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Hudd and Mitsui Advance to Semifinals in Tulsa, Three Vols Compete at Bulldog Invitational
October 08, 2021 | Men's Tennis
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Six members of the Tennessee men's tennis team were in action Friday, with three competing at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla., and three participating in the Bulldog Invitational in Athens, Ga.
In the doubles quarterfinals in Tulsa, the dynamic duo of senior Emile Hudd and freshman Shunsuke Mitsui rolled Friday, taking down Georgia's Hamish Stewart/Philip Henning in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4. The nation's 48th-ranked doubles pair improved to 8-0 this fall, advancing to the semifinal round at the ITA All-American Championships.
Day one of the Bulldog Invitational saw junior Angel Diaz and graduate student Mark Wallner claim victory in doubles over Vanderbilt's Siim Troost and Michael Ross, 8-5.
On the singles courts in Athens, Bojan Jankulovski (Miami) defeated Wallner, 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (4), Michael Ross (Vanderbilt) overcame Tennessee freshman Conor Gannon, 7-5, 6-3, and Jamie Connel of Furman beat Diaz, 6-3, 6-4.
In Tulsa, sophomore Johannus Monday dropped his round of 16 singles match, 6-4, 6-7(5), 3-6, to San Diego's August Holmgren.
Results
Doubles
Diaz/Wallner (Tennessee) def. Troost/Ross (Vanderbilt), 8-5
Hudd/Mitsui (Tennessee) def. Stewart/Henning (Georgia), 6-2, 6-4
Singles
Holmgren (San Diego) def. Monday (Tennessee), 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3
Jankulovski (Miami) def. Wallner (Tennessee), 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(4)
Ross (Vanderbilt) def. Gannon (Tennessee), 7-5, 6-3
Connel (Furman) def. Diaz (Tennessee), 6-3, 6-4
Saturday's Schedule (ITA All-American Championships)
Doubles
3 p.m. ET – Hudd/Mitsui vs. Robert Cash/Matej Vocel (Ohio State)
Saturday's Schedule (Bulldog Invitational)
Doubles
9 a.m. ET – Diaz/Wallner vs. Jan Galka/Jackson Ross (Auburn)
Singles
10 a.m. ET – Wallner vs. Bekhzod Rasamatov (UNC Wilmington)
11:30 a.m. ET – Diaz vs. Oren Vasser (Miami)
3:30 p.m. ET – Gannon vs. TBD
In the doubles quarterfinals in Tulsa, the dynamic duo of senior Emile Hudd and freshman Shunsuke Mitsui rolled Friday, taking down Georgia's Hamish Stewart/Philip Henning in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4. The nation's 48th-ranked doubles pair improved to 8-0 this fall, advancing to the semifinal round at the ITA All-American Championships.
Day one of the Bulldog Invitational saw junior Angel Diaz and graduate student Mark Wallner claim victory in doubles over Vanderbilt's Siim Troost and Michael Ross, 8-5.
On the singles courts in Athens, Bojan Jankulovski (Miami) defeated Wallner, 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (4), Michael Ross (Vanderbilt) overcame Tennessee freshman Conor Gannon, 7-5, 6-3, and Jamie Connel of Furman beat Diaz, 6-3, 6-4.
In Tulsa, sophomore Johannus Monday dropped his round of 16 singles match, 6-4, 6-7(5), 3-6, to San Diego's August Holmgren.
Results
Doubles
Diaz/Wallner (Tennessee) def. Troost/Ross (Vanderbilt), 8-5
Hudd/Mitsui (Tennessee) def. Stewart/Henning (Georgia), 6-2, 6-4
Singles
Holmgren (San Diego) def. Monday (Tennessee), 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3
Jankulovski (Miami) def. Wallner (Tennessee), 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(4)
Ross (Vanderbilt) def. Gannon (Tennessee), 7-5, 6-3
Connel (Furman) def. Diaz (Tennessee), 6-3, 6-4
Saturday's Schedule (ITA All-American Championships)
Doubles
3 p.m. ET – Hudd/Mitsui vs. Robert Cash/Matej Vocel (Ohio State)
Saturday's Schedule (Bulldog Invitational)
Doubles
9 a.m. ET – Diaz/Wallner vs. Jan Galka/Jackson Ross (Auburn)
Singles
10 a.m. ET – Wallner vs. Bekhzod Rasamatov (UNC Wilmington)
11:30 a.m. ET – Diaz vs. Oren Vasser (Miami)
3:30 p.m. ET – Gannon vs. TBD
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