WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary men's tennis team travels to No. 45 Middle Tennessee on Sunday, April 8, for its third of a four-match road swing. The contest is slated for a noon start time at the Buck Bouldin Tennis Center in Murfreesboro, Tenn., weather permitting. Live stats will be available at GoBlueRaiders.com.
 
Scouting the Tribe
The Tribe improved to 10-7 on the year thanks to a 4-3 win over East Carolina last week. Freshman Sebastian Quiros, who was named the CAA Player of the Week on Tuesday, clinched the win with a 7-5, 6-0 triumph over Javier Renones at No. 5 singles. It marked Quiros' fifth-straight win as he improved his team-best dual-match record to 11-4, while the setback was Renones' first of the season in dual-match play as he entered the match at 21-5 overall and 15-0 in duals. Half of the Tribe's 10 wins have come by narrow 4-3 scores. The Green and Gold captured the doubles point for the fourth match in a row, using the same combination with wins at No. 1 and No. 3. Sophomore Brenden Volk and freshman Michael Chen improved to 4-1 with a win on line three. Senior Alec Miller and junior Tristan Bautil clinched the doubles point for the third time in the last four matches with their fourth win in a row at the top spot. Miller and Bautil were named the CAA Doubles Team of the Week on March 20. Volk and senior Christian Cargill won in singles as well against the Pirates. Volk notched his first singles victory in the Green and Gold after transferring from Northwestern in January, while Cargill improved to 5-4 at No. 2 with his team-leading 16th singles win.
 
Scouting No. 45 Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee enters the week on a five-match winning streak and is currently ranked No. 45 nationally in the latest ITA poll. The Blue Raiders are 17-4 on the year, 5-1 in Conference USA play and 11-3 at home. The last setback for Middle Tennessee came at home to No. 35-ranked Old Dominion during the C-USA Pod. Last weekend, the Blue Raiders, who host VCU on Saturday before meeting the Tribe, downed Drake, 4-2, and Alabama A&M, 6-1, in a doubleheader. As a team, Middle Tennessee is 80-35 in singles and 35-11 in doubles during dual-match competition. Tom Moonen and Gonzalo Morell Raschiatore split time at No. 1 singles this season. Moonen owns eight wins at top three spots, while Morell Raschiatore is 12-5 at the top two positions, including 4-1 at No. 1. Chris Edge and Moonen are 14-4 at No. 1 doubles for the Blue Raiders, and the duo of Morell Raschiatore and Miguel Negre Fernandez is 11-2 on line two.
 
Series History: W&M vs. Middle Tennessee
W&M and Middle Tennessee square off for the second-straight year and first time in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Last season, the Blue Raiders squeaked out a 4-3 win in Williamsburg, pulling out a pair of three-set singles wins to clinch he victory. The teams met four times between 2004 and 2009, including three times in the Blue Gray Classic in Montgomery, Ala. The other meeting was in the Rice Invitational in 2007. W&M won the first three meetings with the Blue Raiders by narrow 4-2 and 4-3 scores in 2004 and 2007. The teams met twice in 2007 at both events. Middle Tennessee topped the Tribe, 4-1, in the 2009 Blue Gray Classic.
 
Up Next
The Tribe wraps up the regular season with a trio of matches next week all in Virginia. The Green and Gold travels to VCU on Wednesday, April 11, at 3 p.m., before hosting Charlotte in its final home match of the year at 11 a.m. W&M will honor its trio of seniors Christian Cargill, Lars de Boer and Alec Miller during the match. The Tribe closes out the regular season at No. 36 Old Dominion on Sunday, April 15, at 1 p.m.