Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Friday, January 17
Fort Myers, Fla.
10:00 AM
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Florida Gulf Coast
Blue Raiders Win the Doubles Point, Drop Season Opener 5-2 Against FGCU
1/17/2025 1:35:00 PM | Women's Tennis
FORT MYERS, Fla. – In the official kickoff to the 2025 spring season, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (0-1) fell to the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (1-0) 5-2 at the FGCU Tennis Complex in Fort Myers, Fla.
The Blue Raiders kicked off their season opener for 2025 with a strong start, winning two of the three doubles matches and claiming the opening double point. Alessia Truden and Rutuja Chaphalkar earned the first point of the match with a 6-4 victory in the No. 2 seed and Cassidy Mataia and Ilaria Sposetti sealed the clinching point with a 6-3 win over FGCU's Paloma Goldsmith and Nora Svensson in the No. 3 seed.
In singles, Florida Gulf Coast completed their come-from behind win by defeating the Blue Raiders in five of the six matchups. Chaphalkar earned the one singles point for Middle Tennessee by defeating the Eagles' Goldsmith in three-sets 6-1, 6-7, 1-0. Southern Miss transfer Zenn Lim narrowly missed out on her first career representing MTSU, losing to FGCU's Svensson in a three-set thriller.
Quote from Coach Bailey-Duvall
"It was a tough start to the season against a FGCU team, that we knew would be good. We had good results in doubles, which I am very happy with. Overall, the girls performed solid in singles, we just have to get a little more settled into our games, then the tough matches will go our way. Looking forward to a good match tomorrow against Minnesota.
Next Up
The Blue Raiders will conclude their trip to Fort Myers, Fla. tomorrow with a matchup against the Minnesota Golden Gophers starting at 8 a.m. CT.
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The Blue Raiders kicked off their season opener for 2025 with a strong start, winning two of the three doubles matches and claiming the opening double point. Alessia Truden and Rutuja Chaphalkar earned the first point of the match with a 6-4 victory in the No. 2 seed and Cassidy Mataia and Ilaria Sposetti sealed the clinching point with a 6-3 win over FGCU's Paloma Goldsmith and Nora Svensson in the No. 3 seed.
In singles, Florida Gulf Coast completed their come-from behind win by defeating the Blue Raiders in five of the six matchups. Chaphalkar earned the one singles point for Middle Tennessee by defeating the Eagles' Goldsmith in three-sets 6-1, 6-7, 1-0. Southern Miss transfer Zenn Lim narrowly missed out on her first career representing MTSU, losing to FGCU's Svensson in a three-set thriller.
Quote from Coach Bailey-Duvall
"It was a tough start to the season against a FGCU team, that we knew would be good. We had good results in doubles, which I am very happy with. Overall, the girls performed solid in singles, we just have to get a little more settled into our games, then the tough matches will go our way. Looking forward to a good match tomorrow against Minnesota.
Next Up
The Blue Raiders will conclude their trip to Fort Myers, Fla. tomorrow with a matchup against the Minnesota Golden Gophers starting at 8 a.m. CT.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Women's Tennis on social media on Facebook (BlueRaiderWomensTennis), X (MT_WomensTennis) and Instagram (mt_womenstennis).
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
23
Isabella Colmenares / 0 [FGCU]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
22
Ashley Matz / 0 [FGCU]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
15
Anjali Kotecha / 0 [FGCU]
67
#4 Singles Match
123
370
Nora Svensson / 0 [FGCU]
661
#5 Singles Match
12
24
Gabriela Macias / 0 [FGCU]
66
#6 Singles Match
123
661
Paloma Goldsmith / 0 [FGCU]
170
Order of Finish:
2,1,3,5,6,4
Players Mentioned
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