DANVILLE, Ky. – Friday evening’s contest against Centre College saw the University of Evansville swimming and diving teams split its match-up. The Purple Aces men earned a 189-105 win while the women dropped a 162-132 decision.
Men’s Recap
Patrik Vilbergsson, Carlos Souto Vilas, Daniel Santos Lopez, and Sammy McCall opened the night with a win in the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:34.29. After recording a pair of top three finishes last weekend, Joseph Capo started his competition on Friday with a victory in the 200-free. His 1:45.69 edge teammate Grady Whitson’s 1:47.59.
ilbergsson took the win in the 100-backstroke. Swimming a 52.04, he defeated fellow Ace Boris Tavrosky, who posted a 53.55. He added a win in the 200-yard backstroke, besting Logan Tenison and Tavrosky. His time finished at 1:52.81. Souto Vilas was victorious in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke. His winning time in the 100 was a 58.50 with the runner-up finishing in 59.93. In the 200, a 2:12.75 defeated teammate Joao Guiherme.
Adam Pawlak was victorious in the 200-fly with a time of 2:00.14 while Michael Pruett led an Evansville sweep of the top four in the 100-yard free. Pruett’s 47.86 led Ben Morse, Jakob Grundbacher, and Mohammed Rashed.
Santos Lopez edge Brendan Ulewicz in the 100-fly. He posted a 51.39. In the 200-yard IM, it was Grady Whitson completing the race in 2:00.70 with Titus Jabedo coming in second with his time of 2:03.63. The men wrapped up competition with a win in the 200 medley relay. Pruett, McCall, Tenison, and Santos Lopez finished in 1:25.38.
Women’s Recap
Things got off to a nice start for the ladies as they were victorious in the 200-medley relay. Ane Garate, Rafaela Markarewicz, Sveva Brugnoli, and Rebecca Lago posted a 1:50.46 to win by just over a half second. Garate followed her solid relay with a triumph in the 100-backstroke. Her time checked in at 1:01.34. She picked up another win in the 200-backstroke. Her winning time was 2:13.12.
Markarewicz continued a strong performance with a win in the 100-breaststroke. Her race finished in 1:08.52, topping the competition by just over a second. In the 200-yard breaststroke, Markarewicz came in second with Mari Mueller picking up the win in 2:28.75.
Brugnoli and Mueller led the way in the 200-IM. Completing the race in 2:10.23, Brugnoli came in just ahead of Mueller. In the 200-fly, Brugnoli added another win, posting a 2:09.81.
Reigning Missouri Valley Conference Diver of the Week Maddie Rollett picked up right where she left off, sweeping the 1 and 3-meter dives for the second consecutive weekend. Scoring a 273.45, Rollett bested Leah Gardner’s 206.48. Rollett’s score in the 3-meter finished at 252.90. Gardner was also second in that event with a 192.15.
