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Men's Tennis Central: SEC/Big 12 Challenge
September 21, 2023 | Men's Tennis
STILLWATER, Okla. – Three Vols will represent Tennessee and the Southeastern Conference at the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, hosted by Oklahoma State at Greenwood Tennis Center, running Sept. 22-24.
Members of Alabama, Tennessee and Texas A&M will go head-to-head against members of Baylor, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech in a three-day event consisting of singles and doubles competition.
No. 66 Shunsuke Mitsui, Chris Li and James Newton will be donning the orange and white this weekend. Mitsui is slated to compete in his first collegiate event of the year, while Li and Newton are coming off a solid weekend at the Wake Forest Invitational, notching singles records of 3-1 and 2-1, respectively.
Schedule
Friday, Sept. 22
Shunsuke Mitsui (Tennessee)/Derek Pham (Oklahoma State) vs. Sebastian Abboud/Tyler Stewart (Texas Tech) (first on ct. 4) – 2 p.m. ET
Chris Li/James Newton (Tennessee) vs. Jonas Gundaacker/Takeyasu Sekiguchi (Texas Tech) (first on ct. 6) – 2 p.m. ET
#66 Shunsuke Mitsui (Tennessee) vs. Louis Bowden (Baylor) (second on ct. 3) – TBD
James Newton (Tennessee) vs. #48 Martin Breysach (Baylor) (third on ct. 3) – TBD
Chris Li (Tennessee) vs. Marko Miladinovic (Baylor) (third on ct. 5) – TBD
Saturday, Sept. 23
Shunsuke Mitsui (Tennessee)/Derek Pham (Oklahoma State) vs. Alessio Basile/Alex Garcia (Oklahoma State) (first on ct. 1) – 12 p.m. ET
Chris Li/James Newton (Tennessee) vs. Carl Roothman/Erik Shiessl (Oklahoma State) (first on ct. 2) – 12 p.m. ET
James Newton (Tennessee) vs. Takeyasu Sekiguchi (Texas Tech) (second on ct. 4) – TBD
Chris Li (Tennessee) vs. Sebastian Abboud (Texas Tech) (second on ct. 6) – TBD
#66 Shunsuke Mitsui (Tennessee) vs. Tyler Stewart (Texas Tech) (third on ct. 4) – TBD
Sunday, Sept. 24
Shunsuke Mitsui (Tennessee)/Derek Pham (Oklahoma State) vs. Martin Breysach/Oskar Brostrom Poulson (Baylor) (first on ct. 3) – 10 a.m. ET
Chris Li/James Newton (Tennessee) vs. Louis Bowden/Marko Miladinovic (Baylor) (first on ct. 5) – 10 a.m. ET
#66 Shunsuke Mitsui (Tennessee) vs. #116 Alex Garcia (Oklahoma State) (second on ct. 1) – TBD
James Newton (Tennessee) vs. Erik Shiessl (Oklahoma State) (third on ct. 1) – TBD
Chris Li (Tennessee) vs. Carl Roothman (Oklahoma State) (third on ct. 2) – TBD
Next Up
The Vols will travel to Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the annual ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships running Oct. 12-15 at the Champions Club Tennis Complex.
For the most up-to-date information about the program and to follow along with the action in Stillwater this weekend, follow Tennessee men's tennis on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook.
Members of Alabama, Tennessee and Texas A&M will go head-to-head against members of Baylor, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech in a three-day event consisting of singles and doubles competition.
No. 66 Shunsuke Mitsui, Chris Li and James Newton will be donning the orange and white this weekend. Mitsui is slated to compete in his first collegiate event of the year, while Li and Newton are coming off a solid weekend at the Wake Forest Invitational, notching singles records of 3-1 and 2-1, respectively.
Schedule
Friday, Sept. 22
Shunsuke Mitsui (Tennessee)/Derek Pham (Oklahoma State) vs. Sebastian Abboud/Tyler Stewart (Texas Tech) (first on ct. 4) – 2 p.m. ET
Chris Li/James Newton (Tennessee) vs. Jonas Gundaacker/Takeyasu Sekiguchi (Texas Tech) (first on ct. 6) – 2 p.m. ET
#66 Shunsuke Mitsui (Tennessee) vs. Louis Bowden (Baylor) (second on ct. 3) – TBD
James Newton (Tennessee) vs. #48 Martin Breysach (Baylor) (third on ct. 3) – TBD
Chris Li (Tennessee) vs. Marko Miladinovic (Baylor) (third on ct. 5) – TBD
Saturday, Sept. 23
Shunsuke Mitsui (Tennessee)/Derek Pham (Oklahoma State) vs. Alessio Basile/Alex Garcia (Oklahoma State) (first on ct. 1) – 12 p.m. ET
Chris Li/James Newton (Tennessee) vs. Carl Roothman/Erik Shiessl (Oklahoma State) (first on ct. 2) – 12 p.m. ET
James Newton (Tennessee) vs. Takeyasu Sekiguchi (Texas Tech) (second on ct. 4) – TBD
Chris Li (Tennessee) vs. Sebastian Abboud (Texas Tech) (second on ct. 6) – TBD
#66 Shunsuke Mitsui (Tennessee) vs. Tyler Stewart (Texas Tech) (third on ct. 4) – TBD
Sunday, Sept. 24
Shunsuke Mitsui (Tennessee)/Derek Pham (Oklahoma State) vs. Martin Breysach/Oskar Brostrom Poulson (Baylor) (first on ct. 3) – 10 a.m. ET
Chris Li/James Newton (Tennessee) vs. Louis Bowden/Marko Miladinovic (Baylor) (first on ct. 5) – 10 a.m. ET
#66 Shunsuke Mitsui (Tennessee) vs. #116 Alex Garcia (Oklahoma State) (second on ct. 1) – TBD
James Newton (Tennessee) vs. Erik Shiessl (Oklahoma State) (third on ct. 1) – TBD
Chris Li (Tennessee) vs. Carl Roothman (Oklahoma State) (third on ct. 2) – TBD
Next Up
The Vols will travel to Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the annual ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships running Oct. 12-15 at the Champions Club Tennis Complex.
For the most up-to-date information about the program and to follow along with the action in Stillwater this weekend, follow Tennessee men's tennis on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook.
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