Men's Tennis

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The West Alabama women’s tennis team got its spring break tour of the state of Florida on the right foot with a 7-2 win over Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fla. on Monday afternoon. The UWA men dropped a 6-3 decision to the Tritons of EC.

UWA picked up five wins in singles competition against EC. Mariana Freita, Chenge Tsapayi, Brittany Williams, Rachel Hardaway and Amanda Morgan all won their respective matches. The lone Tiger loss came at No. 1 with UWA's Nicole Shanahan coming up short against EC's Madora Mak, 6-3, 6-0. In doubles activity, the Tiger duo of Hardaway and Morgan topped the Triton pairing of Rachel Chitton and Rachel Harbeitner, 8-2. At no. 3 doubles, UWA's duo of Freitas and Tsapayi ousted the Triton tandem of Danielle Loizzo and Flavia Russo, 8-4.

On the men's side, Carlin Tighe, Lucas Cruz and Wesley Yarnton turned in wins in sigles play. Tighe cruised past EC's Colton Jacobs, only dropping one game in a straight set win, 6-0, 6-1.

The Tiger women return the court on Tuesday, March 25, battling Tampa on the UT campus. The Red and White men will duel 40^th-ranked Florida Tech on Wednesday, March 26. Both squads will face Palm Beach Atlantic on Thursday, March 27. The Sailfish men enter the contest ranked 38^th in the country. UWA closes out the trip squaring off with St. Leo on the Friday, March 28.