Men's Tennis Central: #8 Tennessee at #12 Texas A&M

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The eighth-ranked Tennessee men's tennis team is primed for a top-15 conference matchup, taking on No. 12 Texas A&M at Mitchell Tennis Center on Friday at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT).

Live stats and a live stream of the match can be found here.

LAST TIME OUT
Tennessee (15-3, 4-0 SEC) defeated No. 27 Florida, 6-1, winning the doubles point and five singles courts. Shunsuke Mitsui and Filip Pieczonka posted a ranked win over the Gators' No. 39 duo of Adhithya Ganesan and Tanapatt Nirundon at the No. 2 spot in doubles action to notch their 15th win of 2023-24.

SCOUTING TEXAS A&M
The Aggies (14-4, 3-1 SEC) are coming off a split doubleheader, defeating UTRGV, 6-1, and falling to top-ranked Ohio State, 6-1, to move to 8-1 at home this season. No. 64 JC Roddick, who plays at the No. 2 spot, boasts five ranked wins in 2024 and is on a four-match winning streak.

Texas A&M's 58th-ranked duo of Giulio Perego and Togan Tokac holds a 4-3 record at the No. 1 spot in doubles, while the Aggies' No. 2 tandem of Roddick and Luke Casper boasts a 4-1 mark this season.

VOLS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#7 - Johannus Monday
#23 - Shunsuke Mitsui
#94 - Filip Pieczonka

Doubles
#4 - Johannus Monday/Angel Diaz
#20 - Shunsuke Mitsui/Filip Pieczonka

AGGIES IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#36 - Raphael Perot
#64 - JC Roddick
#116 - Guilio Perego
#118 - Togan Tokac

Doubles
#58 - Togan Tokac/Guilio Perego

STRONG START TO CONFERENCE PLAY
The Vols are on a strong 4-0 streak to open SEC action, which ties the program's best start to conference play since 2021. That year, the Vols won their first four contests before dropping a decision to South Carolina and ultimately notching an impressive 10-2 record to finish second in the SEC. A win over Texas A&M on March 15 would push the Vols to an impressive 5-0 record to start SEC action. That hasn't occurred since the 2011 dual season.

SHUN AND Z AT NO. 2
Mitsui and Pieczonka registered their 15th doubles win as a pair with their 6-2 victory over UF's 39th-ranked Adhithya Ganesan and Tanapatt Nirundon. The duo has clinched six doubles points for the Vols this season. Additionally, Tennessee is now 10-1 when those two win in doubles action.

YOUNES AND APPLE'S IMPACT
Younes Lalami and Filip Apltauer, who play primarily at the No. 3 doubles spot for UT, register an 8-3 record as a pair. They are currently on a four-match winning streak through the meeting with Florida. Additionally, UT is 8-0 when the duo wins in doubles competition.

QUICK HITTERS
● Tennessee holds a 36-8 (.818) collective record in doubles this spring, including a 12-2 record at the No. 1 spot.
● Johannus Monday has defeated ten ranked opponents in 2023-24, six residing in the top 50.
● UT has won the doubles point in 17 of its 18 matches this season.

MILESTONE TRACKER
● Shunsuke Mitsui is one win away from registering 75 career doubles victories.
● Johannus Monday needs five more singles wins to eclipse 100 career victories.

UP NEXT
UT will travel to Baton Rouge to take on No. 28 LSU on Sunday, at 1 p.m. ET (noon CT) at the LSU Tennis Complex.

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Players Mentioned

Filip Apltauer

Angel Diaz

Younes Lalami

Shunsuke Mitsui

Johannus Monday

Filip Pieczonka

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