No. 7 Tennessee (20-4, 9-1 SEC) defeated No. 14 Mississippi State (15-6, 7-3 SEC), 4-3, on Friday at A.J. Pitts Tennis Center in Starkville, Mississippi.
Tennessee’s Shunsuke Mitsui defeated Petar Jovanovic for his eighth ranked win this season.
Tennessee-Mississippi State tennis results:
Doubles
1. #22 Petar Jovanovic/B. Sanchez Martinez (MS) def. #8 Angel Diaz/Johannus Monday (UT), 6-3
2. Nemanja Malesevic/Michal Novansky (MS) vs. #50 Shunsuke Mitsui/Filip Pieczonka (UT), 4-3, unfinished
3. Carles Hernandez/Dusan Milanovic (MS) def. Filip Apltauer/Younes Lalami (UT), 6-1
Order of finish: 3,1
Singles
1. #4 Johannus Monday (UT) def. #107 Nemanja Malesevic (MS), 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
2. #37 Shunsuke Mitsui (UT) def. #42 Petar Jovanovic (MS), 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 6-4
3. Carles Hernandez (MS) def. Chris Li (UT), 6-2, 6-2
4. Filip Pieczonka (UT) def. Dusan Milanovic (MS), 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
5. B. Sanchez Martinez (MS) def. Angel Diaz (UT), 6-2, 6-3
6. James Newton (UT) def. R. Ferrer Guimaraes (MS), 6-1, 6-3
Order of finish: 5,3,6,1,4,2