MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Alabama A&M (2-13, 2-3 SWAC) fell by a 7-0 score at No. 18 Middle Tennessee (23-3, 2-0 C-USA) in an NCAA Division I men's tennis match on Friday, April 8.
The Blue Raiders took the early lead in doubles as freshman
Freddie Lawrence and junior
German Ruiz Crespo (Mollina, Spain) were defeated by Stijin Slump and Pavel Motl 6-0 at No. 2 before Stepan Holis and Chris Edge delivered a 6-1 decision over Matis Torris Ramis and junior Cheng Chang (Koahsiung, Taiwan) at No. 3.
After the doubles portion, MTSU wasted no time during singles as Ruiz Crespo fell 6-2, 6-1 to Lucas Oliver at No. 6 and sophomore
Natiphat Mulada (Korat, Thailand) was defeated 6-0, 6-2 by Oskar Poulsen at No. 2. Torres Ramis fell 6-0, 6-3 to John Chin at No. 4 while freshman
Divesh Gahlot (Haryana, India) was defeated 6-2, 6-2 to Motl at No. 3. Holis delivered a 6-2, 6-4 decision against freshman
Vence Ntcha at No. 1. and Lawrence battled before falling 6-4, 6-1 against Matt Bernardi at No. 5.
Alabama A&M will return to the court on Sunday, April 10 as they host Tennessee State. First serve is set for 4 p.m. at the Huntsville Tennis center.
MIDDLE TENNESSEE 7, ALABAMA A&M 0
Doubles
Order of Finish: 2, 3
Singles
| No. 1 Stepan Holis (MTSU) def. Vence Ntcha (AAMU) 6-2, 6-4 |
| No. 2 Oskar Poulsen (MTSU) def. Natiphat Mulada (AAMU) 6-0, 6-2 |
| No. 3 Pavel Motl (MTSU) def. Divesh Gahlot (AAMU) 6-2, 6-2 |
| No. 4 John Chin (MTSU) def. M. Torres Ramis (AAMU) 6-0, 6-3 |
| No. 5 Matt Bernardi (MTSU) def. Freddie Lawrence (AAMU) 6-4, 6-1 |
| No. 6 Lucas Olivier (MTSU) def. German Ruiz Crespo (AAMU) 6-2, 6-1 |
Order of Finish: 6, 2, 4, 3, 1 ,5
