LOUISVILLE, Ky. —The University of West Alabama tennis teams split with Bellarmine Unversity this past Saturday with the UWA women downing BU 5-3 and the Tiger men falling to the Knights 5-2.

On the women’s side, UWA (10-4) gained two early points in doubles competition at No. 1 and No. 3.  The Tiger duo of Nicole Shanahan and Brittany Williams ousted BU’s pair of Maria Hornung and Sarah Roebker 8-2.  UWA’s tandem of Mariana Freitas and Chenge Tsapayi turned away Elizabeth Bohnert and Lauren Cotton of BU, 8-5.  In singles action, Shanahan, Freitas and Tsapayi all notched wins at their respective courts to earn UWA its tenth win of the season.  Shanahan cruised past Roebker 6-2, 6-0 at No. 1 while Freitas held off Bohnert in the first set 7-5 and finished the match with a 6-2 win in the second set.  Tsapayi picked up the fifth and clinching point at No. 5 with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Katie Sutton of BU.

In the men’s match, the Tigers (9-3) earned two wins in doubles.  UWA’s Lucas Cruz and Carlin Tighe topped BU’s Nathan Matthews and Todd Atcher 8-5 at No. 2.  Wes yarnton and James Gardner paired up for an 8-5 win over Paul Clark and Tyler Worley.

UWA was scheduled to face Lindsey Wilson College and the University of Southern Indiana on Friday but was cancelled due to the weather.