Women's Tennis

February 28, 2013

Women’s tennis soared by the Eagles with a 6-1 win on Sunday making them undefeated at home.

With this win against Georgia Southern, Troy women’s tennis team became 5-4 overall and 2-0 at home.

The team set the tone Sunday by sweeping all three doubles matches and going undefeated until the end of the day.

Senior Karoline Grymel kicked off singles, winning with a commanding score of 6-1, 6-1 at number one.  Candela Munoz Giron kept the wheels turning with a win at fourth overwhelming her opponent 6-2, 6-0.

Freshman Olivia Brooke Durden secured the day’s match for the Trojans after a 6-2, 6-1 win at sixth singles.

Troy only gave up one loss to the 2-5 Georgia Southern at the number five match followed by Lyubov Dorofeeva ending the day on a positive note with a 6-3, 7-5 win at second to finish the 6-1 match.

Women’s tennis plays at 3-4 Kennesaw State Saturday then hosts 4-5 Jacksonville State at home Tuesday.

Singles competition

1. Karoline Grymel (TROY) def. Paola Garrido (GSU) 6-1, 6-1

2. Lyubov Dorofeeva (TROY) def. Jordana Klein (GSU) 6-3, 7-5

3. Anja Cosovic (TROY) def. Stephanie Woods (GSU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-1

4. Candela Munoz Giron (TROY) def. M. Phillips Smith (GSU) 6-2, 6-0

5. Natalie Maffett (GSU) def. Rosaura Ramirez-Vega (TROY) 7-6, 6-2

6. Olivia Brooke Durden (TROY) def. F. Norregaard (GSU) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. Lyubov Dorofeeva/Karoline Grymel (TROY) def. Paola Garrido/Stephanie Woods (GSU) 8-3

2. Olivia Brooke Durden/Rosaura Ramirez-Vega (TROY) def. Jordana Klein/Natalie Maffett (GSU) 8-4

3. Anja Cosovic/Candela Munoz Giron (TROY) def. F. Norregaard/M. Phillips Smith (GSU) 8-1

Match Notes

Georgia Southern 2-5

Troy 5-4

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (1,4,6,3,5,2)

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