Coyote men’s tennis rallies for thrilling win, women’s team falls to Barton

In a weekend defined by resilience, the Weatherford College men's tennis team staged a massive comeback to defeat Barton College 5-4, while the women's team fell short 6-3.

The WC men's team found themselves trailing 4-1 after a difficult start against the Cougars. Barton swept the doubles matches, leaving the Coyotes needing to win five out of six singles matches to clinch the overall victory.

The comeback was sparked by dominant performances from several team members, including a nail-biting tiebreaker from Andres Serrano.

After dropping the first set to opponent Raphael Ankrah, Serrano took the second. In the deciding 10-point tiebreaker, Serrano held match point to secure the advantage in the Coyotes' comeback rally.

Matteo Cardoso sealed the team victory, outlasting Charles Alipoe 6-3, 2-6, 10-8.

The women's team struggled to find footing in singles play after a competitive double round.

Juliana Jurado and Kshirin Wakalkar delivered a perfect 8-0 shutout over Barton, however, the strength from the Cougars in the singles matchups proved to be the difference.

The men's and women's tennis teams will travel to face Jacksonville College on Saturday March 28.

For more information, visit wcathletics.com.

Match Results

Men: Weatherford College 5, Barton 4

Doubles

Alipoe/Ankrah (BC) def. Cardoso/Serrano 9-7

Villarroya/Molefe (BC) def. Asker/Blainey 8-6

Sigahque/Tesevic (BC) def. Acuna/Pasco 9-7

Singles

Matteo Cardoso (WC) def. Alipoe 6-3, 2-6, 10-8

Andres Serrano (WC) def. Ankrah 3-6, 7-6 (3), 9-8 (default)

Benjamin Asker (WC) def. Villarroya 6-4, 7-6 (3)

Sigauque (BC) def. Julian Blainey 4-6, 4-6

Bernardo Pasco (WC) def. Molefe 6-7, 6-4, 10-6

Alejandro Rozo (WC) def. Tesevic 6-1, 6-2

Women: Barton 6, Weatherford College 3

Doubles

Campigotto/Ndenkove (BC) def. Pena/Ternera 8-2

Tchamoussa/Petrova (BC) def. Cabrera/Tublen 9-8 (3)

Juliana Jurado/Kshirin Wakalkar (WC) def. Seejonk/Barker 8-0

Singles

Campigotto (BC) def. Maria Camila Ternera 7-6 (3), 4-6, 10-5

Ddengoue (BC) def. Valeria Cabrera 1-6, 3-6

Tchamoussa (BC) def. Juliana Jurado 2-6, 0-6

Petrova (BC) def. Rosmary Pena 6-3, 3-6, 10-4

Kshirin Wakalkar (WC) def. Seejong 6-2, 6-7 (8), 10-2

Kameron Shipp (WC) def. Barker 6-2, 6-1