Men’s Tennis Central: #4 Tennessee at #40 LSU

BATON ROUGE, La. – Following a 4-3 comeback victory Friday at Texas A&M, the No. 4 Tennessee men's tennis team is set to cap the weekend with a bayou battle against No. 40 LSU Sunday. First serve is set for 1 p.m. ET from the LSU Tennis Complex.

The Vols look to return above .500 in the SEC standings with a win and if so, would improve to 4-0 in road SEC matches this season.

Live stats for the match can be found here, with live streaming being available here.

LAST TIME OUT
In College Station Friday night, the Vols rallied from down 0-3 to win the remaining four singles courts and get back in the win column, earning a 4-3 decision and head coach Chris Woodruff's 100^th career head coaching victory.

SCOUTING LSU
The all-time series between the Vols are Tigers is tied at 33-33-1, dating back to 1952. With a victory, Tennessee (15-5, 3-3 SEC) would earn a fifth true road win of the dual season. A win would also give the Vols a fifth consecutive win over the Tigers, with Tennessee having claimed a 4-1 decision over LSU in 2021. LSU (12-5, 3-3 SEC) enters the match having split its opening six SEC dual matches.

VOLS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#8 – Johannus Monday
#21 – Adam Walton
#40 – Emile Hudd

Doubles
#20 – Emile Hudd/Shunsuke Mitsui
#72 – Pat Harper/Adam Walton

TIGERS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#23 – Ronnie Hohmann

Doubles
N/A

SUCCESS AT THE TOP OF THE LINEUP
When Tennessee earns singles wins at the top of the lineup this dual season, it has a successful track record. The Vols are 9-0 when claiming victory at No. 1 singles and also boast a perfect 10-0 mark when a Vol wins at the No. 3 singles slot.

CHASING HISTORY
In October, graduate student Adam Walton earned his 100th career singles win to become the 11th-ever Vol to reach the century mark in career singles triumphs. At 92 career doubles wins, Walton now stands eight doubles victories away from 100. Reaching this feat would make him just the sixth Vol in program history to accrue 100 career doubles and 100 career singles wins.

RANKED DUBS
Eight of Tennessee's 15 wins this dual season have come against top-25 competition. In fact, 10 of its previous 11 matches have come against top-25 foes. LSU, holding the No. 40 distinction in the latest ITA Rankings, serves as the first UT opponent outside the top-25 since the Vols defeated Furman at home, 5-2, on March 1.

BATON ROUGE FACTS
• Baton Rouge currently has the tallest State Capitol building in the country, with the Louisiana State Capitol standing just shy of 450 feet tall.

• The Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge is home to the second-largest indoor carousel in the world.

UP NEXT
Tennessee returns to Knoxville in preparation for a Friday match at Barksdale Stadium this week against the Arkansas Razorbacks. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET.

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Players Mentioned

Pat Harper

Emile Hudd

Shunsuke Mitsui

Johannus Monday

Adam Walton

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