Southern Miss Men’s Tennis Wins Three Matches at UWF Fall Fling

Southern Miss men’s tennis recorded three wins at the University of West Florida Fall Fling Invitational in Pensacola, Florida, in its final event of the fall. The Golden Eagles won twice in doubles and once in singles during the Friday and Saturday competition.

Rasmus Becker and Matei Varbanciu opened with a 6-1 doubles win over Coastal Alabama’s Aseelev and Tillikainen. After Ritabrata Sarkar and Jay Temming lost 6-4 to Louisiana’s Nikola Kolyachev and David Simeonov, Becker and Varbanciu beat Alcorn State’s Veral and Puig, 6-3. The pair ended doubles play with a 6-2 loss to Louisiana’s Ribero and Jade.

Temming earned Southern Miss’ lone singles victory, beating West Florida’s Will Meyering 7-6 (6), 6-4. He later lost to Alcorn State’s Emre Atlamiş, 6-4, 6-3. Sarkar fell to Louisiana’s Samuel Kyjaci, 7-5, 6-2, and Varbanciu lost to West Florida’s Rafael Sabio, 1-6, 7-6 (1), 10-8.

The invitational was Southern Miss’ fourth and final fall event. The team is scheduled to return to competition in the 2027 spring season.

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