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Men's Tennis progresses through second day of Middle Tennessee Invite
10/17/2026 3:55:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee Men's Tennis wrapped up its second day hosting the Middle Tennessee Invite on Saturday, picking up two doubles and two singles wins against Belmont.
All four Blue Raiders in the invite claimed a victory, with Alexandre Vassard and Rich LaLance winning both their singles and doubles matches.
In doubles, it took Vassard and Houston Jacques a tiebreaker set to record their first win as a pair as they defeated Morgan Woodson and Cagan Efe Tufekci, 7-6 (4).
The duo of Lora and LaLance stayed perfect on the weekend, taking down Esteban Ortiz and Judah McEachern-Brown, 6-3.
Vassard won his second singles contest in as many days, recording a 6-1, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5) victory over McEachern-Brown to finish the day undefeated.
LaLance picked up his first solo triumph of the fall slate with a win over Belmont's Esteban Ortiz, 6-3, 6-4.
Belmont got the better of two Blue Raiders, as Efe Tufekci took his match over Lora, 6-3, 0-6, 6-1, while Woodson edged out Jacques, 6-4, 6-4.
MTSU will return to the court for the final day of the Middle Tennessee Invite on Sunday at 10 a.m. against a mix of players from Louisville and Alabama.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
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All four Blue Raiders in the invite claimed a victory, with Alexandre Vassard and Rich LaLance winning both their singles and doubles matches.
In doubles, it took Vassard and Houston Jacques a tiebreaker set to record their first win as a pair as they defeated Morgan Woodson and Cagan Efe Tufekci, 7-6 (4).
The duo of Lora and LaLance stayed perfect on the weekend, taking down Esteban Ortiz and Judah McEachern-Brown, 6-3.
Vassard won his second singles contest in as many days, recording a 6-1, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5) victory over McEachern-Brown to finish the day undefeated.
LaLance picked up his first solo triumph of the fall slate with a win over Belmont's Esteban Ortiz, 6-3, 6-4.
Belmont got the better of two Blue Raiders, as Efe Tufekci took his match over Lora, 6-3, 0-6, 6-1, while Woodson edged out Jacques, 6-4, 6-4.
MTSU will return to the court for the final day of the Middle Tennessee Invite on Sunday at 10 a.m. against a mix of players from Louisville and Alabama.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
- Vassard/Jacques [MTSU] def. Woodson/Tufekci [BEL], 7-6 (4)
- Lora/LaLance [MTSU] def. Ortiz/McEachern-Brown [BEL], 6-3
- Sborowsky/Hazratwala [ALA] def. Flynn/Frechet [UAB], 6-4
- Tischner/Puerta [UAB] def. Dmytrenko/Hristov [LOU], 6-2
- Cagan Efe Tufekci [BEL] def. Santiago Lora [MTSU], 6-3, 0-6, 6-1
- Morgan Woodson [BEL] def. Houston Jacques [MTSU], 6-4, 6-4
- Alexandre Vassard [MSTU] def. Judah McEachern-Brown [BEL], 6-1, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5)
- Rich LaLance [MTSU] def. Esteban Ortiz [BEL], 6-3, 6-4
- Yoshka Sborowsky [ALA] def. Conor Flynn [UAB], 6-1, 3-0 (ret.)
- Rohan Hazratwala [ALA] def. Tomas Tischner [UAB], 6-3, 7-6 (5)
- Ruben Puerta [UAB] def. Maksim Hristov [LOU], 2-6, 7-5, 6-1
- Axel Frechet [UAB] def. Artem Dmytrenko [LOU], 6-4, 7-5
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