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South ends Troy’s men’s tennis season in conference semis

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Michael Shipma Sports Editor The Troy men’s tennis team rallied to defeat Georgia Southern before falling to top-seeded Georgia State last weekend in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament in Peachtree, Georgia. The Trojans wrapped up a 13-win season on Saturday after falling 4-0 to the Panthers in the quarterfinals. The loss to Georgia State was the last match for Troy Head Coach Scott Kidd, as he announced in March that he would resign at the end of the season. Against fifth-seeded Georgia Southern on Friday, Troy struggled early when senior…

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Strong doubles play paces Troy tennis

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Michael Shipma Sports Editor The Troy men’s tennis team split its final two matches of the 2018 regular season in the Big Easy, falling 5-4 to Xavier University of Louisiana before bouncing back with a 4-1 win over New Orleans. Saturday, the Trojans won the doubles point but conceded the narrow victory to the Gold Rush, dropping four of six singles matches. The following day, Troy finished its regular-season schedule on a high note with a dominant win over the hosting Privateers thanks to an unfinished doubles match and two…

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Women’s tennis crushes at home on Senior Day

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Michael Shipma Staff Writer After nearly a month of tough road matches, the Troy women’s tennis team returned home in style with a pair of dominant wins over in-state opponents. The Trojans started off their weekend with a 7-0 shutout of Alabama A&M on Friday’s Senior Day, which was followed up with a 6-1 rout of Alabama State on Tuesday. Between the two matches, Troy lost just one singles and one doubles match, resulting in a three-match win streak which erased a previous losing streak of the same length. Against…

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Men’s tennis head coach Scott Kidd retires

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Michael Shipma Sports Editor After five years as head coach of the Troy men’s tennis team, Scott Kidd announced that he will be retiring after this season. “I have learned so much as a coach during my time here at Troy University,” Kidd said in a statement released Monday. “I am saddened but excited about the next chapter for my career and life. “I will never forget all people who have supported Troy men’s tennis in our community and University. I have no doubt that Troy men’s tennis will continue…

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Troy men’s tennis handles Georgia Southern 4-1 in Statesboro

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Michael Shipma Staff Writer The Troy men’s tennis team capped off a six-match road stretch with a 4-1 win over Georgia Southern on Tuesday in Statesboro, Georgia. The Trojans got off to a slow start in the doubles phase as Mustapha Belcora and Oskar Michalek lost 6-2 to the Eagles’ Eddie Landin and Diego Finkelstein. Troy bounced back in the next two doubles matches as Pelayo Antuña/Jiaqi Duan and Amer Bedwan/Andy Lau each won their contests in one set. Two of the six singles matches went unfinished, but Duan, Michalek…

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