University of Tennessee Athletics
Wednesday, February 17
Knoxville, TN
2:30 PM
University of Tennessee
5
vs
2
Charlotte
Photo by: Caleb Jones/Tennessee Athletics
No. 3 Vols Knock off Charlotte, 5-2
February 17, 2021 | Men's Tennis
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A doubles sweep and three dominant straight-set victories in singles pushed the third-ranked Tennessee men's tennis team past Charlotte, 5-2, on Wednesday at Barksdale Stadium.
The victory improved Tennessee (11-1) to 6-0 all-time against the 49ers (5-3).
The Vols rolled through the doubles point, gathering their second doubles sweep of the season.
The senior tandem of Andrew Rogers and Adam Walton got UT off to a quick start, with an easy 6-2 dispatching of Henry Lieberman and Leo Menezes on court three.
At No. 2, graduate student Giles Hussey and senior Mark Wallner held off a late surge from Charlotte's team of Ben Wayand and Cole Brainard to clinch the doubles point with a 6-4 victory.
Freshman Johannus Monday and junior Martim Prata finished off the doubles sweep, winning four of the final five games of their match to knock off Olle Wallin and Ignasi de Rueda, 6-4.
In singles play, graduate student Luca Wiedenmann quickly doubled the Vols lead with a dominant, 6-0, 6-1 victory over Stefanos Savva on court five.
The victory is Wiedenmann's 19th in a row, improving him to 19-1 overall and 9-0 in dual play.
Minutes later, Walton followed Wiedenmann and put UT on the brink of match point as he breezed past Wallin, 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1.
Rogers clinched match point at 4-0 with his second consecutive dual victory, knocking off Leo Menezes, 6-2, 6-2.
Charlotte nipped UT in third-set-super-tiebreaks on courts two and three, before Hussey closed out the afternoon with a 3-6, 6-3, 1-0(9) victory over Wayand on court four.
UP NEXT
Tennessee has a quick turnaround before opening SEC play on the road against Georgia on Friday afternoon. First serve from Athens is slated for 2:30 p.m. ET.
RESULTS
Doubles
Singles
The victory improved Tennessee (11-1) to 6-0 all-time against the 49ers (5-3).
The Vols rolled through the doubles point, gathering their second doubles sweep of the season.
The senior tandem of Andrew Rogers and Adam Walton got UT off to a quick start, with an easy 6-2 dispatching of Henry Lieberman and Leo Menezes on court three.
At No. 2, graduate student Giles Hussey and senior Mark Wallner held off a late surge from Charlotte's team of Ben Wayand and Cole Brainard to clinch the doubles point with a 6-4 victory.
Freshman Johannus Monday and junior Martim Prata finished off the doubles sweep, winning four of the final five games of their match to knock off Olle Wallin and Ignasi de Rueda, 6-4.
In singles play, graduate student Luca Wiedenmann quickly doubled the Vols lead with a dominant, 6-0, 6-1 victory over Stefanos Savva on court five.
The victory is Wiedenmann's 19th in a row, improving him to 19-1 overall and 9-0 in dual play.
Minutes later, Walton followed Wiedenmann and put UT on the brink of match point as he breezed past Wallin, 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1.
Rogers clinched match point at 4-0 with his second consecutive dual victory, knocking off Leo Menezes, 6-2, 6-2.
Charlotte nipped UT in third-set-super-tiebreaks on courts two and three, before Hussey closed out the afternoon with a 3-6, 6-3, 1-0(9) victory over Wayand on court four.
UP NEXT
Tennessee has a quick turnaround before opening SEC play on the road against Georgia on Friday afternoon. First serve from Athens is slated for 2:30 p.m. ET.
RESULTS
Doubles
- Prata/Monday (Tenn.) def. Wallin/de Rueda (Char.) 6-4
- Hussey/Wallner (Tenn.) def. Wayand/Brainard (Char.) 6-4
- Walton/Rogers (Tenn.) def. Lieberman/Menezes (Char.) 6-2
Singles
- #24 Adam Walton (Tenn.) def. Olle Wallin (Char.) 6-1, 6-2
- Ignasi de Rueda (Char.) def. Johannus Monday (Tenn.) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0(7)
- Henry Lieberman (Char.) def. Martim Prata (Tenn.) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0(7)
- Giles Hussey (Tenn.) def. Ben Wayand (Char.) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0(9)
- Luca Wiedenmann (Tenn.) def. Stefanos Savva (Char.) 6-0, 6-1
- Andrew Rogers (Tenn.) def. Leo Menezes (Char.) 6-2, 6-2
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Olle Wallin / 0 [CLT]
12
66
#2 Singles Match
123
Ignasi de Rueda / 0 [CLT]
621
460
#3 Singles Match
123
Henry Lieberman / 0 [CLT]
621
460
#4 Singles Match
123
Ben Wayand / 0 [CLT]
630
361
#5 Singles Match
12
Stefanos Savva / 0 [CLT]
01
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Leo Menezes / 0 [CLT]
22
66
Order of Finish:
5,1,6,2,3,4
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