LYNCHBURG, Va. – No. 47 MTSU claimed its sixth consecutive Conference USA Men’s Tennis Championship. The Blue Raiders defeated No. 74 Liberty 4-0, giving MTSU an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
 
The NCAA Men’s Tennis Selection Show is set for Monday, April 28 and the championships will take place May 15-18 at Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas.
 
CUSA Men’s Tennis Championship Central 
 
Championship Final – Sunday, April 20
(1) MTSU 4, (2) Liberty 0
Box Score (PDF)
 
Doubles  
No. 1: Joaquim Almeida/Siwanat Auytayakul (LU) def. Karim Al-Amin/Ondrej Horak (MTSU) 6-4
No. 2: Rostislav Halfinger/Jakub Kroslak (MTSU) def. Carl Roothman/Trey Stinchcomb (LU) 7-5
No. 3: Shu Matsuoka/Igor Mandou Berranger (MTSU) def. Matija Samardzic/Ernst Gouws (LU) 6-3
 
Singles  
No. 1: Karim Al-Amin (MTSU) def. Joaquim Almeida (LU) 6-3, 7-5
No. 2: Ondrej Horak (MTSU) def. Carl Roothman (LU) 6-1, 6-4
No. 3: Jakub Kroslak (MTSU) def. Siwanat Auytayakul (LU) 6-3, 6-2
No. 4: Rodrigo Santiago Arraez (LU) vs. Shu Matsuoka (MTSU) 6-1, 4-6, 0-1, unfinished
No. 5: Rostislav Halfinger (MTSU) vs. Chase Robinson (LU) 6-4, 0-6, 3-3, unfinished
No. 6: Igor Mandou Berranger (MTSU) vs. Matija Samardzic (LU) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0, unfinished
 
Match Notes:  
2-seed Liberty (11-13); National ranking No. 74
1-seed MTSU (16-11); National ranking No. 47
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,2,1)