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Raiders Set to Host DePaul, #29 South Florida
3/25/2021 10:43:00 AM | Men's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The #46 Middle Tennessee men's tennis is back home this weekend to face two tough opponents. First, the Blue Raiders will host the DePaul Blue Demons on Friday before returning to the courts on Sunday to battle #29 South Florida.
Both matches will take place at the Adams Tennis Complex. First serve against DePaul will be at 1 p.m. while the match with the Bulls will start at noon.
Match 17: Middle Tennessee (11-5, 1-0 C-USA) vs. DePaul (8-4, 1-1 Big East)
» Friday, March 26, 2021 – 1 p.m. CST
» Adams Tennis Complex – Murfreesboro, Tenn.
About the Blue Raiders
» Middle Tennessee has 26 straight wins at home, dating back to 2019, after defeating Louisville, 4-0, on March 12.
» After picking up two wins at #31 Alabama, Stijn Slump was named Conference USA Player of the Week. Slump has won seven straight singles matches with the last five coming against power five opponents.
» With Slump winning this week, the Blue Raiders have now earned Conference USA Player of the Week honors four times this season, with Francisco Rocha winning twice and Pavel Motl adding one of his own
» In the latest ITA Top-125 rankings, Francisco Rocha is ranked #35 while Stijn Slump is ranked #111. Rocha at #35 is the highest singles ranking under Coach Borendame.
» The Chris Edge and Tom Moonen pair have won nine straight matches and now have an 11-2 overall record this spring.
» Seven Raiders have at least five wins in dual match singles, with Stijn Slump leading the way with 11
» The Blue Raiders have won 11 of the 16 doubles points
All-Time vs. DePaul
» Middle Tennessee and DePaul have met three times, with MTSU holding a 2-1 advantage
» Both Blue Raider wins came in March 2013.
» The lone Blue Demon win came in the first match between the two schools in 2011
Scouting the Blue Demons
» DePaul sits at 8-4 on the year, having dropped two straight matches to Vanderbilt and Belmont
» Vito Tonejc is the hottest Blue Demon having won eight straight singles matches. He was also named ITA National Player of the Week on March 10 and Big East Player of the Week on March 17
» The doubles pair of Christophr Casati and Boris Spanjaard lead DePaul with eight, seven of them coming at the first position
Match 18: Middle Tennessee (11-5, 1-0 C-USA) vs. South Florida (10-4, 1-1 AAC)
» Sunday, March 28, 2021 – 12 p.m. CST
» Adams Tennis Complex – Murfreesboro, Tenn.
All-Time vs. South Florida
» Middle Tennessee and South Florida with the Bulls holding a 7-4 record in the series
» USF has won four straight matches with the last Blue Raider win coming in 2007
Scouting the Bulls
» South Florida is ranked 29th in the nation in the latest Oracle ITA rankings with a 10-4 record
» The Bulls are coming off two losses last week to TCU and Miami (Fla.) and will continue their tough stretch as they play UTSA and #7 Texas this weekend before coming to Murfreesboro
» Chase Ferguson and Jacob Wojcik are both ranked in the ITA Top-125 with Ferguson coming in at #45 and Wojcik appearing at #69
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