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Posted: Apr 20, 2023

Firehawks Defeat Bears in Opening Round, Advance to Mid-South Quarterfinal to Face the Blue Raiders

Firehawks Defeat Bears in Opening Round, Advance to Mid-South Quarterfinal to Face the Blue Raiders
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The University of Tennessee Southern men's tennis team opened Mid-South Conference Championship play with a 4-1 victory over 11th seed Shawnee State 4-1 on Thursday. The Firehawks will advance to take on the third seed Blue Raiders on Friday at 6:30 pm.

DOUBLES

  1. Shizya Kubo/Martin Cabrera vs. Duate Melo/Zayden Rinehart, 5-4 (unfinished)
  2. Rage Matuck/Felipe Dias def. Matt Stam/Dylan Smith, 6-4
  3. Juan Camilo Moreno/ Juan Felipe Bucheli def. Keenen Lambert/Landon Hodges, 6-2

SINGLES

  1. Duarte Melo def. Luis Cupertino; 6-0, 6-1
  2. Gaspar Audision def. Keenen Lambert; 6-2, 6-1
  3. Nickolas Rosa def. Dylan Smith; 6-3, 6-3
  4. Martin Cabrera vs. Zinedine Arva Purbo; 6-1, 5-4 (unfinished)
  5. Lluis Olives def. Zayden Rinehart; 6-1, 6-3
  6. Alejandro Pastrana vs. Matt Stam; 6-4, 4-2 (unfinished)

NEXT UP

The Firehawks will meet the third seed Blue Raiders of Lindsay Wilson at Buchanon Park in Bowling Green, Ky. The match is scheduled to start at 6:30 pm.

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