Men's tennis drops match to Miami

The Troy men’s tennis team fell 4-0 to the Miami Hurricanes this past Wednesday. The match continued their Florida trip, as they faced Florida State last Sunday. 

With the match set to be played on Tuesday morning, the south Florida weather disrupted things and pushed the match to Wednesday. Because of the weather, singles matches were played first in Miami’s sweep. 

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Auslas Martin Melo scoops a ball

On court three, Trojan freshman Ryusei Miyazato dropped the first set but recovered to take the second set 6-4. Proceeding the completion of the match, Miami clinched the final point, leaving Miyazato with an unfinished result. 

Freshman Stephan Tavares Noale had his match on court five, where he won his second set 6-4 as well. Noale was trailing in the third set 2-0 when the Hurricanes locked down the match. His match also ended with an unfinished result. 

Yeray Andres Pastor was defeated by the Hurricanes' fall NCAA championship qualifier 6-1, 6-2. 

The Trojans' first home match this season will take place this Friday, Jan. 23, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in a doubleheader against Auburn University at Montgomery. Matches will be played at the Lunsford Tennis Complex.