Troy University Athletics
Friday, April 22
New Orleans, La.
8 a.m.
Troy University
4
vs
1
Georgia Southern
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Troy Cruises in Sun Belt Quarterfinal
4/22/2016 11:43:00 AM | Tennis (W)
NEW ORLEANS – The Troy women's tennis team cruised to a quarterfinal win in its first match at the 2016 Sun Belt Championships on Friday. Troy, the tournament's No. 5 seed, beat No. 4 seed Georgia Southern, 4-1, at the City Park/Pepsi Tennis Center.
Troy (12-8) avenged a regular-season loss to the Eagles and advanced to its second Sun Belt semifinal in three years under head coach Rawia Elsisi. The Trojans will now take on the tournament's No. 1 seed, No. 48 Georgia State, on Saturday at 10 a.m. CT.
Against Georgia Southern (12-9), Troy cruised to a doubles point win, starting with a 6-1 win by Alicia Rodriguez and Nancy Karaky at No. 3 doubles. Efriliya Herlina and Sanae Ohta clinched the opening point with a 6-4 win at No. 2 doubles.
In singles play, Georgia Southern was first on the board with a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 1 singles. However, at the same time Troy was dominating the bottom of the lineup and grabbed wins at No. 5, No. 6 and No. 4, respectively, to take the match.
Herlina was the first to win, beating Francisca Norregaard at No. 5, 6-3, 6-2. Luisa Ferrauti then gave Troy a 3-1 lead with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Mary Phillips Smith at No. 6. Nancy Karaky clinched the match with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Emilia Bujan at No. 4. It was the 10th straight singles win for Karaky.
Troy's Sanae Ohta was a game away from winning when the match was halted as she was leading, 6-4, 5-2, at No. 2. At No. 3 singles, Hannah Seizer was in a third set when the match was decided.
Troy and Georgia State met just two weeks ago in Atlanta with the Panthers winning a tight, 4-3 decision. The Panthers beat ULM on Friday, 4-0, to advance to Saturday's semifinal.
Troy 4, Georgia Southern 1
Apr 22, 2016 at New Orleans, La. (City Park/Pepsi Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Giulia Riepe (GS) def. Jiayuan Xue (TROY) 6-2, 6-3
2. Mariana Ranzahuer (GS) vs. Sanae Ohta (TROY) 4-6, 2-5, unfinished
3. Lindsay Truscott (GS) vs. Hannah Seizer (TROY) 6-2, 2-6, 1-2, unfinished
4. Nancy Karaky (TROY) def. Emilia Bujan (GS) 6-2, 7-5
5. Efriliya Herlina (TROY) def. Francisca Norregaard (GS) 6-3, 6-2
6. Luisa Ferrauti (TROY) def. Mary Phillips Smith (GS) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Mariana Ranzahuer/Lindsay Truscott (GS) vs. Jiayuan Xue/Hannah Seizer (TROY) 5-5, unfinished
2. Efriliya Herlina/Sanae Ohta (TROY) def. Francisca Norregaard/Giulia Riepe (GS) 6-4
3. Alicia Rodriguez/Nancy Karaky (TROY) def. Paige Christian/Shannon Wagner (GS) 6-1
Match Notes
Troy 12-8
Georgia Southern 12-9
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (1,5,6,4)
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