Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Friday, February 8
Murfreesboro, TN
5 PM
Middle Tennessee
2
vs
5
Vanderbilt
Netters Put Up Strong Effort, but Fall to Vandy
2/8/2019 9:13:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee put forth a tremendous effort against visiting Vanderbilt, but it wasn't enough as the Blue Raiders dropped a hard-fought 5-2 decision to Vanderbilt.
The Blue Raiders gave the packed house at the Adams Tennis Complex plenty to cheer about early as they took the early lead by earning the doubles point.
Francisco Rocha and Max Rauch earned their sixth-straight duals match by a score of 6-3. Pavel Motl and Gonzola Morrell Raschitore clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 win on court 3.
Unfortunately, for the Blue Raiders, they were only able to capture one singles win despite pushing Vanderbilt to the limit in several sets.
Motl earned his third straight win to provide Middle Tennessee with its only win in singles competition. Rauch continued to put forth strong efforts but dropped a pair of heartbreaking sets in tiebreakers, 7-5, 7-5.
MT will now turn its attention to Conference USA opener on Friday against Rice.
The Owls had a record of 9-12 last season, including two losses to the Blue Raiders, with MT knocking the Owls out of the C-USA tourney in the opener.
Along with a match against Rice, MT will face South Alabama on Sunday for the 32nd meeting in series history. The Jaguars lead the series 21-10, but Blue Raiders have won six of the last eight matchups. The last time the programs met up was March 24, 2018 where MT won 4-1.
Play gets underway at 5 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. on Sunday at the Adams Tennis Complex.
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The Blue Raiders gave the packed house at the Adams Tennis Complex plenty to cheer about early as they took the early lead by earning the doubles point.
Francisco Rocha and Max Rauch earned their sixth-straight duals match by a score of 6-3. Pavel Motl and Gonzola Morrell Raschitore clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 win on court 3.
Unfortunately, for the Blue Raiders, they were only able to capture one singles win despite pushing Vanderbilt to the limit in several sets.
Motl earned his third straight win to provide Middle Tennessee with its only win in singles competition. Rauch continued to put forth strong efforts but dropped a pair of heartbreaking sets in tiebreakers, 7-5, 7-5.
MT will now turn its attention to Conference USA opener on Friday against Rice.
The Owls had a record of 9-12 last season, including two losses to the Blue Raiders, with MT knocking the Owls out of the C-USA tourney in the opener.
Along with a match against Rice, MT will face South Alabama on Sunday for the 32nd meeting in series history. The Jaguars lead the series 21-10, but Blue Raiders have won six of the last eight matchups. The last time the programs met up was March 24, 2018 where MT won 4-1.
Play gets underway at 5 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. on Sunday at the Adams Tennis Complex.
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:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Cameron Klinger / 0 [VANDY]
66
14
#2 Singles Match
123
George Harwell / 0 [VANDY]
636
462
#3 Singles Match
12
Maxwell Freeman / 0 [VANDY]
66
14
#4 Singles Match
12
Macsen Sisam / 0 [VANDY]
77
55
#5 Singles Match
12
Billy Rowe / 0 [VANDY]
76
63
#6 Singles Match
12
Panu Virtanen / 0 [VANDY]
64
76
Order of Finish:
1,3,4,5,6,2
Players Mentioned
MTSU Tennis Pro-Am 9/6/25
Tuesday, September 09
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Men's Tennis NCAA Selection Show Watch Party on 04/28/25
Tuesday, April 29
MTSU Men's Tennis CUSA Championship vs Liberty Recap on 04/20/25
Wednesday, April 23
