Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
2009-10 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Matthew Langley
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 150
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- West Beach, Australia
- High School:
- Marryatville HS
Fall: Had a singles record of 4-6 and a doubles mark of 4-4 in his final fall season ... Won over Bard Cherradi from Southern Illinois, Carbondale in three sets at the Dale Short Shootout ... Took the win in a third set tiebreak against ETSU's Jesus Bandres in the Round of 128 at the USTA/ITA Division I Ohio Valley Regional Championships ... Earned a straight set victory over Dayton's Joe West in the Round of 64 at the USTA/ITA Division I Ohio Valley Regional Championships, 6-3, 6-3.
Spring: Posted a 20-9 record in the spring season, including three wins at the Larsen Bowker ... Mainly played at the No. 2 spot in the lineup for the Blue Raiders ... Won over Jesus Bandres from ETSU in three sets on Feb. 18, followed by a straight set victory against Western Michigan's Pablo Olivarez ... Enjoyed a season-long win streak of six matches from March 31 to April 10, including wins over Georgia State, Southern Miss, Tulane and UAB ... Won four of his final five matches in the season, winning in every Sun Belt Tournament match.
2010-11 (Junior)
Fall: Recorded a 2-5 singles record ... Defeated Georgia State's Lucas Santana 6-4, 7-6 (8) ... In doubles, posted a 2-3 record with Elliott Barnwell ... Pair posted wins over Louisville and Vanderbilt.
Spring: Became the first student-athlete in program history to earn Capital One All-America honors, earning a spot on the third team & Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete & Tabbed as the Sun Belt Tournament s Most Outstanding Player & Finished 14-18 in singles matches, including a 12-14 dual record & Was 10-18 in doubles play & Defeated Christian Kuehne (6-3, 6-4) in the title match against South Alabama at the Sun Belt Championships.
2009-10 (Sophomore)
Spring: Posted a 4-21 record in singles ... Performed the best in the No. 6 position posting a 3-6 record ... In the team's 4-3 win over UL-Lafayette in the SBC Championships, Langley posted a 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 win in No. 5 singles to help give the Blue Raiders the win ... Won three straight mid-way through the season including a 6-2, 7-6 (4) win over No. 32 Vanderbilt's Alex DiValerio ... In doubles action, won six straight to end the season after pairing with John Peers, Victor Melo and Alex McCann ... Overall posted a 12-12 record ... Against No. 58 Mississippi State, teamed up with Victor Melo for an 8-3 win over Antonio Lastre and Daniel Sanchez ... The duo won again 9-8 (5) against No. 23 Brigham Young's Evan Urbina and Spencer Smith.
Fall: Posted a 5-2 record in tournament action ... Began the fall by winning four straight to advance to the finals of the UTC Steve Baras Fall Classic ... Played just three doubles matches posting a 1-2 record ... Paired with Richard Cowden to defeat College of Charleston's Joe Nicolazzi and Mickael Boyer 8-1.
2008-09 (Freshman)
Spring: Posted a 7-5 record after battling an injury much of the season ... In dual matches went 5-5 ... Won four straight matches to begin collegiate career ... Defeated William and Mary's Varun Pandit 6-4, 6-0 ... In doubles play notched a 4-5 record ... Teamed with Victor Melo to post a 2-2 record going 2-0 in the No. 2 position ... Paired with John Peers to defeat Romain Bocaert and Hanno Bartsch of South Alabama 8-2.
High School
Represented Australia in the Junior Davis Cup and state teams for U12, U14 and U16 ... Played for coach Mark McMahon ... Played tennis and Australia Rules Football.
Personal
Born on March 26, 1990 ... Majoring in exercise science.
