KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee men’s tennis opens a five-match homestand, beginning with three contests this weekend at Barksdale Stadium on the UT campus.
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\nThe Volunteers will open by playing Arkansas at 5 p.m. on Friday. The Big Orange will complete the trio of matchups with a doubleheader on Sunday against Alabama at 11 a.m. and vs. Mercer at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n
Admission is free to fans, and tennis parking will be available on West Volunteer Boulevard and at the top of the CI7\/NC7 garage located next to Barksdale Stadium.
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\nLAST TIME OUT
\nThe Vols showed determination away from home last weekend, but they came up short in two road matches, dropping decisions at No. 5 Mississippi State, 7-0, and at No. 6 LSU, 4-0.
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\nMILESTONE TRACKER
\nSophomore Jose Garcia<\/a> is two triumphs away from reaching 25 total singles wins in the dual season. Garcia has contributed heavily to those numbers during the current campaign, collecting a team-leading 10 singles victories in his second collegiate season.
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\nJan Kobierski<\/a> needs one more win to tally 20 singles victories in his career. Kobierski has been extremely efficient in his second year on Rocky Top, totaling a 3-0 record on court three in 2025-26.
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\nThe winningest Vol on the team, Alejandro Moreno<\/a> is two singles wins from reaching 70 triumphs for his career. Moreno has an impressive 35-21 singles record in his two years with Tennessee.
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\nSCOUTING THE RAZORBACKS
\nArkansas has started the 2025-26 dual season on a strong note, notching a 12-6 record. The Razorbacks won its first Southeastern Conference match of the season last Sunday afternoon over No. 37 Kentucky at Billingsley Tennis Center.
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\nUT holds the all-time advantage over the Razorbacks, 31-16. The Vols are riding a four-match winning streak coming into the showdown.
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\nSCOUTING THE TIDE
\nThe Crimson Tide has split its matches up until now, totaling an 8-8 record. Alabama collected a quality win in Athens against No. 8 Georgia last Friday, closing out a 4-3 triumph to get its first ranked win in 2025-26.
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\nThe rivalry against the Tide is one of the longest in Tennessee history, dating back to 1932. Eleven of the past matchups have gone the Volunteers’ way, which has brought the all-time record total to 54-16 in favor of the Big Orange.
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\nSCOUTING THE BEARS
\nMercer has a 4-7 record entering the Sunday contest against UT. The Bears are coming off a 4-3 win at North Florida to snap a two-match losing streak.
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\nIn the all-time series, Tennessee is a perfect 5-0, with the first win coming in 1964. The Vols have swept the Bears four of the last five times to underscore the dominance in the streak.
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\nVOLUNTEERS IN THE RANKINGS
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\n#78 \u2013 Jose Garcia<\/a>
\n#88 \u2013 Alejandro Moreno<\/a>
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\nRAZORBACKS IN THE RANKINGS
\nSingles
\n#24 – Jakub Vrba
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\nDoubles
\n#28 – Connor Smillie\/Jakub Vrba
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\nTIDE IN THE RANKINGS
\nSingles
\n#75 – Matic Kriznik
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\nDoubles
\n#38 – Jacob Olar\/Andrii Zimnokh
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\nUP NEXT
\nTennessee will play the last two matches in its five-contest homestand, competing in a doubleheader against Florida and Tennessee State on March 22.
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