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Thursday, October 9
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Blue Raiders Deliver Strong Performances at ITA Ohio Valley Regional
10/13/2025 9:09:00 PM | Men's Tennis
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.—The Middle Tennessee State University men's tennis team showcased resilience and strong individual performances over three days of competitive action at the 2025 ITA DI Men's Ohio Valley Regional Championships.
On Friday featured mixed results in both singles and doubles play. In doubles, Jonasz Dziopak and Freddy Murray fell in a close 7-8 match to Eastern Kentucky's Fernando Bulnes Garrorena and Joao Barreto. On the singles court, Ondrej Horak bounced back from an initial set loss to defeat Kentucky's Mikael Arsenault 2-6, 6-2, 6-1. Birtan Duran was defeated by Tennessee's Jan Kobierski 1-6, 3-6, while Karim Al-Amin secured a 6-1, 7-4 victory over Vanderbilt's Donghyun Hwang. Freddy Murray also earned a straight-sets win, defeating James Sim of ETSU 6-3, 6-3.
On Saturday, MTSU continuing strong singles play. Ondrej Horak dominated Jakub Jupa of Chattanooga 6-1, 6-1, and Karim Al-Amin defeated Taj Hibbert of Tennessee State 6-1, 6-4. Jonasz Dziopak lost to Purdue's Aleksa Krivokapic 4-6, 1-6, and Horak fell to Vanderbilt's Pablo Martinez Gomez 6-7, 3-6. Al-Amin battled Louisville's Andre Steinbach [15] in a thrilling three-set match, coming out on top 7-5, 5-7, 7-5. Birtan Duran also recorded a 6-1, 6-3 win over Purdue's Nikola Jovic, while Freddy Murray was edged by Louisville's Walid Ahouda 4-6, 7-6, 2-6. In doubles, the pair of Karim Al-Amin and Ondrej Horak earned a decisive 8-2 victory against Southern Indiana's Axel Sabourin and Jy Hibbert.
On Sunday, MTSU concluded with competitive action in both singles and doubles. Al-Amin and Horak fell 7-8(3) to Lipscomb's Henrique Ushizima and Facundo Perlov in doubles. In singles, Birtan Duran secured a 6-3, 6-2 win over Dayton's Kaiaitz Mendibe, while Karim Al-Amin was defeated by Purdue's Henrik Villanger 3-6, 4-6.
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On Friday featured mixed results in both singles and doubles play. In doubles, Jonasz Dziopak and Freddy Murray fell in a close 7-8 match to Eastern Kentucky's Fernando Bulnes Garrorena and Joao Barreto. On the singles court, Ondrej Horak bounced back from an initial set loss to defeat Kentucky's Mikael Arsenault 2-6, 6-2, 6-1. Birtan Duran was defeated by Tennessee's Jan Kobierski 1-6, 3-6, while Karim Al-Amin secured a 6-1, 7-4 victory over Vanderbilt's Donghyun Hwang. Freddy Murray also earned a straight-sets win, defeating James Sim of ETSU 6-3, 6-3.
On Saturday, MTSU continuing strong singles play. Ondrej Horak dominated Jakub Jupa of Chattanooga 6-1, 6-1, and Karim Al-Amin defeated Taj Hibbert of Tennessee State 6-1, 6-4. Jonasz Dziopak lost to Purdue's Aleksa Krivokapic 4-6, 1-6, and Horak fell to Vanderbilt's Pablo Martinez Gomez 6-7, 3-6. Al-Amin battled Louisville's Andre Steinbach [15] in a thrilling three-set match, coming out on top 7-5, 5-7, 7-5. Birtan Duran also recorded a 6-1, 6-3 win over Purdue's Nikola Jovic, while Freddy Murray was edged by Louisville's Walid Ahouda 4-6, 7-6, 2-6. In doubles, the pair of Karim Al-Amin and Ondrej Horak earned a decisive 8-2 victory against Southern Indiana's Axel Sabourin and Jy Hibbert.
On Sunday, MTSU concluded with competitive action in both singles and doubles. Al-Amin and Horak fell 7-8(3) to Lipscomb's Henrique Ushizima and Facundo Perlov in doubles. In singles, Birtan Duran secured a 6-3, 6-2 win over Dayton's Kaiaitz Mendibe, while Karim Al-Amin was defeated by Purdue's Henrik Villanger 3-6, 4-6.
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