with straight-set victories across all courts. Kochis set the tone at No. 6 singles, defeating Ana Clara Campigotto 7-5, 6-1. Alberte Jorgensen added another point with a commanding 6-1, 6-1 result at No. 5 singles over Nagisa Yonezawa. Verdu clinched the match for West Fla. at No. 1 singles, overcoming Melissa Yakup Pour 6-4, 7-5.
The momentum continued as Recuenco defeated Sofia Neri 6-3, 6-4 at No. 2 singles, and Martinez battled through three sets to triumph 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 at No. 4 singles against Allison Blanco. Da Silva rounded out the sweep with a three-set victory at No. 3 singles, prevailing over Sofia Neri 6-0, 6-7(5), 7-5. The final dual score was 7-0 in favor of West Fla.
Doubles
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Kylie Kochis/
Sophie Smith (UWF) def. Sofia Neri/Ana Clara Campigotto (AUM) 6-2
Guadalupe Martinez/
Aline Midori Da Silva (UWF) def. Mercedes Garcia Cid/Allison Blanco (AUM) 6-2
Mercedes Garcia Cid/Nagisa Yonezawa (AUM) vs.
Carlota Verdu/
Sandra Recuenco (UWF) 5-4 (unfinished)
Order of finish: 3, 2
Singles
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Carlota Verdu (UWF) def. Melissa Yakup Pour (AUM) 6-4, 7-5
Sandra Recuenco (UWF) def. Sofia Neri (AUM) 6-3, 6-4
Aline Midori Da Silva (UWF) def. Sofia Neri (AUM) 6-0, 7-6(5)
Guadalupe Martinez (UWF) def. Allison Blanco (AUM) 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
Alberte Jorgensen (UWF) def. Nagisa Yonezawa (AUM) 6-1, 6-1
Kylie Kochis (UWF) def. Ana Clara Campigotto (AUM) 7-5, 6-1
Order of finish: 6, 5, 4, 2, 3, 1
The next challenge for West Fla. is against North Georgia on Monday, April 6 at 2 p.m. at the University of North Georgia Tennis Complex in Dahlonega, Georgia.