PENSACOLA, Fla. – The No. 2-ranked Valdosta State men's tennis team posted a 7-0 victory over West Alabama Friday afternoon.  VSU improved to 10-2 overall and 3-0 in Gulf South Conference play, while UWA fell to 4-9 overall and 2-2 in league play.
 
VSU got things off on the right foot as it won the doubles point for the early lead.  No. 40 duo of sophomore Jan Skerbatis and junior Boruch Skierkier won 6-1 over Villslav Bonev and Caden Goldammer at No. 3. UWA won at No. 2 doubles as Igbionvia Wilson and Eita Ishikawa won 6-3 over juniors Takeshi Taco and Xaveam Van Wijk, but Blazer top duo of seniors Luca Mack and Christian Wedel won 7-6 (7-3) to claim the team point.
 
Skierkier, ranked No. 15 nationally, made quick work of Ishikawa (6-0, 6-2) for a 2-0 Blazer lead, while freshman Jerome Iaconi won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 5 singles for a 3-0 lead.  Freshman Matteo Castellazzi, playing in his first match of the spring, won 6-2, 6-2 at No. 6 to clinch the win.  Wedel won 6-4, 6-3 at No. 4 singles over Jacob Tapia, while Taco, ranked No. 5 nationally, posted a 6-3, 6-3 win over Igbinovia for a 6-0 lead and Mack, who is ranked No. 26, needed three sets at the top spot to dispatch No. 52 Lucas Hammond 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-1).
 
The Blazers continue on the road as they play at No. 9 West Florida on Saturday at 11 a.m. ET.