Vols Wrap Up Orlando Fall Shootout with 20 Total Wins

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Tennessee men’s tennis team wrapped up the three-day Orlando Fall Shootout Sunday afternoon, concluding the event with 20 total victories—15 in singles and five on the doubles courts. Twelve of those 15 singles wins on the weekend were accounted for by Vols making their first appearances at Tennessee.
 
The Vols’ opponents on Sunday were members of Oklahoma State. Tennessee graduate student Boris Kozlov picked up his third singles win as a Vol, earning a straight-set victory over Oklahoma State’s Alessio Basile, 6-4, 6-4. Sophomore Gabriele Brancatelli took down Leighton Allen of Oklahoma State in straights, 6-3, 6-1 for his fourth overall win of the weekend.

Results

Singles

Boris Kozlov (Tennessee) def. Alessio Basile (Oklahoma State) 6-4, 6-4

Gabriele Brancatelli (Tennessee) def. Leighton Allen (Oklahoma State) 6-3, 6-1

Alex Garcia (Oklahoma State) def. Tomas Rodriguez (Tennessee) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2

Isaac Becroft (Oklahoma State) def. #94 Kent Hunter (Tennessee) 6-3, 7-6(4)

Francisco Pini (Oklahoma State) def. Angel Diaz (Tennessee) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5

 

Up Next

Tennessee plays host to North Carolina, MTSU, Columbia and Illinois at the Knoxville Showdown, running Thursday-Sunday, Sept. 15-18. Admission for the event at Barksdale Stadium is free.