No. 14 seed Tennessee (21-8) defeated Alabama State (15-11), 4-0, Saturday in the NCAA Tournament first round at Goodfriend Tennis Center.
Tennessee advances to face Duke (19-8) on Sunday. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET at Barksdale Stadium.
The Vols have won their NCAA Tournament first round match in the last seven years. Tennessee is 22-3 overall in first-round matches.
Duke defeated Middle Tennessee State, 4-0, on Saturday in the first round.
Tennessee-Alabama State tennis results
Doubles
- #9 Alex Kotzen/Alejandro Moreno (TENN) vs. Alexandre Verlaguet/Matis Amier (ASU) 5-3, unfinished
- Shunsuke Mitsui/Alan Jesudason (TENN) def. David Grandinot/Matteo Lataste (ASU) 6-1
- James Newton/Lance Nisbet (TENN) def. Lun Obrul/Gordan Mileusnic (ASU) 6-1
Order of finish: 2,3
Singles
- #23 Alex Kotzen (TENN) vs. David Grandinot (ASU) 6-2, 4-4, unfinished
- #29 Shunsuke Mitsui (TENN) vs. Alexandre Verlaguet (ASU) 6-4, 3-3, unfinished
- Jose Garcia (TENN) def. Lun Obrul (ASU) 6-1, 6-2
- Alan Jesudason (TENN) def. Matis Amier (ASU) 6-3, 6-3
- Jan Kobierski (TENN) vs. Gordan Mileusnic (ASU) 1-6, 6-3, 2-1, unfinished
- Ian Cruz (TENN) def. Eloi Roux (ASU) 6-0, 6-1
Order of finish: 3,6,4
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No. 14 seed Tennessee (21-8) defeated Alabama State (15-11), 4-0, Saturday in the NCAA Tournament first round at Goodfriend Tennis Center.
Tennessee advances to face Duke (19-8) on Sunday. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET at Barksdale Stadium.
The Vols have won their NCAA Tournament first round match in the last seven years. Tennessee is 22-3 overall in first-round matches.
Duke defeated Middle Tennessee State, 4-0, on Saturday in the first round.
Tennessee-Alabama State tennis results
Doubles
- #9 Alex Kotzen/Alejandro Moreno (TENN) vs. Alexandre Verlaguet/Matis Amier (ASU) 5-3, unfinished
- Shunsuke Mitsui/Alan Jesudason (TENN) def. David Grandinot/Matteo Lataste (ASU) 6-1
- James Newton/Lance Nisbet (TENN) def. Lun Obrul/Gordan Mileusnic (ASU) 6-1
Order of finish: 2,3
Singles
- #23 Alex Kotzen (TENN) vs. David Grandinot (ASU) 6-2, 4-4, unfinished
- #29 Shunsuke Mitsui (TENN) vs. Alexandre Verlaguet (ASU) 6-4, 3-3, unfinished
- Jose Garcia (TENN) def. Lun Obrul (ASU) 6-1, 6-2
- Alan Jesudason (TENN) def. Matis Amier (ASU) 6-3, 6-3
- Jan Kobierski (TENN) vs. Gordan Mileusnic (ASU) 1-6, 6-3, 2-1, unfinished
- Ian Cruz (TENN) def. Eloi Roux (ASU) 6-0, 6-1
Order of finish: 3,6,4
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This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Tennessee tennis advances to NCAA Tournament second round
