VALDOSTA, Ga. – The No. 2 University of West Florida women's tennis team closed out the regular season with a pair of wins in Valdosta, defeating Lynn 4-0 on Friday before sweeping Tampa 7-0 on Sunday at the VSU Tennis Courts. With the two victories, the Argonauts reached 20 wins in the regular season for the fifth time in program history and for the first time since the 2018-19 season heading into the Gulf South Conference Championships.
West Florida opened the weekend with a 4-0 victory over Lynn on Friday. The Argonauts claimed the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles, as Carlota Verdu and Sandra Recuenco defeated Lea Cakarevic and Meadow Garcia 6-3 while Kylie Kochis and Sophie Smith earned a 6-1 win over Hailey Lizano and Jessica Frank. The No. 2 doubles match featuring Guadalupe Martinez and Aline Midori Da Silva was left unfinished.
In singles play against Lynn, West Florida sealed the match with three straight-set victories. Kochis was first off the court with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 6 singles over Frank, followed by Alberte Jorgensen's 6-2, 6-3 victory against Lizano at No. 5. Da Silva clinched the dual at No. 3 singles with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Garcia to give the Argos the 4-0 decision. Martinez also led at No. 4 singles, while Verdu and Recuenco were both in unfinished matches at the top two spots.
The Argonauts returned to the court Sunday and completed the weekend with a 7-0 sweep of Tampa in the regular-season finale. West Florida once again started strong in doubles, taking all three matches to secure the opening point. Martinez and Da Silva posted a 6-1 win at No. 2 doubles over Ida Axelsson and Karine Kulidjian, Verdu and Recuenco followed with a 6-4 victory at No. 1 over Rebecca Presley and Linn Eriksson Sundling, and Kochis and Smith capped the sweep with a 6-4 win at No. 3 against Alexandra Chebli and Sophie Wagner.
West Florida carried that momentum into singles and swept all six matches in straight sets. Smith opened with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 6 singles over Mia Zorrilla, and Recuenco followed with a 6-0, 6-3 victory at No. 2 over Sundling. Da Silva then clinched the match for the Argonauts at No. 3 singles with a 6-1, 6-3 win against Kulidjian. Jorgensen added a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 5 singles, Martinez earned a 6-1, 6-3 decision at No. 4, and Verdu closed the day with a 7-5, 6-3 victory at No. 1 singles to complete the 7-0 sweep.
West Florida now turns its attention to the Gulf South Conference Championships, where the Argonauts will face No. 7 seed Delta State in the quarterfinals on Thursday, April 23 at 10 a.m. in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Updates will be available on GoArgos.com.
