Troy University Athletics
Saturday, March 23
Troy, Ala.
11 A.M.
Troy University
2
vs
5
Coastal Carolina
Troy Struggles in Doubles Against Chanticleers
3/23/2019 4:41:00 PM | Tennis (M)
Box Score(PDF)
TROY, Ala.– The Troy Men's Tennis fell short against Coastal Carolina in the first Sun Belt dual match of the season, 2-5. The Trojans fell short in doubles and were close to clinching singles victories in the third set to get back in the game.
Senior Jiaqi Duan and Sophomore Pelayo Antuna were the only duos that won among three seeds. Duan and Antuna defeated Lawrence Perrin and Francesco Cori, 6-1. In the singles play, the Trojans were able to get two wins from Christopher Tasker and Oskar Michalek. Tasker defeated Gonzolo Achondo, 6-2, 6-2, while Michalek clinched the point for the Trojans against Zak Talik, 6-2, 7-6. Jiaqi Duan and Antonio Selma were close to getting it to four points for the team but were outplayed by Chanticleers in the third set.
The Trojans will be back in the Sun Belt action on Mar.24 at home against Appalachian State. The tip-off for the game is set to 10 a.m at the Lunsford Tennis Complex. For more information on Troy men's tennis, follow along on Twitter @TroyTrojansMT or Instagram at @TroyTrojansMT.
Doubles Scores
1. Talic, Zak/Popov, Joel (CCU) def. Christopher Tasker /Jorge Poyatos (TROY) 6-2
2. Pelayo Antuna /Jiaqi Duan (TROY) def. Perrin, Lawrence/Cori, Francesco (CCU) 6-1
3. Faria, Luiz/Tanabe, Daiki (CCU) def. Oskar Michalek /Manuel Bernard (TROY) 6-1
Singles Scores
1. Faria, Luiz (CCU) def. Pelayo Antuna (TROY) 6-4, 6-2
2. Oskar Michalek (TROY) def. Talic, Zak (CCU) 6-2, 7-6
3. Popov, Joel (CCU) def. Manuel Bernard (TROY) 6-1, 6-2
4. Hyrkkonen, Pyry (CCU) def. Jiaqi Duan (TROY) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
5. Christopher Tasker (TROY) def. Achondo, Gonzalo (CCU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Tanabe, Daiki (CCU) def. Antonio Selma (TROY) 6-0, 6-7, 7-6
TROY, Ala.– The Troy Men's Tennis fell short against Coastal Carolina in the first Sun Belt dual match of the season, 2-5. The Trojans fell short in doubles and were close to clinching singles victories in the third set to get back in the game.
Senior Jiaqi Duan and Sophomore Pelayo Antuna were the only duos that won among three seeds. Duan and Antuna defeated Lawrence Perrin and Francesco Cori, 6-1. In the singles play, the Trojans were able to get two wins from Christopher Tasker and Oskar Michalek. Tasker defeated Gonzolo Achondo, 6-2, 6-2, while Michalek clinched the point for the Trojans against Zak Talik, 6-2, 7-6. Jiaqi Duan and Antonio Selma were close to getting it to four points for the team but were outplayed by Chanticleers in the third set.
The Trojans will be back in the Sun Belt action on Mar.24 at home against Appalachian State. The tip-off for the game is set to 10 a.m at the Lunsford Tennis Complex. For more information on Troy men's tennis, follow along on Twitter @TroyTrojansMT or Instagram at @TroyTrojansMT.
Doubles Scores
1. Talic, Zak/Popov, Joel (CCU) def. Christopher Tasker /Jorge Poyatos (TROY) 6-2
2. Pelayo Antuna /Jiaqi Duan (TROY) def. Perrin, Lawrence/Cori, Francesco (CCU) 6-1
3. Faria, Luiz/Tanabe, Daiki (CCU) def. Oskar Michalek /Manuel Bernard (TROY) 6-1
Singles Scores
1. Faria, Luiz (CCU) def. Pelayo Antuna (TROY) 6-4, 6-2
2. Oskar Michalek (TROY) def. Talic, Zak (CCU) 6-2, 7-6
3. Popov, Joel (CCU) def. Manuel Bernard (TROY) 6-1, 6-2
4. Hyrkkonen, Pyry (CCU) def. Jiaqi Duan (TROY) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
5. Christopher Tasker (TROY) def. Achondo, Gonzalo (CCU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Tanabe, Daiki (CCU) def. Antonio Selma (TROY) 6-0, 6-7, 7-6
Players Mentioned
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