Men's Tennis Splits Opening Day of HEB Invite

Friday, February 21

Corpus Christi, TX

10 a.m.

Troy University

New Mexico State

Men's Tennis Splits Opening Day of HEB Invite

2/21/2020 7:12:00 PM | Tennis (M)

By: Troy Athletics Communications

Match 1 Box Score (PDF) | Match 2 Box Score (PDF)

TROY, Ala. – The Troy men's tennis team went 1-1 in its first day of competition at the HEB Invitational in Corpus Christi, Texas on Friday. Troy opened the day with a 3-4 defeat to New Mexico State before rebounding with a 4-1 win over DePaul later in the day.

Match 1 vs New Mexico State
After dropping the crucial doubles point to New Mexico State Troy needed to win four matches in singles to take home the victory. The Trojans got an early victory on court two from Carles Anton to tie the match at one before eventually taking the lead with a win on Court six by Javier Llinares. Troy later extended its lead to 3-1 when Oskar Michalek picked up a win thanks to a retirement by his opponent. Late in the match Troy was unable to secure that final point needed to win the match falling to the Aggies, 3-4.

Match Results
Doubles
(1) Buitrago/Visser (NMSU) def. Tasker/Michalek (Troy) - 6-4
(2) Simecek/Flores (NMSU) def. Anton/Antuna (TROY) - 6-4
(3) Romero/Llinares (TROY) def. Curnier/Herrera (NMSU) - 6-4
New Mexico State won Doubles Point
Order of Finish: 1,2,3
Singles
(1) Nicolas Buitrago (NMSU) def. Pelayo Antuna - 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
(2) Carles Anton def. Jordy Visser (NMSU) - 6-3, 6-0
(3) Oskar Michalek def. Martin Simecek (NMSU) - 6-7, 1-5, ret.
(4) Timothee Curnier (NMSU) def. Christopher Tasker - 6-4, 7-5
(5) Luis Flores (NMSU) def. Manuel Bernard - 7-5, 6-2 *
(6) Javier Llinares def. Sebastian Herrera (NMSU) - 6-3, 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 6, 3, 4, 1, 5*
*Clincher

Match 2 vs DePaul
For the second match in a row Troy lost the doubles point but they didn't stay down for long as they began to find their rhythm in singles play. The Trojans earned two quick wins at No. 5 singles and No. 1 singles, as both Javier Llinares and Pelayo Antuna made quick work of their opponents. With a 2-1 lead Troy put away DePaul with wins from Anton on court two and Michalek on court three to earn the 4-1 victory in their second match of the day.

Match Results
Doubles
(1) Spanjaard/Casati def. Tasker/Michalek (TROY) - 6-4
(2) Anton/Antuna (TROY) def. Tuff/Wassenaar (DU) - 6-2
(3) Tonejc, F./Tonejc, V. def. Romero/Llinares (TROY) -6-2
DePaul won Doubles Point
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles
(1) Pelayo Antuna def. Vito Tonejc (DU) - 6-3, 6-1
(2) Carles Anton def. Tamas Zador (DU) - 6-4, 6-0
(3) Oskar Michalek def. Boris Spanjaard (DU) - 6-3, 6-1 *
(4) Christopher Casati (DU) vs Christopher Tasker - 6-4, 1-6, 2-1, unfinished
(5) Javier Llinares def. Luuk Wassenaar (DU) - 6-0, 6-2
(6) Tripp Tuff (DU) vs Antonio Selma - 2-6, 6-6, unfinished
Order of Finish: 5, 1, 2, 3*
*Clincher

Up Next
The Trojans will be back complete the two-day HEB Invitational on Saturday when they take on UT Rio Grande Valley at 10 a.m.

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