Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Thursday, March 9
Evanston, Ill.
6 PM
Middle Tennessee
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at
3
#19 Northwestern
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
44
Steven Forman / 0 [NU]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
32
Ivan Yatsuk / 0 [NU]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Simen Bratholm / 0 [NU]
44
#4 Singles Match
12
33
Trice Pickens / 0 [NU]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
67
Presley Thieneman / 0 [NU]
45
#6 Singles Match
123
636
Gleb Blekher / 0 [NU]
462
Order of Finish:
2,4,1,3,5,6
Players Mentioned
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No. 29 Blue Raiders take down No. 19 Northwestern
3/9/2023 9:02:00 PM | Men's Tennis
EVANSTON, Ill. — After being down 3-1, No. 29-ranked Middle Tennessee men's tennis completed the comeback to win 4-3 over No. 19 Northwestern on Thursday, March 9 in Evanston, Ill.
The Blue Raiders claimed the doubles point. On court No. 2 Ondrej Horak and Shu Matsuoka picked up a 6-4 win. On court No. 1, Oskar Brostrom Poulsen and Francisco Rocha battled back to win the tiebreak. The two were down 3-5 before forcing a tiebreak at six all. Brostrom Poulsen and Rocha won the tiebreak with a score of 9-7.
Northwestern took three points on court No. 2, 4 and 1. Brostrom Poulsen cut the Wildcat lead to 3-2 with his 6-4, 6-4 victory on court No. 3. Pavel Motl tallied a 6-4, 7-5 win on court No. 5 to tie it at three all. Freshman Marcel Kamrowski clinched the victory for MTSU on court No. 6 defeating NU opponent 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.
HEAD COACH JIMMY BORENDAME
"This win was for Coach Buck! The match was very intense and he was pulling for us the whole time. I'm proud of our guys for overcoming adversity after adversity."
DOUBLES
1. No. 46 Oskar Brostrom Poulsen/Francisco Rocha (MTSU) def Steven Forman/Simen Bratholm (NU) 7-6 (7)
2. Ivan Yatsuk/Gleb Blekher (NU) def. Pavel Motl/Stijn Slump (MTSU) 6-3
3. Ondrej Horak/Shu Matsuoka (MTSU) def. Natan Spear/Trice Pickens (NU) 6-4
Order of finish: (2,3,1)
SINGLES
1. No. 53 Steven Forman (NU) def. No. 82 Stijn Slump (MTSU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Ivan Yatsuk (NU) def. Francisco Rocha (MTSU) 6-3, 6-2
3. No. 99 Oskar Brostrom Poulsen (MTSU) def. Simen Bratholm (NU) 6-4, 6-4
4. Trice Pickens (NU) def. Ondrej Horak (MTSU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Pavel Motl (MTSU) def. Presley Thieneman (NU) 6-4, 7-5
6. Marcel Kamrowski (MTSU) def. Gleb Blekher (NU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
Order of finish: (2,4,1,3,5,6)
UP NEXT
The Blue Raiders will be back at the Adams Tennis Complex on Friday, March 17 for a doubleheader. They will face Dartmouth at 1 p.m. CT and North Alabama at 5 p.m. CT.
FOLLOW THE BLUE RAIDERS
Follow Middle Tennessee men's tennis on social media - Facebook (BlueRaiderMensTennis), Twitter (MT_MensTennis) and Instagram (MT_MensTennis).
The Blue Raiders claimed the doubles point. On court No. 2 Ondrej Horak and Shu Matsuoka picked up a 6-4 win. On court No. 1, Oskar Brostrom Poulsen and Francisco Rocha battled back to win the tiebreak. The two were down 3-5 before forcing a tiebreak at six all. Brostrom Poulsen and Rocha won the tiebreak with a score of 9-7.
Northwestern took three points on court No. 2, 4 and 1. Brostrom Poulsen cut the Wildcat lead to 3-2 with his 6-4, 6-4 victory on court No. 3. Pavel Motl tallied a 6-4, 7-5 win on court No. 5 to tie it at three all. Freshman Marcel Kamrowski clinched the victory for MTSU on court No. 6 defeating NU opponent 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.
HEAD COACH JIMMY BORENDAME
"This win was for Coach Buck! The match was very intense and he was pulling for us the whole time. I'm proud of our guys for overcoming adversity after adversity."
DOUBLES
1. No. 46 Oskar Brostrom Poulsen/Francisco Rocha (MTSU) def Steven Forman/Simen Bratholm (NU) 7-6 (7)
2. Ivan Yatsuk/Gleb Blekher (NU) def. Pavel Motl/Stijn Slump (MTSU) 6-3
3. Ondrej Horak/Shu Matsuoka (MTSU) def. Natan Spear/Trice Pickens (NU) 6-4
Order of finish: (2,3,1)
SINGLES
1. No. 53 Steven Forman (NU) def. No. 82 Stijn Slump (MTSU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Ivan Yatsuk (NU) def. Francisco Rocha (MTSU) 6-3, 6-2
3. No. 99 Oskar Brostrom Poulsen (MTSU) def. Simen Bratholm (NU) 6-4, 6-4
4. Trice Pickens (NU) def. Ondrej Horak (MTSU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Pavel Motl (MTSU) def. Presley Thieneman (NU) 6-4, 7-5
6. Marcel Kamrowski (MTSU) def. Gleb Blekher (NU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
Order of finish: (2,4,1,3,5,6)
UP NEXT
The Blue Raiders will be back at the Adams Tennis Complex on Friday, March 17 for a doubleheader. They will face Dartmouth at 1 p.m. CT and North Alabama at 5 p.m. CT.
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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