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Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis Falls 5-0 to UWF in GSC Championship

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The No. 1 ranked West Florida Argonauts outlasted the No. 7 Valdosta State Blazers for a 5-0 win in the Gulf South Conference Championship match on Saturday in Montgomery, Ala.

The nation's top ranked doubles team of Alex Peyrot and Pedro Dumont took down Axel Holm and Eden Peleg, 8-2, at No. 1 doubles, while Gabriel Dias and Pedro Roese also scored a 8-2 win over Jordi Mas and Fernando Rivas at No. 2.

Leo Blay and Xavier Pineda hung tough at No. 3, but ultimately fell 8-5 to Warren Kuhn and Pablo Tellez.

The Blazers were unable to overcome the 3-0 deficit in singles action, as Dias defeated Mas, 6-4, 6-2, after Serdar Bojadjiev knocked off Rivas, 6-1, 6-4, at No. 4 to secure the victory for the Argonauts.

Valdosta State fell to 15-5 on the season, and will now await the NCAA selection show on Tuesday to learn where they land in the upcoming Division II South Regional Tournament.

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Players Mentioned

Leo Blay

Leo Blay

6' 0"
Junior
Jordi Mas

Jordi Mas

5' 8"
Sophomore
Xavier Pineda

Xavier Pineda

5' 9"
Sophomore
Fernando Rivas

Fernando Rivas

5' 9"
Junior
Axel Holm

Axel Holm

6' 3"
Freshman
Eden Peleg

Eden Peleg

6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Leo Blay

Leo Blay

6' 0"
Junior
Jordi Mas

Jordi Mas

5' 8"
Sophomore
Xavier Pineda

Xavier Pineda

5' 9"
Sophomore
Fernando Rivas

Fernando Rivas

5' 9"
Junior
Axel Holm

Axel Holm

6' 3"
Freshman
Eden Peleg

Eden Peleg

6' 0"
Junior