University of Tennessee Athletics
Sunday, March 2
Fayetteville, AR
1 PM
University of Tennessee
at
Arkansas
Men’s Tennis Central: #18 Tennessee at Arkansas
March 01, 2025 | Men's Tennis
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The 18th-ranked Tennessee men's tennis team will conclude its three-match road stretch with a showdown against Arkansas at 1 p.m. ET at Billingsley Tennis Center.
A live stream of the match will be available for fans to view here, and live stats will regularly be updated here.
LAST TIME OUT
UT (9-5, 0-3 SEC) could not get it done against Oklahoma, dropping the match, 4-2. The Vols were unable to clinch the doubles point and then proceeded to drop courts four, five and six in singles play. No. 16 Shunsuke Mitsui and No. 31 Alex Kotzen were the lone players for the Big Orange to win their respective matches, tallying victories on the top two courts.
SCOUTING THE RAZORBACKS
Arkansas (12-4, 2-1 SEC), ranked 39th in the latest ITA poll, is coming off an impressive 4-1 win over No. 12 Texas A&M. So far this year, the Razorbacks are 1-1 against top-25 opponents and are set to face off against another ranked team in Tennessee.
In the previous season, their squad tallied a 21-12 record, making it to the NCAA Tournament. This year, the Razorbacks currently have one ranked individual in Jakub Vrba, who is slotted at No. 102 in singles.
Tennessee is 31-15 all-time against Arkansas and is riding a three-match win streak heading into Sunday's showdown. Last year, the Vols were able to race away to a 4-1 triumph at Barksdale Stadium.
VOLS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#16 – Shunsuke Mitsui
#31 – Alex Kotzen
#95 – Alejandro Moreno
Doubles
#26 – Alejandro Moreno/Alex Kotzen
RAZORBACKS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#102 – Jakub Vrba
UP NEXT
Tennessee will return home to take on Kentucky on March 9 at 1 p.m. ET at Barksdale Stadium.
For the most up-to-date information about the program, follow Tennessee men's tennis on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook.
A live stream of the match will be available for fans to view here, and live stats will regularly be updated here.
LAST TIME OUT
UT (9-5, 0-3 SEC) could not get it done against Oklahoma, dropping the match, 4-2. The Vols were unable to clinch the doubles point and then proceeded to drop courts four, five and six in singles play. No. 16 Shunsuke Mitsui and No. 31 Alex Kotzen were the lone players for the Big Orange to win their respective matches, tallying victories on the top two courts.
SCOUTING THE RAZORBACKS
Arkansas (12-4, 2-1 SEC), ranked 39th in the latest ITA poll, is coming off an impressive 4-1 win over No. 12 Texas A&M. So far this year, the Razorbacks are 1-1 against top-25 opponents and are set to face off against another ranked team in Tennessee.
In the previous season, their squad tallied a 21-12 record, making it to the NCAA Tournament. This year, the Razorbacks currently have one ranked individual in Jakub Vrba, who is slotted at No. 102 in singles.
Tennessee is 31-15 all-time against Arkansas and is riding a three-match win streak heading into Sunday's showdown. Last year, the Vols were able to race away to a 4-1 triumph at Barksdale Stadium.
VOLS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#16 – Shunsuke Mitsui
#31 – Alex Kotzen
#95 – Alejandro Moreno
Doubles
#26 – Alejandro Moreno/Alex Kotzen
RAZORBACKS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#102 – Jakub Vrba
UP NEXT
Tennessee will return home to take on Kentucky on March 9 at 1 p.m. ET at Barksdale Stadium.
For the most up-to-date information about the program, follow Tennessee men's tennis on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook.
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