PENCASOLA, Fla. – The Nicholls State University women's and men's tennis teams made the trek east over the weekend to compete in the West Florida Invitational.

Three Colonels reached the championship match in their respective draws, but the tournament was cut short due to the weather. The duo of Marina Vigil and Lingfeng Gu played for the title in Flight 1 Doubles but fell against host West Florida.
 
"Overall it was a good weekend. I thought both the women and men competed well in an adverse format with a lot of matches," Nicholls tennis head coach Greg Harkins said. "We play an event like this because the teams can play 20-plus matches throughout a few days. It tests us mentally and physically and pushes us outside of our comfort zones. I was pleased with the way the players handled themselves, and we will use the experience to help us improve through the Fall and prepare for Spring dual season."
 
Standing out for the women's team was Vigil and senior Stephanie Barnett. Both went 3-0 in Draw 2 and 1, respectively, but each had their championship match washed out. For the men, Eduardo Marion also posted a 3-0 mark in Draw 4 before his title match was canceled.
 
Also in singles, Anastasia Kuzevanova was 2-0 in Flight 4, and Dylan Loru reached the semifinals of Draw 3 with a pair of victories.
 
In doubles action, Vigil and Gu were defeated by West Florida's Silwanowicz/Mantiilla in the title match. The UWF duo also took down Barnett and Antonia Roessli to reach the championship round. For the No. 2 Draw, Kuzevanova teamed up with UWF's Mixon to win the consolation bracket with a 3-1 record.
 
For the complete results, please see below.
  
WOMEN'S FLIGHT 1 DOUBLES DRAW
Vigil/Gu (NICH) def. Hukasian/Franco (UWA)
Vigil/Gu (NICH) def. Chang/Marchoine (UM) 6-3
Vigil/Gu (NICH) def. Vaganova/Grij (ASU) 6-4
Silwanowicz/Mantiila (UWF) def. Vigil/Gu (NICH) 6-4
 
Barnett/Roessli (NICH) def. Jordan/Ochsner (LOYOLA) 6-0
Barnett/Roessli (NICH) def. Humphries/Linke (UNA) 6-4
Silwanowicz/Mantiila (UWF) def. Barnett/Roessli (NICH) 7-5
 
WOMEN'S FLIGHT 2 DOUBLES DRAW
Kozachok/Haverkamp (NICH) def. Martinez/Alban (LOYOLA) 6-3
Vullings/Asia (UNO) def. Kozachok/Haverkamp (NICH) 6-1
 
Flesch/DeGeorge (UNA) def. Kuzevanova (NICH)/Mixon (UWF) 6-3
Kuzevanova (NICH)/Mixon (UWF) def. Calves/Bicca (UWF) 6-3
Kuzevanova (NICH)/Mixon (UWF) def. Martinez/Albon (LOYOLA) 6-1
Kuzevanova (NICH)/Mixon (UWF) def. Travis/Capitani (UM) 6-2
  
WOMEN'S FLIGHT 1 SINGLES DRAW
Barnett (NICH) def. Sullivan (SHC) 6-1, 6-1
Barnett (NICH) def. Dho (UNO) 4-6, 7-5, 10-1
Barnett (NICH) def. Rink (UWF) 6-7, 6-3, 14-12
Did not finish
 
Franco (UWF) def. Gu (NICH) 6-4, 6-2
Gu (NICH) def. Shant (ABAC) 6-4, 6-0
Flesch (UNA) def. Gu (NICH) 1-6, 6-1, 10-7
 
WOMEN'S FLIGHT 2 SINGLES DRAW
Hukasian (UWF) def. Kozachok (NICH) 6-2, 6-7, 10-4
Diaz (ABAC) def. Kozachok (NICH) 6-1, 6-3
 
Vigil (NICH) def. Aticles (SHC) 6-2, 6-2
Vigil (NICH) def. Humphries (UNA) 2-0, retired
Vigil (NICH) def. Vlad (UWF) 7-5, 6-2
Did not finish
 
WOMEN'S FLIGHT 4 SINGLES DRAW
Kuzevanova (NICH) def. Cano (LOYOLA) 6-0, 6-4
Kuzevanova (NICH) def. Alguaciic (UNO)
Did not finish
 
 
MEN'S FLIGHT 1 DOUBLES DRAW
Lentz/Giribet (NICH) def. Fila/Felipe (IND)
Bojedjiev/Galvao def. Lentz/Giribet (NICH) 6-2
 
Podgursky/Loru (NICH) def. Sanchez/Shkrob (UWF) 6-3
Nordblom/Stratiienko (IND) def. Podgursky/Loru (NICH) 7-6
 
MEN'S FLIGHT 2 DOUBLES DRAW
Marino/Borges (NICH) def. Nitz/Grosseloh (SHC) 6-4
Cheung/Short (LOYOLA) def. Marino/Borges (NICH) 6-4
 
MEN'S FLIGHT 1 SINGLES DRAW
Podgursky (NICH) def. Pimenta (UNA) 5-7, 6-3, 10-3
Klein (UNO) def. Podgursky (NICH) 3-6, 6-0, 10-6
 
MEN'S FLIGHT 2 SINGLES DRAW
Fomenkov (UNO) def. Lentz (NICH) 6-3, 6-2
Lentz (NICH) def. Cabrales (LOYOLA) 6-3, 6-3
Lentz (NICH) def. Davis (UM) 6-4, 6-4
 
MEN'S FLIGHT 3 SINGLES DRAW
Loru (NICH) def. Heslin (UNA) 7-6, 6-3
Loru (NICH) def. Kramer (UNO) 6-3, 4-6, 11-9
Shkrob (UWF) def. Loru (NICH) 6-2, 6-4
 
Giribet (NICH) def. Pena (SHC) 6-0, 6-1
Galvao (UWF) def. Giribet (NICH) 6-2, 6-7, 10-4
 
MEN'S FLIGHT 4 SINGLES DRAW
Marino (NICH) def. Contoleon (ABAC) 6-3, 6-1
Marino (NICH) def. Matas (ASU) 6-2, 6-2
Marino (NICH) def. Markos (UNA) 6-1, 6-1
Did not finish