Tennessee Concludes Competitive Weekend at MTSU Hidden Dual

Friday, September 13

Murfreesboro

University of Tennessee

MTSU Hidden Dual

Tennessee Concludes Competitive Weekend at MTSU Hidden Dual

September 15, 2024 | Men's Tennis

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Members of the Tennessee men's tennis team picked up a quartet of singles victories on Sunday afternoon at the MTSU Hidden Dual, hosted at the MTSU Outdoor Tennis Complex.

Shunsuke Mitsui, Alejandro Moreno, Jose Garcia and Alan Jesudason were the individuals who earned singles victories on the day against representatives from Indiana. Moreno's impressive triumph came in three sets against a ranked foe in No. 59 Jip van Assendelft, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.

Jesudason and Mitsui acquired the lone doubles victory on the day for UT, defeating Luc Boulier and Jip van Assendelft, 6-0. Both individuals tallied an undefeated 6-0 record throughout the event, with three wins together as doubles teammates and the other three coming individually in singles play

For the three days of competition, Tennessee earned a total of 15 singles wins and six doubles victories. All but one of the Big Orange winning displays in singles went to three sets.

BIG ORANGE, BIG DEBUTS
This weekend, five of the six players that competed for Tennessee made their first appearances as Vols. The newcomers totaled 12 victories in singles and three doubles wins with both newcomers competing.

MITSUI CHASING 100 WINS
After the weekend in Murfreesboro, Shunsuke Mitsui sits at 95 singles wins for his career and is one step closer to the 100-win mark. The senior looks to be the third Vol in the past two seasons to reach 100 singles victories, as Angel Diaz and Johannus Monday accomplished the feat last year.

Sunday's Results
Doubles
            Alan Jesudason/Shunsuke Mitsui (UT) def. Luc Boulier/Jip van Assendelft (IU) 6-0
            Facundo Yunis/Braeden Geletich (IU) def. Ian Cruz/Alejandro Moreno (UT) 7-6 (16)
            Matteo Antonescu/Karan Raghavendra (IU) def. Lance Nisbet/Jose Garcia (UT) 6-0

Singles
            #10 Shunsuke Mitsui (UT) def. Facundo Yunis (IU) 6-4, 7-6
            #111 Alejandro Moreno (UT) def. #59 Jip van Assendelft (IU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
            Jose Garcia (UT) def. Deacon Thomas (IU) 6-3, 6-2
            Alan Jesudason (UT) def. Ben Pomerantes (IU) 6-2, 6-4
            Nikola Kolyachev (IU) def. Ian Cruz (UT) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
            Braeden Gelletich (IU) def. Lance Nisbet (UT) 6-0, 6-1

Saturday's Results
Doubles
            Shunsuke Mitsui/Alan Jesudason (UT) def. Rostislav Halfinger/Jakub Kroslak (MTSU) 6-2
            Josia Garcia/Lance Nisbet (UT) def. Igor Mandou Berranger/Kristian Thomas (MTSU) 6-4

            Alejandro Moreno/Ian Cruz (UT) def. Oliver Dao/Lucas Bitzer (Tennessee Tech) 6-4
Singles
            #10 Shunsuke Mitsui (UT) def. Jakub Kroslak (MTSU) 6-4, 6-2
            #111 Alejandro Moreno (UT) def. Igor Mandou Berranger (MTSU) 6-2, 6-3
            Alan Jesudason (UT) def. Rostislav Halfinger (MTSU) 6-1, 6-3
            Ian Cruz (UT) def. Kristian Thomas (MTSU) 6-2, 6-1

            Jose Garcia (UT) def. Murilo Burckhardt (Tennessee Tech) 6-4, 6-4
            Lance Nisbet (UT) def. Oliver Dao (Tennessee Tech) 6-3, 6-4

Friday's Results
Doubles
            Shunsuke Mitsui/Alan Jesudason (UT) def. Jack Ingram/Paul Wang (Vandy) 6-1
            Alejandro Moreno/Ian Cruz (UT) def. Giovanni Ciocca/Facundo Perlov (LU) 6-2
            Antoine Testaud/Oliver Thoeny (LU) def. Jose Garcia/Lance Nisbet (UT) 6-4

Singles
            #10 Shunsuke Mitsui (UT) def. Jack Ingram (Vandy) 6-1, 6-3
            #111 Alejandro Moreno (UT) def. Oscar Jensen (Vandy) 6-0, 6-3

            Jose Garcia (UT) def. Facundo Perlov (LU) 6-4, 6-4
            Alan Jesudason (UT) def. Giovanni Ciocca (LU) 6-2, 6-1
            Ian Cruz (UT) def. Oliver Thoeny (LU) 6-2, 6-1
            Antoine Testaud (LU) def. Lance Nisbet (UT) 6-4, 6-2

UP NEXT
The Vols will travel to Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the ITA All-American Championships, running from Sept. 21. through Sept. 29.

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