Troy Men's Tennis Improves to 3-0

Friday, February 1

Troy, Ala.

2 P.M.

Troy University

Alabama A&M

2/1/2019 6:08:00 PM | Tennis (M)

By: Troy Athletics Communications

Box Score(PDF)

TROY, Alabama - The Troy men's tennis continued its successful winning streak by beating Alabama A&M at home, 7-0, on Friday afternoon. The Trojans have won all three of their dual matches this spring.

The Trojans started the match with two fast doubles wins. Freshman Manuel Bernard and Junior Oskar Michalek defeated their opponents from Alabama A&M at the No. 2 spot, 6-3. Senior Jiaqi Duan and Sophomore Pelayo Antuna won with the same score at the No. 3 spot.

In singles play, the Trojans did not have any trouble as all of the singles wins came in two sets. Antuna and Manuel Bernard have increased their singles winning record to 3-0. Freshman Luis Foix made his first appearance in the singles starting six, as he defeated Rodrigo Avana at No. 5 spot, 6-2, 6-1. Oskar Michalek defeated Nishangan Nadaraja at No. 2 spot, 6-1, 6-4. Christopher Tasker was placed at No. 4 spot and defeated Shakir Elvin, 6-2, 6-1. Antonio Selma was stronger than Chang Chen You, 7-5, 6-2.

The Trojans will host another dual match on Saturday, Feb. 2 against Point University. The first serve is set for 10 a.m. at Lunsford Tennis Complex. For more information on Troy men's tennis, follow along on Twitter @TroyTrojansMT or on Instagram at @TroyTrojansMT.

Doubles Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
Singles Order of Finish: 5, 1, 2, 4, 3, 6

Doubles Results

1. Shakir Elvin/Hsiang Yi Wang (AAMU_M) def. Luis Foix/ Jorge Poyatos (TROY) 7-6
2. Manuel Bernard/ Oskar Michalek (TROY) def. Rodrigo Aran Rios/Cristain Bigott (AAMU) 6-3
3. Jiaqi Duan/ Pelayo Antuna (TROY) def. Nishangan Nadaraja/Cheng Yang Chang (AAMU) 6-3

Singles Results

1. Pelayo Antuna (TROY) def. Hsiang Yi Wang (AAMU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Oskar Michalek (TROY) def. Nishangan Nadaraja (AAMU) 6-1, 6-4 3.
3. Manuel Bernard (TROY) def. Fermin Ruiz Crespo (AAMU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Christopher Tasker (TROY) def. Shakir Elvin (AAMU) 6-2, 7-5
5. Luis Foix (TROY) def. Rodrigo Aran Rios (AAMU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Antonio Selma (TROY) def. Cheng Yang Chang (AAMU) 7-5, 6-2