Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Men’s Tennis Releases 2025 Spring Schedule
11/14/2024 4:40:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee men's tennis head coach Jimmy Borendame has announced the release of the 2025 spring schedule, kicking off Thursday, Jan. 16 at the Adams Tennis Complex.
The Blue Raiders, currently ranked 33rd in Division I according to the most recent ITA rankings, will look to continue their most recent run of dominance in Conference USA play and win their sixth consecutive conference title in April in Lynchburg, Va.
Middle Tennessee tennis will open its 2025 spring season with an in-state matchup against the seventh-ranked Tennessee Volunteers on Jan. 16 in Murfreesboro at the Adams Tennis Complex. This will mark the 11th meeting between the two programs dating back to the 1969 season. Middle Tennessee juniors Karim Al-Amin and Ondrej Horak defeated the Volunteers' Alex Kotzen and Alejandro Moreno in the doubles final at the ITA Ohio Valley Regionals in October. MTSU also faces the Lipscomb Bisons and the UT Southern Firehawks at home on Jan. 18.
Following the season openers, the Blue Raiders face their first road tests in New York against the No. 26 Florida Gators and either the eight-ranked Columbia Lions or the No. 64 Miami Hurricanes at the ITA Kickoff Weekend event on Jan. 25-26. MTSU will return home on Jan. 31 to close out the opening month of the season against the No. 24 Auburn Tigers.
The month of February begins in Tuscaloosa, Ala. with a matchup against the No. 21 Alabama Crimson Tide on Feb. 2. The schedule then features a seven-match homestand from Feb. 5-23, starting against the No. 42 Vanderbilt Commodores on Feb. 5 at the Adams Tennis Complex, and concluding against No. 67 Indiana (Feb. 7), No. 31 Arkansas (Feb. 9), Eastern Kentucky (Feb. 9), No. 29 Oklahoma State (Feb. 14).
Middle Tennessee will host the Battle in the 'Boro for a three-day event in the first matches at the Outdoor Tennis Facility in 2025, where they will welcome Utah (Feb. 21), No. 72 New Mexico (Feb. 22) and South Alabama (Feb. 23) to Murfreesboro.
The Blue Raiders' third road trip of the season will begin in Princeton, N.J. on Feb. 28 against the No. 36 Princeton Tigers, and stretch through the month of March. Borendame's squad will continue its longest string of road matches of the spring slate against No. 12 Harvard (March 2), No. 41 Pepperdine (March 11), No. 19 San Diego (March 13), Tulane (March 16), and finish back in the state of Tennessee against No. 27 Memphis (March 30).
April's portion of the schedule will start back at home against South Florida on Apr. 4 at the Outdoor Tennis Facility, followed by the final road match of the regular season in Kentucky against the No. 53 Louisville Cardinals.
The Blue Raiders will close out the 2025 regular season with a pair of senior day matchups on Apr. 13 against Wichita State and Tennessee State.
Middle Tennessee's Conference USA title defense, as well as its five-year winning streak at the event, will begin on Apr. 18 in Lynchburg, Va. on the campus of Liberty University. Last season, the Blue Raders defeated the Flames in the CUSA Final in a 4-2 win on their home courts.
The NCAA Regionals and Super Regionals will follow shortly after the conference championships on May 2-4 and 10-11, respectively.
Quote from Head Coach Jimmy Borendame
"This 2025 Spring schedule is likely our strongest one yet during my tenure. We will be tested both at home and on the road. We are always fortunate to have our great crowds at both the Adams Tennis Complex and the Buck Bouldin Courts on campus. As always, the Blue Raiders will show up to win each day, practice, match we have, and we look forward to the Spring season."
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