Troy University Athletics
Thursday, March 24
Troy, Ala.
9 a.m.
Troy University
vs
Appalachian State
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Photo by: Colin Edwards
Troy Returns Home, Hosts Sun Belt Match
3/23/2016 9:46:00 AM | Tennis (W)
TROY, Alabama – The Troy women's tennis team returns to the Lunsford Tennis Complex on Thursday when the Trojans host Appalachian State at 9 a.m. Admission to all home tennis matches is free.
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Troy (9-4, 1-0) spent two weeks in the ITA National Team Rankings, but fell out of this week's rankings after not playing in over a week. The Trojans most recently played last Tuesday when they knocked off Eastern Kentucky, 4-1, in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.
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The Trojans have won four of their last five matches, a stretch that started with a 5-2 win over UAB nearly a month ago in Troy's last home match.
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Sanae Ohta and Nancy Karaky have led the Trojans in singles play this spring, posting 8-2 and 9-3 records, respectively. Ohta has played exclusively at No. 3 in the Troy lineup while Karaky has played mostly at No. 5. The pair of sophomores have also combined to post Troy's top doubles record at 8-3.
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Appalachian State (4-8, 0-0) hasn't played in nearly two weeks, last taking the court in a 5-2 loss to Richmond on March 11. The Mountaineers were scheduled to play their first Sun Belt match last Sunday against Arkansas State, but the match was postponed.
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The Lunsford Tennis Complex will also host three other Sun Belt matches this week. No. 47 Georgia State and Georgia Southern will also square off at 9 a.m. on Thursday. Then on Friday, Appalachian State will take on Georgia State at 10 a.m., and No. 45 South Alabama will play Georgia Southern at 2 p.m.
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Troy's next match following Thursday will be on Sunday at Florida State. The Trojans will then return home for a pivotal Sun Belt match against rival South Alabama on Wednesday.
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Troy (9-4, 1-0) spent two weeks in the ITA National Team Rankings, but fell out of this week's rankings after not playing in over a week. The Trojans most recently played last Tuesday when they knocked off Eastern Kentucky, 4-1, in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.
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The Trojans have won four of their last five matches, a stretch that started with a 5-2 win over UAB nearly a month ago in Troy's last home match.
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Sanae Ohta and Nancy Karaky have led the Trojans in singles play this spring, posting 8-2 and 9-3 records, respectively. Ohta has played exclusively at No. 3 in the Troy lineup while Karaky has played mostly at No. 5. The pair of sophomores have also combined to post Troy's top doubles record at 8-3.
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Appalachian State (4-8, 0-0) hasn't played in nearly two weeks, last taking the court in a 5-2 loss to Richmond on March 11. The Mountaineers were scheduled to play their first Sun Belt match last Sunday against Arkansas State, but the match was postponed.
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The Lunsford Tennis Complex will also host three other Sun Belt matches this week. No. 47 Georgia State and Georgia Southern will also square off at 9 a.m. on Thursday. Then on Friday, Appalachian State will take on Georgia State at 10 a.m., and No. 45 South Alabama will play Georgia Southern at 2 p.m.
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Troy's next match following Thursday will be on Sunday at Florida State. The Trojans will then return home for a pivotal Sun Belt match against rival South Alabama on Wednesday.
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