Men's Tennis

MTEN: MTSU Secures Seventh Straight CUSA Title

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – No. 48 MTSU claimed its seventh consecutive Conference USA Men’s Tennis Championship. The Blue Raiders defeated second-seeded No. 64 Liberty 4-2, giving MTSU an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Men’s Tennis Selection Show is set for Monday, April 27 at 3 p.m. CT.
 
CUSA Men’s Tennis Championship Central 
 
Championship Final – Sunday, April 19
(1) MTSU 4, (2) Liberty 2
Box Score (PDF)
 
Doubles  
No. 1: David Ekpenyong/Benjamin Sparks (LU) def. Eric Crivei/Jonasz Dziopak (MTSU) 7-6 (9-7)
No. 2: Ondrej Horak/Antoine Mayoral (MTSU) def. Rodrigo Santiago Arraez/Guy Vorwerk (LU) 6-4
No. 3: Siwanat Auytayakul/Chase Robinson (LU) def. Karim Al-Amin/Birtan Duran (MTSU) 7-5
 
Singles  
No. 1: Ondrej Horak (MTSU) def. Siwanat Auytayakul (LU) 7-5, 6-3
No. 2: Karim Al-Amin (MTSU) def. Benjamin Sparks (LU) 6-1, 1-6, 6-2
No. 3: Birtan Duran (MTSU) def. Rodrigo Santiago Arraez (LU) 6-1, 1-6, 6-1
No. 4: Jonasz Dziopak (MTSU) def. Carl Roothman (LU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 5: Eric Crivei (MTSU) vs. David Ekpenyong (LU) 2-6, 6-2, 5-0, unfinished
No. 6: Chase Robinson (LU) def. Santiago Lora (MTSU) 7-5, 6-0
 
Match Notes:  
2-seed Liberty (14-11); National ranking No. 64
1-seed MTSU (22-8); National ranking No. 48
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (4,6,3,2,1)