BATON ROUGE, La. – The eighth-ranked Tennessee men’s tennis team cruised to a 4-0 win over No. 28 LSU on Sunday afternoon at the LSU Tennis Center Complex.
The Vols (16-4, 5-1 SEC) posted two ranked wins to secure the doubles point over the Tigers (11-6, 1-5 SEC), starting with a 6-4 effort from 20th-ranked Shunsuke Mitsui and Filip Pieczonka over LSU’s No. 73 Welsh Hotard and George Stoupe, marking the pair’s third win over a ranked opponent this season. Moments later, the fourth-ranked duo of Johannus Monday and Angel Diaz took down the Tigers’ Stefan Latinovic and Aleksi Lofman, ranked 51st in the nation, to boast their fifth victory over a ranked opponent in 2024.
Pieczonka gave UT a 2-0 advantage with a 6-3, 6-4 effort over Julien Penzlin at the No. 5 spot. Mitsui finished off Lofman with a 6-1, 7-6(8) win on court two, notching his 25th career conference victory. Chris Li routed Stoupe in 6-2, 7-5 fashion on court three to secure the Big Orange sweep.
CHRIS LI FINDING A GROOVE
Li is currently on a five-match winning streak in SEC play and holds a 6-1 record at the No. 3 spot for Tennessee.
SHUN AT NO. 2
Mitsui holds a strong 13-4 career mark at the No. 2 spot for the Vols and has defeated five ranked opponents in that position. The junior is 5-1 in conference action and is one win away from reaching 20 singles victories in 2023-24.
UP NEXT
UT will travel to Nashville to face in-state foe Vanderbilt at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT) next Sunday at the Currey Tennis Center Complex.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. #4 Johannus Monday/Angel Diaz (UT) def. #51 Stefan Latinovic/Aleksi Lofman (LSU), 6-4
2. #20 Shunsuke Mitsui/Filip Pieczonka (UT) def. #73 Welsh Hotard/George Stoupe (LSU), 6-4
3. Chen Dong/Julien Penzlin (LSU) def. Younes Lalami/James Newton (UT), 6-1
Order of Finish: 3,2,1
Singles
1. #6 Johannus Monday (UT) vs. Stefan Latinovic (LSU), 7-6(3), 6-6 (0-0) unfinished
2. #23 Shunsuke Mitsui (UT) def. Aleksi Lofman (LSU), 6-1, 7-6(8)
3. Chris Li (UT) def. George Stoupe (LSU), 6-2, 7-5
4. Angel Diaz (UT) vs. Alessio Vasquez (LSU), 7-5, 4-6, 2-2 unfinished
5. #94 Filip Pieczonka (UT) def. Julien Penzlin (LSU), 6-3, 6-4
6. Rudy Ceccon (LSU) vs. James Newton (UT), 6-1, 6-6 (6-6) unfinished
Order of Finish: 5,2,3
The Vols (16-4, 5-1 SEC) posted two ranked wins to secure the doubles point over the Tigers (11-6, 1-5 SEC), starting with a 6-4 effort from 20th-ranked Shunsuke Mitsui and Filip Pieczonka over LSU’s No. 73 Welsh Hotard and George Stoupe, marking the pair’s third win over a ranked opponent this season. Moments later, the fourth-ranked duo of Johannus Monday and Angel Diaz took down the Tigers’ Stefan Latinovic and Aleksi Lofman, ranked 51st in the nation, to boast their fifth victory over a ranked opponent in 2024.
Pieczonka gave UT a 2-0 advantage with a 6-3, 6-4 effort over Julien Penzlin at the No. 5 spot. Mitsui finished off Lofman with a 6-1, 7-6(8) win on court two, notching his 25th career conference victory. Chris Li routed Stoupe in 6-2, 7-5 fashion on court three to secure the Big Orange sweep.
CHRIS LI FINDING A GROOVE
Li is currently on a five-match winning streak in SEC play and holds a 6-1 record at the No. 3 spot for Tennessee.
SHUN AT NO. 2
Mitsui holds a strong 13-4 career mark at the No. 2 spot for the Vols and has defeated five ranked opponents in that position. The junior is 5-1 in conference action and is one win away from reaching 20 singles victories in 2023-24.
UP NEXT
UT will travel to Nashville to face in-state foe Vanderbilt at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT) next Sunday at the Currey Tennis Center Complex.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. #4 Johannus Monday/Angel Diaz (UT) def. #51 Stefan Latinovic/Aleksi Lofman (LSU), 6-4
2. #20 Shunsuke Mitsui/Filip Pieczonka (UT) def. #73 Welsh Hotard/George Stoupe (LSU), 6-4
3. Chen Dong/Julien Penzlin (LSU) def. Younes Lalami/James Newton (UT), 6-1
Order of Finish: 3,2,1
Singles
1. #6 Johannus Monday (UT) vs. Stefan Latinovic (LSU), 7-6(3), 6-6 (0-0) unfinished
2. #23 Shunsuke Mitsui (UT) def. Aleksi Lofman (LSU), 6-1, 7-6(8)
3. Chris Li (UT) def. George Stoupe (LSU), 6-2, 7-5
4. Angel Diaz (UT) vs. Alessio Vasquez (LSU), 7-5, 4-6, 2-2 unfinished
5. #94 Filip Pieczonka (UT) def. Julien Penzlin (LSU), 6-3, 6-4
6. Rudy Ceccon (LSU) vs. James Newton (UT), 6-1, 6-6 (6-6) unfinished
Order of Finish: 5,2,3
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