Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Friday, October 23
Rome, Ga.
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Rome Invitational
10/22/2026 4:25:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee men's tennis team will travel to Rome, Ga. to participate in the Rome Invitational hosted by Berry College at the Rome Tennis Center between Friday, Oct. 23 and Sunday, Oct. 25.
Santiago Lora, Rich LaLance, Alexandre Vassard, Houston Jacques, Eric Crivei and John Popowich will compete for the Blue Raiders against competition from Georgia, LSU, Vanderbilt, Tennessee and Mississippi State.
Players will participate in both singles and doubles competition during the three-day tournament.
Last weekend, MTSU hosted the Middle Tennessee Invite, with Lora, LaLance, Vassard and Jacques all participating, putting together an impressive 5-1 doubles record between them.
The Blue and White return to the Rome Invitational after competing in it in fall 2025. Both LaLance and Crivei participated in last year's edition of the tournament, contributing to MTSU's 11 wins over the weekend.
Middle Tennessee has only faced off against Georgia once, in last year's Rome Invitational.
The Tigers and Blue Raiders have played each other once, in 1980, with the Pelican State side coming out on top, 8-1.
MTSU and Vanderbilt most recently squared off at the Vanderbilt Invite from Oct. 2-4, while the Blue Raiders and Tennessee met at the Rocky Top Invite from Sept. 18-20.
The most recent clash between Middle Tennessee and Mississippi State took place on May 4, 2024, with the Murfreesboro program falling, 4-0.
Results will be posted on Middle Tennessee Men's Tennis' social media channels as well as on goblueraiders.com at the end of each match day.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Stay up to date with Middle Tennessee Men's Tennis on Instagram (mt_menstennis), X (MT_MensTennis), and Facebook (BlueRaiderMensTennis).
Santiago Lora, Rich LaLance, Alexandre Vassard, Houston Jacques, Eric Crivei and John Popowich will compete for the Blue Raiders against competition from Georgia, LSU, Vanderbilt, Tennessee and Mississippi State.
Players will participate in both singles and doubles competition during the three-day tournament.
Last weekend, MTSU hosted the Middle Tennessee Invite, with Lora, LaLance, Vassard and Jacques all participating, putting together an impressive 5-1 doubles record between them.
The Blue and White return to the Rome Invitational after competing in it in fall 2025. Both LaLance and Crivei participated in last year's edition of the tournament, contributing to MTSU's 11 wins over the weekend.
Middle Tennessee has only faced off against Georgia once, in last year's Rome Invitational.
The Tigers and Blue Raiders have played each other once, in 1980, with the Pelican State side coming out on top, 8-1.
MTSU and Vanderbilt most recently squared off at the Vanderbilt Invite from Oct. 2-4, while the Blue Raiders and Tennessee met at the Rocky Top Invite from Sept. 18-20.
The most recent clash between Middle Tennessee and Mississippi State took place on May 4, 2024, with the Murfreesboro program falling, 4-0.
Results will be posted on Middle Tennessee Men's Tennis' social media channels as well as on goblueraiders.com at the end of each match day.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Stay up to date with Middle Tennessee Men's Tennis on Instagram (mt_menstennis), X (MT_MensTennis), and Facebook (BlueRaiderMensTennis).
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