Men's tennis preview: Louisiana

Monday, January 18

Murfreesboro, TN

1 PM

Middle Tennessee

Louisiana

1/17/2021 1:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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The Blue Raiders open 2021 dual match play by hosting Louisiana on Monday at 1 p.m. CT.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee men's tennis will open its 2021 dual-match season with a bout with the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Monday at the Adams Tennis Complex at 1 p.m. CT, respectively.

Due to the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, fans will not be allowed entry to watch the match in Adams Tennis Complex.

However, MT's Monday afternoon matchup with Louisiana can be seen on CUSA.tv and Playsight.

Match 1: Middle Tennessee (0-0, 0-0 C-USA) vs. Louisiana (0-0, 0-0 SBC)
» Saturday, Jan. 18, 2021 – 1 p.m. CST
» Adams Tennis Complex – Murfreesboro, Tenn.

About the Blue Raiders
» The Blue Raiders 13-5 start to the 2020 season paid dividends with the team, finding itself in the ITA Top 50 rankings at No. 41 before the remainder of the campaign was canceled due to COVID-19.
» Middle Tennessee has won 15 of its last 20 dual-match home openers dating back to 2001, most recently knocking off Michigan State 6-1 last season.
» Eight players return from the 2020 roster and also welcomes one graduate transfer in Oskar Michalek (Troy) and freshman Andreas Kramer.
» Oskar Michalek is ranked No. 102 in the ITA's top-125 singles rankings.

All-Time vs. Louisiana
» Middle Tennessee owns an 18-7 lead in the all-time series, with the most recent result being a 4-1 Blue Raider win in 2013.
» MT has won 10 of the last 12 meetings between the two programs.

Scouting the Ragin' Cajuns
» No. 6 Texas swept Louisiana to open the Cajuns' season.
» The Ragin' Cajuns' started 2020 season 13-3 and ranked as high as No. 70 in the ITA Top 75 rankings before the remainder of the campaign was canceled due to COVID-19.
» Louisiana returns three from last year's team. All three were big-time contributors in the lineup and acquire five new players on the roster.

Visit www.GoBlueRaiders.com for the latest news and information on the Middle Tennessee men's tennis program. Fans are also encouraged to follow the program on its social media outlets at www.facebook.com/MTSUMensTennis and @MT_MensTennis on Twitter and @MT_MensTennis on Instagram.