University of Tennessee Athletics
Friday, February 24
Knoxville, TN
12:30 PM
University of Tennessee
vs
The Citadel
Men’s Tennis Central: #12 Tennessee vs. The Citadel
February 23, 2023 | Men's Tennis
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The 12th-ranked Tennessee men's tennis team returns to action with a home doubleheader Friday, taking on The Citadel at 12:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. ET at Barksdale Stadium.
Tennessee's first outdoor matches of its 2023 dual season also serve as the final nonconference matches before SEC play begins next week. Live stats for the matches 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.
For outdoor matches at Barksdale Stadium this season, concessions and alcoholic beverages will be sold on the concourse, at the top of the grandstand behind court two. Concessions will only be sold during outdoor matches at Barksdale Stadium and not at matches that are moved indoors to Goodfriend Tennis Center. More information on Tennessee's enhanced fan experience efforts can be found here.
LAST TIME OUT
At the ITA National Indoor Championship last weekend, Tennessee posted a 2-1 record in Chicago, with a 4-3 win over then-17th-ranked Stanford and a 4-1 trouncing of Illinois.
SCOUTING THE CITADEL
Friday marks the 16th and 17th all-time meetings between Tennessee (8-4) and The Citadel (3-11). The Vols hold an unblemished 15-0 record over the Bulldogs in a series that dates to 1968. The Citadel is 3-11 this season with a pair of wins in its past four matches.
In the 15 all-time matchups, Tennessee is outscoring The Citadel 105-4, with 12 total shutouts in that span. The teams faced each other in all but one year from 2002-08 and last met in 2020, a 7-0 Tennessee win. Each of the past four matchups between the squads (2018, 2018, 2019, 2020) have been 7-0 Tennessee sweeps.
VOLS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#14 – Johannus Monday
#65 – Emile Hudd
#125 – Shunsuke Mitsui
Doubles
#32 – Pat Harper/Johannus Monday
#41 – Emile Hudd/Shunsuke Mitsui
DIAZ JUST KEEPS WINNING
• Bolstering the bottom of Tennessee's lineup this spring, Angel Diaz is 8-1 in dual singles matches and 17-7 on the singles courts dating to fall action. He is 6-1 at the No. 6 singles slot and 2-0 when placed fifth in the lineup. One of his wins at the No. 5 spot was his match-clinching victory to hand the Vols a 4-3 win over Stanford in a consolation match at the ITA National Indoor Championship.
DUBS DUBS FOR THE AUSSIE
• UT graduate student Pat Harper earned his 85th career overall doubles victory Sunday against Illinois. Harper stands 10 doubles wins away from the joining the program's top-10 list and 15 away from reaching 100. Just eight Vols have reached 100+ career doubles wins in program history, including Harper's fellow 2021 NCAA Doubles National Champion Adam Walton, who finished his collegiate career at 101 doubles wins last May. Harper holds 60 career dual doubles victories, with 40 of those coming at the No. 1 position where he boasts a 40-18 career record.
MILESTONE TRACKER
• Diaz's singles win Sunday marked his 35th career dual singles win, with 20 of those coming at Tennessee.
• With 48 career dual singles victories including 12 at the No. 1 position and 34 at No. 2, Johannus Monday is approaching the 50-win mark.
QUICK HITTERS
• Emile Hudd and Blaise Bicknell are tied for the most match clinches on the team this season, each with two. Hudd clinched wins over Louisiana and Illinois, while Bicknell secured the clinch in Tennessee wins over Texas Tech and Tennessee Tech.
• Hudd and Shunsuke Mitsui paired up at the No. 2 doubles position in Chicago, earning a 3-0 record together in the Windy City. The duo improves to 17-6 at the No. 2 doubles spot over the past two seasons.
UP NEXT
Tennessee's SEC opener comes on the road next week, traveling to the Plains to face No. 36 Auburn on Thursday, March 2 at 4 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.
Tennessee's first outdoor matches of its 2023 dual season also serve as the final nonconference matches before SEC play begins next week. Live stats for the matches 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.
For outdoor matches at Barksdale Stadium this season, concessions and alcoholic beverages will be sold on the concourse, at the top of the grandstand behind court two. Concessions will only be sold during outdoor matches at Barksdale Stadium and not at matches that are moved indoors to Goodfriend Tennis Center. More information on Tennessee's enhanced fan experience efforts can be found here.
LAST TIME OUT
At the ITA National Indoor Championship last weekend, Tennessee posted a 2-1 record in Chicago, with a 4-3 win over then-17th-ranked Stanford and a 4-1 trouncing of Illinois.
SCOUTING THE CITADEL
Friday marks the 16th and 17th all-time meetings between Tennessee (8-4) and The Citadel (3-11). The Vols hold an unblemished 15-0 record over the Bulldogs in a series that dates to 1968. The Citadel is 3-11 this season with a pair of wins in its past four matches.
In the 15 all-time matchups, Tennessee is outscoring The Citadel 105-4, with 12 total shutouts in that span. The teams faced each other in all but one year from 2002-08 and last met in 2020, a 7-0 Tennessee win. Each of the past four matchups between the squads (2018, 2018, 2019, 2020) have been 7-0 Tennessee sweeps.
VOLS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#14 – Johannus Monday
#65 – Emile Hudd
#125 – Shunsuke Mitsui
Doubles
#32 – Pat Harper/Johannus Monday
#41 – Emile Hudd/Shunsuke Mitsui
DIAZ JUST KEEPS WINNING
• Bolstering the bottom of Tennessee's lineup this spring, Angel Diaz is 8-1 in dual singles matches and 17-7 on the singles courts dating to fall action. He is 6-1 at the No. 6 singles slot and 2-0 when placed fifth in the lineup. One of his wins at the No. 5 spot was his match-clinching victory to hand the Vols a 4-3 win over Stanford in a consolation match at the ITA National Indoor Championship.
DUBS DUBS FOR THE AUSSIE
• UT graduate student Pat Harper earned his 85th career overall doubles victory Sunday against Illinois. Harper stands 10 doubles wins away from the joining the program's top-10 list and 15 away from reaching 100. Just eight Vols have reached 100+ career doubles wins in program history, including Harper's fellow 2021 NCAA Doubles National Champion Adam Walton, who finished his collegiate career at 101 doubles wins last May. Harper holds 60 career dual doubles victories, with 40 of those coming at the No. 1 position where he boasts a 40-18 career record.
MILESTONE TRACKER
• Diaz's singles win Sunday marked his 35th career dual singles win, with 20 of those coming at Tennessee.
• With 48 career dual singles victories including 12 at the No. 1 position and 34 at No. 2, Johannus Monday is approaching the 50-win mark.
QUICK HITTERS
• Emile Hudd and Blaise Bicknell are tied for the most match clinches on the team this season, each with two. Hudd clinched wins over Louisiana and Illinois, while Bicknell secured the clinch in Tennessee wins over Texas Tech and Tennessee Tech.
• Hudd and Shunsuke Mitsui paired up at the No. 2 doubles position in Chicago, earning a 3-0 record together in the Windy City. The duo improves to 17-6 at the No. 2 doubles spot over the past two seasons.
UP NEXT
Tennessee's SEC opener comes on the road next week, traveling to the Plains to face No. 36 Auburn on Thursday, March 2 at 4 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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