The Vols recorded their first win of the day in doubles play as James Newton and Chris Li took down Jonas Gundaacker and Takeyasu Sekiguchi of Texas Tech 6-0, 7-6(5).
Tennessee earned a trio of victories against Baylor on the singles courts. No. 66 Shunsuke Mitsui won a first-set tiebreaker to rout Louis Bowden 7-5, 6-3. After falling in the first set, Newton won a second-set tiebreaker to force a third set, defeating Martin Breysach 4-6 7-6(1), 6-1. Li overcame a first-set loss to take down Marko Miladinovic in 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Li and Newton will kick off Saturday facing Oklahoma State in doubles at 12 p.m. ET. Mitsui, Li and Newton will go head-to-head with Texas Tech in singles competition following doubles play.
Results
Chris Li/James Newton (Tennessee) def. Jonas Gundaacker/Takeyasu Sekiguchi (Texas Tech) 6-0, 7-6(5)
Shunsuke Mitsui (Tennessee) def. Louis Bowden (Baylor) 7-5, 6-3
James Newton (Tennessee) def. Martin Breysach (Baylor) 4-6 7-6(1), 6-1
Chris Li (Tennessee) def. Marko Miladinovic (Baylor) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Schedule
Saturday, Sept. 23
Chris Li/James Newton (Tennessee) vs. Carl Roothman/Erik Shiessl (Oklahoma State) (first on ct. 2) – 12 p.m. ET
James Newton (Tennessee) vs. Takeyasu Sekiguchi (Texas Tech) (second on ct. 4) – TBD
Chris Li (Tennessee) vs. Sebastian Abboud (Texas Tech) (second on ct. 6) – TBD
Shunsuke Mitsui (Tennessee) vs. Tyler Stewart (Texas Tech) (third on ct. 4) – TBD
Sunday, Sept. 24
Chris Li/James Newton (Tennessee) vs. Louis Bowden/Marko Miladinovic (Baylor) (first on ct. 5) – 10 a.m. ET
Shunsuke Mitsui (Tennessee) vs. Alex Garcia (Oklahoma State) (second on ct. 1) – TBD
James Newton (Tennessee) vs. Erik Shiessl (Oklahoma State) (third on ct. 1) – TBD
Chris Li (Tennessee) vs. Carl Roothman (Oklahoma State) (third on ct. 2) – TBD
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