Troy University Athletics
Trojans End Season with 4-0 Loss to USA
4/21/2006 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
The Jaguars won in the Nos. 1 and 3 to take a 1-0 lead into singles play. Monte Tucker defeated Marko Despot 6-0, 6-1 in the No. 3 position, and Mark Gellard topped Diego Martinez 6-2, 6-2 in the No. 6 position to put South Alabama up 3-0. USA's Jack Baker defeated Marko Kustudija 6-1, 6-1 in the No. 2 spot to clinch the win for the Jaguars.
South Alabama just outplayed us, they're a contender for the championship and they just played better than we did,” Troy head coach Eric Hayes said.
The women's team won the doubles point against No. 71 Louisiana-Lafayette, but rain delayed singles play until 10 a.m. Saturday.
The girls played well to get the doubles point,” Hayes said. That was big for us to go up 1-0 against a ranked team. Now we just have to go out and finish it in singles play.”
The winner will face the winner of the match between Florida Atlantic and North Texas at 4 p.m. on Saturday.
Tennis Match Results
Troy vs South Alabama
Apr 21, 2006 at Mobile, Ala.
#48 South Alabama 4, Troy 0
Singles competition
1. Dias Doskarayev (USA) vs. Irving Morales (TROY) 1-6, unfinished
2. Jack Baker (USA) def. Marko Kustudija (TROY) 6-1, 6-1
3. Monte Tucker (USA) def. Marko Despot (TROY) 6-0, 6-1
4. Marek Sramek (USA) vs. Pasqual Duttlinger (TROY) 7-6, unfinished
5. Robert Hodel (USA) vs. Milos Kustudija (TROY) 6-5, unfinished
6. Mark Gellard (USA) def. Diego Martinez (TROY) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Dias Doskarayev/Monte Tucker (USA) def. Irving Morales/Marko Despot (TROY) 8-4
2. R.J. Nagel/Jack Baker (USA) vs. Milos Kustudija/Pasqual Duttlinger (TROY) unfinished
3. Robert Hodel/Filip Kricka (USA) def. Marko Kustudija/Diego Martinez (TROY) 8-2
Match Notes:
Troy 9-12
South Alabama 19-7; National ranking #48
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,6,2)
South Alabama advances to the semifinal match against Louisiana-Lafayette at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Courts
