Trojans Split a Pair to Close Shootout

Sunday, April 1

Murfreesboro, Tenn.

8:30 a.m.

Troy University

Austin Peay State University

Photo by: Troy University

4/1/2012 9:10:00 PM | Tennis (M)

By: Matt Mays

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Troy men's tennis team split a pair of close matches to close out the Sun Belt Shootout on Sunday at Middle Tennessee. The Trojans competed in two marathon matches and nearly pulled out wins in both.

The Trojans (4-14) defeated Austin Peay on Sunday morning, 4-3, in a five-hour match that concluded with a hotly contested doubles point. The Trojans then had to turn around and take on Florida Atlantic just an hour later in a match that lasted over three hours itself.

In a tournament where singles matches were played first, and doubles matches were played only if necessary, the Trojans had to use doubles play for the second straight match against the Owls, but this time came up short in a 4-3 loss.

The seventh seeded Trojans, in the eight-team tournament, finished sixth thanks to the split on Sunday, paired with a loss to No.71 Georgia State on Saturday in the opening round.

The matches against Austin Peay and Florida Atlantic on Sunday were both rematches as the Trojans had already defeated the Governors and lost to the Owls earlier in the season.

Complete results are listed below. The Trojans return to the court on Thursday as they travel to take on South Alabama in Mobile. For more information on Troy Athletics, visit TroyTrojans.com. Fans can also find Troy on Twitter at @TroyAthletics, or become fans on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/TroyAthletics.

Troy 4, Austin Peay 3
Apr 01, 2012 at Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Singles competition
1. Anas Rouchdi (TROY) def. ADEMOVIC, Jasmin (APSU) 6-4, 6-4
2. BAILEY, Sean (APSU) def. Sami Ghorbel (TROY) 6-3, 6-4
3. RISTOVSKI, Dimitar (APSU) def. Jamie Eccleton (TROY) 6-0, 6-1
4. TVERIJONAS, Aleksas (APSU) def. Patrick Eichler (TROY) 6-3, 6-7, 6-2
5. Mansingh Athare (TROY) def. STORIE, John (APSU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Tadju Davies (TROY) def. HRICISTE, Michal (APSU) 6-4, 7-6

Doubles competition
1. Mansingh Athare/Sami Ghorbel (TROY) def. RISTOVSKI, Dimitar/BAILEY, Sean (APSU) 8-5
2. ADEMOVIC, Jasmin/STORIE, John (APSU) def. Jamie Eccleton/Ture Skinner (TROY) 8-6
3. Patrick Eichler/Anas Rouchdi (TROY) def. TVERIJONAS, Aleksas/HRICISTE, Michal (APSU) 8-6

Match Notes
Austin Peay 7-7
Troy 4-13
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,5,2,1,6,4)

Florida Atlantic 4, Troy 3
Apr 01, 2012 at Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Singles competition
1. Taylor Albrecht (FAU) def. Anas Rouchdi (TROY) 6-2, 1-6, 6-3
2. Sami Ghorbel (TROY) def. Will Neuner (FAU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Jamie Eccleton (TROY) def. Robert Dubuque (FAU) 6-2, 7-6
4. Mansingh Athare (TROY) def. Garrett Betsarakis (FAU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Boris Bogomolov (FAU) def. Ture Skinner (TROY) 6-3, 6-3
6. Sean Bacha (FAU) def. Tadju Davies (TROY) 6-4, 0-6, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Taylor Albrecht/Will Neuner (FAU) def. Mansingh Athare/Sami Ghorbel (TROY) 8-6
2. Sean Bacha/Boris Bogomolov (FAU) def. Jamie Eccleton/Ture Skinner (TROY) 8-6
3. Patrick Eichler/Anas Rouchdi (TROY) def. Robert Dubuque/Garrett Betsarakis (FAU) 8-3

Match Notes
Florida Atlantic 13-9
Troy 4-14
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,4,5,6,3,1)