Complete Results

LAFAYETTE, La. – Troy jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, earning the doubles point and a win at No. 1 singles, before eventually going on to defeat the University of South Alabama women’s tennis team 4-2 Friday afternoon at Cajun Courts.

The Trojans tally their ninth straight victory to improve to 13-4 on the season. The Jaguars drop to 12-7.

“It was a tough match today,” said USA head coach Jaco Keyser. “Troy showed why they have won nine in a row and played with good confidence especially when behind. With a few points here and there, we could have pulled off the upset, but all credit to them.”

The Trojans recorded the first two points of the contest thanks to a narrow doubles win. Troy’s No. 2 pair struck first with an 8-3 victory before South Alabama answered back when sophomore Emily Newton (Dothan, Ala.) and Michaela Meszarosova (Bratislava, Slovakia) prevailed 8-5 at No. 1.

Troy’s team of Candela Munoz Giron and Anja Cosovic broke the deadlock and put the Trojans up 1-0 with a 9-7 win over freshman Cinta Maria Papke (Flein, Germany) and sophomore Mary Angela Martin (Mobile, Ala.).

Karoline Grymel extended Troy’s lead to 2-0 on the No. 1 court, defeating Meszarosova 6-2, 6-2.

The two teams traded straight-sets victories as the Jags attempted to tie the match. Newton won 6-3, 6-2 at No. 3, but Lyubov Dorofeeva responded with a 6-2, 6-2 triumph at No. 2.

Papke got the Jaguars to within 3-2 on the No. 6 court, defeating Rosaura Ramirez-Vega 6-4, 6-2, but Hannah Toro closed out the match when she topped sophomore Ramona Ghermani (Bad Wimpfen, Germany) 7-5, 6-4.

“We have a quick turn around with another tough match against Louisiana-Lafayette on Sunday,” Keyser said.

USA faces ULL Sunday at 10 a.m. at Cajun Courts.

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