Tag: women’s tennis

Women’s tennis drops back-to-back road matches

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Augusto Rossi Staff Writer After nearly a month since its last match, the Troy women’s tennis team got back in action on the road against South Florida and Central Florida. The Trojans dropped their first road match of the spring season 5-2 against USF on Saturday before getting swept 7-0 the next day by UCF. On Saturday, the Trojans got off to a slow start in doubles play, dropping two of three total matches in that phase. Jiayuan Xue and Pei Ju Hsieh did manage a 4-2 lead in their…

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Women’s tennis falls short at ITA regionals in Auburn

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Scott Watkins Staff Writer The Troy women’s tennis team took part in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regionals over the weekend in Auburn, but had only one doubles pair go through to the finals. Seniors Efriliyah Herlina, Sanae Ohta and Nancy Karaky all played in the first day of the ITA Southern Regional on Friday. Karaky lost to Madeline Meredith of Auburn in two sets before defeating Southern Mississippi. Ohta was defeated by Ole Miss and Tulane, and Herlina was defeated by Caroline Turner of Auburn. In doubles play, Ohta and…

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Women’s tennis cruises in Mercer Gridiron Classic

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Daniel Hunt Staff Writer It was a great weekend for the Troy women’s tennis team as it brought home a number of first-place finishes from the Mercer Gridiron Classic over the weekend. In doubles, each Trojan pair started the tournament in the round of 16 due to a first-round bye. When they finally saw the court, seniors Sanae Ohta and Nancy Karaky faced off against the Georgia College duo of Jena Kelly and Valeria Lopez. Troy’s All Sun-Belt duo advanced, winning 6-3. Following an injury in the quarterfinal, the pair…

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Women’s tennis loses in Sun Belt tourney semifinals

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Michael Shipma Sports Editor The Troy women’s tennis team’s postseason run was cut short by a 1-4 loss to Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday in the Sun Belt Conference Championships. The No. 4-seed Trojans, fresh off a 4-2 victory over fifth-seeded Coastal Carolina the day before, fell to the top-seeded Warhawks in the tournament semifinals in New Orleans. Friday’s matchup with Sun Belt newcomer Coastal Carolina featured a dominant performance from Troy in singles play. The Chanticleers took two of the three doubles matches of the day, but conceded all but one…

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Women’s tennis team takes down Georgia Southern and Tulane

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  Michael Shipma Sports Editor The Troy women’s tennis team improved its conference record to 2-1 with a 4-1 win over Georgia Southern before taking down Tulane 4-3. The Trojans’ weekend was highlighted by their Sunday victory over No. 48 Tulane, where they rallied from a doubles loss with two doubles wins and a 3-3 split in the singles phase. The Trojans have now won five of their last six matches and face a pair of road games before playing in the Sun Belt Championships starting April 20. One day…

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