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USA Today
05-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Tennessee tennis advances to NCAA Tournament Super Regional
Tennessee tennis advances to NCAA Tournament Super Regional No. 14 seed Tennessee (22-8) completed a, 4-3, comeback win against Duke (19-9) on Sunday at Barksdale Stadium. Tennessee advances to a NCAA Tournament Super Regional for a sixth consecutive year. The Vols trailed Duke, 3-0, after the Blue Devils claimed a doubles point. Tennessee's Jose Garcia and Lance Nisbet's doubles match went unfinished. Alex Kotzen, Shunsuke Mitsui, Jan Kobierski and Ian Cruz recorded singles wins for Tennessee. The Vols will next face No. 3 seed Texas on Saturday. First serve between the two SEC schools is slated for 2 p.m. EDT in Austin, Texas. Tennessee-Duke tennis results Singles #23 Alex Kotzen (TENN) def. #25 Pedro Rodenas (DU) 7-5, 6-7 (3-7), 7-5 #29 Shunsuke Mitsui (TENN) def. #47 Cooper Williams (DU) 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 Andreja Petrovic (DU) def. Alejandro Moreno (TENN) 6-4, 7-5 Remy Dugardin (DU) def. Jose Garcia (TENN) 6-0, 6-1 Jan Kobierski (TENN) def. Connor Krug (DU) 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (7-3) Ian Cruz (TENN) def. Saahith Jayaraman (DU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 Order of finish: 4,3,2,6,5,1 Doubles #7 Cooper Williams/Theo Winegar (DU) def. #9 Alex Kotzen/Alejandro Moreno (TENN) 6-3 #62 Pedro Rodenas/Andreja Petrovic (DU) def. Shunsuke Mitsui/Alan Jesudason (TENN) 6-2 Jose Garcia/Lance Nisbet (TENN) vs. #90 Remy Dugardin/G Planelles Ripoll (DU) 4-4, unfinished Order of finish: 2,1 Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).


USA Today
04-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Tennessee defeats Alabama State in NCAA Tournament first round
Tennessee defeats Alabama State in NCAA Tournament first round No. 14 seed Tennessee (21-8) defeated Alabama State (15-11), 4-0, Saturday in the NCAA Tournament first round at Goodfriend Tennis Center. Tennessee advances to face Duke (19-8) on Sunday. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET at Barksdale Stadium. The Vols have won their NCAA Tournament first round match in the last seven years. Tennessee is 22-3 overall in first-round matches. Duke defeated Middle Tennessee State, 4-0, on Saturday in the first round. Tennessee-Alabama State tennis results Doubles #9 Alex Kotzen/Alejandro Moreno (TENN) vs. Alexandre Verlaguet/Matis Amier (ASU) 5-3, unfinished Shunsuke Mitsui/Alan Jesudason (TENN) def. David Grandinot/Matteo Lataste (ASU) 6-1 James Newton/Lance Nisbet (TENN) def. Lun Obrul/Gordan Mileusnic (ASU) 6-1 Order of finish: 2,3 Singles #23 Alex Kotzen (TENN) vs. David Grandinot (ASU) 6-2, 4-4, unfinished #29 Shunsuke Mitsui (TENN) vs. Alexandre Verlaguet (ASU) 6-4, 3-3, unfinished Jose Garcia (TENN) def. Lun Obrul (ASU) 6-1, 6-2 Alan Jesudason (TENN) def. Matis Amier (ASU) 6-3, 6-3 Jan Kobierski (TENN) vs. Gordan Mileusnic (ASU) 1-6, 6-3, 2-1, unfinished Ian Cruz (TENN) def. Eloi Roux (ASU) 6-0, 6-1 Order of finish: 3,6,4 Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).