2022-23 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Prata, Martim
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/ Men's Tennis
Martim Prata
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 165
- Hometown:
- Lisbon, Portugal
Bio
SINGLES SUPERLATIVES
Overall Record: 70-51 (14-15 SEC)
- 2018-19: 8-8 (3-3 SEC)
- 2019-20: 25-8 (1-1 SEC)
- 2020-21: 25-14 (7-4 SEC)
- 2021-22: 11-15 (3-6 SEC)
- 2022-23: 1-6 (0-1 SEC)
Record vs. Ranked Opponents (10-14)
- vs. top 10: ---
- vs. top 25: 1-1
- vs. top 50: 0-3
DOUBLES SUPERLATIVES
Overall Record: 55-32 (8-13 SEC)
- 2018-19: 5-6 (0-5 SEC)
- 2019-20: 9-6 (1-2 SEC)
- 2020-21: 28-12 (4-4 SEC)
- 2021-22: 6-4 (0-1 SEC)
- 2022-23: 7-4 (3-1 SEC)
Record vs. Ranked Opponents (5-5)
- vs. top 10: 0-2
- vs. top 25: 3-1
RECORD & HONORS
Singles Record: 70-51Doubles Record: 55-32
Highest Singles Ranking: No. 29 (9/7/21)
Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 33 with Johannus Monday (9/7/21)
Awards & Honors
2023 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 SEC All-Tournament Team
2021 SEC Tournament MVP
2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
SEC Player of the Week (1/28/21)
2020 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2019 ITA Scholar Athlete
2022-23 - GRADUATE STUDENT
Singles Record: 1-6Doubles Record: 7-4
SPRING SEASON
- Completed his degree in Management in May of 2023.
- Picked up a pair of 6-2 doubles wins alongside Diaz to open the NCAA Tournament, defeating Belmont's (5/6/23) Luis/Cruz in the first round and Efstathiou/de Azcona of Wake Forest (5/7/23) in round two.
- Alongside Diaz, clinched the doubles point for the Vols in the SEC Tournament quarterfinal round, defeating Slavic and Schlagenhauf of Ole Miss (4/21/23), 6-3.
- Clinched the doubles point in Tennessee's 6-1 win at South Carolina (4/9/23), alongside Diaz, winning a tiebreaker on court three over Hoole/da Silva, 7-6(4).
- Took down Kentucky's (4/2/23) Draxl/Weekes on court three, 6-4, alongside Diaz en route to Tennessee capturing the doubles point for the 20th time in 22 matches this season.
- Clinched the doubles point for Tennessee alongside Angel Diaz on the road at Georgia (3/18/23) with a 6-4 win on court three over Croyder/Johnston.
- Defeated Tennessee Tech's (1/14/23) Jaime Paquet, 6-0, 6-1 on court four in UT's 7-0 sweep.
- Teamed up with Johannus Monday on court two doubles for a 6-3 win over Holis/Paquet of Tennessee Tech (1/14/23).
2021-22 - SENIOR
Singles Record: 11-15Doubles Record: 6-4
FALL SEASON
- Between singles and doubles, was a combined 6-1 at the Fighting Illini Invitational.
- Opened the fall season alongside sophomore Johannus Monday as the nation's No. 33 doubles pair.
SPRING SEASON
- Helped send the Vols to the NCAA Round of 8, with a convincing 6-3, 6-4 victory over Florida State's Maks Silagy in the Super Regional round.
- In the NCAA Round of 32, conquered Duke's (5/7/22) Andrew Dale, 6-4, 6-2 on court six.
- Won the first nine games of his singles match against Auburn's (4/17/22) Will Nolan, en route to a 6-0, 6-4 triumph at the No. 6 spot.
- As the Vols handled LSU (3/27/22) by a score of 4-1, Prata conquered Joao Graca, 6-2, 6-2 on court five.
- Earned a hard-fought second-set tiebreak win to defeat Ole Miss' (3/6/22) Lukas Engelhardt, 6-3, 7-6(5).
- In Tennessee's first outdoor match of the Spring, defeated Emil Westling of Furman (3/1/22) in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6(5).
- Recorded a perfect 2-0 record in doubles with Johannus Monday at the ITA Kickoff Weekend, garnering a pair of 6-2 wins over Le Tallec/Sirous of Old Dominion (1/28/22) and Memphis' (1/29/22) Rock/Alemany Malea.
- In his third singles match of the spring season, clinched match point in Tennessee's win over Memphis (1/29/22), taking down #88 Jeremy Taylor to send the Vols to the ITA Indoor National Championships for the second time since 2014.
2020-21 - JUNIOR
Singles Record: 25-14Doubles Record: 28-12
SPRING SEASON
- Earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Singles Tournament where he took down South Alabama's Julius Evrard, 6-4, 6-4 in the tournament's opening round.
- Rolled past Arizona's Filip Malbasic, 6-0, 6-3 in the Orange & White's 4-3 victory over the Wildcats (5/17/21) to help propel UT into the NCAA Quarterfinals.
- Combined to finish 3-0 overall at the Knoxville Regional to help propel the Vols past Alabama A&M and Memphis, while booking a trip for UT to Orlando.
- Clinched Championship Point in the Vols dramatic, 4-3, victory over Florida in the SEC Championship match knocking off No. 14 Andy Andrade, 7-6(3), 2-6, 7-5.
- Has victories over three ranked opponents in his last three completed matches in the Vols wins over Texas A&M, South Carolina and Florida.
- Clinched match point at No. 3 singles with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Jeremie Casabon in Tennessee's 7-0 drubbing of Vanderbilt (3/26/21).
- Paired with Johannus Monday to earn a 6-4 doubles win over Millen Hurrion and Liam Draxl of Kentucky, giving the Vols and early 1-0 advantage
- Earned a 7-5, 6-1 singles victory over Nikola Slavic in Tennessee's win over Ole Miss.
- In a rematch with NC State, partnered with Johannus Monday to take down the Wolfpack's No. 23 ranked duo of Alexis Galarneau and Robert Turzak in doubles, 6-3.
- Clinched match point in the Vols' 4-1 triumph over NC State to send UT to the ITA Indoor National Championships.
- Is 6-0 in singles and 5-1 in doubles through six dual matches.
- Rolled to four consecutive singles triumphs at the Volunteer Showdown (11/6-11/8) with partners Josh Raab and Giles Hussey.
- Went 2-1 in singles, with his lone loss coming in a third set tiebreak and 1-2 in doubles at the Bulldog Challenge (10/23-10/25).
- Opened up his junior campaign going 2-1 in doubles and 1-2 in singles at the Gamecock Fall Invitational (10/2-10/4).
2019-20 - SOPHOMORE
Singles Record: 25-8 (2-1 SEC)Doubles Record: 9-6 (1-2 SEC)
SPRING SEASON
- Finished the spring at 12-2 overall with the bulk of his wins coming from courts two and three
- Made a leap in play as he stepped into the No. 2 position for much of the season and proved very capable going 6-0 on court two. Prata also posted a 4-1 mark on court three.
- Went 2-1 against ranked opponents in the spring
- Was 7-3 in doubles, playing every match with Adam Walton
- The sophomore finished the fall season a combined 14-6 in singles and doubles
- Defeated three ranked opponents in singles and doubles
- Won the consolation draw at the Milwaukee Classic
2019 - FRESHMAN
Singles Record: 8-8 (3-3 SEC)Doubles Record: 5-6 (0-5 SEC)
- Joined the team in the spring and jumped right into the action, winning three of his first five matches
- First career win came against No. 70 Bjorn Thomson from Texas Tech, 7-5, 6-1
- Picked up his first SEC win against Jake Beasley of South Carolina, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
- Closed the regular season by winning four of his final five matches
PREP/PERSONAL
- Born August 26, 2000, in Lisbon, Portugal
- Two-time 18U Portugal Singles National Champion
- Qualified for the main draw of the Portugal F21 Futures tournament in Sao Bras de Alportel, advancing to his first professional singles quarterfinal with two victories in the main draw
- Three-time doubles semifinalist at the ITF Futures level
- First Portuguese international in the history of the Tennessee men's tennis program
- Recipient of the McLaughlin Athletic Scholarship Endowment
Everything Orange S2 | Shunsuke Mitsui (Men's Tennis)
Thursday, May 08
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Friday, June 21
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Tuesday, May 14
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Thursday, May 02
