Men’s Tennis Central: Tennessee vs. #1 Wake Forest and #3 TCU

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Men's Tennis is set to face off against last year's national champion in No. 1 Wake Forest on Sunday, Jan. 19, at 2 p.m. ET. UT will also play against the national runner-up from last season, No. 3 TCU, on Monday, Jan. 20, at 1 p.m. ET. Both matches will take place at the Goodfriend Tennis Center in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Live streams of the matches will be provided HERE, and live stats are available HERE.

The Big Orange opened their season on Jan. 9 by sweeping a doubleheader against ETSU. Tennessee captured those wins by beating the Bucs, 6-1, in the first match and 5-2 in the second. The Vols won doubles points to open both matches and closed the contests out by claiming the first three singles finished.

SCOUTING THE DEACS
Wake Forest began the season ranked No. 1 nationally after winning an NCAA Championship last season. The Demon Deacons (2-0) began their campaign with a doubleheader sweep of their own with wins against Saint Joseph, 7-0, and ETSU, 4-0. Wake's roster contains four players ranked in the top 100 in singles and one doubles pair ranked in the top five.

The Vols lead the all-time series against Wake Forest, 15-7. Last season was the last time the two opponents faced off, with UT dropping the match, 4-0.

SCOUTING THE HORNED FROGS
Texas Christian University (1-1) is ranked No. 3 in the nation after falling in the national championship match against Wake in 2025. TCU split its first two matches of 2025-26, taking care of Abilene Christian, 7-0, and falling at home vs. No. 5 Virginia, 6-1, on Thursday. The Horned Frogs have five men ranked in singles and two tandems ranked in doubles.

In the all-time series with TCU, Tennessee holds a 7-4 edge. The last time the two played a match, the Big Orange lost a close one, 4-3, in 2024.

VOLS IN THE RANKINGS                                                                                                                                        Singles
#121 – Alejandro Moreno

DEMON DEACONS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#12 – DK Suresh Ekambaram
#15 – Luca Pow
#64 – Kacper Szymkowiak
#96 – Andrew Delgado

Doubles
#4 – DK Suresh Ekambaram/Andrew Delgado

HORNED FROGS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#6 – Duncan Chan
#45 – Cosme Rolland De Ravel
#47 – Julian Alonso
#77 – Roger Pascual
#114 – Maximus Dussault

Doubles
#9 – Albert Pedrico/Cosme Rolland De Ravel
#23 – Cosme Rolland De Ravel/Duncan Chan

SHOWING OUT FOR THE 865
UT's two Knoxville natives have opened the season with perfect records in singles and doubles. Jose Garcia and Alejandro Moreno began the dual campaign with two wins each in singles at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, and are 2-0 playing doubles with different partners. The two homegrown kids look to play a pivotal role for the Vols this season.

NEXT UP
Tennessee has a quick turnaround before its next match, traveling to Raleigh, North Carolina, to participate in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend, Jan. 23-24. UT was selected as the No. 2 seed for the NC State Region. As a result, the Vols will play the No. 3 seed, Texas A&M, at 5 p.m. ET on Jan. 23. The match-up does not count towards conference play. Depending on the outcome, UT will face either NC State or Duke the next day.

Men’s Tennis Central: Tennessee vs. #1 Wake Forest and #3 TCU

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Players Mentioned

Jose Garcia

Alejandro Moreno

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