Troy University Athletics
Saturday, October 2
Macon, Ga.
All Day
Troy University
vs
Mercer Gridiron Classic
Antuna, Rodriguez Star for Men’s Tennis Saturday
10/2/2021 10:33:00 PM | Tennis (M)
TROY, Ala. – Pelayo Antuna picked up a victory at the ITA All-American Championship and Nicolas Rodriguez advanced to his flight championship match at the Mercer Gridiron Classic as the Troy men's tennis team was split over two locations Saturday.
Antuna opened play at the ITA All-American Championship with a thrilling victory over Sun Belt rival Anton Shepp from UT Arlington. After dropping the opening set in a tiebreak, 6-7 (4), Antuna forced a super-tiebreaker by blanking Shepp, 6-0, in the second set. Antuna outlasted Shepp, 11-9, in the third set to advance. He dropped his afternoon match, also in three sets, to UAB's Michael Lusovsky (6-7 (4), 6-4, 10-6)
Carles Anton is still alive for the Trojans in the ITA All-American Championship as he earned a bye into the qualifier round due to his regional ranking.
At Mercer, Rodriguez picked up a straight-set victory over Matis Amier (6-0, 6-2) to set up a championship matchup with Charlotte's Cole Brainard on Sunday. Vito Llinares, Noah Martens and Maxime Hillhouse all picked up singles wins on Saturday, while a trio of Troy's doubles teams also were winners at Mercer on Saturday.
ITA All-American
Singles
Pelayo Antuna (Troy) def. Anton Shepp (UTA) 6-7 (4), 6-0, 11-9
Michael Lusovsky (UAB) def. Pelayo Antuna (Troy) 6-7 (4), 6-4, 10-6
Matthew Thompson (Wake Forest) def. Nicolas Simkin (Troy) 6-0, 6-4
Andre Rodei (Tennessee Tech) def. Christopher Tasker (Troy) 1-6, 6-3, 10-5
Mercer Gridiorn Classic
Singles
Vito Llinares def. Hayden Shoemake 6-4, 6-3
Mihai Marinescu def. Manuel Bernard 7-5, 6-4
Noah Martens def. Danny Flynn 6-4, 6-3
Edward Tymes def. Francisco Erramuspe 6-3, 6-3
Maxime Hillhouse def. Juan Rodriguez 6-3, 7-6 (4)
Nicolas Rodriguez def. Matis Amier 6-0, 6-2
Doubles
Duarte / Grinvalds def. Hillhouse/Martens 6-1
Hillhouse/Martens def. Lopez / Tryakshin 7-6 (3)
Bernard/Llinares def. Maust/Thomas 7-5
Dobrnjac/Inagawa def. Bernard/Llinares 6-4
Erramuspe / Rodriguez def. Amier/Amacher 6-4
Evenson/Sassi def. Erramuspe / Rodriguez 6-4
Antuna opened play at the ITA All-American Championship with a thrilling victory over Sun Belt rival Anton Shepp from UT Arlington. After dropping the opening set in a tiebreak, 6-7 (4), Antuna forced a super-tiebreaker by blanking Shepp, 6-0, in the second set. Antuna outlasted Shepp, 11-9, in the third set to advance. He dropped his afternoon match, also in three sets, to UAB's Michael Lusovsky (6-7 (4), 6-4, 10-6)
Carles Anton is still alive for the Trojans in the ITA All-American Championship as he earned a bye into the qualifier round due to his regional ranking.
At Mercer, Rodriguez picked up a straight-set victory over Matis Amier (6-0, 6-2) to set up a championship matchup with Charlotte's Cole Brainard on Sunday. Vito Llinares, Noah Martens and Maxime Hillhouse all picked up singles wins on Saturday, while a trio of Troy's doubles teams also were winners at Mercer on Saturday.
ITA All-American
Singles
Pelayo Antuna (Troy) def. Anton Shepp (UTA) 6-7 (4), 6-0, 11-9
Michael Lusovsky (UAB) def. Pelayo Antuna (Troy) 6-7 (4), 6-4, 10-6
Matthew Thompson (Wake Forest) def. Nicolas Simkin (Troy) 6-0, 6-4
Andre Rodei (Tennessee Tech) def. Christopher Tasker (Troy) 1-6, 6-3, 10-5
Mercer Gridiorn Classic
Singles
Vito Llinares def. Hayden Shoemake 6-4, 6-3
Mihai Marinescu def. Manuel Bernard 7-5, 6-4
Noah Martens def. Danny Flynn 6-4, 6-3
Edward Tymes def. Francisco Erramuspe 6-3, 6-3
Maxime Hillhouse def. Juan Rodriguez 6-3, 7-6 (4)
Nicolas Rodriguez def. Matis Amier 6-0, 6-2
Doubles
Duarte / Grinvalds def. Hillhouse/Martens 6-1
Hillhouse/Martens def. Lopez / Tryakshin 7-6 (3)
Bernard/Llinares def. Maust/Thomas 7-5
Dobrnjac/Inagawa def. Bernard/Llinares 6-4
Erramuspe / Rodriguez def. Amier/Amacher 6-4
Evenson/Sassi def. Erramuspe / Rodriguez 6-4
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