NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee Men’s Tennis wrapped up a strong showing at the second of three days of the Black and Gold Invitational on Saturday, with wins in both singles and doubles for the second consecutive day.
The partnership of Asier Ayllon Prado and Birtan Duran emerged victorious again, while Antoine Mayoral stayed perfect in singles on the weekend.
In doubles play, the previous day’s winning pair comfortably displaced North Alabama’s Adrian Climent Cardona and Rytis Razminas, 6-3.
However, UNA’s Alberto Altur and Ethan Dasset delivered the same scoreline at the expense of Houston Jacques and Mayoral, 6-3.
In singles, the Blue Raider Frenchman stayed hot, defeating Razminas in straight sets, 7-6, 6-0.
Duran showed why he earned Conference USA’s singles spot for the ITA Conference Master’s Cup, edging out Altur in a tight three-set competition, 7-6, 3-6, 6-1.
Ayllon Prado was unable to come out on top against Dasset, falling 6-3, 6-4.
Otherwise, Clement Mayoral and Jacques completed an intrasquad match, with the graduate student earning bragging rights with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 win.
Entering the final day, MTSU stands with a 2-2 doubles, 4-3 singles tally.
The Blue and White will conclude the Black and Gold Invitational against Vanderbilt, the tournament hosts, at 9:30 a.m. Doubles matches will play out first before singles, similar to the previous two days of competition.
Results
Singles
Outdoor Court #1 – Morgan Woodson [Belmont] def. Samuel Balfour Dominguez [North Alabama], 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
Outdoor Court #2 – Clement Mayoral [MTSU] def. Houston Jacques [MTSU], 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
Outdoor Court #7 – Mason Landreth [Ole Miss] def. Roshan Santhosh [Vanderbilt], 6-4, 6-2
Outdoor Court #8 – Donghyun Hwang [Vanderbilt] def. Kai Milburn [Ole Miss], 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Outdoor Court #9 – Esteban Ortiz [Belmont] def. Leonardo Ljubicic [Vanderbilt], 6-2, 7-6
Outdoor Court #10 – Birtan Duran [MTSU] def. Alberto Altur [North Alabama], 7-6, 3-6, 6-1
Outdoor Court #11 – Antoine Mayoral [MTSU] def. Rytis Razminas [North Alabama], 7-6, 6-0
Outdoor Court #12 – Ethan Dasset [North Alabama] def. Asier Ayllon Prado [MTSU], 6-3, 6-4
Doubles
Outdoor Court #4 – Alberto Altur/Ethan Dasset [North Alabama] def. Houston Jacques/Antoine Mayoral [MTSU], 6-3
Outdoor Court #6 – Birtan Duran/Asier Ayllon Prado [MTSU] def. Adrian Climent Cardona/Rytis Razminas [North Alabama], 6-3
Outdoor Court #1 – Donghyun Hwang/Leonardo Ljubicic [Vanderbilt] def. Kai Milburn/Mason Landreth [Ole Miss], 6-3
Outdoor Court #2 – Roshan Santhosh [Vanderbilt]/Samuel Balfour Dominguez [North Alabama] def. Morgan Woodson/Esteban Ortiz [Belmont], 7-6 (4)
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