Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Duran, Horak and Mayoral Earn Weekly Conference Honors
4/1/2026 12:30:00 PM | Men's Tennis
DALLAS, Texas — Birtan Duran was named the CUSA Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week, and Ondrej Horak and Antoine Mayoral won CUSA Men's Doubles Team of the Week, per the league office.
This marks Duran's second CUSA Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week honor. In doubles, it is Mayoral's second award and Horak's fourth this season.
Over the weekend, Duran secured a third-set victory against Tulane's Alec Gaudin. After losing the first set without winning a game, Duran regained control in the second set, establishing an early 3-2 lead and extending it to 5-2. Gaudin managed to reduce the deficit to 5-3, but the Turkish native won the next game, sealing the set at 6-3. In the third set, Duran was dominant, allowing Gaudin to win just one game during a 6-1 finish. With this victory, MTSU led 4-1. Duran then faced TSU's James Adler Germinal, winning that match with a score of 6-3, 6-3. In a previous match against William & Mary, Duran won his first set 6-2, leading 4-0 in the second set before MTSU clinched the match.
Over the weekend, MTSU lost the doubles point. However, Horak and Mayoral secured a victory against Tulane's AJ Mercer and Lance Nisbet with a score of 6-3. Later, they also triumphed over TSU's James Adler Germinal, and Tatenda Mutetwa, winning 6-2.
On Friday, Horak and Mayoral achieved a 6-2 victory on court two against Albert Hansen and Theo Nilsson. This success contributed to the Blue Raiders winning the doubles point against William and Mary, leading to a 4-0 sweep. The pair concluded the weekend with a 3-0 record in doubles matches.
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This marks Duran's second CUSA Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week honor. In doubles, it is Mayoral's second award and Horak's fourth this season.
Over the weekend, Duran secured a third-set victory against Tulane's Alec Gaudin. After losing the first set without winning a game, Duran regained control in the second set, establishing an early 3-2 lead and extending it to 5-2. Gaudin managed to reduce the deficit to 5-3, but the Turkish native won the next game, sealing the set at 6-3. In the third set, Duran was dominant, allowing Gaudin to win just one game during a 6-1 finish. With this victory, MTSU led 4-1. Duran then faced TSU's James Adler Germinal, winning that match with a score of 6-3, 6-3. In a previous match against William & Mary, Duran won his first set 6-2, leading 4-0 in the second set before MTSU clinched the match.
Over the weekend, MTSU lost the doubles point. However, Horak and Mayoral secured a victory against Tulane's AJ Mercer and Lance Nisbet with a score of 6-3. Later, they also triumphed over TSU's James Adler Germinal, and Tatenda Mutetwa, winning 6-2.
On Friday, Horak and Mayoral achieved a 6-2 victory on court two against Albert Hansen and Theo Nilsson. This success contributed to the Blue Raiders winning the doubles point against William and Mary, leading to a 4-0 sweep. The pair concluded the weekend with a 3-0 record in doubles matches.
FOLLOW THE BLUE RAIDERS
Follow Middle Tennessee men's tennis on social media on Facebook (BlueRaiderMensTennis), Twitter (MT_MensTennis) and Instagram (MT_MensTennis).
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