Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Friday, February 24
Montgomery, Ala.
9 AM
Middle Tennessee
vs
Tulane
Photo by: Cameron Wimberly/MT Athletic Communications
Men’s Tennis prepares for Blue Gray Championships
2/23/2023 1:30:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — No. 25-ranked Middle Tennessee men's tennis heads to Montgomery, Ala. to compete in the 75th annual Blue Gray Annual National Tennis Classic on Friday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Lagoon Park Tennis Complex and O'Conner Tennis Center. Last year, the Blue Raiders won the Blue Gray Championships defeating Tulane, Arizona and Princeton.
MTSU (10-3, 1-0 CUSA) drew Tulane (2-3, 0-0 AAC) to open the tournament, this dual match will take place on Friday, Feb. 24 at 9 a.m. CT.
To finish the first day of competition, the Blue Raiders will start its second match against either No. 44 Texas Tech or No. 36 Auburn and will compete in doubles only.
On Saturday, MTSU will wrap up their second match by competing in singles against the Red Raiders or Tigers from the day before. To round out the tournament, the Blue Raiders will take on an opponent from the other side of the bracket for a full dual match on Saturday afternoon.
The 2023 field for the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic consists of No. 14 Arizona, No. 25 Middle Tennessee, No. 36 Auburn, No. 38 Alabama, Nebraska, No. 41 Oklahoma, No. 44 Texas Tech and Tulane.
The new Intercollegiate Tennis Association individual rankings were released on Tuesday, Feb. 21.
Singles Rankings in the Blue Gray
No. 45 Jonas Eriksson Ziverts, Arizona
No. 51 Enzo Aguiard, Alabama
No. 69 Stijn Slump, MTSU
No. 71 Nathan Han, Oklahoma
No. 74 Fynn Kuenkler, Tulane
No. 84 Justin Schlageter, Oklahoma
No. 88 Colton Smith, Arizona
No. 94 Filip Planinsek, Alabama
No. 98 Oskar Brostrom Poulsen, MTSU
No. 103 Tyler Stice, Auburn
No. 110 Nick Lagaev, Arizona
No. 117 Herman Hoeyeraal, Arizona
No.118 Jordan Hasson, Oklahoma
No.121 Alex Martinez, Oklahoma
Doubles Rankings in the Blue Gray
No. 44 Oskar Brostrom Poulsen/Francisco Rocha, MTSU
No. 46 Finn Murgett/Raul Dobai, Auburn
Match 14: Middle Tennessee (10-3, 1-0 C-USA) vs. Tulane (2-3, 0-0 AAC)
- Friday, Feb. 24 at 9 a.m. CT
- O'Connor Tennis Center
- Montgomery, Ala.
All-time vs. Tulane
- Friday's matchup will be the 17th meeting between MTSU and Tulane. The Green Wave lead the series 9-7.
- Coach Borendame is 1-0 against the Green Wave.
Scouting the Green Wave
- Tulane is 2-3 on the season with their three losses coming against Mississippi State, Ole Miss and LSU.
- The Green Wave return all eight players from last year's squad. The returners combined for 45 singles wins and 42 doubles wins last season. Junior Fynn Kuenkler is ranked No. 74 by the ITA.
FOLLOW THE BLUE RAIDERS
Follow Middle Tennessee men's tennis on social media - Facebook (BlueRaiderMensTennis), Twitter (MT_MensTennis) and Instagram (MT_MensTennis).
MTSU (10-3, 1-0 CUSA) drew Tulane (2-3, 0-0 AAC) to open the tournament, this dual match will take place on Friday, Feb. 24 at 9 a.m. CT.
To finish the first day of competition, the Blue Raiders will start its second match against either No. 44 Texas Tech or No. 36 Auburn and will compete in doubles only.
On Saturday, MTSU will wrap up their second match by competing in singles against the Red Raiders or Tigers from the day before. To round out the tournament, the Blue Raiders will take on an opponent from the other side of the bracket for a full dual match on Saturday afternoon.
The 2023 field for the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic consists of No. 14 Arizona, No. 25 Middle Tennessee, No. 36 Auburn, No. 38 Alabama, Nebraska, No. 41 Oklahoma, No. 44 Texas Tech and Tulane.
The new Intercollegiate Tennis Association individual rankings were released on Tuesday, Feb. 21.
Singles Rankings in the Blue Gray
No. 45 Jonas Eriksson Ziverts, Arizona
No. 51 Enzo Aguiard, Alabama
No. 69 Stijn Slump, MTSU
No. 71 Nathan Han, Oklahoma
No. 74 Fynn Kuenkler, Tulane
No. 84 Justin Schlageter, Oklahoma
No. 88 Colton Smith, Arizona
No. 94 Filip Planinsek, Alabama
No. 98 Oskar Brostrom Poulsen, MTSU
No. 103 Tyler Stice, Auburn
No. 110 Nick Lagaev, Arizona
No. 117 Herman Hoeyeraal, Arizona
No.118 Jordan Hasson, Oklahoma
No.121 Alex Martinez, Oklahoma
Doubles Rankings in the Blue Gray
No. 44 Oskar Brostrom Poulsen/Francisco Rocha, MTSU
No. 46 Finn Murgett/Raul Dobai, Auburn
Match 14: Middle Tennessee (10-3, 1-0 C-USA) vs. Tulane (2-3, 0-0 AAC)
- Friday, Feb. 24 at 9 a.m. CT
- O'Connor Tennis Center
- Montgomery, Ala.
All-time vs. Tulane
- Friday's matchup will be the 17th meeting between MTSU and Tulane. The Green Wave lead the series 9-7.
- Coach Borendame is 1-0 against the Green Wave.
Scouting the Green Wave
- Tulane is 2-3 on the season with their three losses coming against Mississippi State, Ole Miss and LSU.
- The Green Wave return all eight players from last year's squad. The returners combined for 45 singles wins and 42 doubles wins last season. Junior Fynn Kuenkler is ranked No. 74 by the ITA.
FOLLOW THE BLUE RAIDERS
Follow Middle Tennessee men's tennis on social media - Facebook (BlueRaiderMensTennis), Twitter (MT_MensTennis) and Instagram (MT_MensTennis).
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