PENSACOLA, Fla. — The University of West Florida punched their ticket to the NCAA National Championships on Tuesday with a win over 3-seed Rollins, 4-1 on Tuesday at the Ralph "Skeeter" Carson Tennis Complex. This marks UWF's first appearance in the NCAA National Championships since 2019.
West Florida dropped the doubles point to Rollins despite a victory at No. 1 doubles, where
Diego Duran and
Sebastian Rondon secured a 6-0 win over Pete Tran and Richard Stoiberer. The Tars claimed the doubles point with wins at No. 2 doubles, as Mo Anterist and Fabian Gusic defeated
Mark Neyelov and
Goncalo Quintela, 6-3, and at No. 3 doubles, where Nico de Giacomo and Lawson Prather overcame
Vicente Couto and
Rafael Sabio, 6-4.
In singles, West Florida responded strongly with a sweep, starting at No. 1 singles, where Rondon defeated Lawson Prather, 6-0, 6-2.
Goncalo Quintela extended the lead by achieving a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Pete Tran.
Rafael Sabio added another point at No. 5 singles with a 7-6, 7-5 win against Mo Anterist.
The clinching point came at No. 2 singles, where Duran engaged in a tense three-set match, ultimately prevailing 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(4) over Fabian Gusic.
Doubles
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Diego Duran/
Sebastian Rondon (West Fla.) def. Pete Tran/Richard Stoiberer (Rollins) 6-0
Mo Anterist/Fabian Gusic (Rollins) def.
Mark Neyelov/
Goncalo Quintela (West Fla.) 6-3
Nico de Giacomo/Lawson Prather (Rollins) def.
Vicente Couto/
Rafael Sabio (West Fla.) 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1
Singles
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Sebastian Rondon (West Fla.) def. Lawson Prather (Rollins) 6-0, 6-2
Diego Duran (West Fla.) def. Fabian Gusic (Rollins) 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(4)
Nico de Giacomo (Rollins) vs.
Vicente Couto (West Fla.) 7-5, 4-5 (unfinished)
Richard Stoiberer (Rollins) vs.
Mateo Martinez (West Fla.) 5-7, 6-3, 2-1 (unfinished)
Rafael Sabio (West Fla.) def. Mo Anterist (Rollins) 7-6 (5), 7-5
Goncalo Quintela (West Fla.) def. Pete Tran (Rollins) 6-0, 6-1
Order of finish: 6, 5, 1, 4, 2
The NCAA National Championships will take place from May 19-23 in Surprise, Arizona. Opponents and match times will be announced on GoArgos.com.
For more information on the UWF men's tennis program, visit GoArgos.com and follow the team on social media at @uwf_menstennis (Instagram) and @TennisUWF (X).
