Tennis Central: Volunteer Showdown

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the first time since March 8, the Tennessee men's tennis team will return home to both the Goodfriend Tennis Center and Barksdale Stadium for competitive matches when it hosts the Volunteer Showdown this weekend.

The Vols will be joined by SEC foes Mississippi State and South Carolina, while Conference USA member, Middle Tennessee State rounds out the four-team field.

The event will be played in a round-robin style with each squad playing sets of singles and doubles matches against each opponent.

No spectators will be permitted at any matches throughout the weekend.

This will be UT's final event in its abbreviated Autumn schedule, with the goal being to maintain momentum heading into the Spring season in 2021.

Despite no spectators, live stats will be provided through Sidearm Stats, while live video feeds of every match will be available through a free account with Playsight.

Last Time Out
Tennessee was dominant all weekend long at the Bulldog Challenge (10/23-10/25), claiming victories in 30-of-36 total matches, with a team record of 22-2 in singles play.

The trio of seniors Andrew Rogers and Mark Wallner and junior Pat Harper each went 6-0, earning three wins in both doubles and singles.

Harper and graduate student Giles Hussey each upped their respective singles ledgers to 6-0 on the Fall season, with the duo dropping just a single set across the event's three days.

Graduate student Luca Wiedenmann was also special in Starkville, earning three more straight set victories, taking down State's Nicolas Ocana (6-0, 6-0), Alabama's Jeremy Gschwendtner (6-1, 6-2) and LSU's Ben Koch (7-6(1), 6-1).

Wiedenmann now holds a career singles record of 88-47, placing him in sole possession of 17th place in program history for career singles triumphs.

Tournament Schedule
Friday:
9 a.m. – Tennessee and Mississippi State
2 p.m. – South Carolina and MTSU

Saturday:
9 a.m. – Tennessee and South Carolina
2 p.m. – Mississippi State and MTSU

Sunday:
9 a.m. – South Carolina and Mississippi State
2 p.m. – Tennessee and MTSU

Up Next
The Vols will take the remainder of the Fall and the beginning of the Winter off, before suiting up for the Spring season in January. That schedule is still to be determined and updates regarding the dual match portion of the season can be followed by following @Vol_Tennis on twitter and checking UTSports.com.

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Players Mentioned

Pat Harper

Giles Hussey

Andrew Rogers

Mark Wallner

Luca Wiedenmann

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