University of Tennessee Athletics
Friday, February 16
New York, NY
12 PM
University of Tennessee
vs
#5 USC
Men's Tennis Central: ITA National Indoor Championship
February 14, 2024 | Men's Tennis
NEW YORK – The seventh-ranked Tennessee men's tennis team is headed back to the Big Apple for the annual ITA National Indoor Championship, running Feb. 16-19.
Tennessee (7-2) is the fifth seed in the event and will take on 12th-seeded USC, ranked No. 5 nationally, on Friday, Feb. 16, at noon ET inside Cheryl and Philip Milstein Tennis Center.
Live stats for the weekend can be found here, while live streaming of the action can be viewed here. CrackedRacquets is providing a live cast that can be found here.
The Vols clinched their trip to the ITA Indoor Championship for a fourth consecutive season on Jan. 28, behind Angel Diaz's court-six clinch in the Vols' 4-1 win over Oklahoma at the ITA Kickoff Weekend.
SCOUTING USC
Friday's matchup marks the eighth all-time meeting between the Vols and the Trojans, with USC holding a 7-1 advantage in the rivalry. The two schools met in the 2010 NCAA National Championship, and the Vols fell to the Trojans, 4-2.
USC is 4-2 through its opening matches of the 2024 dual match season. In their most recent duals, the Trojans suffered back-to-back losses to Oklahoma State, 6-1, and Baylor, 4-0.
Junior Peter Makk, ranked 38th in singles, is 3-3 playing at the top two lineup spots this season. In 2023, Makk went 16-8 in singles and clinched seven matches for USC, earning All-Pac 12 First Team honors. Senior Lodewijk Weststrate holds a 4-2 record in 2024, playing at the No. 2 and 3 spots. Westrate went 15-5 in singles last season while notching a perfect 10-0 record at the No. 6 spot.
The Trojans boast a collective 9-5 doubles record through their first six matches and have won the doubles point four times in 2024.
VOLS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
9 - Johannus Monday
16 - Shunsuke Mitsui
66 - Filip Pieczonka
Doubles
9 - Johannus Monday/Angel Diaz
28 - Shunsuke Mitsui/Filip Pieczonka
TROJANS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
38 - Peter Makk
63 - Wojtek Marek
96 - Lodewijk Weststrate
Doubles
37 - Stefan Dostanic/Oscar Weightman
ITA INDOORS SUCCESS
Tennessee is no stranger to the ITA Indoor National Championship, boasting 20 program appearances since 1980. In 2022, the hot-handed Vols beat Texas A&M, South Carolina and Baylor to advance to their fourth final in UT history but ultimately fell to TCU, 4-1. Tennessee posted back-to-back final appearances in 2010 and 2011 but dropped both matches to Virginia.
The Vols are 20-20 in ITA Indoors main draw action and 16-10 in consolation matches. Here is UT's record by round:
● Round of 16: 8-11
● Quarterfinals: 6-3
● Semifinals: 4-2
● Championship: 0-4
LAST YEAR AT ITA INDOORS
In 2023, the 11th-ranked Vols fell 4-3 to No. 5 Virginia in a first-round match of the 2023 ITA Team Indoor Championship in Chicago. UT went on to beat No. 17 Stanford, 4-3, and Illinois, 4-1, in consolation matches.
QUICK HITTERS
● Tennessee holds a 16-4 (.800) record in collective dual doubles this spring.
● Johannus Monday has defeated six ranked opponents in 2023-24, four being in the top 30.
● UT has won the doubles point in eight of its nine matches this season.
MILESTONE TRACKER
● Johannus Monday is one win shy of earning his 75th career doubles victory.
● Younes Lalami is one victory away from reaching 40 career singles dual match wins.
● Shunsuke Mitsui needs one more singles victory to hit 75 career singles wins.
● Angel Diaz is three wins away from earning his 90th career singles victory.
TOURNAMENT SEEDING
1. Ohio State
2. TCU
3. Texas
4. Virginia
5. Tennessee
6. Wake Forest
7. South Carolina
8. Columbia
9. Harvard
10. Texas A&M
11. Michigan
12. USC
13. Duke
14. Arizona
15. Arizona State
16. Alabama
UP NEXT
Following the ITA National Indoor Championship, Tennessee closes out non-conference play with a home doubleheader against The Citadel on Monday, Feb. 26.
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 (7-2) is the fifth seed in the event and will take on 12th-seeded USC, ranked No. 5 nationally, on Friday, Feb. 16, at noon ET inside Cheryl and Philip Milstein Tennis Center.
Live stats for the weekend can be found here, while live streaming of the action can be viewed here. CrackedRacquets is providing a live cast that can be found here.
The Vols clinched their trip to the ITA Indoor Championship for a fourth consecutive season on Jan. 28, behind Angel Diaz's court-six clinch in the Vols' 4-1 win over Oklahoma at the ITA Kickoff Weekend.
SCOUTING USC
Friday's matchup marks the eighth all-time meeting between the Vols and the Trojans, with USC holding a 7-1 advantage in the rivalry. The two schools met in the 2010 NCAA National Championship, and the Vols fell to the Trojans, 4-2.
USC is 4-2 through its opening matches of the 2024 dual match season. In their most recent duals, the Trojans suffered back-to-back losses to Oklahoma State, 6-1, and Baylor, 4-0.
Junior Peter Makk, ranked 38th in singles, is 3-3 playing at the top two lineup spots this season. In 2023, Makk went 16-8 in singles and clinched seven matches for USC, earning All-Pac 12 First Team honors. Senior Lodewijk Weststrate holds a 4-2 record in 2024, playing at the No. 2 and 3 spots. Westrate went 15-5 in singles last season while notching a perfect 10-0 record at the No. 6 spot.
The Trojans boast a collective 9-5 doubles record through their first six matches and have won the doubles point four times in 2024.
VOLS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
9 - Johannus Monday
16 - Shunsuke Mitsui
66 - Filip Pieczonka
Doubles
9 - Johannus Monday/Angel Diaz
28 - Shunsuke Mitsui/Filip Pieczonka
TROJANS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
38 - Peter Makk
63 - Wojtek Marek
96 - Lodewijk Weststrate
Doubles
37 - Stefan Dostanic/Oscar Weightman
ITA INDOORS SUCCESS
Tennessee is no stranger to the ITA Indoor National Championship, boasting 20 program appearances since 1980. In 2022, the hot-handed Vols beat Texas A&M, South Carolina and Baylor to advance to their fourth final in UT history but ultimately fell to TCU, 4-1. Tennessee posted back-to-back final appearances in 2010 and 2011 but dropped both matches to Virginia.
The Vols are 20-20 in ITA Indoors main draw action and 16-10 in consolation matches. Here is UT's record by round:
● Round of 16: 8-11
● Quarterfinals: 6-3
● Semifinals: 4-2
● Championship: 0-4
LAST YEAR AT ITA INDOORS
In 2023, the 11th-ranked Vols fell 4-3 to No. 5 Virginia in a first-round match of the 2023 ITA Team Indoor Championship in Chicago. UT went on to beat No. 17 Stanford, 4-3, and Illinois, 4-1, in consolation matches.
QUICK HITTERS
● Tennessee holds a 16-4 (.800) record in collective dual doubles this spring.
● Johannus Monday has defeated six ranked opponents in 2023-24, four being in the top 30.
● UT has won the doubles point in eight of its nine matches this season.
MILESTONE TRACKER
● Johannus Monday is one win shy of earning his 75th career doubles victory.
● Younes Lalami is one victory away from reaching 40 career singles dual match wins.
● Shunsuke Mitsui needs one more singles victory to hit 75 career singles wins.
● Angel Diaz is three wins away from earning his 90th career singles victory.
TOURNAMENT SEEDING
1. Ohio State
2. TCU
3. Texas
4. Virginia
5. Tennessee
6. Wake Forest
7. South Carolina
8. Columbia
9. Harvard
10. Texas A&M
11. Michigan
12. USC
13. Duke
14. Arizona
15. Arizona State
16. Alabama
UP NEXT
Following the ITA National Indoor Championship, Tennessee closes out non-conference play with a home doubleheader against The Citadel on Monday, Feb. 26.
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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