Story by Cory Sharber, contributing writer Murray State’s women’s tennis team kicked off the new year with victories at Troy University last weekend. The Spring Kick-Off, hosted by Troy University, took place in Troy, Alabama, from Jan. 13 to 15 due to the winter storms that took place over the weekend. Louisiana Tech and Central Read More
Story by Cory Sharber, Contributing writer As the “Great Beginnings” of the semester have passed, the Murray State tennis team is preparing to embrace theirs on Sept. 8. The Racers will begin the start of their fall Season at the Austin Peay Invitational this weekend. As a young team thirsting for redemption following an early-round Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Assistant Sports Editor The No. 6 seeded Murray State’s women’s tennis team attempted to pull off the upset against No. 3 Eastern Kentucky in the first round of the OVC tournament on Friday. Although they claimed the doubles point, the Racers were unable to rally in their singles matches, inevitably falling Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Assistant Sports Editor Murray State’s tennis team needed a plethora of situations to work in their favor if they hoped to see their postseason aspirations materialize. In order to qualify for the OVC tournament, the Racers needed to secure a win against Austin Peay on Wednesday—they did. They needed Southeast Missouri Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Staff writer Murray State’s tennis team will head to Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday for two matches in two days. The Racers, who currently sit at 2-6, will matchup with Belmont (2-9) in their first conference meeting of the season. Although the Racers claimed a 4-3 win against the Bruins last season, Read More
Story by Sarah Combs, Sports Editor The tennis team has added four new players to their freshman-majority 2017 roster. Twin sisters, Sara and Anja Loncarevic, from Valence, France, will be joining the team on the courts for the spring season. Since the majority of the team is comprised of international students, training throughout the Winter Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Contributing writer The Murray State women’s tennis team opened up their season last weekend, traveling to Austin Peay State to play in their Fall Invitational. The University of Central Arkansas, Austin Peay, Lewis University, UT Martin and the Racers were all in attendance at the invitational. Amina Hadzic, sophomore from Esbjerg, Read More
Story by Sarah Combs, Assistant Sports Editor The Racers closed this season feeling good about what they were able to accomplish as a team and look forward to what the future holds for them and the new dynamic of their young upcoming team, said Head Coach Jorge Caetano. Caetano said expects more wins and the same effort. Read More