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Anton, Carles
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Carles Anton
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Valencia, Spain
- High School:
- I.E.S. Rascanya
Bio
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
Career Dual Singles Record By Position
Career Dual Doubles Record By Position
Junior (2022-23)
• Named to the All-Sun Belt First Team
• 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)
• 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
• His 17 overall wins are the second-most in the league trailing only teammate Mario Martinez's 20
• Compiled a 16-11 overall doubles record and 14-9 dual mark, was 5-2 in league play
• Won seven of his first eight singles matches to open the spring; four of his five dual match singles losses were in five sets
• Posted a 5-2 singles mark in Sun Belt action
• 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
• 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
• Won 5-of-6 doubles matches (four with Yeray Andres Pastor) during the heart of Sun Belt play
Sophomore (2021-22)
• Named to the All-Sun Belt First Team
• Posted a 20-5 record during the spring part of the second, including a 19-4 mark on court two
• Won nine of his final 10 matches of the season; won seven of his first eight matches to begin the spring
• Two of his five losses came in three sets, including a thriller at No. 24 Florida State
• Picked up win over ranked opponent from Miami (Fla.)
• Represented Troy at both the ITA All-American Championship and ITA Southern Regionals
• Defeated LSU's Gabriel Diaz Freire in the opening round of the main draw at the ITA Southern Regionals
• Won opening round doubles match against Alcorn State with Pelayo Antuna at the ITA Southern Regionals
Freshman (2020-21)
• Named the Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year
• Second Team All-Sun Belt Singles
• Ranked No. 20 in the ITA Southern Region Rankings in singles to end the year
• 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
• Won his first eight singles matches and 14 of his first 15 to open the spring
• Finished 17-4 in doubles and a perfect 4-0 in Sun Belt Conference play
• 9-1 on court two, 8-2 on court three and 0-1 on court one in doubles play
• Teamed up with Pelayo Antuna to go 7-0 in doubles
Freshman (2019-20)
• Had spring season ended in March due to COVID-19 pandemic
• 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
• Won his first eight dual doubles matches and won 14 of his 15 doubles matches
• He was a perfect 8-0 at No. 3 singles and 1-0 at No. 1 singles
• Went 8-1 at No. 2 doubles
• 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
• 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)
• Anton and Antuna recorded the best overall double record in the SBC (14-2)
• Went 5-2 in tournament singles action
• Won the UTC Invitational Tournament. The tournament was the first of his collegiate career
Personal
• Full name is Carles Anton Talaya
• From Valencia, Spain
• Majoring in Global Business
• 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 | SBC Singles | Overall Doubles | Tournament Doubles | Dual Doubles | SBC 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 |
| 21-22 | 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)
• Named to the All-Sun Belt First Team
• 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)
• 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
• His 17 overall wins are the second-most in the league trailing only teammate Mario Martinez's 20
• Compiled a 16-11 overall doubles record and 14-9 dual mark, was 5-2 in league play
• Won seven of his first eight singles matches to open the spring; four of his five dual match singles losses were in five sets
• Posted a 5-2 singles mark in Sun Belt action
• 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
• 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
• Won 5-of-6 doubles matches (four with Yeray Andres Pastor) during the heart of Sun Belt play
Sophomore (2021-22)
• Named to the All-Sun Belt First Team
• Posted a 20-5 record during the spring part of the second, including a 19-4 mark on court two
• Won nine of his final 10 matches of the season; won seven of his first eight matches to begin the spring
• Two of his five losses came in three sets, including a thriller at No. 24 Florida State
• Picked up win over ranked opponent from Miami (Fla.)
• Represented Troy at both the ITA All-American Championship and ITA Southern Regionals
• Defeated LSU's Gabriel Diaz Freire in the opening round of the main draw at the ITA Southern Regionals
• Won opening round doubles match against Alcorn State with Pelayo Antuna at the ITA Southern Regionals
Freshman (2020-21)
• Named the Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year
• Second Team All-Sun Belt Singles
• Ranked No. 20 in the ITA Southern Region Rankings in singles to end the year
• 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
• Won his first eight singles matches and 14 of his first 15 to open the spring
• Finished 17-4 in doubles and a perfect 4-0 in Sun Belt Conference play
• 9-1 on court two, 8-2 on court three and 0-1 on court one in doubles play
• Teamed up with Pelayo Antuna to go 7-0 in doubles
Freshman (2019-20)
• Had spring season ended in March due to COVID-19 pandemic
• 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
• Won his first eight dual doubles matches and won 14 of his 15 doubles matches
• He was a perfect 8-0 at No. 3 singles and 1-0 at No. 1 singles
• Went 8-1 at No. 2 doubles
• 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
• 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)
• Anton and Antuna recorded the best overall double record in the SBC (14-2)
• Went 5-2 in tournament singles action
• Won the UTC Invitational Tournament. The tournament was the first of his collegiate career
Personal
• Full name is Carles Anton Talaya
• From Valencia, Spain
• Majoring in Global Business
• Born November 26, 2001
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