2011 Men's Tennis Media Guide by The University of Tennessee Athletics Department

TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS: 3: 4 7 8

Outlook Season Preview SEC Outlook Fall Review

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Coaches Head Coach Sam Winterbotham Associate Head Coach Chris Woodruff Volunteer Coach/ Strength & Conditioning 14 Administration & Tennis Staff 15: The Vols 36: 37 39 40

Review 2010 Recap Final SEC Standings & Awards 2010 Statistics

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History UT Records Book All-Time Coaching Results Year-by-Year Results Records vs. Opponents SEC History NCAA Individual Results All-Americas Lettermen Vols on Tour

ABOUT THE COVER: The cover of the 2011 Tennessee Tennis Media Guide features seniors (L to R) Boris Conkic, Matteo Fago and John-Patrick Smith. They are pictured in the newly renovated Goodfriend Indoor Tennis Center. Among other improvements, the on-campus home of the Vols was expanded from four to six courts during the off-season. Photo By: Patrick Murphy-Racey, prmphoto.com

MEDIA INFORMATION. CONTACTS

Requests for additional information, interviews and photographs should be directed to tennis contact Amanda Pruitt. Additional information may be obtained from Bud Ford, associate athletic director for media relations.

Department. One day of advance notice is preferred so that the athlete or coach can be notified, but every effort will be made to accommodate all requests. On days of competition, players and head coach Sam Winterbotham will be available shortly after the conclusion of play.

MEDIA INFORMATION

TENNIS FACILITIES

Media members can receive Tennessee men’s tennis information by contacting the University of Tennessee Media Relations Department at (865) 9741212. Information regarding the men’s tennis team, including the latest tournament results, is available at UTSports.com.

LIVE BLOG AND SOCIAL MEDIA

Barksdale Stadium, formerly known as the Varsity Courts, serve as the outdoor home of the Vols. In the event of inclement weather, competition will move next door to the Goodfriend Indoor Tennis Center. The tennis complex is on the corner of Caledonia Avenue and Volunteer Boulevard, behind Andy Holt Apartments.

From January until the end of the NCAA Tournament, Amanda Pruitt hosts a live interactive blog for each of the Vols’ matches at UTSports.com. Updates on the Vols can also be found on the official Facebook page at facebook.com/volstennis and on Twitter at twitter.com/Vol_Tennis.

 MAILING ADDRESS

INTERVIEW POLICY

University of Tennessee Athletics Dept. Sports Information 1720 Volunteer Blvd. Knoxville, TN 37996-3100

All athlete interviews must be coordinated through Amanda Pruitt in the Tennessee Media Relations

University of Tennessee Athletics Dept. Sports Information P.O. Box 15016 Knoxville, TN 37901-5161

 OVERNIGHT ADDRESS

 MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF JIMMY STANTON

Associate AD - Communications Office: 865.974.4167 E-mail: jimmystanton@utk.edu

BUD FORD

Associate AD - Media Relations Office: 865.974.1214 E-mail: bford@tennessee.edu

AMANDA PRUITT

Grad. Assistant/Tennis Contact Office: 865.974.6315 Cell: 501.827.6071 E-mail: akpruitt@utk.edu

 ADDITIONAL STAFF

Associate AD: Debby Jennings Associate SIDs: John Painter, Tom Satkowiak, Eric Trainer Assistant SIDs: Brian Davis, Cameron Harris Intern: Zach Stipe Graduate Assistants: Andrew Lentz, Todd Mounce, Josh Pate, Drew Rutherford Student Assistants: Donnie Conley, Mary-Carter Kniffin, Matt Magill, Hali Beth Talbott Adminstrative Assistant: Susie Treis

 OFFICE NUMBERS & INFO

Main Phone: 865.974.1212 Fax: 865.974.1269 Men’s Athletics Website: UTSports.com Women’s Athletics Website: UTLadyVols.com

QUICK FACTS  GENERAL INFORMATION

Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Founded: 1794 Enrollment: 27,107 Nickname: Volunteers or Vols Colors: Orange and White Conference: Southeastern Conference (Eastern Division) UT Knoxville Chancellor: Dr. Jimmy Cheek Director of Athletics: Mike Hamilton

 COACHING STAFF

Head Coach Sam Winterbotham (Oklahoma Christian, 1999) Record at UT 94-21 (.817); 5th year Total SEC Record 35-9 Overall Coaching Record 131-76; 7th year Associate Head Coach: Chris Woodruff (Tennessee, 2005); 9th year Volunteer Assistant: Christopher Williams; 1st year Tennis Office Phone 865.974.6883

 2010 RESULTS

Overall Record: 31-2 SEC Record: 11-0 Titles: SEC Regular-Season Champions; SEC Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament: Finalists (reached championship for third time in program history and first time since 2001) ITA National Indoors: Finalists Final ITA National Ranking: No. 2

 ON-CAMPUS TENNIS VENUES

Indoor Tennis Facility: Goodfriend Indoor Tennis Center (6 courts) Outdoor Tennis Facility: Barksdale Stadium (6 courts, seats 2,000)

 GUIDE TO THE GUIDE The 2011 University of Tennessee Men’s Tennis Media Guide is published by the Department of Athletics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996. The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services. Editor & Page Design: Amanda Pruitt. | Feature Writers: Drew Edwards, Andrew Lentz, Matt Magill, Josh Pate, Drew Rutherford. | Editorial Assistants: Bud Ford, Drew Rutherford, John Painter, Mary-Carter Kniffen. Photography: Patrick Murphy-Racey (pmrphoto.com), Elizabeth Olivier & David Weinhold (UTSports.com), Bill Kallenberg, Paul Ballard (zootennis.com), ITA. | Cover Design: Schaffhauser Design, Canton, Miss. (John Schaffhauser).

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2011

PREVIEW MATTEO FAGO enjoyed the best fall season of his career, finishing with a 10-2 record and five wins against ranked opponents. He also captured his first collegiate singles title.

JOHN-PATRICK SMITH 3-Time All-America

THE RETURN BORIS CONKIC 3-Time All-SEC

TENNYS SANDGREN 2010 All-SEC

With a proven senior class, the nation’s top-ranked singles player and a rising group of sophomores, the Vols have high expectations again for 2011 WELCOME TO YEAR NO. 5

This season marks the fifth year head coach Sam Winterbotham and associate head coach Chris Woodruff have been working together at Tennessee. In that time, they have rebuilt the Vols into a national contender once again with three top-10 finishes the last three years. The Vols finished 31-2 last season on their way to the regular season and tournament Southeastern Conference titles. The team also advanced to the NCAA national finals for the first time since 2001. Winterbotham was named SEC Coach of the Year as well as the ITA Ohio Valley Region Coach of the Year. Woodruff earned regional assistant coach of the year honors. Tennessee has a 94-21 record since Winterbotham joined Tennessee in the fall of 2006. In that time, the Vols have finished 35-9 in the SEC. Individually, Tennessee has had eight All-America and 13 All-SEC selections.

TITLE DEFENSE

Ranked third in the ITA national poll to start 2011, the Vols have the opportunity to capture consecutive SEC titles for the first time in program history. To repeat in the SEC, they must once again navigate an extremely difficult conference schedule. Four SEC opponents are ranked in the top 20 and eight in the top 50 to start the season. 4

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A VETERAN ROSTER

The Vols are not short on dual match experience. Six of the eight regular 2010 starters for the Vols are back this season, including five of six in the singles lineup. The roster (see page 6) features three seniors, a junior, four sophomores and three freshmen. Four Vols -- John-Patrick Smith, Rhyne Williams, Boris Conkic and Tennys Sandgren -- are returning All-SEC. Smith was last season’s SEC Player of the Year after going 9-1 at No. 1 singles, and Williams shared SEC Freshman of the Year honors after going 10-1 at No. 3 singles and had the same record with Conkic at No. 2 doubles. Smith earned All-America honors for a third time in singles and doubles, and Williams earned All-America in singles.

STARTING WITH SENIORS

A key element in the Vols’ return among the elite college programs is the senior class. Boris Conkic, Matteo Fago and 2010 SEC Player of the Year John-Patrick Smith have been mainstays in Tennessee’s lineup the last three seasons, and since their arrival on the Knoxville campus, the Vols have risen from 25th-ranked in the country to second by the end of the 2010 season. The Vols have won more dual matches from 2008-10 than in any other three-year period in program history. Since Smith, Conkic and Fago joined the program as freshman, Tennessee has won 77 matches.

2011 SEASON PREVIEW

NO. 1 & NO. 1

Tennessee is still at the top of the singles rankings to start 2011, albeit with a different representative. Sophomore Rhyne Williams enters the spring season as the No. 1-ranked player after winning the final national event of the fall. He assumed the top ranking from Smith, who held the position through the fall. Williams went on a tear to end the fall season, becoming the third Vol to ever hoist the singles title at the ITA National Indoors. Four of the five opponents he defeated are currently ranked in the top 10.

SOPHOMORE STRONG

In addition to Williams, the Vols have depth and talent in the sophomore class. When he joined the team in January 2010, Tennys Sandgren became an immediate factor in the Tennessee lineup, earning second-team All-SEC honors after going 10-0 at the No. 4 singles slot. During the fall, Sandgren was 7-3 and won his first singles and doubles titles at the Elon Invitational. Edward Jones became a fixture at No. 3 in the Vols’ doubles lineup with Fago at the start of the SEC season last year, and the sophomore from Camarthen, Wales, figures to be a part of the 2011

lineup as well in singles and doubles. Jones was 7-3 in doubles during the fall, reaching the semifinals of the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships with Williams. Taylor Patrick also collected his first career singles title, winning the 64-player Division III draw at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships. The Knoxville native finished the fall with 10 wins, one more than his entire freshman total.

JANUARY ADDITIONS

The Vols’ got a boost to their depth this spring with the arrival of freshman Jarryd Chaplin of Sydney, Australia. The serve-andvolley specialist brings extensive junior experience and success, particularly in doubles. Hunter Reese of Kennesaw, Ga., also joined the Vols this spring and is redshirting. Reese was the No. 2-ranked recruit from Georgia and rated in the top 25 nationally by tennisrecruiting.net.

CHASING 100

As Winterbotham starts the year six dual-match wins from his 100th as head coach of Tennessee, the trio of seniors are also reaching impressive individual heights. With 86 and 83 wins respectively, Conkic and Fago are both on pace to join Smith among the small handful of Vols with 100 career singles wins. Entering the spring season, only seven Vols have ever reached the 100-win milestone in singles, and Tennessee has never had three teammates to each have at least 100 wins at the same time. Smith, who has been ranked in the top 10 in doubles with four different partners in his career, will likely end his playing days at UT’s career doubles wins leader. He is starting the spring season with 116 doubles victories, 15 behind career leader Byron Talbot, who had 131 from 1985-88.

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@ Illinois Champaign, Ill. @ Duke Durham, N.C. Louisville Knoxville ITA National Team Indoor Championships Seattle, Wash. Wake Forest Knoxville

MARCH 4 6 11 13 15 19 26

Alabama* Auburn* @ Kentucky* @ Vanderbilt* @ Baylor Arkansas* @ LSU*

APRIL 1 3 8 10 16 21-24

@ Mississippi State* @ Mississippi* South Carolina* Florida* @ Georgia* SEC Tennis Championships Gainesville, Fla.

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HISTORY

Not surprisingly, Conkic, Fago and Smith have enjoyed great individual success as well. They have earned a combined seven AllSEC honors. Last season, Fago and Smith, both Economics majors, were named ITA Scholar-Athletes. During the fall, Fago won his first career singles title, the Crimson Tide Invitational, and Smith reached the 32-player field at the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships for the third time in his career. Conkic took the fall semester off school, but has returned for his final season.

Note: All times Eastern Date Event/Opponent Place 6-11 Rainbow Warrior Challenge^ Honolulu, Hawaii 14-17 SEC Coaches Indoor Championships^ Knoxville 21 East Tennessee State Knoxville ITA Kick-Off Weekend 28 San Diego Knoxville 29 Clemson/USC Upstate Knoxville

REVIEW

[1] Rhyne Williams [21] John-Patrick Smith [38] Matteo Fago

JANUARY

THE VOLS

 SINGLES RANKINGS

Former Vols Mike DePalmer Jr., Williams’ uncle, and Paul Annacone were teammates who each eventually reached the No. 1 ranking during the early 1980s, but 2010-11 marks the first time UT has had boasted two players at No. 1 in the same season.

2011 SCHEDULE

COACHES

The Vols opened the season ranked third nationally in the January ITA coaches poll. Sophomore Rhyne Williams debuted at No. 1 in singles, replacing John-Patrick Smith, the top-ranked player during the fall. No doubles team was nationally ranked, but that is sure to change with the return of senior Boris Conkic, who has been as high as fourth nationally with both Smith and Williams.

RHYNE WILLIAMS rose to the top of the rankings in January after winning the singles title at the USTA/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships. He took over the No. 1 spot from John-Patrick Smith, who held the position for five months in 2010.

OUTLOOK

 ITA RANKINGS

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MAY

13-14 NCAA Team Championships: First and Second Rounds TBA 19-24 NCAA Team Championships: Final Site Palo Alto, Calif. 25-30 NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships^ Palo Alto, Calif. KEY ^ - Individual Competition; * Southeastern Conference Match 2011 Tennessee Tennis Media Guide

 WELCOME TO THE NEW GOODFRIEND EDWARD JONES

When the Goodfriend Indoor Tennis Center closed its doors following the first two rounds of the NCAA Championships in 2010, construction immediately started to renovate the 12-year-old on-campus facility. As pictured on the media guide cover, Goodfriend has been expanded from four to six courts during the offseason and chairbacked seating has been installed throughout the viewing balcony. New locker rooms and coaches offices were also part of the expansion and are set for completion by the 2011 fall season. Barksdale Stadium, the Vols’ adjoining outdoor home, is also scheduled for upgrades in the coming years. Future rennovations plans include: • Grandstand seating expansion outdoors • New club house and press box • Hospitality area at Barksdale Stadium • New strength and conditioning room • Additional outdoor courts

HAWAII BOUND

To kick off 2011, the Vols hopped on a plane bound for Hawaii to compete in the Rainbow Warrior Challenge For the first time since 2002, the Vols were back in Hawaii, opening the spring season by playing in the Rainbow Warrior Challenge. Tennessee won 25 of 28 singles matches against Louisville and Hawaii during the week, taking 7 of 8 doubles matches against Louisville as well. Sophomore Rhyne Williams defended his newly acquired No. 1 national ranking by finishing the week 3-0 and earning tournament MVP honors. Fellow sophomore Tennys Sandgren picked up his first career victory against a top-10 opponent and was named to the all-touranment team. Seniors John-Patrick Smith and Boris Conkic earned those honors as well. None of the matches counted as team results, but each match counted toward individual ranking. “It was good fun, and I think those kinds of trips do a lot for team bonding and making everyone

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so much more comfortable with each other,” said freshman Jarryd Chaplin, who was on his first trip as the newest member of the team. “We spent a lot of time in the sun and then we beat a couple schools as well, so that was the best part.” Between matches, practices and fitness training, the team managed to find time for other activities in Hawaii. Off-court experiences included: • Visted the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor • Snorkeling at one of the coral reefs. • Ran up Diamond Head, the former volcano and scenic view on Oahu • Attended a luau in which several Vols performed their attempts at the hula onstage.  SCAN THIS QR code to check out

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 2011 TENNESSEE ROSTER Name Jarryd Chaplin Boris Conkic Matteo Fago Edward Jones Colton Norton Taylor Patrick Hunter Reese Tennys Sandgren John-Patrick Smith Bryan Swartz Rhyne Williams

Year Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. So. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. So.

Ht 6-0 5-9 6-0 6-2 5-11 5-8 5-10 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-1

Wt 182 171 185 152 167 146 158 183 181 170 177

Hometown Sydney, Australia Novi Sad, Serbia Ceprano, Italy Carmarthen, Wales Jackson, Tenn. Knoxville, Tenn. Kennesaw, Ga. Gallatin, Tenn. Townsville, Australia Sarasota, Fla. Knoxville, Tenn.

Prev. School Karabar High School Ekonomsko Trqovinska Skola Liceo Scientifico Millfield College University School of Jackson Bearden High School North Cobb High School Aaron Academy Townsville Grammar Miami Online Alpha-Omega Academy

Head Coach: Sam Winterbotham (5th season) Associate Head Coach: Chris Woodruff (9th season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Christopher Williams (1st season)

 SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENTS

Boris Conkic C.C. “Doe” Silberman Memorial Scholarship Matteo Fago McLaughlin Athletic Scholarship Endowment Edward Jones GNB Financial Services Scholarship Endowment Taylor Patrick Markham Athletic Scholarship Endowment

Tennys Sandgren Jones Brothers Inc Athletic Scholarship Endowment John-Patrick Smith James M. Boring Athletic Scholarship W.W. & Robert Kennerly Athletic Endowment Rhyne Williams Leslie & Rita Doss Athletic Endowment

2011 SEASON PREVIEW

WESTERN DIVISION

Team Points 1. Mississippi 70 2. Mississippi State 55 3. Auburn 45 4. LSU 37 5. Alabama 30 6. Arkansas 15

Overall Regular Season Champion: Tennessee (10 points); Florida (1); Georgia (1).

 THREE VOLS COMING OFF 10-WIN SEASONS IN SEC There’s no real secret to it, but Matteo Fago has been a success in SEC dual matches. He leads the Vols with a 28-3 career record in conference competition, but he is not the only one with a high winning percentage: Name Matteo Fago John-Patrick Smith Boris Conkic Tennys Sandgren Rhyne Williams

SEC Singles Record 2010 Career 10-1 28-3 9-1 23-7 6-5 23-8 10-0 10-0 10-1 10-1

Location Starkville, Miss. Head Coach Per Nilsson (4th yr) 2010 overall record 10-12 2010 conference record 2-8 Final ITA ranking NR Series Record UT leads 32-15 Last Result UT won 5-2

 ARKANSAS

 KENTUCKY

 SOUTH CAROLINA

Location Fayetteville, Ark. Head Coach Robert Cox (24th yr) 2010 overall record 10-16 2010 conference record 1-10 Final ITA ranking 73 Series Record UT leads 20-12 Last Result UT won 6-1

Location Lexington, Ky. Head Coach Dennis Emery (28th yr) 2010 overall record 25-9 2010 conference record 8-3 Final ITA ranking 12 Series Record UT leads 45-37 Last Result UT won 6-1

Location Columbia, S.C. Head Coach Josh Goffi (1st yr) 2009 overall record 9-13 2009 conference record 1-10 Final ITA ranking 57 Series Record UT leads 28-18 Last Result UT won 6-1

 AUBURN

 LSU

 VANDERBILT

Location Auburn, Ala. Head Coach Eric Shore (20th yr) 2010 overall record 14-11 2010 conference record 5-6 Final ITA ranking 32 Series Record UT leads 35-15 Last Result UT won 7-0

Location Baton Rouge, La. Head Coach Jeff Brown (13th yr) 2010 overall record 8-15 2010 conference record 3-8 Final ITA ranking 46 Series Record LSU leads 25-24 Last Result UT won 4-0

Location Nashville, Tenn. Head Coach Ian Duvenhage (5th yr) 2010 overall record 13-11 2010 conference record 5-6 Final ITA ranking 40 Series Record UT leads 51-11 Last Result UT won 6-1

 FLORIDA

 MISSISSIPPI

Location Gainesville, Fla. Head Coach Andy Jackson (10th yr) 2010 overall record 21-5 2010 conference record 9-1 Final ITA ranking 8 Series Record Florida leads 26-24 Last Result UT won 4-0

Location Oxford, Miss. Head Coach Billy Chadwick (28th yr) 2010 overall record 19-8 2010 conference record 7-4 Final ITA ranking 19 Series Record UT leads 22-20 Last Result UT won 4-0 2011 Tennessee Tennis Media Guide

HISTORY

Team Points 1. Tennessee 72 2. Georgia 57 3. Florida 51 4. Kentucky 40 5. Vanderbilt 24 6. South Carolina 12

Location Athens, Ga. Head Coach Manuel Diaz (23rd yr) 2010 overall record 21-8 2010 conference record 9-2 Final ITA ranking 11 Series Record Georgia leads 43-23 Last Result UT won 4-1

REVIEW

EASTERN DIVISION

Location Tuscaloosa, Ala. Head Coach Billy Pate (8th yr) 2010 overall record 13-14 2010 conference record 4-7 Final ITA ranking 34 Series Record UT leads 35-13 Last Result UT won 4-1

THE VOLS

 2011 SEC MEN’S TENNIS COACHES PRESEASON POLL

 MISSISSIPPI STATE

COACHES

The Tennessee Volunteers were selected to repeat as SEC regular-season champions in the tennis coaches preseason poll, the conference office released Monday. Tennessee received 10 of the 12 votes to win the overall title, with Georgia and Florida getting a vote each. In the poll, the third-ranked Vols also received 72 points in the voting to lead a talented SEC Eastern Division, which features four teams ranked in the top 12. The Vols were followed by Georgia (57), Florida (51), Kentucky (40), Vanderbilt (24) and South Carolina (12). Mississippi, ranked 18th, was picked to win the Western Division with 70 points. Last season, Tennessee had one of its greatest years on record, finishing 31-2 overall and going

11-0 in the conference en route to hoisting the SEC regular-season trophy for the first time in a decade. The Vols also became the first in SEC history to win the conference tournament by shutting out all three opponents 4-0. Tennessee is attempting to win consecutive conference titles for the first time in program history, and the Vols return most of the lineup from last season. Five of six regulars from the singles lineup are still on the roster, including last year’s SEC Player of the Year, senior John-Patrick Smith, and current No. 1-ranked singles player Rhyne Williams, a sophomore from Knoxville. Also back with the Vols are All-SEC performers Boris Conkic and Tennys Sandgren. Senior Matteo Fago, currently ranked 38th nationally, has a 28-3 career record in conference dual matches (see box below).

 GEORGIA

INSIDE THE SEC

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 ALABAMA

OUTLOOK

Vols Picked to Repeat in SEC

FALL REVIEW:

Williams Captures National Indoors Title to End Fall NOVEMBER 7, 2010 FLUSHING, N.Y. -- After losing a shaky first set in just 25 minutes, sophomore Rhyne Williams sat down on the bench during and resolved to get back in contention in his first national championship appearance. “It was just such a big match,” Williams said. “There was no way I was going to go down quietly. I just wanted to really fight back hard, and that’s what I did.” True to his word, Williams rallied the next two sets and defeated defending champion Steve Johnson of Southern California 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 to capture the singles title at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. He became the third UT champion and the first to win the Intercollegiate Indoors since Paul Annacone hoisted the trophy in 1984. Nerves got the best of Williams at the start. He missed shots early and was broken twice. He started the match down 0-5, although he did manage two break point opportunities. Johnson eventually won the set 6-1. “I was quite nervous, and I don’t think I warmed up to well and prepared myself before the match,” Williams said. “I came out flat. And you have to give credit to him. He really jumped on me and used his forehand really well at the beginning, and I was kind of lucky to get back into it.” Williams and Johnson completely reversed roles in the second set. The Knoxville native broke Johnson at 2-1 to start and rolled the rest of the way, tying the match with a 6-1 score in the set. Until the final, Johnson had not had his serve broken the entire tournament. “For some reason I got a read on his serve,” Williams said. “I was very fortunate. These courts are really quick, and it’s very important to read a guy’s serve.” Williams had a break-point opportunity in the third set with the match tied at 3-3. Williams mishit the return on Johnson’s second serve, but the ball cleared the net for a winner, giving the Vol a 4-3 lead. 8

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 TROPHY CASE With Rhyne Williams’ and Matteo Fago’s singles titles on the final day of the fall season, the Vols finished with five individual titles:

 SINGLES

Matteo Fago Crimson Tide Fall Invitational (Flight 1) Taylor Patrick Southern Intercollegiate Championships (Divison III) Tennys Sandgren Elon Invitational (Flight 1) Rhyne Williams USTA/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships

 DOUBLES

Jones/Sandgren Elon Invitational (Flight 1)

Three games later, Williams won the match on a serve that Johnson could not return, and he immediately threw his racket toward the ceiling and erupted in his characteristic shout of celebration. During the four-day tournament, Williams defeated five ranked opponents. He started the 32-player event in a head-turning way, upsetting top-seeded freshman standout Alex Domijan of Virginia via two tiebreakers. He beat ninthranked Alexandre Lacroix of Florida in the semifinals and captured the championship with a tense win over seventh-ranked Johnson. “This is a really special tournament; you go back and look at the winners, it’s a who’s who of professional tennis,” Tennessee associate head coach Chris Woodruff said. “It was really great that Rhyne won this tournament. JP (Smith) won the outdoor equivalent of this last year in the AllAmerican. To come and win this indoor this year, it’s a sign our program is headed in the right direction.” Woodruff said Williams has had the skills to win national championships, but the main issue in the past has been the ability to maintain focus

throughout a tournament. “He definitely has the ability to play top-100 level tennis -- top-50 level tennis, I think,” Woodruff said. “Who knows after that. I was wondering if he was focused. To his credit, he kept it together. He kept the puzzle together without losing any pieces.”

MORE HIGHLIGHTS

• On the same day Williams won his title in Flushing, senior Matteo Fago won his first-career singles title at the Crimson Tide Invitational in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He beat Akash Muppidi of Boston College 6-4, 6-2 in the final round. • Sophomore Tennys Sandgren collected his first singles and doubles titles in his first full season in UT uniform, winning both the same day at the Elon Invitational in October. Sandgren teamed up with fellow sophomore Edward Jones to win the doubles championship 8-2 against UNC-Wilmington’s Kosta Blank and Illia Ziamstou. Sandgren later defeated Campbell’s Davy Sum 6-2, 6-3 in the singles final. • Sophomore Taylor Patrick started out the fall with his best tournament, winning the 64-player Division III draw at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships in September. He earned a 6-1, 6-2 victory against Wofford’s Paul Bartholomy.

With the National Indoors trophy in hand, Rhyne Williams became the fifth Vol to win a national singles title, joining: Name Event John-Patrick Smith 2009 ITA All-American Chris Woodruff 1993 NCAAs Paul Annacone 1984 National Indoors Mel Purcell 1980 National Indoors

THE

COACHES

HEAD COACH

SAM WINTERBOTHAM FIFTH SEASON 94-21 AT TENNESSEE | 35-9 VS. SEC | 2010 SEC CHAMPIONS

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Born Oct. 1, 1973 Hometown Stoke on Trent, England Wife Tara Children Zoe, Ryann, Sophia & Savanna 10

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Sam Winterbotham and associate head coach Chris Woodruff have made it their goal to build a successful program by preparing players to succeed in matches and off the court as well. That mission has translated into team, individual and academic success. On the court, Tennessee is back among the nation’s elite tennis programs. No questions there. The 2010 season was nothing short of historic for Winterbotham and the Vols. Tennessee returned to the finals of the NCAA Championships for the first time in nine years. The Vols ended the season ranked No. 2 nationally with a 31-2 record, good for the second-most wins in program history. The Vols finished 11-0 in Southeastern Conference play to claim their eighth SEC regular season title and went on to become the first team to capture the SEC Tournament Title courtesy of three 4-0 shutouts. Three players -- John-Patrick Smith, Rhyne Williams and Davey Sandgren -- earned AllAmerica honors. For the first time in Tennessee history, five Vols were named All-SEC. Five players also finished the year in the national ITA rankings. When it comes to schoolwork, the Vols have been successful there too. In 2009, UT was named an ITA All-Academic Team. JohnPatrick Smith, who was already an All-America on the court, earned Academic All-America honors. He and three other Vols were named Academic All-SEC, and three additional Vols earned spots on the SEC Freshman Honor Roll. “When you’re consistently succeeding in both areas, you feel the program is really starting to do what you hoped it to do,” said Winterbotham, who was named SEC Coach of the

HONORS  AWARDS

2010 SEC Coach of the Year 2010 ITA Ohio Valley Region Coach of the Year 2009 ITA Southeast Region Coach of the Year 2008 SEC Coach of the Year

SEC TITLES: 1 2010

SEC TOURNAMENT TITLES: 1 2010

NCAA APPEARANCES: 4 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Year and ITA Ohio Valley Region Coach of the Year in 2010. “Chris and I hoped we would have a team that would compete and win championships, and we also want to develop fine, young men that are going to be successful in all aspects of their lives.” The victories on the court have begun to add up. Winterbotham has a 94-21 overall record at UT, which is the most wins by a head coach in his first four seasons on Rocky Top. He is well on pace to become the fastest UT coach to reach 100 wins entering the 2011 season.

HEAD COACH SAM WINTERBOTHAM

 20-win seasons in four years at Tennessee. Winterbotham led the Vols to their second 30-win season in program history.

 All-SEC selections in the last four seasons. A program-record five Vols were picked by league coaches in 2010.

 Singles selections to the NCAA Singles Championships in four years. The Vols have also had five selections in the doubles draw.

 COACHING RECORD COLORADO  2002-2006

BAYLOR ASSISTANT COACH (1999-2002) • 2002 Region VI Assistant Coach of the Year • Helped recruit 2004 national champions

Prior to his stint in Boulder, Winterbotham spent three years at Baylor, two seasons as a full-time

Big 12 W-L Pct. 1-6 .143 1-6 .143 2-5 .286 5-2 .714 9-19 .321

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HISTORY

In 2006, Winterbotham, was named ITA/ Wilson Mountain Region Coach of the Year and Big 12 Co-Coach of the Year while leading Colorado to a 20-9 record, the program's first 20-win season since 1997. The Buffs earned their first NCAA Tournament berth since 1988 (team advanced to the round of 32) and had a school-best final ITA ranking of No. 23. The 2006 Buffs posted a third-place finish in the Big 12 standings as Colorado recorded its most conference wins since 1998 at 5-2. In his four seasons at Colorado, Winterbotham’s teams posted a 42-56 record. The Buffs continually climbed up the Big 12 ladder, finishing sixth in 2003 and 2004, fifth in 2005 and third in 2006.

Overall W-L Pct. 6-16 .273 7-16 .304 9-15 .375 20-9 .690 42-56 .429

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2003 2004 2005 2006 Total

TENNESSEE  2006-PRESENT Overall SEC W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 2007 17-8 .680 7-4 .636 2008 23-4 .851 9-2 .818 2009 23-7 .767 8-3 .727 2010 31-2 .939 11-0 1.000 Total 94-21 .817 35-9 .795

COLORADO HEAD COACH (2002-2006)

• 2006 ITA Mountain Region Coach of the Year • 2006 Big 12 Co-Coach of the Year • Led Colorado to first NCAA tournament since 1998 • Finished the 2006 season ranked 23rd, the best end-year ranking in program history

THE VOLS

In terms of sheer number of victories, the Vols just wrapped up their most successful three-year period in program history with a 77-13 record. The Vols had 31 victories in 2010 and won 23 matches in both 2008 and 2009. In Winterbotham’s tenure, Tennessee has had eight All-America and 13 All-SEC selections. Winterbotham was named the 10th coach in Tennessee tennis history on Oct. 24, 2006. He and Woodruff joined forces when Tennessee was ranked No. 48 nationally, but the Vols have quickly vaulted up the charts over a four-year span. Tennessee ended 2010 at No. 2 and has finished the last three seasons in the top 10.

 Times the Vols have been named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. UT has also had players named ITA ScholarAthletes six times.

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 ITA All-America selections since 2007, including three last year: John-Patrick Smith, Rhyne Williams and Davey Sandgren.

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CAREER AT UT BY THE NUMBERS:

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TOTAL RECORD (8 SEASONS): 131-76 assistant (2000-2002) and one as a volunteer coach (1999-00). During that time he helped the Bears become a national power in the collegiate game. In addition to assisting Baylor with the dayto-day operation, Winterbotham had a hand in recruiting one of the best teams in the nation that eventually won the first team national championship in Baylor history as the Bears were crowned 2004 NCAA champions. While at Baylor, Winterbotham was named the 2002 Region VI Assistant Coach of the Year after helping the Bears win the Big 12 regular season and conference tournament. Baylor advanced to the 2002 NCAA Sweet 16 and finished the season ranked seventh nationally. He briefly returned to Baylor as an assistant in 2006 after Colorado cut its men’s tennis program. He was soon hired by Tennessee.

COLLEGIATE PLAYING CAREER

• NAIA All-America in 1996, 1997, 1998 & 1999 • Earned No. 1 national ranking • 1997 NAIA singles champion

Prior to coaching, Winterbotham attended Oklahoma Christian University in Oklahoma City where he was a four-year NAIA All-America and ranked No. 1 nationally. In 1997 he won top honors as the NAIA national singles champion. At OCU, Winterbotham also was the 1999 Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Year in soccer, where he was named to the All-Region first team and honorable mention All-America team. He graduated in April 1999 with a degree in marketing and was honored as OCU’s 1999 international business student of the year. Winterbotham was inducted into the Oklahoma Christian Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.

FAMILY A native of Stoke on Trent, Great Britain, Winterbotham was born Oct 1, 1973. He is married to the former Tara McClure, a native of Asher, Okla. The Winterbothams’ have four daughters: Zoe, Ryann, Sophia and Savanna.

 SEC TOURNAMENT RESULTS How UT Fared Host 2007 Quarterfinalists LSU 2008 Semifinalists Arkansas 2009 Finalists Auburn 2010 Champions Kentucky Total

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Sam Winterbotham has reached the NCAA Championships five times in his career, including his final season at Colorado in 2006, where the Buffs reached the second round. He has an 11-5 total record. How UT Fared Final Host* Record 2007 Round of 32 -- 1-1 2008 Round of 16 Tulsa 2-1 2009 Round of 16 Texas A&M 2-1 2010 Finalists Georgia 5-1 Total 10-4 * Final site host includes the last four rounds of the tournament 2011 Tennessee Tennis Media Guide

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH

CHRIS WOODRUFF NINTH SEASON 2008 & 2010 ITA REGION ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR

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Born Jan. 2, 1973 Hometown Knoxville, Tenn. Wife Jennifer Children Olivia & Tate 12

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Not every great player can be a great coach, but Chris Woodruff has proven he is more than capable of being both. Woodruff, one of Tennessee’s most celebrated tennis players, recently completed his eighth season on the Vols’ coaching staff. He and head coach Sam Winterbotham have been coaching together for four seasons and have quickly ushered the program into one of its most successful periods. The Vols have finished in the top 10 nationally the last three seasons, and 2010 turned out to be one of the best years in Tennessee history. The Vols finished 31-2 overall and reached the finals of the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2002. They won the Southeastern Conference regular-season title with a perfect 11-0 record and then captured the SEC Tournament Title via three shutouts. “I can’t even begin to tell you how vital Chris Woodruff is to this program,” Winterbotham said. “First, he’s one of the greatest players in the world so when he tells our players something to work on, they know they need to listen. Second, he bleeds orange. His support and love for this University is unwavering and I think he passes that love on to our team. “Having Chris Woodruff at Tennessee automatically puts us at an advantage over every other tennis program.” Since returning to Tennessee in 2002, Woodruff has helped the Vols earn 12 AllAmerica and 20 All-SEC selections. After serving as Tennessee’s assistant coach since the 2002-03 season, Woodruff was promoted to the Vols’ associate head coach position in the fall of 2006 when Winterbotham joined the Tennessee staff. Woodruff earned the 2010 ITA Ohio Valley

Regional Assistant Coach of the Year honors. In 2008, he was named the Region III Assistant Coach of the Year after helping guide UT to a 23-4 record.

COLLEGIATE PLAYING CAREER

• All-America in 1992 and 1993 • All-SEC in 1992 and 1993 • 1992 Volvo Rookie of the Year • 1993 NCAA singles champion • 1993 SEC indoor singles champion • 1993 USTA Sportsmanship Award

Woodruff, a native of Knoxville, lettered for the Vols in 1992 and 1993, garnering AllAmerica honors both years. He was crowned NCAA singles champion in 1993 and remains the only Vol to claim that title. He finished the season ranked No. 1 nationally, becoming the only Vol since Paul Annacone in 1984 to finish the year atop the rankings. In addition to his national championship, Woodruff was also named the ITA Rookie of the Year in 1992, and was given the USTA Sportsmanship Award in 1993. In only two seasons of collegiate tennis, Woodruff finished with an 81-16 record, with 45 of those wins coming in 1993. His career singles winning percentage of .835 is second all-

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Herman Demmink is in his second year as strength and conditioning coach for the Tennessee men’s tennis team. He came to the Tennessee staff from Clemson, where he worked with the Tiger athletics teams from 2006-09 to implement training and nutritional guidelines. Demmink, who also works with the Vols’ baseball program, spent four years on the Clemson baseball team, where he earned the 2004 National Strength Athlete of the Year award. After graduating, he played in the Philadelphia Phillies organization for four years. Demmink is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Certified Fitness Trainer (ISSA) and Athletic Republic Level 2. He is the president and owner of 3D Performance Training LLC, where he trains athletes in Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the PGA Tour, Major League Soccer and participants in Olympic Track and Field. He is currently working on his master’s degree in biomechanics/sports medicine at UT.

FAMILY Woodruff has two children: a daughter, Olivia and a son, Tate. He is married to Jennifer Arndt Woodruff, who is an assistant coach for the Lady Vols swimming and diving program.

“He was the student that always wanted one more ball. I would tell him, it’s time to go and he’d be standing there saying ok, give me one more ball and we’re out of here and right after I gave him one more, he’d want another. “That’s just how Chris was. He never thought he had enough practice.”

 VOLS IN THE HALL Year 1993 1995 1999 2002 2008 2010

Inductee Tommy Bartlett Mike DePalmer Sr. Mel Purcell Paul Annacone Chris Woodruff Rodney Harmon

Classification (Years) Player (1950-52) Coach (1981-94) Player (1980) Player (1982-84) Player (1992-93) Player (1980) 2011 Tennessee Tennis Media Guide

HISTORY

 ITA HALL OF FAME Chris Woodruff is one of six Vols to be enshrined in the ITA Hall of Fame in Athens, Ga. Rodney Harmon, a letterman in 1980, joined the select group in 2010. Woodruff, who lettered for the Vols in 1992 and 1993, remains the only Vol to win the NCAA Championship in singles. Senior John-Patrick Smith came close to matching the feat when he finished runner-up as a freshman. Few Vols have enjoyed so much success in their first two years on Rocky Top, in any sport. Woodruff finished his time at UT with 81 wins. Former Vols head coach Mike DePalmer Sr. was hardly surprised about Woodruff’s success. “He just outworked everybody,” DePalmer said.

After two years on the Vols’ squad as a studentathlete, Christopher Williams is entering his first season as a volunteer assistant with the Tennessee program. His leadership role on the team as a junior and senior led to his new position as a coach. “Since joining the program in January of last year, we have never seen anyone have such an impact on a program in such a short time,” head coach Sam Winterbotham said. “Christopher immediately took on a leadership role and helped galvanize the team. He has a special ability to recognize what is needed to bring a team together. He epitomizes what college tennis is all about by the way he is committed to helping the team in any way he can.” Williams, a Knoxville native, recently graduated with a degree in Sociology: Criminal Justice at UT and is currently working on his master’s degree in Sports Psychology. He was named to the Southeastern Conference Honor Roll following the 2010 season. Prior to joining the Vols, Williams spent two seasons playing at Wofford. He transferred to Tennessee in 2008 to pursue his degree in Criminal Justice. He became a member of the Vols’ squad before the spring 2009 season.

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He opted to turn professional following the 1993 season and ascended to the world’s most prolific tennis stage, the ATP Tour. While on tour, Woodruff claimed two event titles: the 1997 Montreal Super 9 Canadian Open and the 1999 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, R.I. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 12 in the world in January 2000. His event highlights that year include reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and representing his country in Davis Cup competition, where he clinched the United States’ win over Zimbabwe. Woodruff racked up tour wins against seven former No.1 players including Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, (whom Woodruff upset in the 1996 French Open), Yevgeni Kafelnikov, Thomas Muster, Gustavo Kuerten, Marcelo Rios and Carlos Mova. Other notable victories include wins over

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VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH

THE VOLS

• Career-high singles ranking of No. 12 internationally • 1997 Canadian Open champion • 1999 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships champion • 2000 Australian Open quarterfinalist • 2000 Played on U.S. Davis Cup Team

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Goran Ivanisevic, Thomas Enqvist, Tim Henman, Alex Corretja, Magnus Norman and Cedric Pioline. After an illustrious career, Woodruff retired from the tour in May 2002. He was excited about his return to Knoxville to contribute to the success of his alma mater.

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time in the Tennessee record books. In 2008, Woodruff became the fifth Vol in UT history to be inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Hall of Fame.

TENNESSEE ADMINISTRATION & TENNIS STAFF. MIKE HAMILTON

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

During his tenure at the helm of the Volunteers athletic program, Mike Hamilton’s visionary leadership has exemplified the “ideal of service” captured by the university’s revered Torchbearer Statue. Appointed to the position of director of athletics in 2003, Hamilton’s stewardship of the Tennessee brand continues to ascend to unprecedented heights. While Tennessee athletics continues to shine brightly as a national standard of intercollegiate achievement, Hamilton has assured that the athletic department’s impact reaches far beyond the fields of competition. In 2010-11, the benefits of Hamilton’s fiscal oversight took the form of $10.3 million in direct cash support to the general UT Knoxville campus—the largest such contribution by athletics in university history. The UT athletics department remains one of only a handful nationwide that receives no funds from state subsidies or taxes. Success on a national level has been a staple of Tennessee athletics, and under Hamilton’s watch, this trend has continued. The Vols have placed in the top 16 in the NACDA Director’s Cup six times in the last seven years, including two top-10 finishes. The men’s basketball program has reached new heights in recent years and reached the NCAA Elite Eight in 2010—the program’s most successful season in 101 years. The basketball program also won the 2008 SEC Championship and achieved the program’s firstever No. 1 national ranking that same year. Additionally, men’s tennis played for the national championship and finished second in the nation in 2010. The leaders of those two programs, tennis coach Sam Winterbotham

and basketball coach Bruce Pearl, were both hired by Hamilton and have each earned multiple coaching accolades at Tennessee. The competitive excellence exhibited by the Vols between the lines also has translated to the classroom, where in the spring of 2009, more than 51 percent of Tennessee’s student-athletes earned a GPA of 3.0 or better. The following academic accolades have been accomplished during Hamilton’s tenure: 12 first-team Academic All-Americans, two SEC Scholar-Athletes of the Year, 404 student-athletes earning degrees, and a total of 1,052 student-athletes earning Academic AllSEC honors. In addition, 29 former Vols who left school to pursue professional athletic careers have returned to finish their degree requirements through the Renewing Academic Commitment (RAC) program administered by the Thornton Athletics Student Life Center. Operating as the CEO of an organization with a $100-million-plus annual budget, Volunteer success during Hamilton’s watch has not been limited to the athletic and academic arenas, as fundraising success has also been remarkable. Donations to UT athletics totaled $4 million when he arrived on Rocky Top in 1992. By the time he assumed the director of athletics position in 2003, that total had increased nearly 500 percent ($19.5 million). And by 2010, athletics development fundraising efforts had risen to $43.4 million, which is more than double the total when Hamilton assumed his current post. Perhaps one of Hamilton’s most ambitious undertakings—the Neyland Stadium Master Plan—is now 60 percent complete. The multi-phase renovation project has brought the addition of revenue-generating Tennessee Terrace and East and West Club seating areas, a fieldlevel Lettermen’s Room, facelifts to the exterior façade, west skyboxes and press box and a breathtaking majestic new stadium entrance via Gate 21. These upgrades have ensured that Neyland Stadium will remain the premier venue in college football for decades to come. Mike Hamilton and his wife, Beth, reside in Knoxville and have three sons—Matthew, Nate and Kiya—and two daughters—Madison and Kalu.

DR. JIMMY CHEEK

UT KNOXVILLE CHANCELLOR

Dr. Jimmy G. Cheek began serving as chancellor of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville on February 1, 2009. He came to UT after more than 33 years at the University of Florida where he was an awardwinning professor, dean and most recently the senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources. Dr. Cheek’s first year managing the Knoxville campus yielded positive momentum, despite unprecedented budget challenges. The 2009 freshman class was the most diverse in the institution's history. The campus also has been recognized as a national leader in sustainable energy initiatives and cut more than $1 million in costs through energy saving policies. Construction and renovations projects are currently underway to build a new Student Health Center, the Natalie Haslam School of Music Building, the Min Kao Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building, and renovations to Neyland Stadium. Ayres Hall, the campus’ most iconic academic building, will re-open for the spring 2011 semester after extensive renovations. Dr. Cheek earned a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Education from Texas A&M University, a master’s from Lamar University (in Beaumont, Texas) and a doctorate in Interdisciplinary Education, also from Texas A&M. He is first member of his family to attend college and has a life-long affection for learning. Much of his research has focused on education and learning and he’s authored or co-authored nearly 200 publications. In his spare time, he’s a gardener and nature enthusiast. He and his wife, Ileen, have two grown children and two grandchildren.

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DR. DAN MURPHY

FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE

ALLISON MAUER

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 TENNIS PROGRAM STAFF ANDREA BREWER

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS MEN'S & WOMEN'S TENNIS Phone: 865-974-6993 E-mail: ajbrewer@utk.edu

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JOHN-PATRICK SMITH, alongside fellow seniors Boris Conkic and Matteo Fago, has helped the Vols to 77 dual match wins in his career, the most victories in a three-year period in UT history.

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BORIS CONKIC

5-9 | 171 Novi Sad, Serbia (Ekonomski Trqovinska Skola)

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Career 86-28 Conference 23-8 Vs. Ranked 28-19 Highest ITA Rank No. 20 (9.4.09) 16

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Career 87-20 Conference 24-6 Vs. Ranked 23-8 Highest ITA Rank No. 4 with Williams (3.30.10)

Overall Vs. Top 125 SEC Dual W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 2007-08 28-6 .824 6-3 .667 8-2 .800 2008-09 29-9 .784 12-7 .632 9-1 .900 2009-10 29-13 .690 12-9 .571 6-5 .545 Total 86-28 .754 28-19 .596 23-8 .742

 DOUBLES RESULTS 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Total

Overall W-L Pct. 21-7 .750 25-8 .756 41-5 .891 87-20 .813

Vs. Ranked W-L Pct. 1-1 .500 8-2 .800 9-3 .750 23-8 .742

SEC Dual W-L Pct. 7-4 .636 7-1 .875 10-1 .909 24-6 .800

BORIS CONKIC

At some point, most people experience a moment during their adolescence when it hits them. “Maybe my parents just might know what they’re talking about.” It doesn’t necessarily play out that way for everyone but for Boris Conkic, the realization came when he was 15 or 16. Conkic traveled from his hometown of Novi Sad, Serbia, to attend a tennis camp and play in tournaments in Italy. When the level of coaching he received didn’t match the tennis advice his father had given to him throughout his entire life, Conkic “grew up a little bit.” “I felt that the advice I received and my experience in Italy didn’t really help me,” Conkic said. “When I analyzed the whole month of practicing in Italy, I realized my dad’s advice has really helped me. That was the advice that was making me a better tennis player.” His father, Milan, owns a tennis club and coaches the sport in Serbia. However, as anyone who has ever been coached by their father can attest, it’s a different relationship on the court. “It was mostly when we would step on the court, he would give me advice that was going to help my tennis game but we wouldn’t be family on the court,” the younger Conkic said. “It was very professional for both sides. We didn’t have a family relationship on the court. “Sometimes I was very stubborn when he would give me advice and I wouldn’t listen to him but that was mostly when I was young. My attitude toward my dad and my coach changed when I grew up a little bit and we got along together.” While his game certainly improved from the instruction of his dad, Conkic didn’t heed every bit of advice given to him, luckily for Tennessee. “Actually, my dad kind of wanted me to

R/L LEFT (2-HANDED BACKHAND) JOINED THE VOLS FALL 2007 BIRTHDAY JUNE 5, 1987 PARENTS MILAN & JUDIT CONKIC MAJOR SPORT MANAGEMENT

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Now, I’m all about the team aspect of it. The last three or four years have been the best of my life, and I think it’s because I’ve been part of a great team and a great group of people.”

play professionally,” Conkic said. “I felt the need to educate myself and I was the one that started all the processes of getting to the states and getting into college. I wanted to come to college and be part of a team.” As the results justify, he’s been well-coached since playing the game of tennis from age three. A three-time All-SEC honoree, Conkic is on pace to become just the fourth player in program history to collect 100 wins in both singles and doubles play. That would be added to an already sterling resume, which includes a 2010 SEC Indoors championship and a 2009 ITA All-America doubles title with fellow senior John-Patrick Smith. Though Conkic was virtually born on a tennis court -- both his parents were national champions in old Yugoslavia -- he was never forced to play. In fact, at age 11, the sport management major picked up soccer but didn’t like the team aspect of it. “I was a decision-maker,” Conkic said. “It was all up to me. I did not have to worry about my teammates screwing anything up and

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things like that. I was responsible for my acts and for my game.” Now, however, Conkic embraces the teamfirst mentality as a part of the Tennessee tennis program. “I think I changed a lot in the last few years,” Conkic said. “Now, I’m all about the team aspect of it. The last three or four years have been the best of my life, and I think it’s because I’ve been a part of a team and a great group of people. It helped me in different areas of my life.” Much like his father passed on his knowledge to him for much of his life, Conkic does the same for his coaches and teammates, almost like an extra coach on the court. “I analyze my opponents’ game,” Conkic said. “I analyze my teammates’ game and in that way, I’m trying to help them improve and help the coaches. I give them some suggestions on what they should work on when they coach us. I’m trying to help everyone improve their game.” Like father, like son.

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2010 FIRST TEAM 2009 SECOND TEAM 2008 SECOND TEAM 2008 SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM

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Junior (2010) • First Team All-SEC • SEC All-Tournament Team • ITA National Team Indoor Championships All-Tournament Team (No. 2 Doubles) • SEC Academic Honor Roll Sophomore (2009) • Second Team All-SEC • SEC Academic Honor Roll Freshman (2008) • Second Team All-SEC • SEC All-Freshman Team • SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

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2010 SEC Coaches Indoor Championships 2007 UNLV Fall Classic

 DOUBLES TITLES

2009 ITA All-American Championship (with John-Patrick Smith) 2009 ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championship (with Rhyne Williams)

 THE CLOSER During the season, every player will get his shot at closing out a match. For Boris Conkic, that opportunity came in the finals of the SEC Championships. Conkic defeated Florida’s Joey Burkhardt 6-0, 6-2 and was immediately mobbed by teammates in celebration on the indoor courts in Lexington, Ky. The crowd of Tennessee fans who had traveled more than two hours to the final match were on their feet. “That was probably the best feeling I’ve had in my life, having a chance to celebrate it with my teammates,” Conkic said. “Everyone ran out on the court. It’s hard to describe. It was just amazing.” 2011 Tennessee Tennis Media Guide

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MATTEO FAGO 6-0 | 185 Ceprano, Italy (Liceo Scientifico)

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Career 82-30 Conference 28-3 Vs. Ranked 9-10 Highest ITA Rank No. 38 (1.4.11) 18

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Career 65-28 Conference 21-10 Vs. Ranked 9-3 Highest ITA Rank No. 21 with Conkic (1.6.09)

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Fall 2010 Total

Overall Vs. Top 125 SEC Dual W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 19-7 .731 0-0 .000 11-0 1.000 19-12 .613 4-5 .444 7-2 .778 34-9 .791 0-4 .000 10-1 .909 10-2 .833 5-1 .833 -82-30 .732 9-10 .474 28-3 .903

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Overall Vs. Ranked W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 2007-08 17-6 .739 0-0 .000 2008-09 25-10 .714 8-2 .800 2009-10 22-9 .710 1-0 1.000 Fall 2010 2-3 .200 0-1 .000 Total 65-28 .699 9-3 .750

SEC Dual W-L Pct. 7-4 .636 7-3 .700 7-3 .700 -21-10 .677

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BY DREW RUTHERFORD UTSPORTS.COM In the Italian village of Ceprano, Matteo Fago learned to play tennis—a craft that took him far from home to the United States and the University of Tennessee. But he managed to pick up another skill that has proved important to him and his teammates. Fago can cook. We’re not talking ramen noodles or easy mac, the diet of the average college student. While he isn’t a classically trained chef, the 2010 ITA Scholar Athlete knows his way around the kitchen well enough to make wholesome, healthy meals. “He’s a very mature member of the team,” teammate Ed Jones said. “He’s not even on the meal plan this year, I think. He’s cooking most of his meals. I told myself I was going to try to do it, but that didn’t even last a week.” Watching his mother and grandmother prepare meals as a child, Fago picked up enough knowledge to start experimenting on his own. Despite the difficulty of finding the same ingredients he’s used to in Italy, Fago is able to replicate some of the comfort foods he grew up eating. But it’s more than a meal. “Americans want to eat quickly—the faster you eat the more time have you have for something else,” Fago said. “In Italy, a meal is more than just eating. Everything slows down around mealtime.” But dinner time wasn’t the only cultural change Fago experienced after moving to Tennessee. No difference compared to the change in language. “I didn’t know much English at all when I got here,” Fago said. “I picked it up a little from going to class and talking to friends. After speaking it for a little while it got easier and easier. I wasn’t very good at it.” After getting a better grip on the language, Fago was able to begin teaching his American teammates what they were doing wrong. His ad-

R/L RIGHT (2-HANDED BACKHAND) JOINED THE VOLS SPRING 2008 BIRTHDAY OCTOBER 14, 1987 PARENTS ARIURO & IVANA FAGO MAJOR ECONOMICS

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The Next Iron Chef: Matteo Fago?

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 AWARDS

Junior (2010) • NCAA Championships All-Tournament Team (No. 3 doubles) • ITA Scholar Athlete • SEC Academic Honor Roll Sophomore (2009) • First Team All-SEC • SEC Academic Honor Roll Freshman (2008) • SEC All-Freshman Team

 SINGLES TITLE

2010 Crimson Tide Fall Invitational

 RECIPE BOX: SPAGHETTI AL POMODORO This recipe is one of Matteo’s specialties. According to Matteo, everyone in Italy has their own version of this recipe, some with more, some with fewer ingredients. Regardless, this simple and tasty meal is a quick and easy solution for anyone on the go.

INGREDIENTS

10 fresh Roma tomatoes Several fresh basil leaves Extra virgin olive oil Salt and pepper One box of spaghetti noodles One block of parmigiano-reggiano cheese

vice: DON’T OVERCOOK YOUR PASTA! “Cook pasta for six or seven minutes,” Fago adamantly declared. “Americans cook their pasta for 10 minutes. We call that pasta scotta. That means it is overcooked and mushy. Pasta should be cooked al dente.” While Fago is finding lots of success on the tennis courts—he starting his senior season 82-30

DIRECTIONS

1. Roughly chop tomatoes 2. Roughly chop basil 3. Add tomatoes, basil and two tablespoons of olive oil to a saucepan over medium heat and cook for 10-15 minutes 4. After 10-15 minutes, tomatoes should soften and break down. Add quarter cup of grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese and reduce to a simmer. 5. Bring large pot of water to a boil. Lightly season with salt. 6. Boil spaghetti FOR NO LONGER THAN SIX OR SEVEN MINUTES. See story for details. Pasta should not be mushy. 7. When pasta is just done, strain and portion onto plates. Add desired amount of pomodoro. 8. Enjoy!

all-time in singles play and has been ranked as high as No. 38 in the nation—he may find another career path. Bobby Flay and Emeril Lagasse may dominate the Food Network now. But when he’s done with tennis, Fago could put down his racket, pick and a frying pan and very well be the next generation of cooking-show stars.

MUSICAL LEADER? THAT TOO.

In addition to Matteo Fago’s off-court cooking talents, he is probably also the Vols lead er in music as well. Instrument of choice? the trumpet. His father played the guitar, and Fago also played the drums for a few years. With tennis and schoolwork taking a majo rity of his time, he is not been able to practice the trumpet much these days. Plus, there’s some concern for his roommat es, adding, “It’s so loud, I can’t play it in my room ... Just sometimes.” No. 3 doubles partner Edward Jones also played the trumpet. Don’t expect a band to form any time soon though because Jones has not played in a while: “Matteo says he can still pick it up and do a good job, but if I tried to do it, it would not be so good.”

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JOHN-PATRICK SMITH 6-2 | 181 Townsville, Australia (Townsville Grammar)

FOR THE RECORD...  SINGLES

Career 122-37 Conference 23-7 Vs. Ranked 74-31 Highest ITA Rank No. 1 (9.10.10) 20

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Career 116-33 Conference 24-8 Vs. Ranked 42-20 Highest ITA Rank No. 1 with D. Sandgren (3.16.10)

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Fall 2010 Total

Overall Vs. Top 125 SEC Dual W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 33-11 .750 17-9 .654 7-3 .700 36-11 .773 24-11 .688 7-3 .700 41-9 .820 29-7 .805 9-1 .900 12-6 .667 4-4 .500 -122-37 .767 74-31 .705 23-7 .767

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2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Fall 2010 Total

Overall Vs. Ranked W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 30-9 .769 8-3 .727 34-13 .723 15-10 .600 46-9 .836 19-5 .792 6-3 .667 0-2 .000 116-33 .779 42-20 .677

SEC Dual W-L Pct. 9-2 .818 7-3 .750 8-3 .727 -24-8 .750

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that. I know people will always see that, but people will remember a championship first.” Each year Smith adds more wins, more tournament championships and more honors to his resume. He was the SEC Rookie of the Year as a freshman. That year he went to the NCAA singles finals. He followed that up with a similar sophomore performance. He earned his second First-Team All-SEC honor and went to the NCAA doubles finals with Sandgren. Last year was no different. The SEC Player of the Year again went to the NCAA doubles finals. He was named Tennessee’s male athlete of the year and made the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the second consecutive year. Smith is like clockwork, each year racking up another honor, win or tournament title. But the clock has not struck midnight and there is one more thing Smith needs to mark off his list—an NCAA title. He’s been as close as you can get on four different occasions, including the team title last year. Each time, he has painfully walked away without a title. “J P has been able to accomplish a lot of things here and without question will always be remembered as one of our best ever,” head tennis coach Sam Winterbotham said. “But he has one more thing that I’d like to see him accomplish before he is done—win an NCAA

COMPETITVE IN EVERYTHING.

John-Patrick Smith takes all competition very seriously, even when it comes to video games. Among his favorite titles is the 1997 classic Mario Kart 64, a racing game in which he considers himself something of an expert. championship.” While it’s the only big line waiting to be checked off of Smith’s list, there’s no monkey on his back. “Right now I’m really just trying to enjoy what I have here,” Smith said. “I only have a few more months left here at Tennessee, so I am just trying to make the most of what time I have left here in Knoxville. This place has been so great to me and I just want to take in as much as I can before I’m done.” The world may never see Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Andy Roddick run to the bathroom, or whatever, between sets. But without question, the superstition works for J P Smith. Just like clockwork, Smith has collected almost every honor an NCAA tennis player can, but there is one more to go before the clock strikes 12.

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The first set is over and Tennessee’s senior tennis star John-Patrick Smith is running off the court. There is more tennis to be played, but he has something to take care of before beginning the next phase of the match. What he does when he gets to the locker room is disputed. But whatever it is, you can set your watch by his superstitious trips to the locker room after each set. The Townsville, Australia, native’s former doubles partner Davey Sandgren thinks it’s as simple as drinking too much water. “I guess it’s a winning habit—he drinks water like a fish,” Sandgren said. “It’s ridiculous. Sometimes, if the locker room is far away, he’ll sprint so he can make it back in time. There was one time where I think we either got a point penalty or nearly got one because he couldn’t make it back from the bathroom in time.” But Smith insists his mid-match trips are purely strategic. “It’s mainly just a ritual,” Smith said. “And I don’t do it more than once during a match. Sometimes I do need to use the bathroom, but sometimes I need to change my shirt. I work up a sweat and I need a fresh shirt. It gives me time to relax and get ready for the next set.” While it may be one of the oddest sports’ superstitions around, it seems to be working. In his first three years on The Hill, Smith has logged a 122-37 record in singles, 116-33 mark in doubles and been ranked No. 1 in both categories. Three times he’s been named an ITA All-America in both singles and doubles and he has prodigious tournament MVP honors. Smith is close to being the all-time winningest doubles player in Tennessee tennis history. But you won’t hear him bragging about any of it. “I really didn’t even know I was so close to having the most doubles wins,” Smith said. “It’s nice, but I don’t really pay much attention to all

R/L LEFT (2-HANDED BACKHAND) JOINED THE VOLS FALL 2007 BIRTHDAY JANUARY 24, 1989 PARENTS KEVIN & SUSAN SMITH MAJOR ECONOMICS

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JOHN-PATRICK SMITH ALL-AMERICA NCAA FINALIST

2008 SINGLES; 2009-10 DOUBLES

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2010 PLAYER OF THE YEAR

 AWARDS

Junior (2010) • ITA All-America • NCAA Doubles Finalist • ITA Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship Award • ITA Ohio Valley Region Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship • Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Male Amateur Athlete of the Year • SEC Player of the Year • SEC Tournament Most Valuable Player • First Team All-SEC • SEC Player of the Week (4 times) • ITA National Team Indoor Championships AllTournament Team (No. 1 Doubles) • ITA Scholar Athlete • ESPN the Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-District • SEC Academic Honor Roll Sophomore (2009) • ITA All-America • NCAA Doubles Finalist • First Team All-SEC • SEC Player of the Week (2 times) • ITA Scholar Athlete • SEC Academic Honor Roll Freshman (2008) • ITA All-America • NCAA Singles Finalist • ITA Region III Rookie of the Year • SEC Freshman of the Year • First Team All-SEC • SEC All-Freshman Team • SEC Freshman of the Week (2 times)

 SINGLES TITLES

2009 ITA All-American Championships 2009 UVa Ranked Plus One Invitational - Flight A 2009 SEC Coaches Indoor Championships

 DOUBLES TITLES

2009 ITA All-American Championships (with Boris Conkic) 2009 UVa Ranked Plus One Invitational - Flight A (with Davey Sandgren) 2009 SEC Coaches Indoor Championships (with Davey Sandgren) 2011 Tennessee Tennis Media Guide

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BRYAN SWARTZ 6-3 | 170 Sarasota, Fla. (Miami Online)

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Career 14-22 Conference -Vs. Ranked 0-1 Highest ITA Rank -22

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Career 18-21 Conference 4-2 Vs. Ranked 0-2 Highest ITA Rank --

2008-09 2009-10 Fall 2010 Total

Overall Vs. Top 125 SEC Dual W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 3-7 .300 0-1 .000 -- 6-10 .375 0-0 .000 -- 5-5 .500 0-0 .000 -14-22 .389 0-1 .000 --

 DOUBLES RESULTS 2008-09 2009-10 Fall 2010 Total

Overall Vs. Ranked W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 8-10 .444 0-2 .000 5-5 .500 0-0 .000 3-6 .333 0-0 .000 18-21 .461 0-2 .000

SEC Dual W-L Pct. 4-2 .667 0-0 .000 -4-2 .667

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BY JOSH PATE UTSPORTS.COM Bryan Swartz told the story to his coach so casually. Yeah, he was scuba diving the other day. Yeah, this amazingly huge fish – humansized – swam by and grazed his body. Yeah, it was a little scary, but he kept on diving with his parents. Just another day for Swartz. Not so for Sam Winterbotham. “I’m thinking, are you crazy?” said Winterbotham, head coach of the Tennessee tennis team. “You wouldn’t catch me anywhere near that situation. When he talks about fishing, I’ll be happy to get out on the boat and let him teach me. I’ll take that direction well. “But if he directs me into the water to do the thing that he was talking about, he’s going to lose a student.” Swartz would love to have his tennis coach join him on a deep sea fishing excursion in Florida, where his family lives. That’s what they do. In Tennessee, the term “fishing” entails bass or trout, depending on the location. In Swartz’s world, “fishing” means something quite a bit different. “When I’m talking about fishing, I’m talking about going back home to Florida and going out into the open ocean,” Swartz said. “I’ve fished out in the bays and fished for saltwater trout and stuff like that to going 40 or 50 miles offshore into 100, 200 feet of water fishing for dolphin, tuna, big saltwater game fish.” The list is impressive, but Swartz isn’t a fishing snob by any means. He admits that whatever season it is depends on his preferences about what fish he likes to chase. He assures his extreme fishing excursions aren’t all about reeling in the big one, but more about being on the water when the sun rises. It’s about bonding with his father and others who head out on the boat. It’s about shooting the breeze and clearing the mind with a mental break. But there is some fishing.

R/L RIGHT (2-HANDED BACKHAND) JOINED THE VOLS FALL 2008 BIRTHDAY JUNE 21, 1990 PARENTS JEFF & MARY SWARTZ MAJOR BUSINESS “I was actually fishing with my dad and my brother and we were fishing for goliath grouper,” Swartz said of his most memorable catch. “I call it a team effort, but my brother caught this 500-pound goliath grouper but it took all three of us just to hold the rod and the reel down and bring up this 500-pound goliath grouper that was just massive. It probably took almost 30 minutes. “It was that one or probably the first tarpon I ever caught, for me, which took me about two hours to bring in. It was 120-, 130-pound tarpon. Most of them are probably about 150.” Swartz’s fishing skills, of course, aren’t why he’s on the Vols’ tennis team. But it doesn’t hurt. Skills like determination, goal-setting and inspiring others to be their best help him on the fishing boat. They help on the courts, too. “As a coach, you want to have somebody who you can turn to and use as an example as how something should be done,” Winterbotham said. “He does everything right. He works his tail off. He’s as honest as the day is long. When he’s given the opportunity to compete, he competes. When he isn’t in the lineup, he’s on the sidelines competing. He’s completely committed to what the team is trying to do. He’s a special individual.” Swartz has a specialty in doubles play. It fits well with his skills of playing well close to the net, solid serves and a stealth reaction time. Of

course, he played countless doubles matches as a junior player traveling to tournaments all over the nation prior to attending Tennessee. Perhaps that reaction time is something he acquired hooking man-sized fish in the open sea. Either way, he continues to refine his passion of fishing while working through his performance in tennis. Swartz has taken teammates fishing with him, which was not the first time teammates have looked to the junior for leadership. “Everybody on the team has the highest respect for him,” Winterbotham said. “When he says something to them, they listen. He is somebody who is absolutely critical to our success.” For his coach, there’s an open invite to go deep sea fishing, despite putting Swartz into the teaching role and dropping Winterbotham into a student role. Swartz says Winterbotham is welcome to join him in the ocean any time he can. He knows his coach’s schedule is quite packed. But he also is prepared to relish in a role reversal between student and teacher if the two ever get a chance to wet lines together. He warns, however, that his passion is not for the casual and tender. “He says he has some fishing skills, but I’ll have to see it to believe it,” Swartz said of Winterbotham. “It’s a little different than fishing in the rivers and lakes for bass.”

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BRYAN SWARTZ

 AWARDS

Sophomore (2010) • SEC Academic Honor Roll Freshman (2009) • SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

 WHAT’S IN A NAME? A brief and incomplete field guide to nicknames on the Vols squad, just so you know who’s who. (Note that many variations exist): B: Boris Conkic Bry: Bryan Swartz Chaps: Jarryd Chaplin Colt Daddy: Colton Norton Feegs: Matteo Fago Jonesy: Edward Jones R/Rhyno: Rhyne Williams Sang: Tennys Sandgren Schmit: John-Patrick Smith T-Pain: Taylor Patrick* *Not to be confused, of course, with Grammy awardwinning music artist who had the name first. 2011 Tennessee Tennis Media Guide

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EDWARD JONES 6-2 | 155 Carmarthen, Wales (Millfield College)

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Career 20-15 Conference -Vs. Ranked 1-1 Highest ITA Rank -24

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 SINGLES RESULTS  DOUBLES

Career 29-14 Conference 7-3 Vs. Ranked 0-1 Highest ITA Rank --

2009-10 Fall 2010 Total

Overall Vs. Top 125 SEC Dual W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 14-10 .583 1-1 .500 -- 6-5 .545 0-0 .000 -20-15 .571 1-1 .500 --

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Overall Vs. Ranked W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 2009-10 23-12 .657 0-0 .000 Fall 2010 6-2 .750 0-1 .000 Total 29-14 .674 0-1 .000

SEC Dual W-L Pct. 7-3 .700 -7-3 .700

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BY AMANDA PRUITT UTSPORTS.COM For fans and players alike, there’s a saying in college tennis that you cannot truly know what to expect from a dual match until you’ve been there. It’s one thing to be told there will be cheering and chanting, booing and screaming at all the critical moments in a match. It’s an entirely different matter to walk out on the courts to that atmosphere, tennis bag over shoulder. Outside the routine handshake at the close of the match, college tennis isn’t always the polite gentleman’s game as seen on television. “Tennis is supposed to be like Wimbledon, right?” Edward Jones quipped as he reflected on his first season wearing the Orange and White. Even though he just played doubles his freshman year, the sophomore from Camarthen, Wales, quickly learned to handle the pressure and distractions at home and on the road at the highest levels of the college game. Jones was not in the regular lineup the first two months before he was suddenly called on to team up with Matteo Fago at the No. 3 doubles position at the start of Southeastern Conference play. From there, the two became mainstays in the doubles lineup, steadily picking up steam as the weeks progressed. As the postseason stakes grew, Jones and Fago’s performances became increasingly critical for the Vols’ chances at winning the doubles point. They responded by holding court. Jones remembers the smile that came to his face when he walked out of the locker room to the crowd for the NCAA semifinal match against Georgia. That night, he and Fago delivered an 8-5 win against the home team, and then came away with an 8-6 victory in the championship against Southern California the next evening. The secret to dealing with the crowd was pretty simple in word and sometimes difficult

R/L RIGHT (2-HANDED BACKHAND) JOINED THE VOLS FALL 2009 BIRTHDAY MARCH 10, 1990 PARENTS CARWYN & SARAH JONES MAJOR COMMUNICATION STUDIES in deed: concentrate on your court. “There were nerves, but in the end, it’s still just you and three guys on the tennis court,” Jones said. “You can blank out a crowd. We had our supporters out there as well, and that made a difference and helped a lot.” By championship’s end, Jones and Fago had gone 4-0 and were named to the NCAA AllTournament Team at No. 3 doubles. “Just confidence-wise, we got better and better as the season went on,” Jones said. “We didn’t really practice so much before the season actually started, so there were still improvements we needed to make as a pair with our doubles plays and tactics during the SEC season. That’s not to say we were perfect at the NCAA tournament – we still needed to make improvements at that time – but confidence plays a big part in it. “At that time, my role was just doubles, and I wanted to do that best I could to help put us in a good position during the match.” Coming to Knoxville in the first place was a matter of trust for Jones. Head coach Sam Winterbotham had visited him in Wales, but Jones had never set foot on the Tennessee campus before he signed the paperwork to become a Vol. “I had looked up stuff like sports facilities -- I knew what Neyland looked like,” Jones said. “After I’d committed and signed here, I actually got

on Google Maps and looked on street views, trying to look at stuff. I was trying to find the library, because that was important.” Just as he learned the geography of the Knoxville campus, Jones admitted he has picked up some American habits as well in the last year. Friends back home have caught him saying “dude” on occasion (“which isn’t very British at all). He has picked up the rules of American football (see sidebar) but certainly won’t say no to watching a good rugby match in Wales with his family. Entering his sophomore season, Jones has at least one advantage: he’s experienced the pressure of big dual matches before, as have his teammates. They have played in front of the big crowds away from Knoxville with titles at stake. It’s that experience and match routines that could help the Vols to their first back-to-back conference titles and – perhaps – a step further on the national scale. “Team-wise we need to do even one better,” Jones said. “To do that, we need to do the right things from the word go. We need to get off to a winning start. We don’t need to get ahead of ourselves, basically. We were aiming to win everything, and we came one match short. This year, hopefully we’ll have last year’s experience and be able to build on that.”

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Fewer Unknowns for Jones, Vols in 2011

 AWARDS

Freshman (2010) • NCAA Championships All-Tournament Team (No. 3 Doubles) • SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

 DOUBLES TITLE

2010 Elon Invitational (with Tennys Sandgren)

(AMERICAN) FOOTBALL

Football is an unfamiliar sport to most players coming overseas to play collegiate tennis. Edward Jones’ advice for learning the rules? Video Games. Playing football on the Xbox with teammates helped him brush up on positions and plays. When it comes to learning the many nuances of baseball, well, that’s a work in progress. “I’m still a little confused on baseball, but hopefully that will change soon.” On the football note, the Vols were honored for their 2010 SEC Regular-Season and Touranment Titles at Neyland Stadium during a game in front of roughly 100,000 fans. Jones: “Neyland Stadium is the largest capacity stadium I’ve ever been inside. I’m sure it’s the same for many other people. We were down on the pitch beforehand, just looking around, being so close to the game. Big football players. Big hits. “Walking out on the pitch was another thing. You’re in the middle. You feel like all eyes are on you. You just want to stand still and not do anything stupid. It was a great experience.”

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TAYLOR PATRICK 5-8 | 146 Knoxville, Tenn. (Bearden High School)

FOR THE RECORD...  SINGLES

Career 19-12 Conference -Vs. Ranked -Highest ITA Rank -26

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Career 10-11 Conference -Vs. Ranked -Highest ITA Rank --

2009-10 Fall 2010 Total

Overall Vs. Top 125 SEC Dual W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 9-9 .500 0-0 .000 -10-3 .769 0-0 .000 -19-12 .613 0-0 .000 --

 DOUBLES RESULTS 2009-10 Fall 2010 Total

Overall Vs. Ranked W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 6-7 .462 0-0 .000 4-4 .500 0-0 .000 10-11 .476 0-0 .000

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BY MATT MAGILL UTSPORTS.COM Last year, most of Taylor Patrick’s contributions came off the court. This year, his impact has already been seen on it. As a freshman, he was nicknamed the “Tennessee cheerleader” by some opposing players for his support of the Vols during matches. Now a sophomore, Patrick has started collecting the wins on the court himself, putting together the best season of his career during the fall. In September, Patrick won six matches in four days on his way to capturing his first singles tournament at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships, a victory he attributes to his preparation—mentally and physically—with head coach Sam Winterbotham. “I worked a lot with Sam before the tournament, not necessarily on the strokes but more of the thinking aspect—what to think about, what to focus on when I’m on the court. When you’re not frustrated, it makes the playing part easier.” The victory not only marked Patrick’s first singles title but also served as a reminder that the long hours were paying dividends. “It was the first singles tournament I had won so obviously I was excited but I just knew that all that hard work in the summer and going in the tournament paid off. Just knowing what it takes to win six matches in a row at that level is definitely going to help in the future.” He finished the fall season with a 10-3 record. Not too bad considering he was 9-9 during his entire freshman season. Having already surpassed his win total for last year, Patrick looks primed to carry his momentum into the spring. But for that to happen Patrick sacrificed some of his Christmas break to keep his skills honed, skipping some days off to practice even more. While Patrick is enjoying success on the court this year, he admits it took some time to

R/L LEFT (2-HANDED BACKHAND) JOINED THE VOLS SPRING 2009 (REDSHIRT) BIRTHDAY MAY 26, 1991 PARENTS SCOTT & CHARLA PATRICK MAJOR BUSINESS adjust to college athletics. “My first fall here we started playing the second weekend we were in school. I wasn’t really ready for it, but this year they pushed everything back. That gave me a few extra weeks to practice and work on my game, so I felt much more comfortable going into this year. I knew what I had to do and I felt really comfortable with my game.” Last season, Patrick didn’t receive very much match experience. However, instead of complaining about playing time, Patrick saw it as an opportunity to support his teammates during their matches. Some of his cheering during matches became so iconic -- perhaps legendary -- during SEC play that at least one opponent turned Patrick’s shouts into a ring tone for his phone. Patrick’s cheering was loud and unmistakeable. Fellow sophomore Edward Jones went as far as calling his hands “weird shaped hands that can clap louder than anyone else,” a feature Patrick readily used at matches last season. “There were several instances where the other team was more concerned about what I was doing rather than my teammate, which is exactly what the coaches and I wanted,” Patrick said. “I wasn’t able to play but I could still give our guys the advantage and so that’s what I did.” Patrick’s tennis-playing pedigree certainly

doesn’t hurt. His dad, Scott Patrick, is manager of the Knoxville Racquet Club and his aunt and uncle are Mike Patrick and Sonia Hahn-Patrick, co-coaches of the Lady Vols tennis team. Patrick uses the unique situation to his advantage, practicing with his family and absorbing their knowledge, even though he might not have always wanted to. “Working with my dad growing up was pretty tough actually because being a teenager you don’t want to listen to your parents,” Patrick said. “I can look back on it admit it— he was right—but back then you always just wanted to say, ‘you don’t know what you’re talking about,’ when he actually knew exactly what he was talking about.” While a significant portion of the team is from foreign countries, Patrick is a hometown kid, growing up in Knoxville (see sidebar). Perhaps distinct personalities and cultures would clash on a team, but Patrick doesn’t see it that way. “The way all of our personalities are, we just don’t have many issues,” Patrick said. “We’ve all realized how to make fun ourselves, how to take a joke. We’ve used it as a learning experience—it doesn’t create problems. “Sam recruits the right type of personalities and everyone meshes.”

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‘Cheerleader’ Turns Champ in Fall Season HONORS  AWARDS

Freshman (2010) • ITA Scholar Athlete • SEC Academic Honor Roll

 SINGLES TITLE

2010 Southern Intercollegiate Championships - Division III

 DOUBLES TITLE

2009 Louisville Fall Invitational - Flight B (with Max Stevens)

 TENNESSEE REPS The Tennessee lineup features players from five countries including the United States, but there is still a certain Volunteer State flair about the roster. Taylor Patrick is one of four in-state players on the roster this season, a list that also includes the likes of Tennys Sandgren and Rhyne Williams, as well as walk-on freshman Colton Norton. November signee Brandon Fickey was the top-rated recruit from the state of Tennessee and is from Knoxville as well. He is scheduled join the team in the fall.

 VOLS FROM TENNESSEE Colton Norton: Jackson Taylor Patrick: Knoxville Tennys Sandgren: Gallatin Rhyne Williams: Knoxville

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TENNYS SANDGREN 6-2 | 183 Gallatin, Tenn. (Aaron Academy)

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Career 14-6 Conference 0-0 Vs. Ranked 1-2 Highest ITA Rank No. 42 with Fago (2.18.10)

2009-10 Fall 2010 Total

Overall Vs. Top 125 SEC Dual W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 23-5 .821 1-4 .200 10-0 1.000 7-3 .700 0-1 .000 -30-8 .789 1-5 .167 10-0 1.000

 DOUBLES RESULTS 2009-10 Fall 2010 Total

Overall Vs. Ranked SEC Dual W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 7-3 .700 1-0 1.000 -- 7-3 .700 0-2 .000 -14-6 .700 1-2 .333 --

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BY JOSH PATE UTSPORTS.COM How’s this for a roll call: U.S. Open, Wimbledon, French Open. That, of course, doesn’t count his Southeastern Conference and NCAA travels in a season. In layman’s terms, Tennys Sandgren has racked up the frequent flyer miles. Sandgren is only in his second season competing for the Tennessee tennis team, having joined the Vols in January 2010 and competing in last year’s spring season. Yet the Gallatin, Tenn., native is a world traveler in the sport. Sandgren came to Tennessee with a Hollywood-like resume on the junior circuit. He was ranked as the top recruit in the United States coming into college, and rightly so. His bio tells the story: finalist and doubles semifinalist in two 2009 ITF Grade A tournaments, three time Boys 18 champion in national open events, Texas ITF singles champion, national singles champion on clay and hard courts at 16, and performances in the U.S. Open, Wimbledon and French Open junior events. “I think the more that you play and you see different styles, you get comfortable being in a new place,” said Tennessee head coach Sam Winterbotham of his sophomore star. “When the next new thing comes along in college, you handle it better maybe than somebody who hasn’t got that exposure. “He was able to dig from within and understand that, ‘it feels new, there’s pressure going on here, but it’s nothing that I’ve never seen before; I can handle this situation.’ Sometimes if you haven’t had that experience, you have to learn from that experience and maybe the next time you can pull from it.” As much as he loved the travel schedule from his days competing on the junior circuit, Sandgren also has enjoyed the consistency of college tennis. “You get used to traveling,” Sandgren said.

R/L RIGHT (2-HANDED BACKHAND) JOINED THE VOLS SPRING 2010 BIRTHDAY JULY 22, 1991 PARENTS DAVID & LIA SANDGREN MAJOR UNDECIDED “I kind of liked traveling to different places. I didn’t really mind it that much. But it’s also nice to be in one spot for a long period of time to where you can get in more of a set routine and there are not travel days where it’s kind of a waste. You’re in one spot and you have your routine and you can really work within that.” Sandgren, to say the least, has done just that. As a freshman, he scorched the SEC to a perfect 10-0 singles record and finished 23-5 overall. He was 7-3 in doubles. Then he toured with the USTA Summer Collegiate Team with teammate Rhyne Williams, as they paired to claim the doubles title at the USTA Futures in Pittsburgh. The list of accomplishments could go on. To be able to adjust that quickly to college tennis and rake in the awards and victories along the way speaks of Sandgren’s talents and expertise over the course of one season. “When you have an incoming freshman who doesn’t know or doesn’t fully understand the level of college tennis – nobody does until you go out there and experience it – but he was able to come in and adjust so quickly,” Winterbotham said. “I think that does go back to the fact that he has the experiences that he’s gone through, traveling everywhere, playing, getting used to handling a new environment. I still feel that it says something about him.

“He has tremendous confidence. He has a tremendous commitment to the team, which I thought was very impressive for somebody new.” Sandgren’s ability to quickly adapt to Tennessee’s team last season was helped by the fact his older brother, Davey, was a senior on the squad. Without Davey, it is a different environment for Tennys. “It’s definitely different not having him go through the practice and weights,” Sandgren said. “It’s not the same not having him part of the everyday activities. I hadn’t really gotten to see him a whole lot during his four years of school when he was here and I was home, so it was really nice for that one semester. I still see him a fair amount, but probably not as much as I like.” It was all that traveling, however, that Sandgren was doing before he arrived at Tennessee that has helped him become a better college player. And according to Winterbotham, the best is still to come. “Tennys is pretty special,” Winterbotham said. “His adaptation to college life from being homeschooled and taking a different path from most college freshmen, for him to adjust, grow and mature as quickly as he has really just shows why I think he’s going to be a superstar. He really is fantastic. His best tennis is ahead of him.”

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Freshman (2010) • Second-Team All-SEC • SEC All-Freshman Team

 SINGLES TITLE

2010 Elon Invitational

 DOUBLES TITLE

2010 Elon Invitational (with Edward Jones)

THE USUAL ANSWER:

He’s heard the question dozens (maybe hundreds) of times before. He’s been asked about it by media in interviews everywhere he’s played. No, he’s not named after the sport. Seriously. In his own words: “It was my great-grandfather’s name. He was also Tennys Sandgren. He did not play tennis. No relation to the sport of tennis. It’s Swedish. And a family name.” “I’ve figured it out now: the more that people know, that’s one less person I have to tell. Eventually, I can knock out a few thousand, and we won’t have to discuss it anymore. That’s the plan.” 2011 Tennessee Tennis Media Guide

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RHYNE WILLIAMS 6-1 | 177 Knoxville, Tenn. (Alpha-Omega Academy)

FOR THE RECORD...  SINGLES

Career 54-10 Conference 10-1 Vs. Ranked 22-6 Highest ITA Rank No. 1 (1.5.11) 30

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 SINGLES RESULTS  DOUBLES

Career 42-9 Conference 10-1 Vs. Ranked 5-5 Highest ITA Rank No. 4 with Conkic (3.30.10)

2009-10 Fall 2010 Total

Overall Vs. Top 125 SEC Dual W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 41-7 .854 14-3 .824 10-1 .909 13-3 .813 8-3 .727 -54-10 .844 22-6 .786 10-1 .909

 DOUBLES RESULTS 2009-10 Fall 2010 Total

Overall Vs. Ranked W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 36-6 .852 5-3 .625 6-3 .667 0-2 .000 42-9 .824 5-5 .500

SEC Dual W-L Pct. 10-1 .909 -10-1 .909

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BY DREW EDWARDS UTSPORTS.COM It’s been a while since a Tennessee tennis player made the kind of impact Rhyne Williams did in his first season. The Knoxville native posted a 41-7 record in singles matches – the second most wins for a UT freshman behind Peter Handoyo’s 43 in 1999 – and was a key part of Tennessee’s runner-up finish in the NCAA Championships, where he won three matches at the No. 3 singles. He ended his freshman season ranked No. 30 and earned ITA All-America honors after reaching the round of 16 in singles at the NCAA Championships. But all that was so last year. “It’s clear to everybody who’s ever seen him play tennis that he has great ball-striking ability and great talent,” coach Sam Winterbotham said. “But I think what he’s done over the last year is he’s really knuckled down. “He’s worked hard. He’s become more disciplined. He’s maturing. It shows in the way he competes and it shows in the way he goes about his daily business.” It certainly showed on the court during the fall season. Williams was 13-3 in singles and won the season’s biggest tournament, the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship, in November in Flushing, N.Y. And to think he was one of the final players to qualify for an at-large bid to the exclusive 32-player tournament. He began his run by defeating top-seeded Alex Domijan, a freshman at Virginia and a familiar opponent from Williams’ days on the junior circuit. He ended it with a comeback victory against defending champion Steve Johnson of Southern California after dropping the first set 6-1. “I feel good on the court,” Williams said. “I’m happy being here. It’s always a great time

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We had such a great team. We had such a good run. We played in huge matches in front of huge crowds. Those are the things that really help you mature as a tennis player. Just being able to handle those moments ... We’ve been there.”

here at UT. I’m excited for the season to start.” There was a time when it looked like Williams would bypass college tennis. But after deciding to attend UT – where his uncle was a two-time All-American and his grandfather coached from 1981-1994 and led the Vols to a NCAA runner-up finish in 1991 – he’s continued to blossom within the program. “College tennis is really good,” Winterbotham said. “The best collegiate tennis players are turning out to become professional tennis players. You have to mature, or you’re going to go one way or the other. I think obviously Rhyne’s chosen the right way.” An emotional player whose racket sometimes pays the price, Williams is handling the ups and downs of a match much better, says Winterbotham. At the ITA Indoors in November, Williams leaned on his offseason conditioning work and survived two matches in a one day, an area where he might have struggled earlier in his career. There’s no question college tennis has been

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good for Williams, on and off the court, and the experience of playing in high-profile, highpressure matches last year helped speed that maturity. “We had such a great team. We had such a good run,” he said. “We played in huge matches in front of huge crowds. Those are the things that really help you mature as a tennis player. Just being able to handle those moments… We’ve been there. We’ve all been there. And it’s definitely helped us grow as a team, and it’s help me grow as well.” That early success helped slingshot Williams into the spring season, with the victory in Flushing propelling him to the top of the national singles rankings. On the heels of his ITA win, he’s entering his second year poised for even greater things. “It’s sort of carried over,” Williams said. “Those things just happen. You don’t know why they do. When they do, you just gain so much confidence. All your shots feel great, you feel great all the time. It’s definitely carried over. I hope it lasts throughout the season.”

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College Tennis Pays Off For Williams HONORS  AWARDS

Freshman (2010) • ITA All-America • NCAA Championships All-Tournament Team (No. 3 singles) • SEC Freshman of the Year • First Team All-SEC •SEC All-Freshman Team •SEC Freshman of the Week (2 times) • ITA National Team Indoor Championships AllTournament Team (No. 3 singles, No. 2 doubles) • SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

 SINGLES TITLES

2010 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship 2009 Georgia Tech Fall Tournament

 DOUBLES TITLE

2009 ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championship (with Boris Conkic)

 POINTS OF INTEREST 1. FED AND RAFA

Rhyne Williams and Tennys Sandgren were among the top-ranked teenagers on the planet before they joined the Vols last season. It just so happens that they’ve hit with the two best pros in the world as well. Williams played a practice set with Roger Federer in 2008 in Cincinnati. Sandgren hit with Rafael Nadal during two practice sessions at the 2009 French Open.

2. AUSTRALIAN OPEN BID

Williams nearly joined Federer and Nadal in January’s Australian Open. He was one of eight players invited to the USTA Australian Open Wild Card Playoff in December, a tournament in which the winner got an automatic bid into the Grand Slam. Williams reached the semifinals and lost to eventual wild card winner, Ryan Harrison.

2. BLOOD RUNS ORANGE

Not medically-speaking, but Williams is part of a long line of Vols. His grandfather, Mike DePalmer Sr., coached UT from 1981-94, and his uncle, Mike DePalmer Jr., was ranked No. 1 in the country in 1982. Rhyne’s mother, Michelle, was an All-America recipient for the Lady Vols. 2011 Tennessee Tennis Media Guide

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JARRYD CHAPLIN 6-0 | 182 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA | KARABAR HIGH SCHOOL BY AMANDA PRUITT UTSPORTS.COM Jarryd Chaplin suspects he set some sort of speed record in the time it took to graduate high school in Australia, file all the right paperwork and join the Vols just in time for the season-opening trip to Hawaii. “It’s something I look back on now and don’t know how I did it,” said Chaplin, who finished up his final schoolwork at home in Sydney in mid-December. While Chaplin cannot answer how he managed to finish everything in time, he knew exactly why he wanted to come to Knoxville in a hurry. “The reason I did it so quickly was that I was so excited to get over here,” he said. “It was very obvious when I came over to see the team that this is a close bunch of guys, and I think I’ve fit in really well.” Chaplin, who picked up the nickname “Chaps” in no time, filled his role with the Vols so quickly that head coach Sam Winterbotham called him everyone on the team’s best friend only a few days after his arrival. On the courts, the right-handed Chaplin brings the increasingly rare serve and volley style to the Vols’ deep roster. Tennis has certainly taken Chaplin to all points of the world, but he has also achieved success at home as well. Last year, he played his way through singles qualifying into the main draw in the junior competition at the Australian Open. In doubles, he has reached three semifinals in ITF Futures events in Australia during the past year. He was also a member of Australia’s Junior Davis Cup Team in 2008. “I think we’ve got a very strong team, so Jarryd’s going to have to really work to make a role for himself,” Winterbotham said. “We’ve got great 32

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depth of players. One thing we’re certain of is that he’s at that level. It’ll be up to him to settle in quickly and adjust to being a college student and a student-athlete in a new environment. “We’re very impressed with how he’s handled the process. I’m certain he’s going to have a great future at Tennessee.” In his first few weeks stateside, Chaplin has already realized the strength of college competition, particularly in the Southeastern Conference. “I didn’t realize how much depth there would be coming over. You know, watching the SEC Indoors, there’s a certain level that all the guys are playing at – and that was a pretty high level. I didn’t think the lower guys would be playing at that level. I’m extremely impressed with it, and it’s starting to make sense why college is such a good avenue for the professional ranks.” Just by arriving on campus, Chaplin has joined a strong history of Australian players to wear the Orange and White. Since 1988, the Vols have had at least one Australian player on the roster, and plenty of them have been successful. Five players during that time have earned All-America Honors, including current senior John-Patrick Smith. Two head coaches, Michael Fancutt and Chris Mahony, also hailed from Down Under.

FRESHMEN: JARRYD CHAPLIN & COLTON NORTON OUTLOOK COACHES THE VOLS REVIEW HISTORY

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COLTON NORTON 5-11 | 167 JACKSON, TENN. | UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF JACKSON BY JOSH PATE UTSPORTS.COM When the e-mail landed in Sam Winterbotham’s inbox, he read it and knew to take it seriously. Winterbotham gets those e-mails fairly routinely. There’s always someone contacting the Tennessee coach, explaining how they want to be part of the program, how they want to contribute, how they can make the Vols more competitive. But this one, from Colton Norton, was a little different. Norton, who is from Jackson, Tenn., expressed his desire to play for the Vols as a walk-on. Per NCAA rules, Winterbotham was allowed one contact with him, so he asked for Norton to simply stop by when he arrived on campus to begin classes. Norton did. “He did exactly what he said he was going to do,” Winterbotham said. “When we met him, I felt like he was somebody who could help and was willing to give him a look. He’s just grabbed that opportunity and ran with it.” Put simply, Winterbotham liked the boldness Norton displayed. “I’m always impressed and I always have a tremendous amount of respect for anybody who comes in the door and says, ‘I want to play for your team,’” Winterbotham said. “I’ve been on that side of the desk. I’ve been in the role where I’ve said, ‘I feel I can contribute, I’d like an opportunity.’ I respect that. Colton, that’s exactly what he did.” Given the opportunity, Norton had a lot of business to address. He had already scheduled classes, so he had to change his schedule around to accommodate for practice and workouts. Done. He had to adjust to the early-morning workouts, typically before 8 a.m. Done.

“The biggest part of the fall for me was getting used to everything,” Norton said. “Getting used to being up in the morning, getting used to the amount I am on the court and working out, stuff like that.” Norton said college tennis is demanding not just on the competition side, but on every other aspect of life, too. He was introduced early to the new level of competition in college, particularly at nationally competitive Tennessee. It was one thing to adjust his game to the intensity of college tournaments. It’s another to adjust to the constant juggling of time that all freshmen deal with. “In high school, you have distinct parts of your day,” Norton said. “You’re in school and get out at 3. You’re in practice until 5, and you’re free the rest of the day. In college, you don’t realize it until you’re here, but you’re in class and get out and maybe have a couple of hours. If you’re a student-athlete, you have a couple classes and then practice and then a break for an hour, and then you have weight lifting.” After just one semester to get it figured out, Winterbotham can see a difference. “He very quickly became a part of the team,” Winterbotham said. “He knows and understands the level we’re trying to compete at. He’s going to make those adjustments and work as hard as anybody.” 2011 Tennessee Tennis Media Guide

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HUNTER REESE 5-10 | 158 KENNESAW, GA. | NORTH COBB HIGH SCHOOL BY AMANDA PRUITT UTSPORTS.COM Hunter Reese is one of the newest Vols, but he still has a few months to wait before he represents Tennessee on the courts. Reese, a native of Kennesaw, Ga., graduated a semester early from North Cobb High School and enrolled in classes at Tennessee. He is redshirting during the spring season. And while that means he cannot play in matches, he will get his share of training against his new teammates during practices while also getting used to balancing the schedule of being a student-athlete. With three seniors graduating from the 2011 squad, there’s no doubt Reese has an important role to play in the Vols’ plans down the road. Given his performance on the junior circuit, the future looks bright. “We know what our program is about we’re honest, we’re going to work our tails off, and we’re going to compete every day. Hunter just fit all three of those criteria,” head coach Sam Winterbotham said. “He competes as well as anyone we’ve seen in junior tennis. We’re ecstatic that he’s here. He had some great offers from great schools and he chose to leave his home state of Georgia and join us here.” The right-handed Reese is already used to the team aspect of tennis, leading North Cobb to its first playoff win in the school’s 52-year history. He has been named the Cobb County Boys Tennis Player of the Year the last two seasons. On a more national scale, he is listed as a

blue-chip recruit and the No. 2 player from Georgia by tennisrecruiting.net. Winterbotham said he was also impressed by Reese’s intelligence on and off the court. “He can break down the court from a mental point of view. He definitely can figure out what he needs to do, and we’re definitely encouraged by that. “He’s also just a brilliant student. His grades and test scores pretty much blow everyone else away that we’ve ever recruited. We know that he’s committed to be a great student as well, which fits what we’re all about. We expect great things from Hunter.” Being from Georgia makes Reese something of a rarity in program history. Tennessee has not had a player from the tennis-rich Peach State since Jason Parker in 1993. Reese signed with the Vols during the November signing period, along with Knoxville native Brandon Fickey, the top-rated five-star recruit from Tennessee. Fickey is scheduled to join the Vols in time for the 2011 fall season. With Reese and Fickey signed, the Vols already have the No. 5-ranked recruiting class in January by tennisrecruiting.net.

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ACADEMIC HONORS

During the spring semester, the tennis team accomplished what no men’s program has done before: lead the entire Tennessee athletic department in team grade point average. The Vols captured the SEC regular season and tournament titles and reached the final of the NCAA Tennis Championships, all while compiling a 3.48 GPA as a team. They have paced the men’s programs in GPA the last four semesters and became the first men’s program to earn the highest average among all UT sports since the team GPA competition began. In addition to earning the highest spring GPA on campus, Tennessee also qualified to become an ITA All-Academic Team after posting a 3.34 GPA for the full school year. The Vols also won the ITA award in 2009. JOHN-PATRICK SMITH became the first Vol in seven years to be named to the ESPN the Magazine Sam Winterbotham and Chris Wood- CoSIDA Academic All-District Team, an award which honors an athlete’s accomplishments in acaruff, who have been coaching together at demics as well as in team competition. On the court, Smith earned his third All-America honor and UT the last four seasons, have stressed the was ranked No. 1 nationally in singles and doubles for a time during the season. importance of excellence on the court as well as in academics. In 2010, Tennessee Freshman Academic Honor Roll. set a pair of program records when five Vols were All-SEC selecSmith and Fago, who both finished their junior years as tions and nine were named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. Economics majors, were named ITA Scholar-Athletes. Patrick, “We want them to win championships, but we also want an economics major, also made the list. them to be champions in the classroom,” said Winterbotham, “We’ve got great character on this team, and that’s somewho was named SEC Coach of the Year. “We had the goal to thing we look for in our players,” Winterbotham said. “They be an Academic All-America team, which we did. At the same make doing this job an absolute pleasure. I’m just as proud time, we also accomplished our goal of winning an SEC title, of their off-court accomplishments as I am of what they’ve and we finished just one win away from the NCAA title. The accomplished on the court.” commitment they’ve shown this year in both areas, it makes us Scott Swain, an associate director at the Thornton Athimmensely proud as coaches.” letic Student Life Center, has worked with the tennis team Impressively, all nine Vols eligible for the SEC Academic Hon- and echoed Winterbotham’s sentiments. or Roll made the list, including Davey Sandgren, who earned the “Our men’s tennis program has a championship mentalaward for a fourth time while majoring in aerospace engineering. ity both on and off the court,” Swain said. “I am very proud The eight additional award winners are: Matt Brewer (Geography), of the guys on achieving their goal to have the highest team Boris Conkic (Sport Management), Matteo Fago (Economics), GPA among all sports at Tennessee. With the bright studentTaylor Patrick (Accounting), John-Patrick Smith (Economics), athletes we have here at UT, it is a great accomplishment. Max Stevens (Communication Studies), Bryan Swartz (Business) With an SEC Championship, NCAA runner up finish and and Christopher Williams (Criminal Justice). these academic achievements, it was a tremendous year for Edward Jones and Rhyne Williams were named to the SEC the team.”

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Vols Reach NCAA Finals, All While Pacing Athletic Dept. in Team GPA

 NATIONAL ACADEMIC HONORS COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA 1995 Chris Mahony 1996 Chris Mahony

COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT 2003 Wade Orr (3rd team) 2010 John-Patrick Smith (3rd team)

ITA SCHOLAR ATHLETE 2007 2009 2010

Kiril Tcherveniachki Chris Racz John-Patrick Smith Matteo Fago Taylor Patrick John-Patrick Smith

SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL Year Name 1984 Paul Annacone Marc Fishman 1986 Marc Fishman Carlos Garcia 1987 Carlos Garcia Tom Goles 1989 Connie de Villiers John Gibson 1990 Connie de Villiers Brice Karsh 1991 Connie de Villiers John Gibson Brice Karsh Fabio Silberberg 1992 Abrie du Plooy 1993 Clayton Johnson Chris Woodruff 1994 Rhain Buth Clayton Johnson Chris Mahony 1995 Daniel Dewandaka Martijn Magendans Chris Mahony Pablo Montana 1996 Chad Copenhaver Chris Mahony 1998 Chad Copenhaver Roger Ilias Kaspar Rasmussen 1999 Chad Copenhaver 2000 Peter Handoyo 2001 Andy Crews Peter Handoyo Mark Parsons Matt Turner

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Andy Crews Mark Fitzpatrick Peter Handoyo Paul Podbury Andy Crews Peter Handoyo Wade Orr Wade Orr Johnny Thornton David Baxendine Bobby Cameron Kaden Hensel Ben Rogers Bo Hardegree Kaden Hensel Adam Hubble Davey Sandgren Kiril Tcherveniachki Kaden Hensel Chris Racz Davey Sandgren Boris Conkic Davey Sandgren John-Patrick Smith Jeremy Tweedt Matt Brewer Boris Conkic Matteo Fago Taylor Patrick Davey Sandgren John-Patrick Smith Max Stevens Bryan Swartz Christopher Williams

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IT ALL ADDS UP+ Need some statistical evidence? Here are 10 reasons why the 2010 season was

unlike any other.... From the Southeastern Conference title won in front of a capacity crowd in Knoxville to their appearance in the NCAA Championship match, there’s no doubt about it: the Tennessee Volunteers had a special kind of season. Tennessee returned the finals of the NCAA Tennis Championships for the first time in nine years and ended the season with a 31-2 record in addition to a No. 2 national ranking. The team hoisted their eighth SEC regular-season trophy and their third conference tournament title. As you’d expect, the Vols took home numerous individual accolades as well, with three AllAmerica winners and five earning All-SEC honors. What’s more impressive is that they managed all the on-court success while pacing the entire UT athletic department in team grade point average during the spring semester. Need some more proof? Here are 10 reasons why the 2010 Tennessee tennis season was unlike any other.

Three Vols earned ITA All-America honors for just the second time in program history. John-Patrick Smith became Tennessee’s sixth three-time All-America and has the opportunity to become the program’s first four-time winner as a senior next season. Senior Davey Sandgren was named All-America for

the second time in doubles, and Rhyne Williams completed his incredible freshman season by reaching the NCAA singles round of 16 to claim the award. It’s not so surprising that Tennessee enjoyed similar tremendous team success the last time three Vols earned All-America honors. Call it a correlation. Doug Flach, Tim Jessup and Brice Karsh formed the All-America trio who led the 1990 Vols to a 34-1 record, SEC regular season and conference titles, a national No. 1 ranking for a time and the program’s first trip to the NCAA title match.

For the first time ever, five Vols were named All-SEC: Smith, Williams, Davey Sandgren, Boris Conkic and Tennys Sandgren. Smith and Conkic have earned all-conference honors in their first three years at UT. Davey Sandgren had not been AllSEC since his freshman season in 2007. Tennessee also swept the major postseason honors. Smith, who led the Vols at the No. 1 position in singles and doubles, was named SEC Player of the Year as well as SEC Tournament MVP. Williams shared freshman of the year honors with Vanderbilt’s Ryan Lipman, and Sam Winterbotham was named coach of the year.

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Perfection is a difficult achievement, especially in the SEC. Tennessee strung together its first undefeated SEC season since 1990, going 11-0 and clinching the regular-season conference title with a 6-1 home victory over Georgia. The Vols won the SEC Tournament a week later. Tennessee has now won eight SEC titles (1951, 1966, 1970, 1980, 1986, 1990, 2000 and 2010) and three SEC Tournament championships (1990, 2002 and 2010).

The Vols shut out opponents in 16 of their 31 victories, a trend that did not change once the postseason rolled around. The Vols became the first school in SEC Tournament history to win the title by recording three consecutive sweeps, defeating LSU, Mississippi and Florida 4-0. Tennessee also won three NCAA Tournament matches in 4-0 fashion. The Vols demolished the previous school record of 10 shutouts in a season, which was set in 1965. They also tied the 1964 record of five consecutive shutouts, doing so to open the year.

As the tired saying goes, there’s no place like home. The Vols won all 16 home matches in 2010 to extend their winning streak in Knoxville to 23 matches. They have not lost at Goodfriend Tennis Center or Barksdale Stadium since falling 4-2 to Kentucky in a non-conference indoor match Feb. 21, 2009.

The Vols won 31 dual matches in 2010, marking just the second time Tennessee has won 30 or more games in a year. The record of 34 wins was set in 1990 under the guidance of Mike DePalmer Sr., the program’s winningest coach (299 victories from 1981-94).

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Matteo Fago clinched the Vols’ first SEC regular season title in 10 years when he won a tiebreaker at the No. 5 position during the season finale in front of more than 1,500 fans at Barksdale Stadium. 41-7 to set the freshman winning percentage record at .854 and recorded the second-most wins by a first-year player.

Tennessee won the doubles point in 32 of 33 matches in 2010. By comparison, the Vols won only 19 of 30 doubles points the year before. Without question, the Vols assembled one of their strongest doubles lineups ever, with two pairings ranked in the top 10 nearly the entire season. Smith and Davey Sandgren ended the year ranked third and won 24 matches at the top of UT’s lineup. Conkic and Williams played at No. 2 in the lineup and were ranked as high as fourth nationally with a 25-1 dual match record. They finished with 34 wins together, which ranked fourth in a season in UT history. Tennessee solidified its lineup as the season progressed, thanks to junior Matteo Fago and freshman Edward Jones. They started playing together during the SEC season and won nine of their last 10 matches together. Fago and Jones were named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team for their 4-0 performance at No. 3 doubles.

The number 41 was so telling for the Vols that it deserves two entries.  Part I: Sandgren and Smith finished 41-9 to break the 24-year-old school record for doubles victories in a season. Their final four wins came in the last days of the May as they marched back to the NCAA doubles final before falling to Virginia. Tennessee has been represented in the national championship four times in program history, and Sandgren and Smith count for half those appareances. Sandgren and Smith finished their doubles career together with 80 victories over three seasons, 73 of those wins coming in the last two years. Byron Talbot and Shelby Cannon had held the season doubles record for some time, winning 40 matches together in 1986. No surprises here: they also hold the career record for doubles victories as a pairing with 102 from 1985-88.  Part II: Smith and Williams both finished with 41 singles victories, marking just the second time a pair of UT teammates have logged at least 40 wins in a season. Williams ended the year

Winterbotham has a 94-21 overall record in his first four seasons at Tennessee, which places him comfortably on track to become the fastest coach in program history to reach 100 victories. Thirty-five of Winterbotham’s wins have come in SEC play. Mike DePalmer Sr., who coached the Vols from 1981-94 and led Tennessee to its first NCAA final appearance, reached the 100-win marker in 137 matches.

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Most players don’t reach 110 career wins in four seasons, yet Smith arrived at that milestone in both singles and doubles after just three years. Bear in mind too that many of those wins have come at the top of the lineup and in the nation’s biggest tournaments. He spent nearly a month at No. 1 in the national singles ranking during the spring and was ranked No. 1 in doubles through the fall with Sandgren. Talbot is still UT’s career leader in both categories with 161 singles wins and 131 victories in doubles.

2010 REVIEW/SEC STANDINGS AND AWARDS

BORIS CONKIC

Singles Record: 29-13 (6-5 SEC) Doubles Record: 41-5 (10-1 SEC)

ALL-AMERICA | ALL-SEC (1ST TEAM) Singles Record: 18-8 (5-0 SEC) Doubles Record: 42-9 (8-3 SEC)

 Sandgren and John-Patrick Smith occupied the top of the Vols doubles lineup and finished with a record-setting 41 victories. They were ranked No. 1 nationally twice and reached the NCAA Doubles Championship for the second time.

Tennessee Florida Georgia Kentucky Vanderbilt South Carolina

SEC 11-0 9-1 9-2 8-3 5-6 1-10

Pct. 1.000 .900 .724 .727 .454 .091

All 31-2 22-5 21-8 25-9 13-11 9-13

Pct. .939 .815 .731 .735 .542 .409

 WESTERN DIVISION Mississippi Auburn Alabama LSU Miss. State Arkansas

SEC 7-4 5-6 4-7 3-8 2-8 1-10

Pct. .636 .454 .364 .273 .200 .091

All 19-8 12-13 13-14 8-15 10-12 9-15

Pct. .704 .480 .481 .348 .455 .375

REVIEW HISTORY

DAVEY SANDGREN

 EASTERN DIVISION

THE VOLS

 Once again, Conkic played in the No. 2 position for the Vols in singles and doubles. He tied his career high in singles wins with 29 and set a new personal best in doubles (41). He was named All-SEC for the third time in three years.

FINAL STANDINGS

COACHES

ALL-SEC (1ST TEAM) | SEC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

SEC CHAMPIONS

OUTLOOK

ALL-SEC & ALL-AMERICA.

Head coach Sam Winterbotham was named SEC Coach of the Year for the second time in his four seasons at UT after leading the Vols to the SEC regular-season and tournament championships in 2010.

TENNYS SANDGREN ALL-SEC (2ND TEAM)

Singles Record: 23-5 (10-0 SEC) Doubles Record: 7-3 (0-0 SEC)  Sandgren joined the Vols in January and became a mainstay at the No. 4 position. He was one of three Vols to win 10 matches during the SEC season, joining Rhyne Williams and Matteo Fago.

JOHN-PATRICK SMITH

CONFERENCE HONORS

Singles Record: 41-9 (9-1 SEC) Doubles Record: 46-9 (8-3 SEC)

Player of the Year John-Patrick Smith Coach of the Year Sam Winterbotham Freshman of the Year Rhyne Williams

ALL-AMERICA | ALL-SEC (1ST TEAM) | SEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR

 Smith was a lock in the No. 1 position in singles and doubles for the Vols for the second year, winning 41 matches in singles and 46 in doubles. He became the first Vol since Chris Woodruff in 1993 to earn the No. 1 national singles ranking.

RHYNE WILLIAMS

ALL-AMERICA | ALL-SEC (1ST TEAM) | SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Singles Record: 41-7 (10-1 SEC) Doubles Record: 36-6 (10-1 SEC)

 Williams won 41 singles matches in his first year for the Vols, which ranks second-most by a UT freshman. He and Boris Conkic also formed one of the strongest doubles teams in the country, reaching fourth in the ITA rankings.

 FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC Boris Conkic Davey Sandgren John-Patrick Smith Rhyne Williams

 SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC Tennys Sandgren

 FRESHMAN ALL-SEC

 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Feb. 17 March 3 March 17 March 30 April 13

John-Patrick Smith John-Patrick Smith John-Patrick Smith John-Patrick Smith Davey Sandgren

 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK March 10 April 20

Rhyne Williams Rhyne Williams

 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Boris Conkic John-Patrick Smith (MVP)

Tennys Sandgren Rhyne Williams

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THE SPRING 2010 FINAL REPORT.

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Overall 31-2 [Home 16-0, Away 7-1, Neutral 8-1]

SEC 11-0 [Home 6-0, Away 5-0]

ITA Ranking 2 [Final]

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MATCH RESULTS

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Singles

Doubles

Totals

Date Rank School Rank Result 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 Overall SEC Region Jan. 23 5 ETSU 62 W, 7-0 W W W W W W W W W 1-0 -- 1-0 Jan. 23 5 Chattanooga -- W, 7-0 W W W W W W W W W 2-0 -- 2-0 1 Jan. 31 5 Utah 53 W, 7-0 W W W W W W W W -- 3-0 -- -1 Feb. 1 5 South Carolina 43 W, 4-0 W -- W W -- -- W W -- 4-0 -- -Feb. 3 5 MTSU 56 W, 7-0 W W W W W W W W W 5-0 -- 3-0 Feb. 3 5 Citadel -- W, 6-1 W W L W W W W W W 6-0 -- 4-0 Feb. 7 5 Illinois 12 W, 6-1 W W W L W W W W W 7-0 -- -Feb. 12 4 Illinois2 13 W, 4-0 W W -- -- -- W W W -- 8-0 -- -Feb. 13 4 UCLA2 3 W, 4-2 -- W W L L W W -- W 9-0 -- -Feb. 14 4 Texas2 8 W, 4-1 W -- W W L W W W L 10-0 -- -Feb. 15 4 Virginia2 6 L, 1-4 L -- -- L L L W W -- 10-1 -- -Feb. 28 2 Wake Forest 20 W, 4-3 W L L L W W W W L 11-1 -- -March 5 2 Auburn* 56 W, 7-0 W W W W W W L W W 12-1 1-0 -March 7 2 Alabama* 25 W, 4-1 -- W W -- L W W W -- 13-1 2-0 -March 12 2 Vanderbilt* 27 W, 6-1 W W L W W W W W W 14-1 3-0 5-0 March 14 2 Kentucky* 6 W, 6-1 W L W W W W W W L 15-1 4-0 6-0 March 21 2 LSU* 55 W, 7-0 W W W W W W W W W 16-1 5-0 -March 26 2 Louisville 10 W, 7-0 W W W W W W W W W 17-1 -- 7-0 March 28 2 Arkansas* 50 W, 6-1 W W W W L W W W W 18-1 6-0 -April 2 3 Mississippi* 16 W, 7-0 W W W W W W W L W 19-1 7-0 -April 4 3 Mississippi State* 47 W, 5-2 W L W W W W L W L 20-1 8-0 -April 9 4 Florida* 6 W, 4-3 L L W W L W W W L 21-1 9-0 -April 11 4 South Carolina* 43 W, 6-1 W L W W W W W W W 22-1 10-0 -April 17 2 Georgia* 10 W, 6-1 W L W W W W L W W 23-1 11-0 -April 23 2 LSU3 48 W, 4-0 W -- -- W W -- -- W W 24-1 -- -April 24 2 Mississippi 19 W, 4-0 W W W -- -- -- W -- W 25-1 -- -April 25 2 Florida 6 W, 4-0 W W -- -- W -- W W L 26-1 -- -May 15 2 Winthrop4 -- W, 4-0 W -- W -- W -- W W -- 27-1 -- -May 16 2 ETSU4 65 W, 4-1 W L W W -- -- W -- W 28-1 -- -May 21 2 Louisville5 15 W, 4-0 W -- W W -- -- W -- W 29-1 -- -May 23 2 Baylor5 8 W, 4-0 -- W W -- W -- L W W 30-1 -- -May 24 2 Georgia5 11 W, 4-1 L -- -- W W W L W W 31-1 -- -5 May 25 2 Southern California 5 L, 4-2 L L W L -- L W -- W 31-2 -- --

Players (ITA Rank) Brewer/Fago Brewer/Swartz Conkic/T. Sandgren Conkic/Smith (20) Conkic/Williams (18) Fago/Jones Fago/T. Sandgren Jones/D. Sandgren Jones/T. Sandgren Jones/Stevens Patrick/Swartz D. Sandgren/Smith (3)

No. 1 No. 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-0 24-1 -- -- -- 2-0 -- 1-0 -- -- 2-0 -- -- -- 24-5 --

No. 3 Total 1-0 2-2 1-0 1-0 -- 2-1 -- 5-0 -- 34-4 14-4 14-5 3-1 5-1 -- 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 6-2 1-0 1-2 -- 41-9

RECORD BREAKDOWN  DOUBLES POINT When UT wins it When UT loses it

 BREAKING DOWN DOUBLES

30-2 1-0

When UT wins No. 1 When UT loses No. 1 When No. 1 does not finish

25-2 5-0 1-0

When UT wins No. 2 When UT loses No. 2 When No. 2 does not finish

26-1 1-0 4-1

When UT wins No. 3 When UT loses No. 3 When No. 3 does not finish

20-1 6-0 5-1

 BREAKING DOWN SINGLES When UT wins No. 1 When UT loses No. 1 When No. 1 does not finish

26-0 2-2 3-0

Bold indicates home match, *SEC regular-season match. 1-ITA Kickoff Weekend (Knoxville); 2-ITA Indoor National Championships (Charlottesville, Va.); 3-SEC Tournament (Lexington, Ky.); 4-NCAA Regional (Knoxville, Tenn.); 5-NCAA Championships (Athens, Ga.)

When UT wins No. 2 When UT loses No. 2 When No. 2 does not finish

18-0 7-1 6-1

SINGLES POSITIONAL STATS

When UT wins No. 3 When UT loses No. 3 When No. 3 does not finish

24-1 3-0 4-1

When UT wins No. 4 When UT loses No. 4 When No. 4 does not finish

22-0 3-2 6-0

When UT wins No. 5 When UT loses No. 5 When No. 5 does not finish

21-0 5-1 4-1

When UT wins No. 6 When UT loses No. 6 When No. 6 does not finish

23-0 0-2 7-0

Player (ITA Rank) No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Matt Brewer (117) 1-0 -- -- -- 10-4 -- Boris Conkic (35) 1-0 15-8 -- -- -- -- Matteo Fago -- -- -- 0-1 9-2 12-1 Edward Jones -- 1-0 -- 1-0 -- 1-0 Taylor Patrick -- -- -- 1-0 -- 1-0 Davey Sandgren 1-0 -- 1-0 -- 1-0 7-1 Tennys Sandgren (114) -- 1-0 1-0 20-4 -- -- John-Patrick Smith (2) 23-4 -- -- -- -- -- Max Stevens -- -- 0-1 -- 1-0 -- Bryan Swartz -- -- -- -- -- 1-0 Rhyne Williams (30) -- 1-0 23-2 -- -- --

DOUBLES POSITIONAL STATS

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Dual SEC Indiv. Total 11-4 4-2 10-6 21-10 16-8 6-5 13-5 29-13 21-4 10-1 13-5 34-9 3-0 -- 11-10 14-10 2-0 -- 7-9 9-9 10-1 5-0 8-7 18-8 22-4 10-0 1-1 23-5 23-4 9-1 18-5 41-9 1-1 -- 11-9 12-10 1-0 -- 5-10 6-10 24-2 10-1 17-5 41-7

2010 STATISTICS/HONORS Vs. Top 25 -- 1-5 -- -- -- -- 0-1 8-5 -- -- 3-2

Vs. Top 50 1-2 6-7 -- -- -- 0-2 0-2 17-7 -- -- 4-2

Vs. Ranked 2-4 12-9 0-4 1-1 -- 1-3 1-4 29-7 0-1 -- 14-3

Clinching Points 3 6 4 2 -2 4 6 --4

Vs. Ranked -- -- -- 4-0 5-3 1-0 -- -- - -- -- 15-5

Clinching Points 1 1 --11 2 3 1 ---13

VOLS IN THE CAMPBELLS/ITA NATIONAL RANKINGS  SINGLES

JP Smith Boris Conkic Rhyne Williams Sept. 4 2 20 -- Jan. 5 2 68 22 Feb. 18 2 21 30 March 2 4 32 51 March 16 2 32 44 March 30 2 26 49 April 13 1 40 47 April 20 1 37 44 April 27 1 39 41 May 3 1 36 45 June 7 2 35 30

 DOUBLES Sept. 4 Jan. 5 Feb. 18 March 2 March 16 March 30 April 13 April 20 April 27 May 3 June 7

D. Sandgren/Smith 1 7 3 2 1 2 2 4 2 3 3

Conkic/Smith -- 4 5 6 7 7 10 7 8 7 20

NCAA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

NCAA DOUBLES FINALISTS

ITA NATIONAL INDOORS CHAMPIONSHIPS ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Davey Sandgren John-Patrick Smith Rhyne williams

Davey Sandgren John-Patrick Smith

ITA RAFAEL OSUNA SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

Rhyne Williams (No. 3 Singles) Matteo Fago/Edward Jones (No. 3 Doubles)

Rhyne Williams (No. 3 Singles) Davey Sandgren/John-Patrick Smith (No. 1 Doubles) Boris Conkic/Rhyne Williams (No. 2 Doubles)

Matt Brewer Matteo Fago -- 114 52 -- 86 -- 88 -- 95 -- 112 -- 115 -- 117 -- 116 -- 116 -- 117 --

Conkic/Williams -- 12 6 5 5 4 7 8 7 12 18

Tennys Sandgren -----111 105 114 113 111 114

Fago/T. Sandgren --43 ---------

REVIEW HISTORY

Vs. Top 10 Vs. Top 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- 2-0 4-0 2-3 2-3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1-1 10-2

ALL-AMERICA

John-Patrick Smith

DOUBLES SUPERLATIVE STATS Players (ITA Rank) Brewer/Fago Brewer/Swartz Conkic/T. Sandgren Conkic/Smith (20) Conkic/Williams (18) Fago/T. Sandgren Fago/Jones Jones/D. Sandgren Jones/T. Sandgren Jones/Stevens Patrick/Swartz D. Sandgren/Smith (3)

NATIONAL HONORS

THE VOLS

Vs. Top 10 -- 1-2 -- -- -- -- 0-1 5-3 -- -- 1-1

COACHES

Player (ITA Rank) Matt Brewer (117) Boris Conkic (35) Matteo Fago Edward Jones Taylor Patrick Davey Sandgren Tennys Sandgren (114) John-Patrick Smith (2) Max Stevens Bryan Swartz Rhyne Williams (30)

OUTLOOK

SINGLES SUPERLATIVE STATS

Senior Davey Sandgren teamed up again with John-Patrick Smith and once again rolled to the NCAA Doubles Championship. Sandgren also singles lineup midway through the SEC season, picking up the key matchclinching victory on the road against Florida.

ITA OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL HONORS

Coach of the Year Sam Winterbotham Assistant Coach of the Year Chris Woodruff Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship John-Patrick Smith Senior Player of the Year Davey Sandgren

ACADEMIC AWARDS ITA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL

ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE

Matt Brewer Boris Conkic Matteo Fago Taylor Patrick Davey Sandgren

• Second Year • 3.34 GPA for school year • Led all UT teams in GPA during spring semester

Matteo Fago John-Patrick Smith Taylor Patrick

COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT

John-Patrick Smith Max Stevens Bryan Swartz Christopher Williams

SEC FRESHMAN ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL

Edward Jones Rhyne Williams

John-Patrick Smith (Second Team)

2011 Tennessee Tennis Media Guide

2010 BOX SCORES.  TENNESSEE 7, EAST TENNESSEE STATE 0

JAN. 23 | KNOXVILLE Singles 1. #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #82 Grega Teraz (ETSU) 6-0, 6-1 2. #68 Boris Conkic (UT) def. #89 Charles Bottoni (ETSU) 6-1, 6-3 3. #22 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. #51 Jesus Bandres (ETSU) 6-1, 6-3 4. Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Sander Gille (ETSU) 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 1-0 (13-11) 5. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Robin Akser (ETSU) 6-3, 6-1 6. Davey Sandgren (UT) def. Jeremy Bonnevalle (ETSU) 6-4, 6-1 Doubles 1. #7 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. Teraz/Bottoni (ETSU) 8-5 2. #12 Williams/Conkic (UT) def. #52 Bandres/Gille (ETSU) 8-3 3. Stevens/Jones (UT) def. Akser/Bonnevalle (ETSU) 8-4 Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,1,2,5,6,4)

 TENNESSEE 7, CHATTANOOGA 0

JAN. 23 | KNOXVILLE Singles 1. #52 Matt Brewer (UT) def. Roberto Vieira (UTC) 6-2, 6-3 2. Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Ryan Pool (UTC) 7-6, 6-4 3. Davey Sandgren (UT) def. Rick vande Bovenkamp (UTC) 6-4, 6-2 4. Edward Jones (UT) def. Chris Smith (UTC) 6-4, 7-6 5. Max Stevens (UT) def. Stephen Crofford (UTC) 7-5, 6-3 6. Taylor Patrick (UT) def. Jackson Tresnan (UTC) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5) Doubles 1. Jones/Stevens (UT) def. Pool/Parfitt (UTC) 8-6 2. Fago/T. Sandgren (UT) def. Tresnan/Vieira (UTC) 8-4 3. Swartz/Brewer (UT) def. Disterdick/Smith (UTC) 8-4 Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,3,4,2,5,6)

 TENNESSEE 7, UTAH 0

JAN. 31 | KNOXVILLE Singles 1. #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. Phillip Eilers (UTAH), 6-0, 6-2 2. #68 Boris Conkic (UT) def. Benito Suriano (UTAH), 6-1, 6-2 3. #22 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Alex Golding (UTAH), 6-1, 6-2 4. Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Jason Smits (UTAH), 6-1, 6-2 5. #52 Matt Brewer (UT) def. Timmy Allin (UTAH), 6-4, 6-3 6. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Stephen Jacobs (UTAH) 6-3, 6-1 Doubles 1. #7 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. Eilers/Golding (UTAH), 8-5 2. Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Allin/Smits (UTAH), 8-0 3. Stevens/Jones (UT) vs. Jacobs/Suriano (UTAH) 7-6, UF Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,4,2,1,6,5)

 TENNESSEE 4, SOUTH CAROLINA 0

FEB. 1 | KNOXVILLE Singles 1. #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def.#48 Diego Cubas (USC) 6-3, 6-0 2. #68 Boris Conkic (UT) vs. Pedro Campos (USC) 6-1, 4-4 unfinished 3. #22 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Ivan Machado (USC) 6-4, 6-0 4. Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Johannes Pulsfort (USC) 6-1, 6-1 5. Alexander Kostanov (USC) vs. #52 Matt Brewer (UT) no result 6. Ivan Cressoni (USC) vs. Matteo Fago (UT) no result Doubles 1. #7 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. #27 Machado/Cubas (USC) 8-5 2. #12 Williams/Conkic (UT) def. Cressoni/Campos (USC) 8-0 3. Kostanov/Pulsfort (USC) vs. Jones/Stevens (UT) 5-4 unfinished Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,4,1)

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 TENNESSEE 7, MTSU 0

FEB. 3 | KNOXVILLE Singles 1. #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #105 John Peers (MTSU) 6-1, 6-1 2. #68 Boris Conkic (UT) def. Victor Melo (MTSU) 6-4, 6-2 3. #22 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Richard Cowden (MTSU) 6-2, 6-4 4. Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Matthew Langley (MTSU) 6-2, 6-3 5. #52 Matt Brewer (UT) def. Shaun Waters (MTSU) 6-1, 7-5 6. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Alex McCann (MTSU) 6-0, 4-3, retired Doubles 1. #7 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. Peers/Melo (MTSU) 8-2 2. #12 Williams/Conkic (UT) def. Cowden/Langley (MTSU) 8-5 3. T. Sandgren/Fago (UT) def. Wishing/Waters (MTSU) 8-1 Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,6,5,2,4,3)

 TENNESSEE 6, THE CITADEL 1

FEB. 3 | KNOXVILLE Singles 1. Davey Sandgren (UT) def. Yufo Sutantio (CITADEL) 6-3, 6-2 2. Edward Jones (UT) def. David Orces (CITADEL) 6-1, 6-2 3. Alberto Diaz (CITADEL) def. Max Stevens (UT) 6-3, 6-7, 1-0 (10-4) 4. Taylor Patrick (UT) def. Josh Cook (CITADEL) 6-0, 6-3 5. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Tripp Larkin (CITADEL) 6-1, 6-1 6. Bryan Swartz (UT) def. Luis Morett (CITADEL) 6-3, 6-1 Doubles 1. Jones/Stevens (UT) def. Orces/Sutantio (CITADEL) 8-2 2. T. Sandgren/Fago (UT) def. Diaz/Cook (CITADEL) 8-3 3. Patrick/Swartz (UT) def. Dickey/Morett (CITADEL) 8-3 Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,1,2,5,3,6)

 TENNESSEE 6, ILLINOIS 1

FEB. 7 | KNOXVILLE Singles 1. #68 Boris Conkic (UT) def. #43 Dennis Nevolo (UI) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) 2. #22 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Johnny Hamui (UI) 6-0, 6-2 3. Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Marek Czerwinski (UI) 6-3, 6-4 4. Abe Souza (UI) def. Matteo Fago (UT) 7-5, 6-4 5. Davey Sandgren (UT) def. Stephen Hoh (UI) 7-6 (8-6), 6-6 (7-2) 6. Edward Jones (UT) def. Connor Roth (UI) 6-4, 6-2 Doubles 1. #12 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. #2 Nevolo/Czerwinski (UI) 8-4 2. Sandgren/Jones (UT) def. Hamui/Hoh (UI) 8-2 3. Fago/Sandgren (UT) def. Souza/Roth (UI) 8-4 Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,3,1,4,6,5)

ITA NATIONAL TEAM INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

3. Fago/T. Sandgren (UT) vs. Roth/Souza (UL) DNF Order of Finish: Doubles (2, 1); Singles (6, 2, 1).

 TENNESSEE 4, UCLA 2

QUARTERFINALS | FEB. 13 Singles 1. #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) vs. Haythem Abid (UCLA) 6-7, 6-4, 1-1 DNF 2. #68 Boris Conkic (UT) def. Holden Seguso (UCLA) 6-2, 6-1 3. #22 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. #118 Nick Meister (UCLA) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 4. Matt Brooklyn (UCLA) def. Tennys Sandgren (UT) 6-2, 6-3 5. #94 Amit Inbar (UCLA) def. #52 Matt Brewer (UT) 6-2, 7-5 6. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Kallim Stewart (UCLA) 6-3, 6-3 Doubles 1. #7 D. Sandgren/Smith (UT) def. Abid/Seguso (UCLA) 8-4 2. #12 Conkic/Williams (UT) led Inbar/Meister (UCLA) 7-6 DNF 3. Fago/T. Sandgren (UT) def. #36 Brooklyn/Stewart (UCLA) 9-8 (7-3) Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (6,5,2,4,3).

 TENNESSEE 4, TEXAS 1

SEMIFINALS | FEB. 14 Singles #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #5 Dimitar Kutrovsky (Texas) 6-3, 6-4 #9 Ed Corrie (Texas) led #68 Boris Conkic (UT) 6-0, 3-4 DNF #22 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Kellen Damico (Texas) 6-2, 6-2 Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Jean Andersen (Texas) 6-3, 6-3 #38 Josh Zevala (Texas) def. #52 Matt Brewer (UT) 6-3, 6-3 6. Matteo Fago (UT) led #104 Vasko Mladenov (Texas) 6-3, 5-4 DNF Doubles #7 D. Sandgren/Smith (UT) def. #22 Kutrovsky/Zavala (Texas) 8-6 #12 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Corrie/Damico (Texas) 8-5 Andersen/Whitehead (Texas) def. Fago/T. Sandgren (UT) 8-6 Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,3,1,4).

 VIRGINIA 4, TENNESSEE 1

FINAL | FEB. 15 Singles 1. #3 Michael Shabaz (UVa) def. #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) 6-4, 6-4 2. #68 Boris Conkic (UT) vs. #12 Sanam Singh (UVa) 4-6, 7-5 0-0 DNF 3. #22 Rhyne Williams (UT) vs. #16 Jarmere Jenkins (UVa) 7-5, 4-6, 1-1 DNF 4. #31 Drew Courtney (UVa) def. Tennys Sandgren (UT) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 5. #58 Houston Barrick (UVa) def. Matteo Fago (UT) 6-2, 6-4 6. #28 Lee Singer (UVa) def. Davey Sandgren (UT) 6-2, 7-5 Doubles 1. #7 D. Sandgren/Smith (UT) def. Courtney/Shabaz (UVa) 8-1 2. #12 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Barrick/Jenkins (UVa) 8-2 3. Fago/T. Sandgren (UT) vs. Singh/Singer (UVa) 4-4 DNF Order of Finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (5,6,1,4).

BOAR’S HEAD TENNIS CLUB | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. | FEB. 12-15

 TENNESSEE 4, ILLINOIS 0

ROUND OF 16 | FEB. 12 Singles 1. #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #43 Dennis Nevolo (UL) 6-4, 3-6. 6-3 2. #68 Boris Conkic (UT) def. Johnny Hamui (UL) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 3. #22 Rhyne Williams (UT) led Marek Czerwinski (UL) 6-2, 4-6, 4-3 DNF 4. Stephen Hoh (UL) led Tennys Sandgren (UT) 7-6 (7-4), 5-5 DNF 5. #52 Matt Brewer (UT) vs. Abe Souza (UL) 6-4, 4-6, 4-4 DNF 6. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Connor Roth (UL) 6-2, 7-5 Doubles 1. #7 D. Sandgren/Smith (UT) def. Nevolo/Hamui (UL) 8-6 2. #12 Conkic/Williams, UT, def. Czerwinski/Hoh (UL) 8-2

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2010 BOX SCORES  TENNESSEE 6, KENTUCKY 1

 TENNESSEE 7, MISSISSIPPI 0

 TENNESSEE 7, AUBURN 0

 TENNESSEE 7, LSU 0

 TENNESSEE 5, MISSISSIPPI STATE 2

 TENNESSEE 4, ALABAMA 1

 TENNESSEE 7, LOUISVILLE 0

 TENNESSEE 4, FLORIDA 3

 TENNESSEE 6, VANDERBILT 1

 TENNESSEE 6, ARKANSAS 1

 TENNESSEE 6, GEORGIA 1

MARCH 12 | KNOXVILLE Singles 1. #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #48 Ryan Lipman (VU) 7-6, 6-4 2. #32 Boris Conkic (UT) def. Bryant Salcedo (VU) 6-0, 6-4 3. Vijay Paul (VU) def. #51 Rhyne Williams (UT) 6-4, 6-4 4. Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Alex Zotov (VU) 6-3, 6-3 5. #88 Matt Brewer (UT) def. Adam Baker (VU) 6-4, 6-3 6. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Charlie Jones (VU) 6-3, 6-2 Doubles 1. #2 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. Zotov/Baker (VU) 8-1 2. #5 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Lipman/Salcedo (VU) 8-3 3. Jones/Fago (UT) def. Paul/Moye (VU) 8-3 Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,4,3,1,5,6)

MARCH 26 | KNOXVILLE Singles 1. #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #31 Austen Childs (UL) 7-5, 6-0 2. #32 Boris Conkic (UT) def. #66 Simon Childs (UL) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) 3. #44 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. #122 Viktor Maksimcuk (UL) 6-3, 6-3 4. Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Alejandro Calligari (UL) 6-1, 6-7 (7-1), 6-3 5. #95 Matt Brewer (UT) def. Robert Hall (UL) 6-2, 6-4 6. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Andrew Carter (UL) 6-4, 6-4 Doubles 1. #1 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. #35 Childs/Calligari (UL) 8-3 2. #5 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Childs/Maksimcuk (UL) 8-5 3. Fago/Brewer (UT) def. Hall/Gupta (UL) 8-4 Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,1,2,4,5,6)

MARCH 28 | FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. Singles 1. #2 John-Patrick Smith, UT, def. #49 Christopher Nott, UA, 6-0, 6-7 (5), 6-3 2. #32 Boris Conkic, UT, def. Matt Hogan, UA, 6-1, 6-3 3. #44 Rhyne Williams, UT, def. Dmitry Lebedev, UA, 6-1, 6-2 4. Tennys Sandgren, UT, def. Nikolas Zogaj, UA, 7-5, 7-5 5. Gregoire Lehmann, UA, def. #95 Matt Brewer, UT, 3-6, 1-2 ret. 6. Matteo Fago, UT, def. Matt Walters, UA, 7-6, 4-6, 6-1 Doubles #1 Smith/D. Sandgren, UT, def. Lebedev/Hogan, UA, 8-2 #5 Conkic/Williams, UT, def Nott/Lebedev, UA, 8-2 Fago/Jones, UT, def. Ward/Walters UA, 8-7 Order of Finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,3,2,4,1,6).

APRIL 4 | KNOXVILLE Singles 1. #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #67 Louis Cant (MSU), 6-3, 6-1 2. #125 George Coupland (MSU) def. #26 Boris Conkic (UT), 2-6, 7-6 (6), 1-0 (11) 3. #49 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Artem Ilyushin (MSU), 4-6, 7-6 (7-1), 1-0 (10-6) 4. #111 Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Antonio Lastre (MSU), 6-2, 6-4 5. #112 Matteo Fago (UT) def. Chris Doerr (MSU), 6-3, 6-1 6. Davey Sandgren (UT) def. Hrehan Hakeem (MSU), 6-4, 6-3 Doubles 1. Coupland/Ilyushin (MSU) def. #2 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT), 8-6 2. #4 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Sanchez/Stump (MSU), 8-4 3. Doerr/Cant (MSU) def. Fago/Jones (UT), 9-8 (7-2) Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,5,4,6,2,3)

REVIEW HISTORY

MARCH 7 | TUSCALOOSA, ALA. Singles 1. #4 John-Patrick Smith (UT) vs. #38 Saketh Myneni (UA) 6-4, 1-5, DNF 2. Boris Conkic (UT) def. Ricky Doverspike (UA) 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 3. #51 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Jarryd Botha (UA) 6-2, 6-4 4. Tennys Sandgren (UT) vs. Michael Thompson (UA) 1-6, 6-0, 1-2, DNF 5. Houssam Yassine (UA) def. #88 Matt Brewer (UT) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 6. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Michael Davis (UA) 6-4, 6-3 Doubles 1. #2 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. Myneni/Davis (UA) 9-7 2. #5 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Doverspike/Botha (UA) 8-3 3. Jones/Fago (UT) vs. Walston/Yassine (UA) 4-7, DNF Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,2,5,6)

MARCH 21 | KNOXVILLE Singles 1. #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #46 Neal Skupski (LSU) 6-1, 6-3 2. #32 Boris Conkic (UT) def. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) 6-3, 6-3 3. #44 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Stefan Szacinski (LSU) 6-3, 6-1 4. Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Mark Bowtell (LSU) 6-2, 7-5 5. #95 Matt Brewer (UT) def. Julien Gauthier (LSU) 6-4, 6-3 6. Matteo Fago (UT) def. James Turbervill (LSU) 6-2, 6-3 Doubles 1. #1 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. Anderson/Skupski (LSU) 8-2 2. #5 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Carlsson/Bowtell (LSU) 8-2 3. Fago/Jones (UT) def. Borsos/Szacinski (LSU) 8-4 Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,3,5,2,6,4)

APRIL 2 | KNOXVILLE Singles 1. #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #68 Marcel Thiemann (OM), 6-4, 6-1 2. #26 Boris Conkic (UT) def. #75 Tucker Vorster (OM), 7-6 (7-4), 3-3, retired 3. #49 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Jonas Lutjen (OM), 6-1, 7-6 (10-8) 4. #111 Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Chris Thiemann (OM), 6-2, 3-2, retired 5. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Harry Fowler (OM), 6-4, 6-2 6. Davey Sandgren (UT) def. Jaime Vazquez (OM) 6-3, 6-1 Doubles 1. #2 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. Vorster/Lutjen (OM) 8-6 2. Thiemann/Thiemann (OM) def. #4 Conkic/Williams (UT) 8-6 3. Fago/Jones (UT) def. Fowler/Vazquez (OM) 8-6 Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,5,1,4,3,2)

THE VOLS

MARCH 5 | AUBURN, ALA. Singles 1. #4 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #26 Tim Puetz (AU), 6-3, 6-4 2. #32 Boris Conkic (UT) def. Tim Hewitt (AU), 6-1, 6-2 3. #51 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. #89 Alex Stamchev (AU), 6-4, 6-2 4. Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Lucas Lopasso (AU), 6-3, 6-2 5. #88 Matt Brewer (UT) def. Andreas Mies (AU), 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8) 6. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Oliver Strecker (AU), 6-4, 6-2 Doubles 1. #7 Puetz/Stamchev (AU) def. #2 D. Sandgren/Smith (UT), 8-5 2. #5 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Sajonz/Mies (AU) 8-4 3. Fago/Jones (UT) def. Hewitt/Lopasso (AU) 8-6 Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,4,3,6,1,5)

MARCH 14 | KNOXVILLE Singles 1. #4 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #8 Eric Quigley (UK) 6-3, 6-1 2. #37 Alex Musialek (UK) def. #32 Boris Conkic (UT) 7-6, 0-6, 2-2, retired 3. #51 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Brad Cox (UK) 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 4. Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Anthony Rossi (UK) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 5. #88 Matt Brewer (UT) def. Alberto Gonzalez (UK) 7-5, 6-4 6. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Graeme Dyce (UK) 6-2, 6-1 Doubles 1. #2 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. #15 Cox/Quigley (UK) 9-8 (7-2) 2. #5 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Gonzalez/Lambropoulos (UK) 8-2 3. Rossi/Musialek (UK) def. Matteo Fago/Edward Jones (UT) 9-7 Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,4,3,2,5,6)

COACHES

FEB. 28 | WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Singles #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #73 Tripper Carleton (WF) 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 2. Steve Forman (WF) def. #21 Boris Conkic (UT) 6-1, 6-4 3. Jonathan Wolff (WF) def. #30 Rhyne Williams (UT) 6-3, 6-3 4. #117 Iain Atkinson (WF) def. Tennys Sandgren (UT) 6-4, 6-0 5. #86 Matt Brewer (UT) def. Zach Leslie (WF) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 6. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Danny Kreyman (WF) 6-2, 6-2 Doubles 1. #3 D. Sandgren/Smith (UT) def. #12 Atkinson/Forman (WF) 8-5 2. #6 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Hopkins/Salmon (WF) 8-3 3. Carleton/Wolff (WF) def. Jones/T. Sandgren (UT) 8-5 Order of Finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,4,3,5,1,6).

OUTLOOK

 TENNESSEE 4, WAKE FOREST 3

APRIL 9 | GAINESVILLE, FLA. Singles 1. #7 Alex Lecroix, UF, def. #2 John-Patrick Smith, UT, 6-4, 7-6 (3) 2. Joey Burkhardt, UF, def. #26 Boris Conkic, UT, 7-5, 6-2 3. #49 Rhyne Williams, UT, def. Antoine Benneteau, UF, 6-3, 7-5 4. #111 Tennys Sandgren, UT, def. Bob Van Overbeek, UF, 6-4, 6-4 5. Sekou Bangoura Jr., UF, def. Matteo Fago, UT, 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (8) 6. Davey Sandgren, UT, def. Nassim Slilam, UF, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 Doubles 1. #2 Smith/D. Sandgren, UT, def. #12 Benneteau/Lecroix, UF, 8-6 2. #4 Conkic/Williams, UT, def. #49 Bangoura/Burkhardt, UF, 8-3 3. Cash/Van Overbeek, UF, def. Fago/Jones, UT, 8-5 Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,3,4,1,6,5)

APRIL 17 | KNOXVILLE Singles 1. #1 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #77 Nate Schnugg (UGA) 6-2, 6-2 2. #26 Javier Garrapiz (UGA) def. #40 Boris Conkic (UT) 6-2, 0-6, 7-6 3. #47 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Jamie Hunt (UGA) 6-0, 6-1 4. #105 Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Drake Bernstein (UGA) 6-4, 6-7, 1-0 (13-11) 5. #112 Matteo Fago (UT) def. Christian Vitulli (UGA) 6-2, 7-6 6. Davey Sandgren (UT) def. Will Oliver (UGA) 6-3, 7-6 Doubles 1. #70 Garrapiz/Schnugg (UGA) def. #2 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) 9-8 2. #7 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Hunt/Vitulli (UGA) 8-4 3. Jones/Fago (UT) def. Bernstein/Oliver (UGA) 8-3 Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,3,5,6,4,2)

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HILLARY J. BOONE TENNIS COMPLEX | LEXINGTON, KY. | APRIL 23-25

 TENNESSEE 4, LSU 0

QUARTERFINALS | APRIL 23 Singles 1. #1 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #52 Neal Skupski (LSU) 6-3, 6-1 2. #37 Boris Conkic (UT) vs. Mark Bowtell (LSU) 6-3, 5-2, DNF 3. #44 Rhyne Williams (UT) vs. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) 7-5, 5-1, DNF 4. #114 Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Julien Gauthier (LSU) 6-4, 6-4 5. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Stefan Szacinski (LSU) 6-2, 6-4 6. Davey Sandgren (UT) vs. Cody Loup (LSU) 7-5, 5-3, DNF Doubles 1. #4 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. #55 Skupski/Carlsson (LSU) 7-4, DNF 2. #8 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Anderson/Scazinski (LSU) 8-2

NCAA FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS

NCAA TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

 TENNESSEE 4, WINTHROP 0

 TENNESSEE 4, LOUISVILLE 0

 TENNESSEE 4, ETSU 1

 TENNESSEE 4, BAYLOR 0

BARKSDALE STADIUM | KNOXVILLE | MAY 15-16

ROUND OF 64 | MAY 15 Singles 1. #1 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. Sergey Belov (WU) 6-0, 6-0 2. #36 Boris Conkic (UT) vs. Nadav Ruppin (WU) 6-4, 5-0 DNF 3. #45 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Liran Levy (WU) 6-0, 6-0 4. #111 Tennys Sandgren (UT) vs. Dejon Bivens (WU) 6-4, 2-0 DNF 5. #116 Matt Brewer (UT) def. Guy Kubi (WU) 6-4, 6-3 6. Davey Sandgren (UT) vs. Daniel Daudt (WU) 6-4, 4-1 DNF Doubles 1. #3 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. Belov/Daudt (WU) 8-5 2. #12 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Ruppin/Kubi (WU) 8-2 3. Jones/Fago (UT) vs. Levy/Bivens (WU) 7-1, DNF Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,3,5)

ROUND OF 32 | MAY 16 Singles 1. #1 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. Grega Teraz (ETSU) 6-3, 6-2 2. Sander Gille (ETSU) def. #36 Boris Conkic (UT) 6-4, 6-1 3. #45 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. #104 Charles Bottoni (ETSU) 6-0, 6-1 4. #111 Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Daniel Isaza (ETSU) 6-2, 6-4 5. #116 Matteo Fago (UT) vs. Robin Akser (ETSU) 3-2, DNF 6. Davey Sandgren (UT) vs. Juan Ramirez (ETSU) 1-1, DNF Doubles 1. #3 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. Teraz/Bottoni (ETSU) 8-6 2. #12 Conkic/Williams (UT) vs. Gille/Bandres (ETSU) 7-2, DNF 3. Fago/Jones (UT) def. Isaza/Akser (ETSU) 8-2 Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,1,2,4)

3. Fago/Jones (UT) def. Bowtell/Gauthier (LSU) 8-2 Order of Finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (5,4,1)

1. #1 John-Patrick Smith (UT) vs. #14 Denes Lukacs (BU), 6-7(7), 1-1 DNF 2. #36 Boris Conkic (UT) def. #34 Jordan Rux (BU), 6-4, 6-2 3. #45 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Attila Bucko (BU), 6-3, 6-2 4. #111 Tennys Sandgren (UT) vs. Dominik Mueller (BU), 4-6, 3-2 DNF 5. #116 Matt Brewer (UT) def. Roberto Maytin (BU), 6-3, 6-3 6. Matteo Fago (UT) vs. Julian Bley (BU), 6-4, 1-3 DNF Doubles 1. #28 Lukacs/Maytin (BU) def. #3 D. Sandgren/Smith (UT), 8-6 2. #12 Williams/Conkic (UT) def. Bucko/Rux (BU), 8-1 3. Jones/Fago (UT) def. Ramirez/Horny (BU), 8-6 Order of Finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (5,2,3).

 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 4, TENNESSEE 2

 TENNESSEE 4, FLORIDA 0

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QUARTERFINALS | MAY 23 Singles

SEMIFINALS | MAY 24 Singles 1. #22 Javier Garrapiz (UGA) def. #1 John-Patrick Smith (UT), 7-5, 6-4 2. #75 Nate Schnugg (UGA) vs. #36 Boris Conkic (UT), 2-6, 6-0, 4-3, unf. 3. #45 Rhyne Williams (UT) vs. Jamie Hunt (UGA), 7-6 (8), 5-0, unf. 4. #111 Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. #115 Drake Bernstein (UGA), 6-0, 4-6, 6-4 5. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Christian Vitulli (UGA), 7-5, 6-3 Davey Sandgren (UT) def. Will Reynolds (UGA), 6-4, 6-3 Doubles 1. #32 Garrapiz/Schnugg (UGA) def. #3 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) 9-8(6) 2. #12 Williams/Conkic (UT) def. Hunt/Vitulli (UGA) 9-8(2) 3. Jones/Fago (UT) def. Bernstein/Oliver (UGA) 8-5 Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,1,5,4)

SEMIFINALS | APRIL 24 Singles 1. #1 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #49 Marcel Thiemann (OM) 6-1, 6-3 2. #37 Boris Conkic (UT) def. #88 Tucker Vorster (OM) 6-4, 6-2 3. #44 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Jonas Lutjen (OM) 6-4, 6-1 4. #114 Tennys Sandgren (UT) vs. Chris Thiemann (OM) 7-6 (7-3), 4-2, DNF 5. Adrian Skogeng (OM) vs. Matteo Fago (UT) 2-1, DNF 6. Davey Sandgren (UT) vs. Harry Fowler (OM) 1-0, DNF Doubles 1. #4 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. #26 Thiemann/Thiemann (OM) 9-8 (8-6) 2. Tucker Vorster/Jonas Lutjen (OM) vs. #8 Conkic/Rhyne Williams (UT) 7-6, DNF 3. Matteo Fago/Ed Jones (UT) def. Harry Fowler/Adrian Skogeng (OM) 8-6 Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (1,3,2)

ROUND OF 16 | MAY 21 Singles 1. #1 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #19 Austen Childs (UL), 6-2, 6-2 2. Viktor Maksimcuk (UL) vs. #36 Boris Conkic (UT), 6-4, 1-4, DNF 3. #45 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. #92 Simon Childs (UL), 6-2, 6-0 4. #111 Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Alejandro Calligari (UL), 6-1, 6-3 5. Andrew Carter (UL) vs. #116 Matt Brewer (UT), DNP 6. Robert Hall (UL) vs. Matteo Fago (UT), DNP Doubles 1. #3 D. Sandgren/Smith (UT) def. S. Childs/Calligari (UL), 8-5 2. A. Childs/Maksimcuk (UL) vs. #12 Williams/Conkic (UT), 5-3, DNF 3. Jones/Fago (UT) def. Carter/Gabriel (UL), 8-3 Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,3,1)

 TENNESSEE 4, GEORGIA 1

 TENNESSEE 4, MISSISSIPPI 0

FINAL | APRIL 25 Singles 1. #1 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #5 Alexandre Lacroix (UF) 6-2, 6-1 2. #37 Boris Conkic (UT) def. #113 Joseph Burkhardt (UF) 6-0, 6-2 3. #44 Rhyne Williams (UT) vs. Antoine Benneteau (UF) 6-4, 1-4 DNF 4. Bob Van Overbeek (UF) vs. #114 Tennys Sandgren (UT) 7-6 (16-14), 1-1 DNF 5. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Nassim Slilam (UF) 6-3, 6-1 6. Sekou Bangoura (UF) vs. Davey Sandgren (UT) 2-6, 6-1, dnf Doubles 1. #4 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. #14 Benneteau/Lacroix (UF) 8-3 2. #8 Conkic/Williams (UT)def. #51 Burkhardt/Bangoura (UF) 8-5 3. Van Overbeek/Cash (UF) def. Fago/Jones (UT) 8-6 Order of Finish: Doubles: (1,3,2); Singles: (5,1,2)

DAN MAGILL TENNIS COMPLEX | ATHENS, GA. | MAY 21-25

The Vols were seeded second in the NCAA Tennis Championships and cl imbed their way back to the finals for the first time since 2001, defe at ing host Georgia 4-1 in the se mifinals. Tennessee fi ni shed the year 31-2, rocording the second 30-win se as on in program history.

FINAL | MAY 25 Singles 1. #9 Robert Farah (USC) def. #1 John-Patrick Smith (UT) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 2. #3 Steve Johnson (USC) def. #36 Boris Conkic (UT) 6-3, 6-2 3. #45 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. #89 Jaak Poldma (USC) 1-6, 6-2, 6-1 4. #83 Daniel Nguyen (USC) def. #111 Tennys Sandgren (UT) 6-7 (3-7), 6-1, 6-0 5. #115 Matt Brewer (UT) vs. Matt Kecki (USC) 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 5-4, DNF 6. #121 Peter Lucassen (USC) def. Matteo Fago (UT) 6-3, 6-4 Doubles 1. #3 J.P. Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. #2 Farah/Johnson (SC) 8-6 2. #12 Williams/Conkic (UT) vs. Sundling/Nguyen (SC) 7-4, DNF 3. Fago/Jones (UT) def. Poldma/McNaughton (SC) 8-6 Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (2,3,1,6,4).

VOLUNTEER

HISTORY BORIS CONKIC enters his final season already ranked twelfth in career singles wins and seventh in doubles.

TENNESSEE RECORDS BOOK.

RECORDS BASED ON 1927-41 & 1963-2010 | INCLUDES UPDATED RECORDS THROUGH 2010 FALL SEASON

TEAM RECORDS

Most Wins 34 (1990) Highest Winning Percentage .971 (1990) Most Consecutive Wins 34 (1990) Most Shutouts 16 (2010) Most Consecutive Shutouts 5 (1964, 2010)

SINGLES WINS SEASON LEADERS Name 1. Byron Talbot 2. Mike DePalmer Jr. 3. Paul Annacone 4. Chris Woodruff 5. Shelby Connon 5. Peter Handoyo 7. Adam Carey 8. Byron Talbot 8. JP Smith 8. Rhyne Williams 11. Paul Annacone 11. Peter Handoyo

CAREER LEADERS Name 1. Byron Talbot 2. Peter Handoyo 3. Shelby Cannon 4. JP Smith 5. Mark Parsons 6. Paul Annacone 7. Adam Carey 8. Earl Grainger 9. Brice Karsh 10. Paul Podbury 11. Chris Mahony 12. Tim Jessup 12. Boris Conkic 14. Davey Sandgren 15. Matteo Fago 16. Chris Woodruff 16. Fabio Silberberg

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Year Wins 1987 56 1982 52 1984 51 1993 45 1987 43 1999 43 2000 42 1986 41 2010 41 2010 41 1982 38 2001 38

Years Wins 1985-88 161 1999-2002 145 1985-88 140 2008-11 122 1997-2001 120 1982-84 115 1999-2002 112 1982-84, 86 97 1989-91 92 1998-2001 91 1993-96 90 1989-92 86 2008-11 86 2007-10 84 2008-11 82 1992-93 81 1989-91 81

DOUBLES WINS

WINNING PERCENTAGE

SEASON LEADERS

 AS A TEAM Name 1. Sandgren/Smith 2. Cannon/Talbot 3. Cannon/Talbot 4. Conkic/Williams 5. Harmon/Purcell 6. Sandgren/Smith 7. Annacone/DePalmer 8. Oosthuizen/Rogers 9. Cohenour/Herrington 10. Crews/Handoyo 11. Conkic/Fago 12. Copenhaver/Way 12. Mahony/Montana 12. Carey/Parsons

SINGLES IN A SEASON Year Wins 2010 41 1986 40 1987 38 2010 34 1980 33 2009 32 1982 30 2005 29 1986 27 2000 26 2009 25 1998 24 1995 24 2001 24

 MINIMUM OF 30 MATCHES Name Year Per. Record 1. Paul Annacone 1984 .944 51-3 2. Peter Handoyo 2002 .903 28-3 3. Chris Woodruff 1993 .865 45-7 4. Rhyne Williams 2010 .854 41-7 5. Mel Purcell 1980 .850 34-6 6. Brice Karsh 1990 .846 33-6 7. Mike DePalmer Jr. 1990 .839 52-10 8. Fabio Silberberg 1990 .838 31-6 9. Rodney Harmon 1980 .833 35-7 10. Boris Conkic 2008 .824 28-6 11. JP Smith 2010 .820 41-9 12. John Gibson 1990 .813 26-6 12. Paul Annacone 1983 .813 26-6

SINGLES IN A CAREER

CAREER LEADERS

 AS A TEAM Names 1. Cannon/Talbot 2. Sandgren/Smith 3. Mahony/Montana 4. Carey/Parsons 5. Cameron/Hensel 6. Crews/Handoyo 7. Oosthuizen/Rogers 7. de Villiers/Gibson 9. Conkic/Williams 10. Conkic/Fago 10. Hubble/Rogers 10. Harmon/Purcell

Years Wins 1985-88 102 2008-10 80 1993-96 75 1999-2001 55 2005-07 52 2000-01 47 2004-05 37 1989-91 37 2010 34 2008-09 33 2006-07 33 1980 33

 AS AN INDIVIDUAL Names 1. Byron Talbot 2. Shelby Cannon 3. Davey Sandgren 4. JP Smith 5. Pablo Montana 6. Chris Mahony 7. Boris Conkic 8. Ben Rogers 9. Kaden Hensel 10. Paul Annacone

Years Wins 1985-88 131 1985-88 128 2007-10 118 2008-11 116 1993-96 95 1993-96 92 2008-11 87 2004-07 86 2005-08 85 1982-84 76

 MINIMUM OF 70 MATCHES Name Years 1. Paul Annacone 1982-84 2. Chris Woodruff 1992-93 3. Mike DePalmer Jr. 1981-82 4. Paul Van Min 1972-75 5. JP Smith 2008-11 6. Peter Handoyo 1999-2000 7. Boris Conkic 2008-10 8. Robert van Malder 1970-72 9. Marc Bolle 1971-74 10. Byron Talbot 1985-88

DOUBLES IN A SEASON

Per. Record .839 115-22 .835 81-16 .829 68-14 .774 72-21 .767 122-37 .755 145-47 .754 86-28 .750 54-18 .747 59-20 .745 161-55

 MINIMUM OF 15 MATCHES Name Year Per. Record 1. Harmon/Purcell 1980 .943 33-2 2. Carey/Handoyo 2002 .938 15-1 3. Bolle/Van Malder 1972 .909 20-2 4. Conkic/Williams 2010 .895 34-4 5. Dunn/Van Malder 1974 .889 16-2 6. Cannon/Talbot 1987 .864 38-6 7. Novacek/LeTellier 1971 .824 14-3 8. Sandgren/Smith 2010 .820 41-9 9. Cannon/Talbot 1986 .816 40-9 10. Crews/Handoyo 2000 .812 26-6

FRESHMAN RECORDS

SINGLES WINS IN A SEASON Name 1. Peter Handoyo 2. Rhyne Williams 3. Paul Annacone 4. Chris Woodruff 5. Rodney Harmon 6. Byron Talbot 7. JP Smith 8. Mark Dietrich 9. Shelby Cannon 10. Boris Conkic 10. Davey Sandgren 12. Chuck Swayne

Year Wins 1999 43 2010 41 1982 38 1992 36 1980 35 1985 34 2008 33 2002 31 1985 29 2008 28 2007 28 1987 27

SINGLES WINNING PERCENTAGE

 MINIMUM OF 30 MATCHES Name Year Per. Record 1. Rhyne Williams 2010 .854 41-7 2. Rodney Harmon 1980 .833 35-7 3. Boris Conkic 2008 .826 28-6 4. Chris Woodruff 1992 .800 36-9 5. Byron Talbot 1985 .791 34-9 6. JP Smith 2008 .750 33-11 7. Paul Annacone 1982 .745 38-13 8. Earl Grainger 1982 .706 24-10 9. Peter Handoyo 1999 .694 43-19 10. Jeremy Tweedt 2008 .667 24-12 11. Mark Dietrich 2002 .660 31-16

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YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RESULTS

1932-41

 Times the Vols have reached the NCAA national championship match: 1990, 2001 and 2010.

 Seasons the Vols have won at least 20 matches, including 31 in 2010.

1998-2004 Year Overall 1998 14-7 1999 18-10 2000 23-6 2001 23-6 2002 22-7 2003 9-12 2004 14-9 Totals 123-57

LOUIS ROYAL 1968-76

TOMMY BARTLETT 1963-66

Year Overall SEC 1963 10-5 2-4 1964 13-1 3-0 1965 15-3 7-1 1966 16-2 7-0 Totals 54-11 19-5

EARL BAUMGARDNER 1967

Year Overall SEC 1967 13-4 5-2 Totals 13-4 5-2

Year Overall SEC 1968 11-8 4-3 1969 6-8 3-2 1970 14-7 4-1 1971 14-7-1 5-4 1972 27-2 5-1 1973 10-9 3-2 1974 17-6 6-2 1975 14-12 5-4 1976 6-10 3-5 Totals 120-69-1 38-24

CHRIS MAHONY

MIKE DEPALMER SR. 1981-94

Year Overall SEC Postseason 1981 14-6 6-2 1982 21-9 10-1 1983 20-4 12-7 1984 23-8 6-2 1985 27-11 7-2 1986 24-10 3-6 1987 24-6 7-2 NCAA Semifinals 1988 14-11 6-3 NCAA Quarterfinals 1989 20-8 6-3 NCAA First Round 1990 34-1 9-0 NCAA Final 1991 21-11 7-4 NCAA First Round 1992 15-13 4-9 1993 27-11 7-7 NCAA First Round 1994 15-10 6-7 Totals 299-119 97-55

JOHN NEWMAN

HISTORY

NOTE Records are incomplete from 1942-1962. The Vols did not field a team 1943-46 because of World War II.

SEC Postseason 6-5 NCAA Regionals 6-5 NCAA Regionals 10-1 NCAA Semifinals 9-2 NCAA Final 7-4 NCAA Semifinals 2-9 6-5 NCAA Regionals 46-31

REVIEW

 Dual match victories in four seasons for Sam Winterbotham at UT.

MICHAEL FANCUTT

THE VOLS

Year Overall SEC 1932 5-1 1933 6-2 0-1 1934 4-5 0-4 1935 6-3 0-0 1936 5-7 0-4 1937 6-5 1-3 1938 4-6-1 1-3 1939 6-4 0-3 1940 7-4 0-3 1941 8-6 0-2 Totals 58-38-1 2-23

Coach Hugh D. Faust

COACHES

HUGH D. FAUST

Date Years Record Per. 1932-41 10 58-38-1 .603 Records incomplete from 1942-62 Tommy Bartlett 1963-66 4 54-11 .831 Earl Baumgardner 1967 1 13-4 .765 Louis Royal 1968-76 9 120-69-1 .634 John Newman 1977-80 4 51-31 .622 Mike DePalmer Sr. 1981-94 14 299-119 .715 John Kreis 1995-97 3 35-37 .486 Michael Fancutt 1998-2004 7 123-57 .683 Chris Mahony 2005-06 2 25-20 .556 Sam Winterbotham 2007-now 4 94-21 .817

OUTLOOK

 COACHING TOTALS

2005-06 Year Overall 2005 16-9 2006 9-11 Totals 25-20

SEC Postseason 6-5 NCAARound of 16 3-8 9-13

SAM WINTERBOTHAM 2007-PRESENT Year Overall 2007 17-8 2008 23-4 2009 23-7 2010 31-2 Totals 94-21

SEC Postseason 7-4 NCAA Regionals 9-2 NCAA Round of 16 8-3 NCAA Round of 16 11-0 NCAA Final 35-9

1977-80 Year Overall 1977 9-12 1978 18-7 1979 13-6 1980 14-6 Totals 51-31

SEC Postseason 3-6 6-3 4-1 NCAA First Round 6-0 NCAA First Round 19-10

JOHN KREIS 1995-97 Year Overall 1995 17-9 1996 11-11 1997 5-17 Totals 35-37

SEC Postseason 7-6 5-8 NCAA Regionals 0-12 NCAA Regionals 12-26

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS.

RECORDS BASED ON 1927-41 & 1963-2010 1927

 2-3

Chattanooga Carson-Newman Georgia Tech Carson-Newman Vanderbilt

1928

 4-4

Tennessee Wesleyan Lincoln Memorial Maryville Georgia Tech Tennessee Wesleyan Maryville Howard College Lincoln Memorial

L 3-2 W 5-0 L 5-1 W 5-0 L 6-0

L 3-2 W 5-0 L 4-2 L 5-1 W 3-2 W 4-2 L 3-2 W 5-0

1935

 6-3; 0-0 SEC

Coach Hugh D. Faust Mississippi College Maryville Emory & Henry at Sewanee at Chattanooga Tenn. Polytechnic Ins. Sewanee at Maryville Chattanooga

1936

L 4-2 W 6-1 W 7-2 L 5-1 W 5-1 W 4-2 L 7-0 W 5-1 W 5-2

 5-7; 0-4 SEC

Coach Hugh D. Faust at Emory & Henry at Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Emory & Henry Birmingham Southern Maryville at Kentucky Sewanee Kentucky Sewanee Maryville Tusculum

1939

 6-4; 0-3 SEC

Coach Hugh D. Faust Carson-Newman Milligan Kentucky at Tusculum at Vanderbilt East Tennessee Teachers Maryville Tusculum at Kentucky at Maryville

1940

W 6-1 W 7-0 L 6-3 W 4-2 L 4-1 L 4-3 W 5-2 W 6-2 L 6-3 W 5-2

 7-4; 0-3 SEC

L 4-3 Coach Hugh D. Faust L 7-0 Birmingham Southern L 7-0 Milligan W 7-0 Maryville W 5-2 Tusculum W 6-1 Maryville L 3-4 Tusculum L 6-1 Centre College L 5-4 Mississippi L 6-0 Centre College W 8-0 Kentucky W 6-1 Kentucky

1967

 13-4; 5-2 SEC

Coach Earl Baumgardner Kalamazoo W 9-0 at Tulane L 7-2 at Florida State W 7-2 at Florida L 5-4 at Miami L 6-3 at Georgia W 5.5-3.5 Toledo W 7-2 Georgia Tech W 7-2 Eastern Kentucky W 6-3 Alabama W 9-0 LSU W 9-0 at Mississippi State L 7-2 at Lamar Tech W 4-2 at Murray State W 8-1 Kentucky W 9-0 ETSU W 9-0 Vanderbilt W 9-0 SEC Championships 2nd (26 pts.)

W 4-2 W 4-3 L 4-3 1930  1-2-1 W 6-1 LENNY SCHLOSS (1964-67) was the Vols’ first All America and was part of UT’s 1966 Maryville W 5-2 W 5-2 SEC Championship squad. Kentucky L 4-2 W 4-3 North Carolina L 5-2 1968  11-8; 4-3 SEC Georgia L 8-1 at Florida Southern W 5-4 W 7-0 Sewanee T 3-3 Tennessee Tech W 8-1 Kentucky W 6-3 Coach Louis Royal L 4-2 at North Carolina L 6-3 MTSU W 8-1 Tennessee Wesleyan W 9-0 W 7-0 W 7-2 at Vanderbilt at South Carolina L 9-0 W 6-3 L 7-0 Kentucky 1932  5-1 Georgia Tech L 8-1 at The Citadel W 9-0 Tennessee Wesleyan W 9-0 L 6-3 Coach Hugh D. Faust ETSU W 8-0 Wittenberg W 8-1 W 9-0 at Presbyterian Maryville W 6-0 Vanderbilt L 7-2 at Kentucky at Clemson L 5-4 W 9-0 Carson-Newman W 6-1 1937  6-5; 1-3 SEC Georgia Tech L 7-2 1941  8-6; 0-2 SEC ETSU W 9-0 at Cincinnati W 8-1 Alabama L 5-1 Coach Hugh D. Faust Tennessee Tech W 9-0 Coach Hugh D. Faust W 6-3 LSU W 9-0 at Kentucky Maryville W 5-1 Mississippi State L 6-1 Kentucky W 7-2 Presbyterian College L 6-1 at Eastern Kentucky W 8-1 Georgia Tech L 6-3 Carson-Newman W 6-1 Maryville W 5-2 Kentucky L 6-1 W 7-2 Vanderbilt W 9-0 at Western Kentucky Kentucky W 5-2 Tusculum W 6-1 DePauw L 5-2 at Georgia Tech L 5-4 at Mississippi W 9-0 1964  13-1; 3-0 SEC Centre College W 5-2 Carson-Newman W 4-0 at Alabama W 9-0 Coach Thomas G. Bartlett Wayne University L 6-1 Milligan L 4-3 at Florida L 8-1 1933  6-2; 0-1 SEC at Memphis W 9-0 East Tenn.Teachers L 4-3 1966  16-2; 7-0 SEC Mississippi State Tusculum W 4-3 L 7-2 Coach Hugh D. Faust at Union W 9-0 Kentucky L 7-2 at Maryville L 5-2 Georgia L 5-4 Carson-Newman W 6-1 Cincinnati W 9-0 SEC CHAMPIONS Tusculum W 3-0 Tenn. Polytechnic Ins. W 6-1 Murray State W 5-4 Maryville W 6-0 at Auburn W 9-0 Coach Thomas G. Bartlett Vanderbilt W 5-2 Birmingham Southern W 4-3 at Vanderbilt W 9-0 Carson-Newman W 7-0 at Mercer W 9-0 at Southern Florida W 9-0 Maryville W 6-1 Berea College W 4-3 Southern Illinois L 5-4 Emory University L 5-1 at Georgia Tech L 7-2 at Florida W 7-2 Kentucky L 7-0 at Tenn. Polytechnic Ins. W 4-3 Florida State W 5-4 Georgia Tech L 6-0 Tennessee Wesleyan W 7-2 at Ohio Wesleyan W 9-0 at Kentucky L 6-1 Tulane W 5-4 Mississippi A&M W 6-1 Washington (St. Louis) W 5-2 at Florida State L 5-4 Centre College W 6-0 at Tennessee Tech W 9-0 Union W 5-1 1938 Georgia W 5-4 SEC Championships 4th (19 pts.)  4-6-1; 1-3 SEC at Kentucky W 7-2 Florida State Centre College W 7-0 Maryville W 7-0 W 7-2 Coach Hugh D. Faust ETSU W 7-2 Kentucky W 7-2 Maryville T 4-4 1969  6-8; 3-2 SEC David Lipscomb W 7-2 at Alabama W 8-1 Vanderbilt L 5-2 Records from 1942-62 are incomCoach Louis Royal 1934  4-5; 0-4 SEC Tennessee Tech W 9-0 plete. The Vols did not field a team at LSU W 7-2 Cumberland W 6-1 at North Carolina L 5-4 Coach Hugh D. Faust at Vanderbilt W 7-2 Illinois W 7-2 Kentucky L 8-1 1943-46 because of World War II. at South Carolina L 6-3 Maryville W 4-3 at Kentucky W 6-3 Tusculum L 4-3 at Clemson L 7-2 Vanderbilt L 2-5 at Sewanee W 9-0 Birmingham Southern L 4-3 1963  10-5; 2-4 SEC 1965  15-3; 7-1 SEC at Vanderbilt at Virginia W 6-3 Maryville W 6-1 W 9-0 Cumberland W 7-0 Coach Thomas G. Bartlett Coach Thomas G. Bartlett at Furman W 7-2 Alabama L 6-1 at Georgia Tech L 6-2 Vanderbilt W 5-2 at Clemson L 5-4 MTSU W 8-0 at Georgia L 8-1 Sewanee L 2-5 Tennessee Wesleyan W 9-0 Emory & Henry W 4-3 at Furman W 9-0 ETSU W 8-1 W 7-2 Vanderbilt L 2-3 MTSU W 7-2 MTSU Kentucky L 0-9 Tennessee Wesleyan at Georgia L 6-3 W 8-1 W 5-4 Xavier W 6-0 Sewanee W 7-2 at Kentucky at Florida W 7-2 East Tennessee Teachers L 4-3 Tennessee Wesleyan W 8-1 at LSU W 6-3 Chattanooga W 5-1 Tennessee Tech W 7-2 at Stetson W 9-0 David Lipscomb L 5-4 at Florida L 9-0 Kentucky L 4-2 SEC Championships 1st (27 pts.) at David Lipscomb W 9-0

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at Southern Illinois L 6-3 at Furman W 8-1 LSU W 7-2 Mississippi State W 9-0 vs. SW Louisiana W 8-1 South Carolina W 5-4 at Southern Illinois L 7-2 at Western Kentucky W 6-3 Austin Peay W 9-0 at Auburn W 5-4 vs. Houston W 5-4 Georgia W 5-4 Vanderbilt W 8-1 at Presbyterian W 5-4 at Georgia L 5-4 vs. SMU L 7-2 at Auburn W 7-2 SEC Championships 7th (8 pts.) Southern Illinois L 6-3 (Five wins at the Jacksonville Inv.) at Florida L 5-4 vs. Texas W 6-3 vs. Trinity L 5-4 Cincinnati W 9-0 at Auburn W 7-2 at Arizona State W 7-2 SEC Championships 5th (11 pts.) SEC Championships 1st (26 pts.) 1977  9-12; 3-6 SEC at MTSU W 8-1 North Carolina L 5-4 at Pepperdine L 7-2 Coach John Newman Miami (Ohio) W 8-1 at Southern Illinois W 6-3 at Long Beach State W 7-2 1970  14-7; 4-1 SEC Indiana State at Furman W 5-4 1981  14-6; 6-2 SEC W 7-2 vs. Kansas W 6-3 at UCLA L 9-0 at Clemson L 9-0 Coach Mike DePalmer Sr. at Georgia Tech W 5-4 Kentucky W 6-3 Florida W 8-1 SEC CHAMPIONS at Vanderbilt W 8-1 at Trinity L 9-0 Alabama W 6-3 Chattanooga W 9-0 at Vanderbilt W 6-3 Coach Louis Royal vs. Vanderbilt W 7-2 W 6-3 Tennessee-Chattanooga W 9-0 MTSU W 9-0 Miami (Ohio) Austin Peay W 8-1 at Redlands L 6.5-1.5 vs. Wichita State L 5-4 W 6-3 at South Carolina Austin Peay W 7-2 Cincinnati W 8-1 Virginia W 5-4 at Los Angles State W 8-1 vs. Southern Illinois W 7-2 at Mississippi State W 6-3 Knoxville RC W 7-2 Southern Illinois W 8-1 Auburn W 8-1 at USC L 8-1 vs. Arkansas L 6-3 at Mississippi L 5-4 ETSU W 9-0 SEC Championships 2nd (22 pts.) at Georgia L 7-2 at UCLA L 8-1 vs. Clemson W 5-4 Iowa L 5-4 vs. California W 8-1 L 8-1 NCAA Championships 2 pts. Northwestern W 6-3 at LSU North Carolina W 8-1 Auburn L 5-4 SEC Championships 2nd (23 pts.) at Florida W 5-4 Miami (Ohio) W 9-0 at Mississippi State W 8-1 at LSU L 6-0 Tennessee Tech W 8-1 Wisconsin W 6-3 North Carolina State W 7-2 1975  14-12; 5-4 SEC at Kentucky W 5-4 Murray State W 9-0 vs. BYU W 9-0 at Vanderbilt W 6-3 Coach Louis Royal at Vanderbilt W 5-4 Kentucky W 8-1 vs. Oklahoma State W 7-2 at MTSU W 8-1 at Texas Tech W 8-1 Florida L 7-2 at Southern Illinois W 6-3 vs. Michigan W 5-4 LSU W 8-1 at Texas L 8-1 at Tennessee-Chatt. W 5-4 Georgia L 6-3 Vanderbilt W 8-1 Florida W 7-2 at Texas A&M L 6-3 Alabama L 7-2 Southern Illinois L 6-3 at Georgia L 6-3 North Carolina L 6-3 L 5-4 at South Carolina W 5-4 W 7-2 at Oklahoma Kentucky W 8-1 Kentucky W 7-2 Memphis at Pan American L 6-3 at Georgia L 7-2 at Alabama L 7-2 Mississippi State W 5-4 at Georgia Tech W 6-3 Miami (Ohio) W 9-0 Corpus Christi Champ. 1W-3L at South Carolina W 5-4 ETSU W 9-0 SEC Championships t-2nd (21pts.) at North Carolina L 5-4 SEC Championships 6th (6 pts.) Auburn L 5-4 Furman W 9-0 at Duke W 6-3 Florida L 5-4 at Southern Illinois L 8-1 1973  10-9; 3-2 SEC at Wake Forest L 5-4 at LSU W 7-2 at Oklahoma City W 5-4 1978  18-7; 6-3 SEC Coach Louis Royal at Vanderbilt W 9-0 SEC Championships 4th (12 pts.) South Carolina W 9-0 Coach John Newman at Arizona L 8-1 at Mississippi State W 7-2 Georgia L 5-4 Clemson W 8-1 at Wisconsin W 7-2 at LSU L 7-2 Southern Illinois L 6-3 vs. Texas Tech W 9-0 1982  21-9; 10-1 SEC at Georgia W 5-4 at Mississippi W 6-3 SEC Championships 1st (22 pts.) vs. Texas W 5-4 Coach Mike DePalmer Sr. at North Carolina L 7-2 Miami (Fla.) L 7-2 vs. Trinity L 7-2 vs. Tulsa W 7-2 at Cal-Irvine L 7-2 Eastern Kentucky W 8-1 L 7-2 vs. Arkansas L 5-4 at San Diego L 6-3 Georgia L 6-3 vs. Houston 1971  14-7-1; 5-4 SEC W 5-4 vs. Memphis State W 5-4 at Long Beach State L 5-4 Alabama W 6-3 at SMU Coach Louis Royal W 7-2 at Vanderbilt W 5-4 at Cincinnati L 6-3 Florida L 5-4 Chattanooga at Mississippi State W 5-4 W 5-4 Austin Peay W 6-3 at Mississippi State W 5-4 Auburn W 7-2 at Miami (Fla.) at Memphis W 5-4 at Florida L 5-4 W 5-4 RODNEY HARMON and teammate Mel at Florida at Georgia L 7-2 at Kentucky L 6-3 at Mississippi W 9-0 vs. Duke W 8-1 L 8-1 Florida L 5-3 at Southern Illinois W 6-3 Purcell captured the NCAA doubles title in vs. Miami (Fla.) at Alabama W 5-4 at LSU L 8-1 W 8-1 LSU W 5-4 at Michigan L 6-3 1980. Harmon also reached the semifi- at South Florida at William & Mary W 9-0 at NE Louisiana W 7-2 at Duke L 6-0 at Southern Illinois W 6-3 at Kansas W 5-1 at Columbus College T 4-4 nals in singles. at Arkansas W 5-4 at North Carolina State W 6-3 at Arkansas W 5-4 at Tennessee-Chatt. W 6-3 at Georgia L 9-0 at Pan American W 5-4 at North Carolina W 7-2 at North Carolina L 8-1 MTSU W 6-0 at Kentucky W 7-2 at Trinity L 8-1 at Wake Forest W 8-1 Georgia Tech W 8-1 Southern Illinois W 6-0 at Miami (Ohio) W 8-1 The Citadel W 9-0 1980  14-6; 6-0 SEC Ohio State W 9-0 Southern Illinois W 9-0 SEC Championships 3rd (20 pts.) Eastern Kentucky W 9-0 Vanderbilt W 6-3 at Pepperdine L 8-1 W 8-1 Amherst W 9-0 Presbyterian SEC CHAMPIONS Furman W 6-3 vs. Trinity W 6-3 MTSU W 6-3 Georgia Tech L 5-4 Coach John Newman 1976  6-10; 3-5 SEC Mississippi State W 8-1 vs. Wichita State L 5-4 vs. Arkansas L 6-3 Indiana W 6-3 SEC Championships 5th (11 pts.) Coach Louis Royal Mississippi W 8-1 vs. Michigan W 6-3 vs. Southern Illinois W 9-0 Presbyterian L 6-3 NCAA Championships t-14th (8 pts.) North Carolina L 6-3 Alabama W 8-1 Virginia Tech W 6-3 vs. Clemson L 5-4 MTSU W 6-3 at Florida State W 6-3 South Carolina L 5-4 vs. Miami (Fla.) L 6-3 Austin Peay W 9-0 at LSU L 5-4 1974  17-6; 6-2 SEC at Florida L 7-2 at Kentucky W 6-3 at SW Louisiana L 5-4 at Trinity L 5-4 at Florida L 5-4 Coach Louis Royal at Alabama L 6-3 at Auburn L 5-4 vs. Trinity L 5-4 at Southwest Texas State W 7-2 at ETSU W 9-0 at Texas A&M W 5-4 South Carolina L 6-3 Georgia W 5-4 LSU W 6-3 at Arkansas L 6-3 Vanderbilt W 9-0 at Central Texas W 9-0 Vanderbilt W 8-1 SEC Championships 2nd (15 pts.) Mississippi State W 7-2 at Long Beach State W 6-3 North Carolina L 7-2 at Texas L 7-2 at Chattanooga L 5-4 at Auburn W 7-2 at UCLA L 5-4 Georgia L 7-2 at Trinity L 7-2 Georgia L 8-1 W 7-2 Iowa W 8-1 Alabama Southern Illinois W 7-2 1979  13-6; 4-1 SEC at Trinity L 8-1 Kentucky L 6-3 LSU W 5-4 Georgia W 5-4 SEC Championships 2nd (17 pts.) Vanderbilt W 9-0 LSU L 9-0 Coach John Newman Kalamazoo W 8-1 Vanderbilt W 6-3 vs. Michigan W 5-4 Vanderbilt W 7-2 at Kentucky Mississippi W 9-0 Pan American L 7-2 W 6-3 vs. Trinity L 6-3 at Georgia W 5-4 at Georgia Tech W 6-3 at Southern Illinois W 6-3 at Georgia L 6-3 1972  27-2; 5-1 SEC vs. Texas W 6-3 Alabama W 7-2 vs. Mississippi Pan American W 8-1 at Eastern Kentucky W 6-3 W 6-3 Coach Louis Royal W 6-3 Virginia W 7-2 SEC Championships 2nd (19 pts.) Mississippi State W 9-0 Michigan L 7-2 vs. Georgia Columbus College W 9-0

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1983  20-4; 12-7 SEC

SMU L 5-1 Auburn W 5-4 vs. Penn State W 4-0 1985  27-11; 7-2 SEC 1991  21-11; 7-4 SEC South Carolina L 5-3 Furman W 5-4 vs. Temple W 3-1 Coach Mike DePalmer Sr. Coach Mike DePalmer Sr. Coach Mike DePalmer Sr. W 5-1 at Georgia L 6-3 vs. Mississippi State L 3-2 Vanderbilt W 8-1 Maryland W 7-2 Georgia MTSU W 9-0 W 5-1 at Miami (Fla.) W 5-4 Miami (Fla.) W 5-4 at Ohio State W 7-2 Michigan W 8-1 South Carolina Michigan W 5-1 W 8-1 at South Carolina L 5-1 Florida W 8-1 Furman W 9-0 Virginia W 6-3 Purdue Indiana W 5-2 Harvard W 7-2 Florida W 6-3 Vanderbilt W 6-3 vs. Notre Dame Louisiana Tech W 9-0 at Indiana W 5-4 W 6-3 Louisiana-Monroe W 5-4 at LSU L 6-3 Auburn W 6-3 Duke L 6-3 at Ohio State W 6-3 vs. Northwestern W 7-2 Mississippi State W 8-1 SW Louisiana W 6-3 Kentucky L 7-2 North Carolina W 9-0 North Carolina W 6-3 at Kansas L 5-4 Georgia Tech W 5-4 Kentucky W 5-4 at LSU W 5-4 Southern Illinois W 8-1 at Louisville W 8-1 vs. Wisconsin W 5-4 SW Louisiana W 5-4 Wake Forest W 7-2 at Mississippi W 6-3 at Arkansas L 5-4 vs. Texas L 5-4 at Kentucky W 5-3 Murray State W 9-0 Clemson W 5-4 at Clemson W 5-4 at Oklahoma State W 6-3 vs. Kentucky L 8-1 vs. Fresno State W 5-0 Kentucky L 7-2 South Carolina (N) W 5-3 at Georgia L 7-2 vs. Texas Christian W 5-4 Duke W 9-0 vs. Texas L 5-3 L 5-4 Long Beach State (N) W 5-3 at Mississippi State W 6-3 at Wichita State W 7-2 Georgia L 6-3 LSU vs. Arizona State W 5-3 Vanderbilt W 7-2 UCLA (N) L 5-2 vs. Oklahoma State (N) L 5-4 vs. Michigan W 5-4 Murray State W 7-2 vs. UCLA L 5-4 Georgia L 6-3 SEC Championships 2nd (18 pts.) SEC Championships 10th (4 pts.) Kentucky W 8-1 at LSU L 5-4 vs. Texas W 5-1 Alabama L 5-4 NCAA Championships t-3rd at Mississippi State W 5-4 at SW Louisiana W 7-2 Florida W 5-1 SEC Championships 1st (25 pts.) at Alabama W 6-3 at NE Louisiana L 8-1 vs. San Diego W 5-3 1990  34-1; 9-0 SEC at LSU W 6-3 at Mississippi State W 5-4 at Arizona State L 5-3 1988  14-11; 6-3 SEC SEC CHAMPIONS Mississippi W 9-0 at Illinois W 8-1 vs. Kansas L 5-4 Coach Mike DePalmer Sr. Florida W 6-3 at Purdue W 5-4 Georgia Tech W 6-2 Stanford L 7-2 SEC TOURNEY CHAMPIONS Ohio W 9-0 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock L 5-4 South Carolina W 5-3 California L 5-2 at Vanderbilt W 7-2 vs. California-Irvine W 6-3 Auburn L 5-4 California-Irvine L 5-2 NCAA FINALISTS at Georgia L 6-3 vs. SW Louisiana L 8-1 at Mississippi W 5-2 Stanford L 5-2 Coach Mike DePalmer Sr. Georgia W 7-2 Furman W 6-3 W 5-1 SMU W 9-0 at Mississippi State South Carolina W 6-3 Auburn L 7-2 Emory W 9-0 W 6-3 Minnesota W 5-2 Clemson at Florida W 7-2 SW Louisiana W 7-2 at South Carolina L 5-4 W 5-1 California W 5-2 Vanderbilt at Miami (Fla.) W 8-1 Wake Forest W 8-1 L 5-4 Kentucky W 5-3 Miami (Fla.) SEC Championships 3rd (16 pts.) at Auburn W 7-2 Vanderbilt W 5-4 at LSU L 5-2 at Georgia Tech W 7-2 South Carolina W 5-2 Kentucky W 8-1 at SW Louisiana W 6-2 vs. Fresno State W 5-1 Southern California L 5-1 1984  23-8; 6-2 SEC South Carolina L 5-4 W 6-3 Alabama W 6-0 Kentucky Kentucky L 5-2 Coach Mike DePalmer Sr. Florida W 7-2 at Alabama W 5-1 at Air Force W 9-0 Georgia Tech L 6-3 Ohio State W 8-1 at Georgia L 6-3 at Georgia L 5-1 at Colorado W 6-0 Alabama W 7-2 Arkansas L 5-4 at Vanderbilt W 9-0 vs. Mississippi State (S) L 5-4 vs. Texas-El Paso W 7-2 NE Louisiana W 7-2 Illinois W 7-2 Auburn W 7-2 vs. Florida (N) L 5-2 vs. Trinity W 5-1 Georgia L 8-1 at Vanderbilt W 8-1 at Alabama W 5-4 at Rice W 5-1 SEC Championships t-3rd (6 pts.) Mississippi W 5-2 Indiana W 9-0 at Mississippi W 8-1 W 5-1 Trinity W 6-3 vs. Michigan at North Carolina W 7-2 at Georgia Tech W 7-2 vs. Southern California W 5-3 at Kentucky L 5-1 at Duke W 7-2 1992  15-13; 4-9 SEC Maryland L 5-4 W 5-4 Vanderbilt W 6-3 vs. Miami (Fla.) at Georgia L 7-2 Coach Mike DePalmer Sr. Kansas W 5-1 vs. South Carolina W 5-3 LSU L 7-2 BYRON TALBOT (above) and Shelby West Virginia W 9-0 Arizona State W 7-2 SW Louisiana W 6-3 at Vanderbilt W 5-1 SW Louisiana W 5-3 Cannon were three-time All-America from Miami (Ohio) W 7-2 Kansas W 6-3 at South Carolina W 5-2 SEC Championships 3rd (20 pts.) Clemson W 6-3 at Texas A&M L 5-4 Kentucky L 5-4 1986-88 and still hold UT’s record for at Auburn W 5-4 Mississippi State W 6-3 at Baylor W 9-0 vs. Southern Methodist W 6-2 doubles victories with 102. at Kentucky W 5-2 vs. TCU (N) W 5-2 at Texas L 5-4 1986  24-10; 3-6 SEC at Minnesota W 5-1 Mississippi State W 5-1 vs. Pepperdine (N) L 5-1 Virginia Tech W 9-0 Georgia Tech W 5-1 SW Louisiana W 5-1 SEC CHAMPIONS SEC Championships 4th (11 pts.) NE Louisiana W 8-1 vs. South Carolina W 5-1 Wake Forest W 6-0 Rice W 8-1 1987 [24-6; 7-2 SEC] at SW Louisiana W 8-1 L 5-1 Georgia W 5-2 vs. UCLA Clemson L 7-2 Coach Mike DePalmer Sr. at Oklahoma State W 5-4 L 5-3 Clemson W 6-3 1989 [20-8; 6-3 SEC] LSU W 5-1 vs. Kentucky Mississippi W 7-2 at Auburn L 5-1 vs. California W 5-0 NE Louisiana W 6-0 Coach Mike DePalmer Sr. at Miami (Fla.) W 5-4 Vanderbilt W 8-1 at Alabama L 5-4 SW Louisiana W 5-4 Alabama W 5-4 Georgia Tech W 6-3 at Florida W 6-2 NE Louisiana W 7-2 at Auburn W 5-4 at Florida L 6-3 Duke W 7-2 California-Berkeley L 7-2 Mississippi W 5-1 Arkansas L 6-3 at South Florida W 8-1 vs. Michigan W 4-0 L 5-1 Alabama W 6-3 Mississippi (S) W 5-1 Trinity W 5-1 vs. Texas at Florida L 5-4 vs. Kansas W 4-1 vs. Kentucky W 5-3 Murray State W 7-2 Auburn (S) W 6-0 Wake Forest W 7-2 Appalachian State W 8-1 at Rice W 4-2 W 5-2 Eastern Kentucky W 9-0 Georgia (S) W 5-1 Indiana W 7-2 vs. Texas Christian Vanderbilt W 8-1 Georgia L 5-1 Vanderbilt W 6-3 vs. Kansas W 5-2 vs. California-Irvine (N) W 5-2 North Carolina State W 5-1 Alabama W 5-4 at Clemson L 6-3 W 6-3 vs. SW Louisiana W 6-0 vs. Miami (N) W 5-2 Michigan W 6-2 at Georgia Tech Georgia W 6-3 at South Carolina L 5-4 W 7-2 Virginia W 6-1 vs. UCLA (N) W 5-4 Duke W 5-4 at Mississippi Mississippi State W 9-0 Alabama L 6-0 L 5-4 South Carolina L 6-3 vs. Stanford (N) L 5-2 Furman W 5-4 vs. Miami (Fla.) LSU L 5-4 at Vanderbilt W 5-1 W 5-1 at Trinity L 5-4 SEC Championships 1st (12 pts.) Virginia W 7-2 vs. Harvard at Furman W 8-1 at Auburn W 5-1 vs. Texas Christian W 5-2 at UNLV W 5-1 NCAA Championships 2nd Southern Illinois W 7-1 at Kentucky W 8-1 Mississippi State L 5-3 at Vanderbilt W 8-1 at Alabama L 6-3 Florida L 5-4 at SIU-Edwardsville W 5-4 Mississippi L 5-3 W 7-2 at Georgia Tech W 5-4 Auburn L 5-4 at Mississippi State at Kentucky L 5-1 SEC Championships 4th (14 pts.) W 6-3 Louisville W 9-0 Kentucky W 5-4 at Alabama

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Arkansas W 5-1 Alabama W 6-1 South Carolina W 7-0 William & Mary W 6-1 South Florida* W 7-0 at Georgia L 5-2 LSU L 7-2 at Auburn W 4-3 Indiana W 5-2 Virginia Commonwealth* L 4-1 vs. South Carolina (S) W 4-0 vs. Arkansas (S) W 5-4 Mississippi State W 7-0 Murray State W 7-0 at Vanderbilt W 5-1 vs. Mississippi State (S) L 4-0 vs. Kentucky (S) L 5-1 at Kentucky L 5-2 Furman W 6-1 Alabama W 6-1 Auburn (R) W 4-2 SEC Championships t-8th (3.5pts.) Arkansas L 5-2 at Vanderbilt W 4-3 at Illinois* L 4-3 L 4-2 Mississippi L 6-1 Kentucky (R) at Florida W 4-3 vs. Baylor* W 6-2 SEC Championships 6th Georgia Tech W 6-1 at Auburn W 4-3 vs. LSU W 4-3 1993  27-11; 7-7 SEC LSU L 5-2 Mississippi L 4-3 vs. Stanford* L 4-3 L 6-1 Alabama W 5-2 Arkansas W 6-1 NATIONAL INDOOR FINALISTS at Florida 1996  11-11; 5-8 SEC vs. Arkansas (S) W 4-3 at South Carolina L 5-2 Mississippi L 4-3 Coach Mike DePalmer Sr. Coach John Kreis vs. Georgia (S) L 4-1 at Hawaii Pacific W 7-0 vs. Lehigh* W 7-0 at Arkansas L 5-2 Virginia Tech W 7-0 Kentucky (N) W 4-1 W 4-3 at Jacksonville* W 6-1 at Kentucky L 4-3 Michigan L 5-2 Arkansas L 4-2 L 5-2 at South Carolina W 4-3 Alabama-Birmingham W 5-2 Miami (N) MTSU W 6-1 Mississippi State at Kentucky W 6-1 at Kentucky W 4-0 SEC Championships 6th vs. Harvard W 6-1 Mississippi State L 4-3 L 4-3 Mississippi State W 4-3 vs. Pepperdine W 5-2 ETSU W 6-1 LSU W 4-2 Georgia W 4-3 Arkansas W 4-3 vs. Arkansas (S) vs. Mississippi State W 5-3 vs. Mississippi (S) L 4-1 at Auburn W 5-2 Miami (Ohio) W 6-1 vs. North Carolina W 6-1 vs. South Florida (R) W 4-1 LSU W 5-2 at Clemson W 4-3 vs. UCLA L 5-2 vs. Auburn (R) L 4-3 at Florida W 4-3 at South Carolina L 4-3 at Georgia Tech W 5-2 at Florida W 4-3 SEC Championships 5th vs. Auburn (S) W 4-0 South Carolina W 6-1 Mississippi L 7-0 Final ITA Ranking vs. Georgia (S) L 4-3 19th vs. Pepperdine W 5-4 PETER HANDOYO was named AllGeorgia L 6-1 Tennessee-Chatt. (R) W 4-0 at Arizona State W 5-1 America three times for the Vols in 1999, Georgia Tech W 4-1 North Carolina (R) W 4-2 vs. Notre Dame W 5-1 Alabama W 5-2 1999  18-10; 6-5 SEC 2000-01. His 145 career singles victovs. Texas A&M (N) W 4-3 Michigan W 5-0 MTSU L 4-3 Coach Michael Fancutt vs. UCLA (N) W 4-1 ries ranks second all-time at UT. Wake Forest W 5-2 LSU L 5-2 The Citadel W 7-0 vs. Va. Commonwealth (N) L 4-3 Virginia Commonwealth L 3-2 at Vanderbilt W 5-2 Tennessee-Chattanooga W 7-0 SEC Finish 1st at Wake Forest W 3-2 at Kentucky L 4-3 Indiana W 5-2 Final ITA Ranking 3rd 2002  22-7; 7-4 SEC vs. Texas A&M W 6-1 at Auburn L 4-3 William & Mary W 5-0 vs. Hawaii-Hilo W 7-0 SEC TOURNEY CHAMPIONS vs. Kentucky (S) W 4-2 vs. Tulsa W 5-2 vs. Ohio State W 7-0 Coach Michael Fancutt vs. Mississippi (S) L 4-0 2001  23-6; 9-2 SEC at Harvard L 6-1 vs. Washington W 7-0 The Citadel* W 7-0 vs. Ala. Birmingham (R) L 4-0 vs. Illinois L 4-2 vs. BYU-Hawaii W 7-0 NCAA FINALISTS Tennessee-Chattanooga* W 7-0 SEC Championships 8th vs. Harvard W 4-3 vs. Minnesota W 6-1 Coach Michael Fancutt Memphis* W 6-1 Vanderbilt L 4-3 vs. Pepperdine L 5-2 Tennessee-Chattanooga* W 7-0 ETSU* W 6-1 Kentucky W 4-3 Vanderbilt W 4-3 1997  5-17; 0-12 SEC ETSU* W 7-0 vs. Duke* L 4-1 Florida L 4-3 at Arkansas W 4-1 Coach John Kreis Virginia Commonwealth* W 4-2 vs. San Diego State* W 4-2 Auburn W 7-0 CHRIS MAHONY, who later coached the at Alabama L 4-3 Indiana L 5-2 vs. Oklahoma State* L 4-2 vs. Kentucky L 4-2 Miami (Fla.) W 5-2 Kentucky W 5-2 Vols from 2005-06, was an All-America South Alabama L 4-3 vs. Mississippi W 4-2 Duke* W 4-1 at Georgia W 4-2 South Carolina L 4-3 South Florida W 6-1 in 1994 and 1996. He had 90 career vs. Va. Commonwealth* W 4-3 Kentucky L 4-3 at Mississippi State L 4-0 at UNLV W 4-3 Virginia Tech L 5-2 Vanderbilt W 6-1 Vanderbilt W 5-2 Clemson W 6-1 singles victories as a Vol. vs. Princeton W 6-1 at Georgia L 7-0 Illinois* W 4-3 at Alabama at Alabama L 5-2 W 4-2 at Pepperdine W 4-3 The Citadel W 7-0 at Duke* L 5-2 at LSU L 6-1 at Auburn L 4-3 Baylor W 4-3 at Alabama Murray State W 7-0 W 4-3 at Mississippi W 7-0 at LSU W 5-2 1995  17-9; 7-6 SEC Florida L 5-2 at Arkansas Vanderbilt L 4-3 W 4-3 vs. Auburn (S) W 7-0 at Arkansas L 4-3 Coach John Kreis at Georgia Tech L 6-1 at LSU W 4-3 at Tulane* W 4-3 vs. LSU (S) W 4-3 at Hawaii Pacific* W 6-0 Southern Methodist W 7-0 Florida L 5-2 Auburn W 4-3 at LSU L 4-1 at Georgia (S) L 4-3 at Mississippi State W 5-2 Northwestern W 6-1 Tennessee-Chattanooga W 6-1 at Georgia L 4-3 Kentucky W 4-0 at Mississippi vs. Texas (N) L 5-1 South Florida W 4-3 L 4-3 Clemson W 4-3 at Mississippi W 4-3 Auburn W 4-3 SEC Championships 6th (6 pts.) Miami (Ohio) W 5-2 Florida W 6-1 at Mississippi L 7-0 at Mississippi State L 4-3 at Georgia L 6-1 at Georgia Tech W 5-2 South Carolina W 6-1 at Arkansas L 5-2 vs. Auburn (S) W 4-0 at Mississippi W 5-2 MTSU W 6-1 at LSU Georgia W 4-3 L 7-0 vs. LSU (S) L 4-1 1994  15-10; 6-7 SEC at Mississippi State W 6-1 Minnesota W 5-4 Kentucky Murray State* W 6-1 L 5-2 Tennessee Tech (R) South Carolina W 6-1 W 4-0 Coach Mike DePalmer Sr. Pepperdine L 4-3 at Mississippi State Florida (S) W 4-0 L 5-1 Florida W 6-1 Mississippi State (R) L 4-3 South Florida W 5-2 Kansas L 4-3 at Alabama L 7-0 Georgia (S) W 4-3 vs. South Carolina (S) W 4-1 SEC Championships 5th Oklahoma W 7-0 Fresno State W 5-2 South Carolina L 5-2 Auburn (S) W 4-1 vs. Alabama (S) W 4-2 Alabama-Birmingham L 5-2 Vanderbilt Final ITA Ranking 13th W 6-1 Auburn L 5-2 Wake Forest (R) W 4-0 vs. Georgia (S) L 4-3 vs. Indiana W 5-2 at Arkansas W 5-2 vs. Kentucky (S) L 4-1 Virginia Tech (R) W 4-0 Maryland-Balt. County (R) W 4-0 at Minnesota W 4-2 Clemson W 5-2 at Florida (R) L 5-0 vs. Texas (N) W 4-0 Ohio State (R) W 4-1 Kentucky W 5-2 at Alabama W 5-2 2000  23-6; 10-1 SEC SEC Championships 12th vs. Kentucky (N) W 4-1 vs. South Alabama (N) W 4-0 L 6-1 Samford W 6-1 at Mississippi vs. Stanford (N) W 4-2 vs. Southern Cal (N) L 4-3 SEC CHAMPIONS at Mississippi State L 5-2 Miami (Fla.) L 4-3 vs. Texas Christian (N) W 4-0 SEC Finish t-2nd in East Coach Michael Fancutt Florida L 4-3 1998  14-7; 6-5 SEC at South Carolina W 4-3 at Georgia (N) L 4-1 Final ITA Ranking 6th Murray State* W 7-0 Kentucky W 4-3 Coach Michael Fancutt at Clemson W 4-3 W 7-0 SEC Finish 2nd at LSU L 5-1 at Vanderbilt W 6-1 Georgia L 6-1 ETSU* Final ITA Ranking 2nd Auburn W 4-3 Michigan State Virginia Tech* W 7-0 Georgia L 5-2 W 4-3

COACHES THE VOLS REVIEW HISTORY

2011 Tennessee Tennis Media Guide

2003  9-12; 2-9 SEC Coach Michael Fancutt Tennessee Tech* The Citadel* Murray State* Tennessee-Martin* ETSU* Louisville* at Duke* Austin Peay* at Kentucky at Vanderbilt Alabama Auburn LSU Arkansas vs. Georgia Southern* Mississippi State Mississippi at Florida at South Carolina at Georgia vs. Auburn (S) SEC Finish 6th in East Final ITA Ranking 55th

Auburn Alabama Arkansas* W 7-0 LSU W 7-0 at Central Florida W 7-0 W 7-0 Mississippi W 6-1 Mississippi State L 4-2 at South Carolina at Florida L 4-3 at Vanderbilt W 5-0 at Kentucky L 6-1 at Georgia L 7-0 W 4-1 vs. Alabama (S) L 5-2 vs. South Carolina (S) L 4-3 vs. Mississippi (S) W 4-3 vs. Florida (S) ETSU (R) W 4-3 Ohio State (R) L 6-1 L 4-3 vs. UCLA (N) SEC Finish T-3rd in East L 6-1 Final ITA Ranking 11th L 4-2 L L

6-1 4-3

2004  14-9; 6-5 SEC Coach Michael Fancutt Memphis* UT-Martin* Georgia Southern* Virginia* William & Mary* ETSU* Duke at Arkansas at LSU at The Citadel at College of Charleston at Mississippi at Mississippi State South Carolina Florida Vanderbilt Kentucky Georgia at Auburn at Alabama vs. Mississippi State (S)* vs. Wichita State (R) at Arkansas (R) SEC Finish 4th in East Final ITA Ranking 21st

W 6-1 W 7-0 W 7-0 L 4-3 L 4-3 W 4-3 W 4-3 W 4-3 L 4-3 W 5-2 W 6-1 L 5-2 W 4-3 L 4-3 W 5-2 W 5-2 L 4-3 W 5-2 L 5-2 W 4-3 L 4-3 W 4-1 L 4-1

2005  16-9; 6-5 SEC Coach Chris Mahony The Citadel* UNC-Greensboro* Memphis* at Virginia ETSU* at Duke

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W 7-0 W 6-1 W 5-2 L 6-1 W 6-1 L 6-1

W 4-3 W 6-1 W 5-2 W 4-3 W 5-2 L 4-3 W 4-3 L 6-1 L 6-1 L 4-3 W 5-2 L 6-1 W 4-2 W 4-2 W 4-2 L 4-2 W 4-0 W 4-2 L 4-1

2006  9-11; 3-8 SEC Coach Chris Mahony vs. Michigan State* at Ohio State* ETSU* UNC-Greensboro* Memphis* Furman* at LSU at Arkansas* Florida South Carolina at Miami (Fla.) at Florida Atlantic at Alabama at Auburn Vanderbilt* Kentucky* at Mississippi* at Mississippi State Georgia vs. South Carolina (S) SEC Finish 5th in East Final ITA Ranking 50th

W 5-2 L 5-2 W 4-3 W 7-0 W 4-2 W 6-1 L 4-3 L 5-2 W 4-3 W 4-1 L 7-0 W 6-0 L 5-2 L 5-2 L 4-3 L 5-2 L 4-0 W 6-1 L 5-2 L 4-3

2007  17-8; 7-4 SEC

Coach Sam Winterbotham UT-Chattanooga* W 7-0 Memphis* W 7-0 Louisville* W 7-0 at Illinois* L 4-3 Ohio State* L 4-0 ETSU* W 6-1 Morehead State* W 7-0 Furman* W 4-3 LSU L 4-3 Arkansas* W 7-0 at Florida L 4-3 at South Carolina W 7-0 The Citadel* W 6-1 Murray State* W 7-0

Alabama Auburn at Vanderbilt at Kentucky Mississippi* Mississippi State at Georgia vs. Arkansas (S) vs. LSU (S) vs. Miami (Fla.) (R) vs. Ohio State (R) SEC Finish T-2nd in East Final ITA Ranking 25th

W 5-2 W 5-2 W 6-1 W 6-1 L 4-3 W 5-2 L 6-1 W 4-1 L 4-2 W 4-3 L 4-1

2008  23-4; 9-2 SEC

Coach Sam Winterbotham Furman* W 7-0 The Citadel* W 7-0 ETSU* W 5-2 UNC Wilmington* W 7-0 Clemson* W 4-3 Illinois* W 4-3 at Louisville W 5-2 at Kentucky W 6-1 Middle Tennessee* W 5-2 Murray State* W 7-0 Mississippi* L 4-3 Mississippi State W 5-2 at South Carolina W 6-1 Virginia Tech* W 4-3 at Florida L 4-3 at Arkansas W 7-0 LSU W 6-1 at Auburn W 4-3 at Alabama W 5-1 Vanderbilt W 6-1 Kentucky W 7-0 Georgia W 4-3 vs. LSU (S) W 4-2 vs. Mississippi (S) L 4-2 Furman (R) W 4-0 Virginia Tech* (R) W 4-0 vs. Baylor (N) L 4-1 SEC Finish T-2nd in East Final ITA Ranking 9th

2009  23-7; 8-3 SEC

Coach Sam Winterbotham East Tennessee State W 6-1 Tennessee Wesleyan W 5-0 Harvard (K) W 7-0 at Illinois (K) W 4-3 Baylor (I) W 4-0 Ohio State (I) W 4-3 Virginia (I) L 0-4 Kentucky L 2-4 at Mississippi State W 5-2 at Mississippi L 1-6 South Carolina W 4-1 Florida W 6-1 Penn State W 4-0 Texas Tech W 4-2

Auburn Alabama Arkansas at LSU Alabama Auburn at Kentucky at Vanderbilt at Georgia Kentucky (S) Georgia (S) Mississippi (S) East Tennesse State (R) Duke (R) Texas (N) SEC Finish 2nd in East Final ITA Ranking 8th

W 4-2 W 4-2 W 6-1 W 4-1 W 4-2 W 4-1 L 3-4 W 4-3 L 2-5 W 4-2 W 4-1 L 2-4 W 4-1 W 4-1 L 3-4

2010  31-2; 11-0 SEC SEC CHAMPIONS SEC TOURNEY CHAMPIONS NCAA FINALISTS NATIONAL INDOOR FINALISTS

Coach Sam Winterbotham East Tennessee State W 7-0 Chattanooga W 7-0 Utah (K) W 7-0 South Carolina (K) W 4-0 MTSU W 7-0 The Citadel W 6-1 Illinois W 6-1 vs. Illinois (I) W 4-0 vs. UCLA (I) W 4-2 vs. Texas (I) W 4-1 vs. Virginia (I) L 1-4 at Wake Forest W 4-3 at Auburn W 7-0 at Alabama W 4-1 Vanderbilt W 6-1 Kentucky W 6-1 LSU W 7-0 Louisville W 7-0 at Arkansas W 6-1 Mississippi W 7-0 Mississippi State W 5-2 at Florida W 4-3 at South Carolina W 6-1 Georgia W 6-1 LSU (S) W 4-0 Mississippi (S) W 4-0 Florida (S) W 4-0 Winthrop (R) W 4-0 East Tennessee State (R) W 4-1 Louisville (N) W 4-0 Baylor (N) W 4-0 at Georgia (N) W 4-1 Southern California L 2-4 SEC Finish 1st overall; 1st in East Final ITA Ranking 2nd

EDWARD JONES was one of three Vols to be named to the NCAA Championships AllTournament Team as a freshman in 2010. He and Matteo Fago won all four of their No. 3 doubles matches together in the final rounds to earn tournament honors. Rhyne Williams was named to the team for his performance at No. 3 singles. KEY

(S) SEC Tournament (R) NCAA Regional (Rounds 1 and 2)

(N) NCAA (Round of 16 and up) (K) ITA Kick-Off (I) ITA National Team Indoors

RECORDS VS. OPPONENTS

SERIES RECORDS VS. OPPONENTS.

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AGAINST THE SEC

RECORDS BASED ON 1927-41 & 1963-2010

Note Schools in bold indicate 2010 opponent. In addition, Tennessee will play either Clemson or USC-Upstate on the second day of the ITA Kickoff Weekend.

MATTEO FAGO has been nearly automatic for the Vols in SEC matches with 28-3 singles record in conference dual matches. (For more on Fago and SEC success, see page 7.)

ď š VOLS VS. THE SEC (LATELY) ALABAMA

LSU

ARKANSAS

MISSISSIPPI

Last meeting: UT 4-1 Last 10 matches: UT 9-1 Current streak: UT 5

Last meeting: UT 6-1 Last 10 matches: UT 8-2 Current streak: UT 5

AUBURN

Last meeting: UT 7-0 Last 10 matches: UT 6-4 Current streak: UT 5

FLORIDA

Last meeting: UT 4-0 Last 10 matches: Tied 5-5 Current streak: UT 3

GEORGIA

Last meeting: UT 4-1 Last 10 matches: Tied 5-5 Current streak: UT 3

Last meeting: UT 4-0 Last 10 matches: UT 6-4 Current streak: UT 5

Last meeting: UT 4-0 Last 10 matches: OM 7-3 Current streak: UT 2

MISSISSIPPI ST.

Last meeting: UT 5-2 Last 10 matches: UT 8-2 Current streak: UT 6

SOUTH CAROLINA

Last meeting: UT 6-1 Last 10 matches: UT 7-3 Current streak: UT 5

VANDERBILT

Last meeting: UT 6-1 Last 10 matchesUT 7-3 Current streak: UT 4

KENTUCKY

Last meeting: UT 6-1 Last 10 matches: UT 6-4 Current streak: UT 2 2011 Tennessee Tennis Media Guide

HISTORY

*Record includes one tie

REVIEW

First Last School W L Meeting Meeting South Alabama 2 0 1997 2001 South Carolina 28 18 1968 2010 South Florida 8 0 1966 2000 Southern California 1 4 1970 2010 Southern Illinois 13 7 1968 1986 SIU-Edwardsville 1 0 1984 1984 Southern Methodist 5 1 1978 1995 Southwest Texas State 1 0 1980 1980 Stanford 1 4 1988 2001 Stetson 1 0 1965 1965 Temple 1 0 1989 1989 Tennessee Tech 10 0 1935 2003 Tennessee Martin 2 0 2003 2004 Tennessee Wesleyan 7 1 1928 2009 Texas 6 8 1974 2010 Texas A&M 3 2 1974 2000 Texas Christian 5 0 1983 2001 Texas-El Paso 1 0 1990 1990 Texas Tech 3 0 1975 2009 Toledo 1 0 1967 1967 Trinity 4 10 1974 1990 Tusculum 8 1 1936 1941 Tulane 2 0 1967 2001 Tulsa 2 0 1982 1999 UCLA 3 8 1970 2010 Union 2 0 1935 1964 UNLV 2 0 1989 1999 Utah 1 0 2010 2010 Vanderbilt 50 11 1927 2010 Virginia 6 4 1969 2010 Virginia Commonwealth 2 3 1993 2001 Virginia Tech 7 1 1980 2008 Wake Forest 9 1 1975 2010 Washington 1 0 1993 1993 Washington (Mo.) 1 0 1964 1964 Wayne 0 1 1937 1937 West Virginia 1 0 1984 1984 Western Kentucky 2 0 1968 1972 William & Mary 3 1 1971 2004 Wichita State 2 2 1981 2004 Winthrop 1 0 2010 2010 Wisconsin 3 0 1970 1991 Wittenberg 1 0 1965 1965 Xavier 1 0 1934 1934 Totals 855 401 2 ties .681

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First Last School W L Meeting Meeting Kalamazoo 2 0 1967 1980 Kansas 6 3 1974 1995 Kentucky 45 37 1930 2010 Lamar Tech 1 1 1967 1977 Lehigh 1 0 2000 2000 Lincoln Memorial 1 0 1928 1928 Long Beach State 3 1 1970 1970 Los Angeles State 1 0 1970 1970 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 2 1979 1992 Louisiana-Monroe 6 1 1978 1988 LSU 25 25 1965 2010 Louisiana Tech 1 0 1983 1983 Louisville 7 1 1985 2010 Maryland 1 1 1985 1985 Md.-Baltimore County 1 0 2001 2001 Maryville* 17 3 1927 1941 Memphis 9 0 1964 2007 Mercer 1 0 1964 1964 Miami (Fla.) 9 9 1967 2007 Miami (Ohio) 8 0 1970 1996 Michigan 10 3 1975 1996 Michigan State 2 0 1998 2006 Middle Tennessee 15 1 1963 2010 Milligan 2 1 1939 1941 Minnesota 5 0 1990 1995 Mississippi 22 21 1940 2010 Mississippi A&M 1 1 1933 1933 Mississippi College 0 1 1935 1935 Mississippi State 31 16 1937 2010 Morehead State 1 0 2007 2007 Murray State 13 0 1967 2008 New Mexico State 0 1 1977 1977 North Carolina 7 10 1930 2000 N.C. Greensboro 2 0 2005 2006 North Carolina State 3 0 1981 1986 N.C. Wilmington 1 0 2008 2008 Northwestern 3 0 1970 1995 Notre Dame 2 0 1991 1993 Ohio 1 0 1983 1983 Ohio State 8 3 1982 2009 Ohio Wesleyan 1 0 1966 1966 Oklahoma 1 1 1975 1994 Oklahoma City 1 0 1970 1970 Oklahoma State 3 2 1977 2001 Pan American 2 2 1974 1978 Penn State 2 0 1989 2009 Pepperdine 3 5 1979 1999 Presbyterian 3 2 1941 1973 Princeton 1 0 1999 1999 Purdue 2 0 1985 1986 Redlands 0 1 1970 1970 Rice 3 0 1986 1992 Samford 1 0 1994 1994 San Diego 1 1 1973 1991 San Diego State 1 0 2002 2002 Sewanee 2 0 1966 1966

COACHES

First Last School W L Meeting Meeting Air Force 1 0 1990 1990 Alabama 35 13 1934 2010 Alabama-Birmingham 1 2 1993 1996 Amherst 1 0 1971 1971 Appalachian State 1 0 1984 1984 Arizona 0 1 1973 1973 Arizona State 3 1 1991 1993 Arkansas 20 13 1973 2010 Arkansas-Little Rock 0 1 1985 1985 Auburn 33 15 1964 2010 Austin Peay 6 0 1972 2003 Baylor 5 1 1984 2010 Berea 1 0 1941 1941 Birmingham Southern 3 1 1936 1941 BYU 1 0 1981 1981 BYU-Hawaii 1 0 1993 1993 California 2 3 1988 1992 California-Irvine 2 2 1985 1990 Carson-Newman 8 0 1927 1941 Central Florida 1 0 2005 2005 Central Texas 1 0 1974 1974 Centre 4 0 1937 1941 Chattanooga 16 1 1972 2010 Cincinnati 4 1 1964 1974 The Citadel 11 0 1968 2010 Clemson 13 7 1965 2008 College of Charleston 1 0 2004 2004 Colorado 1 0 1990 1990 Columbus* 1 0 1971 1972 Cumberland 2 0 1938 1938 David Lipscomb 2 1 1963 1965 DePauw 0 1 1941 1941 Duke 9 6 1975 2009 Eastern Kentucky 6 0 1967 1989 Emory 1 1 1933 1985 Emory & Henry 3 1 1935 1938 East Tennessee State 23 3 1963 2010 Florida 24 26 1965 2010 Florida Atlantic 1 0 2006 2006 Florida Southern 1 0 1965 1965 Florida State 4 1 1966 1967 Fresno State 3 0 1990 1995 Furman 16 0 1965 2008 Georgia 22 43 1963 2010 Georgia Southern 2 0 2003 2004 Georgia Tech 18 13 1927 1997 Harvard 5 1 1986 2009 Hawaii-Hilo 1 0 1993 1993 Hawaii Pacific 2 0 1998 2002 Houston 1 1 1978 1979 Howard 0 1 1928 1928 Illinois 8 3 1966 2010 Indiana 8 1 1971 1999 Indiana State 1 0 1972 1972 Iowa 1 1 1977 1980 Jacksonville 1 0 2000 2000

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

THE VOLS HAVE WON EIGHT SEC TITLES AND THREE SEC TOURNAMENT TITLES

1951: THE FIRST SEC TITLE

The 1951 team, coached by Walter D. Buchanan, won UT’s first SEC Championship by tying former SEC tennis powerhouse Tulane for the title. Tommy Bartlett, who never lost a match in his collegiate career, captained the 1951 squad and won the No. 5 SEC singles title that season. Teammate Bill Davis won the No. 1 singles competition. Davis and John Cullum also won the No. 1 doubles title at the SEC tournament. Bartlett and Gavin Gentry won the No. 3 doubles title.

1966: BARTLETT RETURNS

Ten years after his playing career with the Vols ended, Bartlett returned to Knoxville as the assistant basketball coach but took over tennis coaching duties in 1963. Bartlett proved to be as successful a coach as he was as a player, leading the Vols to their second SEC title in 1966. The Vols were a flawless 7-0 in SEC play. UT’s success that season was thanks in part to the play of Lenny Schloss, who became the first tennis All-America for the Vols in 1967. Schloss won the No. 2 SEC singles title at the 1966 tournament, and he teamed up with Jack Jackson to win the No. 1 doubles championship. Kenny Marcus took the No. 3 singles title; Marcus and Richard Preston also claimed the No. 3 doubles title.

1970: MOZUR LEADS VOLS

Tommy Mozur, the Vols’ second All America and first to win the honor multiple times, captained Tennessee to the SEC Championship for the second time in five years. Mozur earned his second All America in his senior season, reaching the fourth round of the NCAA tournament. In the SEC, he teamed up with Earle Freeman to win the conference No. 1 doubles title. The Vols finished 14-7 overall and 4-1 in the SEC with Louis Royal as the head coach.

1980: HARMON AND PURCELL

Rodney Harmon and Mel Purcell put together one of the best doubles teams in UT history in 1980, helping the Vols to their fourth SEC title. The pair won the SEC No. 1 doubles title and went up the ladder to win the Vols’ only NCAA doubles championship as the top-seeded team. Harmon and Purcell were equally successful in singles play, both reaching the top 10 in the national rankings. Purcell was the SEC No. 1 champion and had 34 victories during with season, and Harmon played his way through the No. 2 bracket with 35 wins. Harmon also reached the semifinals of the NCAA tournament in singles. The Vols went 14-6 overall and 6-0 in the SEC underhead coach John Newman, who had 51 wins in his four seasons with the Vols.

1986: LATE IMPROVEMENT

Tennessee finished just 3-6 against SEC opponents during the regular season, but the Vols turned things around just in time for another title. The Vols certainly had strength at the top of the lineup, which featured a pair of three-time All-Americas in Shelby Cannon and Byron Talbot. Cannon and Talbot, the winningest doubles pair in UT history, won the No. 1 doubles title. Talbot also won the No. 2 singles championship, a feat he repeated a year later. Tim Leos earned the Vols points by winning the No. 6 singles title. Cary Cohenour and Mark Herrington also won the No. 2 doubles title to help coach Mike DePalmer Sr. to his first of two titles as head coach.

1990: NEAR FLAWLESS

The 1990 season was a special year for the Vols, both in conference and on a national scale. The team finished 34-1 in 1990 with a perfect 9-0 record in the SEC en route to the regular-season conference championship. In a reworked SEC postseason system, Tennessee also hosted — and won — the SEC Tournament Championship. The Vols attained the No. 1 national ranking and were the top seed in the NCAA Tournament, reaching the finals for the first time in program history before losing to 5-2 Stanford. Doug Flach, Tim Jessup and Brice Karsh earned All-America honors that season.

 SEC TITLE TOTALS Georgia 24 Tulane 17 Florida 9 Tennessee 8 LSU 5 Mississippi 5

Mississippi State 3 Auburn 2 Georgia Tech 2 Alabama 1 Kentucky 1

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SEC TITLES YEAR-BY-YEAR Year Champions Tennessee Host 1938 *Georgia Tech NA NA 1939 *Tulane NA NA 1940 LSU NA NA 1941 *Tulane NA NA 1942 *Tulane NA NA 1946 *Georgia Tech NA *Tulane 1947 *Tulane NA *Tulane 1948 *Tulane NA *Tulane 1949 *Tulane NA *Tulane 1950 Florida NA Vanderbilt 1951 Tennessee/*Tulane t-1st Florida 1952 *Tulane 2nd *Tulane 1953 *Tulane 4th Alabama 1954 *Tulane NA Georgia 1955 *Tulane 6th *Tulane 1956 *Tulane 8th *Georgia Tech 1957 *Tulane NA LSU 1958 *Tulane 8th *Tulane

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1959 *Tulane 1960 *Georgia Tech 1961 Florida 1962 *Tulane 1963 *Tulane 1964 *Tulane 1965 Mississippi State 1966 Tennessee 1967 Mississippi State 1968 Florida 1969 Florida 1970 Tennessee 1971 Georgia 1972 Georgia 1973 Georgia 1974 Georgia 1975 Florida/Georgia 1976 Alabama/LSU 1977 Georgia

8th Mississippi State 6th Tennessee NA Florida 12th Vanderbilt 10th Alabama 8th Ole Miss 4th Auburn 1st Georgia 2nd Florida 4th Kentucky 5th LSU 1st Mississippi State 2nd Ole Miss t-2nd Tennessee 5th Vanderbilt 2nd Georgia 3rd Alabama 7th Auburn 6th Florida

1978 Georgia 1979 Georgia 1980 Tennessee 1981 Georgia 1982 Georgia 1983 Auburn 1984 Auburn 1985 Georgia/LSU 1986 Tennessee 1987 Georgia 1988 Georgia 1989 Georgia 1990 Tennessee 1991 Georgia 1992 Kentucky 1993 Georgia/Miss. State 1994 Florida 1995 Georgia 1996 Georgia/Ole Miss

2nd 2nd 1st 4th 2nd 3rd 4th 3rd 1st 2nd t-4th 10th 1st t-3rd t-8th 6th t-6th 6th 8th

Kentucky LSU Ole Miss Tennessee Vanderbilt Georgia Alabama LSU Auburn Florida Kentucky Mississippi State --------

1997 Georgia/Mississippi 12th 1998 LSU 5th 1999 Georgia/LSU t-5th 2000 Tennessee/Florida t-1st 2001 Georgia 2nd 2002 Georgia t-2nd in East 2003 Florida 6th in East 2004 Ole Miss 4th in East 2005 Florida/Mississippi t-3rd in East 2006 Georgia 5th in East 2007 Georgia t-2nd in East 2008 Georgia t-2nd in East 2009 Mississippi 2nd 2010 Tennessee 1st *Denotes former member of the SEC Note Prior to 1990, the SEC champion was the winner of the end-of-season flighted tournament instead of regular season rankings.

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SEC TITLES AND TOURNAMENTS

The Vols snapped Georgia’s three-year hold on the SEC Title in 1990 with a perfect 9-0 conference record and hosted the new SEC Tournament Championship, which featured dual matches instead of flighted draws. With an upset win at No. 1 singles, Doug Flach led the Vols to a 5-1 victory over Georgia to clinch the tournament trophy Tennessee’s record stood at 31-0 after the tournament and the Vols rose to No. 1 in the national rankings for the first -- and still only -- time in school history. Result Score W 5-1 W 6-0 W 5-1

2002

The SEC Championships returned to UT Varsity Courts once again in 2002, and the Vols took advantage of playing in Knoxville in front of the home fans. Senior Adam Carey was understandably named SEC Tournament MVP after clinching all three matches for the Vols at the No. 3 position. The Vols avenged a 4-3 loss at Auburn earlier in the season by defeating the Tigers 4-1 in the tournament final.

Result Score W 4-0 W 4-3 W 4-1

2010

The Vols became the first team in SEC Tournament Championship history to shut out all three opponents and en route to hoisting the pyramid-shaped trophy. Tennessee blanked LSU, Mississippi and Florida by 4-0 scores during a raining weekend in Lexington, Ky. Junior Boris Conkic clinched the semifinal win over Mississippi and provided the final point in the title match against Florida. He closed out a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Joey Burkhardt at the No. 2 position and was immediately mobbed by teammates in celebration on the indoor courts. Junior John-Patrick Smith had an undefeated weekend at No. 1 singles and doubles to earn tournament MVP honors.  Road to the Title: Round Opponent Quarterfinals LSU Semifinals Mississippi Final Florida

Result Score W 4-0 W 4-0 W 4-0

Note Since 1990 Georgia 7 Tennessee 3 Florida 3 Mississippi 3

LSU 2 Kentucky 1 Mississippi State 1 Vanderbilt 1

YEAR-BY-YEAR SEC TOURNAMENT RESULTS Year Champions 1990 Tennessee 1991 Georgia 1992 Kentucky 1993 Georgia 1994 Florida 1995 Georgia 1996 Mississippi State 1997 Mississippi 1998 LSU 1999 LSU 2000 Florida 2001 Georgia 2002 Tennessee 2003 Vanderbilt 2004 Georgia 2005 Florida 2006 Georgia 2007 Georgia 2008 Mississippi 2009 Mississippi 2010 Tennessee

How UT Fared Host Champions Tennessee First Round Ole Miss Quarterfinals Vanderbilt Semifinals Georgia Quarterfinals Alabama Semifinals LSU Quarterfinals Arkansas First Round So. Carolina Quarterfinals Auburn Quarterfinals Florida Quarterfinals Miss. State Final Kentucky Champions Tennessee First Round Mississippi First Round Vanderbilt Final Georgia First Round Alabama Quarterfinals LSU Semifinals Arkansas Final Auburn Champions Kentucky

HISTORY

 Road to the Title: Round Opponent Quarterfinals Mississippi Semifinals Auburn Final Georgia

 Road to the Title: Round Opponent Quarterfinals Florida Semifinals Georgia Final Auburn

REVIEW

In many ways, the 2010 season was like turning the clock back to 1990. For the first time in 20 years, the Vols again finished the conference season undefeated, this time with an 11-0 record. The Vols started the year fifth in the national rankings and rose to second by season’s end. Florida presented the biggest hurdle for the Vols in 2010. Tennessee traveled to Gainesville and beat the sixth-ranked Gators on the road for the first time since 2000 with a 4-3 victory. Davey Sandgren secured the match with a three-set win on court 6. The Vols clinched the title outright with a 6-1 home win against Georgia. John-Patrick Smith, who was both the SEC Player of the Year and the SEC Tournament MVP, finished the regular season 9-1 in conference play. Matteo Fago, Rhyne Williams and Tennys Sandgren all finished with 10 singles wins in SEC dual matches.

1990

 SEC TOURNEY TITLES

THE VOLS

2010: UNDEFEATED AGAIN IN SEC

TOURNAMENT TITLES

COACHES

Behind eventual three-time All-America Peter Handoyo, the Vols strung together three years of postseason dominance beginning in 2000. They reached the NCAA semifinals in 2000, the championship match in 2001 and the semifinals again in 2002. During conference season, Tennessee finished tied with Florida for the SEC regular-season title with a 10-1 record in 2000. The Vols secured the tie atop the conference standings by beating the Gators 4-3 in Gainesville the final weekend of the season. Adam Carey won a team-leading 42 singles matches, good for seventh most in a season.

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2000: ON TO NATIONALS

SEC INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS (THROUGH 1989)  SINGLES • No. 1 1951 1968 1972 1979 1980 1984 • No. 2 1952 1966 1972 1973 1980 1986 1987

Bill Davis Tommy Mozur Paul Van Min Andy Kohlberg Mel Purcell Paul Annacone Gavin Gentry Lenny Schloss Robert Van Malder Dan Huber Rodney Harmon Byron Talbot Byron Talbot

• No 3 1951 1952 1966 1967 • No. 4 1974 1979 • No. 5 1951 1966 1982 •No. 6 1950 1980 1986

Gavin Gentry Tommy Bartlett Kenny Marcus Tommy Mozur Dan Huber Michael Fancutt Tommy Bartlett Bobby Dow Earl Grainger Tommy Bartlett Dan Cooper Tim Leos

 DOUBLES

• No. 1 1951 Cullum/Davis 1966 Jackson/Schloss 1967 Mozur/Schloss 1970 Freeman/Mozur 1978 DeLatte/Gillespie 1979 Fancutt/Kohlberg 1980 Harmon/Purcell 1981 DePalmer Jr./Fancutt 1982 Annacone/DePalmer Jr. 1986 Cannon/Talbot 1987 Cannon/Talbot

• No. 2 1952 Bartlett/Gentry 1965 Darden/Marcus 1974 Dunn/Van Malder 1975 DeLatte/Dunn 1978 Cooper/Kohlberg 1979 Gillespie/McKeown 1980 Corn/Fancutt 1983 Grainger/Moos 1985 Cannon/Claverie 1986 Cohenour/Herrington • No. 3 1950 Bartlett/Curry 1951 Bartlett/Gentry 1966 Marcus/Preston

Note From 1953-1989, the SEC champion was determined by the accumulation of points in an individual flighted tournament. After 1989, the flighted tournament was discontinued, thus there were no individual champions named from 1990-92. From 199394, the SEC individual champions were those singles players and doubles teams that won their respective titles at the SEC Coaches Indoor Tournament.

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INDIVIDUAL AWARDS & TITLES.

A LOOK AT ALL-SEC, THE SEC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS AS WELL AS OTHER CONFERENCE AND NATIONAL HONORS

SEC COACHES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

In 2010, Boris Conkic (left) became the sixth Volunteer to win the singles crown at the annual SEC Coaches Indoor Championships in Norcross, Ga. He matched his fall win total of six wins over the four-day event, beating Georgia’s Javier Garrapiz 7-5, 6-2.

ALL-SEC 85 4 7

 UT SINGLES CHAMPIONS 1980 1991 1993 2002 2009 2010

Mel Purcell Tim Jessup Chris Woodruff Peter Handoyo John-Patrick Smith Boris Conkic

 UT DOUBLES CHAMPIONS

1979 Fancutt/Kohlberg 1980 Harmon/Purcell 1995 Dewandaka/Magendans 2000 Crews/Handoyo 2002 Dietrich/Handoyo 2009 Sandgren/Smith

ADDITIONAL SEC AWARDS  PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1993 Chris Woodruff 2010 John-Patrick Smith

 COACH OF THE YEAR 1966 1980 1986 1990 1998 2008 2010

Tommy Bartlett John Newman Mike DePalmer Sr. Mike DePalmer Sr. Michael Fancutt Sam Winterbotham Sam Winterbotham

 FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2008 John-Patrick Smith 2010 Rhyne Williams

 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM 2002 Adam Carey (MVP) 2010 John-Patrick Smith (MVP) Boris Conkic

ITA AWARDS & NATIONAL TOURNAMENT TITLES  PLAYER OF THE YEAR

FINAL NO. 1 RANKED SINGLES PLAYER 1984 1993

Paul Annacone Chris Woodruff

 COACH OF THE YEAR 1990

Mike DePalmer Sr.

 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 1992 1999

Chris Woodruff Peter Handoyo

 PLAYER TO WATCH 1987

Shelby Cannon

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 RAFAEL OSUNA SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD 1987 2010

Byron Talbot John-Patrick Smith

 ITA ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS • Singles Champion 2009 John-Patrick Smith • Singles Finalist 1982 Paul Annacone • Doubles Champions 1986 Shelby Cannon/Byron Talbot 2009 John-Patrick Smith/Boris Conkic

 USTA/ITA NATIONAL INDOOR INTERCOLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIPS • Singles Champion 1980 Mel Purcell 1984 Paul Annacone 2010 Rhyne Williams • Singles Finalist 1991 Brice Karsh • Doubles Champions 1996 Chris Mahony/Pablo Montana • Doubles Finalists 1984 Paul Annacone/Mark Herrington

 All-SEC honors earned by the Vols since 1966. A school-record five were selected by league coaches in 2010.  UT players who have earned All-SEC honors all four years of their collegiate careers: Shelby Cannon (1985-88), Peter Handoyo (1999-2002), Byron Talbot (1985-88) and Paul Van Min (1972-75).  Vols earning three All-SEC honors: Paul Annacone, Boris Conkic, Tracy DeLatte, Tommy Mozur, Simon Rea, Mark Parsons and John-Patrick Smith. Conkic and Smith each have the opportunity for a fourth honor.

 VOLS EARNING ALL-SEC 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1990

Jack Jackson Kenny Marcus (2nd) Lenny Schloss Tommy Mozur (2nd) Tommy Mozur Jim Ward (2nd) Tommy Mozur Jim Ward (2nd) Robert Pierce (2nd) Robert Van Malder (2nd) Robert Van Malder Paul Van Min Dan Huber Paul Van Min Paul Van Min Dan Huber Paul Van Min Tracy DeLatte Tracy DeLatte Gary Dunn Tracy DeLatte Andy Kohlberg Denis McKeown Rodney Harmon Mel Purcell Mike DePalmer Jr. Paul Annacone Mike DePalmer Jr. Paul Annacone Paul Annacone Shelby Cannon (hm) Carlos Claverie (hm) Mark Herrington (hm) Byron Talbot (hm) Shelby Cannon (S & D) Mark Herrington (S & D) Byron Talbot (S & D) Shelby Cannon (S & D) Byron Talbot (S & D) Shelby Cannon (S & D) Mike Pittard (S) Byron Talbot (S & D) Doug Flach (S & D) Tim Jessup (D)

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010

Tim Jessup (D) Brice Karsh (S & D) Chris Woodruff (S) Chris Haggard (D) Chris Woodruff (S & D) Chris Mahony (S & D) Daniel Dewandaka (S) Pablo Montana (2nd S) Chris Mahony (S & D) Pablo Montana (S & D) Mark Way (2nd S) Adam Carey (2nd D) Peter Handoyo (S) Mark Parsons (2nd S, 2nd D) Peter Handoyo (2nd S) Mark Parsons (S) Peter Handoyo (2nd S) Mark Parsons (2nd S) Peter Handoyo (S) Simon Rea (2nd D) Mario Toledo (S) Mark Dietrich (2nd) Simon Rea (2nd) Simon Rea Damien Spizzo Mark Dietrich (2nd) Ockie Oosthuizen (2nd) Ben Rogers (2nd) Kaden Hensel Davey Sandgren (2nd) John-Patrick Smith Boris Conkic (2nd) Kaden Hensel (2nd) John-Patrick Smith Matteo Fago Boris Conkic Boris Conkic Davey Sandgren John-Patrick Smith Rhyne Williams Tennys Sandgren (2nd)

SEC AWARDS/NCAA SINGLES AND DOUBLES

1980 RODNEY HARMON & MEL PURCELL

JOHN-PATRICK SMITH

NCAA DOUBLES CHAMPIONS Opponent, Score Gorman/Marks (Cal-Hayward), 6-4, 6-4 Low/Meister (Princeton), 6-1, 6-0 Cain/DeLouis (SMU), 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 Bourne/Rennert (Stanford), 6-4, 7-6 Benson/Giammalva [2] (Trinity), 7-6, 7-6

CHRIS WOODRUFF: NCAA SINGLES CHAMPION

Singles Jack Jackson [16] Lenny Schloss Doubles Jackson/Schloss

1967

Singles Tommy Mozur Lenny Schloss [9-16] Leonard Schuermann Doubles Mozur/Schloss Schuermann/Stock

1968

Singles Bob Dow Tommy Mozur [14] Leonard Schuermann Jim Ward Doubles Dow/Mozur Schuermann/Ward

1970

Singles Earle Freeman Bill Monan Tommy Mozur [14] Jim Ward Doubles Freeman/Mozur Monan/Ward

1971

Singles Marc Bolle Bob Pierce Robert Van Malder Schott Lettellier Doubles Lettellier/Pierce Bolle/Van Malder

1972

Singles Robert Van Malder Marc Bolle Dan Huber Paul Van Min Doubles Bolle/Van Malder Huber/Van Min

1973

Singles Bob Pierce Paul Van Min Dan Huber Marc Bolle Doubles Bolle/Van Min Huber/Pierce

1974

Singles Dan Huber Robert Van malder Paul Van Min Gary Dunn Doubles Dunn/Van Malder Pierce/Van Min

1975

Singles Dan Huber Gary Dunn Tracy DeLatte Paul Novacek Doubles DeLatte/Gillespie Huber/Novacek

1976

Singles Tracey DeLatte

1978

Singles Tracey DeLatte Doubles DeLatte/Gillespie

1979

Singles Andy Kohlberg [2] Doubles FINALISTS Fancutt/Kohlberg

1980

Singles Rodney Harmon Mel Purcell [4] Doubles CHAMPIONS Harmon/Purcell [1]

1981

Singles Mike DePalmer Jr.

Doubles DePalmer/Fancutt

1982

Singles Paul Annacone Mike DePalmer Jr. [7] Doubles Annacone/DePalmer

1983

Singles Paul Annacone [9-16]

1984

Singles Paul Annacone [1] Doubles Annacone/Green

1985

Singles Shelby Cannon

1986

Singles Shelby Cannon Doubles Cannon/Talbot

1987

Singles Shelby Cannon Byron Talbot [9-16] Doubles Cannon/Talbot [2]

1988

Singles Shelby Cannon [4] Byron Talbot Doubles Cannon/Talbot [5-8]

1989

Singles Brice Karsh Doubles Karsh/Gibson

1990

HISTORY

TENNESSEE COMPETITORS IN THE NCAA SINGLES AND DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS 1966

As a freshman, Smith jumped into the national spotlight by upsetting his way into the singles title match as an unseeded player. The last two years, he has reached the doubles championship with Davey Sandgren.

1993

Singles CHAMPION Chris Woodruff [1] Christopher Haggard Doubles Haggard/Woodruff

1994

Singles Chris Mahony Doubles Mahony/Montana

Singles Doug Flach Tim Jessup Brice Karsh Doubles de Villiers/Gibson Flach/Jessup [3]

1995

1991

Singles Chris Mahony Pablo Montana Doubles Mahony/Montana

Singles Tim Jessup Brice Karsh [9-16] Fabio Silberberg Doubles de Villiers/Gibson Jessup/Karsh [4]

1992

Singles Chris Woodruff [9-16]

REVIEW

Greg Bowery (SMU), 6-4, 6-2 Andrew Rueb (Harvard), 6-4, 6-3 Mike Sell [9-16] (Georgia), 6-2, 7-5 David Draper (Texas), 6-0, 6-1 Tamer El Sawy (LSU), 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 Wade McGuire [4] (Georgia), 6-3, 6-1

THE VOLS

 Before John-Patrick Smith arrived on campus, no Vol had ever appeared in multiple NCAA finals. With one season to go in his career, Smith has reached the national finals three times already.

 ROAD TO THE TITLE 64 32 16 Q S F

COACHES

2008 NCAA SINGLES FINALIST 2009 & 10 NCAA DOUBLES FINALIST  W/DAVEY SANDGREN

 ROAD TO THE TITLE Rd. 32 16 Q S F

OUTLOOK

1993 2008-10

Singles Daniel Dewandaka Doubles Dewandaka/Magendans Mahony/Montana

1996

1998

Singles Mark Way Doubles Copenhaver/Way

1999

Singles Peter Handoyo [9-16] Mark Parsons

2000

2007

Singles Mark Parsons

Singles Kaden Hensel Doubles Hubble/Rogers

2001

Singles Adam Carey Peter Handoyo Mark Parsons

2008

Singles FINALIST John-Patrick Smith Kaden Hensel Doubles Hensel/Smith [5-8]

2002

Singles Peter Handoyo [2] Mario Toledo Doubles Rea/Toledo

2009

Singles Boris Conkic John-Patrick Smith [6] Doubles FINALISTS D. Sandgren/Smith [2]

2003

Singles Simon Rea

2004

2010

Singles Simon Rea Doubles Rea/Spizzo

2005

Singles Mark Dietrich Doubles Oosthuizen/Rogers [9-16]

Singles Boris Conkic John-Patrick Smith [3] Rhyne Williams Doubles FINALISTS D. Sandgren/Smith [2] Conkic/Williams

2006

Doubles Hubble/Rogers

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NCAA TEAM RESULTS.

 NCAA NOTES

THE VOLS HAVE APPEARED IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT FIELD 21 TIMES, INCLUDING THE LAST FOUR SEASONS 1979

Championship Site: Athens, Ga. R16 California def. Tennessee

2002

Regional Site: Knoxville R64 Tennessee def. Wake Forest 4-0 R32 Tennessee def. Virginia Tech 4-0 Championship Site: College Station, Texas R16 Tennessee def. Texas 4-0 QF Tennessee def. Kentucky 4-1 SF Southern Cal. def. Tennessee 4-3

8-1

1980

Championship Site: Athens, Ga. R16 Trinity (Tex.) def. Tennessee

5-4

1987

Championship Site: Athens, Ga. R16 Tennessee def. South Carolina QF Tennessee def. Long Beach St. SF UCLA def. Tennessee

2004

Regional Site: Fayetteville, Ark. R64 Tennessee (15) def. Wichita State 4-1 R32 Arkansas def. Tennessee (15) 4-1

5-3 5-3 5-2

2005

1988

Championship Site: Athens, Ga. R16 Tennessee def. TCU QF Pepperdine def. Tennessee

Regional Site: Knoxville R64 Tennessee (15) def. ETSU 4-0 R32 Tennessee (15) def. Ohio State 4-2 Championship Site: College Station, Texas R16 UCLA (7) def. Tennessee (15) 4-1

5-2 5-1

1989

Championship Site: Athens, Ga. R16 Oklahoma State def. Tennessee

2007

5-4

Regional Site: Columbus, Ohio R64 Tennessee def. Miami (Fla.) R32 Ohio State (2) def. Tennessee

1990

Championship Site: Indian Wells, Calif. R16 Tennessee (1) def. UC-Irvine QF Tennessee (1) def. Miami (Fla.) SF Tennessee (1) def. UCLA F Stanford (2) def. Tennessee (1)

5-2 5-2 5-4 5-2

1999

1991

Championship Site: Athens, Ga. R16 Florida def. Tennessee

5-2

1993

Championship Site: Athens, Ga. R16 Texas def. Tennessee

5-1

4-0

1997

Regional Site: Gainesville, Fla. R64 Florida def. Tennessee

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4-0 4-3

Regional Site: Knoxville R64 Tennessee def. Chattanooga R32 Tennessee def. North Carolina Championship Site: Athens, Ga. R16 Tennessee def. Texas A&M QF Tennessee def. UCLA SF VCU def. Tennessee

4-0 4-2 4-3 4-1 4-3

2001 5-0

1998

Regional Site: Lexington, Ky. R64 Tennessee def. South Florida R32 Auburn def. Tennessee

Regional Site: Knoxville R64 Tennessee def. Tennessee Tech R32 Mississippi State def. Tennessee

2000

1996

Regional Site: Baton Rouge, La. R64 UAB def. Tennessee

RHYNE WILLIAMS collected five victories during the Vols’ 2010 run to the NCAA Championship match. Following the team competition, he reached the round of 16 in the singles tournament.

4-1 4-3

Regional Site: Knoxville R64 Tennessee def. UMBC R32 Tennessee def. Ohio State Championship Site: Athens, Ga. R16 Tennessee def. S. Alabama QF Tennessee def. Stanford SF Tennessee def. TCU F Georgia def. Tennessee

4-0 4-1 4-0 4-2 4-0 4-1

4-3 4-1

2008

Regional Site: Knoxville R64 Tennessee (8) def. Furman R32 Tennessee (8) def. Virginia Tech Championship Site: Tulsa, Okla. R16 Baylor (9) def. Tennessee (8)

4-0 4-0 4-1

2009

Regional Site: Knoxville R64 Tennessee (5) def. ETSU 4-0 R32 Tennessee (5) def. Duke 4-1 Championship Site: College Station, Texas R16 Texas (12) def. Tennessee (5) 4-3

2010

Regional Site: Knoxville R64 Tennessee (2) def. Winthrop R32 Tennessee (2) def. ETSU Championship Site: Athens, Ga. R16 Tennessee (2) def. Louisville (15) QF Tennessee (2) def. Baylor (7) SF Tennessee (2) def. Georgia (11) F Southern Cal. (5) def. Tennessee (2)

4-0 4-1 4-0 4-0 4-1 4-2

 Times the Vols have reached the NCAA Tennis Championships since 1979.

 Times the Vols have hosted the first two rounds of the tournament since 1999.

 Consecutive trips to the NCAA Championships from 2000-02 in which the Vols advanced to the semifinals or final.

THE VOLS’ RECORD...

 In the NCAA Championships At championship site (last four rds) At regional site (first two rds) In Knoxville for regional matches

34-21 16-15 18-6 15-1

 By Round 34-21 Round of 64 11-2 Round of 32 7-4 Round of 16 7-8 Quarterfinals 6-1 Semifinals 3-3 Championship 0-3  Shutouts by Vols At regional site At championship site

15 10 5

SEC TEAMS & NCAA APPEARANCES

The Vols rank third in the SEC with 21 trips to the NCAA Championships. Tennessee has reached the tournament all four years of Sam Winterbotham’s tenure as head coach. The SEC list of NCAA appearances: 1. Georgia 32 8. Auburn 2. LSU 26 9. Alabama 3. Tennessee 21 9. Arkansas 4. Florida 20 9. Mississippi St. 5. Kentucky 19 12. Vanderbilt 5. Mississippi 19 5. South Carolina 19

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NCAA TEAM RESULTS OUTLOOK

NCAA FINALISTS.

2001

2010

FINAL RECORD: 34-1 SEC RECORD: 9-0 [SEC CHAMPIONS] FINAL RANKING: NO. 2

FINAL RECORD: 23-6 SEC RECORD: 9-2 [2ND IN EAST] FINAL RANKING: NO. 2

FINAL RECORD: 31-2 SEC RECORD: 11-0 [SEC CHAMPIONS] FINAL RANKING: NO. 2

 NCAA RESULTS

COACHES

1990

THE VOLS REVIEW HISTORY

Championship Site: Indian Wells, Calif. R16 Tennessee (1) def. UC-Irvine QF Tennessee (1) def. Miami (Fla.) SF Tennessee (1) def. UCLA F Stanford (2) def. Tennessee (1)

W W W L

5-2 5-2 5-4 5-2

 CLAIM TO FAME?

Without a doubt, the 1990 team set the bar for excellence at Tennessee. The Vols, who won the SEC regular-season and tournament titles with an undefeated record, became the first Tennessee team to reach the championship match. All told, they were also the first UT team to win at least 30 matches in a season. The 1990 Vols still hold several UT records of note, including: • Most wins in a season: 34 • Most consecutive wins: 34 • Highest winning percentage: .971 • Only Tennessee team to reach the No. 1 national ranking

W W

4-0 4-1

W W W L

4-0 4-2 4-0 4-1

 CLAIM TO FAME?

The Vols reached the championship again in 2001, the second year of a three-season period in which the Vols enjoyed unmatched postseason success under coach Michael Fancutt. The Vols made it to the semifinals in 2000, the finals in 2001 and the semifinals again in 2002. Tennessee likely would have reached the 2000 title match as well, were it not for two players falling victim to severe full-body cramps during their 4-3 semifinal loss to VCU on a hot afternoon in Athens. Paul Podbury led by a set on court 4 before he was forced to retire, alongside teammate Peter Handoyo.

W W

4-0 4-1

W W W L

4-0 4-0 4-1 4-2

 CLAIM TO FAME?

Like the 1990 team, the 2010 Vols ran undefeated for the SEC regularseason and tournament titles. What set the 2010 team apart, however, was the method in which the Vols won their matches. With a strong lineup from courts 1 through 6, the team set or matched every shutout record in Tennessee’s book during the year. They won the doubles point in all but one of their matches. To look at the team’s shutout success: • Most shutouts in a season: 16 (previous record was 10 in 1965) • Most consecutive shutouts: 5 (tie with 1964) • First team in conference history to shutout all three opponents in SEC Tournament

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TENNESSEE ALL-AMERICAS.

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LENNY SCHLOSS [1967]

MEL PURCELL [1980]

BYRON TALBOT [1986, 1987, 1988]

Tennessee’s first tennis All-America, Schloss teamed with different partners to win the SEC doubles crown in 1966 and 1967. He also helped guide the Vols to an SEC team title in 1966. He was inducted into the Tennessee Tennis Hall of Fame in 2009.

The top player on the Vols’ 1980 SEC title team, Purcell won the SEC No. 1 singles crown and also won the NCAA doubles championship with Rodney Harmon. He was the 1980 Rolex National Intercollegiate singles champion.

Talbot teamed with Shelby Cannon to capture the 1986 Volvo Tennis Collegiate doubles championship and two SEC No. 1 doubles crowns. He remains the Vols’ winningest singles player with 161 career victories, including a record 56 in 1987.

TOMMY MOZUR [1968, 1970]

MIKE DEPALMER JR. [1981, 1982]

DOUG FLACH [1990]

Mozur attained a national singles ranking of No. 15 in 1968, the highest ranking held by a Volunteer to that point. As a senior in 1970, Mozur captained the Vols to an SEC crown. He was inducted into the Tennessee Tennis Hall of Fame in 2009.

DePalmer excelled for Tennessee in the early 1980s, reaching the NCAA singles quarterfinals in 1981 and reeling off 27 consecutive No. 1 singles victories in 1982. After turning pro, he rose to No. 23 in the world in sinlges and No. 4 in doubles.

Flach garnered All-SEC honors in both singles and doubles while leading the Vols to an SEC regular-season championship in 1990. UT finished 34-1, setting the school record for wins in a season as the Vols reached the national championship.

MICHAEL FANCUTT [1979]

PAUL ANNACONE [1982, 1983, 1984]

TIM JESSUP [1990, 1991]

As a freshman in 1979, Fancutt compiled a 12-7 dual-match record at No. 4 and won conference titles in singles and doubles. He also reached the NCAA doubles final with Andy Kohlberg. He later coached the Vols from 1998-2004.

The Vols’ first three-time All-America, Annacone was a two-time SEC champion, the 1984 Rolex National Indoor singles champion and the 1984 ITCA Player of the Year. He was inducted into the Tennessee Tennis Hall of Fame in 2007.

Jessup became Tennessee’s first SEC indoor singles champion when he won the title in 1991. He also garnered All-SEC honors for his outstanding doubles play in 1990. Jessup and Flach were the No. 3 seed at the NCAA doubles championships.

ANDY KOHLBERG [1979]

CHRIS GREEN [1984]

BRICE KARSH [1990, 1991]

Kohlberg stood atop the collegiate singles poll in 1979. He defeated the eventual NCAA singles champion twice during the season and led the Vols with a 15-4 singles record. He was inducted into the Tennessee Tennis Hall of Fame in 2007.

Green teamed with Paul Annacone in 1984 and the pair compiled an outstanding doubles record of 20-5. Green also went undefeated at the No. 4 singles position that year as the Vols finished 23-8 and 6-2 in the SEC.

A two-time All-America, Karsh advanced to the round of 16 in the 1990 NCAA men’s singles championships. In 1991, he was ranked as high as No. 6 in the collegiate singles poll. He finished with 92 career victories as a Vol in three seasons.

RODNEY HARMON [1980]

SHELBY CANNON [1986, 1987, 1988]

CHRIS WOODRUFF [1992, 1993]

In 1980, Harmon captured the SEC No. 2 singles crown to help the Vols to their fourth conference title. He later teamed with Mel Purcell to win the NCAA doubles title. He also reached the semifinals of the NCAA singles championships.

Cannon won three SEC doubles titles and an SEC team title in 1986. He and partner Byron Talbot comprise Tennessee’s all-time winningest doubles tandem with 102 victories. They accounted for 40 wins in 1986 and 38 in 1987.

In 1993, Woodruff became the first Vol to win the NCAA singles championship. He was the 1993 SEC indoor singles champion and was named the 1992 Volvo Tennis rookie of the year. His 45 victories in 1993 is the fourth-most in a season in Vol history.

ALL-AMERICAS OUTLOOK

Toledo ended the 2002 season ranked No. 20 in the ITA singles poll. He was runner-up at the Region III singles championships, garnered AllSEC honors and led the Vols with 33 singles wins. The Vols reached the NCAA semifinals in 2002.

Hensel was a fantastic singles and doubles player in his time as a Volunteer. He finished with 85 career doubles victories, 52 of them coming with Bobby Comeron. He also accumulated 66 singles wins.

CHRIS MAHONY [1994, 1996]

SIMON REA [2004]

JOHN-PATRICK SMITH [2008, 2009, 2010]

Mahony teamed with Pablo Montana to win the 1996 Rolex National Indoor doubles championship. He also garnered All-SEC honors in both singles and doubles in 1994 and 1996. He was later head coach of the Vols in 2005-06.

At the conclusion of the 2004 season, Rea was listed at No. 37 and No. 10 in the ITA’s national singles and doubles polls, respectively. The senior also earned All-SEC first-team honors, as did doubles partner Damien Spizzo.

Smith was a finalist in the NCAA Singles Championships in 2008 and reached the NCAA finals in doubles with Davey Sandgren in 2009 and 2010. He reached the national No. 1 during his junior year. He won the ITA All-American Championships in singles and doubles in fall 2009.

PABLO MONTANA [1994, 1995, 1996]

DAMIEN SPIZZO [2004]

DAVEY SANDGREN [2009, 2010]

Montana and partner Chris Mahony captured the 1996 Rolex National Indoor doubles championship. As a senior, Montana held down the No. 1 singles position for the Vols. He and Chris Mahony accounted for 75 career doubles victories.

Spizzo led the Vols with a .792 (19-5) doubles winning percentage in 2004. He teamed with partner Simon Rea to go 12-5 in the spring, including 8-2 vs. ranked opponents. He and Rea reached the second round of the NCAA championship.

Sandgren teamed up with John-Patrick Smith to form one of the best doubles teams in the nation for two years, reaching the national championship match in 2009 and 2010. The duo ended the year ranked No. 1 by the ITA in 2009. Sandgren was also All-SEC in 2007 and 2010.

MARK PARSONS [1999]

OCKIE OOSTHUIZEN [2005]

RHYNE WILLIAMS [2010]

Parsons was ranked as high as No. 23 in the nation in 1999. His 31 singles wins earned him a spot in the NCAA singles championships, where he reached the round of 16. He and Adam Carey were named to the 2001 NCAA All-Tournament Team.

Oosthuizen led the Vols with a .707 (29-12) doubes winning percentage in 2005 with partner Ben Rogers. The tandem went 14-8 against ranked opponents that year. He was secondteam All-SEC that season.

Williams enjoyed one of the best freshman seasons in school history, earning 41 victories for the Vols his first year. He was named SEC Freshman of the Year and earned NCAA All-Tournament Team honors at No. 3 singles. He was ranked as high as No. 22 nationally.

PETER HANDOYO [1999, 2001, 2002]

BEN ROGERS [2005]

Handoyo was simply dominant during his time on Rocky Top. He had a hand in four SEC titles (one singles, two doubles and one team) and racked up 145 career singles wins, the secondmost in a UT career. He won the SEC indoor title in 2002.

Rogers went 29-15 in doubles in 2005. He and Oosthuizen achieved a ranking as high as No. 5 in doubles. The UT tandem won the Southern Intercollegiate Doubles Title. He was also secondteam All-SEC.

 ALL-AMERICA NUMBERS

 UT players who have earned AllAmerica status

 Total All-America honors won since 1967

 Vols who have been named AllAmerica 3 times

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HISTORY

Haggard was named All-America and All-SEC after teaming with Chris Woodruff to reach the quarterfinals of the 1993 NCAA doubles championships. Later as a professional, we was ranked as high as No. 19 in the world in doubles.

REVIEW

KADEN HENSEL [2007, 2008]

THE VOLS

MARIO TOLEDO [2002]

COACHES

CHRIS HAGGARD [1993]

TENNESSEE LETTERMEN.

BASED ON RECORDS FROM 1927-41 & 1963-2010 A

Abraham, Lee Annacone, Paul Armitage, John A. Arnold, Edgar Arwood, David

Barksdale Jr., Robert L. Barnett, Tom Bartlett, Thomas G. Baxendine, David Beene, Jones Berry, Matt Blackburn, Roger Bolle, Marc Brackney, Fred Brewer, Don Brewer, Matt Brimmer, Mike Broughton Jr., Leonard Brown, Fred Brown, Herbert Brumit, Francis Bruner, Bob Burns, Newman Buth, Rhain

Cabral, Mario Cameron, Bobby Campbell, Bob Cannon, Shelby Cantrell, Thomas Caramehas, Nick Carey, Adam Carridine, Robert Carter, Allen Chandler, Chris Choate, Jerry Claverie, Carlos Claxton, P.P. Cohenour, Cary Conkic, Boris Connelly, Alvin Cooper, Dan Copenhaver, Chad Corn, Doug Cowan, James Crews, Andy Crofford, Steve Crowe, Thomas Crumbliss, Polk 62

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1953 1982-84 1938-40 1957-60 1962-64

1947-48 1954 1950-52 2005-06 1934, 36-37 2004-05 1983-85 1971-74 1954-56 1975-78 2008-10 1990 1939-41 1928 1930 1947-48 1948-49, 51 1927-28 1993-94

1990 2005-07 1951-52 1985-88 1948 1988 1999-2002 1940 1958-61 1978 1959-60 1985 1933 1986-87 2008-10 1963-64 1978-80 1995-96, 98-99 1979-82 1937-38 1999-2002 1980-83 1942-43 1933

Crutchfield, Ward Cullum, John Currie Jr., Winburn G.

Darden, Sam Davis, Bill Davis, Tommy Deane Jr., T.J. DeLatte, Tracy DePalmer Jr., Mike Dewandaka, Daniel de Villiers, Coenie Dietrich, Mark duPlooy, Abrie DiStefano, Mike Doulet, Clayton Dow, Bobby Dow, Richard Downing, B.J. Dubrava, George Dunlap, Jody Dunn, Gary DuPree, Hugh

Earnest, Robert Edis, George Eichorn, Gunther

Fago, Matteo Fancutt, Chris Fancutt, Michael Farrow, Phil Fisher, Ed Fishman, Marc Fitts, Paul Fitts, William Fitzpatrick, Mark Flach, Doug Fleming, Julian Folie, Bernard Freeman, Earle Fritts, John

Gamboa, Juan Garcia, Carlos Garcia, Mike Gates, Carl Gentry, Gavin

1951-52 1950-52 1948, 50-52

1963-65 1949-52 1954 1930 1975-78 1981-82 1994-95 1988-91 2002-05 1991 1983 1973 1965-68 1964-67 1963-64 2000 1958-60 1974-77 1958-61

1932, 34 1952-53 1964

2008-10 1985 1979-81, 83 1954-55 1954 1984-86 1933-34 1940-41 1998-2000 1990 1932-33 1982-83 1969-70 1995-98

1997-98 1984-86 1994 1942 1949-52

Gholson, John Gibson, John Gillespie, John Gillespie, Searle W. Goles, Tom Grainger, Earl Graybeal, Doug Green, Chris Gregory, Ben Guiliano, Joe

Hackenburg, Martin Hansen, Christian Haggard, Chris Hagler, Thomas Hain, Pete Hampton, Ted Handoyo, Peter Hardegree, Bo Harmon, Rodney Hasson, James Haun, Louis Hawkins, Marshall Hawkins, Wallace Henderson, Mark Hensel, Kaden Henry, Chris Herrington, Mark Hickman, Jimmy Higley, Guy Hill, Pete Hodges, Charles Hodges, Nelson Hogan, Pat Householder, William Hubble, Adam Huber, Dan Huddleston, Roy Hutchison, Byron Hylton, Dayton Hylton, Harry

Isbell, Sam Ilias, Roger

Jackson, Jack Jacobs, Matt James, Floyd Jessup, Tim Jett, George

1930 1988-91 1976-79 1938-40 1987 1982-84, 86 1963 1984-85 1930 1979-81

1974 2008 1992-93 1941-42 1955-56 1927 1999-2002 2007 1980 1937 1961 1948 1947-48 2002-03 2005-08 1991-93 1984-86 1942 1927 1969 1970-71 1934-35 1953 1941-42 2006-07 1972-75 1957 1941-42 1977 1933, 35

1977 1996-98

1966-67 1998 1927 1988-91 1941-42

Johnson, Clayton Jones, Edward

Karsh, Brice King, David King, Tommy Kohlberg, Andy Kreis, John Krisle, George M.

Lang, William Laver, Chris Lemon, Gary Leos, Tim LeTellier, Scott Liberman, Brian Livingston, Jay LoVullo, Joey

Magendans, Martijn Mahony, Chris Marcus, Kenny Marshall, Floyd Marshall, Sammy Martin, Rawl McAfee, Lee McCallie, John McCammon, Theodore McCarthy, Jason McCorrough, Ted McDearman, Bob McGugin, Bill McGugin, Dan McKeen, Allyn E. McKeown, Denis McLean, Donald Monan, Bill Montana, Pablo Montgomery, Bill Moos, Rene Morgan, Charles Mozur, Thomas Mozur, Tommy

Needham, Jason Neyland, Lewis Novak, Doug Novacek, Paul

1992-94 2010

1989-91 1979-81 1963 1978-79 1978-79 1936-38

2008 1976 1980-81 1986-89 1970-72,75 1975-76 1964-66 1992

1994-95 1993-96 1964-66 1936-37 1964-65 2003-06 1938-39 1942 1927-28 1988 1968-69,72 1955 1997 1997 1927 1978-79 1942 1968-70 1993-96 1942 1982-83 1927-28 1994-97 1967-68,70

1994 1953-54 1990 1971,73-75

Oakley, David Olsen, Carl Oosthuizen, Ockie Orr, Wade Ozier, Charles

Parker, Jason Parsons, Mark Patrick, Taylor Perceful, Albert Perna, Vincent Pierce, Bob Pickett Jr., Edward Pickett III, Edward Pitkanen, Jim Pittard, Mike Podbury, Paul Preston, Richard Pressmar, Christoph Prichard, Wayne Purcell, Mel R.

Racz, Chris Randolph, Walter R. Rapisarda, Mike Rasmussen, Kaspar Rea, Simon Robinson, Jim Robinson, Paul Rogers, Ben Rogers, Sam Rogers, Warnell Royal, Joe Royal, Louis Ruch, Lee Rule, Bob

Sandgren, Davey Sandgren, Tennys Schloss, Lenny Scheuermann, Lenny Scrutton, Shane Seals, Jim Sienknecht, Charles Silver, Mike Silberberg, Fabio Simone, John Slatery, Herbert H. Smith, John-Patrick

1959-61 1962-63 2004-05 2001-04 1954

1993 1998-2001 2010 1930, 32-33 2003 1971-74 1939 1970-71,73-74 1973 1985-88 1998-2001 1964-66 1995 1969 1980

2007-08 1938 1977 1997-98 2001-04 1953 1992 2004-06 1936 1947-48 1964-65 1958-61 1966-68 1959

2007-10 2010 1964-67 1967-69 1992 1976-78 1935-36 1976 1989-91 1991 1938-40 2008-10

LETTERMEN/HALL OF FAME

1968-70 1953 1981 1955 1957 1996-99 1942 1956-58 1981 2009-10 1958-60 2010 2005 1992-93

BROTHERS ON COURT In 2010, Davey and Tennys Sa ndgren (above) from Gallatin, Tenn., became just the third set of brothers to play together for the Vols since 1966. Richa rd and Bobby Dow of Cleveland, Tenn., were on court for the Vols in 1966 and 1967, bot h contributing to the team’s 196 6 SEC Title. Twins Bill and Dan McGugin of Nahsville played for the Vo ls in 1997.

TENNESSEE TENNIS HALL OF FAME  THE TENNESSEE TENNIS PROGRAM BEGAN A HALL OF FAME IN 2007 WITH FIVE INAUGURAL INDUCTEES. FOUR MORE FORMER VOLS WERE ADDED IN 2009. MIKE DEPALMER SR. [1981-94]

PAUL ANNACONE [1982-84]

ANDY KOHLBERG [1978-79]

TOMMY BARTLETT [1950-52]

TOMMY MOZUR [1966-68, 1970]

WINBURN G. CURRIE JR. [1947-50]

LENNY SCHLOSS [1964-67]

BILL DAVIS [1949-52]

CHRIS WOODRUFF [1992-93] 2011 Tennessee Tennis Media Guide

HISTORY

Ward, Jim Warden, Charles Waters, Jeff Watson, Mitchell Watson, Jack Way, Mark Weidman, Fred Westergaard, Lynn Williams, Brian Williams, Christopher Williams, Malcolm Williams, Rhyne Wilson, Morgan Woodruff, Chris

1970-72,74 1972-75 1937 1982-85

REVIEW

1985-88 1951-52 2004-07 1956 1954-56 1996 2004-07 2001-02 1954 1990 2000 2008-09

Van Malder, Robert Van Min, Paul Vestal, William Voges, Eric

THE VOLS

Talbot, Byron Tarver, Charlie Tcherveniachki, Kiril Terry, Jim Testerman, Kyle Thomas, Willem Thornton, Johnny Toledo, Mario Toomey, Bud Tragauer, Peter Turner, Matt Tweedt, Jeremy

COACHES

1948-50 1990-91 1996 2004 1935 2006-07 2010 1966-67 1933 2009-10 1987

OUTLOOK

Smith, Nathan Smith, Todd Sorbello, Robbie Spizzo, Damien Stanberry, C.R. Stephens, Derek Stevens, Max Stock, Robert Stokely, James Swartz, Bryan Swayne, Chuck

VOLS ON TOUR.

FOUR VOLS HAVE REACHED THE TOP 100 IN THE ATP WORLD RANKINGS; SIX HAVE REACHED THE TOP 100 IN DOUBLES PAUL ANNACONE

 1982-84

Highest Singles Ranking: No. 12 Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 3 Singles: Titles - Grand Prix at Brisbane and Los Angeles in 1985; Vienna in 1989. Grand Slams - 1984 singles quarterfinalist at Wimbledon. Doubles: Titles - Won 14 career doubles titles including the 1985 Australian Open.

 AFTER THE TOUR

• Began coaching 16-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer in 2010, a position he currently holds. Federer won two ATP events in addition to the ATP World Tour Final during that time. • Coached 14-time Grand Slam champion Pete Sampras from 1995-2001 and in 2002, during which time Sampras won 33 singles titles, eight Grand Slams and was a year-end No. 1-ranked player in the world four times (1995-98). • Served as USTA’s managing director of USTA HighPerformance from 2001-2003. • Head coach of Great Britain’s Lawn Tennis Association from 2006-2010. • Inducted into the ITA Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Tennessee Tennis Hall of Fame in 2007.

SHELBY CANNON

 1985-88

Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 27 Doubles: Titles - 1989 U.S. Open (mixed); 1993 at Barcelona; 1990 at Sao Paulo; 1992 at Genova.

TRACY DELATTE

 1975-78

MIKE DEPALMER JR.

 1981-82

Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 39 Doubles: Titles - 1982 at Forest Hills WCT; 1984 at Johannesburg.

Highest Singles Ranking: No. 32 Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 4 Doubles: Titles - 1985 at Vienna and Livingston; 1986 at Hong Kong, Tokyo Indoor and Johannesburg. Grand Slams - 1987 U.S. Open semifinalist. Davis Cup: 1985 for U.S.

 AFTER THE TOUR

• Returned to Bolletieri Tennis Academy and spent four years as director of the elite junior program. • Practice partner for six-time Grand Slam winner Boris Becker, then became Becker’s full-time coach in 1995.

MICHAEL FANCUTT

 1979-81, 83

Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 36 Doubles: Titles - 1987 at St. Vincent; 1988 at Vilamoura. Grand Slams - 1984 Australian Open semifinalist; 1984 Wimbledon semifinalist.

DOUG FLACH

 1990

CHRIS HAGGARD

Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 16 Doubles: Titles - Won titles at Kitzbuhel in 1999, Tokyo and Amersfoort in 2002; Adelaide in 2003; Washington in 2004 and Memphis in 2006. Grand Slams: Semifinalist at the 2003 Australian Open. Davis Cup: 2003 and 2004 for South Africa

ANDY KOHLBERG

 1978-79

MEL PURCELL

 1980

Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 26 Doubles Title 1986 at Atlanta.

Highest Singles Ranking: No. 21 Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 47 Singles: Titles - 1981 at Atlanta, Tampa and Tel Aviv. Finalist - 1980 at Indianapolis; 1982 at Boston and Los Angeles; 1983 at Monte Carlo and Vienna. Doubles: Titles - 1982 at Munich; 1983 at Vienna; 1987 at Vienna.

BYRON TALBOT

CHRIS WOODRUFF

WITH TWO SINGLES TITLES AND A TOP-10 RANKING, UT’S COACH REMAINS THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED VOL ON THE PRO CIRCUIT Played for the Vols: 1992-93 Highest Singles Ranking: No. 12 Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 73 Davis Cup: 2000 for the U.S.

Titles - Captured singles titles at the 1997 Montreal Super 9 Canadian Open; the 1999 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Tennis Championships. Finalist - Reached the singles finals in Coral Springs and Philadelphia in 1996. Grand Slams - Defeated No. 3 seed Andre Agassi at the 1996 French Open; was a singles quarterfinalist at the 2000 Australian Open

 DOUBLES

Finalist - Was a three-time doubles finalist: Washington and Stockholm in 1996; Newport in 1998 64

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 1985-88

Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 20 Doubles: Titles - 1992 at Stuttgart Indoor and Toulouse; Prague in 1995; 1996 at Copenhagen, Kitzbuhel and Stuttgart Outdoor; 1998 at Nottingham.

Highest Singles Ranking: No. 108 Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 73 Doubles: Titles - 1993 at Beijing; 1998 at Newport.

 SINGLES

 1992-93

 THE DAVIS CUP Over the years, Tennessee has seen numerous former lettermen represent their respective home nations in the world’s largest international tennis competition (a select few even played Davis Cup during their time at UT). Listed below is Tennessee’s all-time Davis Cup roster: Record Vol (Country) S D Paul Annacone (U.S.) 0-0 1-0 Mike DePalmer Jr. (U.S.) 0-0 0-0 Chris Haggard (So. Africa) 0-0 3-1 Peter Handoyo (Indonesia) 4-3 2-0 Mark Parsons (Canada) 0-0 0-0 Simon Rea (N. Zealand) 2-3 1-1 Paul Van Min (Netherlands) 0-0 0-1 Chris Woodruff (U.S.) 1-1 0-1

Years 1986-87 1985 2003-04 2001-03 2001 2004, 07 1979 2000

Note Earl Baumgardner, who served as Tennessee head coach in 1967, once turned down an invitation to join the United States Davis Cup Team.

JANUARY 6-11 Rainbow Warrior Challenge^ 14-17 SEC COACHES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS^ 21 EAST TENNESSEE STATE ITA KICK-OFF WEEKEND 28 SAN DIEGO 29 CLEMSON/USC UPSTATE

Honolulu, Hawaii Knoxville Knoxville

2 p.m.

Knoxville Knoxville

1 p.m. TBA

FEBRUARY 5 at Illinois 12 at Duke 14 Louisville 18-21 ITA National Team Indoor Championships 27 WAKE FOREST

Champaign, Ill. Durham, N.C. Knoxville Seattle, Wash.

7 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m.

Knoxville

1 p.m.

MARCH 4 ALABAMA* 6 AUBURN* 11 at Kentucky* 13 at Vanderbilt* 15 at Baylor 19 ARKANSAS* 26 at LSU*

Knoxville Knoxville Lexington, Ky. Nashville Waco, Texas Knoxville Baton Rouge, La.

2 p.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m.

APRIL 1 at Mississippi State* 3 at Mississippi* 8 South Carolina* 10 Florida* 16 at Georgia* 21-24 SEC Tennis Championships

Starkville, Miss. Oxford, Miss. Knoxville Knoxville Athens, Ga. Gainesville, Fla.

3 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m.

MAY 13-14 NCAA Team Championships • First and Second Rounds 19-24 NCAA Team Championships • Final Site - Palo Alto, Calif. 25-30 NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships^ Palo Alto, Calif. ^ - Individual Competition; * Southeastern Conference Match; All times Eastern