Women’s tennis soared by the Eagles with a 6-1 win on Sunday making them undefeated at home. With this win against Georgia Southern, Troy women’s tennis team became 5-4 overall and 2-0 at home. The team set the tone Sunday by sweeping all three doubles matches and going undefeated until the end of the day. Senior Karoline Grymel kicked off singles, winning with a commanding score of 6-1, 6-1 at number one. Candela Munoz Giron kept the wheels turning with a win at fourth overwhelming her opponent…
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Women Athletes
by: Devin Smith This is a question that has weighed heavily on my mind recently, and I think it’s one that people show pay more attention to before history passes them by. People (specifically men) generally won’t admit it, but being a female athlete on any level carries a stigma. Simply put, popular belief is not just that a woman can’t compete with a man. The belief is that women are not able to compete with men, and it’s the steadily growing elephant in the room. Women of all…
Read MoreTrojans vs. Texas Tech & Uconn
by: Hot off the heels of their Florida A&M sweep, the Troy Trojans were looking to continue their dominance this past weekend when they traveled to Orlando for the Wawa Classic for a three game weekend. First up was Texas Tech, who were looking to knock the Trojans off their pedestal. But Troy kept rolling, scoring 10 runs in their fifth straight game as Troy went on to win 10-3 on Friday. The Red Raiders got on the scoreboard first with a Devon Conley two-run single in the first inning,…
Read MoreTrojan Sharon O’Mara
by: Caleb Odom According to Google maps, there are 16,158 miles between Sydney, Australia and Troy, Ala. That was journey that Sharon O’Mara made to become an assistant softball coach for the Trojans. “Obviously coming from Australia, there was a bit of a cultural change from Sydney to Troy, Ala.” O’Mara said. O’Mara promised head coach Melanie Davis that she would stay at least one season. Now in her fifth season at Troy, O’Mara was promoted to Associate Head Coach for the Trojan Softball team. “From our standpoint here at…
Read MoreTrojan Coach Mark Smartt
by: Caleb Odom photo by: Joshua Thurston For Troy Assistant Coach Mark Smartt his office, which overlooks Riddle-Pace Field, is a shine of his past. A collection of memories including a jersey, signed baseballs and old newspaper clippings serve as reminders of Smartt’s celebrated past while he plans for the future as a coach at his alma mater. The jersey, framed on the wall of his office, was from the 1986-87 seasons when Smartt played second base at Troy then called Troy State. The cardinal jersey bearing the number nine…
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