Troy University Athletics
Friday, January 29
Miami, Fla.
1:30 p.m.
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Photo by: Kevin Glackmeyer
Troy Women’s Tennis Grabs Quality Win at FIU
1/29/2016 5:51:00 PM | Tennis (W)
Miami – The Troy women's tennis team won the final three singles matches, including one over a ranked opponent, to grab a comeback win against a quality opponent in FIU, 4-3, at the FIU Tennis Courts on Friday.
Troy (2-1) won the doubles point with a pair of 6-4 wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. FIU (1-1), however, opened singles play with straight set wins at No. 1, No. 5 and No. 2, respectively, to put the Trojans in a 3-1 hole.
Freshman Luisa Ferrauti battled through two tiebreakers to win at No. 6 singles, keeping Troy alive with a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3) win over Kaitlin Brozovich.
Sophomore newcomer Efriliya Herlina then picked up the best win of her young collegiate career, knocking off No. 69 Nerma Caluk in three sets, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4, at No. 4 singles. That tied the score at 3-3 with Troy veteran Sanae Ohta still on the court.
Although only a sophomore, Ohta has more matches under her belt as a Trojan then anybody else on the roster, and that composure showed. Ohta battled back after losing the first set to Carlotta Orlando and gutted out a 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 win that clinched Troy's 4-3 victory.
The Trojans now have a short drive and a quick turnaround before they take on another former Sun Belt foe, Florida Atlantic. The Trojans and Owls will begin at 10 a.m. CT on Saturday.
Troy 4, FIU 3
Jan 29, 2016 at Miami, Fla. (FIU Tennis Courts)
Singles competition
1. Maryna Veksler (FIU) def. Jiayuan Xue (TROY) 6-1, 6-3
2. Nina Nagode (FIU) def. Hannah Seizer (TROY) 6-2, 6-3
3. Sanae Ohta (TROY) def. Carlotta Orlando (FIU) 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
4. Efriliya Herlina (TROY) def. #69 Nerma Caluk (FIU) 6-1, 1-6, 6-4
5. Andrea Lazaro (FIU) def. Nancy Karaky (TROY) 6-2, 6-4
6. Luisa Ferrauti (TROY) def. Kaitlin Brozovich (FIU) 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3)
Doubles competition
1. Maryna Veksler/Nina Nagode (FIU) def. Hannah Seizer/Alicia Rodriguez (TROY) 6-3
2. Jiayuan Xue/Efriliya Herlina (TROY) def. Carlotta Orlando/Andrea Lazaro (FIU) 6-4
3. Sanae Ohta/Nancy Karaky (TROY) def. Nerma Caluk/Kaitlin Brozovich (FIU) 6-4
Match Notes
Troy 2-1
FIU 1-1
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,5,2,6,4,3)
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