NEW YORK – The seventh-ranked Tennessee men’s tennis team swept No. 8 Harvard, 4-0, Sunday inside Philip and Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center to conclude play at the 2024 ITA National Indoor Championships.
Tennessee (9-3) notched its third consecutive doubles point of the weekend, starting with a 6-3 effort from 28th-ranked Shunsuke Mitsui and Filip Pieczonka over Ronan Jachuck and Masato Perera of Harvard (7-4) on court two. The Crimson responded with a 6-4 win on court three to tie the doubles score. Johannus Monday and Angel Diaz, ranked ninth nationally, delivered the clinching point for the Vols, routing Harvard’s fourth-ranked Cooper Williams and Daniel Milavsky in 6-4 fashion, posting their highest-ranked doubles win as a pair this season.
The Vols swept in their first sets of singles action, and Mitsui wasted no time in finishing off Henry Von Der Schulenberg in a cruising 6-1, 6-2 effort on court two. Chris Li shined at the No. 5 spot, routing Melchoir Delloye in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1, to give the Vols a 3-0 lead. Diaz battled Valdemar Pape on court six, securing the first set in a 7-5 tiebreaker at 6-all, and notched a second-set score of 6-3 to polish off the Big Orange win.
HISTORY VS. HARVARD
Today’s competition marked the eighth all-time meeting between the Vols and the Crimson. Tennessee now holds a 7-1 advantage and has won four straight duals in the matchup.
DIAZ CLINCHES…AGAIN
Diaz’s clinch over No. 8 Harvard marked his third clinch in 2023-24. The graduate secured UT’s win over Oklahoma in the ITA Kickoff Weekend final, and the Vols’ 4-0 sweep over No. 5 USC in the Round of 16 of this year’s ITA National Indoor Championship.
UP NEXT
Following the ITA National Indoor Championship, Tennessee closes out non-conference play with a home doubleheader against The Citadel on Monday, Feb. 26.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. #9 Johannus Monday/Angel Diaz (UT) def. #4 Cooper Williams/Daniel Milavsky (HU), 6-4
2. #28 Shunsuke Mitsui/Filip Pieczonka (UT) def. Ronan Jachuck/Masato Perara (HU), 6-3
3. Henry Von Der Schulenburg/David Lins (HU) def. Younes Lalami/Filip Apltauer (UT), 6-4
Order of Finish: 2,3,1
Singles
1. #9 Johannus Monday (UT) vs. #12 Cooper Williams (HU), 7-6(2), 5-4, unfinished
2. #16 Shunsuke Mitsui (UT) def. Henry Von Der Schulenburg (HU), 6-1, 6-2
3. Daniel Milavsky (HU) vs. #66 Filip Pieczonka (UT), 0-6, 7-5, 2-0, unfinished
4. Filip Apltauer (UT) vs. Ronan Jachuck (HU), 7-6(4), 2-5,…
Tennessee (9-3) notched its third consecutive doubles point of the weekend, starting with a 6-3 effort from 28th-ranked Shunsuke Mitsui and Filip Pieczonka over Ronan Jachuck and Masato Perera of Harvard (7-4) on court two. The Crimson responded with a 6-4 win on court three to tie the doubles score. Johannus Monday and Angel Diaz, ranked ninth nationally, delivered the clinching point for the Vols, routing Harvard’s fourth-ranked Cooper Williams and Daniel Milavsky in 6-4 fashion, posting their highest-ranked doubles win as a pair this season.
The Vols swept in their first sets of singles action, and Mitsui wasted no time in finishing off Henry Von Der Schulenberg in a cruising 6-1, 6-2 effort on court two. Chris Li shined at the No. 5 spot, routing Melchoir Delloye in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1, to give the Vols a 3-0 lead. Diaz battled Valdemar Pape on court six, securing the first set in a 7-5 tiebreaker at 6-all, and notched a second-set score of 6-3 to polish off the Big Orange win.
HISTORY VS. HARVARD
Today’s competition marked the eighth all-time meeting between the Vols and the Crimson. Tennessee now holds a 7-1 advantage and has won four straight duals in the matchup.
DIAZ CLINCHES…AGAIN
Diaz’s clinch over No. 8 Harvard marked his third clinch in 2023-24. The graduate secured UT’s win over Oklahoma in the ITA Kickoff Weekend final, and the Vols’ 4-0 sweep over No. 5 USC in the Round of 16 of this year’s ITA National Indoor Championship.
UP NEXT
Following the ITA National Indoor Championship, Tennessee closes out non-conference play with a home doubleheader against The Citadel on Monday, Feb. 26.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. #9 Johannus Monday/Angel Diaz (UT) def. #4 Cooper Williams/Daniel Milavsky (HU), 6-4
2. #28 Shunsuke Mitsui/Filip Pieczonka (UT) def. Ronan Jachuck/Masato Perara (HU), 6-3
3. Henry Von Der Schulenburg/David Lins (HU) def. Younes Lalami/Filip Apltauer (UT), 6-4
Order of Finish: 2,3,1
Singles
1. #9 Johannus Monday (UT) vs. #12 Cooper Williams (HU), 7-6(2), 5-4, unfinished
2. #16 Shunsuke Mitsui (UT) def. Henry Von Der Schulenburg (HU), 6-1, 6-2
3. Daniel Milavsky (HU) vs. #66 Filip Pieczonka (UT), 0-6, 7-5, 2-0, unfinished
4. Filip Apltauer (UT) vs. Ronan Jachuck (HU), 7-6(4), 2-5,…
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