Troy University Athletics
Saturday, April 9
Atlanta, Ga.
9:30 a.m.
Troy University
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Georgia Southern
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Troy Drops Third Close Sun Belt Match
4/9/2016 3:03:00 PM | Tennis (W)
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CLARKSTON, Georgia – For the second time in as many day, the Troy women's tennis team dropped a tight, 4-3, decision to a Sun Belt opponent, this time to Georgia Southern in a neutral-court match in Clarkston, Ga.
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Troy (11,7, 2-3) has lost its last three Sun Belt contests, but all three have come in 4-3 contests. This time, however, Troy won the doubles point but saw Georgia Southern (12-7, 2-2) win four of six singles matches.
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After wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles by Troy, The Eagles won three straight singles matches, all in straight sets, to take a 3-1 lead.
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Nancy Karaky and Sanae Ohta, however, kept the Trojans in the match with wins at No. 5 and No. 2, respectively. Each sophomore won her ninth straight match, starting with Karaky who won over Francisca Norregaard at No. 5, 6-4, 6-2. Ohta then won at No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-4, over Mariana Ranzahauer.
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That left just one match on the courts as Troy's Luisa Ferrauti and Mary Phillips Smith battled at No. 6 singles. The Eagles senior got the best of the Trojans freshman, winning 6-4, 6-4 to clinch the match.
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The Trojans will now close their regular season on Friday at No. 69 Florida State. The Sun Belt Championships then get underway on Thursday, April 21, in New Orleans, La.
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Georgia Southern 4, Troy 3
Apr 09, 2016 at Clarkston, Ga. (GSU-Clarkston)
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Singles competition
1. Giulia Riepe (GS) def. Jiayuan Xue (TROY) 6-3, 6-2
2. Sanae Ohta (TROY) def. Mariana Ranzahuer (GS) 6-1, 6-4
3. Lindsay Truscott (GS) def. Hannah Seizer (TROY) 6-3, 6-1
4. Emilia Bujan (GS) def. Efriliya Herlina (TROY) 6-4, 6-3
5. Nancy Karaky (TROY) def. Francisca Norregaard (GS) 6-4, 6-2
6. Mary Phillips Smith (GS) def. Luisa Ferrauti (TROY) 6-4, 6-4
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Doubles competition
1. Jiayuan Xue/Hannah Seizer (TROY) def. Mariana Ranzahuer/Lindsay Truscott (GS) 6-4
2. Sanae Ohta/Efriliya Herlina (TROY) vs. Giulia Riepe/Francisca Norregaard (GS) 4-4, unfinished
3. Alicia Rodriguez/Nancy Karaky (TROY) def. Emilia Bujan/Mary Phillips Smith (GS) 6-3
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Match Notes
Georgia Southern 12-7, 2-2
Troy 11-7, 2-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,1,4,5,2,6)
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CLARKSTON, Georgia – For the second time in as many day, the Troy women's tennis team dropped a tight, 4-3, decision to a Sun Belt opponent, this time to Georgia Southern in a neutral-court match in Clarkston, Ga.
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Troy (11,7, 2-3) has lost its last three Sun Belt contests, but all three have come in 4-3 contests. This time, however, Troy won the doubles point but saw Georgia Southern (12-7, 2-2) win four of six singles matches.
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After wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles by Troy, The Eagles won three straight singles matches, all in straight sets, to take a 3-1 lead.
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Nancy Karaky and Sanae Ohta, however, kept the Trojans in the match with wins at No. 5 and No. 2, respectively. Each sophomore won her ninth straight match, starting with Karaky who won over Francisca Norregaard at No. 5, 6-4, 6-2. Ohta then won at No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-4, over Mariana Ranzahauer.
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That left just one match on the courts as Troy's Luisa Ferrauti and Mary Phillips Smith battled at No. 6 singles. The Eagles senior got the best of the Trojans freshman, winning 6-4, 6-4 to clinch the match.
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The Trojans will now close their regular season on Friday at No. 69 Florida State. The Sun Belt Championships then get underway on Thursday, April 21, in New Orleans, La.
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Georgia Southern 4, Troy 3
Apr 09, 2016 at Clarkston, Ga. (GSU-Clarkston)
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Singles competition
1. Giulia Riepe (GS) def. Jiayuan Xue (TROY) 6-3, 6-2
2. Sanae Ohta (TROY) def. Mariana Ranzahuer (GS) 6-1, 6-4
3. Lindsay Truscott (GS) def. Hannah Seizer (TROY) 6-3, 6-1
4. Emilia Bujan (GS) def. Efriliya Herlina (TROY) 6-4, 6-3
5. Nancy Karaky (TROY) def. Francisca Norregaard (GS) 6-4, 6-2
6. Mary Phillips Smith (GS) def. Luisa Ferrauti (TROY) 6-4, 6-4
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Doubles competition
1. Jiayuan Xue/Hannah Seizer (TROY) def. Mariana Ranzahuer/Lindsay Truscott (GS) 6-4
2. Sanae Ohta/Efriliya Herlina (TROY) vs. Giulia Riepe/Francisca Norregaard (GS) 4-4, unfinished
3. Alicia Rodriguez/Nancy Karaky (TROY) def. Emilia Bujan/Mary Phillips Smith (GS) 6-3
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Match Notes
Georgia Southern 12-7, 2-2
Troy 11-7, 2-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,1,4,5,2,6)
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