Troy University Athletics
Saturday, February 7
Jacksonville, Fla.
11 a.m.
Troy University
6
vs
1
UNC Wilmington
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Trojans Cruise Past UNCW
2/7/2015 5:21:00 PM | Tennis (W)
JACKSONVILLE, Florida – The Troy women's tennis team won its second straight match as it knocked off UNCW, 6-1, at the UNF Tennis Complex on Saturday.
Troy (2-2) started the match with Trang Huynh and Anja Cosovic moving to 4-0 this season at No. 1 doubles as the pair won, 6-4. Brooke Durden and Linnea Skymberg then clinched the opening point with a 6-4 win at No. 3 doubles.
Jiayun Xue put Troy up 2-0 when she cruised at No. 4 singles, 6-1, 6-3, over UNCW's Alix Theodossiou. Troy then went up 3-0 when Margot De Haan won at No. 6, 6-1, 6-2.
UNCW (2-2) got its lone point with a win at No. 5 singles. Huynh then clinched the match for Troy with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Alyssa Ritchie at No. 2 singles. Ohta and Cosovic closed out the match with three-set wins. Ohta and is now 4-0 on the season in singles play while Cosovic is 3-1.
Complete results are below. The Trojans return to the court on Sunday when they take on North Florida at 10 a.m. CST.
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Troy 6, UNCW 1
Feb 07, 2015 at Jacksonville, Fla. (UNF Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. Sanae Ohta (TROY) def. Annika Sillanppa (UNCW) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
2. Trang Huynh (TROY) def. Alyssa Ritchie (UNCW) 6-3, 6-3
3. Anja Cosovic (TROY) def. Christine Kharkevich (UNCW) 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-4)
4. Jiayuan Xue (TROY) def. Alix Theodossiou (UNCW) 6-1, 6-3
5. Hamilton Lovett (UNCW) def. Linnea Skymberg (TROY) 6-1, 6-3
6. Margot De Haan (TROY) def. Christin Kaupper (UNCW) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Cosovic/Huynh (TROY) def. Kharkevich/Sillanppa (UNCW) 6-4
2. Miller Hales/Ritchie (UNCW) def. Ohta/Xue (TROY) 7-5
3. Brooke Durden/Skymberg (TROY) def. Theodossiou/Kaupper (UNCW) 6-4
Match Notes
UNCW 2-2
Troy 2-2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,6,5,2,3,1)
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