Men’s Tennis Central: #8 Tennessee vs. #25 Ole Miss

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The eighth-ranked Tennessee men’s tennis team gears up for its 25th match of the season, as it plays host to No. 25 Ole Miss Thursday at 4 p.m. ET.
 
Thursday’s match will be streamed live online via SEC Network+ and the ESPN app, with Cracked Racquets providing whiparound coverage. Live stats will be provided by UTsports.com and can be found here. Live streaming is available for free through Playsight here.
 
Admission is free and complimentary tennis parking is located in SC40 at the Kingston Pike Building. Additional parking information can be found here.
 
For outdoor matches at Barksdale Stadium this season, concessions and alcoholic beverages will be sold on the concourse, at the top of the grandstand behind court two. More information on Tennessee’s enhanced fan experience efforts can be found here.
 
The first 50 fans in attendance will receive a free Tennessee tennis coffee mug. Additionally, a $5 concession voucher will go to the first 100 fans Thursday.

LAST TIME OUT

Tennessee pummeled No. 5 South Carolina on the road Sunday, winning 6-1 with four straight-set singles victories.

SCOUTING OLE MISS

Tennessee (18-6, 8-2 SEC) and Ole Miss (16-6, 6-4 SEC) meet in a top-25 matchup Thursday, marking the 63rd meeting all-time between the schools. Tennessee leads the series, 34-28, dating to 1940. The Vols have won eight consecutive matches over the Rebels, a winning streak that began in 2017.

 

Ole Miss is 2-2 in road matches this season. Its current three-match winning streak consists of three home matches. Last season, the Vols rolled in Oxford over the Rebels, 6-1, in their second match of conference play.

 

VOLS IN THE RANKINGS

Singles

#2 – Johannus Monday

#27 – Emile Hudd

#118 – Shunsuke Mitsui

 

Doubles

#3 – Pat Harper/Johannus Monday 

#42 – Emile Hudd/Shunsuke Mitsui

 

REBELS IN THE RANKINGS

Singles

#65 – Nikola Slavic

 

Doubles

#46 – Nikola Slavic/Lukas Engelhardt

WINNING IN THE 865

• Since the beginning of the 2020 dual season, Tennessee boasts a 54-5 (.915) record in home matches, including a 13-1 home mark in 2023.

 

DUBS DUBS

• In 24 matches this year, UT has won the doubles point 21 times. In its 90 matches since the start of the 2021 dual season, Tennessee has won the doubles point 70 times for a .778 clip in that span.

JO MOMENTUM

• Johannus Monday, a two-time ITA Singles All-American, is a combined 31-5 in dual singles and doubles…