No. 27 Raiders return to Blue Gray Classic

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The No. 27th-ranked Middle Tennessee men's tennis team heads to Alabama for the 72nd edition of the prestigious Blue Gray Classic. The Blue Raiders initiate tournament play against the reigning champs Arizona on Friday morning.

The tournament features a pair of Top 25 teams in No. 20 Ole Miss and No. 21 Texas Tech and five teams eclipsing the Top 50 including Princeton (28), Auburn (44), Arizona (46), Alabama (48) and the Raiders (27) with unranked Fresno State.

Here come the Blue Raiders

The Blue Raiders won the 2019 Conference USA title, first time since entering C-USA in 2012.
Middle Tennessee made an NCAA appearance for the first time since 2011.
Head coach Jimmy Borendame is in his 10th season.
Most recent ITA rankings places the Blue Raiders at No. 27, which is the highest ranking in the Borendame era.
In singles, the Raiders bolster a 44-12 record and 20-8 in doubles dual matches.
Out of the 12 doubles points, the Raiders have collected nine.
Chris Edge leads the Raiders in wins with 17 in singles and doubles.
Sophomore sensation, Pavel Motl continues his consistent success with a perfect 7-0 singles record and 5-3 doubles record.

Middle Tennessee vs. No. 46 Arizona
Date:	Friday, February 14, 2020
Time:	10:30 a.m.
Venue:	Lagoon Park Tennis
Rankings:	ITA Rankings
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Scouting the Wildcats

The Wildcats and the Blue Raiders have only played once.
In the last appearance, the Blue Raiders shutout by the Wildcats 7-0 in Tuscon.
Arizona is 9-1. Lone loss coming from TCU (4-0).
Last spring, the Wildcats went 17-8 and lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament to Oklahoma (4-0)
Filip Malbasic (40) and Jonas Ziverts (64) rank in the latest ITA singles rankings.

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Chris Edge

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