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11/3/2026 2:46:00 PM | Men's Tennis
PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Southern Miss Men's Tennis team competed in its final event of the fall at the University of West Florida Fall Fling Invitational on Friday and Saturday, earning three wins across singles and doubles. The Golden Eagles recorded two doubles victories, and one singles win.
Southern Miss opened doubles play with Rasmus Becker and Matei Varbanciu defeating Coastal Alabama's Aseelev and Tillikainen, 6-1, before Ritabrata Sarkar and Jay Temming fell 6-4 to Louisiana's Nikola Kolyachev and David Simeonov.
Becker and Varbanciu carried their momentum into their next match, earning a 6-3 win over Alcorn State's Veral and Puig. They closed doubles play with a 6-2 loss to Louisiana's Ribero and Jade.
In singles, Temming earned Southern Miss' lone victory, defeating West Florida's Will Meyering, 7-6 (6), 6-4. He later fell to Alcorn State's Emre Atlamiş, 6-4, 6-3. Sarkar lost to Louisiana's Samuel Kyjaci, 7-5, 6-2, while Varbanciu dropped a close contest to West Florida's Rafael Sabio, 1-6, 7-6 (1), 10-8.
Up Next
The UWF Fall Fling Invitational marked the Golden Eagles' fourth and final fall event. Southern Miss will return to competition in the 2027 spring season.
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