Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Thursday, March 7
Tampa, Fla.
12:30 PM
Middle Tennessee
4
at
3
USF
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
123
626
Alvin Tudorica / 0 (45/-) [USFM]
462
#2 Singles Match
12
22
Erik Grevelius / 0 [USFM]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
76
Bruno Oliveira / 0 [USFM]
61
#4 Singles Match
12
76
Tom Pisane / 0 [USFM]
54
#5 Singles Match
123
366
Elijah Cham / 0 [USFM]
613
#6 Singles Match
123
660
Agustin Cuellar / 0 [USFM]
741
Order of Finish:
2,3,5,1,4,6
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Owen Fink/MTSU Athletic Communications
Blue Raiders earn road win at USF on Thursday
3/7/2024 3:48:00 PM | Men's Tennis
TAMPA, Fla. — Middle Tennessee men's tennis traveled to Tampa, Fla. on Thursday, March 7 to take on USF. MTSU tallied a 4-3 victory over USF and MTSU Head Coach Jimmy Borendame picked up his 250th win as a head coach.
The Bulls took the doubles point with wins on court No. 2 and No. 1. Igor Mandou Berranger and Shu Matsuoka tallied a 6-3 victory over Hudson and Oliveira on court No. 3. The match was Mandou Berranger's first doubles match of the season and resulted in his first doubles win.
To begin singles play, USF picked up a win on court No. 2. Ondrej Horak won 7-6, 6-1 on court No. 3 over Oliveira to cut the USF lead to 2-1. Freshman Jakub Kroslak earned a 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 on court No. 5 against Cham. MTSU took a 3-2 lead when No. 29 Leo Raquin defeated No. 45 Alvin Tudorica 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 on court No. 1. This would be Raquin's sixth win over a ranked opponent this spring. Demis Taramonlis clinched the win for the Blue Raiders with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Pisane on court No. 5.
HEAD COACH JIMMY BORENDAME
"The guys battled and showed some great fight in some matches today. Guys found ways to compete and was a good team win."
DOUBLES
1. No. 72 Alvin Tudorica/Erik Grevelius (USF) def. Ondrej Horak/Leo Raquin (MTSU) 6-4
2. Tom Pavlekovich-Smith/Agustin Cuellar (USF) def. Javier Cueto Ramos/Marcel Kamrowski (MTSU) 6-2
3. Igor Mandou Berranger/Shu Matsuoka (MTSU) def. Ben Hudson/Bruno Oliveira (USF) 6-3
Order of finish: (2,3,1)
SINGLES
1. No. 29 Leo Raquin (MTSU) def. No. 45 Alvin Tudorica (USF) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
2. Erik Grevelius (USF) def. No. 114 Marcel Kamrowski (MTSU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Ondrej Horak (MTSU) def. Bruno Oliveira (USF) 7-6, 6-1
4. Demis Taramonlis (MTSU) def. Tom Pisane (USF) 7-5, 6-4
5. Jakub Kroslak (MTSU) def. Elijah Cham (USF) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
6. Agustin Cuellar (USF) def. Shu Matsuoka (MTSU) 7-6, 4-6, 10-5
Order of finish: (2,3,,5,1,4,6)
NEXT UP
The Blue Raiders will host a doubleheader on Sunday, March 10 with No. 29 Louisville and Tennessee Tech at 1 p.m. CT and 5 p.m. CT.
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The Bulls took the doubles point with wins on court No. 2 and No. 1. Igor Mandou Berranger and Shu Matsuoka tallied a 6-3 victory over Hudson and Oliveira on court No. 3. The match was Mandou Berranger's first doubles match of the season and resulted in his first doubles win.
To begin singles play, USF picked up a win on court No. 2. Ondrej Horak won 7-6, 6-1 on court No. 3 over Oliveira to cut the USF lead to 2-1. Freshman Jakub Kroslak earned a 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 on court No. 5 against Cham. MTSU took a 3-2 lead when No. 29 Leo Raquin defeated No. 45 Alvin Tudorica 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 on court No. 1. This would be Raquin's sixth win over a ranked opponent this spring. Demis Taramonlis clinched the win for the Blue Raiders with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Pisane on court No. 5.
HEAD COACH JIMMY BORENDAME
"The guys battled and showed some great fight in some matches today. Guys found ways to compete and was a good team win."
DOUBLES
1. No. 72 Alvin Tudorica/Erik Grevelius (USF) def. Ondrej Horak/Leo Raquin (MTSU) 6-4
2. Tom Pavlekovich-Smith/Agustin Cuellar (USF) def. Javier Cueto Ramos/Marcel Kamrowski (MTSU) 6-2
3. Igor Mandou Berranger/Shu Matsuoka (MTSU) def. Ben Hudson/Bruno Oliveira (USF) 6-3
Order of finish: (2,3,1)
SINGLES
1. No. 29 Leo Raquin (MTSU) def. No. 45 Alvin Tudorica (USF) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
2. Erik Grevelius (USF) def. No. 114 Marcel Kamrowski (MTSU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Ondrej Horak (MTSU) def. Bruno Oliveira (USF) 7-6, 6-1
4. Demis Taramonlis (MTSU) def. Tom Pisane (USF) 7-5, 6-4
5. Jakub Kroslak (MTSU) def. Elijah Cham (USF) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
6. Agustin Cuellar (USF) def. Shu Matsuoka (MTSU) 7-6, 4-6, 10-5
Order of finish: (2,3,,5,1,4,6)
NEXT UP
The Blue Raiders will host a doubleheader on Sunday, March 10 with No. 29 Louisville and Tennessee Tech at 1 p.m. CT and 5 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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