Tennessee Concludes Successful Weekend at SEC/Big 12 Challenge

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Tennessee Concludes Successful Weekend at SEC/Big 12 Challenge

September 24, 2023 | Men's Tennis

STILLWATER, Okla. – Members of Tennessee's tennis squad wrapped up an impressive weekend at the SEC/Big 12 Challenge Sunday, notching a 7-1 singles record at Greenwood Tennis Center.

Tennessee finished 9-2 overall as the SEC dominated the event, outscoring the Big 12, 34-12.

On the final day of singles competition, the Vols went head-to-head against host Oklahoma State. Chris Li rolled past Carl Roothman, 6-1, 6-1, while James Newton dropped a hard-fought three-set match, 4-6, 7-6, 6-0 to Erik Schiessl.

Sunday Results
Martin Braysach/Oskar Brostrom Poulson (Baylor) def. Chris Li/James Newton (Tennessee) 8-3

Chris Li (Tennessee) def. Carl Roothman (Oklahoma State) 6-1, 6-1
Erik Schiessl (Oklahoma State) def. James Newton (Tennessee) 4-6, 7-6, 6-0

Weekend Results
SEC – 34-12
Tennessee – 9-2
Alabama – 10-7
Texas A&M – 15-3

Big 12 – 12-34
Oklahoma State – 2-13
Baylor – 8-8
Texas Tech – 2-13

Up Next
Members of Tennessee tennis will travel to Ithaca, New York to compete in the Ithaca $15k Future, running Oct. 2-8.

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