Troy University Athletics
Troy University
Florida A&M
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
5,2,3,4,1,6
Players Mentioned
Troy Victorious in Spring Season Opener
1/28/2023 8:16:00 PM | Tennis (W)
TROY, Ala. – After falling behind in doubles competition, the Troy women's tennis team battled back for five straight points to secure the 5-2 victory over Florida A&M at the Lunsford Tennis Complex Saturday afternoon.
For the third time in five years, the Trojans (1-0) won their season opener, while the Rattlers (0-3) are still searching for their first win of the year – scored first points of the season after starting 0-8.
"I am very proud of the girls and their overall performance as a team on the tennis court today," head coach Rawia Elsisi said. "It's our first match and a good win to start off the season."
Doubles competition saw the Trojans start slow after Franziska Ahrend / Chiara Desia Debarno and Hagar Amin / Kristina Kukaras fell, allowing A&M's first points of the season, 1-0.
Freshman Maria Guirguis got Troy back in order in straight sets for her first career dual-match victory, 6-1, 6-3. Then, last year's Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year followed up her fellow Egypt native, sweeping the Rattler competition, 6-4, 6-1 for the 2-1 Trojan lead.
Guirguis wasn't the only freshman to seize her first dual-match victory as Valeriia Avdeeva joined her with two hard-fought sets. Avdeeva captured the first set, 6-4, before taking the second set to an extra point, 7-5 – put Troy one point from victory at 3-1.
Olivia Elliott was flawless to start the season after winning her doubles match with Andrea Widing, 6-4, over Sandy Sierra / Sara Rakim. The junior lost the first set against Sandy in singles, 6-4, before battling back with a 6-2 victory in the second. Elliott left little doubt in the extra set as she shut her opponent out, 6-0, to capture the victory, 4-1.
Singles Results
1. Kristina Kukaras (TROY) def. Rebekkah Gaines (FAMU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
2. Hagar Amin (TROY) def. Veronica Rodriguez (FAMU) 6-4, 6-1
3. Valeriia Avdeeva (TROY) def. Sara Rakim (FAMU) 6-4, 7-5
4. Olivia Elliott (TROY) def. Sierra Sandy (FAMU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0
5. Maria Guirguis (TROY) def. Genesis Whitelock (FAMU) 6-1, 6-3
6. Reagan Harris (FAMU) def. Franziska Ahrend (TROY) 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)
Order of finish: 5, 2, 3, 4, 1, 6
Doubles Results
1. Widing, Andrea/Elliott, Olivia (TROY) def. Sierra Sandy/Sara Rakim (FAMU) 6-4
2. Rebekkah Gaines/Genesis Whitelock (FAMU) def. Kukaras, Kristina/Amin, Hagar (TROY) 6-4
3. Veronica Rodriguez/Reagan Harris (FAMU) def. Chiara Dabarno/ Franziska Ahrend (TROY) 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2
Nashville Bound
With Sunday's match postponed, the Trojans look towards the TSU Tennis Complex, where they play Tennessee State on Feb. 5 at 9 a.m.