Middle Tennesee State University Athletics

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Men’s Tennis travels to Oklahoma State on Friday, Arkansas on Sunday
1/18/2024 1:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee men's tennis will hit the road to Stillwater, Okla. on Friday, January 19 to take on Oklahoma State at 5 p.m. CT.
On Sunday, March 26, the Blue Raiders will remain on the road to face Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark. at 12 p.m. CT.
MTSU is coming off a Saturday doubleheader at the Adams Tennis Complex winning both matches. The Blue Raiders swept both Presbyterian and Tennessee 7-0 to go 14-0 for the day.
Ondrej Horak, Jakub Kroslak, Shu Matsuoka and Leo Raquin went 2-0 in singles. Horak and Raquin won two doubles matches as well.
Kroslak was tabbed Conference USA Athlete of the Week on Wednesday, January 17. The freshman tallied two singles and a doubles win in his Blue Raider debut.
MTSU is receiving votes in the latest ITA rankings that were released on Wednesday, January 17.
Match 3: Middle Tennessee (2-0, 0-0 CUSA) at Oklahoma State (2-0, 0-0 Big 12)
- Friday, January 19 at 5 p.m. CT
- Stillwater, Okla.
All-time vs. Oklahoma State
- Friday's matchup will be the third meeting between MTSU and Oklahoma State. The series is tied 1-1.
- Coach Borendame is 1-1 against the Cowboys.
Scouting the Cowboys
- Oklahoma State is 2-0 by defeating UTRGV and Omaha 6-1 each. The Cowboys are receiving votes by the ITA.
- The Cowboys return everyone from last season. The returners combined for 71 singles wins and 33 doubles wins.
- Oklahoma State welcomes four freshmen to this year's squad.
- Tyler Zink is ranked No. 18 and Alejandro Garcia is at No. 48. The duo of Zink and Isaac Becroft are at No. 23 in the doubles ranking.
Match 4: Middle Tennessee (2-0, 0-0 CUSA) at Arkansas (1-0, 0-0 SEC)
- Sunday, January 21 at 12 p.m. CT
- Fayetteville, Ark.
All-time vs. Arkansas
- Sunday's matchup will be the fourth between MTSU and Arkansas. MTSU leads the series 2-1.
- Coach Borendame is 1-0 against the Razorbacks.
Scouting the Razorbacks
- Arkansas won their first match of the season defeating Hawai'i 7-0.
- The Razorbacks return eight players from last season. The returners combined for 41 singles wins and 30 doubles wins.
- Arkansas welcomes a freshman and two transfer to this year's squad..
UP NEXT
The Blue Raiders will head to Durham, N.C. to compete in the ITA Kickoff Weekend on Jan. 27 and 28.
FOLLOW THE BLUE RAIDERS
Follow Middle Tennessee men's tennis on social media on Facebook (BlueRaiderMensTennis), Twitter (MT_MensTennis) and Instagram (MT_MensTennis).
On Sunday, March 26, the Blue Raiders will remain on the road to face Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark. at 12 p.m. CT.
MTSU is coming off a Saturday doubleheader at the Adams Tennis Complex winning both matches. The Blue Raiders swept both Presbyterian and Tennessee 7-0 to go 14-0 for the day.
Ondrej Horak, Jakub Kroslak, Shu Matsuoka and Leo Raquin went 2-0 in singles. Horak and Raquin won two doubles matches as well.
Kroslak was tabbed Conference USA Athlete of the Week on Wednesday, January 17. The freshman tallied two singles and a doubles win in his Blue Raider debut.
MTSU is receiving votes in the latest ITA rankings that were released on Wednesday, January 17.
Match 3: Middle Tennessee (2-0, 0-0 CUSA) at Oklahoma State (2-0, 0-0 Big 12)
- Friday, January 19 at 5 p.m. CT
- Stillwater, Okla.
All-time vs. Oklahoma State
- Friday's matchup will be the third meeting between MTSU and Oklahoma State. The series is tied 1-1.
- Coach Borendame is 1-1 against the Cowboys.
Scouting the Cowboys
- Oklahoma State is 2-0 by defeating UTRGV and Omaha 6-1 each. The Cowboys are receiving votes by the ITA.
- The Cowboys return everyone from last season. The returners combined for 71 singles wins and 33 doubles wins.
- Oklahoma State welcomes four freshmen to this year's squad.
- Tyler Zink is ranked No. 18 and Alejandro Garcia is at No. 48. The duo of Zink and Isaac Becroft are at No. 23 in the doubles ranking.
Match 4: Middle Tennessee (2-0, 0-0 CUSA) at Arkansas (1-0, 0-0 SEC)
- Sunday, January 21 at 12 p.m. CT
- Fayetteville, Ark.
All-time vs. Arkansas
- Sunday's matchup will be the fourth between MTSU and Arkansas. MTSU leads the series 2-1.
- Coach Borendame is 1-0 against the Razorbacks.
Scouting the Razorbacks
- Arkansas won their first match of the season defeating Hawai'i 7-0.
- The Razorbacks return eight players from last season. The returners combined for 41 singles wins and 30 doubles wins.
- Arkansas welcomes a freshman and two transfer to this year's squad..
UP NEXT
The Blue Raiders will head to Durham, N.C. to compete in the ITA Kickoff Weekend on Jan. 27 and 28.
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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