KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The 21st-ranked Tennessee men’s tennis team pulled out a 4-2 victory over LSU on Saturday afternoon at Goodfriend Tennis Center.LSU went up 2-1 with a win on court four, but Ian Cruz evened the score with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Ishaan Ravinchander on court six. The remaining courts each saw competitive […]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The 21st-ranked Tennessee men’s tennis team pulled out a 4-2 victory over LSU on Saturday afternoon at Goodfriend Tennis Center.LSU went up 2-1 with a win on court four, but Ian Cruz evened the score with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Ishaan Ravinchander on court six. The remaining courts each saw competitive back-and-forth battles, each going three sets. No. 29 Alex Kotzen was next to finish, taking down Sasa Markovic, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, to give the Vols a 3-2 lead and knocking on the doorstep. Alan Jesudason delivered the clinching point in 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 fashion, defeating Andrej Loncarevic on court five.UP NEXT
The Vols will take on No. 31 Alabama on Thursday, March 20th at 8 p.m. ET.Order of Finish: 4,1,6,2,5
Order of Finish: 3,2Tennessee (13-5, 4-3 SEC) dropped the doubles point to LSU (9-10, 0-7 SEC), who secured wins on courts three and two. The 11th-ranked duo of Alex Kotzen and Alejandro Moreno was up 6-5 on court one before going unfinished.Singles
1. #25 Shunsuke Mitsui (TENN) def. Julien Penzlin (LSU) 6-4, 6-2
2. #29 Alex Kotzen (TENN) def. Sasa Markovic (LSU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. Jose Garcia (TENN) vs. Alessio Vasquez (LSU) 4-6, 6-2, 5-6, unfinished
4. Aleksi Lofman (LSU) def. Alejandro Moreno (TENN) 6-4, 6-4
5. Alan Jesudason (TENN) def. Andrej Loncarevic (LSU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
6. Ian Cruz (TENN) def. Ishaan Ravinchander (LSU) 7-5, 6-2The Vols and Tigers each claimed three first sets to open up singles play. No. 25 Shunsuke Mitsui took care of business atop the lineup, routing LSU’s Julien Penzlin, 6-4, 6-2, to put UT’s first point on the board.RESULTS
Doubles
1. #11 Alex Kotzen/Alejandro Moreno (TENN) vs. Julien Penzlin/Aleksi Lofman (LSU) 6-5, unfinished
2. Sasa Markovic/Andrej Loncarevic (LSU) def. Shunsuke Mitsui/Alan Jesudason (TENN) 6-3
3. Brock Anderson/Alessio Vasquez (LSU) def. Jan Kobierski/Jose Garcia (TENN) 6-2
