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Motl receives first C-USA Player of the Week
2/3/2021 12:55:00 PM | Men's Tennis, BRAA
MT earns back-to-back Player of the Week honors
MURFREESBORO – Pavel Motl has been named the Conference USA Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced Wednesday. The third-year Blue Raider earned a victory against ranked opponents in doubles and picked up two more wins to earn his first-career weekly conference honor.
In doubles play, Motl and his partner, Stijn Slump, earned their best victory in dual play, defeating No. 28-ranked Broska/Ocana of Mississippi State, 6-3 which clinched the doubles point for Middle Tennessee. Motl kept the Blue Raiders alive in the upset bid over the Bulldogs tying the score up at 3-3 with a win over Ramskogler at the No. 6 spot. Mississippi State edged Middle Tennessee, 4-3, with the match going down to the wire.
Motl capped off a strong weekend with a doubles win at the No. 1 spot against Austin Peay with Sean Presson, as the Blue Raiders rolled to a 7-0 victory.
Last week, Francisco Rocha also earned his first Player of the Week accolade from the conference.
Up Next
Motl and the Blue Raiders will hope to build on their winning momentum this weekend, when they host C-USA foe Rice Friday (Feb. 5) and head to Virginia Tech Sunday (Feb. 7).
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.
In doubles play, Motl and his partner, Stijn Slump, earned their best victory in dual play, defeating No. 28-ranked Broska/Ocana of Mississippi State, 6-3 which clinched the doubles point for Middle Tennessee. Motl kept the Blue Raiders alive in the upset bid over the Bulldogs tying the score up at 3-3 with a win over Ramskogler at the No. 6 spot. Mississippi State edged Middle Tennessee, 4-3, with the match going down to the wire.
Motl capped off a strong weekend with a doubles win at the No. 1 spot against Austin Peay with Sean Presson, as the Blue Raiders rolled to a 7-0 victory.
Last week, Francisco Rocha also earned his first Player of the Week accolade from the conference.
𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠-𝙩𝙤-𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠 ↔️
— MT Men's Tennis (@MT_MensTennis) February 3, 2021
Junior Pavel Motl earns his 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩-𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙧 weekly @ConferenceUSA honor.
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Up Next
Motl and the Blue Raiders will hope to build on their winning momentum this weekend, when they host C-USA foe Rice Friday (Feb. 5) and head to Virginia Tech Sunday (Feb. 7).
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.
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