A total of six Vols will take part in the event throughout the weekend, including Shunsuke Mitsui, Alejandro Moreno, Ian Cruz, Alan Jesudason, Lance Nisbet and Jose Garcia.
Members of the Big Orange will face representatives from Vanderbilt and Lipscomb on Friday, MTSU on Saturday and Indiana on Sunday.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS (5)
Tennessee
Indiana
Lipscomb
MTSU
Vanderbilt
Consistent with standard college fall tennis customs, no team results will be had from the competition in Murfreesboro this weekend or the remainder of the fall slate. Individuals will still be credited with wins/losses throughout fall action.
BIG ORANGE DEBUTS
This weekend, five of the six players competing for Tennessee will make their first appearances as Vols. Three transfers and two freshmen will see their first action on the courts, giving UT a promising mix of young talent and seasoned players some early-season experience.
MITSUI CHASING 100 WINS
Shunsuke Mitsui currently sits at 92 singles wins for his career and is inching closer to the 100-win mark. The senior looks to be the third Vol in the past two seasons to reach 100 singles victories, as Angel Diaz and Johannus Monday accomplished the feat last year.
UP NEXT
Following Tennessee’s opening weekend in Murfreesboro, the Vols will travel to Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the ITA All-American Championships, running from Sept. 21. through Sept. 29.
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