Blue Raiders Drop Match to No. 22 Arizona

Monday, March 4

Tucson, AZ / LaNelle Robson Tennis Center

3 PM

Middle Tennessee

Arizona

3/4/2019 6:14:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

TUCSON, Ariz. – In the second straight ranked matchup, Middle Tennessee battled tough but No. 22 Arizona took down the Blue Raiders in a 7-0 decision to the Wildcats.

For the second time in ten matches, the Blue Raiders did not take the first point of the match. After No. 59 Chris Edge / Tom Moonen easily took court one 6-1, Gonzalo Morell and Pavel Motl fell on court three. Setting up a deciding match as Max Rauch and Francisco Rocha tied things up at 4-4 but the Wildcats edge out the Raider pair, 6-4.

Unfortunately, for the Blue Raiders, they were not able to capture a singles win despite pushing Arizona to the limit in several sets. Three of the six matches went to third sets. Stijn Slump, Tom Moonen and Chris Edge all forced a deciding third set but could not take it over the Wildcats.

Singles competition
1. Jonas Ziverts (ARIZ) def. Stijn Slump (MT) 6-7 (7-10), 6-3, 10-7
2. #122 Filip Malbasic (ARIZ) def. Morell Raschiatore (MT) 6-2, 6-2
3. Igor Karpovets (ARIZ) def. Tom Moonen (MT) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
4. Alejandro Reguant (ARIZ) def. Max Rauch (MT) 7-5, 6-1
5. Carlos Hassey (ARIZ) def. Chris Edge (MT) 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
6. Jonas Maier (ARIZ) def. Pavel Motl (MT) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. #59 Chris Edge/Tom Moonen (MT) def. Igor Karpovets/Jonas Ziverts (ARIZ) 6-1
2. Filip Malbasic/Alejandro Reguant (ARIZ) def. Francisco Rocha/Max Rauch (MT) 6-4
3. Jonas Maier/Stewart Block (ARIZ) def. Morell Raschiatore/Pavel Motl (MT) 6-1

Next Up
The Blue Raiders finish road trip at No. 15 Oregon (Mar. 7). Before heading back to Murfreesboro to square off against ETSU on Friday, March 15th.

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