Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Friday, February 16
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
5 PM
Middle Tennessee
4
vs
0
Northwestern
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
123
Presley Thieneman / 0 [NU]
464
636
#2 Singles Match
1234
Gleb Blekher / 0 [NU]
732UF
664UF
#3 Singles Match
1234
Saiprakash Goli / 0 [NU]
652UF
473UF
#4 Singles Match
1234
Felix Nordby / 0 [NU]
166UF
625UF
#5 Singles Match
12
Greyson Casey / 0 [NU]
22
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Chad Miller / 0 [NU]
53
76
Order of Finish:
5,6,1
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Owen Fink/MTSU Athletic Communications
Blue Raiders sweep Northwestern on Friday
2/16/2024 8:36:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee men's tennis welcomed the Northwestern Wildcats to the Adams Tennis Complex on Friday, Feb. 16. MTSU earned a 4-0 victory over the Wildcats.
The Blue Raiders secured the doubles point winning on court No. 3 and No. 1. Karim Al-Amin and Shu Matsuoka tallied a 6-3 win on court No. 3 against Miller and Goli. On court No. 1, Ondrej Horak and Leo Raquin claimed the doubles point defeating Blekher and Nordby 7-5.
To open singles play, Matsuoka picked up a 6-2, 6-2 victory on court No. 5 over Casey. On court No. 6, Al-Amin earned a 7-5, 6-1 win against Miller. To clinch the match, No. 18 Raquin defeated Thieneman 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
HEAD COACH JIMMY BORENDAME
"It was another strong outing here at the ATC. Crowd was hopping and I think it really helped us in the doubles. It was 4-4 at one doubles and had some opportunities there. Coming through with that doubles point was clutch because the singles matches were a battle. Northwestern is a tough, young team and they have already proven themselves that they are dangerous with a top-10 win over Duke. I am really happy to see Shu to be the first one off. That was huge. Then just the fight, we would lose some first sets and we kept battling and fighting. That is exciting. The hope is the see that on the road come Sunday and keep carrying this chip on our shoulder going into Sunday."
DOUBLES
1. Ondrej Horak/Leo Raquin (MTSU) def. Gleb Blekher/Felix Nordby (NW) 7-5
2. Greyson Casey/Presley Thieneman (NW) def. Javier Cueto Ramos/Jakub Kroslak (MTSU) 6-4
3. Karim Al-Amin/Shu Matsuoka (MTSU) def. Chad Miller/Sai Goli (NW) 6-3
Order of finish: (3,2,1)
SINGLES
1. No. 18 Leo Raquin (MTSU) def. Presley Thieneman (NW) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
2. No. 79 Marcel Kamrowski (MTSU) vs. Gleb Blekher (NW) 6-7 (4), 6-3, 4-2, uf
3. Ondrej Horak (MTSU) vs. Sai Goli (NW) 4-6, 7-5, 3-2, uf
4. Demis Taramonlis (MTSU) vs. Felix Nordby (NW) 6-2, 2-6, 5-6, uf
5. Shu Matsuoka (MTSU) def. Greyson Casey (NW) 6-2, 6-2
6. Karim Al-Amin (MTSU) def. Chad Miller (NW) 7-5, 6-3
Order of finish: (5,6,1)
NEXT UP
The Blue Raiders will travel to Auburn, Ala. to take on the Auburn Tigers on Sunday, Feb. 18 at 12 p.m. CT.
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The Blue Raiders secured the doubles point winning on court No. 3 and No. 1. Karim Al-Amin and Shu Matsuoka tallied a 6-3 win on court No. 3 against Miller and Goli. On court No. 1, Ondrej Horak and Leo Raquin claimed the doubles point defeating Blekher and Nordby 7-5.
To open singles play, Matsuoka picked up a 6-2, 6-2 victory on court No. 5 over Casey. On court No. 6, Al-Amin earned a 7-5, 6-1 win against Miller. To clinch the match, No. 18 Raquin defeated Thieneman 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
HEAD COACH JIMMY BORENDAME
"It was another strong outing here at the ATC. Crowd was hopping and I think it really helped us in the doubles. It was 4-4 at one doubles and had some opportunities there. Coming through with that doubles point was clutch because the singles matches were a battle. Northwestern is a tough, young team and they have already proven themselves that they are dangerous with a top-10 win over Duke. I am really happy to see Shu to be the first one off. That was huge. Then just the fight, we would lose some first sets and we kept battling and fighting. That is exciting. The hope is the see that on the road come Sunday and keep carrying this chip on our shoulder going into Sunday."
DOUBLES
1. Ondrej Horak/Leo Raquin (MTSU) def. Gleb Blekher/Felix Nordby (NW) 7-5
2. Greyson Casey/Presley Thieneman (NW) def. Javier Cueto Ramos/Jakub Kroslak (MTSU) 6-4
3. Karim Al-Amin/Shu Matsuoka (MTSU) def. Chad Miller/Sai Goli (NW) 6-3
Order of finish: (3,2,1)
SINGLES
1. No. 18 Leo Raquin (MTSU) def. Presley Thieneman (NW) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
2. No. 79 Marcel Kamrowski (MTSU) vs. Gleb Blekher (NW) 6-7 (4), 6-3, 4-2, uf
3. Ondrej Horak (MTSU) vs. Sai Goli (NW) 4-6, 7-5, 3-2, uf
4. Demis Taramonlis (MTSU) vs. Felix Nordby (NW) 6-2, 2-6, 5-6, uf
5. Shu Matsuoka (MTSU) def. Greyson Casey (NW) 6-2, 6-2
6. Karim Al-Amin (MTSU) def. Chad Miller (NW) 7-5, 6-3
Order of finish: (5,6,1)
NEXT UP
The Blue Raiders will travel to Auburn, Ala. to take on the Auburn Tigers on Sunday, Feb. 18 at 12 p.m. CT.
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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