AMERICUS, Ga. -- The University of West Alabama netters each picked up two wins on Saturday, as the men continued its string of consecutive wins, seven, with a 5-4 victory against Georgia Southwestern and 9-0 win over Fort Valley State.  The UWA women also improved its record, winning their fifth-straight with a 5-4 win also over the Hurricanes and then a 9-0 sweep of FVSU.

In singles, the Tigers took five of the six contests to claim the win. Wes Yarton claimed a 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 win over Brenton Hochsteler at the #2 singles spot. Brandon Harris followed with a 6-4, 6-3 victory at the #3 spot. Carlin Tighe won at #4 over Brandon Hochsteler 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 while James Gardner (7-5, 6-3) and Lucas Nunes (7-5, 6-2) each claimed contests to lift the Tigers to the 5-4 win. All three UWA doubles teams fell in action.

On the women’s side, the UWA doubles team of Brittany Williams and Nicole Shanahan claimed the only doubles point for the Tigers, winning 8-1 at the #2 spot. In singles action, the Red and White picked up victories from Shanahan at the #1 (3-6, 7-5, 6-1), Chenge Tsapayi at #3 (6-1, 6-1), #4 Williams (7-5, 6-1) and #6 Rachel Hardaway (6-2, 3-6, 6-0) to earn the 5-4 match win.

The UWA men return to action on Tuesday, Feb. 26, hosting Morehouse at 1 p.m. The UWA women return to action on Saturday, March, as they host Arkansas Tech at 10 a.m.