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Carles Anton
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Valencia, Spain
- High School:
- I.E.S. Rascanya
Honors
First Team All-Sun Belt (2023)
First Team All-Sun Belt (2022)
2021 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll (3.0-3.49 GPA)
Ranked No. 20 in final ITA Southern Region Rankings
Second Team All-Sun Belt -Singles (2021)
Sun Belt Freshman of the Year (2021)
2x Sun Belt Player of the Week (2/26/20, 4/14/21)
ITA Scholar-Athlete (2020)
2019-20 Sun Belt Commissioner's List (3.5-4.0 GPA)
Career Record
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Career Dual Singles Record By Position
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Career Dual Doubles Record By Position
Junior (2022-23)
β’ Named to the All-Sun Belt First Team
β’ Posted the most wins of any player on court two in the Sun Belt season with a 16-5 mark on the court and 17-5 record overall (1-0 on court one)
β’ Finished 5-2 in Sun Belt play and advanced the round of 32 in the ITA Southern Regional in the fall thanks to a victory over Tulane's Luka Petrovic
β’ His 17 overall wins are the second-most in the league trailing only teammate Mario Martinez's 20
β’ Compiled a 16-11 overall doubles record and 14-9 dual mark, was 5-2 in league play
β’ Won seven of his first eight singles matches to open the spring; four of his five dual match singles losses were in five sets
β’ Posted a 5-2 singles mark in Sun Belt action
β’ Named the Sun Belt Player of the week in the final week of the regular season after wins at Coastal Carolina and Augusta; win at Coastal clinched the match at the No. 4 seed for the Trojans
β’ Played in the ITA All-American during the fall and picked up a victory over a Tulane opponent in the consolation bracket in the main draw
β’ Won 5-of-6 doubles matches (four with Yeray Andres Pastor) during the heart of Sun Belt play
Sophomore (2021-22)
β’ Named to the All-Sun Belt First Team
β’ Posted a 20-5 record during the spring part of the second, including a 19-4 mark on court two
β’ Won nine of his final 10 matches of the season; won seven of his first eight matches to begin the spring
β’Β Two of his five losses came in three sets, including a thriller at No. 24 Florida State
β’ Picked up win over ranked opponent from Miami (Fla.)
β’ Represented Troy at both the ITA All-American Championship and ITA Southern Regionals
β’ Defeated LSU's Gabriel Diaz Freire in the opening round of the main draw at the ITA Southern Regionals
β’ Won opening round doubles match against AlcornΒ State with Pelayo Antuna at the ITA Southern Regionals
Freshman (2020-21)
β’ Named the Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year
β’ Second Team All-Sun Belt Singles
β’ Ranked No. 20 in the ITA Southern Region Rankings in singles to end the year
β’ Posted a 16-3 mark in dual play with a 7-2 record on court one, 8-1 on court two and 1-0 on court three ... his 16 wins were tied for the second most in the Sun Belt
β’ Won his first eight singles matches and 14 of his first 15 to open the spring
β’ Finished 17-4 in doubles and a perfect 4-0 in Sun Belt Conference play
β’ 9-1 on court two, 8-2 on court three and 0-1 on court one in doubles play
β’ Teamed up with Pelayo Antuna to go 7-0 in doubles
Freshman (2019-20)
β’Β Had spring season ended in March due to COVID-19 pandemic
β’Β Won his first 12 dual singles matches of his career with 10 of those victories coming in straight sets. Won 14 of his 15 dual singles matches
β’ Won his first eight dual doubles matches and won 14 of his 15 doubles matches
β’ He was a perfect 8-0 at No. 3 singles and 1-0 at No. 1 singles
β’ Went 8-1 at No. 2 doubles
β’ Earned his first career SBC Player of the Week on Feb. 26. He became the first Trojan to be named player of the week since March 16, 2016
β’ Posted the best winning percentage in the Sun Belt (19-4, .864) and tied with teammate Oskar Michalek for the best dual singles record in the SBC (14-1)
β’ Anton and Antuna recorded the best overall double record in the SBC (14-2)
β’Β Went 5-2 in tournament singles action
β’ Won the UTC Invitational Tournament. The tournament was the first of his collegiate career
Personal
β’ Full name is Carles Anton Talaya
β’ From Valencia, Spain
β’ Majoring in Global Business
β’ Born November 26, 2001
First Team All-Sun Belt (2023)
First Team All-Sun Belt (2022)
2021 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll (3.0-3.49 GPA)
Ranked No. 20 in final ITA Southern Region Rankings
Second Team All-Sun Belt -Singles (2021)
Sun Belt Freshman of the Year (2021)
2x Sun Belt Player of the Week (2/26/20, 4/14/21)
ITA Scholar-Athlete (2020)
2019-20 Sun Belt Commissioner's List (3.5-4.0 GPA)
Career Record
| Year | Overall Singles | Tournament Singles | Dual Singles | SBCΒ Singles | Overall Doubles | Tournament Doubles | Dual Doubles | SBCΒ Doubles |
| 19-20 | 19-3 | 5-2 | 14-1 | - | 14-3 | 0-2 | 14-1 | - |
| 20-21 | 16-3 | - | 16-3 | 1-2 | 17-4 | - | 17-4 | 4-0 |
| 21-22Β Β Β Β | 21-8 | 1-3 | 20-5 | 4-1 | 17-8 | 1-1 | 16-7 | 3-2 |
| 22-23 | 20-9 | 3-4 | 17-5 | 5-2 | 16-11 | 2-2 | 14-9 | 5-2 |
| Total | 76-23 | 9-9 | 67-14 | 10-5 | 64-26 | 3-5 | 61-21 | 12-4 |
Career Dual Singles Record By Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Overall |
| 19-20 | 1-0 | 5-1 | 8-0 | - | - | - | 14-1 |
| 20-21 | 7-2 | 8-1 | 1-0 | - | - | - | 16-3 |
| 21-22 | 1-1 | 19-4 | - | - | - | - | 20-5 |
| 22-23 | 1-0 | 16-5 | - | - | - | - | 17-5 |
| Total | 10-3 | 48-11 | 9-0 | - | - | - | 67-14 |
Career Dual Doubles Record By Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | Overall |
| 19-20 | 2-0 | 8-1 | 4-0 | 14-1 |
| 20-21 | 0-1 | 9-1 | 8-2 | 17-4 |
| 21-22 | - | 0-1 | 16-6 | 16-7 |
| 22-23 | 10-5 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 14-9 |
| Totals | 12-6 | 20-5 | 29-10 | 61-21 |
Junior (2022-23)
β’ Named to the All-Sun Belt First Team
β’ Posted the most wins of any player on court two in the Sun Belt season with a 16-5 mark on the court and 17-5 record overall (1-0 on court one)
β’ Finished 5-2 in Sun Belt play and advanced the round of 32 in the ITA Southern Regional in the fall thanks to a victory over Tulane's Luka Petrovic
β’ His 17 overall wins are the second-most in the league trailing only teammate Mario Martinez's 20
β’ Compiled a 16-11 overall doubles record and 14-9 dual mark, was 5-2 in league play
β’ Won seven of his first eight singles matches to open the spring; four of his five dual match singles losses were in five sets
β’ Posted a 5-2 singles mark in Sun Belt action
β’ Named the Sun Belt Player of the week in the final week of the regular season after wins at Coastal Carolina and Augusta; win at Coastal clinched the match at the No. 4 seed for the Trojans
β’ Played in the ITA All-American during the fall and picked up a victory over a Tulane opponent in the consolation bracket in the main draw
β’ Won 5-of-6 doubles matches (four with Yeray Andres Pastor) during the heart of Sun Belt play
Sophomore (2021-22)
β’ Named to the All-Sun Belt First Team
β’ Posted a 20-5 record during the spring part of the second, including a 19-4 mark on court two
β’ Won nine of his final 10 matches of the season; won seven of his first eight matches to begin the spring
β’Β Two of his five losses came in three sets, including a thriller at No. 24 Florida State
β’ Picked up win over ranked opponent from Miami (Fla.)
β’ Represented Troy at both the ITA All-American Championship and ITA Southern Regionals
β’ Defeated LSU's Gabriel Diaz Freire in the opening round of the main draw at the ITA Southern Regionals
β’ Won opening round doubles match against AlcornΒ State with Pelayo Antuna at the ITA Southern Regionals
Freshman (2020-21)
β’ Named the Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year
β’ Second Team All-Sun Belt Singles
β’ Ranked No. 20 in the ITA Southern Region Rankings in singles to end the year
β’ Posted a 16-3 mark in dual play with a 7-2 record on court one, 8-1 on court two and 1-0 on court three ... his 16 wins were tied for the second most in the Sun Belt
β’ Won his first eight singles matches and 14 of his first 15 to open the spring
β’ Finished 17-4 in doubles and a perfect 4-0 in Sun Belt Conference play
β’ 9-1 on court two, 8-2 on court three and 0-1 on court one in doubles play
β’ Teamed up with Pelayo Antuna to go 7-0 in doubles
Freshman (2019-20)
β’Β Had spring season ended in March due to COVID-19 pandemic
β’Β Won his first 12 dual singles matches of his career with 10 of those victories coming in straight sets. Won 14 of his 15 dual singles matches
β’ Won his first eight dual doubles matches and won 14 of his 15 doubles matches
β’ He was a perfect 8-0 at No. 3 singles and 1-0 at No. 1 singles
β’ Went 8-1 at No. 2 doubles
β’ Earned his first career SBC Player of the Week on Feb. 26. He became the first Trojan to be named player of the week since March 16, 2016
β’ Posted the best winning percentage in the Sun Belt (19-4, .864) and tied with teammate Oskar Michalek for the best dual singles record in the SBC (14-1)
β’ Anton and Antuna recorded the best overall double record in the SBC (14-2)
β’Β Went 5-2 in tournament singles action
β’ Won the UTC Invitational Tournament. The tournament was the first of his collegiate career
Personal
β’ Full name is Carles Anton Talaya
β’ From Valencia, Spain
β’ Majoring in Global Business
β’ Born November 26, 2001
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