May 4, 2007

PENSACOLA, Fla. - Top-Ranked West Florida (24-3) continued their march towards another national title with a 5-1 victory over Delta State (14-8), Friday afternoon at the Ralph "Skeeter" Carson Tennis Complex located of the UWF Campus.

The Argonauts took an early lead by winning two out of three doubles matches from the Statesmen. West Florida's team of Dante Bottini (Buenos Aries, Argentina) and Nicholas Barrientos (Cali, Columbia) ran into little trouble during their 8-4 victory over the Statesmen's David Voravongsa, and Argo teammates Diego Zorzi (Buenos Aries, Argentina) and Luis Arboleda (Medellin, Columbia) follow suit winning their match 8-6 giving West Florida the 2-0 lead. The Statesmen struck back with a win by their third spot pair consisting of Rafael Weigand and Mathieu Provost.

In singles action West Florida blanked Delta State winning three matches in straight set to claim the victory. Playing out of the first spot for the Argonauts Zorzi claim a two-set, 6-3, 6-3, win over Voravongsa. Argonauts teammate Bottini also made quick work of his second spot match also claiming a two-set, 6-2, 6-2, victory against Pascal LaPlace, who he also beat in double action. Luis Bernadi (Campinas, Brazil) finished the match with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph playing out of the sixth spot.

West Florida will return to action during the NCAA Division II Men's National Championship, beginning on Wednesday, May 9 in Orlando, Fla.

Results:
#1 Singles: Diego Zorzi (UWF) def. David Vorvongsa, 6-3, 6-3
#2 Singles: Dante Bottini (UWF) def. Pascal LaPlace (DSU), 6-2, 6-2
#3 Singles: Thomas Pasquet (DSU) vs. Nicolas Barrientos (UWF) unfinished
#4 Singles: Eduardo Cavasotti (UWF) vs. Mathieu Prouvost (DSU), unfinished
#5 Singles: Rafael Weigand (DSU) vs. Luis Arboleda (UWF), unfinished
#6 Singles: Luiz Bernardi (UWF) def. Julien Beekensteiner (DSU), 6-2, 6-3
#1 Doubles: #2 N. Barrientos/D. Bottini (UWF) def. D. Voravongsa/ T. Pasquet (DSU), 8-4
#2 Doubles : L. Arboleda/D. Zorzi (UWF) def. P. LaPlace/ Pervoon (DSU), 8-5
#3 Doubles: R. Weigand/ M. Provost (DSU) def. E. Cavasotti/L. Bernardi (UWF), 9-8