Vols Take Down Oklahoma and Tennessee Tech to Open Dual Slate

Saturday, January 16

Knoxville, TN

10 AM

University of Tennessee

Oklahoma

KNOXVILLE, TN - JANUARY 16, 2021 - Andrew Rogers of the Tennessee Volunteers during the game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Tennessee Volunteers at Goodfriend Tennis Center in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Kate Luffman/Tennessee Athletics

KNOXVILLE, TN - JANUARY 16, 2021 - Joel Gamerov of the Tennessee Volunteers during the game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Tennessee Volunteers at Goodfriend Tennis Center in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Kate Luffman/Tennessee Athletics

KNOXVILLE, TN - JANUARY 16, 2021 - Martim Prata of the Tennessee Volunteers during the game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Tennessee Volunteers at Goodfriend Tennis Center in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Kate Luffman/Tennessee Athletics

KNOXVILLE, TN - JANUARY 16, 2021 - Mark Wallner of the Tennessee Volunteers during the game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Tennessee Volunteers at Goodfriend Tennis Center in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Kate Luffman/Tennessee Athletics

KNOXVILLE, TN - JANUARY 16, 2021 - Johannus Monday of the Tennessee Volunteers during the game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Tennessee Volunteers at Goodfriend Tennis Center in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Kate Luffman/Tennessee Athletics

KNOXVILLE, TN - JANUARY 16, 2021 - Johannus Monday of the Tennessee Volunteer during the game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Tennessee Volunteers at Goodfriend Tennis Center in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Kate Luffman/Tennessee Athletics

KNOXVILLE, TN - JANUARY 16, 2021 - Luca Wiedenmann of the Tennessee Volunteers during the game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Tennessee Volunteers at Goodfriend Tennis Center in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Kate Luffman/Tennessee Athletics

Vols Take Down Oklahoma and Tennessee Tech to Open Dual Slate

January 16, 2021 | Men's Tennis

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The 13th-ranked Tennessee men's tennis team opened 2021 dual match play with a pair of victories over Oklahoma, 5-2, and in-state foe Tennessee Tech, 7-0, on Saturday at the Goodfriend Tennis Center.

OKLAHOMA
The Vols battled through doubles action to take an early 1-0 lead. After splitting matches on courts two and three, freshman Johannus Monday powered three service aces past the Oklahoma duo of Mason Beiler and Max Stewart, while up 5-4, to clinch the doubles point.

In singles, UT kept things rolling. Junior Martim Prata dominated the Sooners' Mark Mandilk, 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2. Monday quickly followed Prata with a 6-2, 6-2 dismantling of Beiler on court one, to put Tennessee up 3-0 with four matches still on court.

Graduate student Luca Wiedenmann wrapped up the victory at 4-0 with a 6-1, 6-4 straight set win over Nathan Han at the No. 5 position.

The victory was Wiedenmann's 11th consecutive and moved him into sole possession of 13th on Tennessee's all-time singles wins list with 94 career singles wins.

Minutes later, graduate student Giles Hussey further increased the Tennessee lead with a dominant 6-2, 6-4 triumph over Max Stewart on court four. The win improved the Swindon, England native to 12-1 on the year.

Seniors Andrew Rogers and Mark Wallner suffered their first losses of the year, with each falling in third-set super-tiebreaks to close the morning match and the 5-2 score line.

OKLAHOMA RESULTS
Doubles

Monday/Prata (Tenn.) def. Beiler/Stewart (Okla.) 6-4
Wallner/Rogers (Tenn.) def. Sheehy/Martinez (Okla.) 6-3
Mandlik/Hotard (Okla.) def. Hussey/Gamerov (Tenn.) 6-3

Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1*

Singles

Johannus Monday (Tenn.) def. Mason Beiler (Okla.) 6-2, 6-2
Martim Prata (Tenn.) def. Mark Mandlik (Okla.) 6-2, 6-0
Giles Hussey (Tenn.) def. Max Stewart (Okla.) 6-2, 6-4
Alex Martinez (Okla.) def. Mark Wallner (Tenn.) 6-4, 6-7(7), 1-0(4)
Luca Wiedenmann (Tenn.) def. Nathan Han (Okla.) 6-1, 6-4
Justin Schlageter (Okla.) def. Andrew Rogers (Tenn.) 4-6, 7-5, 1-0(3)

Order of Finish: 2, 1, 5*, 3, 6, 4

TENNESSEE TECH
Doubles was a back-and-forth affair, with the Tennessee duo of Monday and Prata cruising on court one, 6-2, and the Tennessee Tech team of Evzen Holis and Jun Sasagawa earning a 6-4 victory at No. 2.

At the No. 3 position, Hussey and graduate student Joel Gamerov used a late service break at 4-3 to claim a 6-3 win and the doubles point for the Vols.

In singles the Vols made quick work of the Golden Eagles with Prata, Monday and freshman Josh Raab earning straight-set victories in quick succession to clinch the match at 4-0.

Straight-set thumpings from Wiedenmann and Gamerov, along with a three-set victory from Wallner finished off the Vols shutout win.

TENNESSEE TECH RESULTS
Doubles

Monday/Prata (Tenn.) def. Berghaus/Vicente (Tenn. Tech) 6-2
Holis/Sasagawa (Tenn. Tech) def. Rogers/Wallner (Tenn.) 6-4
Gamerov/Hussey (Tenn.) def. Tosetto/Rodeia (Tenn. Tech) 6-3

Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3*

Singles

Martim Prata (Tenn.) def. Evzen Holis (Tenn. Tech) 6-1, 6-1
Johannus Monday (Tenn.) def. Carlos Vicente (Tenn. Tech) 6-2, 6-2
Mark Wallner (Tenn.) def. Rafael Tosetto (Tenn. Tech) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0(7)
Luca Wiedenmann (Tenn.) def. Elias Grubert (Tenn. Tech) 6-1, 6-2
Joel Gamerov (Tenn.) def. Andre Rodeia (Tenn. Tech) 6-4, 6-3
Josh Raab (Tenn.) def. Jun Sasagawa (Tenn. Tech) 6-1, 6-1

Order of Finish: 1, 2, 6*, 4, 5, 3

UP NEXT
Tennessee will travel east to take on Wake Forest for a Tuesday afternoon road contest. First serve from Winston-Salem is set for Noon ET.