Story by Justin Gaston, Contributing writer The Racers are preparing for the OVC Championship, which takes place May 13. The Racers finished sixth (2015) and seventh (2014) overall the past two season after almost winning the OVC in 2013. The Racers are looking to continuously improve on their accomplishments thus far. The Racers are heading into the Read More
Story by Clara Firtos, Contributing writer Head Coach Mel Purcell is currently the men’s tennis coach. But before coaching tennis, Purcell was a state champion at Murray High, NCAA singles and doubles champion at the University of Tennessee and then he continued his tennis career, going pro in 1979. While playing professionally, Purcell ranked No. 21 in Read More
Murray State medical team doesn’t clear sophomore to play Story by Mark McFarland, Sports Editor Despite being cleared by his doctors, sophomore guard Kedrick Flomo was not cleared by the Murray State medical team to take the court for the Racers for the 2016-17 season. Doctors at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center cleared Flomo April 11 to Read More
Story by Sarah Combs, Assistant Sports Editor and Mark McFarland, Sports Editor Men’s golf finished tied for fifth with Belmont in the OVC Tournament but came away with multiple All-OVC Honors. Murray State had not won an OVC title since 2010, but the team was feeling confident as it was coming off a second place finish the week before. Read More
Story by Clara Firtos, Contributing writer Men’s tennis does not just recruit homegrown players; they recruit players from around the world. There are currently five players on the roster who are international students. They are: Lucas Braga, freshman from Niteroi, Brazil; David Schrott, freshman from Mannheim, Germany; Srdjan Trosic, sophomore from Novi Sad, Serbia; Marcel Ueltzhoeffer, sophomore Read More
Story by Sarah Combs, Assistant Sports Editor The Murray State women’s tennis team fell 4-1 to Eastern Kentucky in the first round of the OVC Tournament, finishing with an 11-10 overall record and 6-4 in the conference. The Racers’ attempt for a three-time championship came to an end after Eastern clinched the early doubles point 1-0 and Read More
Story by Sarah Combs, Assistant Sports Editor Moa Folke, sophomore from Tranas, Sweden, is an up and coming force in the OVC. Folke improved eight spots in just a year, finishing eighth her freshman year and recently snagging the OVC Champion title this 2015-16 season. Folke had the opportunity to sit down with The Murray State News a Read More
