Troy University Athletics
Wednesday, February 17
Troy, Ala.
1 p.m.
Troy University
5
vs
2
Alabama State
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Troy Beats Alabama State in Home Opener
2/17/2016 3:59:00 PM | Tennis (W)
TROY, Alabama - The Troy women's tennis team opened its home schedule with a 5-2 win over Alabama State at the Lunsford Tennis Complex on Wednesday afternoon.
Troy (5-2) cruised to the doubles point, winning all three matches while dropping just five combined games. Sanae Ohta and Nancy Karaky won at No. 3 doubles, 6-1, followed by Jiayuan Xue and Efriliya Herlina winning by the same score at No. 2. Alicia Rodriguez and Tereza Melicharkova finished the sweep with a 6-3 win at No. 1.
Hannah Seizer started singles play with an easy straight-set win, 6-1, 6-0, over Brankica Orlovic at No. 2 singles. The win was the first singles win of the season for Seizer.
After Alabama State (3-5) got on the board with a win at No. 6, Karaky put the Trojans up 3-1 with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Gabriela Lackova at No. 3 singles. Rodriguez then clinched the match for Troy with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Irina Cvijovic at No. 5 singles.
Xue closed out Troy's scoring with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, win at No. 1 singles. The Hornets picked up their final point with a three-set win at No. 4 singles.
Troy returns to the court on Sunday when it hosts North Florida at the Lunsford Tennis Complex at 11 a.m.
Troy 5, Alabama State 2
Feb 17, 2016 at Troy, Ala. (Lunsford Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. Jiayuan Xue (TROY) def. Arantxia Wijingaarde (ASU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
2. Hannah Seizer (TROY) def. Brankica Orlovic (ASU) 6-1, 6-0
3. Nancy Karaky (TROY) def. Gabriela Lackova (ASU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Patricia Regel (ASU) def. Luisa Ferrauti (TROY) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
5. Alicia Rodriguez (TROY) def. Irina Cvijovic (ASU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Nicole Tekelova (ASU) def. Tereza Melicharkova (TROY) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Alicia Rodriguez/Tereza Melicharkova (TROY) def. Brankica Orlovic/Arantxia Wijingaarde (ASU) 6-3
2. Jiayuan Xue/Efriliya Herlina (TROY) def. Nicole Tekelova/Gabriela Lackova (ASU) 6-1
3. Sanae Ohta/Nancy Karaky (TROY) def. Patricia Regel/Irina Cvijovic (ASU) 6-1
Match Notes
Alabama State 3-5
Troy 5-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,6,3,5,1,4)
Troy (5-2) cruised to the doubles point, winning all three matches while dropping just five combined games. Sanae Ohta and Nancy Karaky won at No. 3 doubles, 6-1, followed by Jiayuan Xue and Efriliya Herlina winning by the same score at No. 2. Alicia Rodriguez and Tereza Melicharkova finished the sweep with a 6-3 win at No. 1.
Hannah Seizer started singles play with an easy straight-set win, 6-1, 6-0, over Brankica Orlovic at No. 2 singles. The win was the first singles win of the season for Seizer.
After Alabama State (3-5) got on the board with a win at No. 6, Karaky put the Trojans up 3-1 with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Gabriela Lackova at No. 3 singles. Rodriguez then clinched the match for Troy with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Irina Cvijovic at No. 5 singles.
Xue closed out Troy's scoring with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, win at No. 1 singles. The Hornets picked up their final point with a three-set win at No. 4 singles.
Troy returns to the court on Sunday when it hosts North Florida at the Lunsford Tennis Complex at 11 a.m.
Troy 5, Alabama State 2
Feb 17, 2016 at Troy, Ala. (Lunsford Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. Jiayuan Xue (TROY) def. Arantxia Wijingaarde (ASU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
2. Hannah Seizer (TROY) def. Brankica Orlovic (ASU) 6-1, 6-0
3. Nancy Karaky (TROY) def. Gabriela Lackova (ASU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Patricia Regel (ASU) def. Luisa Ferrauti (TROY) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
5. Alicia Rodriguez (TROY) def. Irina Cvijovic (ASU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Nicole Tekelova (ASU) def. Tereza Melicharkova (TROY) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Alicia Rodriguez/Tereza Melicharkova (TROY) def. Brankica Orlovic/Arantxia Wijingaarde (ASU) 6-3
2. Jiayuan Xue/Efriliya Herlina (TROY) def. Nicole Tekelova/Gabriela Lackova (ASU) 6-1
3. Sanae Ohta/Nancy Karaky (TROY) def. Patricia Regel/Irina Cvijovic (ASU) 6-1
Match Notes
Alabama State 3-5
Troy 5-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,6,3,5,1,4)
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