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Men’s tennis drops 2 of 3 games in Nashville

February 7, 2020 Sports

(Photo/Troy Athletics) Carles Anton and his doubles partner, Pelayo Antuna, won two matches in Nashville against Tennessee State Scott Shelton Sports Editor The men’s tennis team took its first trip outside of Alabama this season and lost two of three matches last weekend in Nashville, Tennessee. The first match took place on Friday against the Belmont Bruins, and the Trojans fell 5-2. Junior Pelayo Antuna suffered the first loss of the day at the hands of Felix Rauch, who took the match 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Senior Oskar Michalek put the Trojans…

Men’s tennis falls to Stetson on the road

February 6, 2020 Sports

(Photo/Troy Athletics) Redshirt junior Christopher Tasker fell to Tim Gennes in singles. Tasker and Javier Llinares fell to Linus Bergevi and Antoine Sanchez in doubles. Scott Shelton Sports Editor The Troy men’s tennis team fell to Stetson University 4-3 last Sunday afternoon in DeLand, Florida. The loss puts the team under .500 for the season at a 2-3 record. The team was supposed to play its home opener last Friday against Alabama A&M, but the game was postponed due to bad weather. The team will now have its home opener…

Men’s tennis takes spring opener at AUM

January 23, 2020 Sports

(Photo/Troy Athletics) Junior Jorge Poyatos enters his junior season after a 2-6 overall singles record as a sophomore last season. Kennedy Roy Staff Writer The Troy men’s tennis team opened its 2020 spring season with a 6-1 victory over AUM Saturday afternoon in Montgomery. The win marks the second season in a row in which the team won its opening game. It’s also Troy’s second straight year defeating the AUM Warhawks as the teams battled early last season. Troy earned an opening win in doubles play as the No. 1…

Men’s tennis drops two Sun Belt matchups

April 3, 2019 Sports

Dylan Hurst Staff Writer The Troy men’s tennis team faced Georgia State in a Sun Belt Conference dual match but came up short, 1-4. The Trojans almost clinched the doubles point during the beginning of the match but couldn’t close it out. Pelayo Antuna and Jiaqi Duan came up short in doubles play, as they fell 6-4 against State’s MacFarlane and Hussey. In the No. 2 spot, Oskar Michalek and Andy Romero won 6-2 against State’s Duarte and Grinvalds. However, the last deciding point in the doubles play was scored…

Trojan tennis sweeps A&M

February 7, 2019 Sports

Dylan Hurst Staff Writer The Troy men’s tennis team continued its winning ways on Friday after beating Alabama A&M 7-0. The Trojans have won all three of their spring matches. Two quick wins in doubles play for the Trojans got things started early as junior Oskar Michalek and freshman Manuel Bernard defeated the No. 2 ranked A&M players 6-3. Senior Jiaqi Duan and sophomore Pelayo Antuna defeated the No. 3 ranked team with a score of 6-3. The Trojans faced no issues in singles play, as they won all their…