Karaky Picks Up Two Wins as Troy Falls to Virginia Tech

Saturday, January 21

Blacksburg, Va.

9:30 A.M.

Troy University

Virginia Tech

Karaky Picks Up Two Wins as Troy Falls to Virginia Tech

1/21/2017 3:09:00 PM | Tennis (W)

By: Grace Bolin

BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Troy women's tennis team completed their first match of the 2017 season falling to Virginia Tech 5-2. The Trojans resume play in Blacksburg tomorrow at 9 a.m. CT against ETSU.

The Trojans picked up a win in both singles and doubles play. Nancy Karaky defeated Caroline Dexhelet 6-6 after an injury withdrawal in singles. In doubles action, Karaky and Alicia Rodriguez defeated Sansitha Nandakumar and Natalie Novotna 6-2.

"The girls had good match especially winning doubles point today," head coach Rawia Elsisi said. "It was a good start for the season against a strong ACC team like Virginia Tech being top-30 program in country."

NOTEWORTHY
• With two wins on the day, Karaky picks up her 21^st overall win. Karaky and Rodriguez get their fourth win as a duo.

Full Results
Singles
1. Francesca Fusinato (VT) def. Sanae Ohta (Troy) 6-3, 6-0
2. Elena Cerezo-Codina (VT) def. Hannah Seizer (Troy) 6-2, 6-2
3. Nancy Karaky (Troy) def. Caroline Daxhelet (VT) 6-6 w/d (inj)
4. Natalie Novotna (VT) def. Jiayuan Xue (Troy) 6-0, 6-0
5. Katherine Butler (VT) def. Efriliya Herlina (Troy) 6-1, 6-4
6. Sansitha Nandakumar (VT) def. Luisa Ferrauti (Troy) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles
1. Butler/Fusinato (VT) def. Ohta/Herlina (Troy) 7-5
2. Karaky/Rodriguez (Troy) def. Nandakumar/Novotna (VT) 6-2
3. Ferrauti/Seizer (Troy) def. Collins/Ghanem (VT) 6-3

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