University of Tennessee Athletics
Sunday, February 3
Knoxville, TN
4:30 PM
University of Tennessee
7
vs
0
The Citadel
Photo by: John Golliher/Tennessee Athletics
#20 Tennessee Sweeps Doubleheader, Defeating Wichita State and The Citadel
February 03, 2019 | Men's Tennis
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The 20th-ranked Tennessee men's tennis team swept a doubleheader matchup at Barksdale Stadium on Sunday with a 5-2 win over Wichita State and a 7-0 win over The Citadel. With the two victories, the Vols move to 5-1 on the season.
A three-set victory by junior Luca Wiedenmann clinched the 5-2 victory over Wichita State for the Big Orange.
Wiedenmann rebounded from a first set loss (3-6), to take the final two sets, 6-0, 6-3, to secure the win for the Vols during the first match of the day.
After taking the doubles point, UT collected straight-set victories from sophomore Adam Walton on court 2 (7-5, 7-6, 4), redshirt senior Preston Touliatos (6-2, 6-2) on court 4 and freshman Pat Harper on court 6 (6-4, 7-6, 3) in addition to Wiedenmann's win.
Wiedenmann and Touliatos each won two singles matches and two doubles matches on the day.
"We have a couple guys here that are getting it," Tennessee head coach Chris Woodruff said. "But we need more than a couple. Preston Touliatos is doing a great job. Luca Wiedenmann is doing a good job. We just have to keep working. It is a long season. That number by our name means nothing right now. We will just see where we are in May. We will get better. We have a hard-working group of guys."
Against The Citadel, the Vols opened up the match by sweeping the doubles point with wins from Walton and Wiedenmann (8-0) and Rogers and Prata (8-4).
Going into singles play with a 1-0 advantage, Wiedenmann won his match (6-0, 6-2) on court 3 in dominant fashion by being the first one off the court. Shortly behind him was Harper, defeating his opponent 6-3, 6-2 on court 5.
The Vols kept up success on the courts with a 6-1, 6-1 victory for Touliatos on court 1 and a 6-2, 6-1 win for junior Scott Jones on court 2. Wrapping up the 7-0 win for Tennessee were wins from sophomore Andrew Rogers (6-3, 6-3) and freshman Martim Prata (6-4, 6-4).
UP NEXT: The Tennessee Volunteers travel to Orlando, Fla., at the USTA National Campus for a dual match against Duke on Feb. 9. The first serve is set for 5 p.m. The match will be nationally televised on the Tennis Channel.
FULL QUOTES
Chris Woodruff, Head Coach
"We have a couple guys here that are getting it. But we need more than a couple. Preston Touliatos is doing a great job. Luca Wiedenmann is doing a good job. We just have to keep working. It is a long season. That number by our name means nothing right now. We will just see where we are in May. We will get better. We have a hard-working group of guys.
"We will just keep working. We go down to Orlando on Saturday and play in the evening. It will be exciting for some of these guys to be on national TV. I am looking forward to it. But obviously, that is not the focus. The focus is to just get better one day at a time."
BOX SCORES
#20 Tennessee 5, Wichita State 2
Singles
1. Haru Inone (WSU) def. #75 Scott Jones (UT), 6-4, 6-3
2. #106 Adam Walton (UT) def. Murkel Dellien (WSU), 7-5, 7-6 (4)
3. Marius Frosa (WSU) def. Martim Prata (UT), 6-2, 6-4
4. Preston Touliatos (UT) def. Stefan Latinovic (WSU), 6-2, 6-2
5. Luca Wiedenmann(UT) def. Eddie Stoica (WSU) 3-6, 6-0, 6-3
6. Pat Harper (UT) def. Andrea Caligiana (WSU), 6-4, 7-6 (3)
Doubles
1. Touliatos/Harper (UT) def. Frosa/Stoica (WSU), 6-3
2. Walton/Weidenmann (UT) def. Delllien/Inone (WSU), 6-3
3. Caligiana/Latinovic (WSU) vs, Prata/Rogers (UT), 5-4, unf.
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (4,3,6,1,5,2).
#20 Tennessee 7, The Citadel 0
Singles
1. Preston Touliatos (UT) def. Roy Hobson (CIT), 6-1, 6-1
2. Scott Jones (UT) def. Jack Pyritz (CIT), 6-2, 6-1
3. Luca Wiedenmann (UT) def. Noah Nawabi (CIT), 6-0, 6-2
4. Andrew Rogers (UT) def. Williem van Zyl (CIT), 6-3, 6-3
5. Pat Harper (UT) def. Gavin Stewart (CIT), 6-3, 6-2
6. Martim Prata (UT) def. Phillip Quinn (CIT), 6-4, 6-4
Doubles
1. Touliatos/Harper (UT) vs. Steward/Van Zyl (CIT), 5-5 unf.
2. Walton/Weidenmann (UT) def. Hobson/Graham (CIT), 8-0
3. Rogers/Prata (UT) def. Nawabi/Quinn (CIT), 8-4
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (3, 5, 1, 2, 4, 6).
A three-set victory by junior Luca Wiedenmann clinched the 5-2 victory over Wichita State for the Big Orange.
Wiedenmann rebounded from a first set loss (3-6), to take the final two sets, 6-0, 6-3, to secure the win for the Vols during the first match of the day.
After taking the doubles point, UT collected straight-set victories from sophomore Adam Walton on court 2 (7-5, 7-6, 4), redshirt senior Preston Touliatos (6-2, 6-2) on court 4 and freshman Pat Harper on court 6 (6-4, 7-6, 3) in addition to Wiedenmann's win.
Wiedenmann and Touliatos each won two singles matches and two doubles matches on the day.
"We have a couple guys here that are getting it," Tennessee head coach Chris Woodruff said. "But we need more than a couple. Preston Touliatos is doing a great job. Luca Wiedenmann is doing a good job. We just have to keep working. It is a long season. That number by our name means nothing right now. We will just see where we are in May. We will get better. We have a hard-working group of guys."
Against The Citadel, the Vols opened up the match by sweeping the doubles point with wins from Walton and Wiedenmann (8-0) and Rogers and Prata (8-4).
Going into singles play with a 1-0 advantage, Wiedenmann won his match (6-0, 6-2) on court 3 in dominant fashion by being the first one off the court. Shortly behind him was Harper, defeating his opponent 6-3, 6-2 on court 5.
The Vols kept up success on the courts with a 6-1, 6-1 victory for Touliatos on court 1 and a 6-2, 6-1 win for junior Scott Jones on court 2. Wrapping up the 7-0 win for Tennessee were wins from sophomore Andrew Rogers (6-3, 6-3) and freshman Martim Prata (6-4, 6-4).
UP NEXT: The Tennessee Volunteers travel to Orlando, Fla., at the USTA National Campus for a dual match against Duke on Feb. 9. The first serve is set for 5 p.m. The match will be nationally televised on the Tennis Channel.
FULL QUOTES
Chris Woodruff, Head Coach
"We have a couple guys here that are getting it. But we need more than a couple. Preston Touliatos is doing a great job. Luca Wiedenmann is doing a good job. We just have to keep working. It is a long season. That number by our name means nothing right now. We will just see where we are in May. We will get better. We have a hard-working group of guys.
"We will just keep working. We go down to Orlando on Saturday and play in the evening. It will be exciting for some of these guys to be on national TV. I am looking forward to it. But obviously, that is not the focus. The focus is to just get better one day at a time."
BOX SCORES
#20 Tennessee 5, Wichita State 2
Singles
1. Haru Inone (WSU) def. #75 Scott Jones (UT), 6-4, 6-3
2. #106 Adam Walton (UT) def. Murkel Dellien (WSU), 7-5, 7-6 (4)
3. Marius Frosa (WSU) def. Martim Prata (UT), 6-2, 6-4
4. Preston Touliatos (UT) def. Stefan Latinovic (WSU), 6-2, 6-2
5. Luca Wiedenmann(UT) def. Eddie Stoica (WSU) 3-6, 6-0, 6-3
6. Pat Harper (UT) def. Andrea Caligiana (WSU), 6-4, 7-6 (3)
Doubles
1. Touliatos/Harper (UT) def. Frosa/Stoica (WSU), 6-3
2. Walton/Weidenmann (UT) def. Delllien/Inone (WSU), 6-3
3. Caligiana/Latinovic (WSU) vs, Prata/Rogers (UT), 5-4, unf.
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (4,3,6,1,5,2).
#20 Tennessee 7, The Citadel 0
Singles
1. Preston Touliatos (UT) def. Roy Hobson (CIT), 6-1, 6-1
2. Scott Jones (UT) def. Jack Pyritz (CIT), 6-2, 6-1
3. Luca Wiedenmann (UT) def. Noah Nawabi (CIT), 6-0, 6-2
4. Andrew Rogers (UT) def. Williem van Zyl (CIT), 6-3, 6-3
5. Pat Harper (UT) def. Gavin Stewart (CIT), 6-3, 6-2
6. Martim Prata (UT) def. Phillip Quinn (CIT), 6-4, 6-4
Doubles
1. Touliatos/Harper (UT) vs. Steward/Van Zyl (CIT), 5-5 unf.
2. Walton/Weidenmann (UT) def. Hobson/Graham (CIT), 8-0
3. Rogers/Prata (UT) def. Nawabi/Quinn (CIT), 8-4
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (3, 5, 1, 2, 4, 6).
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