Troy University Athletics
Streak Reaches Nine on Saturday
4/18/2010 1:00:00 AM | Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - The Troy University women's tennis team needed just one victory to claim a team victory over Middle Tennessee, but they also needed to fend off the Blue Raiders in the same match to keep from falling.
Fortunately for the Trojans, senior Stephanie Vieira proved better than Marietta Bigus at number four singles on Saturday afternoon; giving Troy a hard-fought 4-3 victory over the homestanding Blue Raiders.
Troy (11-7), winners of nine consecutive matches, won the doubles point to start the day with victories at number one and number two to take a 1-0 lead in the overall match. The number one team of Karoline Grymel and Leonie Guijt defeated Middle Tennessee's team of Natalie Araya and Alex Dachos, 8-3; before the number two team of Lauren Simpson and Emma Smith continued their hot streak with an 8-4 victory over Middle Tennessee's Carla Nava and Yuiri Nomoto.
In singles play, the Trojans got victories at number one and number six to set up the heroics by Vieira at number four.
Grymel defeated Nava at number one in straight sets 6-3, 6-3; while Smith defeated Middle Tennessee's Taylor Coffey 7-5, 6-4 to even the overall match at 3-all.
After winning the opening set of her match, Vieira dropped the second set to force a winner take all third set in the match. The senior breezed through the third set by dropping just two games and winning 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 to clinch the victory for the Trojans.
Troy puts their nine-match winning streak on the line against nationally-ranked North Texas at 11 am on Sunday at Middle Tennessee.
Troy 4, Middle Tennessee 3
April 17, 2010
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Singles
1. Karoline Grymel (TROY) def. Nava, Carla (MT) 6-3, 6-3
2. Djananova, Anna (MT) def. Lauren Simpson (TROY) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. Araya, Natalie (MT) def. Leonie Guijt (TROY) 6-3, 6-4
4. Stephanie Vieira (TROY) def. Bigus, Marietta (MT) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
5. Nomoto, Yuiri (MT) def. Rosaura Ramirez-Vega (TROY) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
6. Emma Smith (TROY) def. Coffey, Taylor (MT) 7-5, 6-4
Doubles
1. Karoline Grymel/Leonie Guijt (TROY) def. Araya, Natalie/Dachos, Alex (MT) 8-3
2. Lauren Simpson/Emma Smith (TROY) def. Nava, Carla/Nomoto, Yuiri (MT) 8-4
3. Coffey, Taylor/Djananova, Anna (MT) def. Rosaura Ramirez-Vega/Stephanie Vieira (TROY) 8-5
Fortunately for the Trojans, senior Stephanie Vieira proved better than Marietta Bigus at number four singles on Saturday afternoon; giving Troy a hard-fought 4-3 victory over the homestanding Blue Raiders.
Troy (11-7), winners of nine consecutive matches, won the doubles point to start the day with victories at number one and number two to take a 1-0 lead in the overall match. The number one team of Karoline Grymel and Leonie Guijt defeated Middle Tennessee's team of Natalie Araya and Alex Dachos, 8-3; before the number two team of Lauren Simpson and Emma Smith continued their hot streak with an 8-4 victory over Middle Tennessee's Carla Nava and Yuiri Nomoto.
In singles play, the Trojans got victories at number one and number six to set up the heroics by Vieira at number four.
Grymel defeated Nava at number one in straight sets 6-3, 6-3; while Smith defeated Middle Tennessee's Taylor Coffey 7-5, 6-4 to even the overall match at 3-all.
After winning the opening set of her match, Vieira dropped the second set to force a winner take all third set in the match. The senior breezed through the third set by dropping just two games and winning 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 to clinch the victory for the Trojans.
Troy puts their nine-match winning streak on the line against nationally-ranked North Texas at 11 am on Sunday at Middle Tennessee.
Troy 4, Middle Tennessee 3
April 17, 2010
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Singles
1. Karoline Grymel (TROY) def. Nava, Carla (MT) 6-3, 6-3
2. Djananova, Anna (MT) def. Lauren Simpson (TROY) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. Araya, Natalie (MT) def. Leonie Guijt (TROY) 6-3, 6-4
4. Stephanie Vieira (TROY) def. Bigus, Marietta (MT) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
5. Nomoto, Yuiri (MT) def. Rosaura Ramirez-Vega (TROY) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
6. Emma Smith (TROY) def. Coffey, Taylor (MT) 7-5, 6-4
Doubles
1. Karoline Grymel/Leonie Guijt (TROY) def. Araya, Natalie/Dachos, Alex (MT) 8-3
2. Lauren Simpson/Emma Smith (TROY) def. Nava, Carla/Nomoto, Yuiri (MT) 8-4
3. Coffey, Taylor/Djananova, Anna (MT) def. Rosaura Ramirez-Vega/Stephanie Vieira (TROY) 8-5
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