PENSACOLA, Fla. - Joao Yamacita and Mason Vice secured a point in doubles for the Delta State University tennis team, but wasn't enough as the Statesmen fell to No. 1 University of West Florida on Saturday afternoon at Ralph "Skeeter" Carson Tennis Complex.
West Florida jumped out to an early 1-0 lead on the second court after No. 1 Alex Peyrot and Pedro Dumont defeated
Hicham Azzaoui and
Jeoffrey Noblecourt, 8-5, but
Mason Vice and
Joao Yamacita tied it up after beating Alfonso Castellano and Pablo Tellez 8-6 on the third court. The Argonauts secured a win on the second court and headed into singles competition with a 2-1 lead.
The momentum continued for UWF grabbing a victory on all six courts in the singles competition to claim a 8-1 victory over Delta State.
The Statesmen wrap up the regular season against in-state Division I foe Jackson State University on Monday, April 10 at 5 p.m.
DOUBLES COMPETITION
1. #1 Alex Peyrot/Pedro Dumont (UWF) def.
Jeoffrey Noblecourt/
Hicham Azzaoui (DSU) 8-5
2. Gabriel Dias/Pedro Roese (UWF) def.
Timo Schmitz/
Andrew Hildenbrand (DSU) 8-2
3.
Mason Vice/
Joao Yamacita (DSU) def. Alfonso Castellano/Pablo Tellez (UWF) 8-6
SINGLE COMPETITION
1. #3 Alex Peyrot (UWF) def.
Jeoffrey Noblecourt (DSU) 6-1, 6-3
2. Serdar Bojadjiev (UWF) def.
Hicham Azzaoui (DSU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Alfonso Castellano (UWF) def.
Mason Vice (DSU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Sebastian Sanchez (UWF) def.
Joao Yamacita (DSU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Douglas Boe (UWF) def.
Julian Massa (DSU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Lucas Sanchez (UWF) def.
Timo Schmitz (DSU) 6-1, 6-1
Match Notes:
Delta State 5-10, 3-6 GSC
West Florida 20-1, 8-0 GSC; National ranking #1; Regional ranking #1
