Men's Tennis Central: #17 Tennessee vs. #14 Texas A&M

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The 17th-ranked Tennessee men's tennis team will play its first of two remaining regular season matches, taking on No. 14 Texas A&M on Friday at 5 p.m. ET at Barksdale Stadium.

A live stream will be provided for fans here, and live stats will continuously update throughout the duration of the match here.

LAST TIME OUT
Tennessee (17-6, 8-4 SEC) split its previous weekend slate against South Carolina and Florida. The Vols narrowly fell to the Gamecocks before securing a close road win over the Gators, 4-3.

Junior Alejandro Moreno was the decider for UT in its match against Florida. With the score tied 3-3, the Knoxville native secured a three-set victory on court three to push past Florida and give Tennessee its eighth SEC win in the past nine matches.

SCOUTING THE AGGIES
Texas A&M (15-8, 8-4 SEC) is ranked three spots ahead of UT, sitting at No. 14 overall in the latest ITA National Poll. The Aggies have dropped their previous two matches, suffering defeats to Mississippi State and Texas.

Prior to Texas A&M's inception into the SEC, the two schools have only faced off six total times. The Vols have won four of the last five matchups, with the Aggies securing a win last season in College Station.

The Aggies boast five ranked individuals, as Theo Papamalamis, JC Roddick, Togan Tokac, Luke Casper and Giulio Perego are slotted in the latest ITA Rankings.

VOLS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#25 – Shunsuke Mitsui
#33 – Alex Kotzen

Doubles
#8 – Alex Kotzen/Alejandro Moreno

AGGIES IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#35 – Theo Papamalamis
#51 – JC Roddick

Doubles
#10 – Theo Papamalamis/Togan Tokac
#53 – Luke Casper/Togan Tokac
#79 – Togan Tokac/Giulio Perego

UP NEXT
Tennessee will close out the regular season at home with a showdown against Texas. First serve will take place on April 13 at 1 p.m. ET at Barksdale Stadium.

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Players Mentioned

Alex Kotzen

Shunsuke Mitsui

Alejandro Moreno

University of Tennessee Athletics