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Women’s Tennis to begin fall schedule with Memphis Invitational
9/17/2026 8:38:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee women's tennis team will commence its 2026 fall season with the Memphis Invitational for the second consecutive year in Memphis, Tenn. between Sept. 18-20.
MTSU will compete against two of the three teams it met just one year ago, meeting Arkansas State and host Memphis for the second consecutive year. Murray State will join the trio at the Leftwich Tennis Center for the three-day event.
In the 2025 edition of the tournament, Rutuja Chaphalkar and Sthefany Lima defeated Hanmare McAslin and Sarah Millard of Arkansas State on day one of the invitational.
The Blue Raiders tied Memphis in singles, 4-4, in addition to winning all three doubles matchups on the final day of the tournament.
MTSU last faced off against Murray State on Feb. 18, 2024, falling 5-2 in Murray, Ky.
The Blue and White's 2026 roster adds two transfers and four total newcomers, with redshirt senior Victoria Matasova joining from Old Dominion and junior Zhanel Rustemova from Kansas State. Freshmen Maria Palacios and Julia Orswall make the move to Murfreesboro from Spain and Sweden, respectively.
Seniors Lena Peyer and Sadbaroy Kholdarova, juniors Eda Numanoglu and Sara Conde and sophomore Sthefany Lima return for the Blue Raiders.
Results from the invite will be published daily at goblueraiders.com.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Stay up to date with Middle Tennessee Women's Tennis on Instagram (mt_womenstennis), X (MT_WomensTennis) and Facebook (BlueRaiderWomensTennis).
MTSU will compete against two of the three teams it met just one year ago, meeting Arkansas State and host Memphis for the second consecutive year. Murray State will join the trio at the Leftwich Tennis Center for the three-day event.
In the 2025 edition of the tournament, Rutuja Chaphalkar and Sthefany Lima defeated Hanmare McAslin and Sarah Millard of Arkansas State on day one of the invitational.
The Blue Raiders tied Memphis in singles, 4-4, in addition to winning all three doubles matchups on the final day of the tournament.
MTSU last faced off against Murray State on Feb. 18, 2024, falling 5-2 in Murray, Ky.
The Blue and White's 2026 roster adds two transfers and four total newcomers, with redshirt senior Victoria Matasova joining from Old Dominion and junior Zhanel Rustemova from Kansas State. Freshmen Maria Palacios and Julia Orswall make the move to Murfreesboro from Spain and Sweden, respectively.
Seniors Lena Peyer and Sadbaroy Kholdarova, juniors Eda Numanoglu and Sara Conde and sophomore Sthefany Lima return for the Blue Raiders.
Results from the invite will be published daily at goblueraiders.com.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Stay up to date with Middle Tennessee Women's Tennis on Instagram (mt_womenstennis), X (MT_WomensTennis) and Facebook (BlueRaiderWomensTennis).
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