The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Friday, April 23
Charlotte, N.C.
1 p.m.
UAB
0
vs
4
Middle Tennessee
UAB Falls to No. 44 Middle Tennessee in C-USA Quarterfinals
4/23/2021 3:42:00 PM | Men's Tennis
CHARLOTTE – The UAB men's tennis team dropped its Conference USA Champinship quarterfinal match with No. 44 and league one-seed Middle Tennessee 4-0 on Friday afternoon at Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex.
UAB (5-12) started hot in doubles, taking leads on courts one and two before the Blue Raiders (15-7) won on courts two and three to claim the point. On court two, Daniel Janko and Vojtech Podzemny fell to Tom Moonen and Chris Edge, 6-4, while court three saw Francisco Rocha and Max Rauch top Giovani Pasini and Thanos Spyropolous, 6-0.
Middle Tennessee opened up singles play with a 6-2, 6-2 court four win as Edge overcame Podzemny. Pavel Motl put the Blue Raiders up 3-0 with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Nikola Puric, before Roman Postolka was beaten by nationally-ranked No. 49 Rocha on court one, 6-2, 6-1.
UAB leads the all-time series between the two teams 14-13 with Middle Tennessee having claimed the last five contests. The Blazers' last Conference USA Championship win came in 2016 when the Blazers overcame Southern Miss 4-2 in the opening round.
For more information on the UAB men's tennis team, follow the Blazers on Twitter and Instagram (@UAB_MTN).
UAB (5-12) started hot in doubles, taking leads on courts one and two before the Blue Raiders (15-7) won on courts two and three to claim the point. On court two, Daniel Janko and Vojtech Podzemny fell to Tom Moonen and Chris Edge, 6-4, while court three saw Francisco Rocha and Max Rauch top Giovani Pasini and Thanos Spyropolous, 6-0.
Middle Tennessee opened up singles play with a 6-2, 6-2 court four win as Edge overcame Podzemny. Pavel Motl put the Blue Raiders up 3-0 with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Nikola Puric, before Roman Postolka was beaten by nationally-ranked No. 49 Rocha on court one, 6-2, 6-1.
UAB leads the all-time series between the two teams 14-13 with Middle Tennessee having claimed the last five contests. The Blazers' last Conference USA Championship win came in 2016 when the Blazers overcame Southern Miss 4-2 in the opening round.
For more information on the UAB men's tennis team, follow the Blazers on Twitter and Instagram (@UAB_MTN).
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
21
Francisco Rocha / 0 (49/-) [MTSU]
66
#2 Singles Match
1234
2610
Stijn Slump / 0 [MTSU]
631UF
#3 Singles Match
12
60
Tom Moonen / 0 [MTSU]
7UF
#4 Singles Match
12
22
Chris Edge / 0 [MTSU]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
33
Pavel Motl / 0 [MTSU]
66
#6 Singles Match
123
150
Max Rauch / 0 [MTSU]
65UF
Order of Finish:
4,5,1
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