Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Friday, February 17
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
5 PM
Middle Tennessee
vs
Oklahoma State
Men’s tennis ready for an action-packed weekend at the ATC
2/16/2023 4:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Coming off their third-straight sweep, the No. 21-ranked Middle Tennessee men's tennis opens play this weekend against Oklahoma State on Friday, Feb. 17 at 5 p.m. CT at the Adams Tennis Complex.
On Sunday, Feb. 19, the Blue Raiders host a doubleheader. The first match is against SMU at 12 p.m. CT and the second match is against Austin Peay at 4:00 p.m. CT.
MTSU tallied two wins last weekend. On Friday, the Blue Raiders blank conference foe Rice 7-0. On Sunday, MTSU traveled to Virginia Tech and picked up a 4-0 victory. MTSU is on a five-match win streak and have swept their opponents in the last three matches.
Stijn Slump is the reigning Conference USA Athlete of the Week. Slump is coming off two undefeated weekends in a row. The doubles pairing of Pavel Motl and Slump are 7-1 this season. Freshman Ondrej Horak has continued his impressive singles play with a 9-0 record so far this season.
As a team, MTSU is 41-12 in singles and 17-7 in doubles.
Match 11: Middle Tennessee (8-2, 1-0 C-USA) vs. Oklahoma State (6-2, 0-0 BIG 12)
- Friday, Feb. 17 at 5 p.m. CT
- Adams Tennis Complex
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
All-time vs. Oklahoma State
- Friday's matchup will be the third meeting between MTSU and Oklahoma State. The series is tied 1-1.
- First meeting between the two programs at the Adams Tennis Complex.
- Coach Borendame is 1-0 against the Cowboys.
Scouting the Cowboys
- Oklahoma State is 6-2 on the season with the two losses coming from No. 17 UNC and No. 21 Columbia.
- OSU returns 6 players from last year's squad. The returners combined for 46 singles wins and 30 doubles wins last season.
Match 12: Middle Tennessee (8-2, 1-0 C-USA) vs. SMU (6-3, 0-0 AAC)
- Sunday, Feb. 19 at 12 p.m. CT
- Adams Tennis Complex
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
All-time vs. SMU
- Sunday's matchup will be the fourth meeting between MTSU and SMU. The Blue Raiders lead the series 2-1.
- First meeting between the two programs at the Adams Tennis Complex.
- Coach Borendame is 1-0 against the Mustangs.
Scouting the Mustangs
- SMU is 6-3 on the season with the three losses coming from No. 3 TCU, Mississippi State and USF.
- The Mustangs return seven players from last year's team. The returners combined for 109 singles wins and 70 doubles wins last year.
Match 13: Middle Tennessee (8-2, 1-0 C-USA) vs. Austin Peay (1-2, 0-0 ASUN)
- Sunday, Feb. 19 at 4:00 p.m. CT
- Adams Tennis Complex
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
All-time vs. Austin Peay
- Sunday's matchup will be the 43rd meeting between MTSU and Austin Peay. The Blue Raiders lead the series 35-7.
- The Blue Raiders are 15-3 when playing APSU at home.
- Coach Borendame is 8-0 against the Governors.
Scouting the Governors
- Austin Peay is 1-2 on the season with the two losses coming against Belmont and Saint Louis.
- APSU return four players from last season. The returners combined for 15 singles wins and 22 doubles wins last season.
- The Governors added four freshmen to this year's squad.
UP NEXT
The Blue Raiders will head to the Blue Gray Championships on Friday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 25 in Montgomery, Ala.
FOLLOW THE BLUE RAIDERS
Follow Middle Tennessee men's tennis on social media on Facebook (BlueRaiderMensTennis), Twitter (MT_MensTennis) and Instagram (MT_MensTennis).
On Sunday, Feb. 19, the Blue Raiders host a doubleheader. The first match is against SMU at 12 p.m. CT and the second match is against Austin Peay at 4:00 p.m. CT.
MTSU tallied two wins last weekend. On Friday, the Blue Raiders blank conference foe Rice 7-0. On Sunday, MTSU traveled to Virginia Tech and picked up a 4-0 victory. MTSU is on a five-match win streak and have swept their opponents in the last three matches.
Stijn Slump is the reigning Conference USA Athlete of the Week. Slump is coming off two undefeated weekends in a row. The doubles pairing of Pavel Motl and Slump are 7-1 this season. Freshman Ondrej Horak has continued his impressive singles play with a 9-0 record so far this season.
As a team, MTSU is 41-12 in singles and 17-7 in doubles.
Match 11: Middle Tennessee (8-2, 1-0 C-USA) vs. Oklahoma State (6-2, 0-0 BIG 12)
- Friday, Feb. 17 at 5 p.m. CT
- Adams Tennis Complex
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
All-time vs. Oklahoma State
- Friday's matchup will be the third meeting between MTSU and Oklahoma State. The series is tied 1-1.
- First meeting between the two programs at the Adams Tennis Complex.
- Coach Borendame is 1-0 against the Cowboys.
Scouting the Cowboys
- Oklahoma State is 6-2 on the season with the two losses coming from No. 17 UNC and No. 21 Columbia.
- OSU returns 6 players from last year's squad. The returners combined for 46 singles wins and 30 doubles wins last season.
Match 12: Middle Tennessee (8-2, 1-0 C-USA) vs. SMU (6-3, 0-0 AAC)
- Sunday, Feb. 19 at 12 p.m. CT
- Adams Tennis Complex
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
All-time vs. SMU
- Sunday's matchup will be the fourth meeting between MTSU and SMU. The Blue Raiders lead the series 2-1.
- First meeting between the two programs at the Adams Tennis Complex.
- Coach Borendame is 1-0 against the Mustangs.
Scouting the Mustangs
- SMU is 6-3 on the season with the three losses coming from No. 3 TCU, Mississippi State and USF.
- The Mustangs return seven players from last year's team. The returners combined for 109 singles wins and 70 doubles wins last year.
Match 13: Middle Tennessee (8-2, 1-0 C-USA) vs. Austin Peay (1-2, 0-0 ASUN)
- Sunday, Feb. 19 at 4:00 p.m. CT
- Adams Tennis Complex
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
All-time vs. Austin Peay
- Sunday's matchup will be the 43rd meeting between MTSU and Austin Peay. The Blue Raiders lead the series 35-7.
- The Blue Raiders are 15-3 when playing APSU at home.
- Coach Borendame is 8-0 against the Governors.
Scouting the Governors
- Austin Peay is 1-2 on the season with the two losses coming against Belmont and Saint Louis.
- APSU return four players from last season. The returners combined for 15 singles wins and 22 doubles wins last season.
- The Governors added four freshmen to this year's squad.
UP NEXT
The Blue Raiders will head to the Blue Gray Championships on Friday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 25 in Montgomery, Ala.
FOLLOW THE BLUE RAIDERS
Follow Middle Tennessee men's tennis on social media on Facebook (BlueRaiderMensTennis), Twitter (MT_MensTennis) and Instagram (MT_MensTennis).
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