University of Tennessee Athletics
Saturday, January 14
Knoxville, TN
10 AM
University of Tennessee
vs
Tennessee Tech
Men’s Tennis Central: #6 Tennessee vs. Tennessee Tech
January 13, 2023 | Men's Tennis
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A Saturday, Jan. 14, doubleheader for the sixth-ranked Tennessee men's tennis team against Tennessee Tech at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. ET rounds out a season-opening four-match homestand for the Vols.
A pair of wins Saturday would mark the 10th 4-0 or better start for Tennessee in the past 11 seasons.
Live stats will be provided by UTsports.com and can be found here. Admission is free and complimentary tennis parking is located in SC40 at the Kingston Pike Building. Additional parking information can be found here.
LAST TIME OUT
The Vols swept Texas Tech 7-0 Monday afternoon to improve to 2-0 on the young season.
SCOUTING TENNESSEE TECH
Saturday serves as the 21st and 22nd all-time meetings between Tennessee (2-0) and the Golden Eagles (0-0) from the midstate. The Vols have emerged victorious in each of the series' previous 20 matchups, dating to 1935. In 2022, Tennessee Tech finished the year at 8-13 overall and 2-13 in true road matches. After winning the OVC Tournament title with a 4-1 win over Belmont, the Golden Eagles were swept by Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. That makes Saturday Tennessee Tech's second consecutive dual match in Knoxville.
VOLS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#59 – Shunsuke Mitsui
#81 – Emile Hudd
#86 – Blaise Bicknell
Doubles
#25 – Emile Hudd/Shunsuke Mitsui
HUDD REACHES MILESTONE
Graduate Emile Hudd tallied his 50th career dual singles win with a convincing 6-4, 6-2 rout of Texas Tech's Franco Ribero on court three Monday. Hudd stands at 50-22 (.694) in dual singles matches in his career. Since arriving on Rocky Top for the 2021-22 season, Hudd is 23-8 (.742) in dual singles action, with all but three of those matches coming at the No. 2 and 3 lineup positions.
JOMO IN THE DOUBLES DUB COLUMN
Johannus Monday, a Tennessee junior, also reached a milestone in Monday's 7-0 sweep of Texas Tech. His 6-1 doubles win on court three with Blaise Bicknell over the Red Raiders' Abboud/Stewart marked his 50th career overall doubles win. Monday's career doubles record of 50-20 (.714) includes a 39-13 (.750) mark in dual doubles competition.
WINNING ON ROCKY TOP
Tennessee is 49-4 (.925) in its past 53 home matches, dating to the 2019 dual season. The Vols ride an eight-match home win streak, dating to last season, into Saturday's matches.
GRADUATE STUDENT BORIS KOZLOV ON TENNESSEE TECH...
"Tennessee Tech is a strong team and we know they will come to play. Our team needs to be dialed in and ready to execute Saturday."
UP NEXT
Tennessee travels north for a top-10 showdown against fifth-ranked Michigan in Ann Arbor on Thursday, Jan. 19 at 5 p.m. ET.
For the most up-to-date information about the program, follow Tennessee men's tennis on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook.
A pair of wins Saturday would mark the 10th 4-0 or better start for Tennessee in the past 11 seasons.
Live stats will be provided by UTsports.com and can be found here. Admission is free and complimentary tennis parking is located in SC40 at the Kingston Pike Building. Additional parking information can be found here.
LAST TIME OUT
The Vols swept Texas Tech 7-0 Monday afternoon to improve to 2-0 on the young season.
SCOUTING TENNESSEE TECH
Saturday serves as the 21st and 22nd all-time meetings between Tennessee (2-0) and the Golden Eagles (0-0) from the midstate. The Vols have emerged victorious in each of the series' previous 20 matchups, dating to 1935. In 2022, Tennessee Tech finished the year at 8-13 overall and 2-13 in true road matches. After winning the OVC Tournament title with a 4-1 win over Belmont, the Golden Eagles were swept by Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. That makes Saturday Tennessee Tech's second consecutive dual match in Knoxville.
VOLS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#59 – Shunsuke Mitsui
#81 – Emile Hudd
#86 – Blaise Bicknell
Doubles
#25 – Emile Hudd/Shunsuke Mitsui
HUDD REACHES MILESTONE
Graduate Emile Hudd tallied his 50th career dual singles win with a convincing 6-4, 6-2 rout of Texas Tech's Franco Ribero on court three Monday. Hudd stands at 50-22 (.694) in dual singles matches in his career. Since arriving on Rocky Top for the 2021-22 season, Hudd is 23-8 (.742) in dual singles action, with all but three of those matches coming at the No. 2 and 3 lineup positions.
JOMO IN THE DOUBLES DUB COLUMN
Johannus Monday, a Tennessee junior, also reached a milestone in Monday's 7-0 sweep of Texas Tech. His 6-1 doubles win on court three with Blaise Bicknell over the Red Raiders' Abboud/Stewart marked his 50th career overall doubles win. Monday's career doubles record of 50-20 (.714) includes a 39-13 (.750) mark in dual doubles competition.
WINNING ON ROCKY TOP
Tennessee is 49-4 (.925) in its past 53 home matches, dating to the 2019 dual season. The Vols ride an eight-match home win streak, dating to last season, into Saturday's matches.
GRADUATE STUDENT BORIS KOZLOV ON TENNESSEE TECH...
"Tennessee Tech is a strong team and we know they will come to play. Our team needs to be dialed in and ready to execute Saturday."
UP NEXT
Tennessee travels north for a top-10 showdown against fifth-ranked Michigan in Ann Arbor on Thursday, Jan. 19 at 5 p.m. ET.
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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