Simon Elfrink Staff Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu Freshman Marit Kreugel has made her impact on the Racer community early on in her tennis career, going 22-2 in both combined singles and doubles matches to start the 2020 season. The 17-year-old from the Netherlands got off to an electric start, going undefeated through her first 18 matches before Read More
Simon Elfrink Staff Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu A weekend of mixed results for Murray State tennis brought the Racers home with a win against Southern Indiana University and a loss against Ball State University. The Racers trounced the Screaming Eagles 7-0 on Friday, Feb. 28. The doubles point fell to the Racers after teams of junior Stasya Read More
Simon Elfrink Staff Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu Murray State Tennis took a pair of tough losses against the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Samford University. The Blazers dominated the Racers 4-0 for the first match of the weekend on Saturday, Feb. 22, keeping the Racers down after the loss against Western Kentucky University a week earlier. Read More
Simon Elfrink Staff Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu The Racers followed up the opening weekend on Thursday, January 1 with a split, losing to Middle Tennessee University 5-2 before beating Cumberland University 6-1. Despite the loss at the beginning of the day, Head Coach Jorge Caetano was impressed with the Racers’ strong start against the formidable Blue Raiders, Read More
Simon Elfrink Staff Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu The Spring Tennis season officially began for Murray State on Saturday, Jan. 25, when the Racers took back-to-back victories in Peoria, Illinois. The Racers went up first against the hosting Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis and swept the Jaguars 7-0. The first doubles victory went to freshman Samantha Muller Read More
Nick Kendall Staff Writer nkendall1@murraystate.edu The Murray State women’s tennis team has been voted to finish second this year in the OVC after finishing last season 12-9. Last season, with a 6-2 OVC record that earned them the three-seed in the tournament. Murray State was upset in the first round by the UT Martin Skyhawks Read More
Jon Dunning Staff Writer jdunning1@murraystate.edu Murray State women’s tennis Head Coach Jorge Caetano released the complete schedule for the spring portion of the 2019-2020 season. The schedule features 23 matches, 15 of which are non-conference. Moreover, 13 of the matches will be on the road. Caetano looks forward to a challenging but exciting season. “I Read More
Story by Simon Elfrink Contributing Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu Murray State tennis will start its season by attending the Austin Peay Invitational in Clarksville, Tennessee. With summer over, Head Coach Jorge Caetano is looking forward to the opportunity for his team to size up the opposition. “There are four more OVC schools besides us, and Western Kentucky Read More