Men's Tennis Heads to ITA Kickoff Weekend

Friday, January 25

Chapel Hill, NC / Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center

10 AM

Middle Tennessee

Duke

1/24/2019 9:30:00 AM | Men's Tennis

Middle Tennessee Men's Tennis will play in the ITA Kickoff Weekend at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center in Chapel Hill, NC at UNC. The Blue Raiders will come in as the No. 3 seed and riding a successful weekend at the VT Invite with a total of 18 wins. Fans can follow the action on Twitter (@MT_MensTennis).

Tournament Information
What: ITA Kickoff Weekend
Where: Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
When: January 25-26, 2019
Who: Day 1: Duke, Day 2: UNC or Utah

Opponents
Duke
Series: 0-2
Last Meeting: January 25, 2014, L 6-0
Players to watch: Spencer Furman, Nick Stachowiak, Sean Sculley
- Duke University comes into the ITA Kickoff Weekend, 3-1 in the spring season. Last season, the Blue Devils finished 16-14 overall and 6-6 in ACC competition losing to Mississippi in the NCAA Team Championship in Palo Alto, California.

No. 6 UNC
Series: 0-1
Last Meeting: March 19, 1999, L 4-2
Players to watch: No. 59 Brian Cernoch, No. 61 Josh Peck, William Blumberg
- The University of North Carolina is ranked No. 6 in the Oracle Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) after posting a 24-6 overall record in the 2017-18 season. They have two players featured in the Top 80 of the latest Oracle/ITA national singles rankings and three Tar Heels were picked for the ITA Fall Championships back in November 2018.

Utah
Series: First Meeting
Players to watch: No. 95 Dan Little, David Micevski, Santiago Sierra
- Coming into the weekend, Utah is 2-1 with wins over Weber State and Montana State and a loss against BYU in 2019. The Utes started their 2018 season 19-2 but ended the season on a rough note losing eight straight.

Players to watch
Tom Moonen / Chris Edge- the duo is currently 4-1 in the spring season picking up two wins at VT invite last weekend. Sophomore from Great Britain, Chris Edge is sitting at 5-0 in singles competition after a 3-0 weekend.

Max Rauch- The junior is coming into the weekend unscathed in singles competition with five wins sweeping at VT Invite. He bolsters a 3-2 record in doubles with freshman Francisco Rocha.

Pavel Motl- Motl finished the VT Invite flawless as he is sitting with a 4-0 record in singles and 2-0 in doubles with Gonzalo Morell Raschiatore.

No. 119 Gonzalo Morell Raschiatore- Morell started the spring season strong as he is ranked No. 119 in ITA singles. He has a 2-0 record in No. 1 singles.

Social Media
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Twitter: @MT_MensTennis
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Instagram: @MT_MensTennis