University of Tennessee Athletics
Monday Named SEC Player of the Week
January 31, 2024 | Men's Tennis
After an impressive 7-0 start in singles action atop Tennessee's lineup, Johannus Monday has been named SEC Player of the Week, the conference announced Wednesday.
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The Hull, England, native kicked off the 2024 dual match season with three straight-set wins, defeating Furman's Elijah Poritzky, 6-4, 6-3, Penn's Manfredi Graziani, 6-4, 6-2, and Tennessee Tech's Alex Alvarez, 6-1, 6-2.
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Monday sparked a four-match win streak against ranked opponents with a hard-fought 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-4 victory over Michigan's No. 9 Gavin Young to clinch the Vols' 4-3 win over the No. 14 Wolverines. The senior went on to rout Wake Forest's No. 7 Filippo Moroni, 6-3, 6-4, South Florida's No. 27 Alvin Tudorica, 6-2, 6-0, and Oklahoma's No. 91 Alex Martinez, 6-2, 6-0.
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In doubles competition, Monday, alongside his partner Angel Diaz, recorded a dominant 6-2 win over Michigan's 31st-ranked duo of Gavin Young and Nino Ehrenschneider.
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UT is back in action on Sunday, Feb. 4, traveling to Fort Worth, Texas, to go head-to-head with No. 5 TCU in a top-five matchup.
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The Hull, England, native kicked off the 2024 dual match season with three straight-set wins, defeating Furman's Elijah Poritzky, 6-4, 6-3, Penn's Manfredi Graziani, 6-4, 6-2, and Tennessee Tech's Alex Alvarez, 6-1, 6-2.
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Monday sparked a four-match win streak against ranked opponents with a hard-fought 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-4 victory over Michigan's No. 9 Gavin Young to clinch the Vols' 4-3 win over the No. 14 Wolverines. The senior went on to rout Wake Forest's No. 7 Filippo Moroni, 6-3, 6-4, South Florida's No. 27 Alvin Tudorica, 6-2, 6-0, and Oklahoma's No. 91 Alex Martinez, 6-2, 6-0.
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In doubles competition, Monday, alongside his partner Angel Diaz, recorded a dominant 6-2 win over Michigan's 31st-ranked duo of Gavin Young and Nino Ehrenschneider.
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UT is back in action on Sunday, Feb. 4, traveling to Fort Worth, Texas, to go head-to-head with No. 5 TCU in a top-five matchup.
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