Men’s Tennis Central: #6 [2] Tennessee vs. #25 [7] Florida

BATON ROUGE, La. – The sixth-ranked and No. 2 seed Tennessee men’s tennis team is set to begin postseason play Friday at 3 p.m. ET (2 CT), facing 25th-ranked and No. 7 seed Florida in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals, hosted by LSU at the LSU Tennis Complex.
 
Live stats will be provided and can be accessed here. A live stream of the action can be found here.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Tennessee narrowly fell to No. 4 Kentucky, 4-3, in Lexington on Sunday, claiming a second-place finish in the SEC standings.
 
SCOUTING FLORIDA
UT defeated the Gators, 6-1, at home on March 10, winning the doubles point and five singles courts. UF’s Jeremy Jin, ranked 52nd in singles, registered a 4-6 conference record this season atop the lineup. Aidam Kim, primarily playing at the No. 2 spot, notched a 7-5 mark in SEC play.
 
Florida took down 10th-seeded Vanderbilt, 4-2, in the second round of the SEC Tournament Thursday, posting wins on four singles courts.
 
VOLS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#2 – Johannus Monday
#31 – Shunsuke Mitsui
 
Doubles
#8 – Johannus Monday/Angel Diaz
#83 – Shunsuke Mitsui/Filip Pieczonka
 
GATORS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#52 – Jeremy Jin
 
Doubles
#23 – Nate Bonetto/Aidan Kim
#69 – Tanapatt Nirundorn/Adhithya Ganesan
 
JO AND ANGEL AT NO. 1
Johannus Monday and Angel Diaz hold a 9-2 record against ranked opponents this season, including an impressive 3-0 mark against those residing in the top 10. The duo boasts a 16-4 record in 2024 and finished conference play with a 9-3 mark playing at the No. 1 spot.
 
JO MOMENTUM
Johannus Monday has built a 21-2 dual match record this season and is the highest-ranked SEC player, standing second nationally in the latest ITA rankings. The reigning SEC Player of the Year posted a stellar 10-0 conference record in 2024 atop the lineup. The senior is 15-1 against ranked opponents this season and boasts a .808 career winning percentage. 
 
QUICK HITTERS

• Tennessee has held a top-10 ITA ranking since the beginning of the 2024 dual match season (1/3/24).
• The Vols are 20-2 when they win the doubles point and hold a .738 winning percentage in dual match play.
• UT is seeking its fifth SEC Tournament title in program history, with the last championship coming in 2021.

 
UP NEXT
With a win Friday, Tennessee would advance to the SEC Championship semifinal and play the winner of Mississippi State vs. South Carolina. First serve is slated for 1 p.m. ET (noon CT) at the LSU Tennis Complex.
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