Emile Hudd named SEC Player of the Week

Tennessee’s Emile Hudd named SEC Player of the Week.

Tennessee men’s tennis player Emile Hudd was named SEC Player of the Week Wednesday.

Hudd, a graduate student who hails from London, England, went 4-0 and won a match-clinching victory in the Vols’ SEC victory versus Kentucky.

Hudd defeated the Wildcats’ Alafia Ayeni in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6 (5).

He defeated three ranked opponents last week.

In doubles competition, Hudd and Shunsuki Mitsui outlasted Kentucky’s Joshua Lapadat and JJ Mercer, 7-5, to clinch the doubles point. Kentucky’s duo is ranked No. 38 in the country.

Against Mississippi State, Hudd and Mitsui defeated the Bulldogs’ team of Ewen Lumsden and Petar Jovanovic (No. 74), 6-0.

Hudd also defeated Jovanovic in singles competition, 6-1, 7-6 (7).

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