University of Tennessee Athletics
Saturday, January 18
Knoxville, TN
1 PM
University of Tennessee
7
vs
0
New Mexico
Photo by: Andrew Ferguson/Tennessee Athletics
Tennessee Sweeps New Mexico 7-0
January 18, 2020 | Men's Tennis
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 18 Tennessee men's tennis team earned its second sweep of the season, defeating New Mexico 7-0 Saturday at the Goodfriend Tennis Center.
For the third-straight match the Vols got off on the right foot by winning the doubles point with victories on courts two and three. Junior transfer Mark Wallner made his Tennessee debut against the Lobos, pairing with Adam Walton in doubles.
The duo defeated Stepan Holis and Alex Maggs 6-2 before Giles Hussey and Scott Jones took down Facundo Bermejo and Dominic West 6-1. Hussey and Jones clinched the doubles point for UT and improved to 3-0 as a duo in dual matches.
Pat Harper and Andrew Rogers were up 5-4 on Raul Dobai and Jake Trondson when Tennessee clinched the doubles point. Their match went unfinished.
In singles, sophomore Martim Prata was the first Vol off the court as he defeated New Mexico's Sergio Molina 6-2, 6-1 on court three. Luca Wiedenmann and No. 23 Walton finished their matches back-to-back with Wiedenmann beating Dobai 6-0, 6-3 on four and Walton knocking off West on court one 6-0, 6-2.
Walton's win clinched UT's victory over New Mexico and gave the Big Orange a 4-0 lead in the match.
Rogers played on court six against Bermejo and after falling behind early in the opening set, rallied to knock off the Lobo 6-2, 6-2 for his second win of the dual match season.
Hussey remained unbeaten with his 6-3, 6-2 win over Rafael Abdulsalam on court five. The graduate transfer has three wins in dual match play in both singles and doubles and has played a key role in each of the Vols' wins.
Jones was the final Vol off the court Saturday as he rallied to defeat Holis 0-6, 6-3, 6-1. The senior Aussie dropped the opening set before coming back strong in the second and third sets to help close out Tennessee's sweep of New Mexico.
UP NEXT
Tennessee returns to the Goodfriend Tennis Center Monday for a doubleheader against Penn and The Citadel. Play against Penn begins at 10 a.m. with the match against The Citadel starting at 3 p.m.
For the third-straight match the Vols got off on the right foot by winning the doubles point with victories on courts two and three. Junior transfer Mark Wallner made his Tennessee debut against the Lobos, pairing with Adam Walton in doubles.
The duo defeated Stepan Holis and Alex Maggs 6-2 before Giles Hussey and Scott Jones took down Facundo Bermejo and Dominic West 6-1. Hussey and Jones clinched the doubles point for UT and improved to 3-0 as a duo in dual matches.
Pat Harper and Andrew Rogers were up 5-4 on Raul Dobai and Jake Trondson when Tennessee clinched the doubles point. Their match went unfinished.
In singles, sophomore Martim Prata was the first Vol off the court as he defeated New Mexico's Sergio Molina 6-2, 6-1 on court three. Luca Wiedenmann and No. 23 Walton finished their matches back-to-back with Wiedenmann beating Dobai 6-0, 6-3 on four and Walton knocking off West on court one 6-0, 6-2.
Walton's win clinched UT's victory over New Mexico and gave the Big Orange a 4-0 lead in the match.
Rogers played on court six against Bermejo and after falling behind early in the opening set, rallied to knock off the Lobo 6-2, 6-2 for his second win of the dual match season.
Hussey remained unbeaten with his 6-3, 6-2 win over Rafael Abdulsalam on court five. The graduate transfer has three wins in dual match play in both singles and doubles and has played a key role in each of the Vols' wins.
Jones was the final Vol off the court Saturday as he rallied to defeat Holis 0-6, 6-3, 6-1. The senior Aussie dropped the opening set before coming back strong in the second and third sets to help close out Tennessee's sweep of New Mexico.
UP NEXT
Tennessee returns to the Goodfriend Tennis Center Monday for a doubleheader against Penn and The Citadel. Play against Penn begins at 10 a.m. with the match against The Citadel starting at 3 p.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
WEST, Dominic / 0 [NM]
02
66
#2 Singles Match
123
HOLIS, Stepan / 0 [NM]
631
066
#3 Singles Match
12
MOLINA, Sergio / 0 [NM]
21
66
#4 Singles Match
12
DOBAI, Raul / 0 [NM]
03
66
#5 Singles Match
12
ABDULSALAM, Rafael / 0 [NM]
32
66
#6 Singles Match
12
BERMEJO, Facundo / 0 [NM]
22
66
Order of Finish:
3,4,1,6,5,2
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