University of Tennessee Athletics
Saturday, January 14
Knoxville, TN
10 AM
University of Tennessee
7
vs
0
Tennessee Tech
#6 Vols Record a Pair of Sweeps Saturday Against Tennessee Tech
January 14, 2023 | Men's Tennis
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Eleven points in all were earned by the No. 6 Tennessee men's tennis team Saturday, logging a pair of sweeps against Tennessee Tech at Goodfriend Tennis Center.
Tennessee (4-0) took down the Golden Eagles by a 7-0 final scoreline in the morning match. Afternoon action saw the Vols cruise past Tennessee Tech (0-2) in a 4-0 sweep.
MATCH 1: Tennessee 7, Tennessee Tech 0
Tennessee's Emile Hudd and Angel Diaz received a win by default at the No. 3 doubles spot, with the Golden Eagles being down a man. Johannus Monday and Martim Prata took down Tennessee Tech's Evzen Holis and Jaime Paquet, 6-3 on court two. The UT duo broke on deuce point to go up 5-3 before clinching the doubles point.
On the singles courts, Tennessee's Tomas Rodriguez received a win by default at the No. 6 position. The Vols added a third point as Boris Kozlov took a 6-0, 2-0, ret. decision on court five over Pol Masafret. Martim Prata clinched the match for the Vols by winning each of the first 10 games in his court-four victory, defeating Paquet in 6-0, 6-1 fashion.
From there, #81 Hudd took down Elias Grubert, 6-2, 6-2 on court two and Monday extended the Big Orange lead to 6-0 with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Holis at No. 3 singles. Shunsuke Mitsui, ranked #59 in singles, polished off a 7-0 sweep with a 6-2, 6-3 win at the top of the singles lineup over Mika Berghaus of Tennessee Tech.
MATCH 2: Tennessee 4, Tennessee Tech 0
Saturday's afternoon match between the Vols and Golden Eagles began with Mitsui and Harper winning on court one, 6-2 over Berghaus and Grubert. Hudd and Diaz received a doubles win by default on court three.
Tennessee's Harper received a win by default at the No. 6 singles slot, before Rodriguez logged a 6-0 first set win en route to a 6-0, ret decision on court five. Bicknell won 12 of 15 games to defeat Grubert 6-1, 6-2 at the No. 2 position. The win marked the first career win for Bicknell at No. 2 singles, improving him to 1-0 at the position. He holds a 33-0 career dual singles record.
NO GAMES DROPPED ON COURT FIVE
Despite both court-five singles matches being cut short due to Tennessee Tech retirements, Kozlov and Rodriguez combined for a 14-0 mark in games at that spot, each earning 6-0 first-set wins.
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.
MATCH 1 RESULTS
Doubles
1. Pat Harper/Shunsuke Mitsui (UT) vs. BERGHAUS, Mika/GRUBERT, Elias (TNTECH) 4-5, unfinished
2. Johannus Monday/Martim Prata (UT) def. HOLIS, Evzen/PAQUET, Jaime (TNTECH) 6-3
3. Emile Hudd/Angel Diaz (UT) def. MASAFRET, Pol/SASAGAWA, Jun (TNTECH), by default
Order of Finish: (3,2)
Singles
1. #59 Shunsuke Mitsui (UT) def. BERGHAUS, Mika (TNTECH) 6-2, 6-3
2. #81 Emile Hudd (UT) def. GRUBERT, Elias (TNTECH) 6-2, 6-2
3. Johannus Monday (UT) def. HOLIS, Evzen (TNTECH) 6-2, 6-4
4. Martim Prata (UT) def. PAQUET, Jaime (TNTECH) 6-0, 6-1
5. Boris Kozlov (UT) def. MASAFRET, Pol (TNTECH) 6-0, 2-0, retired
6. Tomas Rodriguez (UT) def. SASAGAWA, Jun (TNTECH), by default
Order of Finish: (6,5,4,2,3,1)
MATCH 2 RESULTS
Doubles
1. Shunsuke Mitsui/Pat Harper (UT) def. BERGHAUS, Mika/GRUBERT, Elias (TNTECH) 6-2
2. Johannus Monday/Blaise Bicknell (UT) vs. HOLIS, Evzen/PAQUET, Jaime (TNTECH) 5-2, unfinished
3. Emile Hudd/Angel Diaz (UT) def. MASAFRET, Pol/SASAGAWA, Jun (TNTECH), by default
Order of Finish: (3,1)
Singles
1. #81 Emile Hudd (UT) vs. BERGHAUS, Mika (TNTECH) 6-1, 3-4, unfinished
2. #86 Blaise Bicknell (UT) def. GRUBERT, Elias (TNTECH) 6-1, 6-2
3. Martim Prata (UT) vs. HOLIS, Evzen (TNTECH) 6-6 (6-4), unfinished
4. Angel Diaz (UT) vs. PAQUET, Jaime (TNTECH) 6-3, 3-2, unfinished
5. Tomas Rodriguez (UT) def. MASAFRET, Pol (TNTECH) 6-0, retired
6. Pat Harper (UT) def. SASAGAWA, Jun (TNTECH), by default
Order of Finish: (6,5,2)
Tennessee (4-0) took down the Golden Eagles by a 7-0 final scoreline in the morning match. Afternoon action saw the Vols cruise past Tennessee Tech (0-2) in a 4-0 sweep.
MATCH 1: Tennessee 7, Tennessee Tech 0
Tennessee's Emile Hudd and Angel Diaz received a win by default at the No. 3 doubles spot, with the Golden Eagles being down a man. Johannus Monday and Martim Prata took down Tennessee Tech's Evzen Holis and Jaime Paquet, 6-3 on court two. The UT duo broke on deuce point to go up 5-3 before clinching the doubles point.
On the singles courts, Tennessee's Tomas Rodriguez received a win by default at the No. 6 position. The Vols added a third point as Boris Kozlov took a 6-0, 2-0, ret. decision on court five over Pol Masafret. Martim Prata clinched the match for the Vols by winning each of the first 10 games in his court-four victory, defeating Paquet in 6-0, 6-1 fashion.
From there, #81 Hudd took down Elias Grubert, 6-2, 6-2 on court two and Monday extended the Big Orange lead to 6-0 with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Holis at No. 3 singles. Shunsuke Mitsui, ranked #59 in singles, polished off a 7-0 sweep with a 6-2, 6-3 win at the top of the singles lineup over Mika Berghaus of Tennessee Tech.
MATCH 2: Tennessee 4, Tennessee Tech 0
Saturday's afternoon match between the Vols and Golden Eagles began with Mitsui and Harper winning on court one, 6-2 over Berghaus and Grubert. Hudd and Diaz received a doubles win by default on court three.
Tennessee's Harper received a win by default at the No. 6 singles slot, before Rodriguez logged a 6-0 first set win en route to a 6-0, ret decision on court five. Bicknell won 12 of 15 games to defeat Grubert 6-1, 6-2 at the No. 2 position. The win marked the first career win for Bicknell at No. 2 singles, improving him to 1-0 at the position. He holds a 33-0 career dual singles record.
NO GAMES DROPPED ON COURT FIVE
Despite both court-five singles matches being cut short due to Tennessee Tech retirements, Kozlov and Rodriguez combined for a 14-0 mark in games at that spot, each earning 6-0 first-set wins.
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.
MATCH 1 RESULTS
Doubles
1. Pat Harper/Shunsuke Mitsui (UT) vs. BERGHAUS, Mika/GRUBERT, Elias (TNTECH) 4-5, unfinished
2. Johannus Monday/Martim Prata (UT) def. HOLIS, Evzen/PAQUET, Jaime (TNTECH) 6-3
3. Emile Hudd/Angel Diaz (UT) def. MASAFRET, Pol/SASAGAWA, Jun (TNTECH), by default
Order of Finish: (3,2)
Singles
1. #59 Shunsuke Mitsui (UT) def. BERGHAUS, Mika (TNTECH) 6-2, 6-3
2. #81 Emile Hudd (UT) def. GRUBERT, Elias (TNTECH) 6-2, 6-2
3. Johannus Monday (UT) def. HOLIS, Evzen (TNTECH) 6-2, 6-4
4. Martim Prata (UT) def. PAQUET, Jaime (TNTECH) 6-0, 6-1
5. Boris Kozlov (UT) def. MASAFRET, Pol (TNTECH) 6-0, 2-0, retired
6. Tomas Rodriguez (UT) def. SASAGAWA, Jun (TNTECH), by default
Order of Finish: (6,5,4,2,3,1)
MATCH 2 RESULTS
Doubles
1. Shunsuke Mitsui/Pat Harper (UT) def. BERGHAUS, Mika/GRUBERT, Elias (TNTECH) 6-2
2. Johannus Monday/Blaise Bicknell (UT) vs. HOLIS, Evzen/PAQUET, Jaime (TNTECH) 5-2, unfinished
3. Emile Hudd/Angel Diaz (UT) def. MASAFRET, Pol/SASAGAWA, Jun (TNTECH), by default
Order of Finish: (3,1)
Singles
1. #81 Emile Hudd (UT) vs. BERGHAUS, Mika (TNTECH) 6-1, 3-4, unfinished
2. #86 Blaise Bicknell (UT) def. GRUBERT, Elias (TNTECH) 6-1, 6-2
3. Martim Prata (UT) vs. HOLIS, Evzen (TNTECH) 6-6 (6-4), unfinished
4. Angel Diaz (UT) vs. PAQUET, Jaime (TNTECH) 6-3, 3-2, unfinished
5. Tomas Rodriguez (UT) def. MASAFRET, Pol (TNTECH) 6-0, retired
6. Pat Harper (UT) def. SASAGAWA, Jun (TNTECH), by default
Order of Finish: (6,5,2)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
BERGHAUS, Mika / 0 [TNTECH]
23
66
#2 Singles Match
12
GRUBERT, Elias / 0 [TNTECH]
22
66
#3 Singles Match
12
HOLIS, Evzen / 0 [TNTECH]
24
66
#4 Singles Match
12
PAQUET, Jaime / 0 [TNTECH]
01
66
#5 Singles Match
123
MASAFRET, Pol / 0 [TNTECH]
000
62WR
#6 Singles Match
1
SASAGAWA, Jun / 0 [TNTECH]
0
WD
Order of Finish:
6,5,4,2,3,1
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