University of Tennessee Athletics
Sunday, March 31
Knoxville, TN
1 PM
University of Tennessee
vs
#20 South Carolina
Men's Tennis Central: #8 Tennessee vs. #20 South Carolina
March 30, 2024 | Men's Tennis
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The eighth-ranked Tennessee men's tennis team is geared up for its Senior Day contest vs. No. 20 South Carolina on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET at Barksdale Stadium.
Live stats will be provided and can be found here. Live streaming is available through Playsight here.CrackedRacquets is providing cross-court coverage of SEC matches on Friday through ESPN+ which can be found here.
Admission is free and complimentary tennis parking is located in SC40 at the Kingston Pike Building. Additional parking information can be found here. The first 75 fans will receive an exclusive Tennessee Tennis t-shirt.
For outdoor matches at Barksdale Stadium this season, concessions and alcoholic beverages will be sold on the concourse at the top of the grandstand behind court two. More information on Tennessee's enhanced fan experience efforts can be found here.
LAST TIME OUT
The Vols (18-4, 7-1 SEC) cranked out a gritty win over No. 21 Alabama on Friday, fueled by a 7-5 comeback win from seventh-ranked Johannus Monday and Angel Diaz in doubles play.
In singles, fifth-ranked Monday took down the Crimson Tide's No. 42 Planinsek in decisive 6-3, 6-3 fashion atop the lineup, and Diaz routed Dimic, 6-1, 7-6(2), on court six to tally his fifth conference win of the season. Li defeated his second ranked opponent of 2024 with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory over No. 84 Aguiard on court three. No. 40 Mitsui served out a bagel in his final set to beat Zimnokh, 0-6, 7-6(3), 6-0, at the No. 2 spot.
SCOUTING SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina (11-9, 4-4 SEC) is coming off a 4-3 road victory over Georgia on Friday. No. 21 Toby Samuel boasts an 11-4 record atop the lineup and is 7-4 vs. ranked opponents this year. Lucas De Silva currently is on a five-match winning streak, holding a 9-6 mark at the No. 5 and 6 spots. Samuel and his partner, Casey Hoole, ranked 19th as a pair, are 8-4 at the No. 1 spot, defeating four ranked opponents in 2024.
VOLS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#5 - Johannus Monday
#40 - Shunsuke Mitsui
#109 - Filip Pieczonka
Doubles
#7 - Johannus Monday/Angel Diaz
#20 - Shunsuke Mitsui/Filip Pieczonka
GAMECOCKS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#21 - Toby Samuel
#105 - Casey Hoole
Doubles
#19 - Toby Samuel/Casey Hoole
CHRIS LI FINDING A GROOVE
Chris Li currently is on a seven-match winning streak in SEC play and holds a 9-1 record at the No. 3 spot for Tennessee.
JOMO VS. RANKED OPPONENTS
Johannus Monday holds a 51-17 career record against ranked opponents. The senior boasts an impressive 10-0 mark over those residing in the top 10 and is two singles victories shy of eclipsing 100 career wins.
ANGEL AND JOMO AT NO. 1
The duo of Angel Diaz and Johannus Monday earned their seventh win over a ranked opponent this season with a 7-5 comeback effort over the Tide's Planinsek and Zimnokh. The two hold a 12-3 mark as a pair in 2023-24.
UP NEXT
Tennessee will travel to Starkville to take on No. 13 Mississippi State next Friday at 4 p.m. ET (3 p.m. CT) at A.J. Pitts Tennis Center.
Live stats will be provided and can be found here. Live streaming is available through Playsight here.CrackedRacquets is providing cross-court coverage of SEC matches on Friday through ESPN+ which can be found here.
Admission is free and complimentary tennis parking is located in SC40 at the Kingston Pike Building. Additional parking information can be found here. The first 75 fans will receive an exclusive Tennessee Tennis t-shirt.
For outdoor matches at Barksdale Stadium this season, concessions and alcoholic beverages will be sold on the concourse at the top of the grandstand behind court two. More information on Tennessee's enhanced fan experience efforts can be found here.
LAST TIME OUT
The Vols (18-4, 7-1 SEC) cranked out a gritty win over No. 21 Alabama on Friday, fueled by a 7-5 comeback win from seventh-ranked Johannus Monday and Angel Diaz in doubles play.
In singles, fifth-ranked Monday took down the Crimson Tide's No. 42 Planinsek in decisive 6-3, 6-3 fashion atop the lineup, and Diaz routed Dimic, 6-1, 7-6(2), on court six to tally his fifth conference win of the season. Li defeated his second ranked opponent of 2024 with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory over No. 84 Aguiard on court three. No. 40 Mitsui served out a bagel in his final set to beat Zimnokh, 0-6, 7-6(3), 6-0, at the No. 2 spot.
SCOUTING SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina (11-9, 4-4 SEC) is coming off a 4-3 road victory over Georgia on Friday. No. 21 Toby Samuel boasts an 11-4 record atop the lineup and is 7-4 vs. ranked opponents this year. Lucas De Silva currently is on a five-match winning streak, holding a 9-6 mark at the No. 5 and 6 spots. Samuel and his partner, Casey Hoole, ranked 19th as a pair, are 8-4 at the No. 1 spot, defeating four ranked opponents in 2024.
VOLS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#5 - Johannus Monday
#40 - Shunsuke Mitsui
#109 - Filip Pieczonka
Doubles
#7 - Johannus Monday/Angel Diaz
#20 - Shunsuke Mitsui/Filip Pieczonka
GAMECOCKS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#21 - Toby Samuel
#105 - Casey Hoole
Doubles
#19 - Toby Samuel/Casey Hoole
CHRIS LI FINDING A GROOVE
Chris Li currently is on a seven-match winning streak in SEC play and holds a 9-1 record at the No. 3 spot for Tennessee.
JOMO VS. RANKED OPPONENTS
Johannus Monday holds a 51-17 career record against ranked opponents. The senior boasts an impressive 10-0 mark over those residing in the top 10 and is two singles victories shy of eclipsing 100 career wins.
ANGEL AND JOMO AT NO. 1
The duo of Angel Diaz and Johannus Monday earned their seventh win over a ranked opponent this season with a 7-5 comeback effort over the Tide's Planinsek and Zimnokh. The two hold a 12-3 mark as a pair in 2023-24.
UP NEXT
Tennessee will travel to Starkville to take on No. 13 Mississippi State next Friday at 4 p.m. ET (3 p.m. CT) at A.J. Pitts Tennis Center.
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