Troy University Athletics
Saturday, January 23
Orlando, Fla.
11 a.m.
Troy University
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UCF
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Photo by: Jeff & Manuela Davis
Troy Women’s Tennis Drops Opener at UCF
1/23/2016 7:51:00 PM | Tennis (W)
ORLANDO, Florida – The Troy women's tennis team opened its spring season with a 6-1 loss at UCF on Saturday. The Trojans return to court on Sunday and remain in central Florida to take on Stetson.
Troy (0-1) got a win from Sanae Ohta and Nancy Karaky, 6-0, at No. 3 doubles. However, the Knights won at No. 1 and No. 2 to take the opening points.
After UCF (1-0) won at No. 2 singles, Karaky picked up a win for Troy at No. 5 singles, beating Natalia Serrano, 6-4, 6-2. UCF, however, won in straight sets at No. 1 and No. 4 to take the match. The Knights also won at No. 6 in straight sets and at No. 3 in a third-set super tiebreaker for the 6-1 final score.
Troy and Stetson will get underway on Sunday at 11 a.m. CT at the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center in DeLand, Florida.
UCF 6, Troy 1
Jan 23, 2016 at Orlando, Fla. (UCF Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. Caroline Eberhart (UCF) def. Jiayuan Xue (TROY) 6-2, 6-4
2. Sofia Baptista (UCF) def. Hannah Seizer (TROY) 6-4, 6-2
3. Emilia Granstrom (UCF) def. Sanae Ohta (TROY) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6)
4. Cortney Cesarini (UCF) def. Efriliya Herlina (TROY) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
5. Nancy Karaky (TROY) def. Natalia Serrano (UCF) 6-4, 6-2
6. Diana Dehterevich (UCF) def. Luisa Ferrauti (TROY) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Emilia Granstrom/Sofia Baptista (UCF) def. Hannah Seizer/Alicia Rodriguez (TROY) 6-3
2. Cortney Cesarini/Natalia Serrano (UCF) def. Jiayuan Xue/Efriliya Herlina (TROY) 6-0
3. Sanae Ohta/Nancy Karaky (TROY) def. Caroline Eberhart/Clare Mendell (UCF) 6-0
Match Notes
Troy 0-1
UCF 1-0
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (2,5,1,4,6,3)
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