Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Friday, January 25
Chapel Hill, NC / Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center
10 AM
Middle Tennessee
0
vs
4
Duke
Blue Raiders Drop Both Matches at ITA Kickoff Weekend
1/26/2019 6:06:00 PM | Men's Tennis
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.– Middle Tennessee Men's Tennis suffered two losses at the ITA Kickoff Weekend Friday and Saturday against Duke and Utah at UNC.
Middle Tennessee (2-2, 0-0 C-USA) opened Friday's match against Duke (3-1, 0-0 ACC) losing the doubles point. Francisco Rocha / Max Rauch duo led 5-4 before the Blue Devils earned the point.
In singles play, four of the six singles matches went to three sets as the Blue Raiders looked to make a comeback. Stijn Slump forced a third frame with an exciting second set tie breaker 7– 6 (6-4) but did not finish, tied at 2-2. Max Rauch, Pavel Motl and Francisco Rocha each earned third sets before falling 4-0 to the Blue Devils.
Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, Rocha/Rauch duo took the first doubles match but Moonen/Slump would fall in a heartbreaking tiebreaker to Utah's (3-2, 0-0 Pac-12) Cory/Benkaim, 7-6 (7-3) giving the Utes 1-0 lead heading into singles.
Again, the Blue Raiders try to battle back with three singles matches going to three sets but were not able finish it out. Rauch, Morillo and Rocha all forced deciding third sets. Middle Tennessee hadn't lost back-back matches since Tulane and Old Dominion in the 2017 season.
Up Next
The Blue Raiders will travel to Bloomington, Indiana, this Friday February 1st to compete against University of Indiana. The Hoosiers lead the all-time series 6-4, last time meeting February 9th, 2018.
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Middle Tennessee (2-2, 0-0 C-USA) opened Friday's match against Duke (3-1, 0-0 ACC) losing the doubles point. Francisco Rocha / Max Rauch duo led 5-4 before the Blue Devils earned the point.
In singles play, four of the six singles matches went to three sets as the Blue Raiders looked to make a comeback. Stijn Slump forced a third frame with an exciting second set tie breaker 7– 6 (6-4) but did not finish, tied at 2-2. Max Rauch, Pavel Motl and Francisco Rocha each earned third sets before falling 4-0 to the Blue Devils.
Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, Rocha/Rauch duo took the first doubles match but Moonen/Slump would fall in a heartbreaking tiebreaker to Utah's (3-2, 0-0 Pac-12) Cory/Benkaim, 7-6 (7-3) giving the Utes 1-0 lead heading into singles.
Again, the Blue Raiders try to battle back with three singles matches going to three sets but were not able finish it out. Rauch, Morillo and Rocha all forced deciding third sets. Middle Tennessee hadn't lost back-back matches since Tulane and Old Dominion in the 2017 season.
Up Next
The Blue Raiders will travel to Bloomington, Indiana, this Friday February 1st to compete against University of Indiana. The Hoosiers lead the all-time series 6-4, last time meeting February 9th, 2018.
Social Media
Follow the Blue Raiders all season long
Twitter: @MT_MensTennis
Facebook: Middle Tennessee Blue Raider Mens Tennis
Instagram: @MT_MensTennis
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
1234
3720
Nick Stachowak / 0 [DU]
662UF
#2 Singles Match
12
35
Spencer Furman / 0 [DU]
67
#3 Singles Match
1234
3610
Sean Sculley / 0 [DU]
643UF
#4 Singles Match
123
634
Catalin Mateas / 0 [DU]
466
#5 Singles Match
12
35
Jason Lapidus / 0 [DU]
67
#6 Singles Match
1234
3740
Vincent Lin / 0 [DU]
653UF
Order of Finish:
2,5,4
Players Mentioned
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