utr
0
Morgan State MSUM (8-17)
4
Winner Saint Mary's College SMC (6-17)
Morgan State MSUM
(8-17)
0
Final
4
Saint Mary's College SMC
(6-17)
Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | MSU Athletics Communications

Morgan State Falls, Gaels NIT Dream Stays Alive

ROME, Ga. (May 7, 2025) -- Making their inaugural appearance in the UTR Sports National Invitational Tennis Championship (NIT), the Morgan State men's tennis team faced a tough challenge against Saint Mary's. Despite a valiant effort, the Bears were ultimately defeated, bringing their season to a close. The victory propelled the Gaels into the NIT semifinals, allowing them to continue their pursuit of the championship and extend their 2025 campaign.

Thibaud Maxant/Carlos Ramos Membrives defeated Makkijha Brown/Mikeal Carpenter,6-1, and Finn Dyer/Pierre Lieutaud took the doubles point for the Gaels against Bertin Karenzi/Yessine Kerouat in straight sets, 6-1 6-3.

The Gaels would proceed to take three of their duals and clinch the 4-0 sweep for Saint Mary's.

Maxant won in straight sets over Makkijha Brown, 6-2 6-3, while Dyer recorded a 6-4 6-4 win over Niles Rachal. Lieutaud made quick work of Yessine Kerouat with a 6-0 win in the second set to help clinch the match victory for the Gaels. This was the Gael's first sweep of the 2025 spring season and their first match win since March 30th when they took down WCC foe Gonzaga 4-1 which ultimately led them to the conference tournament.

Full match results can be found below:

Doubles
No. 1 Thibaud Maxant/Carlos Ramos Membrives (Saint Mary's) def. Makkijha Brown/Mikeal Carpenter (Morgan State), 6-1
No. 2 Finn Dyer/Pierre Lieutaud (Saint Mary's) def. Bertin Karenzi/Yessine Kerouat (Morgan State), 6-3
No. 3 Mohamed Ridha Ghettas/Niles Rachal (Morgan State) def. Bastien Maxant/Aidan Watt (Saint Mary's), 6-4
 
Singles
No. 1 Carlos Ramos Membrives (Saint Mary's) vs. Mikeal Carpenter (Morgan State), 2-6, 3-4 DNF
No. 2 Thibaud Maxant (Saint Mary's) def. Makkijha Brown, 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 Finn Dyer (Saint Mary's) def. Niles Rachal (Morgan State), 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 Pierre Lieutaud (Saint Mary's) def. Yessine Kerouat (Morgan State), 6-4, 6-0
No. 5 Bastien Maxant (Saint Mary's) vs. Bertin Karenzi (Morgan State), 6-7, 3-0 DNF
No. 6 Francisco Duran (Saint Mary's) vs. Mohamed Ridha Ghettas (Morgan State), 4-6, 6-0 DNF 


More information can be found at UTRsports.com/NIT.

All matches in the tournament will be streamed on PlaySight with live scoring available via iOnCourt. 


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