BATON ROUGE, La. – The eighth-ranked Tennessee men’s tennis team is slated for another conference road contest, taking on No. 28 LSU at 1 p.m. ET (noon CT) on Sunday at the LSU Tennis Complex.
Live stats can be found here. A live stream will be provided and can be found here. CrackedRacquets will be providing cross-court coverage of Sunday’s SEC matches on ESPN+ here.
LAST TIME OUT
The Vols (15-4, 4-1 SEC) fell to No. 12 Texas A&M, 5-2, on Friday in their first SEC road contest. Chris Li posted his first ranked win of the season with a 7-6(2), 6-2 effort over the Aggies’ No. 118 Togan Tokac on court three.
SCOUTING LSU
LSU (11-5, 1-4 SEC) has lost four consecutive matches in conference play, most recently dropping to Kentucky, 4-2, at home. Stefan Latinovic, who plays atop the Tigers’ singles lineup, boasts a 7-5 record in that position, losing five of his six most recent matchups. Julien Penzlin is 9-1 at the No. 6 spot in singles while holding a perfect 8-0 doubles record alongside his partner, Chen Dong. Welsh Hotard and George Stoupe, ranked 74th in the nation, are 8-1 at the No. 2 doubles spot.
VOLS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#7 – Johannus Monday
#23 – Shunsuke Mitsui
#94 – Filip Pieczonka
Doubles
#4 – Johannus Monday/Angel Diaz
#20 – Shunsuke Mitsui/Filip Pieczonka
TIGERS IN THE RANKINGS
Doubles
#51 – Aleksi Lofman/Stefan Latinovic
#74 – Welsh Hotard/George Stoupe
MONDAY VS. RANKED OPPONENTS
With his straight-set victory over the Aggies’ No. 36 Raphael Perot, Johannus Monday has defeated 11 ranked opponents in 2023-24, with seven residing in the top 50. The senior boasts a 15-2 record atop the lineup this season and is four wins away from eclipsing 100 career singles victories.
CHRIS LI FINDING A GROOVE
Li is currently on a four-match winning streak in SEC play and holds a 5-1 record at the No. 3 spot for Tennessee. His win over A&M’s Tokac marked his 10th dual match win this season.
QUICK HITTERS
● Tennessee holds a 37-10 (.787) collective record in doubles this spring, including a 12-2 record atop the lineup and a 13-2 mark at the No. 2 spot.
● Johannus Monday has defeated eleven ranked opponents in 2023-24, seven residing in the top 50.
● UT has won the doubles point in 17 of its 19 matches this season.
MILESTONE TRACKER
● Shunsuke Mitsui is one singles victory away from reaching 25 career conference wins.
● Johannus Monday needs…
Live stats can be found here. A live stream will be provided and can be found here. CrackedRacquets will be providing cross-court coverage of Sunday’s SEC matches on ESPN+ here.
LAST TIME OUT
The Vols (15-4, 4-1 SEC) fell to No. 12 Texas A&M, 5-2, on Friday in their first SEC road contest. Chris Li posted his first ranked win of the season with a 7-6(2), 6-2 effort over the Aggies’ No. 118 Togan Tokac on court three.
SCOUTING LSU
LSU (11-5, 1-4 SEC) has lost four consecutive matches in conference play, most recently dropping to Kentucky, 4-2, at home. Stefan Latinovic, who plays atop the Tigers’ singles lineup, boasts a 7-5 record in that position, losing five of his six most recent matchups. Julien Penzlin is 9-1 at the No. 6 spot in singles while holding a perfect 8-0 doubles record alongside his partner, Chen Dong. Welsh Hotard and George Stoupe, ranked 74th in the nation, are 8-1 at the No. 2 doubles spot.
VOLS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#7 – Johannus Monday
#23 – Shunsuke Mitsui
#94 – Filip Pieczonka
Doubles
#4 – Johannus Monday/Angel Diaz
#20 – Shunsuke Mitsui/Filip Pieczonka
TIGERS IN THE RANKINGS
Doubles
#51 – Aleksi Lofman/Stefan Latinovic
#74 – Welsh Hotard/George Stoupe
MONDAY VS. RANKED OPPONENTS
With his straight-set victory over the Aggies’ No. 36 Raphael Perot, Johannus Monday has defeated 11 ranked opponents in 2023-24, with seven residing in the top 50. The senior boasts a 15-2 record atop the lineup this season and is four wins away from eclipsing 100 career singles victories.
CHRIS LI FINDING A GROOVE
Li is currently on a four-match winning streak in SEC play and holds a 5-1 record at the No. 3 spot for Tennessee. His win over A&M’s Tokac marked his 10th dual match win this season.
QUICK HITTERS
● Tennessee holds a 37-10 (.787) collective record in doubles this spring, including a 12-2 record atop the lineup and a 13-2 mark at the No. 2 spot.
● Johannus Monday has defeated eleven ranked opponents in 2023-24, seven residing in the top 50.
● UT has won the doubles point in 17 of its 19 matches this season.
MILESTONE TRACKER
● Shunsuke Mitsui is one singles victory away from reaching 25 career conference wins.
● Johannus Monday needs…
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