Daniel Caraballo/Men's Tennis | Tennessee State University
Daniel Caraballo/Men's Tennis | Tennessee State University
The Tennessee State men's tennis wrapped up their three-game weekend slate with two matches on Sunday at the Vanderbilt Indoor tennis courts. The Tigers dropped their first match of the afternoon to Troy 5-1, followed by a big 4-1 win over Tennessee Southern this evening to move to 2-5 on the year.
Troy 5, TSU 1
Troy started off the match by taking the doubles point, despite TSU winning in the No. 3 doubles slot as Nicholas Adamec/Nil Moinet won 6-2 over Andres Pastor/Martinez. The duo of Daniel Caraballo/Diego Britt-Alvarez was just edged in the No. 1 doubles 7-5. Taj Hibbert/Jonasz Dziopak fell 6-3 in the No. 2 doubles.
Taj Hibbert was the lone point-winner for the Tigers, as he picked up a 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 win in the No. 4 singles. Carballo (No. 1), Dziopak (No. 2), and Moinet (No. 3) all went three sets each despite dropping them. Caraballo was downed 6-3, 5-7, 1-6, while Dziopak fell 6-4, 4-6, 5-7. Moinet dropped his match by a score of 6-7, 6-4, 2-6.
TSU 5, UTS 1
Todd Smith's Tigers cruised to their second win of the season as they showed no signs of struggle against UTS. TSU jumped out to an early 1-0 lead as they took the doubles point. Caraballo/Britt-Alvarez won 6-3 in the No. 1 doubles, while Hibbert/Pierre Copin won 7-6 in the No 2 doubles. Nicholas Adamec/Moinet handled business in No. 3 doubles winning 6-4.
In singles action, Caraballo locked down the No. 1 slot earning the 6-2, 3-0 win. Moinet won his match in the No. 2 singles by a score of 6-1, 6-3. Dziopak cruised to a 6-4, 6-2 victory in the No. 3 singles, while Copin dominated in the No. 5 slot earning a 6-0, 6-1 win.
Britt-Alvarez's match went unfished as he won his first set no problem 7-5, before injuring his ankle while up in set two, which is how UTS earned a point because he could not play anymore. Adamec Was up before TSU clinched.
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