No. 13 Tennessee (2-0) opened its 2025 men’s tennis season on Monday. The Vols defeated Tennessee Tech (0-2), 7-0, and Belmont (0-1), 7-0, at Goodfriend Tennis Center.
Alan Jesudason, Ian Cruz, Jose Garcia and Jan Kobierski made their spring debuts for the Vols.
The Vols will next play on Thursday at Middle Tennessee State. First serve is slated for 6 p.m. EST at Adams Tennis Complex in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Tennessee-Tennessee Tech tennis results
Doubles
1. Shunsuke Mitsui/James Newton (TENN) def. Oliver Dao/Lucas Bitzer (TTU) 6-1
2. Alan Jesudason/Jan Kobierski (TENN) def. Alex Alvarez/Murilo Burckhardt (TTU) 6-1
3. Ian Cruz/Jose Garcia (TENN) vs. Darek Kuczynski/Lukas Krause (TTU) 3-4, unfinished
Order of finish: 1,2
Singles
1. #18 Shunsuke Mitsui (TENN) def. Murilo Burckhardt (TTU) 6-1, 6-1
2. Alan Jesudason (TENN) def. Alex Alvarez (TTU) 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
3. Jose Garcia (TENN) def. Oliver Dao (TTU) 6-2, 6-0
4. Jan Kobierski (TENN) def. Lucas Bitzer (TTU) 6-3, 6-4
5. Ian Cruz (TENN) def. Darek Kuczynski (TTU) 6-1, 6-3
6. James Newton (TENN) def. Ricard Yepez (TTU) 6-1, 6-1
Order of finish: 6,1,3,5,4,2
Tennessee-Belmont tennis results
Doubles
1. #59 Shunsuke Mitsui/Alan Jesudason (TENN) def. Stefan Vedovelli/Esteban Ortiz (BELM) 6-2
2. James Newton/Jan Kobierski (TENN) vs. Esunge Ndumbe/Charlie Robin (BELM) 5-2, unfinished
3. Jose Garcia/Ian Cruz (TENN) def. Diego Castro/Niklas von Hellens (BELM) 6-0
Order of finish: 3,1
Singles
1. #18 Shunsuke Mitsui (TENN) def. Esunge Ndumbe (BELM) 6-4, 6-2
2. Alan Jesudason (TENN) def. Sabi Roi (BELM) 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
3. Jan Kobierski (TENN) def. Charlie Robin (BELM) 6-1, 6-3
4. Jose Garcia (TENN) def. Diego Castro (BELM) 6-0, 6-1
5. Ian Cruz (TENN) def. Niklas von Hellens (BELM) 6-1, 6-1
6. James Newton (TENN) def. Stefan Vedovelli (BELM) 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
Order of finish: 4,3,5,1,2,6
