Box Score MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee Southern men's tennis opened up the 2024 spring schedule with an indoor match with Middle Tennessee State. The Firehawks fell 7-0 for their first season loss on Saturday.
UTS doubles pair Gaspar Audisio and Ryosuke Furuya were leading in match number three, but the match ended early due to the Blue Raiders winning the other two doubles pairings.
DOUBLES

1. Jakub Kroslak/ Shu Matsuoka (MTSU) def. Rage Matuck/ Luis Guilherme Cupertino (UTSO) 6-0
2. Rostislav Halfinger/ Kacper Szymkowiak (MTSU) def. Nickolas Rosa/ Felipe Dias (UTSO) 6-2
3. Gaspar Audisio/ Ryosuke Furuya (UTSO) vs. Igor Mandou Berranger/ Kristian Thomas (MTSU) 4-2, unf.

Order of finish: 1, 2
 
SINGLES

1. Karim Al-Amin (MTSU) def. Luis Guilherme Cupertino (UTSO) 6-1, 6-3
2. Shu Matsuoka (MTSU) def. Nickolas Rosa (UTSO) 6-1, 6-1
3. Jakub Kroslak (MTSU) def. Gaspar Audisio (UTSO) 6-2, 6-3
4. Rostislav Halfinger (MTSU) def. Felipe Dias (UTSO) 6-1, 6-3
5. Igor Mandou Berranger (MTSU) def. Ryosuke Furuya (UTSO) 6-0, 6-0
6. Kristian Thomas (MTSU) def. Rage Matuck (UTSO) 6-1, 6-1

Order of finish: 2, 6, 5, 3, 4, 1
 
NEXT UP
Tennessee Southern will travel to Knoxville, Tennessee, for a match with Johnson University on Saturday, January 25.
 
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