PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. - The Georgia Southern men's tennis team fell to Troy 4-2 in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference Championship on Thursday afternoon in Peachtree City, Ga.
The Eagles (15-8) got on the board first by securing the doubles point by taking the final two matches in the doubles set. After falling at the No. 3 position,
Pol del Castillo Masich and
Aaron James Williams took down their opponent at the No. 1 position 6-3, then
Valentin Dun and
Alexandros Roumpis clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 victory at the No. 2 position, giving the Eagles a 1-0 lead going into singles play.
In singles, Troy (18-6) tied the match up with a 7-5, 6-2 victory at the No. 2 position, and took a 2-1 lead with a victory at the No. 4 position by a score of 6-3, 6-2. Troy would expend the lead to 3-1 with a victory at the No. 3 position, 7-6, 6-4, but the Eagles began to claw back with a victory by Roumpis at the No. 5 position, 6-4, 7-6. Both of the matches at the No. 1 and No. 6 positions went to a third set, but the match at the No. 1 position finished first, with Troy clinching the match-winning point by a score of 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, eliminating the Eagles from the conference tournament.Â
RESULTS
Doubles
1. Aaron Williams/Pol del Castillo (GS) def. Anton, Carles/Andres Pastor, Yeray (TROY) 6-3
2.
Valentin Dun/
Alexandros Roumpis (GS) def. Martens, Noah/Fabre, Jules (TROY) 6-4
3. Llinares, Vito/Martinez, Mario (TROY) def.
Pierre Mouesca/
Laurent Julia Calac (GS) 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
Singles
1. Martinez, Mario (TROY) def. Pol del Castillo (GS) 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, 6-4
2. Anton, Carles (TROY) def. Aaron Williams (GS) 7-5, 6-2
3. Andres Pastor, Yeray (TROY) def.
Pierre Mouesca (GS) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
4. Martens, Noah (TROY) def. Dimitiris Paliouras (GS) 6-3, 6-2
5.
Alexandros Roumpis (GS) def. Llinares, Vito (TROY) 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)
6. Erramuspe, Francisco (TROY) vs.
Valentin Dun (GS) 2-6, 7-5, 4-0, unfinished
Order of Finish: 2, 4, 3, 5, 1