Troy Sweeps North Florida On The Courts

TROY, Ala. ? The Troy University Trojans men's and women's tennis teams swept the University of North Florida, with the Trojans' men claiming their first victory in school history over UNF under current head coach Eric Hayes.

After sweeping the doubles point from the Ospreys, Troy found itself down 3-1 after North Florida won three consecutive singles matches. Eduardo Pereira of North Florida claimed victory at number one over Benjamin Chomette 6-4, 6-1; while teammates Javier Ferrin and Adrian Escarte claimed straight set victories at number two and five, respectively.

The Trojans clawed their way back into the match, eventually tying the match 3-3 with freshman Edwin van Aerts battling it out at number six for the overall match victory.

Down 6-3, 5-3 and facing match point against North Florida's Argumedo, the freshman from The Netherlands battled back to force a tiebreaker in the second set. He eventually claimed the second set tiebreaker and breezed through the third set to claim a 3-6, 7-6, 6-1 victory and hand the Trojans a 4-3 victory over North Florida.

The victory by the Trojans came just one day after North Florida upset 29^th-ranked and defending Sun Belt Conference champion South Alabama on the road.

Troy (2-3) plays host to UAB on Sunday, February 17.

Meanwhile, on the women's side, the Trojans breezed through their match and won by a final margin of 5-2.

The Trojans won two-of-three doubles matches, claiming the doubles points heading into singles play.

Troy (2-4) dropped just two singles matches ? one by injury ? while 65^th-ranked Annabelle Bares won in straight sets, although going to a tiebreaker in the first set. The junior from France claimed a 7-6, 6-2 victory Natalia Sanchez 7-6, 6-2.

The only match that went three sets on the afternoon was claimed by the Trojans' Arres Marine, playing for a suspended Leonie Guijt. Marine, a freshman from France, claimed a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Caroline Melo.

Troy plays host to 29^th-ranked Auburn University in Troy on Saturday, February 16.

Troy men 4, North Florida 3

Singles

1. Eduardo Pereira (UNF) def. Benjamin Chomette (Troy) 6-4, 6-1

2. Javier Ferrin (UNF) def. Mario Silva (Troy) 6-2, 6-3

3. Guilherme Sahadi (Troy) def. Graham Edgar (UNF) 6-2, 6-3

4. Bastian Maucher (Troy) def. Kurt Gattiker (UNF) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2

5. Adrian Escarate (UNF) def. Diego Martinez (Troy) 7-6, 6-2

6. Edwin van Aerts (Troy) def. Alejandro Argumedo (UNF) 3-6, 7-6, 6-1

Doubles

1. Chomette/Silva (Troy) def. Lopes/Argumedo (UNF), 8-4

2. Sahadi/Edwards-Evans (Troy) def. Pereira/Gattiker (UNF), 8-6

3. Maucher/Martinez (Troy) def. Ferrin/Escarate (UNF), 8-3

Troy women 5, North Florida 2

Singles

1. Annabelle Bares (Troy) def. Natalia Sanchez (UNF) 7-6, 6-2

2. Rawia El Sisi (Troy) def. Ina Durcakova (UNF) 6-4, 6-0

3. Vanessa Sanchez (UNF) def. Mirte De Bakker (Troy) 6-3, 3-2; injury default

4. Maria Melihova (UNF) def. Stephanie Vieria (Troy) 6-3, 6-3

5. Caroline Jounia (Troy) def. Victoria Krook (UNF) 6-2, 6-3

6. Arres Marine (Troy) def. Carolina Melo (UNF) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

Doubles

1. Bares/El Sisi (Troy) def. N. Sanchez/Melo (UNF) 8-3

2. Vieria/De Bakker (Troy) def. Melihova/V. Sanchez (UNF) 8-0

3. Krook/Durcakova (UNF) def. Jounia/Marine (Troy) 8-6

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