Troy University Athletics
Saturday, April 18
Rome, Ga.
1 p.m.
Troy University
4
vs
0
Georgia Southern
Men's Tennis Earns Spot in SBC Championship After Win Against Georgia Southern
4/18/2026 8:11:00 PM | Tennis (M)
ROME, Ga. - The No. 2-seeded Troy men's tennis dominates against Georgia Southern with a 4-0 win Saturday afternoon at the Rome Tennis Complex.
Troy (24-4) started doubles play with a 6-1 win on Court 1 from sophomore Thiago Drozdowski and freshman Stephan Tavares Noale. Georgia Southern tried to turn things in its favor, with freshmanWilly Mirarchi and senior Matthew Mitchell winning on Court 3, 7-5, but junior Luciano Alcocer and sophomore Hiiro Sakamoto clinched a 7-5 win on Court 2 and claimed the advantage point for Troy.
The competition began to heat up as the singles matches came into play. Senior Yeray Andres Pastor finished Court 3 with straight sets wins, while redshirt freshman Ausias Martin Melo won on Court 1, 2-6 6-3 6-2.
Things continued in Troy's favor, as freshman Stephan Tavares Noale became the match clincher with his 7[9]-6[7] 7-5 win on Court 5.
The Trojans are now on a seventeen-match winning streak and look to make it eighteen at the Sun Belt Championship match, where they will compete against No. 1 Old Dominion.
This matchup is set for Sunday afternoon at 12 p.m. CT. at the Rome Tennis Complex. This match marks the Trojans' first time playing in the final since 2015, which is also the last time they won the Sun Belt Championship title and made an NCAA appearance.
Troy 4, Georgia Southern 0
1. Thiago Drozdowski and Steph Tavares Noale (TROY) def. Gregoire Delattre and Davis Taylor (GS) 6-1Troy (24-4) started doubles play with a 6-1 win on Court 1 from sophomore Thiago Drozdowski and freshman Stephan Tavares Noale. Georgia Southern tried to turn things in its favor, with freshmanWilly Mirarchi and senior Matthew Mitchell winning on Court 3, 7-5, but junior Luciano Alcocer and sophomore Hiiro Sakamoto clinched a 7-5 win on Court 2 and claimed the advantage point for Troy.
The competition began to heat up as the singles matches came into play. Senior Yeray Andres Pastor finished Court 3 with straight sets wins, while redshirt freshman Ausias Martin Melo won on Court 1, 2-6 6-3 6-2.
Things continued in Troy's favor, as freshman Stephan Tavares Noale became the match clincher with his 7[9]-6[7] 7-5 win on Court 5.
The Trojans are now on a seventeen-match winning streak and look to make it eighteen at the Sun Belt Championship match, where they will compete against No. 1 Old Dominion.
This matchup is set for Sunday afternoon at 12 p.m. CT. at the Rome Tennis Complex. This match marks the Trojans' first time playing in the final since 2015, which is also the last time they won the Sun Belt Championship title and made an NCAA appearance.
Troy 4, Georgia Southern 0
2. Luciano Alcocer and Hiiro Sakamoto (TROY) def. Albert Saar and Albert Widell (GS) 7-5
3. Willy Mirarchi and Matthew Mitchell (GS) def. Yeray Andres Pastor and Ryusei Miyazato (TROY) 7-5
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
1. Ausias Martin Melo (TROY) def. Albert Saar (GS) 2-6 6-3 6-2
2. Luciano Alcocer (TROY) vs. Gregoire Delattre (GS) 2-6 7[7]-6[5] 1-4 unfinished match
3. Yeray Andres Pastor (TROY) def. Willy Mirarchi (GS) 6-3 6-3
4. Hiiro Sakamoto (TROY) vs. Edoardo Santoni (GS) 6-1 5-7 3-3 unfinished match
5. Steph Tavares Noale (TROY) def. Albert Widell (GS) 7[9]-6[7] 7-5
6. Louis Boilevin (TROY) vs. Davis Taylor (GS) 7[7]-6[3] 4-5 unfinished match
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 5
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Albert Saar / 0 [GS]
632
266
#2 Singles Match
1234
Gregoire Delattre / 0 [GS]
664UF
271UF
#3 Singles Match
12
Willy Mirarchi / 0 [GS]
33
66
#4 Singles Match
1234
Edoardo Santoni / 0 [GS]
173UF
653UF
#5 Singles Match
12
Albert Widell / 0 [GS]
65
77
#6 Singles Match
123
Davis Taylor / 0 [GS]
65UF
74UF
Order of Finish:
3,1,5
Players Mentioned
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