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Men’s Tennis Bested by Coastal Carolina
3/16/2025 2:49:00 PM | Tennis (M)
CONWAY, S.C. – The Troy men's tennis team closed out its weekend with a 4-2 loss to Coastal Carolina on Sunday morning at the Stevens Tennis Complex.
Due to weather and time restrictions, the two teams agreed to skip doubles and start its play in singles.
Luciano Alcocer kicked things off for Troy (14-6) with a 6-1, 6-3 win in the No. 6 spot to give the Trojans a 1-0 lead. Alcocer moves to 12-2 on the season. Coastal answered with a 6-4, 6-3 win in the top spot to tie things at 1-1.
Troy's leading singles player, Hiiro Sakamoto, moved to 16-2 on the season with a 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 3 to make it a 2-1 Troy lead, but Coastal Carolina answered by winning the last three remaining courts to take the overall match victory 4-2.
The Trojans forced third sets in the final two matches, but came up just short.
Up Next
Troy returns to the state of Alabama next Saturday as it travels south to Mobile to take on South Alabama at the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts. First serve is scheduled for 10 a.m., and live stats will be available on TroyTrojans.com.
Full Results
Coastal Carolina 4, Troy 2
Singles
1. Christopher Norlin (CCU) def. Yeray Andres Pastor (TRO), 6-4, 6-3
2. Juan Cruz Collardin (CCU) def. Nicolas Simkin (TRO), 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
3. Curzio Manucci (CCU) def. Noah Martens (TRO), 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4)
4. Hiiro Sakamoto (TRO) def. Jack Dixon (CCU), 6-3, 6-4
5. Gonzalez Balmaceda (CCU) def. Henrique De Brito (TRO), 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
6. Luciano Alcocer (TRO) def. Iannis Fernandes (CCU), 6-1, 6-3
Order of finish: Singles -- 6, 1, 4, 2, 3, 5
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
6,1,4,2,3,5
Players Mentioned
