Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Friday, September 13
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
1:00 PM
Middle Tennessee
vs
Indiana
9/13/2024 5:35:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee men's tennis team kicked off its 2024 fall season today with day one of the first-ever Blue Raider Invite in a matchup with the Indiana Hoosiers at the MTSU Outdoor Tennis Facility.
The Blue Raiders started the match off strong with a pair of doubles wins in the early going from Jakub Kroslak and Rostislav Halfinger and Shu Matsuoka and Igor Mandou Berranger, taking down their Hoosiers opposition by scores of 7-6 and 6-2, respectively.
In singles play, Halfinger and Mandou Berranger both recorded their second win of the afternoon. Halfinger defeated Indiana's Ben Pomerantes in a straight set, 6-2, 7-6 win, while Mandou Berranger took down Karan Raghavendra in a three-set thriller 6-3, 4-6, 6-0.
Next Match:
Middle Tennessee will continue their fall season kickoff at the Outdoor Tennis Facility tomorrow afternoon, as the Blue Raiders are set to take on the Tennessee Volunteers at 1 P.M.
Doubles:
Weekend Schedule:
Saturday, Sept. 14:
MTSU vs. Tennessee (1 PM)
Sunday, Sept. 15:
MTSU vs. Vanderbilt/Lipscomb (1PM)
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The Blue Raiders started the match off strong with a pair of doubles wins in the early going from Jakub Kroslak and Rostislav Halfinger and Shu Matsuoka and Igor Mandou Berranger, taking down their Hoosiers opposition by scores of 7-6 and 6-2, respectively.
In singles play, Halfinger and Mandou Berranger both recorded their second win of the afternoon. Halfinger defeated Indiana's Ben Pomerantes in a straight set, 6-2, 7-6 win, while Mandou Berranger took down Karan Raghavendra in a three-set thriller 6-3, 4-6, 6-0.
Next Match:
Middle Tennessee will continue their fall season kickoff at the Outdoor Tennis Facility tomorrow afternoon, as the Blue Raiders are set to take on the Tennessee Volunteers at 1 P.M.
Doubles:
- Rostislav Halfinger/Jakub Kroslak (MTSU) def. Facundo Yunis/Luc Bouiler (IU) 7-6
- Oliver Dao/Bitzer (TTU) def. Jip van Assenddelft/Braeden Gelletich (IU) 7-6
- Shu Matsuoka/Igor Mandou Berranger (MTSU) def. Matteo Antonescu/Karan Raghavendra (IU) 6-2
- Murillo Burkhardt/Alex Alvarez (TTU) def. Ben Pomeranets/Nikola Kolyachev (IU) 7-6
- Facundo Yunis (IU) def. Shu Matsuoka (MTSU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
- Jip van Assendelft (IU) def. Jakub Kroslak (MTSU) 6-2, 7-6
- Deacon Thomas (IU) def. Alex Alvarez (TTU) 6-4, 6-3
- Rostislav Halfinger (MTSU) def. Ben Pomerantes (IU) 6-2, 7-6
- Luc Boulier (IU) def. Oliver Dao (TTU) 6-7, 6-4, 6-0
- Igor Mandou Berranger (MTSU) def. Karan Raghavendra (IU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
- Braeden Gelletich (IU) def. Kristian Thomas (MTSU) 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
- Murillo Burkhardt (TTU) def. Matteo Antonescu (IU) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
Weekend Schedule:
Saturday, Sept. 14:
MTSU vs. Tennessee (1 PM)
Sunday, Sept. 15:
MTSU vs. Vanderbilt/Lipscomb (1PM)
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Men's Tennis on social media on Facebook (BlueRaiderMensTennis), X (MT_MensTennis) and Instagram (mt_menstennis).
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