MONTGOMERY, Ala. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville tennis teams closed out the 2018 season on Thursday as both teams lost to West Florida at the Gulf South Conference Tennis Championships by 5-0 scores. The men finish the year at 7-16, while the women close out the campaign at 6-14.
 
Men's Results
Singles competition
1. #24 Nicolas Lecoutre (UWF) def. Timo Christen (UAH) 6-3, 6-2
2. #8 Serdar Bojadjiev (UWF) vs. Rodrigo Palomino (UAH) unfinished
3. Lucas Sanchez (UWF) vs. Dylan Hall (UAH) unfinished
4. Juan Cabrera (UWF) def. Elliot Hopson (UAH) 6-1, 6-2
5. Robin Rafaitin (UWF) vs. Tim Nutz (UAH) unfinished
6. Juan Motta (UWF) vs. James Caddies (UAH) unfinished
 
Doubles competition
1. #14 Serdar Bojadjiev/Lucas Sanchez (UWF) def. Dylan Hall/Rodrigo Palomino (UAH) 8-1
2. Alfonso Castellano/Nicholas Springer (UWF) def. Noah Pring/K. Roskell-Thomas (UAH) 8-1
3. Nicolas Lecoutre/Juan Cabrera (UWF) def. Elliot Hopson/Guilherme Coleta (UAH) 8-3
 
Noteworthy
-Caddies finishes his first season in Huntsville with a team-best 12 wins in singles play.
-The match marks the final one for seniors Hopson and Palomino who have both been solid contributors for the Blue and White for four seasons.
 
Women's Results
Singles competition
1. #57 Ines Nicault (UWF) def. Stefanie Mehlich (UAH) 6-0, 6-0
2. Samantha Echevarria (UWF) vs. Cristina Cabanas (UAH) unfinished
3. Diana Vlad (UWF) vs. Sarah Stearman (UAH) unfinished
4. Heather Mixon (UWF) vs. Mariana Lopez (UAH) unfinished
5. Lais Bicca (UWF) vs. Monika Polakovic (UAH) unfinished
6. Isabella Calves (UWF) def. No player (UAH), by default
 
Doubles competition
1. Ines Nicault/Lais Bicca (UWF) def. Sarah Stearman/Stefanie Mehlich (UAH) 8-2
2. Diana Vlad/Paula Coyos (UWF) def. Cristina Cabanas/Mariana Lopez (UAH) 8-1
3. Samantha Echevarria/Jordana Lujan (UWF) def. No player/No player (UAH), by default
 
Noteworthy
-Mehlich ends her first season in Huntsville with a team-best 11 wins in singles action.
-The match marked the final one for senior Cabanas who posted eight wins in singles action while being a part of a team-high nine wins in doubles play.
-Cabanas is a two-time All-GSC selection, and she has been selected to the GSC All-Academic Team twice.