HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville men's tennis team opened up conference play on Sunday with a tough opponent, battling to a 5-2 decision with visiting No. 3 West Florida at Athletic Club Alabama. UWF improves to 4-1 (3-0 Gulf South Conference), while the Chargers slip to 0-2 (0-1 GSC).
 
Singles competition
1. Nicholas Lecoutre (UWF) def. Sebastian Rohrbach (UAH) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
2. Serdar Bojadiev (UWF) def. Christian Wedel (UAH) 6-7, 6-2, 7-5
3. Tim Nutz (UAH) def. Juan Cabrera (UWF) 7-6, 7-5
4. Adam Svensson (UWF) def. James Caddies (UAH) 6-1, 6-0
5. Pedro Cordeiro (UWF) def. Philipp Uhde (UAH) 6-4, 6-4
6. Aaron Osmond (UAH) def. Gabriel Nery (UWF) 6-4, 7-5
 
Doubles competition
1. Serdar Bojadiev/Adam Svensson (UWF) def. Sebastian Rohrbach/James Caddies (UAH) 6-3
2. Gabriel Nery/Nicholas Lecoutre (UWF) def. Christian Wedel/Philipp Uhde (UAH) 7-5
3. Juan Cabrera/Pedro Cordeiro (UWF) def. Tim Nutz/Timo Christen (UAH) 6-4
 
Noteworthy
-Wedel went toe-to-toe with one of the nation's top players, forcing three tough sets with Division II's 11th-ranked singles player in Bojadiev.
-Nutz improves to 2-0 on the season in singles play.
-Osmond earns a win in his first-ever collegiate spring singles contest.
-The two points taken from West Florida represent the most by the Chargers against the national power since the GSC tournament in April of 2013.
 
Next Time Out
-The Chargers will be back at it on Saturday when Bellarmine visits. The match is slated for a 6 p.m. start at Athletic Club Alabama.