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Sunday, March 13
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2:30 p.m.
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Troy Men’s Tennis Has Streak Snapped at No. 16 USF
3/13/2016 10:34:00 PM | Tennis (M)
TAMPA – The Troy men's tennis team saw its six-match winning streak snapped on Sunday against No. 16 USF, the hosts of the South Florida Spring Break Tournament.
Troy (10-11) started the tournament with two wins over ranked opponents, but couldn't grabbed a third against its toughest test. The Bulls (11-5) grabbed wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles to grab the opening point.
USF then took a 2-0 lead with a win at No. 4, but Andy Lau quickly got Troy on the board with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Sebastien Butler at No. 6. Daniel Bustamante faced his toughest test of the season at No. 1 singles, falling to the nation's fourth-ranked player, Roberto Cid, to give USF a 3-1 lead.
The Bulls' Sasha Gozun then snapped Pablo Moreno's 11-match winning streak in the clinching match at No. 3 singles.
Troy returns to the court on Wednesday when it take on both Eastern Kentucky and Southern Illinois in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.
#16 USF 4, Troy 1
Singles competition
1. #4 Roberto Cid (USF) def. Daniel Bustamente (TROY) 6-3, 6-2
2. Giovani Samaha (TROY) vs. #50 Dominic Cotrone (USF) no result
3. Sasha Gozun (USF) def. Pablo Moreno (TROY) 6-1, 7-6 (7-3)
4. Peter Bertran (USF) def. Vaclav Slezak (TROY) 6-2, 6-2
5. Mustapha Belcora (TROY) vs. Everth Dzib (USF) 7-6 (7-5), 1-0. unfinished
6. Andy Lau (TROY) def. Sebastien Butler (USF) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Dominic Cotrone/Sasha Gozun (USF) def. Hassan Ndayishimiye/Vaclav Slezak (TROY) 6-2
2. Giovani Samaha/Pablo Moreno (TROY) vs. Roberto Cid/Ignacio Gonzalez Mun (USF) 5-3, unfinished
3. Everth Dzib/Peter Bertran (USF) def. Andy Lau/Andre Baldo (TROY) 6-0
Match Notes:
Troy: 10-11
USF: 11-5; National ranking #16
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,6,1,3)
Troy (10-11) started the tournament with two wins over ranked opponents, but couldn't grabbed a third against its toughest test. The Bulls (11-5) grabbed wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles to grab the opening point.
USF then took a 2-0 lead with a win at No. 4, but Andy Lau quickly got Troy on the board with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Sebastien Butler at No. 6. Daniel Bustamante faced his toughest test of the season at No. 1 singles, falling to the nation's fourth-ranked player, Roberto Cid, to give USF a 3-1 lead.
The Bulls' Sasha Gozun then snapped Pablo Moreno's 11-match winning streak in the clinching match at No. 3 singles.
Troy returns to the court on Wednesday when it take on both Eastern Kentucky and Southern Illinois in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.
#16 USF 4, Troy 1
Singles competition
1. #4 Roberto Cid (USF) def. Daniel Bustamente (TROY) 6-3, 6-2
2. Giovani Samaha (TROY) vs. #50 Dominic Cotrone (USF) no result
3. Sasha Gozun (USF) def. Pablo Moreno (TROY) 6-1, 7-6 (7-3)
4. Peter Bertran (USF) def. Vaclav Slezak (TROY) 6-2, 6-2
5. Mustapha Belcora (TROY) vs. Everth Dzib (USF) 7-6 (7-5), 1-0. unfinished
6. Andy Lau (TROY) def. Sebastien Butler (USF) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Dominic Cotrone/Sasha Gozun (USF) def. Hassan Ndayishimiye/Vaclav Slezak (TROY) 6-2
2. Giovani Samaha/Pablo Moreno (TROY) vs. Roberto Cid/Ignacio Gonzalez Mun (USF) 5-3, unfinished
3. Everth Dzib/Peter Bertran (USF) def. Andy Lau/Andre Baldo (TROY) 6-0
Match Notes:
Troy: 10-11
USF: 11-5; National ranking #16
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,6,1,3)
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