
What happened: Troy won 7 of 9 doubles sets, including a big sweep in the opening round, and defeated Northwood, 13-5, in nonleague play Wednesday at Troy High.
Records: Troy 3-0; Northwood 3-1
Impact: The county rankings are should to be mixed up after this one. Northwood was No. 4 and Troy was No. 7. The new rankings will reflect Wednesday’s results.
Key set: Troy’s No. 1 doubles team of Adam Chaffee and Daniel Yang beat Northwood’s Eugene Kang and Parker Jung 7-5. It gave the Warriors a 5-1 lead after Round 1, instead of a 4-2 advantage.
Sweeps: Troy received sweeps from No. 1 singles player Justin Thompson, No. 3 singles player and freshman Caryl Hernandez and No. 3 doubles Andrew Yu-Chih and Greg Paik.
High five to …: Warriors freshman Caryl Hernandez. With the match’s outcome already decided, Hernandez trailed Timberwolves No. 1 player Junya Yoshida 3-5 before rallying for the 7-6 (3) victory.
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