MEN'S TENNIS CENTRAL: Tulsa

Feb. 9, 2017

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee men's tennis team hosts Tulsa on Friday in the team's only scheduled indoor night match of the season at Goodfriend Tennis Center.

First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m., and admission is free. Parking is available in Lot C-11 off Volunteer Boulevard.

The Vols (6-2) are coming off a 6-1 home victory over Tennessee Tech. Tulsa (4-4) is coming off losses in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend to Kentucky and Columbia.

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SINGLES & DOUBLES RANKINGS UPDATE

The new Oracle/ITA collegiate rankings were released earlier this week, with the Vols checking in with sophomore Timo Stodder returning to the singles ranking at No. 118.
In doubles, senior Jack Schipanski and junior Luis Valero moved up two spots to No. 24. Stodder and freshman Scott Jones climbed to a career-best No. 29.
It is the first time two Vols have been ranked in the top 30 of doubles since Jan. 2, 2014 (Mikelis Libietis/Hunter Reese - No. 1; Jarryd Chaplin/Brandon Fickey - No. 28).
Tulsa has two players ranked in singles: Or Ram-Harel at No. 23 and Majed Kilani at No. 115. Ram-Harel and Kilani are ranked 23rd in doubles.

CLIMBING THE DOUBLES LADDER

With 38 wins together, Jack Schipanski and Luis Valero are now eighth for career doubles wins as a team in program history.
It will take Schipanski and Valero a while to reach the next names ont he list. Andy Crews and three-time All-American Peter Handoyo won 47 matches together (2000-01).
Schipanski and Valero are 13-6 this season, their second year at the top of the Vols' lineup.

HISTORY VS. TULSA

Friday marks the fourth all-time meeting between the schools. The Vols lead the series 3-0, but this marks the first time Tennessee and Tulsa have faced in Knoxville.
The teams last faced in Tulsa in 2014, resulting in a 4-3 victory for the Vols. Trailing in the third set, Brandon Fickey rallied to win the last three games to clinch the match 6-4, 5-6(3), 6-4 on court 3.