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Tennessee Rises to No. 1 in ITA Rankings
January 19, 2022 | Men's Tennis
KNOXVILLE, Tenn – Following a top-five road triumph at No. 5 TCU Sunday and a 3-0 start to the 2022 dual season, the Tennessee men's tennis team ascended to the No. 1 position in Wednesday's updated ITA Top-25 Coaches Poll.
It marks the program's first time as the nation's top team since the Big Orange held that designation from March 15-21, 2011. The Vols began the 2022 season as the fourth-ranked team in the ITA rankings.
Chris Woodruff, in his fifth season at the helm on Rocky Top, has led the Vols to an 88-23 (.793) overall record during that stretch, with a 28-11 mark (.718) in SEC play.
As the defending SEC Tournament Champions, Tennessee's significant top-five road victory over the Horned Frogs, 4-3 on Sunday, was key in elevating the Vols in the national rankings.
During that win in Fort Worth, junior Angel Diaz clinched the exhilarating match for Tennessee (3-0), defeating TCU's #33 Lui Maxted in a three-set battle, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. Diaz is a perfect 2-0 in singles play this dual season.
Graduate student Adam Walton claimed career singles win No. 103 Sunday, winning a crucial match over TCU's #68 Luc Fomba in another three-set battle, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, earning his 28th career victory over a ranked opponent.
Sophomore standout Johannus Monday is 1-0 at the No. 1 singles position and 1-0 at No. 2 this dual season, taking a convincing 6-2, 6-4 decision over TCU's 19th-ranked Juan Carlos Aguilar at the No. 2 spot Sunday.
Freshman Shunsuke Mitsui is 2-0 at the No. 4 singles slot and is 1-0 at No. 5 this year. In the first road match of his collegiate career, he took down Tomas Jirousek of TCU in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4.
Newcomer and senior Emile Hudd is off to a 2-1 start in dual matches, while Pat Harper is 1-1 on the doubles courts with Walton this season. Freshman Conor Gannon clinched both matches in a doubleheader against ETSU to begin the season and is 2-1 in singles action through three dual matches.
For the most up-to-date information about the program, follow Tennessee men's tennis on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook.
It marks the program's first time as the nation's top team since the Big Orange held that designation from March 15-21, 2011. The Vols began the 2022 season as the fourth-ranked team in the ITA rankings.
Chris Woodruff, in his fifth season at the helm on Rocky Top, has led the Vols to an 88-23 (.793) overall record during that stretch, with a 28-11 mark (.718) in SEC play.
As the defending SEC Tournament Champions, Tennessee's significant top-five road victory over the Horned Frogs, 4-3 on Sunday, was key in elevating the Vols in the national rankings.
During that win in Fort Worth, junior Angel Diaz clinched the exhilarating match for Tennessee (3-0), defeating TCU's #33 Lui Maxted in a three-set battle, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. Diaz is a perfect 2-0 in singles play this dual season.
Graduate student Adam Walton claimed career singles win No. 103 Sunday, winning a crucial match over TCU's #68 Luc Fomba in another three-set battle, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, earning his 28th career victory over a ranked opponent.
Sophomore standout Johannus Monday is 1-0 at the No. 1 singles position and 1-0 at No. 2 this dual season, taking a convincing 6-2, 6-4 decision over TCU's 19th-ranked Juan Carlos Aguilar at the No. 2 spot Sunday.
Freshman Shunsuke Mitsui is 2-0 at the No. 4 singles slot and is 1-0 at No. 5 this year. In the first road match of his collegiate career, he took down Tomas Jirousek of TCU in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4.
Newcomer and senior Emile Hudd is off to a 2-1 start in dual matches, while Pat Harper is 1-1 on the doubles courts with Walton this season. Freshman Conor Gannon clinched both matches in a doubleheader against ETSU to begin the season and is 2-1 in singles action through three dual matches.
For the most up-to-date information about the program, follow Tennessee men's tennis on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook.
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