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Women’s tennis defeats Jackson State, falls to Southern Miss

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 Sports

(Photo/Zenith Shrestha) The women’s tennis team saw its four-game winning streak snapped against Southern Miss. Hanna Cooper Staff Writer The women’s tennis team traveled to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, last weekend and defeated Jackson State before falling to host Southern Miss. The win over Jackson State put the team at a four-game winning streak before seeing that streak snapped against the Golden Eagles. The Trojans are now 5-3 on the season with Sun Belt Conference play starting in a little more than a week. The Trojans downed Jackson State 4-2 powered by big…

Women’s tennis takes down North Alabama

February 19, 2020 Sports

(Photo/Zenith Shrestha) After dropping the season opener to Mississippi State, the women’s tennis team has won three of its last four games. Hanna Cooper Staff Writer The Troy women’s tennis program picked up a 6-1 win over in-state foe North Alabama last Friday before seeing Sunday’s match canceled due to bad weather. The win over North Alabama gives the Trojans a winning record at 3-2 for the season. The doubles pair of Matea Mihaljevic and Shevita Aulana kicked off Friday’s efforts in the right direction for the Trojans by defeating…

Women’s tennis splits Florida road trip

February 13, 2020 Sports

(Photo/Troy Athletics) Junior Matea Mihaljevic earned a singles and doubles win on Sunday. Scott Shelton Sports Editor The Troy women’s tennis team fell to Stetson 5-2 last weekend in DeLand, Florida, before rebounding with a victory over Bethune-Cookman. Last Sunday against Stetson, the Trojans were shut out in doubles play. Shevita Aulana and Matea Mihaljevic fell 6-3. Vicky Geurinckx and Noa Cohen defeated Tijana Svitlica and Chunxi Guo by a tally of 6-1. In singles play, Mihaljevic rebounded from the doubles loss with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Danel Ashirova. …

Women’s tennis takes down Alabama State

February 6, 2020 Sports

(Photo/Troy Athletics) Freshman Shevita Aulana earned a 6-1, 6-0 singles victory on Saturday. Hanna Cooper Staff Writer The Troy women’s tennis team defeated in-state foe Alabama State, 7-0, last Saturday to claim its first win of the spring at the Lunsford Tennis Complex. The Trojans were set to square off with Alabama A&M on Friday, but the threat of bad weather caused the match to be postponed to a later date. Troy then opened up home play with Alabama State on Saturday. In the doubles, the Trojans pair Chunxi Guo…

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…