KY – LEXINGTON At the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex on Sunday afternoon, the sixth-ranked Tennessee men’s tennis team barely lost to the fifth-ranked Kentucky team, 4-3, giving the Wildcats the SEC title by default and the Big Orange finishing in second place.
Despite victories on courts two and three, the Vols (21-5, 10-2 SEC) lost the doubles point match against the Wildcats (21-2, 12-0 SEC). The 10th-ranked team of Johannus Monday and Angel Diaz defeated the No. 8 team in the UK 7–5. Lapadat, Joshu
Third place Monday’s 6-3, 6-1 victory over No. 38 Taha Baadi at the top of the lineup tied the match at one all. On court six, Diaz defeated Eli Stephenson in a 6-1, 6-4 manner. On court four, the Wildcats prevailed, making the score 2-2. 31st No. With a three-setter victory (2-6, 6-1, 6-3) over 99th-ranked Lapadat, Shunsuke Mitsui gave the Vols a one-point lead at 3-2. After the UK prevailed on court three, court five became crucial. After a three-set fight, Filip Pieczonka lost to Jack Loutit on court five, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, which gave Kentucky the victory.
ANGEL AND JO AT NO. 1
Monday and Diaz defeated Lapadat and Mercer, the eighth-ranked team, to take their record against ranked opponents to 9-3 for the season. They also have a stellar 3-0 record versus the top 10. Playing in the top place, the pair finished conference play with a 9-3 record and a 16-4 record in 2024.
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