Michael Jordan had two separate three-peat to win six NBA titles and Tom Brady won seven Super Bowls. Well, Middle Tennessee State men’s tennis six-peated as Conference USA champions, beating Liberty 4-0.

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By MTN Sports Reporter: Dixon Riggins In the 2022 season, the Middle Tennessee State University men’s tennis defeated UNC Wilmington in the first round of the NCAA tournament to advance to the second round for only the third time in program history. Five months later following this historic season, the university announced the ground breaking of a new facility for its tennis programs. Since that announcement, the men’s tennis team notched another conference title and NCAA t

By MTN Sports Reporter: Max Ackerman MURFREESBORO, TN – In a surprising turn of events, Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) tennis player Shu Matsuoka has taken the spotlight as a breakout player, earning admiration not just for his on-court prowess but also for his personal growth and humble demeanor.    Associate Head Coach Andrea Caligiana shared insights into Shu’s character, describing him as a “great guy” who exudes respect and honesty. Caligiana also emphasized

By MTN Sports Reporter: Dawson Riggins The Blue Raiders men’s tennis team fell to the Duke Blue Devils 4-0 in Durham, NC. MTSU faced off against the #8 ranked Blue Devils in the championship match of the ITA Kickoff Weekend. Duke clinched the victory by winning three of the singles matchups against the Blue Raiders. Despite a successful outing from duo Ondrej Horak and Leo Raquin, the Blue Devils earned the doubles point by winning the other two matchups. In singles,

By MTN Sports Reporter: Dixon Riggins The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men’s tennis team played in their final ITA Tournament of the fall season with senior Leo Raquin capturing the Ohio Valley region championship back on Oct. 16. His championship-clinching victory came against the University of Memphis’ Pau Fanlo. After suffering from a 4-6 defeat in the first set, he rallied back with wins in the next two by scores of 6-4 and 6-0. “This is like the fall national champio

By MTN Sports Reporter: Dixon Riggins The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders tennis team travels 100 miles south to Chattanooga today in preparation for the ITA Regional Championships which are set to take place this weekend. The Blue Raiders sent eight of their nine total players to make the trip down I-24 and compete in this tournament. The tournament serves as the championship tournament for the Ohio Valley region. In total, the tournament will see 172 players participate fro

By MTN Sports Reporter: Dixon Riggins The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men’s tennis team sent four players to compete in the Alabama Four-In-The-Fall Tournament last weekend. The tournament took place at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL. The Blue Raiders competed against the hosting Crimson Tide, as well as Louisville and Tulane. MTSU sent four players grouping them each in two pairs. Sophomores Shu Matsuoka and Karim Al-Amin (In his first season at MTSU after t

By MTN Sports Reporter: Dixon Riggins Blue Raider tennis gets a rematch with Tulane, a chance for doubles to bounce back in Alabama Four-In-The-Fall The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men’s tennis team takes a trip to Tuscaloosa this weekend as they are set to compete in the Alabama Four-In-The-Fall Tournament. The Blue Raiders are looking to bounce back from a Battle of the Beach tournament performance that saw doubles struggle with a 2-4 record in their matches. Both wins

By: Darius White MTN Sports Reporter MURFREESBORO, Tenn.- As the regular season was ending for the MTSU Women’s tennis team, there was one thing that needed to be done before the first serve of Saturday’s matchup against UAB, well technically two. The team would gather on outdoor court No.1 standing in a straight-line shoulder to shoulder ready for the start of the senior ceremony, but also not being ready for the full impact this would eventually bring. “I’m going to be re

By: Zachary Lohn MTN Sports Reporter MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – In a match that was defined by twists and turns, the UAB Blazers Women Tennis Team topped the Lady Raiders 4-3. The Blazers looked dominant in doubles action as they took courts 1 and 3. The pairings of Maggie White / Sydney Clarke and Enya Ratkic / Vanessa Mellynchuk for UAB took their respective courts 6-1 and 6-2. Lady Raiders Head Women’s Tennis Coach Tayo Bailey-Duvall said that this is something that needs to

By: Darius White MTN Sports Reporter Murfreesboro, Tenn. — MTSU Women’s Tennis Team will resume play today, after a 21 day break in their schedule with this weekend’s matchups against in conference opponent Marshall and a 13 win Cincinnati team. “We still got the same number of matches,” said Head Coach Tayo Bailey-Duvall when speaking on the scheduled break. The Lady Raiders last played on March 10th losing to Tulane 7-0 capping off five straight matches scheduled on the

By: Zachary Lohn MTN Sports Reporter MURFREESBORO, Tenn. –The new $5.8 million complex breaks ground soon. If you have ever driven down Middle Tennessee Blvd., you may have noticed that the courts seem to be cut in half. This will change soon as the Middle Tennessee Men’s and Women’s tennis. The facilities change the landscape of the teams. “It’s a big step up when we are recruiting and comparing our facilities to other high-level programs,” according to Women’s Head Coac

By: Jordan Binkley MTN Sports Reporter MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — No. 22 Middle Tennessee men's tennis (21-3) wins 4-3 in a tightly contested game over No. 42 Texas Tech (12-7) in their first outdoor match at the Adam's Tennis Complex. "Two and a half hours of setting courts up is not my favorite thing to do, but we needed to play outside, and Texas Tech is better outside, and I am happy we got the W," coach Jimmy Borendame said. "We actually had a great crowd. This was probably

By: Roni Portzen MTN Sports Reporter MURFREESBORO, Tenn.- After an amazing weekend at the 74th Annual Blue and Gray Championship, MTSU Men’s Tennis team came home with wins over Tulane who is now ranked #54, #28 Arizona, and Princeton who is currently ranked #34. This was the first time in history that our Blue Raider’s brought home the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic Championship. Our Blue Raider’s were previously ranked No. 30 in the ITA Division I Men’s National Team R

By: Darius White The game puts the lady raiders one game over .500 on the season with a record of 7-6 making the lady bulldogs 4-4 on the year. MTSU Head Coach Tayo Bailey-Duvall spoke about the team’s confidence coming off the win. “Moral is good you know it’s a revenge match,” said Coach Bailey-Duvall The Blue Raiders started their pink out game strong, winning the doubles point on courts two and three. Court three finished first with Love-Star Alexis and Lily-Sophie Schmid

By: Austin Caperton MTSU’s Men's and Women's Tennis teams have experienced great success recently, and MTSU has rewarded them for their efforts, announcing plans to build a new on-campus tennis complex. “It will be a huge benefit to our program and our student-athletes to be able to finish classwork, workouts in the gym, and be in walking distance to play at a top-notch on-campus facility day in and day out,” said Men’s head coach Jimmy Borendame. The Blue Raiders tennis team

Will Stephenson MTN Sports Director "The Post-Match Podcast" takes listeners into the team bus of the Blue Raiders on their way home from winning their second consecutive C-USA championship. This win gives them an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament and the team will find out who they will face after April 29th during the tournament's selection day. The NCAA tournament is set to last from May 7-9, 2021. Audio Transcript: "(Will): 'The Post-Match Podcast'. brought to you by