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Friday, October 16
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Men’s Tennis completes first day of Middle Tennessee Invite
10/16/2026 8:23:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – MTSU Men's Tennis completed its first of three days at the Middle Tennessee Invite on Friday, picking up one doubles win and two singles victories against UAB.
All four Blue Raiders participating added wins to their columns on the day, with the partnership of Santiago Lora and Rich LaLance triumphing in doubles and Houston Jacques and Alexandre Vassard defeating their singles opponents.
Lora and LaLance decisively took down Ruben Lebron Puerta and Tomas Tischner, 6-3, marking the first win for each this season.
In a close contest, Axel Frechet and Conor Flynn edged out Jacques and Vassard, 7-5.
In singles, Vassard claimed victory over Frechet in straight-set fashion, winning 6-4, 6-2, in his first competition as a Blue Raider.
Jacques earned a straight-set victory of his own, despite his first set going into a tiebreaker. The Huntsville, Ala., native defeated Ruben Puerta, 7-6 (3), 6-4.
The Blazers took two singles matches for themselves, beginning with Tischner over LaLance, 6-3, 6-3. Lora made things difficult for Flynn, but was unable to come out on top, falling, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2.
The Blue and White will return to the court for day two of the Middle Tennessee Invite on Saturday at 10 a.m. against Belmont.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
SINGLES
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All four Blue Raiders participating added wins to their columns on the day, with the partnership of Santiago Lora and Rich LaLance triumphing in doubles and Houston Jacques and Alexandre Vassard defeating their singles opponents.
Lora and LaLance decisively took down Ruben Lebron Puerta and Tomas Tischner, 6-3, marking the first win for each this season.
In a close contest, Axel Frechet and Conor Flynn edged out Jacques and Vassard, 7-5.
In singles, Vassard claimed victory over Frechet in straight-set fashion, winning 6-4, 6-2, in his first competition as a Blue Raider.
Jacques earned a straight-set victory of his own, despite his first set going into a tiebreaker. The Huntsville, Ala., native defeated Ruben Puerta, 7-6 (3), 6-4.
The Blazers took two singles matches for themselves, beginning with Tischner over LaLance, 6-3, 6-3. Lora made things difficult for Flynn, but was unable to come out on top, falling, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2.
The Blue and White will return to the court for day two of the Middle Tennessee Invite on Saturday at 10 a.m. against Belmont.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
- Flynn/Frechet [UAB] def. Jacques/Vassard [MTSU], 7-5
- Lora/LaLance [MTSU] def. Tischner/Puerta [UAB], 6-3
- Hazratwala/Sborowsky [ALA] def. Woodson/Tufekci [BEL], 6-0
- Hristov/Dmytrenko [LOU] def. Ortiz/McEachern-Brown [BEL], 6-1
SINGLES
- Conor Flynn [UAB] def. Santiago Lora [MTSU], 6-1, 5-7, 6-2
- Houston Jacques [MTSU] def. Ruben Puerta [UAB], 7-6 (3), 6-4
- Alexandre Vassard [MTSU] def. Axel Frechet [UAB], 6-4, 6-2
- Tomas Tischner [UAB] def. Rich LaLance [MTSU], 6-3, 6-3
- Cagan Efe Tufekci [BEL] def. Yoshka Sborowsky [ALA], 6-3, 6-4
- Rohan Hazratwala [ALA] def. Morgan Woodson [BEL], 6-3, 6-3
- Artem Dmytrenko [LOU] def. Judah McEachern-Brown [BEL], 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3)
- Maksin Hristov [LOU] def. Esteban Ortiz [BEL], 7-6 (4), 7-5
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