Troy University Athletics
Sunday, February 21
Troy, Ala.
11 a.m.
Troy University
1
vs
5
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North Florida
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Troy Women’s Tennis Falls to North Florida
2/21/2016 3:15:00 PM | Tennis (W)
TROY, Alabama – The Troy women's tennis team played its second straight home match, but fell to North Florida, 5-1, at the Lunsford Tennis Complex on Sunday.
Troy (5-3) started slow with losses at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles as North Florida (4-2) took the match's opening point.
Sanae Ohta tied the match and got Troy on the board with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Luise Intert at No. 3 singles. However, the Ospreys won the next two matches, winning at No. 1 and No. 4, respectively, both in straight sets.
With North Florida leading the match, 3-1, and all three remaining matches moving to the third set, Troy needed to win all three to take the team win. All three third sets were very close, but Troy came out on the short end of a 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 decision at No. 5 that clinched the match for North Florida.
The Ospreys capped the scoring with a 0-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) win at No. 6 singles shortly after. The two sides were tied, 7-6, 2-6, 3-3 at No. 2 when the match was stopped.
Troy now turns its attention to Saturday when UAB will visit the Lunsford Tennis Complex for Troy's third straight home match.
North Florida 5, Troy 1
Feb 21, 2016 at Troy, Ala. (Lunsford Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. Noemi Hemmerich (UNFW) def. Jiayuan Xue (TROY) 6-2, 7-5
2. Hannah Seizer (TROY) vs. Michelle Valdez (UNFW) 7-6, 2-6, 3-3, unfinished
3. Sanae Ohta (TROY) def. Luise Intert (UNFW) 6-4, 6-1
4. Quetzali Vazquez (UNFW) def. Efriliya Herlina (TROY) 6-4, 7-5
5. Rafaela Gomez (UNFW) def. Nancy Karaky (TROY) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
6. Mariella Calderon (UNFW) def. Luisa Ferrauti (TROY) 0-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
Doubles competition
1. Noemi Hemmerich/Quetzali Vazquez (UNFW) def. Alicia Rodriguez/Tereza Melicharkova (TROY) 6-3
2. Jiayuan Xue/Efriliya Herlina (TROY) vs. Rafaela Gomez/Luise Intert (UNFW) 5-4, unfinished
3. Hannah Fluhrer/Michelle Valdez (UNFW) def. Sanae Ohta/Nancy Karaky (TROY) 6-2
Match Notes
North Florida 4-2
Troy 5-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,1,4,5,6)
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