MTSU hosts Tennessee Tech and UT Southern on Friday, travels to Louisville on Sunday

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Coming off a week break, No. 28-ranked Middle Tennessee men's tennis welcomes Tennessee Tech and UT Southern to the Adams Tennis Complex on Friday, April 14 at 1 p.m. CT and 5 p.m. CT.

Two days later, the Blue Raiders will head to Louisville, Ky to take on No. 32 Louisville on Sunday, April 16 at 2:30 p.m. CT.

MTSU is coming off their fourth ranked win of the season against No. 30 VCU winning 6-1 on Sunday, April 2.

In singles, freshman Ondrej Horak leads the team with a record of 15-4. As a team, the Blue Raiders are 80-39 in singles. All six starters have double digits wins so far this season.

In doubles, Pavel Motl and Stijn Slump lead the team with a 13-4 record on court No. 2. Oskar Brostrom Poulsen and Francisco Rocha are 12-5 on court No. 1.

Rocha won Conference USA Athlete of the Week on April 5.

The latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings were released on Tuesday, April 11. The Blue Raiders were slotted at No. 28. Slump jumped up 11 spots to No. 76 and Brostrom Poulsen came in at No. 125. The duo of Brostrom Poulsen and Rocha moved up seven spots to No. 48.

Match 24: Middle Tennessee (16-7, 1-0 C-USA) vs. Tennessee Tech (4-11, 4-1 Horizon)
- Friday, April 14 at 1 p.m. CT
- Adams Tennis Complex
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.

All-time vs. Tennessee Tech
- Sunday's matchup will be the 41st meeting between MTSU and Tennessee Tech. The Blue Raiders lead the series 36-4.
- The Blue Raiders are 16-0 when playing TTU at home.
- Coach Borendame is 3-0 against the Golden Eagles.

Scouting the Golden Eagles
- Tennessee Tech is 4-11 on the season.
- The Golden Eagles return four players from last season. The returners combined for 67 singles wins and 42 doubles wins.
- TTU adds three freshmen to this year's squad.

Match 25: Middle Tennessee (16-7, 1-0 C-USA) vs. UT Southern (12-6, 5-3 Mid-South)
- Friday, April 14 at 5 p.m. CT
- Adams Tennis Complex
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.

All-time vs. UT Southern
- Friday's matchup will be the first meeting between MTSU and UT Southern.

Scouting the Firehawks
- UT Southern is 12-6 on the season.
- The Firehawks return ten players from last season and add one freshman to this year's squad.

Match 26: Middle Tennessee (16-7, 1-0 C-USA) at Louisville (14-9, 5-6 ACC)
- Sunday, April 16 at 2:30 p.m. CT
- Louisville, Ky.

All-time vs. Louisville
- Sunday's matchup will be the 29th meeting between MTSU and Louisville. The Blue Raiders lead the series 19-9.
- Coach Borendame is 3-3 against the Cardinals.

Scouting the Cardinals
- Louisville is 14-9 on the season are ranked No. 32 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
- The Cards return six players from last season. The returners combined for 70 singles wins and 55 doubles wins.
- Louisville adds two freshmen and a transfer to this year's squad.
- Senior Etienne Donnet is ranked No. 28, graduate student Fabien Salle is ranked No. 50 and sophomore Natan Rodrigues is slotted at No. 81. The duo of Salle and Rodrigues are ranked at No. 15.

UP NEXT
The Blue Raiders will travel to Houston, Texas to compete in the C-USA Championship from April 21 to April 23.

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Players Mentioned

Oskar Brostrom Poulsen

Ondrej Horak

Pavel Motl

Francisco Rocha

Stijn Slump

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