Men Tennis Knocks Off UT Arlington in Sun Belt Action

Saturday, April 2

Troy, Ala.

9 a.m.

Troy University

UT Arlington

Men Tennis Knocks Off UT Arlington in Sun Belt Action

4/2/2022 2:14:00 PM | Tennis (M)

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. – Troy continued to exert its dominance at home as the Trojans improved to 7-1 at the Lunsford Tennis Complex with a 4-2 victory over UT Arlington in Sun Belt Conference action Saturday morning.

Carles Anton won a thrilling three-setter on court two to clinch the match for the Trojans (14-9, 1-3 SBC), while head coach Rolando Vargas' new-look doubles lineup came through for a second straight match.

Anton dropped the opening set 6-3 before rallying back to win 6-4 and 6-4 and end the match in the Trojans' favor. The reigning Sun Belt Freshman of the Year improved to 17-5 on the year in dual matches as he won for the seventh time in the last 10 matches.

UTA (12-10, 1-4) tied the match with a win on court four to open singles before Nicolas Simkin won 6-4, 7-6 on court three to push Troy back in front. Christopher Tasker, who played singles on Thursday for the first time in six weeks, won again on court six to pull Troy within a point of victory.

The Mavs won on court one to open doubles play before Vito Llinares and Anton won 6-4 on court three, and Pelayo Antuna and Noah Martens won 6-4 on court two; both of those combos made their debuts on Thursday in Troy's win over Alabama A&M.

Troy's big weekend continues Sunday when No. 48 Louisiana comes to town for a 10 a.m. match.

Singles
1. Antuna, Pelayo (TROY) vs. Sau Franco, Alan (UTA) 5-7, 6-4, 0-1, unfinished
2. Anton, Carles (TROY) def. Cabrera, Miguel (UTA) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
3. Simkin, Nicolas (TROY) def. Shepp, Anton (UTA) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
4. Lukman, Maks (UTA) def. Martens, Noah (TROY) 6-4, 6-4
5. Caffarena, Solano (UTA) def. Llinares, Vito (TROY) 1-6, 7-5, 6-4
6. Tasker, Christopher (TROY) def. Akiyoshi, Daichi (UTA) 7-6 (8-6), 6-1

Doubles
1. Shepp, Anton/Cabrera, Miguel (UTA) def. Tasker, Christopher/Simkin, Nicolas (TROY) 6-4
2. Antuna, Pelayo/Martens, Noah (TROY) def. Caffarena, Solano/Akiyoshi, Daichi (UTA) 6-4
3. Anton, Carles/Llinares, Vito (TROY) def. Sau Franco, Alan/Alban, Ricardo (UTA) 6-4

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,3,6,5,2)