Vols Extend Win Streak to Six-Straight with, 5-2, Victory Over Vanderbilt

Friday, April 12

Nashville, TN

5 PM

University of Tennessee

#30 Vanderbilt

Vols Extend Win Streak to Six-Straight with, 5-2, Victory Over Vanderbilt

April 12, 2019 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee's 15th-ranked men's tennis team extended its six-match win streak on Friday night, defeating No. 30 Vanderbilt, 5-2, at the Currey Tennis Center.

Tennessee (17-6, 7-4 SEC) rallied back against the Commodores, winning five singles matches after dropping the doubles point with a 4-6 loss on court one and a 2-6 defeat on three.

Timo Stodder, ranked No. 29 nationally, was the first Vol off the court in singles as he cruised through No. 74 Cameron Klinger, 6-2, 6-2, tying the match at 1-1. The senior improves to 12-6 this season in dual matches and is 9-3 in SEC play.

The Vols fell behind a second time as Preston Touliatos fell at five to Maxwell Freeman, 2-6, 3-6, with Vandy taking a 2-1 lead. However, UT stayed together and swept the remaining courts.

At number two, No. 69 Adam Walton took down Billy Rowe, 6-2, 6-1, while Scott Jones won on court three over George Harwell, 7-5, 6-1.

Luca Wiedenmann clinched the match on four as he defeated Macsen Sisam, 6-3, 6-3. With the clincher, Tennessee knocked off Vanderbilt for the first time since 2013.

Freshman Martim Prata cleaned up on court six, winning his match with Panu Virtanen, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.

QUOTES
Assistant Coach James McKie
"It feels good to get the monkey off our back and get the win against Vanderbilt," McKie said. "With in-state rivals, there is always more on the line so we're obviously happy to get the victory, but even though we took care of business today, we have to refocus and get ready for Kentucky. They are hungry and won a big match against No. 17 Georgia tonight. We have to stay together, work through the tough moments and continue to get stronger as we move into postseason play."

UP NEXT: The Vols wrap up the regular season with a trip to Lexington as they take on Kentucky Sunday afternoon. First serve is set for 1 p.m.

BOX SCORE
#15 Tennessee 5, #30 Vanderbilt 2
Singles
1. #29 Timo Stodder (UT) def. #74 Cameron Klinger (VANDY) 6-2, 6-2
2. #69 Adam Walton (UT) def. Billy Rowe (VANDY) 6-2, 6-1
3. Scott Jones (UT) def. George Harwell (VANDY) 7-5, 6-1
4. Luca Wiedenmann (UT) def. Macsen Sisam (VANDY) 6-3, 6-3
5. Maxwell Freeman (VANDY) def. Preston Touliatos (UT) 6-2, 6-3
6. Martim Prata (UT) def. Panu Virtanen (VANDY) 2-6, 6-1, 6-4

Doubles
1. #33 Cameron Klinger/Billy Rowe (VANDY) def. #9 Timo Stodder/Preston Touliatos (UT) 6-4
2. Panu Virtanen/Macsen Sisam (VANDY) vs. Andrew Rogers/Pat Harper (UT) 5-5, unfinished
3. George Harwell/Maxwell Freeman (VANDY) def. Scott Jones/Adam Walton (UT) 6-2

Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,5,2,3,4,6)