Tennis Falls To Top Ranked UWF

Valdosta, Geo. -  The University of Tampa's Women's Tennis team was on the road this morning as they traveled to Georgia for an end of year crossover weekend. Today's match for the Spartans featured the No. 10 team in the country, the University of West Florida Argonauts. Facing the nation's elite is nothing new for this Spartans squad as this match marks the seventh time Tampa has faced a top ten team. 

Final: West Florida Argonauts 7, University of Tampa Spartans 0

Location: VSU Tennis Complex | Valdosta, Georgia

Records: Tampa (2-14), #10 West Florida (12-7)

History: This was the first time these two programs have completed. With the loss today, Tampa is behind in the all-time series 0-1. 

How it Happened: 

Going up against one of the top teams in the country, the Spartans knew they had a long fight ahead of them. The match started out with doubles before transitioning to singles play. In doubles, West Florida was able to earn early leads on all three courts before quickly picking up their first court win. West Florida went on to win all three courts but the Tampa Pair of Nicole Cierniak and Sophia Gutkowski put up a strong fight against the UWF ones, fighting back to force extra sets before. As the match transitioned to singles play, Tampa was looking to show once again they can hang with the top teams in the country. Nicole Cierniak and Sophie Wagner both gave strong efforts against their UWF counterparts, earning leads in 3 separate sets. Unfortunately for Tampa, they were unable to pick up any points as UWF went on to sweep singles play. 

Doubles Results: 3-0 UWF - One Point 

Singles Results: 6-0 UWF - Six Points 

UP NEXT: Tampa's Tennis team will stay in Georgia to face the host of this weekend, Valdosta State. This match will take place tomorrow at 1:00pm.