Raiders win 20th straight at home, sweep Austin Peay 7-0

Sunday, January 31

Murfreesboro, TN

12 PM

Middle Tennessee

Austin Peay

1/31/2021 4:15:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score Full Results (PDF)

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A dominant doubles point and six straight-set singles victories propelled Middle Tennessee past Austin Peay 7-0 Sunday for its 20th straight home win at the Adams Tennis Complex.

The victory was the Blue Raiders' (3-2) second shutout of the year, as they didn't allow Austin Peay (0-2) a set.

On court two, the Blue Raider tandem of graduate Max Rauch and junior Francisco Rocha cruised to a 6-2 win.

The duo of sophomore Patrick Kristensen and freshman Andreas Kramer dominated the Governors on court three to secure their first doubles win of the season and clinch the doubles point. The junior team of Pavel Motl and Sean Presson fell behind 2-5 but would battle back to complete the come-from-behind win, 7-6 (7-1).

In singles, the Blue Raiders made quick work of things with each player earning a straight-set victory to sweep the match 7-0.

On court five, No. 102 Oskar Michalek dominated Jacob Lorino, 6-1, 6-2, for his third singles victory in dual play.

Stijn Slump quickly followed at No. 2, taking down Frederic Schlossmann, 6-0, 6-2, for his 29th career singles triumph, upping the MT advantage to 3-0.

At the No. 4 position, Presson clinched match point with a clean 6-0, 6-1, dispatching of Anton Damberg to improve the Blue Raiders to 3-2 on the dual season with his first dual match win.

Graduate senior Tom Moonen downed Christian Edison, 6-1, 6-1, on court one to further extend the Blue Raider lead, his 160th combined win, passing former teammate Gonzalo Morell-Raschiotore (158) at No. 7 all-time at MT.

Kristensen added to the sweep, knocking off Thiago Nogueira 6-0, 6-2 to earn his first dual match win of the season.

Rauch also made his return to the singles lineup. He finished off the 7-0 shutout with a straight-set victory at No. 4, knocking off Oliver Andersson, 6-2, 6-1.

STREAKING RAIDERS
Middle Tennessee currently has won 20 straight home matches, dating back to Feb. 17, 2019 against Alabama A&M.

UP NEXT
The Blue Raiders return to action Friday for an afternoon showdown with the Rice Owls. First serve from the Adams Tennis Compelx is slated for 5 p.m. CT.

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𝘿𝙀𝙁𝙀𝙉𝘿 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘼𝙏𝘾 🏡

With that win, the Blue Raiders now have won 2️⃣0️⃣-straight at home.

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RESULTS
Singles competition
1. Tom Moonen (MTSU) def. Christian Edison (APSU) 6-1, 6-1
2. Stijn Slump (MTSU) def. Frederic Schlossmann (APSU) 6-0, 6-2
3. Max Rauch (MTSU) def. Oliver Andersson (APSU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Sean Presson (MTSU) def. Anton Damberg (APSU) 6-0, 6-1
5. #102 Oskar Michalek (MTSU) def. Jacob Lorino (APSU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Patrick Kristensen (MTSU) def. Thiago Nogueira (APSU) 6-0, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Pavel Motl/Sean Presson (MTSU) def. Frederic Schlossmann/Anton Damberg (APSU) 7-6 (7-1)
2. Francisco Rocha/Max Rauch (MTSU) def. Oliver Andersson/Thiago Nogueira (APSU) 6-2
3. Patrick Kristensen/Andreas Kramer (MTSU) def. Jacob Lorino/Christian Edison (APSU) 6-1

Match Notes:
Austin Peay 0-2
Middle Tennessee 3-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (5,2,4,1,6,3)