University of Tennessee Athletics
Sunday, January 27
Tallahassee, FL
11 AM
University of Tennessee
4
vs
2
Texas Tech University
Photo by: Amanda Pruitt/Tennessee Athletics
Vols Rebound for 4-2 Tennis Win Over Texas Tech
January 27, 2019 | Men's Tennis
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Riding a wave of momentum in singles, the 18th-ranked Tennessee men's tennis team defeated Texas Tech 4-2 on Sunday to end the ITA Kick-Off Weekend at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center.
The Vols (3-1) lost a doubles point that came down to a tiebreaker but returned in singles to win five of six first sets and rally for the team victory.
Junior Scott Jones was first off the court for the Vols, accelerating past Ilgiz Valiev 6-1, 6-2, on court 2 to tie the match. Senior Preston Touliatos followed with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over against Artem Kapshuk on court 4.
Freshman Martim Prata scored his first career collegiate singles victory with a 7-5, 6-1 win over 70th-ranked Bjorn Thomson on court 5 to put the Vols ahead 3-1.
Texas Tech narrowed the score to 3-2 before sophomore Adam Walton clinched the match on court 3 with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory over Parker Wynn. Walton went 2-0 in singles over the weekend, winning a pair of three setters.
In doubles, the Vols struck first as the new team of Prata and Andrew Rogers collected a 6-2 win on court 3. Texas Tech won 6-4 on court 1 and clinched the point when Jackson Cobb and Tommy Mylnikov defeated Timo Stodder and Adam Walton in a court 2 tiebreaker, 7-6(3).
UP NEXT: Tennessee returns home for a Sunday doubleheader Feb. 3, taking on Wichita State at noon, followed by The Citadel at 4:30 p.m. at Goodfriend Tennis Center.
QUOTES
Chris Woodruff, Head Coach
"The end result was to try to get to Chicago for the national team indoors, but at the same time, this tournament got our season going last year. We take away positives today. It was really imperative that we get out of here 1-1. I'm proud of the team for showing their resiliency for coming back after losing a close match to Tulane. We struggled in some spots yesterday and made some adjustments today. We talked about some changes that are going to stick with the program. Overall, it was a good
team effort, and I'm glad we got out of here as a group 1-1.
"I'm really happy Martim was able to get in. He's been working hard and he can really help us going forward, particularly outside. He's got a really good game and glad he could come through and play in a match that really mattered because we needed his point. I'm looking forward to watching him grow. I'm really proud of all the young guys. Pat Harper played well yesterday in the doubles and helped us get that point. It's important for the young guys play and get some experience."
BOX SCORE
Tennessee 4, Texas Tech 2
Singles
1. Tommy Mylnikov (TTU) def. #45 Timo Stodder (UT) 7-5, 6-3
2. #75 Scott Jones (UT) def. Ilgiz Valiev (TTU) 6-1, 6-2
3. #106 Adam Walton (UT) def. Parker Wynn (TTU) 6-1, 5-7, 6-2
4. Preston Touliatos (UT) def. Artem Kapshuk (TTU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Martim Prata (UT) def. #70 Bjorn Thomson (TTU) 7-5, 6-1
6. Luca Wiedenmann (UT) vs. Franco Ribero (TTU) 6-4, 6-5 unf.
Doubles
1. #17 Thomson/Wynn (TTU) def. Touliatos/Walton (UT) 6-4
2. Cobb/Mylnikov (TTU) def. Walton/Stodder (UT) 7-6(3)
3. Prata/Rogers (UT) def. Ribero/Valiev (TTU) 6-2
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,4,5,1,3).
The Vols (3-1) lost a doubles point that came down to a tiebreaker but returned in singles to win five of six first sets and rally for the team victory.
Junior Scott Jones was first off the court for the Vols, accelerating past Ilgiz Valiev 6-1, 6-2, on court 2 to tie the match. Senior Preston Touliatos followed with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over against Artem Kapshuk on court 4.
Freshman Martim Prata scored his first career collegiate singles victory with a 7-5, 6-1 win over 70th-ranked Bjorn Thomson on court 5 to put the Vols ahead 3-1.
Texas Tech narrowed the score to 3-2 before sophomore Adam Walton clinched the match on court 3 with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory over Parker Wynn. Walton went 2-0 in singles over the weekend, winning a pair of three setters.
In doubles, the Vols struck first as the new team of Prata and Andrew Rogers collected a 6-2 win on court 3. Texas Tech won 6-4 on court 1 and clinched the point when Jackson Cobb and Tommy Mylnikov defeated Timo Stodder and Adam Walton in a court 2 tiebreaker, 7-6(3).
UP NEXT: Tennessee returns home for a Sunday doubleheader Feb. 3, taking on Wichita State at noon, followed by The Citadel at 4:30 p.m. at Goodfriend Tennis Center.
QUOTES
Chris Woodruff, Head Coach
"The end result was to try to get to Chicago for the national team indoors, but at the same time, this tournament got our season going last year. We take away positives today. It was really imperative that we get out of here 1-1. I'm proud of the team for showing their resiliency for coming back after losing a close match to Tulane. We struggled in some spots yesterday and made some adjustments today. We talked about some changes that are going to stick with the program. Overall, it was a good
team effort, and I'm glad we got out of here as a group 1-1.
"I'm really happy Martim was able to get in. He's been working hard and he can really help us going forward, particularly outside. He's got a really good game and glad he could come through and play in a match that really mattered because we needed his point. I'm looking forward to watching him grow. I'm really proud of all the young guys. Pat Harper played well yesterday in the doubles and helped us get that point. It's important for the young guys play and get some experience."
BOX SCORE
Tennessee 4, Texas Tech 2
Singles
1. Tommy Mylnikov (TTU) def. #45 Timo Stodder (UT) 7-5, 6-3
2. #75 Scott Jones (UT) def. Ilgiz Valiev (TTU) 6-1, 6-2
3. #106 Adam Walton (UT) def. Parker Wynn (TTU) 6-1, 5-7, 6-2
4. Preston Touliatos (UT) def. Artem Kapshuk (TTU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Martim Prata (UT) def. #70 Bjorn Thomson (TTU) 7-5, 6-1
6. Luca Wiedenmann (UT) vs. Franco Ribero (TTU) 6-4, 6-5 unf.
Doubles
1. #17 Thomson/Wynn (TTU) def. Touliatos/Walton (UT) 6-4
2. Cobb/Mylnikov (TTU) def. Walton/Stodder (UT) 7-6(3)
3. Prata/Rogers (UT) def. Ribero/Valiev (TTU) 6-2
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,4,5,1,3).
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