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Blue Raiders prepare for First Round of the Starkville Regional against Georgia Tech on Friday
5/2/2024 11:30:00 AM | Men's Tennis
STARKVILLE, Miss. — No. 37 Middle Tennessee men's tennis travels to Starkville, Miss to take on No. 30 Georgia Tech in the first round of the Starkville Regional on Friday, May 3 at 10 a.m. CT.
MTSU is the 3-seed in the Starkville Regional.
The Blue Raiders are coming off their fifth consecutive Conference USA Championship defeating No. 53 Liberty 4-2.
Leo Raquin leads the teams in singles wins with 18. Shu Matsuoka is second with 15 singles wins. Freshman Jakub Kroslak is off to a 12-3 record in singles play this season.
Raquin and Ondrej Horak are both 17-5 respectively in doubles this season and are 16-5 as a doubles pairing.
The winner of the 2-seed Georgia Tech and 3-seed MTSU match will play in the second round against the winner of the 1-seed/No. 15 Mississippi State and the 4-seed Alabama State on Saturday, May 6 at 12 p.m. CT.
Match 30: Middle Tennessee (20-9, 0-0 CUSA) vs. Georgia Tech (18-8, 7-4 ACC)
- Friday, May. 3 at 10 a.m. CT
- Starkville, Miss.
All-time vs. Georgia Tech
- Friday's matchup will be the 13th meeting between MTSU and Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets lead the series 7-5.
- Coach Borendame is 0-2 against the Yellow Jackets.
Scouting the Yellow Jackets
- Georgia Tech is 18-8 on the season and is ranked No. 30 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
- The Yellow Jackets return seven players from last year's squad. The returners combined for 104 singles wins and 46 doubles wins last season. GT brought in three freshmen to this year's squad.
- Georgia Tech has a doubles team and two singles players ranked by the ITA: No. 15 Keshav Chopra/Marcus McDaniel, No. 12 Andres Martin and No. 87 Chopra.
FOLLOW THE BLUE RAIDERS
Follow Middle Tennessee men's tennis on social media on Facebook (BlueRaiderMensTennis), Twitter (MT_MensTennis) and Instagram (MT_MensTennis).
MTSU is the 3-seed in the Starkville Regional.
The Blue Raiders are coming off their fifth consecutive Conference USA Championship defeating No. 53 Liberty 4-2.
Leo Raquin leads the teams in singles wins with 18. Shu Matsuoka is second with 15 singles wins. Freshman Jakub Kroslak is off to a 12-3 record in singles play this season.
Raquin and Ondrej Horak are both 17-5 respectively in doubles this season and are 16-5 as a doubles pairing.
The winner of the 2-seed Georgia Tech and 3-seed MTSU match will play in the second round against the winner of the 1-seed/No. 15 Mississippi State and the 4-seed Alabama State on Saturday, May 6 at 12 p.m. CT.
Match 30: Middle Tennessee (20-9, 0-0 CUSA) vs. Georgia Tech (18-8, 7-4 ACC)
- Friday, May. 3 at 10 a.m. CT
- Starkville, Miss.
All-time vs. Georgia Tech
- Friday's matchup will be the 13th meeting between MTSU and Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets lead the series 7-5.
- Coach Borendame is 0-2 against the Yellow Jackets.
Scouting the Yellow Jackets
- Georgia Tech is 18-8 on the season and is ranked No. 30 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
- The Yellow Jackets return seven players from last year's squad. The returners combined for 104 singles wins and 46 doubles wins last season. GT brought in three freshmen to this year's squad.
- Georgia Tech has a doubles team and two singles players ranked by the ITA: No. 15 Keshav Chopra/Marcus McDaniel, No. 12 Andres Martin and No. 87 Chopra.
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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