Saturday, March 15
Knoxville
1 PM
University of Tennessee
4
vs
2
LSU
#21 Vols Edge Tigers, 4-2
March 15, 2025 | Men's Tennis
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The 21st-ranked Tennessee men's tennis team pulled out a 4-2 victory over LSU on Saturday afternoon at Goodfriend Tennis Center.
Tennessee (13-5, 4-3 SEC) dropped the doubles point to LSU (9-10, 0-7 SEC), who secured wins on courts three and two. The 11th-ranked duo of Alex Kotzen and Alejandro Moreno was up 6-5 on court one before going unfinished.
The Vols and Tigers each claimed three first sets to open up singles play. No. 25 Shunsuke Mitsui took care of business atop the lineup, routing LSU's Julien Penzlin, 6-4, 6-2, to put UT's first point on the board.
LSU went up 2-1 with a win on court four, but Ian Cruz evened the score with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Ishaan Ravinchander on court six. The remaining courts each saw competitive back-and-forth battles, each going three sets. No. 29 Alex Kotzen was next to finish, taking down Sasa Markovic, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, to give the Vols a 3-2 lead and knocking on the doorstep. Alan Jesudason delivered the clinching point in 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 fashion, defeating Andrej Loncarevic on court five.
UP NEXT
The Vols will take on No. 31 Alabama on Thursday, March 20th at 8 p.m. ET.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. #11 Alex Kotzen/Alejandro Moreno (TENN) vs. Julien Penzlin/Aleksi Lofman (LSU) 6-5, unfinished
2. Sasa Markovic/Andrej Loncarevic (LSU) def. Shunsuke Mitsui/Alan Jesudason (TENN) 6-3
3. Brock Anderson/Alessio Vasquez (LSU) def. Jan Kobierski/Jose Garcia (TENN) 6-2
Order of Finish: 3,2
Singles
1. #25 Shunsuke Mitsui (TENN) def. Julien Penzlin (LSU) 6-4, 6-2
2. #29 Alex Kotzen (TENN) def. Sasa Markovic (LSU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. Jose Garcia (TENN) vs. Alessio Vasquez (LSU) 4-6, 6-2, 5-6, unfinished
4. Aleksi Lofman (LSU) def. Alejandro Moreno (TENN) 6-4, 6-4
5. Alan Jesudason (TENN) def. Andrej Loncarevic (LSU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
6. Ian Cruz (TENN) def. Ishaan Ravinchander (LSU) 7-5, 6-2
Order of Finish: 4,1,6,2,5
Tennessee (13-5, 4-3 SEC) dropped the doubles point to LSU (9-10, 0-7 SEC), who secured wins on courts three and two. The 11th-ranked duo of Alex Kotzen and Alejandro Moreno was up 6-5 on court one before going unfinished.
The Vols and Tigers each claimed three first sets to open up singles play. No. 25 Shunsuke Mitsui took care of business atop the lineup, routing LSU's Julien Penzlin, 6-4, 6-2, to put UT's first point on the board.
LSU went up 2-1 with a win on court four, but Ian Cruz evened the score with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Ishaan Ravinchander on court six. The remaining courts each saw competitive back-and-forth battles, each going three sets. No. 29 Alex Kotzen was next to finish, taking down Sasa Markovic, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, to give the Vols a 3-2 lead and knocking on the doorstep. Alan Jesudason delivered the clinching point in 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 fashion, defeating Andrej Loncarevic on court five.
UP NEXT
The Vols will take on No. 31 Alabama on Thursday, March 20th at 8 p.m. ET.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. #11 Alex Kotzen/Alejandro Moreno (TENN) vs. Julien Penzlin/Aleksi Lofman (LSU) 6-5, unfinished
2. Sasa Markovic/Andrej Loncarevic (LSU) def. Shunsuke Mitsui/Alan Jesudason (TENN) 6-3
3. Brock Anderson/Alessio Vasquez (LSU) def. Jan Kobierski/Jose Garcia (TENN) 6-2
Order of Finish: 3,2
Singles
1. #25 Shunsuke Mitsui (TENN) def. Julien Penzlin (LSU) 6-4, 6-2
2. #29 Alex Kotzen (TENN) def. Sasa Markovic (LSU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. Jose Garcia (TENN) vs. Alessio Vasquez (LSU) 4-6, 6-2, 5-6, unfinished
4. Aleksi Lofman (LSU) def. Alejandro Moreno (TENN) 6-4, 6-4
5. Alan Jesudason (TENN) def. Andrej Loncarevic (LSU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
6. Ian Cruz (TENN) def. Ishaan Ravinchander (LSU) 7-5, 6-2
Order of Finish: 4,1,6,2,5
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Julien Penzlin / 0 [LSU]
42
66
#2 Singles Match
123
Sasa Markovic / 0 [LSU]
632
466
#3 Singles Match
1234
Alessio Vasquez / 0 [LSU]
6260
465UF
#4 Singles Match
12
Aleksi Lofman / 0 [LSU]
66
44
#5 Singles Match
123
Andrej Loncarevic / 0 [LSU]
364
626
#6 Singles Match
12
Ishann Ravichander / 0 [LSU]
52
76
Order of Finish:
4,1,6,2,5
Players Mentioned
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