LIVINGSTON, Ala. – The Cameron women's and men's tennis teams split their matches against West Alabama on Sunday, as the no 17 ranked Aggie women lost 5-3 to the no. 26 ranked Tigers and the no. 16 Aggie men won their match 6-3.
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In the women's match, CU fell behind early, losing all but one of the doubles matches.
Magdalena Kovinic and
Viola Lugmayr won their match in the three doubles spot, 9-7, but the pairings of
Zhenia Shviadok and
Mathilde Thibaudat and
Paula Gutierrez and
Samantha Wood lost 8-3 and 8-5 in the one and two matches.
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The Aggies were only able to get two points in the singles matches, as Shviadok won 6-2, 6-4 in the two singles match spot and Wood won her match 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 in the four spot. Gutierrez, Thibaudat and Kovinic all lost in two sets in their matches while Lugmayr's match went unfinished.
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Cameron is now 4-4 on the season, while UWA is 10-2.
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On the men's side, the Aggies were able to win two out of the three doubles matches as
Bruno Babic and
Andres Velasco won the two doubles match 8-1, and the paring of
Vinicius Santos and
Julen Gutierrez won 8-4 in the three spot. CU's one doubles team
Felipe Oyarzun and
Mateo Velasco fell 8-2 in their match.
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In singles, CU won all but the one and six matches, as Babic won 6-3, 6-3 in the two spot, Oyarzun took down his opponent 6-1, 6-3 in the three spot, M. Velasco beat UWA's four man 2-6, 6-2, 7-5, and Gutierrez won 6-3, 6-0 in the five spot. Santos lost a tough battle 7-6, 7-5 in the one singles match, while A. Velasco lost 7-5, 6-3 in the six spot.
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The Cameron men are now 7-6 on the season, and UWA is now 6-5.
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Both teams will have a travel day before heading to Mobile, Ala. for their next match against Spring Hill on March 14, starting at 11 a.m.
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#26 West Alabama 5, #17 Cameron Women 3
Singles competition
1. Amina Mukhametshina (UWAWTN17) def.
Paula Gutierrez (CUWT) 6-1, 7-5
2.
Zhenia Shviadok (CUWT) def. Evelyn Moreno (UWAWTN17) 6-2, 6-4
3. Georgina Morral (UWAWTN17) def.
Mathilde Thibaudat (CUWT) 6-4, 6-4
4.
Samantha Wood (CUWT) def. Teona Tatishvili (UWAWTN17) 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
5. Liliana Araucz (UWAWTN17) def.
Magdalena Kovinic (CUWT) 6-3, 6-2
6. Andrea Tomassone (UWAWTN17) vs.
Viola Lugmayr (CUWT) 7-6, 3-0, unfinished
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Doubles competition
1. Amina Mukhametshina/Georgina Morral (UWAWTN17) def.
Zhenia Shviadok/
Mathilde Thibaudat (CUWT) 8-3
2. Teona Tatishvili/Liliana Araucz (UWAWTN17) def.
Paula Gutierrez/
Samantha Wood (CUWT) 8-5
3.
Magdalena Kovinic/
Viola Lugmayr (CUWT) def. Evelyn Moreno/Andrea Tomassone (UWAWTN17) 9-7
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Match Notes:
Cameron 4-4; National ranking #17
West Alabama 10-2; National ranking #26
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#16 Cameron Men 6, West Alabama 3
Singles competition
1. Julius Kaverinen (UWAMTN17) def.
Vinicius Santos (CUMT) 7-6, 7-5
2.
Bruno Babic (CUMT) def. Christopher Wood (UWAMTN17) 6-3, 6-3
3.
Felipe Oyarzun (CUMT) def. Andrii Stratiienko (UWAMTN17) 6-1, 6-3
4.
Mateo Velasco (CUMT) def. Henrik Sinkko (UWAMTN17) 2-6, 6-2, 7-5
5.
Julen Gutierrez (CUMT) def. Nicolai Jochamowitz (UWAMTN17) 6-3, 6-0
6. Anton Lof (UWAMTN17) def.
Andres Velasco (CUMT) 7-5, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Julius Kaverinen/Henrik Sinkko (UWAMTN17) def.
Felipe Oyarzun/
Mateo Velasco (CUMT) 8-2
2.
Bruno Babic/
Andres Velasco (CUMT) def. Christopher Wood/Andrii Stratiienko (UWAMTN17) 8-1
3.
Vinicius Santos/
Julen Gutierrez (CUMT) def. Honorio Fernandez/Nicolai Jochamowitz (UWAMTN17) 8-4
Match Notes:
Cameron 7-6; National ranking #16
West Alabama 6-5
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