TEMPE, Ariz. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's tennis team (13-3, 0-0 ASUN) is ranked No. 74 in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association Team Rankings, announced on Tuesday. EKU is ranked for the first time in school history.
 
EKU has won 11 straight matches and owns its best record to start the season since 1965. During the winning streak, the Maroon and White beat Belmont, Butler, Ball State, and Northern Kentucky twice. Belmont won the Horizon League Championship in 2023. EKU and Stetson (No. 64) are the only ranked teams in the Atlantic Sun Conference.
 
The Maroon and White are led by Moritz Mayer, who boasts an 11-5 mark in singles play this season. He beat Georgia Miguel Perez Pena in singles on Jan. 22, who was the No. 43 singles player in the country, as it was the highest-ranked singles win in program history. The Eutigen, Germany product won the ASUN Men's Tennis Player of the Week twice.
 
Evzen Holis won the ASUN Men's Tennis Player of the Week on Feb. 14, as he owns a 9-4 record in singles from the top two spots in the lineup. Paul-Antoine Brazet has won eight straight singles matches with a total of ten on the season. Fernando Bulnes has eight wins in singles play.
 
Bulnes and Holis are the leading pair in doubles, as they have an 8-3 mark from the top two spots in the lineup. Kristoffer Stahlbrand has won six straight doubles matches and is tied with Bulnes, Holis, and Mayer for the most doubles wins on the team. The Colonels have won the doubles point in ten out of their last 11 matches.
 
Next Up
The Colonels play against IUPUI on Saturday, March 2 at 2:30 p.m. at the IUPUI Tennis Courts. Then, EKU competes against No. 27 Louisville in a ranked matchup on Sunday, March 3 at 5:00 p.m. at Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.
 
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