Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Friday, February 10
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
5 PM
Middle Tennessee
vs
Rice
Men’s tennis welcomes Rice on Friday, travels to Virginia Tech on Sunday
2/9/2023 5:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — No. 21-ranked Middle Tennessee men's tennis will look to continue their home unbeaten streak against conference foe Rice on Friday, Feb. 10 at 5 p.m. CT.
Two days later, the Blue Raiders will be on the road against Virginia Tech on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. CT.
MTSU is coming off an action-packed weekend at the ATC. On Friday, the Blue Raiders blanked USF 7-0 to start the weekend off strong. In Sunday's doubleheader, MTSU defeated Princeton 5-2. In the second match of the day, the Blue Raiders blanked Alabama A&M for their second blank of the weekend.
Pavel Motl went 6-0 over the weekend in both singles and doubles. Motl is the reigning Conference USA Athlete of the Week. Freshman Ondrej Horak continued his great play in singles and extended his singles record to 7-0.
As a team, MTSU is 32-12 in singles and 13-7 in doubles.
The newest Intercollegiate Tennis Association individual ranking were released on Wednesday, Feb. 8. In doubles, Oskar Brostrom Poulsen and Francisco Rocha were tabbed the No. 23 doubles pairing. In singles, Stijn Slump was ranked at No. 80, Brostrom Poulsen came in at No. 91 and Rocha at No. 122.
Match Nine: Middle Tennessee (6-2, 0-0 C-USA) vs. Rice 3-4, 0-0 C-USA)
- Friday, Feb. 10 at 5 p.m. CT
- Adams Tennis Complex
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
All-time vs. Rice
- Friday's matchup will be the 14th meeting between MTSU and Rice. The Blue Raiders lead the series 8-5.
- The Blue Raiders are 3-0 when playing Rice at home.
- Coach Borendame is 5-2 against the Owls.
Scouting the Owls
- Rice is 3-4 on the season with wins over USF, Denver and Elon.
- The Owls return seven players from last season. The returners combined for 81 singles wins and 57 doubles wins.
- Rice welcomes two freshman and a transfer from Kentucky. Freshman Kabeer Kapasi was cited a 5-star recruit by Tennis Recruiting Network and was ranked 68th nationally in singles and 19th in doubles according to the USTA's Boys 18 national standings.
Match 10: Middle Tennessee (6-2, 0-0 C-USA) at Virginia Tech (6-2, 0-0 ACC)
- Sunday, Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. CT
- Blacksburg, Va.
All-time vs. Virginia Tech
- Friday's matchup will be the 12th meeting between MTSU and Virginia Tech. The Blue Raiders lead the series 6-5.
- Coach Borendame is 2-1 against the Hokies. He was an assistant coach at Virginia Tech from 2005-2008. In 2009, Coach Borendame was named an associate head coach at Virginia Tech.
Scouting the Hokies
- Virginia Tech is 6-2 on the season with the only two losses coming from Wisconsin and No. 5 Kentucky.
- The Hokies return 10 players from last year's squad. The returners combined for 37 singles wins and 37 doubles wins.
- Ryan Fishback is ranked No. 60 in singles according to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Jordan Chrysostom/Ryan Fishback are ranked No. 5 and Ryan Fishback/Alberto Orso are ranked No. 29 in doubles.
UP NEXT
The Blue Raiders will take on Oklahoma State at the ATC on Friday, Feb. 17 at 5 p.m. CT.
FOLLOW THE BLUE RAIDERS
Follow Middle Tennessee men's tennis on social media on Facebook (BlueRaiderMensTennis), Twitter (MT_MensTennis) and Instagram (MT_MensTennis).
Two days later, the Blue Raiders will be on the road against Virginia Tech on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. CT.
MTSU is coming off an action-packed weekend at the ATC. On Friday, the Blue Raiders blanked USF 7-0 to start the weekend off strong. In Sunday's doubleheader, MTSU defeated Princeton 5-2. In the second match of the day, the Blue Raiders blanked Alabama A&M for their second blank of the weekend.
Pavel Motl went 6-0 over the weekend in both singles and doubles. Motl is the reigning Conference USA Athlete of the Week. Freshman Ondrej Horak continued his great play in singles and extended his singles record to 7-0.
As a team, MTSU is 32-12 in singles and 13-7 in doubles.
The newest Intercollegiate Tennis Association individual ranking were released on Wednesday, Feb. 8. In doubles, Oskar Brostrom Poulsen and Francisco Rocha were tabbed the No. 23 doubles pairing. In singles, Stijn Slump was ranked at No. 80, Brostrom Poulsen came in at No. 91 and Rocha at No. 122.
Match Nine: Middle Tennessee (6-2, 0-0 C-USA) vs. Rice 3-4, 0-0 C-USA)
- Friday, Feb. 10 at 5 p.m. CT
- Adams Tennis Complex
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
All-time vs. Rice
- Friday's matchup will be the 14th meeting between MTSU and Rice. The Blue Raiders lead the series 8-5.
- The Blue Raiders are 3-0 when playing Rice at home.
- Coach Borendame is 5-2 against the Owls.
Scouting the Owls
- Rice is 3-4 on the season with wins over USF, Denver and Elon.
- The Owls return seven players from last season. The returners combined for 81 singles wins and 57 doubles wins.
- Rice welcomes two freshman and a transfer from Kentucky. Freshman Kabeer Kapasi was cited a 5-star recruit by Tennis Recruiting Network and was ranked 68th nationally in singles and 19th in doubles according to the USTA's Boys 18 national standings.
Match 10: Middle Tennessee (6-2, 0-0 C-USA) at Virginia Tech (6-2, 0-0 ACC)
- Sunday, Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. CT
- Blacksburg, Va.
All-time vs. Virginia Tech
- Friday's matchup will be the 12th meeting between MTSU and Virginia Tech. The Blue Raiders lead the series 6-5.
- Coach Borendame is 2-1 against the Hokies. He was an assistant coach at Virginia Tech from 2005-2008. In 2009, Coach Borendame was named an associate head coach at Virginia Tech.
Scouting the Hokies
- Virginia Tech is 6-2 on the season with the only two losses coming from Wisconsin and No. 5 Kentucky.
- The Hokies return 10 players from last year's squad. The returners combined for 37 singles wins and 37 doubles wins.
- Ryan Fishback is ranked No. 60 in singles according to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Jordan Chrysostom/Ryan Fishback are ranked No. 5 and Ryan Fishback/Alberto Orso are ranked No. 29 in doubles.
UP NEXT
The Blue Raiders will take on Oklahoma State at the ATC on Friday, Feb. 17 at 5 p.m. CT.
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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