Tennis Vols Eager to Begin 2023 Season

Trio Returns for Fifth Year

Pat Harper // Graduate // Brisbane, Australia

Graduate student Pat Harper, hailing from Brisbane, Australia, returns for his fifth and final year of eligibility on Rocky Top in 2023. Harper’s return marks the 36th consecutive year in which Tennessee has had an Aussie on its roster.

After recording an 18-8 doubles mark a season ago, Harper is 77-32 on the doubles courts since arriving in Knoxville and 40-19 in overall singles action. Harper has garnered Doubles All-America status in each of the previous two seasons and won the 2021 NCAA Doubles National Championship with Adam Walton. Harper is 30-12 (.714) at the No. 1 doubles position over the past two dual seasons.

Emile Hudd // Graduate // London, England

Emile Hudd, in his second season on Rocky Top after transferring from Oklahoma State, enters his final season of eligibility having racked up 59 total victories for Tennessee during the 2021-22 season. A 30-10 singles records last year was complemented by a 29-13 mark in doubles competition. Hudd earned 2022 All-SEC Second Team recognition following his debut season with the Vols.

Hudd’s six clinches last season were good for second-most on the team. Four of those clinches came in especially key wins for Tennessee (No. 10 Wake Forest, No. 13 South Carolina and No. 3 Baylor at the ITA Indoor National Championships and at No. 25 Texas A&M)

Martim Prata // Graduate // Lisbon, Portugal

Martim Prata completes the trifecta of Vols who opted to return for a fifth season of eligibility. A native of Lisbon, Portugal, Prata has recorded a 27-12 singles record at the top-three singles slots during his UT career. Overall, Prata has accumulated 117 wins for the Vols, with a 69-45 career singles record and a 48-28 mark on the doubles courts.

In Tennessee’s sweep of Memphis at the ITA Kickoff Weekend last season, Prata clinched the match with a ranked win at the No. 3 singles spot to send the Vols to the ITA Indoor National Championships.