UT Goes Undefeated on Day Two of MTSU Hidden Dual

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Tennessee men's tennis team enjoyed a wealth of player success on Saturday afternoon at the MTSU Outdoor Tennis Complex as representatives did not lose a match in singles or doubles play against MTSU and Tennessee Tech.

In singles play, each individual won in straight sets, as Shunsuke Mitsui, Alejandro Moreno, Jose Garcia, Alan Jesudason, Ian Cruz and Lance Nisbet secured wins for the day.

Doubles action saw similar results, with pairings of Mitsui/Jesudason, Moreno/Cruz and Garcia/Nisbet gaining wins. For Garcia and Nisbet, this is their first win in doubles for their Tennessee careers.

For the competition to date, Tennessee has earned 11 singles wins and five doubles wins. The Vols will conclude action tomorrow against representatives from Indiana at 11:00 a.m. E.T.

Saturday's Results
Doubles
            Shunsuke Mitsui/Alan Jesudason (UT) def. Rostislav Halfinger/Jakub Kroslak (MTSU) 6-2
            Josia Garcia/Lance Nisbet (UT) def. Igor Mandou Berranger/Kristian Thomas (MTSU) 6-4

            Alejandro Moreno/Ian Cruz (UT) def. Oliver Dao/Lucas Bitzer (Tennessee Tech) 6-4
Singles
            #10 Shunsuke Mitsui (UT) def. Jakub Kroslak (MTSU) 6-4, 6-2
            #111 Alejandro Moreno (UT) def. Igor Mandou Berranger (MTSU) 6-2, 6-3
            Alan Jesudason (UT) def. Rostislav Halfinger (MTSU) 6-1, 6-3
            Ian Cruz (UT) def. Kristian Thomas (MTSU) 6-2, 6-1

         Jose Garcia (UT) def. Murilo Burckhardt (Tennessee Tech) 6-4, 6-4
            Lance Nisbet (UT) def. Oliver Dao (Tennessee Tech) 6-3, 6-4

Friday's Results
Doubles
Shunsuke Mitsui/Alan Jesudason (UT) def. Jack Ingram/Paul Wang (Vandy) 6-1
Alejandro Moreno/Ian Cruz (UT) def. Giovanni Ciocca/Facundo Perlov (LU) 6-2
Antoine Testaud/Oliver Thoeny (LU) def. Jose Garcia/Lance Nisbet (UT) 6-4

Singles
#10 Shunsuke Mitsui (UT) def. Jack Ingram (Vandy) 6-1, 6-3
#111 Alejandro Moreno (UT) def. Oscar Jensen (Vandy) 6-0, 6-3

Jose Garcia (UT) def. Facundo Perlov (LU) 6-4, 6-4
Alan Jesudason (UT) def. Giovanni Ciocca (LU) 6-2, 6-1
Ian Cruz (UT) def. Oliver Thoeny (LU) 6-2, 6-1
Antoine Testaud (LU) def. Lance Nisbet (UT) 6-4, 6-2

Sunday's Schedule
vs. Indiana – 11:00 a.m. E.T.

University of Tennessee Athletics

Players Mentioned

Ian Cruz

Jose Garcia

Alan Jesudason

Shunsuke Mitsui

Alejandro Moreno

Lance Nisbet

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