Men’s Tennis Central: Tennessee at #3 Texas, #10 Texas A&M

Tennessee Men's Tennis will head to the Lone Star State to take on two top-10 ranked opponents, competing against No. 3 Texas in Austin on Friday at 6 p.m. CT and No. 10 Texas A&M in College Station on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT.

Live stream and live video can be found on each university's page, which is linked HERE for Texas and HERE for Texas A&M.

LAST TIME OUT
The Volunteers split their doubleheader on Sunday, losing to No. 20 Florida, 4-0, in the first match and besting Tennessee State, 6-1, to close the day. It marked the end of a five-match homestand, which the Big Orange completed with three wins and two losses.

SHOWING OUT FOR THE 865
Tuesday marked the fourth week in a row that two Knoxville natives, Jose Garcia and Alejandro Moreno, were included on the ITA national rankings list. Garcia checked in at No. 106 in the most recent period, while Moreno followed at No. 114. Moreno has yet to miss a spot in the rankings this season, with his No. 56 singles rating being the highest.

SCOUTING THE LONGHORNS
Texas has been ranked among the nation's top 10 since the beginning of the dual season. Its résumé supports the ranking, backed up by an overall 16-6 record and 10 wins vs. top-25 foes.

Despite the Longhorns' entrance into the SEC two years ago, the historical programs have played each other 20 times since 1974. Texas leads the all-time series by a slim margin of 12-8.

SCOUTING THE AGGIES
Texas A&M stands at 13-7 on the season, including a 6-3 record against SEC opponents. The Aggies' conference record leaves them currently standing in third place in the SEC. A&M is coming off a quality 4-3 win against No. 6 Mississippi State last weekend.

The Aggies and Vols previously faced off at the beginning of the year in the ITA Kickoff Weekend event. TAMU got the best of the Big Orange, downing UT by a 4-1 count at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center in Raleigh, N.C.

VOLS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#106 - Jose Garcia
#114 - Alejandro Moreno

LONGHORNS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#4 - Sebastian Gorzny
#19 - Kalin Ivanovski
#43 - Sebastian Eriksson
#90 - Abel Forger

Doubles
#19 - Sebastian Eriksson/Oliver Ojakaar
#23 - Lucas Marionneau/Sebastian Gorzny
#67 - Lucas Brown/Sebastian Gorzny

AGGIES IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#30 - Theo Papamalamis
#51 - Khololwam Montsi
#68 - Alexander Frusina

Doubles
#13 - Theo Papamalamis/Togan Tokac
#40 - Khololwam Montsi/Alexander Frusina
#72 - Lathan Skrobarcek/Theo Papamalamis

UP NEXT
The Vols will return home to face off against another ranked SEC opponent in No. 11 Georgia on April 2 at 5 p.m. ET at Barksdale Stadium. UT will then travel to Oxford to face No. 19 Ole Miss at Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center on April 4 at 2 p.m. ET.

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Men’s Tennis Central: Tennessee at #3 Texas, #10 Texas A&M

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Jose Garcia

Alejandro Moreno

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