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Men’s Tennis Central: #9 Tennessee at #5 South Carolina
April 08, 2023 | Men's Tennis
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Riding a five-match winning streak, the ninth-ranked Tennessee men's tennis team prepares for a top-10 road showdown at No. 5 South Carolina Sunday. First serve is slated for noon ET.
Winning 11 of its last 13 matches, Tennessee is 7-2 in conference action ahead of its second-to-last road match of the regular season.
Live stats for the match can be found here, while a live stream can be accessed here.
LAST TIME OUT
Tennessee battled for a hard-fought road win at No. 20 Florida Friday, winning 4-3 behind Emile Hudd's clinch.
SCOUTING SOUTH CAROLINA
Tennessee (17-6, 7-2 SEC) and South Carolina (17-4, 6-3 SEC) will log the 60th meeting in series history Sunday, with the Vols holding a 38-21 all-time advantage, dating to 1968. UT has won 15 of the past 18 matchups with the Gamecocks and five of the past six.
A win Sunday would give Tennessee a third top-10 win in its past six matches and its second top-five triumph of the year.
South Carolina has dropped two of its past three home matches, 4-3 to Auburn and 4-0 against Georgia Friday. When the teams last met in Columbia, third-ranked Tennessee took down the 16th-ranked Gamecocks, 4-1, on March 5, 2021.
VOLS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#2 – Johannus Monday
#44 – Emile Hudd
#124 – Shunsuke Mitsui
Doubles
#2 – Pat Harper/Johannus Monday
#44 – Emile Hudd/Shunsuke Mitsui
GAMECOCKS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#6 – Toby Samuel
#11 – Connor Thomson
#88 – Casey Hoole
#120 – Raphael Lambling
Doubles
#1 – Toby Samuel/Connor Thomson
#31 – Jake Beasley/James Story
HOT AT THE RIGHT TIME
• The Vols have found their rhythm as the postseason looms, picking up a top-30 win in each of their last five matches. This includes a trio of top-12 triumphs and four top-25 wins in all. Those wins are over No. 9 Columbia (4-1), No. 29 Texas A&M (6-1), No. 12 Mississippi State (5-2), No. 4 Kentucky (4-0) and No. 20 Florida (4-3)
NO. 1 VERSUS NO. 2
• A clash between the nation's top two doubles teams is set to take place on court one Sunday, with Tennessee's second-ranked Pat Harper and Johannus Monday facing the nation's top-ranked pairing of Toby Samuel and Connor Thomson.
DUBS DUBS
• In 23 matches this year, UT has won the doubles point 20 times and in its 89 matches since the start of the 2021 dual season, Tennessee has won the doubles point 69 times for a .775 clip in that span.
HUDD EYES THE CENTURY MARK
• With his latest doubles win Sunday, Hudd collected the 95th overall doubles win of his career. Over half of those wins (52-of-95) have come in Tennessee orange. Hudd earned 43 doubles victories while playing at Oklahoma State.
JO MOMENTUM
• Monday, a two-time ITA Singles All-American, is a combined 30-4 in dual singles and doubles matches this spring. At 15-2 in singles and 15-2 on the doubles courts, 24 of those 30 total victories are at the No. 1 lineup spot (12-2 at No. 1 singles and 12-2 at No. 1 doubles).
LIVING IN THE RANKINGS
• With the ITA's April 4 update of its singles and doubles rankings, Tennessee has had either a top-10 singles acclaim or a top-10 doubles pair in 21 of the past 22 dual-season rankings updates, dating to March 24, 2021. The Vols not only have each this week, but a pair of top-two rankings with Monday standing at the No. 2 singles ranking and the duo of Monday and Harper remaining at a career-high doubles ranking as a pairing of No. 2.
HISTORY IN SIGHT
• Harper, with 91 career overall doubles wins at Tennessee, is four wins away from cracking the top 10 on the program's all-time doubles wins list. Should he reach 100 career doubles wins by season's end, he would become just the ninth Vol to ever do so in a career.
MILESTONE TRACKER
• Angel Diaz's singles win Friday at Florida served as his 75th career singles victory, with 49 of those wins coming at Tennessee.
• Harper is one doubles win away from 30 career SEC doubles triumphs.
QUICK HITTERS
• Tennessee has racked up 12 top-10 wins since 2019, including eight top-five victories.
• When winning at the No. 5 singles position this dual season, UT is 14-0.
• Following Friday's win over Florida, Tennessee stands second in the SEC standings at 7-2. Georgia (9-0) currently tops the standings.
COLUMBIA FACTS
• Columbia is often referred to as the "Soda City," stemming from an old abbreviation of Columbia to "Cola."
• With a 2023 population of 137,996, Columbia is the second-largest city in South Carolina.
UP NEXT
Tennessee returns home for its regular-season home finale Friday against Ole Miss. First serve is scheduled for noon ET at Barksdale Stadium.
For the most up-to-date information about the program, follow Tennessee men's tennis on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook.
Winning 11 of its last 13 matches, Tennessee is 7-2 in conference action ahead of its second-to-last road match of the regular season.
Live stats for the match can be found here, while a live stream can be accessed here.
LAST TIME OUT
Tennessee battled for a hard-fought road win at No. 20 Florida Friday, winning 4-3 behind Emile Hudd's clinch.
SCOUTING SOUTH CAROLINA
Tennessee (17-6, 7-2 SEC) and South Carolina (17-4, 6-3 SEC) will log the 60th meeting in series history Sunday, with the Vols holding a 38-21 all-time advantage, dating to 1968. UT has won 15 of the past 18 matchups with the Gamecocks and five of the past six.
A win Sunday would give Tennessee a third top-10 win in its past six matches and its second top-five triumph of the year.
South Carolina has dropped two of its past three home matches, 4-3 to Auburn and 4-0 against Georgia Friday. When the teams last met in Columbia, third-ranked Tennessee took down the 16th-ranked Gamecocks, 4-1, on March 5, 2021.
VOLS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#2 – Johannus Monday
#44 – Emile Hudd
#124 – Shunsuke Mitsui
Doubles
#2 – Pat Harper/Johannus Monday
#44 – Emile Hudd/Shunsuke Mitsui
GAMECOCKS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#6 – Toby Samuel
#11 – Connor Thomson
#88 – Casey Hoole
#120 – Raphael Lambling
Doubles
#1 – Toby Samuel/Connor Thomson
#31 – Jake Beasley/James Story
HOT AT THE RIGHT TIME
• The Vols have found their rhythm as the postseason looms, picking up a top-30 win in each of their last five matches. This includes a trio of top-12 triumphs and four top-25 wins in all. Those wins are over No. 9 Columbia (4-1), No. 29 Texas A&M (6-1), No. 12 Mississippi State (5-2), No. 4 Kentucky (4-0) and No. 20 Florida (4-3)
NO. 1 VERSUS NO. 2
• A clash between the nation's top two doubles teams is set to take place on court one Sunday, with Tennessee's second-ranked Pat Harper and Johannus Monday facing the nation's top-ranked pairing of Toby Samuel and Connor Thomson.
DUBS DUBS
• In 23 matches this year, UT has won the doubles point 20 times and in its 89 matches since the start of the 2021 dual season, Tennessee has won the doubles point 69 times for a .775 clip in that span.
HUDD EYES THE CENTURY MARK
• With his latest doubles win Sunday, Hudd collected the 95th overall doubles win of his career. Over half of those wins (52-of-95) have come in Tennessee orange. Hudd earned 43 doubles victories while playing at Oklahoma State.
JO MOMENTUM
• Monday, a two-time ITA Singles All-American, is a combined 30-4 in dual singles and doubles matches this spring. At 15-2 in singles and 15-2 on the doubles courts, 24 of those 30 total victories are at the No. 1 lineup spot (12-2 at No. 1 singles and 12-2 at No. 1 doubles).
LIVING IN THE RANKINGS
• With the ITA's April 4 update of its singles and doubles rankings, Tennessee has had either a top-10 singles acclaim or a top-10 doubles pair in 21 of the past 22 dual-season rankings updates, dating to March 24, 2021. The Vols not only have each this week, but a pair of top-two rankings with Monday standing at the No. 2 singles ranking and the duo of Monday and Harper remaining at a career-high doubles ranking as a pairing of No. 2.
HISTORY IN SIGHT
• Harper, with 91 career overall doubles wins at Tennessee, is four wins away from cracking the top 10 on the program's all-time doubles wins list. Should he reach 100 career doubles wins by season's end, he would become just the ninth Vol to ever do so in a career.
MILESTONE TRACKER
• Angel Diaz's singles win Friday at Florida served as his 75th career singles victory, with 49 of those wins coming at Tennessee.
• Harper is one doubles win away from 30 career SEC doubles triumphs.
QUICK HITTERS
• Tennessee has racked up 12 top-10 wins since 2019, including eight top-five victories.
• When winning at the No. 5 singles position this dual season, UT is 14-0.
• Following Friday's win over Florida, Tennessee stands second in the SEC standings at 7-2. Georgia (9-0) currently tops the standings.
COLUMBIA FACTS
• Columbia is often referred to as the "Soda City," stemming from an old abbreviation of Columbia to "Cola."
• With a 2023 population of 137,996, Columbia is the second-largest city in South Carolina.
UP NEXT
Tennessee returns home for its regular-season home finale Friday against Ole Miss. First serve is scheduled for noon ET at Barksdale Stadium.
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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