Troy University Athletics
Friday, March 11
Tampa, Fla.
1:30 p.m.
Troy University
4
vs
2
Florida Gulf Coast
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Troy Wins Fifth Straight, Beating No. 75 FGCU
3/11/2016 9:09:00 PM | Tennis (M)
TAMPA – The Troy men's tennis team won its fifth straight match, opening the USF Spring Break Tournament with a 4-2 win over No. 75 Florida Gulf Coast. The win was Troy's eighth in its last nine matches, and the second over FGCU in a week.
Troy (9-10) grabbed its second win of the season over a ranked opponent, and will get a chance at two more this weekend when it takes on No. 65 UNC Wilmington on Saturday and No. 16 USF on Sunday.
Against Florida Gulf Coast (9-5), Troy won the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3 before coming out on top in singles play, making FGCU 4-2 in its last six matches with both losses coming on neutral courts to Troy.
The Eagles knotted the score in singles play with a win at No. 5 singles, but Andy Lau put Troy back up with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Javier Fernandez at No. 6. Pablo Moreno then win his 10th straight match with a 7-6, 6-3 win at No. 3 over Ezequiel Cerrini.
FGCU made the score 3-2 with a win at No. 2 singles, but Daniel Bustamante clinched the win for Troy at No. 1 singles, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, over Ricky Ventura.
Troy now turns its attention to Saturday's match against UNC Wilmington, which will begin at 1 p.m. CT.
Troy 4, #75 Florida Gulf Coast 2
Mar 11, 2016 at Tampa, Fla. (USF)
Singles competition
1. Daniel Bustamante (TROY) def. VENTURA, Ricky (FGCU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
2. ALFONZO, Andres (FGCU) def. Giovani Samaha (TROY) 7-6, 6-4
3. Pablo Moreno (TROY) def. CERRINI, Ezequiel (FGCU) 7-6, 6-3
4. Mustapha Belcora (TROY) vs. ALFONZO, Eduardo (FGCU) unfinished
5. LANDERT, Oliver (FGCU) def. Hassan Ndayishimiye (TROY) 6-2, 6-2
6. Andy Lau (TROY) def. FERNANDEZ, Javier (FGCU) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Pablo Moreno/Andy Lau (TROY) def. VENTURA, Ricky/VAZ, Lucas (FGCU) 6-4
2. Vaclav Slezak/Andre Baldo (TROY) vs. ALFONZO, Andres/CERRINI, Ezequiel (FGCU) unfinished
3. Hassan Ndayishimiye/Giovani Samaha (TROY) def. ALFONZO, Eduardo/LANDERT, Oliver (FGCU) 6-2
Match Notes
Florida Gulf Coast 9-5; National ranking #75
Troy 9-10
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (5,6,3,2,1)
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