Tennis
South Alabama shuts out men’s tennis on first day of MT Shootout
Photo by Tyler Lamb / Sports Editor The Blue Raider men’s tennis team hosted the forty-seventh ranked sqaud in the International Tennis Association (ITA), the South Alabama Jaguars, in the first day of the MT Shootout at the Adam’s Tennis Complex. The Raiders fought, but Friday afternoon just wasn’t there day as the lost by a …
Men’s tennis wins two of three in C-USA Pod
Photo by Tyler Lamb / Sports Editor The Blue Raider men’s tennis team was in action this weekend in the Conference USA Pod and after a tough loss on Friday, the team managed to rally for two big wins on Saturday and Sunday to complete a successful 2-1 weekend. Game one – MT vs. No. …
MTSU women’s tennis drops 4-3 heartbreaker to VCU
Photo by Tyler Lamb / Sports Editor The Middle Tennessee women’s tennis team hosted nationally acclaimed VCU in a match that went down to the wire Sunday afternoon at the Adams Tennis Complex in Murfreesboro. VCU was ultimately victorious as they slipped past MTSU 4-3, capping off the afternoon with a 7-6 thriller in the final singles match …
MTSU men’s tennis suffers tough loss to Drake
Photo by Tyler Lamb / Sports Editor The MTSU Men’s Tennis team suffered a disappointing 4-3 loss sunday afternoon in Iowa against Drake University. The Blue Raiders got off to hot start with two doubles victories at the No. 2 and 3. At the 2 spot, Nicholas Buitrago Machado and Max Rauch were able to …
Women’s Tennis: Blue Raiders lose two of three over weekend
Photo / Sidelines Archives The Middle Tennessee Blue Raider Women’s tennis team lost two of their three matches this weekend, falling to Illinois on Friday and Tulsa today. In the match-up against the Fighting Illini, Middle Tennessee fell behind right out of the gate by losing the No.1 and No.3 doubles matches. MT’s Luisa Zirilli …
Gonzalo Morell Raschiatore earns his first C-USA player of the week award
Photo by Tyler Lamb / Sports Editor Sophomore Gonzalo Morell Raschiatore of Middle Tennessee State was named Conference USA men’s tennis player of the week for his outstanding performances this past weekend. This is the first player of the week award Morell has received in his career. Morell was placed in the top spot for …