Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Friday, April 23
Charlotte, N.C.
1 p.m.
Middle Tennessee
4
vs
0
UAB
Photo by: Nathan Wallach/Athletic Communications
Blue Raiders Cruise Past UAB, Advance to Semifinals
4/23/2021 4:34:00 PM | Men's Tennis
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Middle Tennessee men's tennis team showed why they are the top seed at the Conference USA Championship, Friday afternoon, sweeping UAB, 4-0.
MTSU jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead inmatch as Max Rauch and Francisco Rocha secured a 6-0 at third doubles before Tom Moonen and Chris Edge wrapped up a 6-4 win at second doubles.
In singles, the Raiders took the first set in all six matches. Chris Edge was once again the first one off the court with a 6-2, 6-2 victory on court four.
Pavel Motl extended the Raider lead to 3-0 with a 6-3, 6-3 victory at No. 5 before Rocha finished off the sweep on court one with a 6-2, 6-1 victory.
In the unfinished matches, Stijn Slump won the first set, 6-2, before dropping the second set, 3-6. Moonen came back from down 0-4 to win the first set in a tiebreak, 7-6 (3). Rauch also won his first set, 6-1, but was in a battle in the second set with the score tied at five when it was called.
With the win, the Raiders improve to 15-7 overall this season and will play the five-seed Charlotte, tomorrow. Time is TBD with rain in the forecast.
MTSU jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead inmatch as Max Rauch and Francisco Rocha secured a 6-0 at third doubles before Tom Moonen and Chris Edge wrapped up a 6-4 win at second doubles.
In singles, the Raiders took the first set in all six matches. Chris Edge was once again the first one off the court with a 6-2, 6-2 victory on court four.
Pavel Motl extended the Raider lead to 3-0 with a 6-3, 6-3 victory at No. 5 before Rocha finished off the sweep on court one with a 6-2, 6-1 victory.
In the unfinished matches, Stijn Slump won the first set, 6-2, before dropping the second set, 3-6. Moonen came back from down 0-4 to win the first set in a tiebreak, 7-6 (3). Rauch also won his first set, 6-1, but was in a battle in the second set with the score tied at five when it was called.
With the win, the Raiders improve to 15-7 overall this season and will play the five-seed Charlotte, tomorrow. Time is TBD with rain in the forecast.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Roman Postolka / 0 [UAB]
21
66
#2 Singles Match
1234
Michal Lusovsky / 0 [UAB]
2610
631UF
#3 Singles Match
12
Thanos Spyropoulos / 0 [UAB]
60
7UF
#4 Singles Match
12
Vojtech Podzemny / 0 [UAB]
22
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Nikola Puric / 0 [UAB]
33
66
#6 Singles Match
123
Giovani Pasini / 0 [UAB]
150
65UF
Order of Finish:
4,5,1
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