Troy University Athletics
Saturday, March 23
Troy, Ala.
9 a.m.
Troy University
3
vs
4
Louisiana
Men’s Tennis Falls to Louisiana, 4-3
3/23/2024 7:29:00 PM | Tennis (M)
TROY, Ala. – The Troy men's tennis team suffered its first home loss of the season on Saturday, falling to Louisiana 4-3 at the Lunsford Tennis Complex in a match that lasted over four hours.
Troy (15-4, 1-2 SBC) came out of the gates strong, picking up the doubles point in impressive fashion. Mario Martinez Serrano and Luciano Alocer dominated in the No. 3 doubles spot with a 6-2 win. Yeray Andres Pastor and Carles Anton followed with a 6-2 win of their own in the No. 2 spot to give Troy the early 1-0 advantage. The top doubles match went unfinished with Louisiana leading 5-2.
For the first time this season, Troy lost a match in which they won the doubles point. They were 15-0 going into Saturday when getting the first point.
In singles, Louisiana responded with a two-set win on court five to level the score at one. No. 87-ranked Martinez continued his impressive season as he picked up a 6-3, 6-2 win on court one to move to 18-1 on the season and put the Trojans back ahead 2-1.
Louisiana responded with wins on court four and six to jump ahead 3-2 and get within one point of clinching the team victory. However, the Trojans weren't going down without a fight, as Anton had a come-from-behind victory in three sets on court two to make it a 3-3 match.
The Ragin' Cajuns sealed the deal on court two with a 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 7-5 win to defeat Troy.
The Trojans are back in action on Sunday for Senior Day against Southern Miss. The first serve is set for 1 p.m.
Louisiana 4, Troy 3
Singles competition
1. #87 Martinez, Mario (TROY) def. Al Sanchez Gonzalez (ULL) 6-3, 6-2
2. Anton, Carles (TROY) def. William Ribero (ULL) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
3. Vasil Dimitrov (ULL) def. Martens, Noah (TROY) 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 7-5
4. Samuel Kyjaci (ULL) def. Pastor, Yeray (TROY) 6-3, 6-3
5. Oriol Fillat Gimenez (ULL) def. Alcocer, Luciano (TROY) 6-3, 6-1
6. Leonard Tramolay (ULL) def. Simkin, Nicolas (TROY) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6
Doubles competition
1. Martens, Noah/Simkin, Nicolas (TROY) vs. Sacha Grandvincent/Al Sanchez Gonzalez (ULL) 2-5, unfinished
2. Anton, Carles/Pastor, Yeray (TROY) def. Vasil Dimitrov/Leonard Tramolay (ULL) 6-2
3. Martinez, Mario/Alcocer, Luciano (TROY) def. Mason Landreth/William Ribero (ULL) 6-2
Match Notes:
Louisiana 9-6
Troy 15-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (5,1,4,6,2,3)
Troy (15-4, 1-2 SBC) came out of the gates strong, picking up the doubles point in impressive fashion. Mario Martinez Serrano and Luciano Alocer dominated in the No. 3 doubles spot with a 6-2 win. Yeray Andres Pastor and Carles Anton followed with a 6-2 win of their own in the No. 2 spot to give Troy the early 1-0 advantage. The top doubles match went unfinished with Louisiana leading 5-2.
For the first time this season, Troy lost a match in which they won the doubles point. They were 15-0 going into Saturday when getting the first point.
In singles, Louisiana responded with a two-set win on court five to level the score at one. No. 87-ranked Martinez continued his impressive season as he picked up a 6-3, 6-2 win on court one to move to 18-1 on the season and put the Trojans back ahead 2-1.
Louisiana responded with wins on court four and six to jump ahead 3-2 and get within one point of clinching the team victory. However, the Trojans weren't going down without a fight, as Anton had a come-from-behind victory in three sets on court two to make it a 3-3 match.
The Ragin' Cajuns sealed the deal on court two with a 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 7-5 win to defeat Troy.
The Trojans are back in action on Sunday for Senior Day against Southern Miss. The first serve is set for 1 p.m.
Louisiana 4, Troy 3
Singles competition
1. #87 Martinez, Mario (TROY) def. Al Sanchez Gonzalez (ULL) 6-3, 6-2
2. Anton, Carles (TROY) def. William Ribero (ULL) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
3. Vasil Dimitrov (ULL) def. Martens, Noah (TROY) 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 7-5
4. Samuel Kyjaci (ULL) def. Pastor, Yeray (TROY) 6-3, 6-3
5. Oriol Fillat Gimenez (ULL) def. Alcocer, Luciano (TROY) 6-3, 6-1
6. Leonard Tramolay (ULL) def. Simkin, Nicolas (TROY) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6
Doubles competition
1. Martens, Noah/Simkin, Nicolas (TROY) vs. Sacha Grandvincent/Al Sanchez Gonzalez (ULL) 2-5, unfinished
2. Anton, Carles/Pastor, Yeray (TROY) def. Vasil Dimitrov/Leonard Tramolay (ULL) 6-2
3. Martinez, Mario/Alcocer, Luciano (TROY) def. Mason Landreth/William Ribero (ULL) 6-2
Match Notes:
Louisiana 9-6
Troy 15-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (5,1,4,6,2,3)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Al Sanchez Gonzalez / 0 [ULL]
32
66
#2 Singles Match
123
William Ribero / 0 [ULL]
646
367
#3 Singles Match
123
Vasil Dimitrov / 0 [ULL]
757
675
#4 Singles Match
12
Samuel Kyjaci / 0 [ULL]
66
33
#5 Singles Match
12
Oriol Fillat Gimenez / 0 [ULL]
66
31
#6 Singles Match
123
Leonard Tramolay / 0 [ULL]
627
466
Order of Finish:
5,1,4,6,2,3
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