Blue Raiders drop their match against No. 55 SMU on Sunday

Sunday, March 17

Dallas, Texas

12 PM

Middle Tennessee

#55 SMU

3/17/2024 2:39:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

By: Andrew Glover, MTSU Athletics Communications

DALLAS, Texas — Middle Tennessee men's tennis traveled to Dallas, Texas to take on No. 55 SMU on Sunday, March 17. MTSU fell to the Mustangs 4-1.

The Mustangs took the doubles point with wins on court No. 3 and No. 2. On court No. 1, Ondrej Horak and Leo Raquin were up 5-4 against No. 44 Adam Neff and Huntley Allen but finished unfinished.

SMU opened singles play with three wins on court No. 1, No. 5 and No. 6. Horak won 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 over Hadigian on court No. 3 to give the Blue Raiders a point. Shu Matsuoka battled back in the third set but fell short on court No. 6.

HEAD COACH JIMMY BORENDAME
"We win or we learn. Our guys always compete with class. We will get better before the Memphis match."

DOUBLES
1. Ondrej Horak/Leo Raquin (MTSU) vs. No. 44 Adam Neff/Huntley Allen (SMU) 5-4, uf
2. Trevor Svajda/Louis Cloud (SMU) def. Javier Cueto Ramos/Marcel Kamrowski (MTSU) 6-3
3. Maks Silagy/Julian Steinhausen (SMU) def. Igor Mandou Berranger/Shu Matsuoka (MTSU) 6-0
Order of finish: (3,2)

SINGLES
1. No. 44 Trevor Svajda (SMU) def. No. 29 Leo Raquin (MTSU) 6-2, 6-3
2. No. 114 Marcel Kamrowski (MTSU) vs. Adam Neff (SMU) 6-7, 5-4, uf
3. Ondrej Horak (MTSU) def. Eric Hadigian (SMU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
4. Demis Taramonlis (MTSU) vs. Maks Silagy (SMU) 7-6, 3-4, uf
5. Jerry Barton (SMU) def. Jakub Kroslak (MTSU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Louis Cloud (SMU) def. Shu Matsuoka (MTSU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Order of finish: (1,5,3,6)

NEXT UP
The Blue Raiders will host a doubleheader on Sunday, March 31 with Memphis at 1 p.m. CT and Alabama A&M at 4:30 p.m. CT.

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