M TENNIS CENTRAL: #67 Georgia Tech

March 2, 2013

#8 TENNESSEE vs. #67 GEORGIA TECH

Sunday, March 3 | noon ET

Ken Byers Tennis Complex | Athens, Ga.

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Projected Lineups

TENNESSEE

Singles

GEORGIA TECH

Mikelis Libietis

So. // Priekuli, Latvia
» Record: 25-4
» Ranking: 13

Juan Spir

Sr. // Medellin, Colombia
» Record: --
» Ranking: 53

Libietis is in his second season playing No. 1 singles and doubles in SEC play (4-7 last year) ... has been ranked in the top 15 all year and has eight ranked wins ... Vols' only winner on Friday, beating No. 40 Pasha in three sets.

Hunter Reese

RS-So. // Kennesaw, Ga.
» Record: 21-5
» Ranking: 33

Juan Melian

Sr. // Las Palmas, Spain
» Record: --
» Ranking: N/R

Reese in his second year at the No. 2 spot, went 6-5 last year in SEC play between the 2 and 3 positions ... Six ranked wins this year ... Lost his opening match in the decider to Georgia's Ben Wagland.

Brandon Fickey

Soph. // Knoxville, Tenn.
» Record: 22-6
» Ranking: 76

Vikram Hundal

So. // Alpharetta, Ga.
» Record: --
» Ranking: N/R

Fickey is stepping up to the No. 3 position this weekend, where he played the SEC season last year (4-7) ... No. 76 is a career-best ranking ... Has won 12 of his last 13 matches ... Hundal retired in his match Thursday.

Jarryd Chaplin

Jr. // Sydney, Aust.
» Record: 11-6
» Ranking: N/R

Eduardo Segura

So. // Madrid, Spain
» Record: --
» Ranking: N/R

Chaplin playing at No. 4 for the first weekend this season, where he played last year in SEC play (6-5) ... Won 18 matches last year ... Did not finish his match Friday against Georgia.

Edward Jones

Sr. // Carmarthen, Wales
» Record: 13-10
» Ranking: N/R

Nathan Rackitt

Fr. // Marietta, Ga.
» Record: --
» Ranking: N/R

Played No. 5 last year, going a team-leading 7-4 in SEC matches ... Lost to Brasseaux of Georgia on Friday ... in his third season starting in the lineup.

John Collins

Sr. // Bowie, MD.
» Record: 15-8
» Ranking: N/R

Anish Sharma

Fr. // Alpharetta, Ga.
» Record: --
» Ranking: N/R

Collins played at the No. 6 position for the first time in his career Friday in a loss to Nunez ... Looking for a turnaround, having lost his last four matches.

TENNESSEE

Doubles

GEORGIA TECH

J. Chaplin / M. Libietis

» Record: 13-4
» Ranking: 40

J. Spir / V. Hundal

» Record: --
» Ranking: 3

Chaplin and Libietis lost 8-5 on Friday and have lost their last three matches ... Pair are in their first full season together (16-4) and are 11-4 in dual matches, all at the No. 1 position.

J. Collins / E. Jones

» Record: 8-6
» Ranking: 34

J. Melian / N. Rackitt

» Record: --
» Ranking: N/R

Collins and Jones are ranked for the first time thanks to a 2-1 performance at National Indoors ... Had their two-match winning streak snapped Friday in a doubles-deciding 9-8 tiebreaker loss to Georgia.

B. Fickey / H. Reese

» Record: 14-3
» Ranking: N/R

E. Segura / C. Edwards

» Record: --
» Ranking: N/R

Fickey and Reese, playing their first collegiate season together and have 10 dual match wins between the 2 and 3 positions ... Snapped their three-match losing streak on Friday against Georgia.

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