Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Friday, March 31
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
4 PM
Middle Tennessee
4
vs
3
Western Kentucky
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Paola Cortez / 0 [WKU]
65
77
#2 Singles Match
12
Sayda Hernandez / 0 [WKU]
41
66
#3 Singles Match
123
Rachel Hermanova / 0 [WKU]
461
626
#4 Singles Match
12
Sofia Blanco / 0 [WKU]
32
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Sunskrithi Damera / 0 [WKU]
66
34
#6 Singles Match
12
Mariana Zegada / 0 [WKU]
66
00
Order of Finish:
6,4,2,5,3,1
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
Blue Raiders fight for a 4-3 win over WKU on Friday
3/31/2023 7:47:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee women's tennis defeated conference foe WKU 4-3 on Friday, March 31 at the Adams Tennis Complex.
The Blue Raiders are 7-0 at home this season. The last time MTSU went undefeated at home was the 2014-15 season.
HEAD COACH TAYO BAILEY-DUVALL
"We got our first conference win of the year. We have a great record at home. Our crowd is always great. We knew it was going to be a great match today. We are looking forward to hitting the road in a couple of days. We are going to try to pick up where we left off today and try to get another win."
The Lady Toppers claimed the doubles points with wins court No. 2 and 3. Love-Star Alexis and Muskan Gupta won 6-3 on court No. 1.
In singles, WKU took a point on court No. 6. Noelle Mauro picked up the first point for the Blue Raiders with a 6-3, 6-2 victory on court No. 4. On court No. 2, Sana Garakani tied it up at two all winning 6-4, 6-1. The Lady Toppers won on court No. 5. Gupta tallied a 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 win on court No. 3. All eyes were on court No. 1 as Alexis clinched the win for MTSU 7-6 (3), 7-5.
SENIOR LOVE-STAR ALEXIS
"We are so excited to come back home becuased we know we play so well at home. We have a really good crowd cheering us on. We have one more home match and hope to have an undefeated season at home. Last year, we lost 4-3 against WKU and we lost the doubles point. When we lost the doubles point today, we knew we always have at least four that can fight. It was good to see we were resistant enough to win. This week I was named Athlete of the Week by Conference USA. It was the first time in my career I have had that mention. It was really nice. It feels really good. In the summer, I put in a lot of work to be able to play No. 1."
DOUBLES
1. Love-Star Alexis/Muskan Gupta (MTSU) def. Paola Cortez/Sayda Hernandez (WKU) 6-3
2. Samantha Martinez/Mariana Zegada (WKU) def. Sana Garakani/Noelle Mauro (MTSU) 6-4
3. Sofia Blanco/Rachel Hermanova (WKU) def. Lilly-Sophie Schmidt/Cara Szilasi (MTSU) 6-3
Order of finish: (1,3,2)
SINGLES
1. Love-Star Alexis (MTSU) def. Paola Cortez (WKU) 7-6 (3), 7-5
2. Sana Garakani (MTSU) def. Sayda Hernandez (WKU) 6-4, 6-1
3. Muskan Gupta (MTSU) def. Rachel Hermanova (WKU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
4. Noelle Mauro (MTSU) def. Sofia Blanco (WKU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Sunskrithi Damera (WKU) def. Lilly-Sophie Schmidt (MTSU) 6-3, 6-4
6. Mariana Zegada (WKU) def. Cara Szilasi (MTSU) 6-0, 6-0
Order of finish: (6,4,2,5,3,1)
UP NEXT
The Blue Raiders travel to Johnson City, Tenn. to take on ETSU on Sunday, April 2 at 10 a.m. CT.
FOLLOW THE BLUE RAIDERS
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.
The Blue Raiders are 7-0 at home this season. The last time MTSU went undefeated at home was the 2014-15 season.
HEAD COACH TAYO BAILEY-DUVALL
"We got our first conference win of the year. We have a great record at home. Our crowd is always great. We knew it was going to be a great match today. We are looking forward to hitting the road in a couple of days. We are going to try to pick up where we left off today and try to get another win."
The Lady Toppers claimed the doubles points with wins court No. 2 and 3. Love-Star Alexis and Muskan Gupta won 6-3 on court No. 1.
In singles, WKU took a point on court No. 6. Noelle Mauro picked up the first point for the Blue Raiders with a 6-3, 6-2 victory on court No. 4. On court No. 2, Sana Garakani tied it up at two all winning 6-4, 6-1. The Lady Toppers won on court No. 5. Gupta tallied a 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 win on court No. 3. All eyes were on court No. 1 as Alexis clinched the win for MTSU 7-6 (3), 7-5.
SENIOR LOVE-STAR ALEXIS
"We are so excited to come back home becuased we know we play so well at home. We have a really good crowd cheering us on. We have one more home match and hope to have an undefeated season at home. Last year, we lost 4-3 against WKU and we lost the doubles point. When we lost the doubles point today, we knew we always have at least four that can fight. It was good to see we were resistant enough to win. This week I was named Athlete of the Week by Conference USA. It was the first time in my career I have had that mention. It was really nice. It feels really good. In the summer, I put in a lot of work to be able to play No. 1."
DOUBLES
1. Love-Star Alexis/Muskan Gupta (MTSU) def. Paola Cortez/Sayda Hernandez (WKU) 6-3
2. Samantha Martinez/Mariana Zegada (WKU) def. Sana Garakani/Noelle Mauro (MTSU) 6-4
3. Sofia Blanco/Rachel Hermanova (WKU) def. Lilly-Sophie Schmidt/Cara Szilasi (MTSU) 6-3
Order of finish: (1,3,2)
SINGLES
1. Love-Star Alexis (MTSU) def. Paola Cortez (WKU) 7-6 (3), 7-5
2. Sana Garakani (MTSU) def. Sayda Hernandez (WKU) 6-4, 6-1
3. Muskan Gupta (MTSU) def. Rachel Hermanova (WKU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
4. Noelle Mauro (MTSU) def. Sofia Blanco (WKU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Sunskrithi Damera (WKU) def. Lilly-Sophie Schmidt (MTSU) 6-3, 6-4
6. Mariana Zegada (WKU) def. Cara Szilasi (MTSU) 6-0, 6-0
Order of finish: (6,4,2,5,3,1)
UP NEXT
The Blue Raiders travel to Johnson City, Tenn. to take on ETSU on Sunday, April 2 at 10 a.m. CT.
FOLLOW THE BLUE RAIDERS
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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