Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Friday, April 1
Huntington, W.Va.
2:30 p.m.
Middle Tennessee
at
Marshall
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Blue Raiders Head to the Mountain State for a Battle Against Marshall, Cincinnati this Weekend
3/31/2022 9:58:00 AM | Women's Tennis
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Middle Tennessee women's tennis (9-10, 1-3) departs for West Virginia to have a clash with Conference USA foe Marshall (10-9, 1-2) on Friday, April 1 at 3:30 p.m. ET. One day later the team will take on Cincinnati (13-4) on Saturday, April 2 at 10:00 a.m. ET.
This weekend will be the Blue Raiders first match since March 10 when the team took a 7-0 loss to Tulane on the road. In the hiatus away from competition, the Raiders have been working on some areas in their game they need to improve on and preparing for the latter half of the season, including hosting the 2022 C-USA Championship at the Adams Tennis Complex, April 21-24.
Senior Lee Barnard is coming into this weekend ready to change her fortune on the MT top court, the Midstream, South Africa native has lost her last four matches at No. 1. In doubles, Lee has won four of her last six matches paired with Noelle Mauro.
Similarly, Junior Muskan Gupta is looking to hit the reset button this weekend after dropping four-straight and pick up some wins on the Blue Raider court No. 2. Two of her last four matchups have gone into competitive third sets, Gupta falling just on the wrong end both times.
Love-Star Alexis is in good form recently, winning four of her last seven singles and four of her last six doubles matches, both on court No. 3 primarily.
Senior Zani Barnard is 7-2 in her last 10 singles matchups heading into this weekend, she currently sits at 9-8 on the season and has been an anchor for MT in the bottom half of the singles lineup.
Mauro and Lilly-Sophie Schmidt come into the weekend with a team-leading 10 singles wins, primarily playing on courts Nos. 5 and 6.
Marshall heads into Friday's match winners of three-straight contests against Miami (OH), UNLV, and UTSA. The Herd are 1-3 against C-USA opponents, picking up their first win in their last match against the Roadrunners at 4-1. Prior to that win, they suffered losses to FIU and North Texas, who the Blue Raiders lost to earlier in the season.
Cincinnati sits at 13-4 on the season and has won 12 of their last 13 matches, four of those contests have been sweeps. Ioana Guna and Elizabeth Pendergast lead the attack for the Bearcats, Guna has a 6-8 record on court No. 2 and Pendergast has a 5-9 record on the top court. On singles courts Nos. 3-6, UC has a combined record of 29-7 consisting of Callie Flanagan, Emma Miceli, and Kelli Niehaus.
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This weekend will be the Blue Raiders first match since March 10 when the team took a 7-0 loss to Tulane on the road. In the hiatus away from competition, the Raiders have been working on some areas in their game they need to improve on and preparing for the latter half of the season, including hosting the 2022 C-USA Championship at the Adams Tennis Complex, April 21-24.
Senior Lee Barnard is coming into this weekend ready to change her fortune on the MT top court, the Midstream, South Africa native has lost her last four matches at No. 1. In doubles, Lee has won four of her last six matches paired with Noelle Mauro.
Similarly, Junior Muskan Gupta is looking to hit the reset button this weekend after dropping four-straight and pick up some wins on the Blue Raider court No. 2. Two of her last four matchups have gone into competitive third sets, Gupta falling just on the wrong end both times.
Love-Star Alexis is in good form recently, winning four of her last seven singles and four of her last six doubles matches, both on court No. 3 primarily.
Senior Zani Barnard is 7-2 in her last 10 singles matchups heading into this weekend, she currently sits at 9-8 on the season and has been an anchor for MT in the bottom half of the singles lineup.
Mauro and Lilly-Sophie Schmidt come into the weekend with a team-leading 10 singles wins, primarily playing on courts Nos. 5 and 6.
Marshall heads into Friday's match winners of three-straight contests against Miami (OH), UNLV, and UTSA. The Herd are 1-3 against C-USA opponents, picking up their first win in their last match against the Roadrunners at 4-1. Prior to that win, they suffered losses to FIU and North Texas, who the Blue Raiders lost to earlier in the season.
Cincinnati sits at 13-4 on the season and has won 12 of their last 13 matches, four of those contests have been sweeps. Ioana Guna and Elizabeth Pendergast lead the attack for the Bearcats, Guna has a 6-8 record on court No. 2 and Pendergast has a 5-9 record on the top court. On singles courts Nos. 3-6, UC has a combined record of 29-7 consisting of Callie Flanagan, Emma Miceli, and Kelli Niehaus.
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Be sure to follow @MT_WomensTennis on Twitter, @mt_womenstennis on Instagram, and Blue Raider Women's Tennis on Facebook for news and updates regarding everything Blue Raider women's tennis.
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