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Raiders to Conclude Regular Season Down in Birmingham
4/8/2021 9:46:00 AM | Women's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee women's tennis team is set to conclude the regular season on Friday as they travel to Birmingham to take on Samford and UAB. First serve against the Bulldogs is set for 9 a.m. while the match against the Blazers is set for 3 p.m.
Match 20: Middle Tennessee (10-9, 2-4 C-USA) at Samford (10-9, 1-2 SOCON)
- Friday, April 9, 2021 – 9 a.m. CST
- Samford Tennis Center - Birmingham, Ala.
About the Blue Raiders
- Middle Tennessee is coming off a 2-0 week after defeating Alabama A&M and Western Kentucky last weekend. Their 7-0 win over the Hilltoppers was the first sweep for the Blue Raiders this season.
- Graduate student Lidia Burrows has 91 singles wins which is currently tied for the most in program history
- Love-Star Alexis now has 11 doubles wins this season to lead the team. Six have come with Zani Barnard, two with Muskan Gupta, one with Lilly-Sophie Schmidt, and one most recently with Noelle Mauro
All-Time vs. Samford
- Middle Tennessee and Samford have met 11 times, most recently in 2018
- The Blue Raiders hold a 7-4 advantage in the series and have won three straight against the Bulldogs
Scouting the Bulldogs
- Samford enters the match with an identical record to MTSU at 10-9
- Rouxanne Janse Van Rensburg leads the way with 11 singles wins
- Janse Van Rensburg and Alexis Lopez have paired up for 10 doubles wins, including a win last week over the #16 pair in the nation
Match 21: Middle Tennessee at UAB (12-6, 2-1 C-USA)
- Friday, April 9, 2021 – 3 p.m. CST
- George Ward Park – Birmingham, Ala.
All-Time vs. UAB
- The Blue Raiders have battled the Blazers 28 times in the past
- MTSU has won nine straight in the series and now lead 18-10 all-time vs. UAB
Scouting the Blazers
- UAB currently sits at 12-6 and have won four straight matches
- Annalisa Smith leads the team with 13 wins this spring, with 10 of them coming at No. 6
- The No. 1 doubles team of Dominika Hrabalova and Adela Wasserbauerova have paired up for seven wins this spring to lead the team
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