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Men’s Tennis Blanks Alabama State for Fourth Straight Win

TROY, Ala. – Behind a national-ranked win in doubles, the Troy men's tennis team won for the fourth straight time with a 7-0 victory at Alabama State Tuesday afternoon in Montgomery. Christopher Tasker and Nicolas Simkin knocked off the nation's No. 56-ranked doubles team to highlight the afternoon for the Trojans.

Troy (5-2) swept all nine courts to run its overall winning percentage to .775 in singles and .722 in doubles during dual matches this year.

Tasker and Simkin clinched the doubles point for the Trojans with a 6-3 win over Ruan Du Preez and Samrakshyak Bajracharya on court two after the Hornets' pair entered the spring season ranked No.