Troy University Athletics
Friday, February 18
Corpus Christi, Texas
12 p.m.
Troy University
4
vs
0
DePaul
Men's Tennis Splits Opening Two Matches at HEB Invitational
2/19/2022 7:27:00 AM | Tennis (M)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Troy split its opening two matches of the HEB Invitational Friday at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center. The Trojans knocked off DePaul 4-0 in the opening round match before dropping a thriller, 4-3, to UTSA in the semifinals.
Carles Anton continued his dominant spring, improving to 9-2 in singles, winning both his singles matches on the day. Troy took home the doubles point in the opening match thanks to a thrilling tiebreak victory from Anton and Pelayo Antuna on court three and followed with three singles wins.
In the semifinal match against the Roadrunners, who are a top 50 team in the country, the Trojans won three singles matches, and two of their three losses on the singles courts came in three sets.
The Trojans take on East Tennessee State, which ranks among the nation's top 70 teams, Saturday at 9 a.m. in the third place match.
Troy 4, DePaul 0
Singles
1. Antuna, Pelayo (TROY) vs. Vito Tonejc (DPU) 6-3, 3-6, unfinished
2. Anton, Carles (TROY) def. Marino Jakic (DPU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Martens, Noah (TROY) def. Tripp Tuff (DPU) 6-1, 6-4
4. Simkin, Nicolas (TROY) def. Lars Peder Minsaas (DPU) 6-1, 6-4
5. Bernard, Manuel (TROY) vs. Leon Huck (DPU) 3-6, 6-6, unfinished
6. Llinares, Vito (TROY) vs. Matteo Iaquinto (DPU) 6-4, 4-3, unfinished
Doubles
1. Vito Tonejc/Marino Jakic (DPU) def. Llinares, Vito/Martens, Noah (TROY) 6-3
2. Simkin, Nicolas/Tasker, Christopher (TROY) def. Lars Peder Minsaas/Jona Gitschel (DPU) 6-3
3. Antuna, Pelayo/Anton, Carles (TROY) def. Tripp Tuff/Matteo Iaquinto (DPU) 7-6 (7-5)
UTSA 4, Troy 3
Singles
1. Joao Ceolin (UTSA) def. Antuna, Pelayo (TROY) 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-3
2. Anton, Carles (TROY) def. Javier Gonzalez (UTSA) 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 6-2
3. Sebastian Rodriguez (UTSA) def. Martens, Noah (TROY) 0-6, 6-3, 6-3
4. Tiago Torres (UTSA) def. Simkin, Nicolas (TROY) 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)
5. Bernard, Manuel (TROY) def. Danijal Muminovic (UTSA) 6-3, 6-3
6. Llinares, Vito (TROY) def. Maxim Groysman (UTSA) 6-4, 7-5
Doubles
1. Joao Ceolin/Javier Gonzalez (UTSA) def. Llinares, Vito/Martens, Noah (TROY) 6-4
2. Sebastian Rodriguez/Tiago Torres (UTSA) vs. Tasker, Christopher/Simkin, Nicolas (TROY) 5-4, unfinished
3. Garrett Skelly/Maxim Groysman (UTSA) def. Antuna, Pelayo/Anton, Carles (TROY) 6-2
Carles Anton continued his dominant spring, improving to 9-2 in singles, winning both his singles matches on the day. Troy took home the doubles point in the opening match thanks to a thrilling tiebreak victory from Anton and Pelayo Antuna on court three and followed with three singles wins.
In the semifinal match against the Roadrunners, who are a top 50 team in the country, the Trojans won three singles matches, and two of their three losses on the singles courts came in three sets.
The Trojans take on East Tennessee State, which ranks among the nation's top 70 teams, Saturday at 9 a.m. in the third place match.
Troy 4, DePaul 0
Singles
1. Antuna, Pelayo (TROY) vs. Vito Tonejc (DPU) 6-3, 3-6, unfinished
2. Anton, Carles (TROY) def. Marino Jakic (DPU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Martens, Noah (TROY) def. Tripp Tuff (DPU) 6-1, 6-4
4. Simkin, Nicolas (TROY) def. Lars Peder Minsaas (DPU) 6-1, 6-4
5. Bernard, Manuel (TROY) vs. Leon Huck (DPU) 3-6, 6-6, unfinished
6. Llinares, Vito (TROY) vs. Matteo Iaquinto (DPU) 6-4, 4-3, unfinished
Doubles
1. Vito Tonejc/Marino Jakic (DPU) def. Llinares, Vito/Martens, Noah (TROY) 6-3
2. Simkin, Nicolas/Tasker, Christopher (TROY) def. Lars Peder Minsaas/Jona Gitschel (DPU) 6-3
3. Antuna, Pelayo/Anton, Carles (TROY) def. Tripp Tuff/Matteo Iaquinto (DPU) 7-6 (7-5)
UTSA 4, Troy 3
Singles
1. Joao Ceolin (UTSA) def. Antuna, Pelayo (TROY) 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-3
2. Anton, Carles (TROY) def. Javier Gonzalez (UTSA) 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 6-2
3. Sebastian Rodriguez (UTSA) def. Martens, Noah (TROY) 0-6, 6-3, 6-3
4. Tiago Torres (UTSA) def. Simkin, Nicolas (TROY) 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)
5. Bernard, Manuel (TROY) def. Danijal Muminovic (UTSA) 6-3, 6-3
6. Llinares, Vito (TROY) def. Maxim Groysman (UTSA) 6-4, 7-5
Doubles
1. Joao Ceolin/Javier Gonzalez (UTSA) def. Llinares, Vito/Martens, Noah (TROY) 6-4
2. Sebastian Rodriguez/Tiago Torres (UTSA) vs. Tasker, Christopher/Simkin, Nicolas (TROY) 5-4, unfinished
3. Garrett Skelly/Maxim Groysman (UTSA) def. Antuna, Pelayo/Anton, Carles (TROY) 6-2
Players Mentioned
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
123
36UF
63UF
#2 Singles Match
12
33
66
#3 Singles Match
12
14
66
#4 Singles Match
12
14
66
#5 Singles Match
123
66UF
36UF
#6 Singles Match
123
43UF
64UF
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