STATESBORO – The Georgia Southern men's tennis team powered past the Troy Trojans by a score of 4-2 on Sunday at the Wallis Tennis Center.
 
The doubles matches began with Pol del Castillo and Jacob Mitchell getting off to a hot start at the No. 3 position, and quickly won their match, 6-2, giving the Eagles an advantage in the doubles point. Alexandros Roumpis and Valentin Dun fought in a back-and-forth match at the No. 1 position but emerged victorious to give the Eagles the 1-0 lead on the day. The match at the No. 2 position was called off, but Tao Castillo and Alex Suk were mounting a furious comeback, ending at 5-5 after being down 1-4.
 
The singles matches began with a fast victory by Castillo at the No. 3 position, earning the Eagles a 2-0 lead with a 6-3, 6-1 victory. However, the Trojans would fight back to tie things up at 2-2, with victories over Laurent Julia Calac (3-6, 1-6) at the No. 6 position and del Castillo (5-7, 3-6) at the No. 1 position. Alexandros Roumpis would give the Eagles a much-needed point at the No. 2 position, winning his match 6-3, 7-5. The final two matches were stretched to three sets, with Dimitris Paliouras at No. 4 and Valentin Dun at No. 5 trying to keep the Eagles ahead. Both matches were evenly matched the whole way, but Paliouras was able to power past his opponent to give the Eagles the 4-2 win with a 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 victory.
 
QUOTE FROM COACH BAYON: "I am thrilled for the players and our team. We have been playing better and better and this win will help us get more confidence. I am excited because we still have room to improve and we have some exciting matches coming up."
 
UP NEXT: The Eagles will hit the road for a pair of Sun Belt matches, starting at Louisiana on March 25, and facing UT-Arlington on March 27.
 
RESULTS
Doubles
1. A. Roumpis/V. Dun (GS) def. N. Simkin/C. Tasker, 6-4
2. T. Castillo/A. Suk (GS) vs. V. Llinares/N. Martens, 5-5 (UF)
3. P. del Castillo/J. Mitchell (GS) def. C. Anton/P. Antuña, 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 1
 
Singles
1. P. Antuña def. P. del Castillo (GS), 7-5, 6-3
2. A. Roumpis (GS) def. C. Anton, 6-3, 7-5
3. T. Castillo (GS) def. N. Simkin, 6-1, 6-3
4. D. Paliouras (GS) def. N. Martens, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
5. V. Dun (GS) vs. M. Bernard, 6-2, 6-7, 4-3 (UF)
6. V. Llinares def. L. Julia Calac (GS), 6-3, 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 6, 1, 2, 4