Men's Tennis Competes at Penn Invitational

Friday, September 14

Philadelphia, PA / Hamlin Tennis Center

Middle Tennessee

Penn Invitational

9/17/2018 11:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis

Results

The Blue Raiders began their fall season this weekend in Philadelphia at the Penn Invitational. In the event, Middle Tennessee faced off against Princeton, Yale, Penn, Denver, and Columbia and finished with a combined 19-29 record between singles and doubles against several national powers.

Freshman Stijn Slump led the team in singles with a 2-1 singles record and wins over opponents from Penn and Princeton. MT debuted three freshmen, including Francisco Rocha who finished the weekend with a perfect 3-0 doubles record. Junior transfer Daniel Stormon and Senior Luis Morillo Diaz also went undefeated in doubles, as each won their matches when paired with Rocha and each other. Pavel Motl, also a freshman, finished the weekend 4-1 in doubles with two wins coming with Chris Edge, who was recently ranked nationally with Tom Moonen as a doubles pair.

**MT Results**
Player	Record
Tom Moonen	0 - 3
Gonzalo Morell Raschiatore	1 - 2
Chris Edge	1 - 2
Pavel Motl	1 - 2
Max Rauch	1 - 2
Stijn Slump	2 - 1
Luis Morillo Diaz	1 - 3
Francisco Rocha	1 - 3
Daniel Stormon	0 - 3
Pairing	Record
Tom Moonen / Gonzalo Morell Raschiatore	1 - 2
Tom Moonen / Stijn Slump	1 - 1
Gonzalo Morell Raschiatore / Pavel Motl	1 - 1
Chris Edge / Pavel Motl	2 - 0
Chris Edge / Max Rauch	1 - 1
Chris Edge / Stijn Slump	0 - 1
Pavel Motl / Max Rauch	1 - 0
Max Rauch / Stijn Slump	0 - 2
Luis Morillo Diaz / Francisco Rocha	1 - 0
Luis Morillo Diaz / Daniel Stormon	1 - 0
Francisco Rocha / Daniel Stormon	2 - 0
Overall Doubles	11 - 8

Coach's Comments
"The goal was to get matches in and try some doubles combinations to see who had chemistry, and in the end, we accomplished those goals," said Head Coach Jimmy Borendame. "More importantly, we spent time as a team and identified areas to improve. We will get back to work this week amd make some improvements."

Looking Ahead
After a week off, the Blue Raiders will split their squad for their next events. Some players play in the Short/LaLance Shootout at the Adams Tennis Complex in Murfreesboro while others will travel to the ITA All-American in Tulsa, Oklahoma.