LADY WILDCATS WIN OPENER, FALL TO FGCU
B-CU-FGCU RESULTS
Bethune-Cookman women's tennis managed a split of its opening weekend matches, taking an 8-0 decision at St. Thomas while falling 7-0 to Florida Gulf Coast.
Against St. Thomas on Saturday, the Lady Wildcats only dropped four games in three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead, then got straight set matches from Mina Matsuba, Maria Sablina, Elizabeth Nyenwe and Ancia Ifill in singles play. Valentina Beresiarte rallied to take a three-set win at the No. 5 singles position.
The No. 1 doubles team of Matsuba/Sablina registered B-CU's lone victory Sunday at Florida Gulf Coast downing Sarah and Elizabeth Means 8-4. The Eagles took the other two doubles matches to earn that point and then swept all six singles matches.
B-CU (1-1) returns to action Wednesday at UCF.
B-CU MEN DROP TWO ON THE ROAD
B-CU-FGCU Results
St. Thomas-B-CU Results
Bethune-Cookman men's dropped two road matches over the weekend, 5-4 at St. Thomas and 5-2 at Florida Gulf Coast.
Saturday's match at St. Thomas came down to one match after B-CU rallied to a 4-4 tie, but St. Thoma' Matias Dasso outlasted Pablo Lopez 4-6,6-2,7-5 in the deciding No. 6 singles match-up.
On Sunday, Walid Gtari and Diego Garavito registered singles wins for the Wildcats.
B-CU faces Florida Atlantic Saturday.
