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#15 VOLS CRUISE BY AUBURN, 6-1
March 30, 2019 | Men's Tennis
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 15-ranked Tennessee men's tennis team claimed its second-straight conference victory on Friday night, knocking off Auburn, 6-1, at Barksdale Tennis Stadium.
The Vols (13-6, 4-4 SEC) opened the match by dropping the doubles point to the Tigers (12-14, 0-8 SEC).
The lone doubles win of the day was at the No. 1 spot, with #31 Timo Stodder/Preston Touliatos claiming a 6-3 victory.
However, it was all Tennessee the rest of the way as the Big Orange stormed back to sweep the singles matches.
Stodder, ranked 66th nationally in singles, defeated Matteo DeVincentis 6-2, 6-3, on center court to get UT on the board. On the second court, No. 87 Adam Walton won 6-3, 6-1, taking down Tad Maclean to officially put Tennessee in the lead at 2-1.
With the win tonight, Walton has won five consecutive matches and six of his last eight. The sophomore is now 14-2 in dual matches this season and 6-1 in league play.
Andrew Rogers competed on the No. 6 court and claimed a victory 6-1, 6-4 over Anders Fry. Scott Jones won at the No. 3 spot, 6-1, 6-2, over Filippo Mora.
Rounding out singles for the Volunteers was Luca Wiedenmann at the No. 4 position, where he won 6-3 in both sets over Tim Dollman. The last match of the evening was Preston Touliatos and he closed out the night with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 victory on court number five.
UP NEXT: Tennessee hosts a doubleheader this Sunday at Barksdale Tennis Stadium. It begins at 1 p.m. against SEC foe, No. 20 Alabama, followed by a non-conference match against Mercer at 4:30 p.m.
BOX SCORE
#15 Tennessee 6, Auburn 1
Singles
1. #66 Timo Stodder (UT) def. Matteo DeVincentis (AUBURN) 6-2, 6-3
2. #87 Adam Walton (UT) def. Tad Maclean (AUBURN) 6-3, 6-1
3. Scott Jones (UT) def. Filippo Mora (AUBURN) 6-1, 6-2
4. Luca Wiedenmann (UT) def. Tim Dollman (AUBURN) 6-3, 6-3
5. Preston Touliatos (UT) def. Brandon Laubser (AUBURN) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
6. Andrew Rogers (UT) def. Anders Fry (AUBURN) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles
1. #31 Timo Stodder/Preston Touliatos (UT) def. Tad Maclean/Brandon Laubser (AUBURN) 6-3
2. Filippo Mora/Matteo DeVincentis (AUBURN) def. Adam Walton/Scott Jones (UT) 6-4
3. Anders Fry/Diego Chavarria (AUBURN) def. Luca Wiedenmann/Andrew Rogers (UT) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,2,6,3,4,5)
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