Men’s and women’s tennis teams pick up wins

Ty Ammons Staff Writer The Troy men’s and women’s tennis teams both came away with wins on Thursday, Feb. 26, and Saturday, Feb. 28, respectively. The men’s team played against conference opponent No. 47 South Alabama, and Troy escaped with a 4-3 win. The Trojans won three out of their six singles matches. Freshman Andy Lau won his line three singles match against senior Manuel Belda 6-4, 6-1. Sophomore Pablo Moreno won his match 7-6, 6-2 to win line four against sophomore Tuki Jacobs, and junior Giovani Samaha won his…

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Men’s and women’s tennis teams defend Trojan territory

Ty Ammons Staff Writer The Trojans men’s tennis team went 2-1 this weekend in the Trojan Jamboree, while the women’s tennis team won both of its matches. The men’s team faced off first against Nicholls State on Friday, Feb. 20. Troy won three of its six singles matches and won two doubles with the third line unfinished. No. 89 junior Gabriel Dias beat sophomore Sam Meessen 6-4, 6-2. Sophomore Hassan Ndayishimye won his match 6-2, 6-4 against sophomore Partha Adavelly. Sophomore Pablo Moreno won his match against sophomore Bernard Wezeman…

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Men’s tennis picks up three wins; women’s team falls to Auburn

Ty Ammons Staff Writer The Troy Trojans men’s tennis team traveled to Daytona Beach, Florida, and DeLand, Florida, on Friday, Feb. 13, and Saturday, Feb. 14, and won all three of its matchups. The women’s tennis team traveled to Auburn on Sunday, Feb. 15, but lost. On Friday, the Trojans won four of their singles matches against Florida Gulf Coast. Junior Gabriel Dias won his line two singles match against sophomore Andres Alfonzo 7-6, 6-4. Freshman Andy Lau took three sets to defeat his opponent, junior Eduardo Alfonzo, but pulled…

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Men’s and women’s tennis teams both pick up a win

Ty Ammons Staff Writer The men’s and women’s tennis teams both played two teams each this past weekend. The men’s team played the University of Southern Mississippi Eagles and No. 19 Ole Miss. The women’s team played the UNC Wilmington Seahawks and the North Florida Ospreys. The men’s first match at home this season was against the Southern Miss Eagles, and Troy won all of its matches except for the line three doubles match. On Saturday, Feb. 7, junior Gabriel Dias defeated junior Tarun Surat 6-2, 6-3. Sophomore Hassan Ndayishimye…

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Men’s and women’s tennis both pick up a win

Ty Ammons Staff Writer The Troy Trojans men’s and women’s tennis teams each had one match this past weekend. The men faced off against the Georgia State Panthers in Atlanta, and the women took on the Alabama State Hornets in Montgomery. The women’s team won its match on Friday, Jan. 30, against Alabama State. The Trojans swept the Hornets, not losing a single set. Freshman Sanae Ohta won her singles match 6-1, 6-1 against junior Arantxia Wijingaarde. Junior Trang Huynh won her match against sophomore Marine Cartier 6-2, 7-5. Junior…

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