University of Tennessee Athletics
Sunday, February 7
Knoxville, TN
1 PM
University of Tennessee
4
vs
0
NC State
Photo by: Caleb Jones/Tennessee Athletics
#10 Vols Dominate #16 NC State, 4-0
February 07, 2021 | Men's Tennis
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A sweep of the doubles point and three straight-set triumphs in singles play, pushed the No. 10 Tennessee men's tennis team past No. 16 NC State on Sunday at the Goodfriend Tennis Center.
The victory was UT's (8-0) second over NC State (2-3) this season after taking them down at ITA Kickoff Weekend last month.
The Vols swept the doubles point for the first time this season to take a quick 1-0 lead heading into singles action.
The UT tandem of graduate student Giles Hussey and senior Mark Wallner raced past NC State's tandem of Yannai Barkai and Rafa Izquierdo Luque, 6-2.
Then, within seconds of each other the duos of senior Adam Walton and junior Pat Harper and junior Martim Prata and freshman Johannus Monday claimed 6-4 and 6-3 victories respectively to clinch the doubles point for UT.
The win improved Prata and Monday to 7-1 on the dual season as a pair and 8-2 overall as a team this season.
In singles the Vols continued to pour it on, gathering victories from Harper, Hussey and Monday to clinch match point at 4-0, earning their fifth shutout win of the season.
Harper was the first Vol off court, dominating Martins Rocens, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 6 to doubles the UT advantage.
On court five, Hussey quickly followed with a 6-2, 6-3 win over No. 95 Tadas Babelis to put Tennessee on the brink of its eighth win of the dual season.
The win was the Swindon, England native's 10th consecutive, improving him to 6-0 in dual play and 17-1 overall in singles action.
Two-time reigning SEC Freshman of the Week, Monday clinched the match with a comprehensive, 6-4, 6-4, dub over Yannai Barkai at No. 3. Monday is now 7-1 in dual play and 16-3 overall in his debut season on Rocky Top.
DOUBLES HAS BEEN ANYTHING BUT TROUBLE
Tennessee has won the doubles point in seven of its eight matches this season and has won 26 matches in a row in which it's won the doubles point, dating to March 31, 2019 against Alabama.
UP NEXT
The Orange & White return to action next weekend when they travel to Champaign, Illinois for the ITA Indoor National Championships. The final draw for the eight-team tournament will be Monday afternoon and the Vols first dual match will be on Friday.
RESULTS
Doubles
Singles
The victory was UT's (8-0) second over NC State (2-3) this season after taking them down at ITA Kickoff Weekend last month.
The Vols swept the doubles point for the first time this season to take a quick 1-0 lead heading into singles action.
The UT tandem of graduate student Giles Hussey and senior Mark Wallner raced past NC State's tandem of Yannai Barkai and Rafa Izquierdo Luque, 6-2.
Then, within seconds of each other the duos of senior Adam Walton and junior Pat Harper and junior Martim Prata and freshman Johannus Monday claimed 6-4 and 6-3 victories respectively to clinch the doubles point for UT.
The win improved Prata and Monday to 7-1 on the dual season as a pair and 8-2 overall as a team this season.
In singles the Vols continued to pour it on, gathering victories from Harper, Hussey and Monday to clinch match point at 4-0, earning their fifth shutout win of the season.
Harper was the first Vol off court, dominating Martins Rocens, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 6 to doubles the UT advantage.
On court five, Hussey quickly followed with a 6-2, 6-3 win over No. 95 Tadas Babelis to put Tennessee on the brink of its eighth win of the dual season.
The win was the Swindon, England native's 10th consecutive, improving him to 6-0 in dual play and 17-1 overall in singles action.
Two-time reigning SEC Freshman of the Week, Monday clinched the match with a comprehensive, 6-4, 6-4, dub over Yannai Barkai at No. 3. Monday is now 7-1 in dual play and 16-3 overall in his debut season on Rocky Top.
DOUBLES HAS BEEN ANYTHING BUT TROUBLE
Tennessee has won the doubles point in seven of its eight matches this season and has won 26 matches in a row in which it's won the doubles point, dating to March 31, 2019 against Alabama.
UP NEXT
The Orange & White return to action next weekend when they travel to Champaign, Illinois for the ITA Indoor National Championships. The final draw for the eight-team tournament will be Monday afternoon and the Vols first dual match will be on Friday.
RESULTS
Doubles
- Harper/Walton (Tenn.) def. Catry/Babelis (NC State) 6-4
- Monday/Prata (Tenn.) def. #23 Galarneau/Turzak (NC State) 6-3
- Hussey/Wallner (Tenn.) def. Barkai/Luque (NC State) 6-2
Singles
- #24 Adam Walton (Tenn.) vs. #7 Alexis Galarneau (NC State) 3-6, 5-2
- Martim Prata (Tenn.) vs. Rafa Izquierdo Luque (NC State) 6-1, 5-4 unfinished
- Johannus Monday (Tenn.) def. Yannai Barkai (NC State) 6-4, 6-4
- Luca Wiedenmann (Tenn.) vs. Robin Catry (NC State) 6-4, 5-2 unfinished
- Giles Hussey (Tenn.) def. #95 Tadas Babelis (NC State) 6-2, 6-3
- #124 Pat Harper (Tenn.) def. Martins Rocens (NC State) 6-1, 6-0
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Alexis Galarneau / 0 (7/-) [ST]
620
35UF
#2 Singles Match
123
Rafa Izquierdo Luque / 0 [ST]
140
65UF
#3 Singles Match
12
Yannai Barkai / 0 [ST]
44
66
#4 Singles Match
123
Robin Catry / 0 [ST]
420
65UF
#5 Singles Match
12
Tadas Babelis / 0 (95/-) [ST]
23
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Martins Rocens / 0 [ST]
10
66
Order of Finish:
6,5,3
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