2011 men's tennis media guide

JANUARY6-11 Rainbow Warrior Challenge^ Honolulu, Hawaii14-17 SEC COACHES INDOOR Knoxville

CHAMPIONSHIPS^ 21 EAST TENNESSEE STATE Knoxville 2 p.m.

ITA KICK-OFF WEEKEND28 SAN DIEGO Knoxville 1 p.m.29 CLEMSON/USC UPSTATE Knoxville TBA

FEBRUARY5 at Illinois Champaign, Ill. 7 p.m.12 at Duke Durham, N.C. 6 p.m.14 Louisville Knoxville 2 p.m.18-21 ITA National Team Indoor Seattle, Wash.

Championships27 WAKE FOREST Knoxville 1 p.m.

MARCH4 ALABAMA* Knoxville 2 p.m.6 AUBURN* Knoxville 1 p.m.11 at Kentucky* Lexington, Ky. 3 p.m.13 at Vanderbilt* Nashville 1 p.m.15 at Baylor Waco, Texas 3 p.m.19 ARKANSAS* Knoxville 1 p.m.26 at LSU* Baton Rouge, La. 2 p.m.

APRIL1 at Mississippi State* Starkville, Miss. 3 p.m.3 at Mississippi* Oxford, Miss. 2 p.m.8 South Carolina* Knoxville 2 p.m.10 Florida* Knoxville 1 p.m.16 at Georgia* Athens, Ga. 5 p.m.21-24 SEC Tennis Championships Gainesville, Fla.

MAY13-14 NCAA Team Championships • First and Second Rounds19-24 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

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TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS:3: Outlook4 Season Preview7 SEC Outlook8 Fall Review

9: Coaches10 Head Coach Sam Winterbotham12 Associate Head Coach Chris Woodruff13 Volunteer Coach/

Strength & Conditioning14 Administration & Tennis Staff

15: The Vols

36: Review37 2010 Recap39 Final SEC Standings & Awards40 2010 Statistics

45: History46 UT Records Book47 All-Time Coaching Results48 Year-by-Year Results53 Records vs. Opponents54 SEC History57 NCAA Individual Results60 All-Americas62 Lettermen64 Vols on Tour

ABOUT THE COVER:The cover of the 2011 Tennessee Tennis MediaGuide features seniors (L to R) Boris Conkic, MatteoFago and John-Patrick Smith. They are pictured inthe newly renovated Goodfriend Indoor TennisCenter. Among other improvements, the on-campushome of the Vols was expanded from four to sixcourts during the off-season.

Photo By: Patrick Murphy-Racey, prmphoto.com


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MEDIA INFORMATION.CONTACTS

Requests for additional information, interviews and photographs should be directed to tennis con-tact Amanda Pruitt. Additional information may be obtained from Bud Ford, associate athletic direc-tor for media relations.

MEDIA INFORMATIONMedia members can receive Tennessee men’s ten-

nis information by contacting the University of Ten-nessee Media Relations Department at (865) 974-1212. Information regarding the men’s tennis team, including the latest tournament results, is available at UTSports.com.

LIVE BLOG AND SOCIAL MEDIAFrom January until the end of the NCAA Tourna-

ment, 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 of-ficial Facebook page at facebook.com/volstennis and on Twitter at twitter.com/Vol_Tennis.

INTERVIEW POLICYAll athlete interviews must be coordinated through

Amanda Pruitt in the Tennessee Media Relations

Department. One day of advance notice is preferred so that the athlete or coach can be notified, but ev-ery 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.

TENNIS FACILITIESBarksdale Stadium, formerly known as the Var-

sity Courts, serve as the outdoor home of the Vols. In the event of inclement weather, com-petition 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.

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

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

ADDITIONAL STAFFAssociate AD: Debby JenningsAssociate SIDs: John Painter, Tom Satkowiak, Eric TrainerAssistant SIDs: Brian Davis, Cameron HarrisIntern: Zach StipeGraduate Assistants: Andrew Lentz, Todd Mounce, Josh Pate, Drew RutherfordStudent Assistants: Donnie Conley, Mary-Carter Knif-fin, Matt Magill, Hali Beth TalbottAdminstrative Assistant: Susie Treis

OFFICE NUMBERS & INFOMain Phone: 865.974.1212Fax: 865.974.1269Men’s Athletics Website: UTSports.comWomen’s Athletics Website: UTLadyVols.com

AMANDA PRUITTGrad. Assistant/Tennis ContactOffice: 865.974.6315Cell: 501.827.6071E-mail: [email protected]

GUIDE TO THE GUIDEThe 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).

QUICK FACTS MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF

BUD FORDAssociate AD - Media RelationsOffice: 865.974.1214E-mail: [email protected]

JIMMY STANTON Associate AD - CommunicationsOffice: 865.974.4167E-mail: [email protected]

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation: Knoxville, TennesseeFounded: 1794Enrollment: 27,107Nickname: Volunteers or VolsColors: Orange and WhiteConference: Southeastern Conference (Eastern Division)UT Knoxville Chancellor: Dr. Jimmy CheekDirector of Athletics: Mike Hamilton

COACHING STAFFHead Coach Sam Winterbotham (Oklahoma Christian, 1999)Record at UT 94-21 (.817); 5th yearTotal SEC Record 35-9 Overall Coaching Record 131-76; 7th yearAssociate Head Coach: Chris Woodruff (Tennessee, 2005); 9th yearVolunteer Assistant: Christopher Williams; 1st yearTennis Office Phone 865.974.6883

2010 RESULTSOverall Record: 31-2SEC Record: 11-0 Titles: SEC Regular-Season Champions; SEC Tournament ChampionsNCAA Tournament: Finalists (reached championship for third time in program history and first time since 2001)ITA National Indoors: FinalistsFinal ITA National Ranking: No. 2

ON-CAMPUS TENNIS VENUESIndoor Tennis Facility: Goodfriend Indoor Tennis Center (6 courts)Outdoor Tennis Facility: Barksdale Sta-dium (6 courts, seats 2,000)

PREVIEW2011

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.

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WELCOME TO YEAR NO. 5This 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 Southeast-ern 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 Winterbo-tham joined Tennessee in the fall of 2006. In that time, the Vols have finished 35-9 in the SEC. In-dividually, Tennessee has had eight All-America and 13 All-SEC selections.

TITLE DEFENSERanked third in the ITA national poll to start

2011, the Vols have the opportunity to capture consecutive SEC titles for the first time in pro-gram history.

To repeat in the SEC, they must once again navigate an extremely difficult conference sched-ule. Four SEC opponents are ranked in the top 20 and eight in the top 50 to start the season.

A VETERAN ROSTERThe 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 Wil-liams, 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 SENIORSA 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.

THE RETURNWith 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

JOHN-PATRICK SMITH3-Time All-America

TENNYS SANDGREN2010 All-SEC

BORIS CONKIC3-Time All-SEC

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Not surprisingly, Conkic, Fago and Smith have enjoyed great individual success as well. They have earned a combined seven All-SEC 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 Crim-son 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.

NO. 1 & NO. 1Tennessee 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 STRONGIn 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 sec-ond-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 dur-ing the fall, reaching the semifinals of the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships with Williams.

Taylor Patrick also collected his first career singles title, win-ning the 64-player Division III draw at the Southern Intercolle-giate Championships. The Knoxville native finished the fall with 10 wins, one more than his entire freshman total.

JANUARY ADDITIONSThe Vols’ got a boost to their depth this spring with the arrival

of freshman Jarryd Chaplin of Sydney, Australia. The serve-and-volley specialist brings extensive junior experience and success, par-ticularly 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 100As Winterbotham starts the year six dual-match wins from his

100th as head coach of Tennessee, the trio of seniors are also reach-ing 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.

2011 SEASON PREVIEW

2011 SCHEDULEJANUARYNote: All times EasternDate Event/Opponent Place Time6-11 Rainbow Warrior Challenge^ Honolulu, Hawaii 14-17 SEC Coaches Indoor Championships^ Knoxville21 East Tennessee State Knoxville 2 p.m. ITA Kick-Off Weekend28 San Diego Knoxville 1 p.m.29 Clemson/USC Upstate Knoxville 2 p.m.

FEBRUARY5 @ Illinois Champaign, Ill. 7 p.m.12 @ Duke Durham, N.C. 6 p.m.14 Louisville Knoxville 2 p.m.18-21 ITA National Team Indoor Championships Seattle, Wash.27 Wake Forest Knoxville 1 p.m.

MARCH4 Alabama* Knoxville 2 p.m.6 Auburn* Knoxville 1 p.m.11 @ Kentucky* Lexington, Ky. 3 p.m.13 @ Vanderbilt* Nashville 1 p.m.15 @ Baylor Waco, Texas 3 p.m.19 Arkansas* Knoxville 1 p.m.26 @ LSU* Baton Rouge, La. 2 p.m.

APRIL1 @ Mississippi State* Starkville, Miss. 3 p.m.3 @ Mississippi* Oxford, Miss. 2 p.m.8 South Carolina* Knoxville 2 p.m.10 Florida* Knoxville 1 p.m.16 @ Georgia* Athens, Ga. 5 p.m.21-24 SEC Tennis Championships Gainesville, Fla.

MAY13-14 NCAA Team Championships: First and Second Rounds TBA19-24 NCAA Team Championships: Final Site Palo Alto, Calif.25-30 NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships^ Palo Alto, Calif.

KEY^ - Individual Competition; * Southeastern Conference Match

ITA RANKINGSThe Vols opened the season

ranked third nationally in the Jan-uary ITA coaches poll.

Sophomore Rhyne Williams de-buted at No. 1 in singles, replacing John-Patrick Smith, the top-ranked player during the fall.

No doubles team was nation-ally 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.

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

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

Former Vols Mike DePalmer Jr., Wil-liams’ 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 play-ers at No. 1 in the same season.

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2011 TENNESSEE ROSTERName Year Ht Wt Hometown Prev. SchoolJarryd Chaplin Fr. 6-0 182 Sydney, Australia Karabar High SchoolBoris Conkic Sr. 5-9 171 Novi Sad, Serbia Ekonomsko Trqovinska SkolaMatteo Fago Sr. 6-0 185 Ceprano, Italy Liceo ScientificoEdward Jones So. 6-2 152 Carmarthen, Wales Millfield CollegeColton Norton Fr. 5-11 167 Jackson, Tenn. University School of JacksonTaylor Patrick So. 5-8 146 Knoxville, Tenn. Bearden High SchoolHunter Reese Fr. 5-10 158 Kennesaw, Ga. North Cobb High SchoolTennys Sandgren So. 6-2 183 Gallatin, Tenn. Aaron AcademyJohn-Patrick Smith Sr. 6-2 181 Townsville, Australia Townsville GrammarBryan Swartz Jr. 6-3 170 Sarasota, Fla. Miami OnlineRhyne Williams So. 6-1 177 Knoxville, Tenn. Alpha-Omega Academy

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

SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENTSBoris Conkic

C.C. “Doe” Silberman Memorial ScholarshipMatteo Fago

McLaughlin Athletic Scholarship EndowmentEdward Jones

GNB Financial Services Scholarship EndowmentTaylor Patrick

Markham Athletic Scholarship Endowment

Tennys SandgrenJones Brothers Inc Athletic Scholarship Endowment

John-Patrick SmithJames M. Boring Athletic ScholarshipW.W. & Robert Kennerly Athletic Endowment

Rhyne WilliamsLeslie & Rita Doss Athletic Endowment

WELCOME TO THE NEW GOODFRIENDWhen 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, Good-friend has been expanded from four to six courts during the offseason and chairbacked seating has been installed throughout the viewing bal-cony.

New locker rooms and coaches offices were also part of the expansion and are set for com-pletion by the 2011 fall season.

Barksdale Stadium, the Vols’ adjoining out-door 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

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. Se-niors 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

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.

To kick off 2011, the Vols hopped on a plane bound for Hawaii to compete in the Rainbow Warrior Challenge

SCAN THIS QR code to check out the Vols’ Facebook page to see more (in color) photos of the team trip to Hawaii.

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ALABAMA

ARKANSAS

AUBURN

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

KENTUCKY

LSU

MISSISSIPPI

MISSISSIPPI STATE

SOUTH CAROLINA

VANDERBILT

Location Tuscaloosa, Ala.Head Coach Billy Pate (8th yr)2010 overall record 13-142010 conference record 4-7Final ITA ranking 34Series Record UT leads 35-13Last Result UT won 4-1

Location Auburn, Ala.Head Coach Eric Shore (20th yr)2010 overall record 14-112010 conference record 5-6Final ITA ranking 32Series Record UT leads 35-15Last Result UT won 7-0

Location Gainesville, Fla.Head Coach Andy Jackson (10th yr)2010 overall record 21-52010 conference record 9-1Final ITA ranking 8Series Record Florida leads 26-24Last Result UT won 4-0

Location Athens, Ga.Head Coach Manuel Diaz (23rd yr)2010 overall record 21-82010 conference record 9-2Final ITA ranking 11Series Record Georgia leads 43-23Last Result UT won 4-1

Location Lexington, Ky.Head Coach Dennis Emery (28th yr)2010 overall record 25-92010 conference record 8-3Final ITA ranking 12Series Record UT leads 45-37Last Result UT won 6-1

Location Baton Rouge, La.Head Coach Jeff Brown (13th yr)2010 overall record 8-152010 conference record 3-8Final ITA ranking 46Series Record LSU leads 25-24Last Result UT won 4-0

Location Oxford, Miss.Head Coach Billy Chadwick (28th yr)2010 overall record 19-82010 conference record 7-4Final ITA ranking 19Series Record UT leads 22-20Last Result UT won 4-0

Location Starkville, Miss.Head Coach Per Nilsson (4th yr)2010 overall record 10-122010 conference record 2-8Final ITA ranking NRSeries Record UT leads 32-15Last Result UT won 5-2

Location Columbia, S.C.Head Coach Josh Goffi (1st yr)2009 overall record 9-132009 conference record 1-10Final ITA ranking 57Series Record UT leads 28-18Last Result UT won 6-1

Location Nashville, Tenn.Head Coach Ian Duvenhage (5th yr)2010 overall record 13-112010 conference record 5-6Final ITA ranking 40Series Record UT leads 51-11Last Result UT won 6-1

Location Fayetteville, Ark.Head Coach Robert Cox (24th yr)2010 overall record 10-162010 conference record 1-10Final ITA ranking 73Series Record UT leads 20-12Last Result UT won 6-1

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The Tennessee Volunteers were selected to repeat as SEC regular-season champions in the tennis coaches preseason poll, the conference of-fice 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 re-ceived 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). Missis-sippi, ranked 18th, was picked to win the West-ern 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 perform-ers Boris Conkic and Tennys Sandgren. Senior Matteo Fago, currently ranked 38th nation-ally, has a 28-3 career record in conference dual matches (see box below).

2011 SEC MEN’S TENNIS COACHES PRESEASON POLLEASTERN DIVISIONTeam Points1. Tennessee 722. Georgia 573. Florida 514. Kentucky 405. Vanderbilt 246. South Carolina 12

WESTERN DIVISION Team Points1. Mississippi 702. Mississippi State 553. Auburn 454. LSU 375. Alabama 306. Arkansas 15

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

Vols Picked to Repeat in SEC

THREE VOLS COMING OFF 10-WIN SEASONS IN SECThere’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:

SEC Singles RecordName 2010 CareerMatteo Fago 10-1 28-3John-Patrick Smith 9-1 23-7Boris Conkic 6-5 23-8Tennys Sandgren 10-0 10-0Rhyne Williams 10-1 10-1

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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 champion-ship appearance.

“It was just such a big match,” Williams said. “There was no way I was going to go down qui-etly. 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 Nation-al 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 begin-ning, 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.

Three games later, Williams won the match on a serve that Johnson could not return, and he im-mediately 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, upset-ting top-seeded freshman standout Alex Domijan of Virginia via two tiebreakers. He beat ninth-ranked Alexandre Lacroix of Florida in the semifi-nals 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 All-American. To come and win this indoor this year, it’s a sign our program is headed in the right di-rection.”

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,” Wood-ruff 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 In-vitational in October. Sandgren teamed up with fel-low 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 Champion-ships in September. He earned a 6-1, 6-2 victory against Wofford’s Paul Bartholomy.

Williams Captures National Indoors Title to End FallFALL REVIEW:

TROPHY CASEWith Rhyne Williams’ and Matteo Fago’s sin-gles titles on the final day of the fall season, the Vols finished with five individual titles:

SINGLESMatteo Fago

Crimson Tide Fall Invitational (Flight 1)Taylor Patrick

Southern Intercollegiate Championships (Divison III)

Tennys SandgrenElon Invitational (Flight 1)

Rhyne WilliamsUSTA/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships

DOUBLESJones/Sandgren

Elon Invitational (Flight 1)

With the National Indoors trophy in hand, Rhyne Williams became the fifth Vol to win a national singles title, joining:

Name EventJohn-Patrick Smith 2009 ITA All-AmericanChris Woodruff 1993 NCAAsPaul Annacone 1984 National IndoorsMel Purcell 1980 National Indoors

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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, indi-vidual 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 All-America honors. For the first time in Tennes-see 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. John-Patrick 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 start-ing to do what you hoped it to do,” said Win-terbotham, who was named SEC Coach of the

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 re-cord 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.

SAM WINTERBOTHAMHEAD COACH

FIFTH SEASON94-21 AT TENNESSEE | 35-9 VS. SEC | 2010 SEC CHAMPIONS

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PERSONAL DATABorn Oct. 1, 1973Hometown Stoke on Trent, EnglandWife TaraChildren Zoe, Ryann, Sophia & Savanna

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HONORS AWARDS2010 SEC Coach of the Year2010 ITA Ohio Valley Region Coach of the Year2009 ITA Southeast Region Coach of the Year2008 SEC Coach of the Year

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NCAA APPEARANCES: 42007, 2008, 2009, 2010


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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 fin-ished the last three seasons in the top 10.

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

In 2006, Winterbotham, was named ITA/Wilson Mountain Region Coach of the Year and Big 12 Co-Coach of the Year while leading Colo-rado 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 ad-vanced 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.

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

assistant (2000-2002) and one as a volunteer coach (1999-00). During that time he helped the Bears be-come a national power in the collegiate game.

In addition to assisting Baylor with the day-to-day operation, Winterbotham had a hand in recruiting one of the best teams in the nation that eventually won the first team national champion-ship 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 sea-son and conference tournament. Baylor advanced to the 2002 NCAA Sweet 16 and finished the sea-son 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 na-tional 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. Win-terbotham was inducted into the Oklahoma Christian Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.

FAMILYA native of Stoke on Trent, Great Britain,

Winterbotham was born Oct 1, 1973. He is mar-ried to the former Tara McClure, a native of Ash-er, Okla. The Winterbothams’ have four daugh-ters: Zoe, Ryann, Sophia and Savanna.

COACHING RECORDCOLORADO 2002-2006 Overall Big 12 W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Finish2003 6-16 .273 1-6 .143 t-6th2004 7-16 .304 1-6 .143 7th2005 9-15 .375 2-5 .286 t-5th2006 20-9 .690 5-2 .714 3rdTotal 42-56 .429 9-19 .321

TENNESSEE 2006-PRESENT Overall SEC W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Finish2007 17-8 .680 7-4 .636 t-2nd/East2008 23-4 .851 9-2 .818 2nd/East2009 23-7 .767 8-3 .727 2nd/East2010 31-2 .939 11-0 1.000 ChampsTotal 94-21 .817 35-9 .795

TOTAL RECORD (8 SEASONS): 131-76

SEC TOURNAMENT RESULTS How UT Fared Host Record2007 Quarterfinalists LSU 1-12008 Semifinalists Arkansas 1-12009 Finalists Auburn 2-12010 Champions Kentucky 3-0Total 7-3

NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTSSam Winterbotham has reached the NCAA Championships five times in his career, includ-ing 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* Record2007 Round of 32 -- 1-12008 Round of 16 Tulsa 2-12009 Round of 16 Texas A&M 2-12010 Finalists Georgia 5-1Total 10-4

* Final site host includes the last four rounds of the tournament

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

CAREER AT UT BY THE NUMBERS:

3 20-win seasons in four years at Tennessee. Win-terbotham led the Vols to their second 30-win season in program history.

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

11 Singles selections to the NCAA Singles Champion-ships in four years. The Vols have also had five selections in the doubles draw.

21 Times the Vols have been named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. UT has also had players named ITA Scholar-Athletes six times.

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 celebrat-ed 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 ush-ered the program into one of its most successful periods.

The Vols have finished in the top 10 nation-ally 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 Tour-nament Title via three shutouts.

“I can’t even begin to tell you how vital Chris Woodruff is to this program,” Winterbo-tham said. “First, he’s one of the greatest play-ers 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 au-tomatically puts us at an advantage over every other tennis program.”

Since returning to Tennessee in 2002, Woodruff has helped the Vols earn 12 All-America and 20 All-SEC selections.

After serving as Tennessee’s assistant coach since the 2002-03 season, Woodruff was pro-moted 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 All-America 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-

CHRIS WOODRUFFASSOCIATE HEAD COACH

NINTH SEASON2008 & 2010 ITA REGION ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR

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PERSONAL DATABorn Jan. 2, 1973Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.Wife JenniferChildren Olivia & Tate

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After two years on the Vols’ squad as a student-athlete, 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 im-pact 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 Con-ference Honor Roll following the 2010 season.

Prior to joining the Vols, Williams spent two sea-sons playing at Wofford. He transferred to Tennes-see in 2008 to pursue his degree in Criminal Justice. He became a member of the Vols’ squad before the spring 2009 season.

CHRISOPHER WILLIAMS. HERMAN DEMMINK.VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH

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’ base-ball program, spent four years on the Clemson baseball team, where he earned the 2004 National Strength Athlete of the Year award. After graduat-ing, he played in the Philadelphia Phillies organiza-tion for four years.

Demmink is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Certified Fit-ness Trainer (ISSA) and Athletic Republic Level 2.

He is the president and owner of 3D Perfor-mance Training LLC, where he trains athletes in Ma-jor 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.

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.

PROFESSIONAL PLAYING CAREER• 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

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 reach-ing the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and representing his country in Davis Cup competi-tion, where he clinched the United States’ win over Zimbabwe.

Woodruff racked up tour wins against seven former No.1 players including Pete Sampras, An-dre Agassi, (whom Woodruff upset in the 1996 French Open), Yevgeni Kafelnikov, Thomas Mus-ter, Gustavo Kuerten, Marcelo Rios and Carlos Mova. Other notable victories include wins over

Goran Ivanisevic, Thomas Enqvist, Tim Hen-man, 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 suc-cess of his alma mater.

FAMILYWoodruff 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.

ITA HALL OF FAMEChris Woodruff is one of six Vols to be en-

shrined 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.

“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 HALLYear Inductee Classification (Years)1993 Tommy Bartlett Player (1950-52)1995 Mike DePalmer Sr. Coach (1981-94)1999 Mel Purcell Player (1980)2002 Paul Annacone Player (1982-84)2008 Chris Woodruff Player (1992-93)2010 Rodney Harmon Player (1980)

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Dr. Jimmy G. Cheek began serving as chan-cellor 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 award-winning professor, dean and most recently the senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources.

Dr. Cheek’s first year managing the Knoxville cam-pus yielded positive momentum, despite unprecedent-ed 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 un-derway to build a new Student Health Center, the Natalie Haslam School of Music Building, the Min Kao Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building, and renova-tions 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 enthusi-ast. He and his wife, Ileen, have two grown children and two grandchildren.

During his tenure at the helm of the Volun-teers athletic program, Mike Hamilton’s vi-sionary 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, Ham-ilton’s stewardship of the Tennessee brand

continues to ascend to unprecedented heights. While Tennessee athletics continues to shine brightly as a na-tional standard of intercollegiate achievement, Hamil-ton 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 contribu-tion by athletics in university history. The UT athletics de-partment 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 Ten-nessee 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 first-ever 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 ac-colades 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 ac-complished 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 All-SEC 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 dur-ing 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 as-sumed 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 undertak-ings—the Neyland Stadium Master Plan—is now 60 percent complete. The multi-phase renovation project has brought the addition of revenue-generating Tennes-see Terrace and East and West Club seating areas, a field-level 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.

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VOLSTHE

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

SINGLES RESULTS 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 .8002008-09 29-9 .784 12-7 .632 9-1 .9002009-10 29-13 .690 12-9 .571 6-5 .545Total 86-28 .754 28-19 .596 23-8 .742

DOUBLES RESULTS Overall Vs. Ranked SEC Dual W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct.2007-08 21-7 .750 1-1 .500 7-4 .6362008-09 25-8 .756 8-2 .800 7-1 .8752009-10 41-5 .891 9-3 .750 10-1 .909Total 87-20 .813 23-8 .742 24-6 .800

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

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


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HONORSBORIS CONKIC

AWARDSJunior (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

SINGLES TITLES2010 SEC Coaches Indoor Championships2007 UNLV Fall Classic

DOUBLES TITLES2009 ITA All-American Championship (with John-Patrick Smith)2009 ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championship (with Rhyne Williams)

BY ANDREW LENTZUTSPORTS.COM

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 at-tend 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 ex-perience 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 any-one 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 go-ing 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

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 se-nior 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 man-agement 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

things like that. I was responsible for my acts and for my game.”

Now, however, Conkic embraces the team-first 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 knowl-edge to him for much of his life, Conkic does the same for his coaches and teammates, al-most 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.

Conkic’s Tennis Knowledge Started at HomeMORE INFOR/LLEFT (2-HANDED BACKHAND)JOINED THE VOLSFALL 2007BIRTHDAYJUNE 5, 1987PARENTSMILAN & JUDIT CONKICMAJORSPORT MANAGEMENT

“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.”

Boris Conkic

THE CLOSERDuring 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 Ten-nessee 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.”

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


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

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SINGLES RESULTS Overall Vs. Top 125 SEC Dual W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct.2007-08 19-7 .731 0-0 .000 11-0 1.0002008-09 19-12 .613 4-5 .444 7-2 .7782009-10 34-9 .791 0-4 .000 10-1 .909Fall 2010 10-2 .833 5-1 .833 --Total 82-30 .732 9-10 .474 28-3 .903

DOUBLES RESULTS Overall Vs. Ranked SEC Dual W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct.2007-08 17-6 .739 0-0 .000 7-4 .6362008-09 25-10 .714 8-2 .800 7-3 .7002009-10 22-9 .710 1-0 1.000 7-3 .700Fall 2010 2-3 .200 0-1 .000 --Total 65-28 .699 9-3 .750 21-10 .677


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AWARDSJunior (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 TITLE2010 Crimson Tide Fall Invitational

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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 col-lege 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 pre-pare meals as a child, Fago picked up enough knowledge to start experimenting on his own. Despite the difficulty of finding the same in-gredients 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 fast-er 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 Ten-nessee. 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-

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

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.

The Next Iron Chef: Matteo Fago?MORE INFOR/LRIGHT (2-HANDED BACKHAND)JOINED THE VOLSSPRING 2008BIRTHDAYOCTOBER 14, 1987PARENTSARIURO & IVANA FAGOMAJORECONOMICS

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RECIPE BOX: SPAGHETTI AL POMODOROThis 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.

INGREDIENTS10 fresh Roma tomatoesSeveral fresh basil leavesExtra virgin olive oilSalt and pepperOne box of spaghetti noodlesOne block of parmigiano-reggiano cheese

DIRECTIONS1. Roughly chop tomatoes2. Roughly chop basil3. Add tomatoes, basil and two tablespoons of olive oil to a saucepan over medium heat and cook for 10-15 minutes4. 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 sea-son 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!

MUSICAL LEADER? THAT TOO.In addition to Matteo Fago’s off-court cooking talents, he is probably also the Vols leader 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 majority of his time, he is not been able to practice the trumpet much these days.

Plus, there’s some concern for his roommates, 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.”

JOHN-PATRICK SMITHSENIOR

6-2 | 181 Townsville, Australia (Townsville Grammar)


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

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SINGLES RESULTS Overall Vs. Top 125 SEC Dual W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct.2007-08 33-11 .750 17-9 .654 7-3 .7002008-09 36-11 .773 24-11 .688 7-3 .7002009-10 41-9 .820 29-7 .805 9-1 .900Fall 2010 12-6 .667 4-4 .500 --Total 122-37 .767 74-31 .705 23-7 .767

DOUBLES RESULTS Overall Vs. Ranked SEC Dual W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct.2007-08 30-9 .769 8-3 .727 9-2 .8182008-09 34-13 .723 15-10 .600 7-3 .7502009-10 46-9 .836 19-5 .792 8-3 .727Fall 2010 6-3 .667 0-2 .000 --Total 116-33 .779 42-20 .677 24-8 .750


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JOHN-PATRICK SMITH

AWARDSJunior (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 All-Tournament 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 TITLES2009 ITA All-American Championships2009 UVa Ranked Plus One Invitational - Flight A2009 SEC Coaches Indoor Championships

DOUBLES TITLES2009 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)

BY DREW RUTHERFORDUTSPORTS.COM

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 be-ginning 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 wa-ter 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 cat-egories. 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

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 hon-ors 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 soph-omore 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 Play-er 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 Hon-or 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

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 Feder-er, 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 col-lected almost every honor an NCAA ten-nis player can, but there is one more to go before the clock strikes 12.

Smith’s Career Plays Out Like ClockworkMORE INFOR/LLEFT (2-HANDED BACKHAND)JOINED THE VOLSFALL 2007BIRTHDAYJANUARY 24, 1989PARENTSKEVIN & SUSAN SMITHMAJORECONOMICS

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ALL-AMERICANCAA FINALIST2008 SINGLES; 2009-10 DOUBLESALL-SEC2010 PLAYER OF THE YEAR

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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

c onsiders himself something of an expert.

BRYAN SWARTZJUNIOR

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

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

FOR THE RECORD... DOUBLESCareer 18-21Conference 4-2Vs. Ranked 0-2Highest ITA Rank --

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SINGLES RESULTS Overall Vs. Top 125 SEC Dual W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct.2008-09 3-7 .300 0-1 .000 -- 2009-10 6-10 .375 0-0 .000 -- Fall 2010 5-5 .500 0-0 .000 --Total 14-22 .389 0-1 .000 --

DOUBLES RESULTS Overall Vs. Ranked SEC Dual W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct.2008-09 8-10 .444 0-2 .000 4-2 .6672009-10 5-5 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Fall 2010 3-6 .333 0-0 .000 --Total 18-21 .461 0-2 .000 4-2 .667


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BRYAN SWARTZ

BY JOSH PATEUTSPORTS.COM

Bryan Swartz told the story to his coach so casually. Yeah, he was scuba diving the other day. Yeah, this amazingly huge fish – human-sized – 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 Win-

terbotham, 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 talk-ing about going back home to Florida and go-ing 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 fish-ing snob by any means. He admits that whatev-er 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.

“I was actually fishing with my dad and my brother and we were fishing for goliath grou-per,” 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,” Winterbo-tham 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 com-pete, he competes. When he isn’t in the lineup, he’s on the sidelines competing. He’s complete-ly 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 pas-sion of fishing while working through his per-formance 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 re-spect for him,” Winterbotham said. “When he says something to them, they listen. He is some-body 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 Win-terbotham. “It’s a little different than fishing in the rivers and lakes for bass.”

Deep Sea Fishing the Norm for SwartzMORE INFOR/LRIGHT (2-HANDED BACKHAND)JOINED THE VOLSFALL 2008BIRTHDAYJUNE 21, 1990PARENTSJEFF & MARY SWARTZMAJORBUSINESS

HONORS AWARDSSophomore (2010)• SEC Academic Honor Roll

Freshman (2009)• SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

WHAT’S IN A NAME?A brief and incomplete field guide to nick-names on the Vols squad, just so you know who’s who. (Note that many variations exist):

B: Boris ConkicBry: Bryan SwartzChaps: Jarryd ChaplinColt Daddy: Colton NortonFeegs: Matteo FagoJonesy: Edward JonesR/Rhyno: Rhyne WilliamsSang: Tennys SandgrenSchmit: John-Patrick SmithT-Pain: Taylor Patrick*

*Not to be confused, of course, with Grammy award-winning music artist who had the name first.

EDWARD JONESSOPHOMORE

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

SINGLESCareer 20-15Conference --Vs. Ranked 1-1Highest ITA Rank --

FOR THE RECORD... DOUBLESCareer 29-14Conference 7-3Vs. Ranked 0-1Highest ITA Rank --

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SINGLES RESULTS Overall Vs. Top 125 SEC Dual W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct.2009-10 14-10 .583 1-1 .500 -- Fall 2010 6-5 .545 0-0 .000 --Total 20-15 .571 1-1 .500 --

DOUBLES RESULTS Overall Vs. Ranked SEC Dual W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct.2009-10 23-12 .657 0-0 .000 7-3 .700Fall 2010 6-2 .750 0-1 .000 --Total 29-14 .674 0-1 .000 7-3 .700


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EDWARD JONES

BY AMANDA PRUITTUTSPORTS.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 cheer-ing 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 Camarth-en, Wales, quickly learned to handle the pres-sure 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 pick-ing up steam as the weeks progressed.

As the postseason stakes grew, Jones and Fago’s performances became increasingly criti-cal 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 de-livered 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

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 All-Tournament 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 improve-ments we needed to make as a pair with our doubles plays and tactics during the SEC sea-son. 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 cam-pus 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. “Af-ter 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 Knox-ville 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, basi-cally. 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.”

Fewer Unknowns for Jones, Vols in 2011MORE INFOR/LRIGHT (2-HANDED BACKHAND)JOINED THE VOLSFALL 2009BIRTHDAYMARCH 10, 1990PARENTSCARWYN & SARAH JONESMAJORCOMMUNICATION STUDIES

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

DOUBLES TITLE2010 Elon Invitational (with Tennys Sandgren)

(AMERICAN) FOOTBALLFootball 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.”

TAYLOR PATRICKSOPHOMORE

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

SINGLESCareer 19-12Conference --Vs. Ranked --Highest ITA Rank --

FOR THE RECORD... DOUBLESCareer 10-11Conference --Vs. Ranked --Highest ITA Rank --

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SINGLES RESULTS Overall Vs. Top 125 SEC Dual W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct.2009-10 9-9 .500 0-0 .000 --Fall 2010 10-3 .769 0-0 .000 --Total 19-12 .613 0-0 .000 --

DOUBLES RESULTS Overall Vs. Ranked SEC Dual W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct.2009-10 6-7 .462 0-0 .000 --Fall 2010 4-4 .500 0-0 .000 --Total 10-11 .476 0-0 .000 --


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TAYLOR PATRICK

BY MATT MAGILLUTSPORTS.COM

Last year, most of Taylor Patrick’s contribu-tions came off the court. This year, his impact has already been seen on it.

As a freshman, he was nicknamed the “Ten-nessee cheerleader” by some opposing players for his support of the Vols during matches. Now a sophomore, Patrick has started collect-ing the wins on the court himself, putting to-gether 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 sin-gles 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 tourna-ment, 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 go-ing 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 re-cord. Not too bad considering he was 9-9 dur-ing his entire freshman season.

Having already surpassed his win total for last year, Patrick looks primed to carry his mo-mentum into the spring. But for that to hap-pen 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

adjust to college athletics. “My first fall here we started playing the sec-

ond weekend we were in school. I wasn’t really ready for it, but this year they pushed every-thing 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 unmistake-able. Fellow sophomore Edward Jones went as far as calling his hands “weird shaped hands that can clap louder than anyone else,” a fea-ture 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,” Pat-rick 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 un-cle are Mike Patrick and Sonia Hahn-Patrick, co-coaches of the Lady Vols tennis team. Pat-rick uses the unique situation to his advantage, practicing with his family and absorbing their knowledge, even though he might not have al-ways wanted to.

“Working with my dad growing up was pretty tough actually because being a teen-ager 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). Per-haps 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 experi-ence—it doesn’t create problems.

“Sam recruits the right type of personalities and everyone meshes.”

‘Cheerleader’ Turns Champ in Fall SeasonMORE INFOR/LLEFT (2-HANDED BACKHAND)JOINED THE VOLSSPRING 2009 (REDSHIRT)BIRTHDAYMAY 26, 1991PARENTSSCOTT & CHARLA PATRICKMAJORBUSINESS

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

SINGLES TITLE2010 Southern Intercollegiate Championships - Division III

DOUBLES TITLE2009 Louisville Fall Invitational - Flight B (with Max Stevens)

HONORS

TENNESSEE REPSThe 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 play-ers 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 TENNESSEEColton Norton: JacksonTaylor Patrick: KnoxvilleTennys Sandgren: GallatinRhyne Williams: Knoxville

TENNYS SANDGRENSOPHOMORE

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


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

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SINGLES RESULTS Overall Vs. Top 125 SEC Dual W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct.2009-10 23-5 .821 1-4 .200 10-0 1.000Fall 2010 7-3 .700 0-1 .000 --Total 30-8 .789 1-5 .167 10-0 1.000

DOUBLES RESULTS Overall Vs. Ranked SEC Dual W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct.2009-10 7-3 .700 1-0 1.000 -- Fall 2010 7-3 .700 0-2 .000 --Total 14-6 .700 1-2 .333 --


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TENNYS SANDGREN

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

SINGLES TITLE2010 Elon Invitational

DOUBLES TITLE2010 Elon Invitational (with Edward Jones)


How’s this for a roll call: U.S. Open, Wim-bledon, 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 com-peting for the Tennessee tennis team, having joined the Vols in January 2010 and compet-ing in last year’s spring season. Yet the Gallatin, Tenn., native is a world traveler in the sport.

Sandgren came to Tennessee with a Holly-wood-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 semifinal-ist 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, Wim-bledon 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 under-stand 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.

“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 ten-nis and rake in the awards and victories along the way speaks of Sandgren’s talents and exper-tise 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,” Win-terbotham 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 Ten-nessee’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 environ-ment 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 Sand-gren 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 be-ing 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.”

‘Best Tennis is Ahead’ for SandgrenMORE INFOR/LRIGHT (2-HANDED BACKHAND)JOINED THE VOLSSPRING 2010BIRTHDAYJULY 22, 1991PARENTSDAVID & LIA SANDGRENMAJORUNDECIDED

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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. Eventu-ally, I can knock out a few thousand, and we won’t have to discuss it anymore. That’s the plan.”

RHYNE WILLIAMSSOPHOMORE

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


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

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SINGLES RESULTS Overall Vs. Top 125 SEC Dual W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct.2009-10 41-7 .854 14-3 .824 10-1 .909Fall 2010 13-3 .813 8-3 .727 --Total 54-10 .844 22-6 .786 10-1 .909

DOUBLES RESULTS Overall Vs. Ranked SEC Dual W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct.2009-10 36-6 .852 5-3 .625 10-1 .909Fall 2010 6-3 .667 0-2 .000 --Total 42-9 .824 5-5 .500 10-1 .909


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RHYNE WILLIAMS

AWARDSFreshman (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 All-Tournament Team (No. 3 singles, No. 2 doubles)• SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

SINGLES TITLES2010 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship2009 Georgia Tech Fall Tournament

DOUBLES TITLE2009 ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championship (with Boris Conkic)

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It’s been a while since a Tennessee tennis player made the kind of impact Rhyne Wil-liams 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 Champion-ships, where he won three matches at the No. 3 singles. He ended his freshman season ranked No. 30 and earned ITA All-America honors af-ter 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 abil-ity 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 dis-ciplined. 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 Champion-ship, 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 come-back 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

here at UT. I’m excited for the season to start.”There was a time when it looked like Wil-

liams 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 contin-ued to blossom within the program.

“College tennis is really good,” Winterbo-tham 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 some-times 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

good for Williams, on and off the court, and the experience of playing in high-profile, high-pressure 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 match-es 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 Wil-liams 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.”

College Tennis Pays Off For WilliamsMORE INFOR/LRIGHT (2-HANDED BACKHAND)JOINED THE VOLSFALL 2009BIRTHDAYMARCH 21, 1991PARENTSBOB & MICHELLE WILLIAMSMAJORPSYCHOLOGY

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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.”

Rhyne Williams

POINTS OF INTEREST1. 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 BIDWilliams 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 ORANGENot medically-speaking, but Williams is part

of a long line of Vols. His grandfather, Mike De-Palmer 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.

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JARRYD CHAPLINFRESHMAN

6-0 | 182 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA | KARABAR HIGH SCHOOL


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 pa-perwork 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 man-aged 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 Austra-lian 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 Jar-ryd’s going to have to really work to make a role for himself,” Winterbotham said. “We’ve got great

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 han-dled the process. I’m certain he’s going to have a great future at Tennessee.”

In his first few weeks stateside, Chaplin has al-ready 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 In-doors, 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.


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FRESHMEN: JARRYD CHAPLIN & COLTON NORTON

COLTON NORTONFRESHMAN


When the e-mail landed in Sam Winterbo-tham’s inbox, he read it and knew to take it seri-ously.

Winterbotham gets those e-mails fairly rou-tinely. There’s always someone contacting the Ten-nessee 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 bold-ness 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 get-ting 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 stu-dent-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 un-derstands the level we’re trying to compete at. He’s going to make those adjustments and work as hard as anybody.”

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Hunter Reese is one of the newest Vols, but he still has a few months to wait before he rep-resents 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 match-es, he will get his share of training against his new teammates during practices while also get-ting 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 im-portant 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 of-fers 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 sea-sons.

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 men-tal point of view. He definitely can figure out what he needs to do, and we’re definitely en-couraged 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 No-vember 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 al-ready have the No. 5-ranked recruiting class in January by tennisrecruiting.net.

HUNTER REESEFRESHMAN

5-10 | 158KENNESAW, GA. | NORTH COBB HIGH SCHOOL

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ACADEMIC HONORS

Year Name1984 Paul Annacone Marc Fishman1986 Marc Fishman Carlos Garcia1987 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 Andy Crews Mark Fitzpatrick Peter Handoyo Paul Podbury2003 Andy Crews Peter Handoyo Wade Orr2004 Wade Orr2005 Johnny Thornton2006 David Baxendine Bobby Cameron Kaden Hensel Ben Rogers2007 Bo Hardegree Kaden Hensel Adam Hubble Davey Sandgren Kiril Tcherveniachki2008 Kaden Hensel Chris Racz Davey Sandgren2009 Boris Conkic Davey Sandgren John-Patrick Smith Jeremy Tweedt2010 Matt Brewer Boris Conkic Matteo Fago Taylor Patrick Davey Sandgren John-Patrick Smith Max Stevens Bryan Swartz Christopher Williams

SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL

During the spring semester, the tennis team accomplished what no men’s pro-gram has done before: lead the entire Ten-nessee 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 Champion-ships, 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.

Sam Winterbotham and Chris Wood-ruff, who have been coaching together at UT the last four seasons, have stressed the importance of excellence on the court as well as in academics. In 2010, Tennessee set a pair of program records when five Vols were All-SEC selec-tions and nine were named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

“We want them to win championships, but we also want them to be champions in the classroom,” said Winterbotham, who was named SEC Coach of the Year. “We had the goal to be an Academic All-America team, which we did. At the same time, we also accomplished our goal of winning an SEC title, and we finished just one win away from the NCAA title. The commitment they’ve shown this year in both areas, it makes us immensely proud as coaches.”

Impressively, all nine Vols eligible for the SEC Academic Hon-or Roll made the list, including Davey Sandgren, who earned the award for a fourth time while majoring in aerospace engineering. The eight additional award winners are: Matt Brewer (Geography), Boris Conkic (Sport Management), Matteo Fago (Economics), Taylor Patrick (Accounting), John-Patrick Smith (Economics), Max Stevens (Communication Studies), Bryan Swartz (Business) and Christopher Williams (Criminal Justice).

Edward Jones and Rhyne Williams were named to the SEC

Freshman Academic Honor Roll.Smith and Fago, who both finished their junior years as

Economics majors, were named ITA Scholar-Athletes. Patrick, an economics major, also made the list.

“We’ve got great character on this team, and that’s some-thing we look for in our players,” Winterbotham said. “They make doing this job an absolute pleasure. I’m just as proud of their off-court accomplishments as I am of what they’ve accomplished on the court.”

Scott Swain, an associate director at the Thornton Ath-letic Student Life Center, has worked with the tennis team and echoed Winterbotham’s sentiments.

“Our men’s tennis program has a championship mental-ity both on and off the court,” Swain said. “I am very proud of the guys on achieving their goal to have the highest team GPA among all sports at Tennessee. With the bright student-athletes we have here at UT, it is a great accomplishment. With an SEC Championship, NCAA runner up finish and these academic achievements, it was a tremendous year for the team.”

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

NATIONAL ACADEMIC HONORSCOSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA1995 Chris Mahony1996 Chris Mahony

COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT2003 Wade Orr (3rd team)2010 John-Patrick Smith (3rd team)

ITA SCHOLAR ATHLETE2007 Kiril Tcherveniachki Chris Racz2009 John-Patrick Smith2010 Matteo Fago Taylor Patrick John-Patrick Smith

JOHN-PATRICK SMITH became the first Vol in seven years to be named to the ESPN the Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-District Team, an award which honors an athlete’s accomplishments in aca-demics as well as in team competition. On the court, Smith earned his third All-America honor and was ranked No. 1 nationally in singles and doubles for a time during the season.

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 Volun-teers 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 numer-ous individual accolades as well, with three All-America winners and five earning All-SEC hon-ors. What’s more impressive is that they managed all the on-court success while pacing the entire UT athletic department in team grade point aver-age during the spring semester.

Need some more proof? Here are 10 reasons why the 2010 Tennessee tennis season was unlike any other.

3 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. Se-nior 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.

5 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 All-SEC since his freshman season in 2007.

Tennessee also swept the major postseason honors. Smith, who led the Vols at the No. 1 posi-tion in singles and doubles, was named SEC Play-er of the Year as well as SEC Tournament MVP. Williams shared freshman of the year honors with Vanderbilt’s Ryan Lipman, and Sam Winterbo-tham was named coach of the year.

IN TOTAL, the Vols now have:

8: SEC Titles

3: SEC Tournament Titles since 1990

3: Appearances in the NCAA Finals

2: 30-win seasons in program history

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11 Perfection is a difficult achieve-ment, 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 champion-ships (1990, 2002 and 2010).

16 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 Tour-

nament 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 re-cord 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.

23 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 Cen-ter or Barksdale Stadium since falling 4-2 to Ken-tucky in a non-conference indoor match Feb. 21, 2009.

31 The Vols won 31 dual match-es 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).

32 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 sea-son. 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 nation-ally 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.

41 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 Virgin-ia. Tennessee has been represented in the national championship four times in program history, and Sandgren and Smith count for half those appare-ances.

Sandgren and Smith finished their doubles ca-reer 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 victo-ries as a pairing with 102 from 1985-88. Part II: Smith and Williams both finished with 41 singles victories, marking just the sec-ond time a pair of UT teammates have logged at least 40 wins in a season. Williams ended the year

41-7 to set the freshman winning percentage re-cord at .854 and recorded the second-most wins by a first-year player.

94 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 vic-tories. 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.

110 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 line-up 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 cat-egories with 161 singles wins and 131 victories in doubles.

Matteo Fago clinched the Vols’ first SEC regular season title in 10 years when he won a tiebreaker at the No. 5 position dur-ing the season finale in front of more than 1,500 fans at Barksdale Stadium.

And for the BONUS number...

... Managers Joel Peters and Rob Weir set

career highs for stringing rackets during their

senior years at UT. Together, they strung 1,139

rackets during the entire season, 743 of them

in the spring.


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SEC CHAMPIONS

Player of the Year John-Patrick SmithCoach of the Year Sam WinterbothamFreshman of the Year Rhyne Williams

FIRST TEAM ALL-SECBoris Conkic Davey SandgrenJohn-Patrick SmithRhyne Williams

SECOND TEAM ALL-SECTennys Sandgren

FRESHMAN ALL-SECTennys SandgrenRhyne Williams

PLAYER OF THE WEEKFeb. 17 John-Patrick SmithMarch 3 John-Patrick SmithMarch 17 John-Patrick SmithMarch 30 John-Patrick SmithApril 13 Davey Sandgren

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEKMarch 10 Rhyne WilliamsApril 20 Rhyne Williams

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMBoris ConkicJohn-Patrick Smith (MVP)

CONFERENCE HONORS

EASTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. All Pct.Tennessee 11-0 1.000 31-2 .939Florida 9-1 .900 22-5 .815Georgia 9-2 .724 21-8 .731Kentucky 8-3 .727 25-9 .735Vanderbilt 5-6 .454 13-11 .542South Carolina 1-10 .091 9-13 .409

WESTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. All Pct.Mississippi 7-4 .636 19-8 .704Auburn 5-6 .454 12-13 .480Alabama 4-7 .364 13-14 .481LSU 3-8 .273 8-15 .348Miss. State 2-8 .200 10-12 .455Arkansas 1-10 .091 9-15 .375

FINAL STANDINGS

ALL-SEC & ALL-AMERICA.BORIS CONKICALL-SEC (1ST TEAM) | SEC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMSingles Record: 29-13 (6-5 SEC)Doubles Record: 41-5 (10-1 SEC)

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.

DAVEY SANDGRENALL-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 victo-ries. They were ranked No. 1 nationally twice and reached the NCAA Doubles Championship for the second time.

TENNYS SANDGRENALL-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 main-stay 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 SMITHALL-AMERICA | ALL-SEC (1ST TEAM) | SEC PLAYER OF THE YEARSingles Record: 41-9 (9-1 SEC)Doubles Record: 46-9 (8-3 SEC)

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 WILLIAMSALL-AMERICA | ALL-SEC (1ST TEAM) | SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEARSingles 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 Bo-ris Conkic also formed one of the strongest doubles teams in the country, reaching fourth in the ITA rankings.

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.

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UT Opponent Singles Doubles TotalsDate Rank School Rank Result 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 Overall SEC RegionJan. 23 5 ETSU 62 W, 7-0 W W W W W W W W W 1-0 -- 1-0Jan. 23 5 Chattanooga -- W, 7-0 W W W W W W W W W 2-0 -- 2-0Jan. 31 5 Utah1 53 W, 7-0 W W W W W W W W -- 3-0 -- --Feb. 1 5 South Carolina1 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 -- 3-0Feb. 3 5 Citadel -- W, 6-1 W W L W W W W W W 6-0 -- 4-0Feb. 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 5-0March 14 2 Kentucky* 6 W, 6-1 W L W W W W W W L 15-1 4-0 6-0March 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 -- 7-0March 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 -- --May 25 2 Southern California5 5 L, 4-2 L L W L -- L W -- W 31-2 -- --

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.)

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]

MATCH RESULTS

THE SPRING 2010 FINAL REPORT.[ ]

SINGLES POSITIONAL STATSPlayer (ITA Rank) No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Dual SEC Indiv. TotalMatt Brewer (117) 1-0 -- -- -- 10-4 -- 11-4 4-2 10-6 21-10Boris Conkic (35) 1-0 15-8 -- -- -- -- 16-8 6-5 13-5 29-13Matteo Fago -- -- -- 0-1 9-2 12-1 21-4 10-1 13-5 34-9Edward Jones -- 1-0 -- 1-0 -- 1-0 3-0 -- 11-10 14-10Taylor Patrick -- -- -- 1-0 -- 1-0 2-0 -- 7-9 9-9Davey Sandgren 1-0 -- 1-0 -- 1-0 7-1 10-1 5-0 8-7 18-8Tennys Sandgren (114) -- 1-0 1-0 20-4 -- -- 22-4 10-0 1-1 23-5John-Patrick Smith (2) 23-4 -- -- -- -- -- 23-4 9-1 18-5 41-9Max Stevens -- -- 0-1 -- 1-0 -- 1-1 -- 11-9 12-10Bryan Swartz -- -- -- -- -- 1-0 1-0 -- 5-10 6-10Rhyne Williams (30) -- 1-0 23-2 -- -- -- 24-2 10-1 17-5 41-7

DOUBLES POINTWhen UT wins it 30-2When UT loses it 1-0

BREAKING DOWN DOUBLESWhen UT wins No. 1 25-2When UT loses No. 1 5-0When No. 1 does not finish 1-0

When UT wins No. 2 26-1When UT loses No. 2 1-0When No. 2 does not finish 4-1


BREAKING DOWN SINGLESWhen UT wins No. 1 26-0When UT loses No. 1 2-2When No. 1 does not finish 3-0






DOUBLES POSITIONAL STATSPlayers (ITA Rank) No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 TotalBrewer/Fago -- -- 1-0 2-2Brewer/Swartz -- -- 1-0 1-0Conkic/T. Sandgren -- -- -- 2-1Conkic/Smith (20) -- -- -- 5-0Conkic/Williams (18) 1-0 24-1 -- 34-4Fago/Jones -- -- 14-4 14-5Fago/T. Sandgren -- 2-0 3-1 5-1Jones/D. Sandgren -- 1-0 -- 1-0Jones/T. Sandgren -- -- 0-1 0-1Jones/Stevens 2-0 -- 1-0 6-2Patrick/Swartz -- -- 1-0 1-2D. Sandgren/Smith (3) 24-5 -- -- 41-9

RECORD BREAKDOWN


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HISTORY

2010 STATISTICS/HONORS

SINGLES JP Smith Boris Conkic Rhyne Williams Matt Brewer Matteo Fago Tennys SandgrenSept. 4 2 20 -- -- 114 --Jan. 5 2 68 22 52 -- --Feb. 18 2 21 30 86 -- --March 2 4 32 51 88 -- --March 16 2 32 44 95 -- --March 30 2 26 49 112 -- 111April 13 1 40 47 115 -- 105April 20 1 37 44 117 -- 114April 27 1 39 41 116 -- 113May 3 1 36 45 116 -- 111June 7 2 35 30 117 -- 114

SINGLES SUPERLATIVE STATSPlayer (ITA Rank) Vs. Top 10 Vs. Top 25 Vs. Top 50 Vs. Ranked Clinching PointsMatt Brewer (117) -- -- 1-2 2-4 3Boris Conkic (35) 1-2 1-5 6-7 12-9 6Matteo Fago -- -- -- 0-4 4Edward Jones -- -- -- 1-1 2Taylor Patrick -- -- -- -- --Davey Sandgren -- -- 0-2 1-3 2Tennys Sandgren (114) 0-1 0-1 0-2 1-4 4John-Patrick Smith (2) 5-3 8-5 17-7 29-7 6Max Stevens -- -- -- 0-1 --Bryan Swartz -- -- -- -- --Rhyne Williams (30) 1-1 3-2 4-2 14-3 4

DOUBLES SUPERLATIVE STATSPlayers (ITA Rank) Vs. Top 10 Vs. Top 25 Vs. Ranked Clinching PointsBrewer/Fago -- -- -- 1Brewer/Swartz -- -- -- 1Conkic/T. Sandgren -- -- -- --Conkic/Smith (20) 2-0 4-0 4-0 --Conkic/Williams (18) 2-3 2-3 5-3 11Fago/T. Sandgren -- -- 1-0 2Fago/Jones -- -- -- 3Jones/D. Sandgren -- -- -- 1Jones/T. Sandgren -- -- - --Jones/Stevens -- -- -- --Patrick/Swartz -- -- -- --D. Sandgren/Smith (3) 1-1 10-2 15-5 13

VOLS IN THE CAMPBELLS/ITA NATIONAL RANKINGS

DOUBLES D. Sandgren/Smith Conkic/Smith Conkic/Williams Fago/T. SandgrenSept. 4 1 -- -- --Jan. 5 7 4 12 --Feb. 18 3 5 6 43March 2 2 6 5 --March 16 1 7 5 --March 30 2 7 4 --April 13 2 10 7 --April 20 4 7 8 --April 27 2 8 7 --May 3 3 7 12 --June 7 3 20 18 --

ALL-AMERICADavey SandgrenJohn-Patrick SmithRhyne williams

NCAA DOUBLES FINALISTSDavey SandgrenJohn-Patrick Smith

ITA RAFAEL OSUNA SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDJohn-Patrick Smith

NCAA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMRhyne Williams (No. 3 Singles)Matteo Fago/Edward Jones (No. 3 Doubles)

ITA NATIONAL INDOORS CHAMPIONSHIPS ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMRhyne Williams (No. 3 Singles)Davey Sandgren/John-Patrick Smith (No. 1 Doubles)Boris Conkic/Rhyne Williams (No. 2 Doubles)

Coach of the Year Sam WinterbothamAssistant Coach of the Year Chris WoodruffArthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship John-Patrick SmithSenior Player of the Year Davey Sandgren

ITA OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL HONORS

NATIONAL HONORS

ITA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM• Second Year• 3.34 GPA for school year• Led all UT teams in GPA during spring semester

ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETEMatteo FagoJohn-Patrick SmithTaylor Patrick

COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICTJohn-Patrick Smith (Second Team)

SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL

SEC FRESHMAN ACADEMIC HONOR ROLLEdward JonesRhyne Williams

ACADEMIC AWARDS

Senior Davey Sandgren teamed up again with

John-Patrick Smith and once again rolled to the NCAA Doubles Champi-

onship. Sandgren also singles lineup midway

through the SEC season, picking up the key match-

clinching victory on the road against Florida.

Matt BrewerBoris ConkicMatteo FagoTaylor PatrickDavey Sandgren

John-Patrick SmithMax StevensBryan SwartzChristopher Williams

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2010 BOX SCORES. TENNESSEE 7, EAST TENNESSEE STATE 0JAN. 23 | KNOXVILLESingles1. #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #82 Grega Teraz (ETSU) 6-0, 6-12. #68 Boris Conkic (UT) def. #89 Charles Bottoni (ETSU) 6-1, 6-33. #22 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. #51 Jesus Bandres (ETSU) 6-1, 6-34. 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, 6-16. Davey Sandgren (UT) def. Jeremy Bonnevalle (ETSU) 6-4, 6-1Doubles1. #7 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. Teraz/Bottoni (ETSU) 8-52. #12 Williams/Conkic (UT) def. #52 Bandres/Gille (ETSU) 8-33. Stevens/Jones (UT) def. Akser/Bonnevalle (ETSU) 8-4Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,1,2,5,6,4)

TENNESSEE 7, CHATTANOOGA 0JAN. 23 | KNOXVILLESingles1. #52 Matt Brewer (UT) def. Roberto Vieira (UTC) 6-2, 6-32. Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Ryan Pool (UTC) 7-6, 6-43. Davey Sandgren (UT) def. Rick vande Bovenkamp (UTC) 6-4, 6-24. Edward Jones (UT) def. Chris Smith (UTC) 6-4, 7-65. Max Stevens (UT) def. Stephen Crofford (UTC) 7-5, 6-36. Taylor Patrick (UT) def. Jackson Tresnan (UTC) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5)Doubles1. Jones/Stevens (UT) def. Pool/Parfitt (UTC) 8-62. Fago/T. Sandgren (UT) def. Tresnan/Vieira (UTC) 8-43. Swartz/Brewer (UT) def. Disterdick/Smith (UTC) 8-4Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,3,4,2,5,6)

TENNESSEE 7, UTAH 0JAN. 31 | KNOXVILLESingles1. #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. Phillip Eilers (UTAH), 6-0, 6-22. #68 Boris Conkic (UT) def. Benito Suriano (UTAH), 6-1, 6-23. #22 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Alex Golding (UTAH), 6-1, 6-24. Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Jason Smits (UTAH), 6-1, 6-25. #52 Matt Brewer (UT) def. Timmy Allin (UTAH), 6-4, 6-36. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Stephen Jacobs (UTAH) 6-3, 6-1Doubles1. #7 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. Eilers/Golding (UTAH), 8-52. Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Allin/Smits (UTAH), 8-03. Stevens/Jones (UT) vs. Jacobs/Suriano (UTAH) 7-6, UFOrder of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,4,2,1,6,5)

TENNESSEE 4, SOUTH CAROLINA 0FEB. 1 | KNOXVILLESingles1. #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def.#48 Diego Cubas (USC) 6-3, 6-02. #68 Boris Conkic (UT) vs. Pedro Campos (USC) 6-1, 4-4 unfinished3. #22 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Ivan Machado (USC) 6-4, 6-04. Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Johannes Pulsfort (USC) 6-1, 6-15. Alexander Kostanov (USC) vs. #52 Matt Brewer (UT) no result6. Ivan Cressoni (USC) vs. Matteo Fago (UT) no resultDoubles1. #7 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. #27 Machado/Cubas (USC) 8-52. #12 Williams/Conkic (UT) def. Cressoni/Campos (USC) 8-03. Kostanov/Pulsfort (USC) vs. Jones/Stevens (UT) 5-4 unfinishedOrder of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,4,1)

TENNESSEE 7, MTSU 0FEB. 3 | KNOXVILLESingles 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, retiredDoubles 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) 8-1Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,6,5,2,4,3)

TENNESSEE 6, THE CITADEL 1FEB. 3 | KNOXVILLESingles1. Davey Sandgren (UT) def. Yufo Sutantio (CITADEL) 6-3, 6-22. Edward Jones (UT) def. David Orces (CITADEL) 6-1, 6-23. 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, 6-35. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Tripp Larkin (CITADEL) 6-1, 6-16. Bryan Swartz (UT) def. Luis Morett (CITADEL) 6-3, 6-1Doubles1. Jones/Stevens (UT) def. Orces/Sutantio (CITADEL) 8-22. T. Sandgren/Fago (UT) def. Diaz/Cook (CITADEL) 8-33. Patrick/Swartz (UT) def. Dickey/Morett (CITADEL) 8-3Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,1,2,5,3,6)

TENNESSEE 6, ILLINOIS 1FEB. 7 | KNOXVILLESingles1. #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, 6-23. Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Marek Czerwinski (UI) 6-3, 6-44. Abe Souza (UI) def. Matteo Fago (UT) 7-5, 6-45. 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, 6-2Doubles1. #12 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. #2 Nevolo/Czerwinski (UI) 8-42. Sandgren/Jones (UT) def. Hamui/Hoh (UI) 8-23. Fago/Sandgren (UT) def. Souza/Roth (UI) 8-4Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,3,1,4,6,5)

ITA NATIONAL TEAM INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPSBOAR’S HEAD TENNIS CLUB | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. | FEB. 12-15

TENNESSEE 4, ILLINOIS 0ROUND OF 16 | FEB. 12Singles1. #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #43 Dennis Nevolo (UL) 6-4, 3-6. 6-32. #68 Boris Conkic (UT) def. Johnny Hamui (UL) 7-6 (7-5), 6-33. #22 Rhyne Williams (UT) led Marek Czerwinski (UL) 6-2, 4-6, 4-3 DNF4. Stephen Hoh (UL) led Tennys Sandgren (UT) 7-6 (7-4), 5-5 DNF5. #52 Matt Brewer (UT) vs. Abe Souza (UL) 6-4, 4-6, 4-4 DNF6. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Connor Roth (UL) 6-2, 7-5Doubles1. #7 D. Sandgren/Smith (UT) def. Nevolo/Hamui (UL) 8-62. #12 Conkic/Williams, UT, def. Czerwinski/Hoh (UL) 8-2

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

TENNESSEE 4, UCLA 2QUARTERFINALS | FEB. 13Singles1. #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) vs. Haythem Abid (UCLA) 6-7, 6-4, 1-1 DNF2. #68 Boris Conkic (UT) def. Holden Seguso (UCLA) 6-2, 6-13. #22 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. #118 Nick Meister (UCLA) 6-3, 3-6, 6-34. Matt Brooklyn (UCLA) def. Tennys Sandgren (UT) 6-2, 6-35. #94 Amit Inbar (UCLA) def. #52 Matt Brewer (UT) 6-2, 7-56. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Kallim Stewart (UCLA) 6-3, 6-3Doubles1. #7 D. Sandgren/Smith (UT) def. Abid/Seguso (UCLA) 8-42. #12 Conkic/Williams (UT) led Inbar/Meister (UCLA) 7-6 DNF3. 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 1SEMIFINALS | FEB. 14Singles#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, 6-2Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Jean Andersen (Texas) 6-3, 6-3#38 Josh Zevala (Texas) def. #52 Matt Brewer (UT) 6-3, 6-36. Matteo Fago (UT) led #104 Vasko Mladenov (Texas) 6-3, 5-4 DNFDoubles#7 D. Sandgren/Smith (UT) def. #22 Kutrovsky/Zavala (Texas) 8-6#12 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Corrie/Damico (Texas) 8-5Andersen/Whitehead (Texas) def. Fago/T. Sandgren (UT) 8-6Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,3,1,4).

VIRGINIA 4, TENNESSEE 1FINAL | FEB. 15Singles1. #3 Michael Shabaz (UVa) def. #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) 6-4, 6-42. #68 Boris Conkic (UT) vs. #12 Sanam Singh (UVa) 4-6, 7-5 0-0 DNF3. #22 Rhyne Williams (UT) vs. #16 Jarmere Jenkins (UVa) 7-5, 4-6, 1-1 DNF4. #31 Drew Courtney (UVa) def. Tennys Sandgren (UT) 6-3, 3-6, 6-35. #58 Houston Barrick (UVa) def. Matteo Fago (UT) 6-2, 6-46. #28 Lee Singer (UVa) def. Davey Sandgren (UT) 6-2, 7-5Doubles1. #7 D. Sandgren/Smith (UT) def. Courtney/Shabaz (UVa) 8-12. #12 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Barrick/Jenkins (UVa) 8-23. Fago/T. Sandgren (UT) vs. Singh/Singer (UVa) 4-4 DNFOrder of Finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (5,6,1,4).

The Vols returned to the finals of the ITA National

Team Indoor Championships for the first time since

1993. Rhyne Williams was named to the All-Tournament

Team at No. 3 singles. JP Smith and Davey Sandgren,

and Williams and Boris Conkic were named the top No.

1 and 2 doubles teams.


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HISTORY

2010 BOX SCORES

TENNESSEE 4, WAKE FOREST 3FEB. 28 | WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.Singles#2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #73 Tripper Carleton (WF) 6-3, 5-7, 6-32. Steve Forman (WF) def. #21 Boris Conkic (UT) 6-1, 6-43. Jonathan Wolff (WF) def. #30 Rhyne Williams (UT) 6-3, 6-34. #117 Iain Atkinson (WF) def. Tennys Sandgren (UT) 6-4, 6-05. #86 Matt Brewer (UT) def. Zach Leslie (WF) 2-6, 6-3, 6-36. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Danny Kreyman (WF) 6-2, 6-2Doubles1. #3 D. Sandgren/Smith (UT) def. #12 Atkinson/Forman (WF) 8-52. #6 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Hopkins/Salmon (WF) 8-33. Carleton/Wolff (WF) def. Jones/T. Sandgren (UT) 8-5Order of Finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,4,3,5,1,6).

TENNESSEE 7, AUBURN 0MARCH 5 | AUBURN, ALA.Singles1. #4 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #26 Tim Puetz (AU), 6-3, 6-42. #32 Boris Conkic (UT) def. Tim Hewitt (AU), 6-1, 6-23. #51 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. #89 Alex Stamchev (AU), 6-4, 6-24. Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Lucas Lopasso (AU), 6-3, 6-25. #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, 6-2Doubles1. #7 Puetz/Stamchev (AU) def. #2 D. Sandgren/Smith (UT), 8-52. #5 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Sajonz/Mies (AU) 8-43. Fago/Jones (UT) def. Hewitt/Lopasso (AU) 8-6Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,4,3,6,1,5)

TENNESSEE 4, ALABAMA 1MARCH 7 | TUSCALOOSA, ALA.Singles 1. #4 John-Patrick Smith (UT) vs. #38 Saketh Myneni (UA) 6-4, 1-5, DNF2. Boris Conkic (UT) def. Ricky Doverspike (UA) 7-6 (7-2), 6-33. #51 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Jarryd Botha (UA) 6-2, 6-44. Tennys Sandgren (UT) vs. Michael Thompson (UA) 1-6, 6-0, 1-2, DNF5. Houssam Yassine (UA) def. #88 Matt Brewer (UT) 7-6 (7-4), 6-26. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Michael Davis (UA) 6-4, 6-3Doubles1. #2 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. Myneni/Davis (UA) 9-72. #5 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Doverspike/Botha (UA) 8-33. Jones/Fago (UT) vs. Walston/Yassine (UA) 4-7, DNFOrder of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,2,5,6)

TENNESSEE 6, VANDERBILT 1MARCH 12 | KNOXVILLESingles1. #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #48 Ryan Lipman (VU) 7-6, 6-42. #32 Boris Conkic (UT) def. Bryant Salcedo (VU) 6-0, 6-43. Vijay Paul (VU) def. #51 Rhyne Williams (UT) 6-4, 6-44. Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Alex Zotov (VU) 6-3, 6-35. #88 Matt Brewer (UT) def. Adam Baker (VU) 6-4, 6-36. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Charlie Jones (VU) 6-3, 6-2Doubles1. #2 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. Zotov/Baker (VU) 8-12. #5 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Lipman/Salcedo (VU) 8-33. Jones/Fago (UT) def. Paul/Moye (VU) 8-3Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,4,3,1,5,6)

TENNESSEE 6, KENTUCKY 1MARCH 14 | KNOXVILLESingles1. #4 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #8 Eric Quigley (UK) 6-3, 6-12. #37 Alex Musialek (UK) def. #32 Boris Conkic (UT) 7-6, 0-6, 2-2, retired3. #51 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Brad Cox (UK) 6-4, 6-7, 6-34. Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Anthony Rossi (UK) 3-6, 6-3, 6-35. #88 Matt Brewer (UT) def. Alberto Gonzalez (UK) 7-5, 6-46. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Graeme Dyce (UK) 6-2, 6-1Doubles1. #2 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. #15 Cox/Quigley (UK) 9-8 (7-2)2. #5 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Gonzalez/Lambropoulos (UK) 8-23. Rossi/Musialek (UK) def. Matteo Fago/Edward Jones (UT) 9-7Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,4,3,2,5,6)

TENNESSEE 7, LSU 0MARCH 21 | KNOXVILLESingles1. #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #46 Neal Skupski (LSU) 6-1, 6-32. #32 Boris Conkic (UT) def. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) 6-3, 6-33. #44 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Stefan Szacinski (LSU) 6-3, 6-14. Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Mark Bowtell (LSU) 6-2, 7-55. #95 Matt Brewer (UT) def. Julien Gauthier (LSU) 6-4, 6-36. Matteo Fago (UT) def. James Turbervill (LSU) 6-2, 6-3Doubles1. #1 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. Anderson/Skupski (LSU) 8-22. #5 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Carlsson/Bowtell (LSU) 8-23. Fago/Jones (UT) def. Borsos/Szacinski (LSU) 8-4Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,3,5,2,6,4)

TENNESSEE 7, LOUISVILLE 0MARCH 26 | KNOXVILLESingles1. #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #31 Austen Childs (UL) 7-5, 6-02. #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, 6-34. Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Alejandro Calligari (UL) 6-1, 6-7 (7-1), 6-35. #95 Matt Brewer (UT) def. Robert Hall (UL) 6-2, 6-46. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Andrew Carter (UL) 6-4, 6-4Doubles1. #1 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. #35 Childs/Calligari (UL) 8-32. #5 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Childs/Maksimcuk (UL) 8-53. Fago/Brewer (UT) def. Hall/Gupta (UL) 8-4Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,1,2,4,5,6)

TENNESSEE 6, ARKANSAS 1MARCH 28 | FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.Singles1. #2 John-Patrick Smith, UT, def. #49 Christopher Nott, UA, 6-0, 6-7 (5), 6-32. #32 Boris Conkic, UT, def. Matt Hogan, UA, 6-1, 6-33. #44 Rhyne Williams, UT, def. Dmitry Lebedev, UA, 6-1, 6-24. Tennys Sandgren, UT, def. Nikolas Zogaj, UA, 7-5, 7-55. 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, 6-1Doubles#1 Smith/D. Sandgren, UT, def. Lebedev/Hogan, UA, 8-2#5 Conkic/Williams, UT, def Nott/Lebedev, UA, 8-2Fago/Jones, UT, def. Ward/Walters UA, 8-7Order of Finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,3,2,4,1,6).

TENNESSEE 7, MISSISSIPPI 0APRIL 2 | KNOXVILLESingles1. #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #68 Marcel Thiemann (OM), 6-4, 6-12. #26 Boris Conkic (UT) def. #75 Tucker Vorster (OM), 7-6 (7-4), 3-3, retired3. #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, retired5. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Harry Fowler (OM), 6-4, 6-26. Davey Sandgren (UT) def. Jaime Vazquez (OM) 6-3, 6-1Doubles1. #2 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. Vorster/Lutjen (OM) 8-62. Thiemann/Thiemann (OM) def. #4 Conkic/Williams (UT) 8-63. Fago/Jones (UT) def. Fowler/Vazquez (OM) 8-6Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,5,1,4,3,2)

TENNESSEE 5, MISSISSIPPI STATE 2APRIL 4 | KNOXVILLESingles1. #2 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #67 Louis Cant (MSU), 6-3, 6-12. #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, 6-45. #112 Matteo Fago (UT) def. Chris Doerr (MSU), 6-3, 6-16. Davey Sandgren (UT) def. Hrehan Hakeem (MSU), 6-4, 6-3Doubles1. Coupland/Ilyushin (MSU) def. #2 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT), 8-62. #4 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Sanchez/Stump (MSU), 8-43. 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)

TENNESSEE 4, FLORIDA 3APRIL 9 | GAINESVILLE, FLA.Singles1. #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, 6-23. #49 Rhyne Williams, UT, def. Antoine Benneteau, UF, 6-3, 7-54. #111 Tennys Sandgren, UT, def. Bob Van Overbeek, UF, 6-4, 6-45. 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, 6-4Doubles1. #2 Smith/D. Sandgren, UT, def. #12 Benneteau/Lecroix, UF, 8-62. #4 Conkic/Williams, UT, def. #49 Bangoura/Burkhardt, UF, 8-33. Cash/Van Overbeek, UF, def. Fago/Jones, UT, 8-5Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,3,4,1,6,5)

TENNESSEE 6, GEORGIA 1APRIL 17 | KNOXVILLESingles1. #1 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #77 Nate Schnugg (UGA) 6-2, 6-22. #26 Javier Garrapiz (UGA) def. #40 Boris Conkic (UT) 6-2, 0-6, 7-63. #47 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Jamie Hunt (UGA) 6-0, 6-14. #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, 7-66. Davey Sandgren (UT) def. Will Oliver (UGA) 6-3, 7-6Doubles1. #70 Garrapiz/Schnugg (UGA) def. #2 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) 9-82. #7 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Hunt/Vitulli (UGA) 8-43. Jones/Fago (UT) def. Bernstein/Oliver (UGA) 8-3Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,3,5,6,4,2)

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

TENNESSEE 4, LSU 0QUARTERFINALS | APRIL 23Singles1. #1 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #52 Neal Skupski (LSU) 6-3, 6-12. #37 Boris Conkic (UT) vs. Mark Bowtell (LSU) 6-3, 5-2, DNF3. #44 Rhyne Williams (UT) vs. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) 7-5, 5-1, DNF4. #114 Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Julien Gauthier (LSU) 6-4, 6-45. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Stefan Szacinski (LSU) 6-2, 6-46. Davey Sandgren (UT) vs. Cody Loup (LSU) 7-5, 5-3, DNFDoubles1. #4 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. #55 Skupski/Carlsson (LSU) 7-4, DNF2. #8 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Anderson/Scazinski (LSU) 8-2 3. Fago/Jones (UT) def. Bowtell/Gauthier (LSU) 8-2Order of Finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (5,4,1)

TENNESSEE 4, MISSISSIPPI 0SEMIFINALS | APRIL 24Singles1. #1 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #49 Marcel Thiemann (OM) 6-1, 6-32. #37 Boris Conkic (UT) def. #88 Tucker Vorster (OM) 6-4, 6-23. #44 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Jonas Lutjen (OM) 6-4, 6-14. #114 Tennys Sandgren (UT) vs. Chris Thiemann (OM) 7-6 (7-3), 4-2, DNF5. Adrian Skogeng (OM) vs. Matteo Fago (UT) 2-1, DNF6. Davey Sandgren (UT) vs. Harry Fowler (OM) 1-0, DNFDoubles1. #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, DNF3. Matteo Fago/Ed Jones (UT) def. Harry Fowler/Adrian Skogeng (OM) 8-6Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (1,3,2)

TENNESSEE 4, FLORIDA 0FINAL | APRIL 25Singles1. #1 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #5 Alexandre Lacroix (UF) 6-2, 6-12. #37 Boris Conkic (UT) def. #113 Joseph Burkhardt (UF) 6-0, 6-23. #44 Rhyne Williams (UT) vs. Antoine Benneteau (UF) 6-4, 1-4 DNF4. Bob Van Overbeek (UF) vs. #114 Tennys Sandgren (UT) 7-6 (16-14), 1-1 DNF5. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Nassim Slilam (UF) 6-3, 6-16. Sekou Bangoura (UF) vs. Davey Sandgren (UT) 2-6, 6-1, dnfDoubles1. #4 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. #14 Benneteau/Lacroix (UF) 8-32. #8 Conkic/Williams (UT)def. #51 Burkhardt/Bangoura (UF) 8-53. Van Overbeek/Cash (UF) def. Fago/Jones (UT) 8-6Order of Finish: Doubles: (1,3,2); Singles: (5,1,2)

NCAA FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDSBARKSDALE STADIUM | KNOXVILLE | MAY 15-16

TENNESSEE 4, WINTHROP 0ROUND OF 64 | MAY 15Singles1. #1 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. Sergey Belov (WU) 6-0, 6-02. #36 Boris Conkic (UT) vs. Nadav Ruppin (WU) 6-4, 5-0 DNF3. #45 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Liran Levy (WU) 6-0, 6-04. #111 Tennys Sandgren (UT) vs. Dejon Bivens (WU) 6-4, 2-0 DNF5. #116 Matt Brewer (UT) def. Guy Kubi (WU) 6-4, 6-36. Davey Sandgren (UT) vs. Daniel Daudt (WU) 6-4, 4-1 DNFDoubles1. #3 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. Belov/Daudt (WU) 8-52. #12 Conkic/Williams (UT) def. Ruppin/Kubi (WU) 8-23. Jones/Fago (UT) vs. Levy/Bivens (WU) 7-1, DNFOrder of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,3,5)

TENNESSEE 4, ETSU 1ROUND OF 32 | MAY 16Singles1. #1 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. Grega Teraz (ETSU) 6-3, 6-22. Sander Gille (ETSU) def. #36 Boris Conkic (UT) 6-4, 6-13. #45 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. #104 Charles Bottoni (ETSU) 6-0, 6-14. #111 Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Daniel Isaza (ETSU) 6-2, 6-45. #116 Matteo Fago (UT) vs. Robin Akser (ETSU) 3-2, DNF6. Davey Sandgren (UT) vs. Juan Ramirez (ETSU) 1-1, DNFDoubles1. #3 Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. Teraz/Bottoni (ETSU) 8-62. #12 Conkic/Williams (UT) vs. Gille/Bandres (ETSU) 7-2, DNF3. Fago/Jones (UT) def. Isaza/Akser (ETSU) 8-2Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,1,2,4)

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

TENNESSEE 4, LOUISVILLE 0ROUND OF 16 | MAY 21Singles1. #1 John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. #19 Austen Childs (UL), 6-2, 6-22. Viktor Maksimcuk (UL) vs. #36 Boris Conkic (UT), 6-4, 1-4, DNF3. #45 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. #92 Simon Childs (UL), 6-2, 6-04. #111 Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Alejandro Calligari (UL), 6-1, 6-35. Andrew Carter (UL) vs. #116 Matt Brewer (UT), DNP6. Robert Hall (UL) vs. Matteo Fago (UT), DNPDoubles1. #3 D. Sandgren/Smith (UT) def. S. Childs/Calligari (UL), 8-52. A. Childs/Maksimcuk (UL) vs. #12 Williams/Conkic (UT), 5-3, DNF3. Jones/Fago (UT) def. Carter/Gabriel (UL), 8-3Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,3,1)

TENNESSEE 4, BAYLOR 0QUARTERFINALS | MAY 23Singles 1. #1 John-Patrick Smith (UT) vs. #14 Denes Lukacs (BU), 6-7(7), 1-1 DNF2. #36 Boris Conkic (UT) def. #34 Jordan Rux (BU), 6-4, 6-23. #45 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Attila Bucko (BU), 6-3, 6-24. #111 Tennys Sandgren (UT) vs. Dominik Mueller (BU), 4-6, 3-2 DNF5. #116 Matt Brewer (UT) def. Roberto Maytin (BU), 6-3, 6-36. Matteo Fago (UT) vs. Julian Bley (BU), 6-4, 1-3 DNFDoubles1. #28 Lukacs/Maytin (BU) def. #3 D. Sandgren/Smith (UT), 8-62. #12 Williams/Conkic (UT) def. Bucko/Rux (BU), 8-13. Jones/Fago (UT) def. Ramirez/Horny (BU), 8-6Order of Finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (5,2,3).

TENNESSEE 4, GEORGIA 1SEMIFINALS | MAY 24Singles1. #22 Javier Garrapiz (UGA) def. #1 John-Patrick Smith (UT), 7-5, 6-42. #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, 6-45. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Christian Vitulli (UGA), 7-5, 6-3Davey Sandgren (UT) def. Will Reynolds (UGA), 6-4, 6-3Doubles1. #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) 8-5Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,1,5,4)

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 4, TENNESSEE 2FINAL | MAY 25Singles1. #9 Robert Farah (USC) def. #1 John-Patrick Smith (UT) 7-6 (7-3), 6-42. #3 Steve Johnson (USC) def. #36 Boris Conkic (UT) 6-3, 6-23. #45 Rhyne Williams (UT) def. #89 Jaak Poldma (USC) 1-6, 6-2, 6-14. #83 Daniel Nguyen (USC) def. #111 Tennys Sandgren (UT) 6-7 (3-7), 6-1, 6-05. #115 Matt Brewer (UT) vs. Matt Kecki (USC) 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 5-4, DNF6. #121 Peter Lucassen (USC) def. Matteo Fago (UT) 6-3, 6-4Doubles1. #3 J.P. Smith/D. Sandgren (UT) def. #2 Farah/Johnson (SC) 8-62. #12 Williams/Conkic (UT) vs. Sundling/Nguyen (SC) 7-4, DNF3. Fago/Jones (UT) def. Poldma/McNaughton (SC) 8-6Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (2,3,1,6,4).

Tennessee became the first team in SEC Tournament

history to win the championship by shutting out its

opponents in every round. The Vols swept LSU, Mississippi

and Florida. JP Smith was named tournament MVP,

going 3-0 at No. 1 singles and 2-0 in No. 1 doubles.

The Vols were seeded second in the NCAA Tennis Championships and climbed their way back to the finals for the first time since 2001, defeating host Georgia 4-1 in the semifinals. Tennessee finished the year 31-2, rocording the second 30-win season in program history.

HISTORYVOLUNTEER

BORIS CONKIC enters his final season already ranked twelfth in career singles

wins and seventh in doubles.

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SINGLES WINSSEASON LEADERSName Year Wins1. Byron Talbot 1987 562. Mike DePalmer Jr. 1982 523. Paul Annacone 1984 514. Chris Woodruff 1993 455. Shelby Connon 1987 435. Peter Handoyo 1999 437. Adam Carey 2000 428. Byron Talbot 1986 418. JP Smith 2010 418. Rhyne Williams 2010 4111. Paul Annacone 1982 3811. Peter Handoyo 2001 38

CAREER LEADERSName Years Wins1. Byron Talbot 1985-88 1612. Peter Handoyo 1999-2002 1453. Shelby Cannon 1985-88 1404. JP Smith 2008-11 1225. Mark Parsons 1997-2001 1206. Paul Annacone 1982-84 1157. Adam Carey 1999-2002 1128. Earl Grainger 1982-84, 86 979. Brice Karsh 1989-91 9210. Paul Podbury 1998-2001 9111. Chris Mahony 1993-96 9012. Tim Jessup 1989-92 8612. Boris Conkic 2008-11 8614. Davey Sandgren 2007-10 8415. Matteo Fago 2008-11 8216. Chris Woodruff 1992-93 81 16. Fabio Silberberg 1989-91 81

TENNESSEE RECORDS BOOK.

SEASON LEADERS AS A TEAMName Year Wins1. Sandgren/Smith 2010 412. Cannon/Talbot 1986 403. Cannon/Talbot 1987 384. Conkic/Williams 2010 345. Harmon/Purcell 1980 336. Sandgren/Smith 2009 327. Annacone/DePalmer 1982 308. Oosthuizen/Rogers 2005 299. Cohenour/Herrington 1986 2710. Crews/Handoyo 2000 2611. Conkic/Fago 2009 2512. Copenhaver/Way 1998 2412. Mahony/Montana 1995 2412. Carey/Parsons 2001 24

CAREER LEADERS AS A TEAMNames Years Wins1. Cannon/Talbot 1985-88 1022. Sandgren/Smith 2008-10 803. Mahony/Montana 1993-96 754. Carey/Parsons 1999-2001 555. Cameron/Hensel 2005-07 526. Crews/Handoyo 2000-01 477. Oosthuizen/Rogers 2004-05 377. de Villiers/Gibson 1989-91 379. Conkic/Williams 2010 3410. Conkic/Fago 2008-09 3310. Hubble/Rogers 2006-07 3310. Harmon/Purcell 1980 33

AS AN INDIVIDUALNames Years Wins1. Byron Talbot 1985-88 1312. Shelby Cannon 1985-88 1283. Davey Sandgren 2007-10 1184. JP Smith 2008-11 1165. Pablo Montana 1993-96 956. Chris Mahony 1993-96 927. Boris Conkic 2008-11 878. Ben Rogers 2004-07 869. Kaden Hensel 2005-08 8510. Paul Annacone 1982-84 76

DOUBLES WINSSINGLES IN A SEASON MINIMUM OF 30 MATCHESName Year Per. Record1. Paul Annacone 1984 .944 51-32. Peter Handoyo 2002 .903 28-33. Chris Woodruff 1993 .865 45-74. Rhyne Williams 2010 .854 41-75. Mel Purcell 1980 .850 34-66. Brice Karsh 1990 .846 33-67. Mike DePalmer Jr. 1990 .839 52-108. Fabio Silberberg 1990 .838 31-69. Rodney Harmon 1980 .833 35-710. Boris Conkic 2008 .824 28-611. JP Smith 2010 .820 41-912. John Gibson 1990 .813 26-612. Paul Annacone 1983 .813 26-6

SINGLES IN A CAREER MINIMUM OF 70 MATCHESName Years Per. Record1. Paul Annacone 1982-84 .839 115-222. Chris Woodruff 1992-93 .835 81-163. Mike DePalmer Jr. 1981-82 .829 68-144. Paul Van Min 1972-75 .774 72-215. JP Smith 2008-11 .767 122-376. Peter Handoyo 1999-2000 .755 145-477. Boris Conkic 2008-10 .754 86-288. Robert van Malder 1970-72 .750 54-189. Marc Bolle 1971-74 .747 59-2010. Byron Talbot 1985-88 .745 161-55

DOUBLES IN A SEASON MINIMUM OF 15 MATCHESName Year Per. Record1. Harmon/Purcell 1980 .943 33-22. Carey/Handoyo 2002 .938 15-13. Bolle/Van Malder 1972 .909 20-24. Conkic/Williams 2010 .895 34-45. Dunn/Van Malder 1974 .889 16-26. Cannon/Talbot 1987 .864 38-67. Novacek/LeTellier 1971 .824 14-38. Sandgren/Smith 2010 .820 41-99. Cannon/Talbot 1986 .816 40-910. Crews/Handoyo 2000 .812 26-6

WINNING PERCENTAGESINGLES WINS IN A SEASONName Year Wins1. Peter Handoyo 1999 432. Rhyne Williams 2010 413. Paul Annacone 1982 384. Chris Woodruff 1992 365. Rodney Harmon 1980 356. Byron Talbot 1985 347. JP Smith 2008 338. Mark Dietrich 2002 319. Shelby Cannon 1985 2910. Boris Conkic 2008 2810. Davey Sandgren 2007 2812. Chuck Swayne 1987 27

SINGLES WINNING PERCENTAGE MINIMUM OF 30 MATCHESName Year Per. Record1. Rhyne Williams 2010 .854 41-72. Rodney Harmon 1980 .833 35-73. Boris Conkic 2008 .826 28-64. Chris Woodruff 1992 .800 36-95. Byron Talbot 1985 .791 34-96. JP Smith 2008 .750 33-117. Paul Annacone 1982 .745 38-138. Earl Grainger 1982 .706 24-109. Peter Handoyo 1999 .694 43-1910. Jeremy Tweedt 2008 .667 24-1211. Mark Dietrich 2002 .660 31-16

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

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

A LITTLE MODERN HISTORY:

Boris Conkic is well on his way to joining

John-Patrick Smith as the fourth Vol to

ever win 100 singles and doubles matches

in a career. Conkic enters the spring with

86 singles and 87 doubles victories.

Byron Talbot and Shelby Cannon, team-

mates from 1985-88, are the only other

Tennessee players to accomplish the feat.


OUTLOOK COACHES

THE VOLS REVIEW

HISTORY

YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RESULTS

Year Overall SEC1932 5-1 1933 6-2 0-11934 4-5 0-41935 6-3 0-01936 5-7 0-41937 6-5 1-31938 4-6-1 1-31939 6-4 0-31940 7-4 0-31941 8-6 0-2Totals 58-38-1 2-23

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

HUGH D. FAUST 1932-41

Year Overall SEC1963 10-5 2-41964 13-1 3-01965 15-3 7-11966 16-2 7-0Totals 54-11 19-5

TOMMY BARTLETT1963-66

Year Overall SEC1967 13-4 5-2Totals 13-4 5-2

EARL BAUMGARDNER1967

Year Overall SEC1968 11-8 4-31969 6-8 3-21970 14-7 4-11971 14-7-1 5-41972 27-2 5-11973 10-9 3-21974 17-6 6-21975 14-12 5-41976 6-10 3-5Totals 120-69-1 38-24

LOUIS ROYAL1968-76

Year Overall SEC Postseason1977 9-12 3-61978 18-7 6-31979 13-6 4-1 NCAA First Round1980 14-6 6-0 NCAA First RoundTotals 51-31 19-10

JOHN NEWMAN1977-80

Year Overall SEC Postseason1981 14-6 6-21982 21-9 10-11983 20-4 12-71984 23-8 6-21985 27-11 7-21986 24-10 3-61987 24-6 7-2 NCAA Semifinals1988 14-11 6-3 NCAA Quarterfinals1989 20-8 6-3 NCAA First Round1990 34-1 9-0 NCAA Final1991 21-11 7-4 NCAA First Round1992 15-13 4-9 1993 27-11 7-7 NCAA First Round1994 15-10 6-7 Totals 299-119 97-55

MIKE DEPALMER SR.1981-94

Year Overall SEC Postseason1995 17-9 7-61996 11-11 5-8 NCAA Regionals1997 5-17 0-12 NCAA RegionalsTotals 35-37 12-26

JOHN KREIS1995-97

Year Overall SEC Postseason1998 14-7 6-5 NCAA Regionals1999 18-10 6-5 NCAA Regionals2000 23-6 10-1 NCAA Semifinals2001 23-6 9-2 NCAA Final2002 22-7 7-4 NCAA Semifinals2003 9-12 2-92004 14-9 6-5 NCAA RegionalsTotals 123-57 46-31

MICHAEL FANCUTT1998-2004

Year Overall SEC Postseason2005 16-9 6-5 NCAARound of 162006 9-11 3-8 Totals 25-20 9-13

CHRIS MAHONY2005-06

Year Overall SEC Postseason2007 17-8 7-4 NCAA Regionals2008 23-4 9-2 NCAA Round of 162009 23-7 8-3 NCAA Round of 162010 31-2 11-0 NCAA FinalTotals 94-21 35-9

SAM WINTERBOTHAM2007-PRESENT

COACHING TOTALS

3 Times the Vols have reached the

NCAA national championship match: 1990, 2001 and 2010.

Coach Date Years Record Per.Hugh D. Faust 1932-41 10 58-38-1 .603

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

KEYHighlighted years indicate SEC championship seasons.

17 Seasons the Vols have won at least

20 matches, including 31 in 2010.

94 Dual match victories in four seasons

for Sam Winterbotham at UT.

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1927 2-3Chattanooga L 3-2Carson-Newman W 5-0Georgia Tech L 5-1Carson-Newman W 5-0Vanderbilt L 6-0

1928 4-4Tennessee Wesleyan L 3-2Lincoln Memorial W 5-0Maryville L 4-2Georgia Tech L 5-1Tennessee Wesleyan W 3-2Maryville W 4-2Howard College L 3-2Lincoln Memorial W 5-0

1930 1-2-1Maryville W 5-2Kentucky L 4-2North Carolina L 5-2Sewanee T 3-3

1932 5-1Coach Hugh D. FaustMaryville W 6-0Carson-Newman W 6-1Alabama L 5-1Maryville W 5-1Carson-Newman W 6-1Kentucky W 5-2

1933 6-2; 0-1 SECCoach Hugh D. FaustCarson-Newman W 6-1Maryville W 6-0Carson-Newman W 7-0Emory University L 5-1Georgia Tech L 6-0Mississippi A&M W 6-1Union W 5-1 Maryville W 7-0

1934 4-5; 0-4 SECCoach Hugh D. FaustMaryville W 4-3Vanderbilt L 2-5Maryville W 6-1Alabama L 6-1Sewanee L 2-5Vanderbilt L 2-3Xavier W 6-0Chattanooga W 5-1Kentucky L 4-2

1935 6-3; 0-0 SECCoach Hugh D. FaustMississippi College L 4-2Maryville W 6-1Emory & Henry W 7-2at Sewanee L 5-1at Chattanooga W 5-1Tenn. Polytechnic Ins. W 4-2Sewanee L 7-0at Maryville W 5-1 Chattanooga W 5-2

1936 5-7; 0-4 SECCoach Hugh D. Faustat Emory & Henry L 4-3at Georgia Tech L 7-0Georgia Tech L 7-0Emory & Henry W 7-0 Birmingham Southern W 5-2 Maryville W 6-1 at Kentucky L 3-4 Sewanee L 6-1Kentucky L 5-4 Sewanee L 6-0 Maryville W 8-0 Tusculum W 6-1

1937 6-5; 1-3 SECCoach Hugh D. FaustMississippi State L 6-1 Maryville W 5-2 Tusculum W 6-1 Centre College W 5-2 Wayne University L 6-1 East Tenn.Teachers L 4-3 Kentucky L 7-2 Tusculum W 3-0 Vanderbilt W 5-2 Maryville W 6-1 Kentucky L 7-0

1938 4-6-1; 1-3 SECCoach Hugh D. FaustMaryville T 4-4 Vanderbilt L 5-2 Cumberland W 6-1 Kentucky L 8-1 Tusculum L 4-3 Birmingham Southern L 4-3 Cumberland W 7-0 Vanderbilt W 5-2Emory & Henry W 4-3 Kentucky L 0-9 East Tennessee Teachers L 4-3

1939 6-4; 0-3 SECCoach Hugh D. FaustCarson-Newman W 6-1Milligan W 7-0 Kentucky L 6-3 at Tusculum W 4-2 at Vanderbilt L 4-1 East Tennessee Teachers L 4-3 Maryville W 5-2 Tusculum W 6-2 at Kentucky L 6-3 at Maryville W 5-2

1940 7-4; 0-3 SECCoach Hugh D. FaustBirmingham Southern W 4-2 Milligan W 4-3 Maryville L 4-3 Tusculum W 6-1 Maryville W 5-2 Tusculum W 4-3Centre College W 7-0 Mississippi L 4-2Centre College W 7-0 Kentucky L 7-0 Kentucky L 6-3

1941 8-6; 0-2 SECCoach Hugh D. FaustPresbyterian College L 6-1 Kentucky L 6-1 DePauw L 5-2 Carson-Newman W 4-0Milligan L 4-3 Tusculum W 4-3 at Maryville L 5-2 Tenn. Polytechnic Ins. W 6-1 Birmingham Southern W 4-3Berea College W 4-3at Tenn. Polytechnic Ins. W 4-3 at Kentucky L 6-1at Centre College W 6-0Centre College W 7-0

Records from 1942-62 are incom-plete. The Vols did not field a team 1943-46 because of World War II.

1963 10-5; 2-4 SECCoach Thomas G. BartlettMTSU W 8-0ETSU W 8-1 Tennessee Wesleyan W 8-1 Tennessee Wesleyan W 8-1 David Lipscomb L 5-4

Georgia L 8-1 Tennessee Tech W 8-1MTSU W 8-1 Kentucky W 7-2 Georgia Tech L 8-1 ETSU W 8-0 Vanderbilt L 7-2 Georgia Tech L 7-2 Tennessee Tech W 9-0 Kentucky W 7-2

1964 13-1; 3-0 SECCoach Thomas G. Bartlettat Memphis W 9-0 at Union W 9-0 Cincinnati W 9-0 at Auburn W 9-0 at Mercer W 9-0 at Georgia Tech L 7-2 Tennessee Wesleyan W 7-2 Washington (St. Louis) W 5-2 at Tennessee Tech W 9-0 Kentucky W 7-2 ETSU W 7-2 David Lipscomb W 7-2 Tennessee Tech W 9-0 at Vanderbilt W 7-2

1965 15-3; 7-1 SECCoach Thomas G. Bartlettat Clemson L 5-4 at Furman W 9-0 at Georgia L 6-3 at Florida W 7-2 at Stetson W 9-0 at David Lipscomb W 9-0

at Florida Southern W 5-4 Kentucky W 6-3 Tennessee Wesleyan W 9-0 at Vanderbilt W 6-3 Tennessee Wesleyan W 9-0 Wittenberg W 9-0 at Kentucky W 9-0 at Cincinnati W 8-1 LSU W 9-0 Georgia Tech L 6-3 Vanderbilt W 9-0 at Mississippi W 9-0

1966 16-2; 7-0 SECSEC CHAMPIONS Coach Thomas G. Bartlettat Southern Florida W 9-0at Florida W 7-2 at Ohio Wesleyan W 9-0 at Florida State L 5-4 Georgia W 5-4 Florida State W 7-2 Kentucky W 7-2 at Alabama W 8-1 at LSU W 7-2 Illinois W 7-2 at Kentucky W 6-3 at Sewanee W 9-0 at Vanderbilt W 9-0 at Georgia Tech L 6-2 Tennessee Wesleyan W 9-0 MTSU W 7-2 Sewanee W 7-2 Tennessee Tech W 7-2SEC Championships 1st (27 pts.)

1967 13-4; 5-2 SECCoach Earl BaumgardnerKalamazoo 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 9-0SEC Championships 2nd (26 pts.)

1968 11-8; 4-3 SECCoach Louis Royalat North Carolina L 6-3 at South Carolina L 9-0 at The Citadel W 9-0 at Presbyterian W 8-1 at Clemson L 5-4 ETSU W 9-0 at Kentucky W 6-3 at Eastern Kentucky W 8-1 at Western Kentucky W 7-2 at Georgia Tech L 5-4at Alabama W 9-0at Florida L 8-1 Mississippi State L 7-2Georgia L 5-4 Murray State W 5-4 at Vanderbilt W 9-0 Southern Illinois L 5-4 Florida State W 5-4 Tulane W 5-4SEC Championships 4th (19 pts.)

1969 6-8; 3-2 SECCoach Louis Royalat North Carolina L 5-4at South Carolina L 6-3 at Clemson L 7-2 at Virginia W 6-3 at Furman W 7-2at Georgia L 8-1MTSU W 7-2 at Kentucky W 5-4 at LSU W 6-3 at Florida L 9-0

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS.RECORDS BASED ON 1927-41 & 1963-2010

LENNY SCHLOSS (1964-67) was the Vols’ first All America and was part of UT’s 1966 SEC Championship squad.


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at Southern Illinois L 6-3 at Southern Illinois L 7-2 Vanderbilt W 8-1 Southern Illinois L 6-3SEC Championships 5th (11 pts.)

1970 14-7; 4-1 SECSEC CHAMPIONS Coach Louis Royalat Redlands L 6.5-1.5at Los Angles State W 8-1at USC L 8-1at UCLA L 8-1 Northwestern W 6-3 Miami (Ohio) W 9-0 Wisconsin W 6-3 at Vanderbilt W 6-3 at MTSU W 8-1 LSU W 8-1 Florida W 7-2 North Carolina L 6-3 Kentucky W 7-2 at Georgia Tech W 6-3 ETSU W 9-0 Furman W 9-0 at Southern Illinois L 8-1 at Oklahoma City W 5-4 South Carolina W 9-0 Georgia L 5-4 Southern Illinois L 6-3SEC Championships 1st (22 pts.)

1971 14-7-1; 5-4 SECCoach Louis Royalat Mississippi State W 5-4 at Memphis W 5-4 at Mississippi W 9-0at Alabama W 5-4 at William & Mary W 9-0 at Columbus College T 4-4 at Georgia L 9-0 at Kentucky W 7-2 at Miami (Ohio) W 8-1 Eastern Kentucky W 9-0 Amherst W 9-0 Georgia Tech L 5-4 Indiana W 6-3 Presbyterian L 6-3 MTSU W 6-3 at LSU L 5-4 at Florida L 5-4 at ETSU W 9-0 Vanderbilt W 9-0 North Carolina L 7-2 Georgia L 7-2Southern Illinois W 7-2SEC Championships 2nd (17 pts.)

1972 27-2; 5-1 SECCoach Louis RoyalColumbus College W 9-0

at Furman W 8-1 at Western Kentucky W 6-3 at Presbyterian W 5-4(Five wins at the Jacksonville Inv.)Cincinnati W 9-0 at MTSU W 8-1 Miami (Ohio) W 8-1 Indiana State W 7-2 at Georgia Tech W 5-4 Alabama W 6-3 Tennessee-Chattanooga W 9-0 Austin Peay W 7-2 Knoxville RC W 7-2 ETSU W 9-0 at LSU W 8-1 at Florida W 5-4 Tennessee Tech W 8-1 Murray State W 9-0 Kentucky W 8-1 at Southern Illinois W 6-3 Georgia L 6-3 Southern Illinois L 6-3 Memphis W 7-2 Mississippi State W 5-4SEC Championships t-2nd (21pts.)

1973 10-9; 3-2 SECCoach Louis Royalat Arizona L 8-1 at Wisconsin W 7-2 at Georgia W 5-4 at North Carolina L 7-2 at Cal-Irvine L 7-2 at San Diego L 6-3 at Long Beach State L 5-4 at Cincinnati L 6-3 at Mississippi State W 5-4 at Georgia L 7-2 Florida L 5-3 LSU W 5-4 at Southern Illinois W 6-3 at Arkansas W 5-4 at North Carolina L 8-1 Georgia Tech W 8-1 Southern Illinois W 9-0 Presbyterian W 8-1 MTSU W 6-3SEC Championships 5th (11 pts.)NCAA Championships t-14th (8 pts.)

1974 17-6; 6-2 SECCoach Louis Royalat Texas A&M W 5-4 at Central Texas W 9-0 at Texas L 7-2 at Trinity L 7-2 at Trinity L 8-1 Vanderbilt W 9-0 Mississippi W 9-0 at Georgia Tech W 6-3 Pan American W 8-1 Mississippi State W 9-0

LSU W 7-2 Austin Peay W 9-0 at Georgia L 5-4 at Florida L 5-4 at Auburn W 7-2 North Carolina L 5-4 at Southern Illinois W 6-3 vs. Kansas W 6-3 Kentucky W 6-3 Chattanooga W 9-0MTSU W 9-0 Cincinnati W 8-1 Southern Illinois W 8-1SEC Championships 2nd (22 pts.)NCAA Championships 2 pts.

1975 14-12; 5-4 SECCoach Louis Royalat Texas Tech W 8-1at Texas L 8-1 at Texas A&M L 6-3 at Oklahoma L 5-4 at Pan American L 6-3 Miami (Ohio) W 9-0 at North Carolina L 5-4 at Duke W 6-3 at Wake Forest L 5-4 at Vanderbilt W 9-0 at Mississippi State W 7-2 at LSU L 7-2 at Mississippi W 6-3 Miami (Fla.) L 7-2 Eastern Kentucky W 8-1 Georgia L 6-3 Alabama W 6-3 Florida L 5-4 Auburn W 7-2 at Kentucky L 6-3 at Southern Illinois W 6-3 at Michigan L 6-3 at Kansas W 5-1 at Tennessee-Chatt. W 6-3 MTSU W 6-0 Southern Illinois W 6-0SEC Championships 3rd (20 pts.)

1976 6-10; 3-5 SECCoach Louis RoyalNorth Carolina L 6-3 at Florida State W 6-3 at Florida L 7-2 at Alabama L 6-3 South Carolina L 6-3 Vanderbilt W 8-1 at Chattanooga L 5-4 Georgia L 8-1 Kentucky L 6-3 LSU L 9-0 Pan American L 7-2 at Southern Illinois W 6-3at Eastern Kentucky W 6-3 Michigan L 7-2

Mississippi State W 9-0 at Auburn W 5-4SEC Championships 7th (8 pts.)

1977 9-12; 3-6 SECCoach John Newmanat Furman W 5-4 at Clemson L 9-0 at Trinity L 9-0 Miami (Ohio) W 6-3 Virginia W 6-3 at Mississippi State W 6-3 at Mississippi L 5-4 Iowa L 5-4 Auburn L 5-4 at LSU L 6-0 at Kentucky W 5-4 at Vanderbilt W 5-4 Florida L 7-2 at Tennessee-Chatt. W 5-4 Alabama L 7-2 at South Carolina W 5-4 at Georgia L 7-2Corpus Christi Champ. 1W-3LSEC Championships 6th (6 pts.)

1978 18-7; 6-3 SECCoach John NewmanClemson W 8-1 vs. Texas Tech W 9-0 vs. Texas W 5-4 vs. Trinity L 7-2 vs. Houston L 7-2 at SMU W 5-4 Chattanooga W 7-2 at Miami (Fla.) W 5-4 at Florida L 5-4 vs. Duke W 8-1 at LSU L 8-1 at NE Louisiana W 7-2 at Arkansas W 5-4 at Pan American W 5-4 at Trinity L 8-1 The Citadel W 9-0 Vanderbilt W 6-3 Furman W 6-3 Mississippi State W 8-1 Mississippi W 8-1 Alabama W 8-1 South Carolina L 5-4 at Kentucky W 6-3 at Auburn L 5-4 Georgia W 5-4SEC Championships 2nd (15 pts.)

1979 13-6; 4-1 SEC Coach John Newmanvs. Michigan W 5-4 vs. Trinity L 6-3 vs. Texas W 6-3 vs. Georgia W 6-3

vs. SW Louisiana W 8-1 vs. Houston W 5-4 vs. SMU L 7-2 vs. Texas W 6-3 at Arizona State W 7-2 at Pepperdine L 7-2 at Long Beach State W 7-2 at UCLA L 9-0 Florida W 8-1 at Vanderbilt W 6-3 Austin Peay W 8-1 at South Carolina W 5-4 Auburn W 8-1 at Georgia L 7-2 vs. California L 8-1SEC Championships 2nd (23 pts.)

1980 14-6; 6-0 SECSEC CHAMPIONS Coach John Newmanvs. Arkansas L 6-3 vs. Southern Illinois W 9-0 vs. Clemson L 5-4 Austin Peay W 9-0 at Trinity L 5-4 at Southwest Texas State W 7-2 at Arkansas L 6-3 at Long Beach State W 6-3at UCLA L 5-4 Iowa W 8-1 LSU W 5-4Kalamazoo W 8-1Vanderbilt W 7-2 at Georgia W 5-4Alabama W 7-2 Virginia W 7-2

South Carolina W 5-4 Georgia W 5-4 at Auburn W 7-2 vs. Trinity L 5-4SEC Championships 1st (26 pts.)

1981 14-6; 6-2 SECCoach Mike DePalmer Sr.at Vanderbilt W 8-1 vs. Vanderbilt W 7-2 vs. Wichita State L 5-4 vs. Southern Illinois W 7-2 vs. Arkansas L 6-3 vs. Clemson W 5-4 North Carolina W 8-1 at Mississippi State W 8-1 North Carolina State W 7-2 vs. BYU W 9-0 vs. Oklahoma State W 7-2 vs. Michigan W 5-4 Vanderbilt W 8-1 at Georgia L 6-3 Kentucky W 8-1 at Alabama L 7-2 at South Carolina W 5-4 Auburn L 5-4 Florida L 5-4 at LSU W 7-2SEC Championships 4th (12 pts.)

1982 21-9; 10-1 SECCoach Mike DePalmer Sr.vs. Tulsa W 7-2 vs. Arkansas L 5-4 vs. Memphis State W 5-4 at Vanderbilt W 5-4 Austin Peay W 6-3 at Florida W 5-4 vs. Miami (Fla.) L 8-1 at South Florida W 8-1 at Duke L 6-0 at North Carolina State W 6-3 at North Carolina W 7-2 at Wake Forest W 8-1 Ohio State W 9-0 at Pepperdine L 8-1 vs. Trinity W 6-3 vs. Wichita State L 5-4 vs. Michigan W 6-3 Virginia Tech W 6-3 vs. Miami (Fla.) L 6-3 at SW Louisiana L 5-4 vs. Trinity L 5-4 LSU W 6-3 Mississippi State W 7-2 at Auburn W 7-2 Alabama W 7-2 Georgia W 5-4 Vanderbilt W 6-3 at Kentucky W 6-3 at Georgia L 6-3 vs. Mississippi W 6-3SEC Championships 2nd (19 pts.)

RODNEY HARMON and teammate Mel Purcell captured the NCAA doubles title in 1980. Harmon also reached the semifi-nals in singles.

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1983 20-4; 12-7 SECCoach Mike DePalmer Sr.Vanderbilt W 8-1 at Ohio State W 7-2 Furman W 9-0 Louisiana Tech W 9-0 Duke L 6-3 North Carolina W 9-0 Southern Illinois W 8-1 at Arkansas L 5-4 at Oklahoma State W 6-3 vs. Texas Christian W 5-4 at Wichita State W 7-2 vs. Michigan W 5-4 Kentucky W 8-1 at Mississippi State W 5-4 at Alabama W 6-3 at LSU W 6-3 Mississippi W 9-0 Florida W 6-3 Ohio W 9-0 at Vanderbilt W 7-2 at Georgia L 6-3 Georgia W 7-2 Auburn L 7-2 SW Louisiana W 7-2SEC Championships 3rd (16 pts.)

1984 23-8; 6-2 SECCoach Mike DePalmer Sr.Ohio State W 8-1 Arkansas L 5-4 Illinois W 7-2 at Vanderbilt W 8-1 Indiana W 9-0 at North Carolina W 7-2 at Duke W 7-2 at Georgia L 7-2 West Virginia W 9-0 Miami (Ohio) W 7-2 at Texas A&M L 5-4 at Baylor W 9-0 at Texas L 5-4 Virginia Tech W 9-0 NE Louisiana W 8-1 at SW Louisiana W 8-1 at Oklahoma State W 5-4 at Auburn L 5-1at Alabama L 5-4at Auburn W 5-4 at South Florida W 8-1 at Florida L 5-4 Appalachian State W 8-1 Vanderbilt W 8-1 Alabama W 5-4 Georgia W 6-3 Mississippi State W 9-0 LSU L 5-4 at Furman W 8-1 at Kentucky W 8-1 at SIU-Edwardsville W 5-4SEC Championships 4th (14 pts.)

1985 27-11; 7-2 SECCoach Mike DePalmer Sr.Maryland W 7-2 Michigan W 8-1 Virginia W 6-3 at Indiana W 5-4 at Ohio State W 6-3 North Carolina W 6-3 at Louisville W 8-1vs. Texas L 5-4 vs. Kentucky L 8-1 Duke W 9-0 Georgia L 6-3 Murray State W 7-2 at LSU L 5-4 at SW Louisiana W 7-2 at NE Louisiana L 8-1 at Mississippi State W 5-4 at Illinois W 8-1 at Purdue W 5-4 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock L 5-4 vs. California-Irvine W 6-3 vs. SW Louisiana L 8-1 Furman W 6-3 Emory W 9-0 at South Carolina L 5-4 Wake Forest W 8-1 Vanderbilt W 5-4 Kentucky W 8-1 South Carolina L 5-4 Florida W 7-2 at Georgia L 6-3 at Vanderbilt W 9-0 Auburn W 7-2 at Alabama W 5-4 at Mississippi W 8-1 at Georgia Tech W 7-2 Maryland L 5-4 Kansas W 5-1 SW Louisiana W 6-3SEC Championships 3rd (20 pts.)

1986 24-10; 3-6 SECSEC CHAMPIONS Rice W 8-1 Clemson L 7-2 Mississippi W 7-2 Vanderbilt W 8-1 NE Louisiana W 7-2 Arkansas L 6-3 Trinity W 5-1 Wake Forest W 7-2 Indiana W 7-2 North Carolina State W 5-1 Michigan W 6-2 Duke W 5-4 Furman W 5-4 Virginia W 7-2 Southern Illinois W 7-1 Florida L 5-4 Auburn L 5-4 Kentucky W 5-4

SMU L 5-1 South Carolina L 5-3 Georgia W 5-1 South Carolina W 5-1 Purdue W 8-1 Harvard W 7-2 Louisiana-Monroe W 5-4 Mississippi State W 8-1 Georgia Tech W 5-4 SW Louisiana W 5-4 Murray State W 9-0 Kentucky L 7-2 LSU L 5-4 Vanderbilt W 7-2 Georgia L 6-3 Alabama L 5-4SEC Championships 1st (25 pts.)

1987 [24-6; 7-2 SEC]Coach Mike DePalmer Sr.Clemson W 6-3NE Louisiana W 6-0 Alabama W 5-4Duke W 7-2 vs. Texas L 5-1 vs. Kentucky W 5-3 vs. Texas Christian W 5-2 Vanderbilt W 6-3 at Georgia Tech W 6-3 at Mississippi W 7-2 vs. Miami (Fla.) L 5-4 vs. Harvard W 5-1 vs. Texas Christian W 5-2 at Vanderbilt W 8-1 at Mississippi State W 7-2 at Alabama W 6-3

Auburn W 5-4 Furman W 5-4 at Georgia L 6-3 at Miami (Fla.) W 5-4 at South Carolina L 5-1 Florida W 6-3 at LSU L 6-3 SW Louisiana W 6-3 Kentucky W 5-4 Wake Forest W 7-2 Clemson W 5-4 South Carolina (N) W 5-3 Long Beach State (N) W 5-3 UCLA (N) L 5-2SEC Championships 2nd (18 pts.)NCAA Championships t-3rd

1988 14-11; 6-3 SECCoach Mike DePalmer Sr.Stanford L 7-2 California L 5-2 California-Irvine L 5-2 Stanford L 5-2 South Carolina W 6-3 at Florida W 7-2 at Miami (Fla.) W 8-1 at Auburn W 7-2 South Carolina W 5-2 Southern California L 5-1 Kentucky L 5-2 Georgia Tech L 6-3 Alabama W 7-2 NE Louisiana W 7-2 Georgia L 8-1 Mississippi W 5-2 Trinity W 6-3 at Kentucky L 5-1 Vanderbilt W 6-3 LSU L 7-2 SW Louisiana W 5-3 Clemson W 6-3 Mississippi State W 6-3 vs. TCU (N) W 5-2 vs. Pepperdine (N) L 5-1SEC Championships 4th (11 pts.)

1989 [20-8; 6-3 SEC]Coach Mike DePalmer Sr.Georgia Tech W 6-3 California-Berkeley L 7-2 Alabama W 6-3 Murray State W 7-2 Eastern Kentucky W 9-0vs. Kansas W 5-2 vs. SW Louisiana W 6-0 Virginia W 6-1 South Carolina L 6-3 at Trinity L 5-4 at UNLV W 5-1 at Alabama L 6-3 at Georgia Tech W 5-4 Louisville W 9-0

vs. Penn State W 4-0 vs. Temple W 3-1vs. Mississippi State L 3-2Miami (Fla.) W 5-4 Florida W 8-1Vanderbilt W 6-3 Auburn W 6-3 Kentucky L 7-2at LSU W 5-4 at Mississippi W 6-3 at Clemson W 5-4 at Georgia L 7-2 at Mississippi State W 6-3 vs. Oklahoma State (N) L 5-4SEC Championships 10th (4 pts.)

1990 34-1; 9-0 SECSEC CHAMPIONS SEC TOURNEY CHAMPIONSNCAA FINALISTS Coach Mike DePalmer Sr.SMU W 9-0 Minnesota W 5-2 California W 5-2 Kentucky W 5-3 at Georgia Tech W 7-2 vs. Fresno State W 5-1 Alabama W 6-0 at Air Force W 9-0 at Colorado W 6-0 vs. Texas-El Paso W 7-2 vs. Trinity W 5-1 at Rice W 5-1 vs. Michigan W 5-1 vs. Southern California W 5-3 vs. Miami (Fla.) W 5-4 vs. South Carolina W 5-3 at Vanderbilt W 5-1 at South Carolina W 5-2 at Auburn W 5-4 at Kentucky W 5-2 Mississippi State W 5-1 SW Louisiana W 5-1 Wake Forest W 6-0 Georgia W 5-2 LSU W 5-1 at Miami (Fla.) W 5-4 at Florida W 6-2 Mississippi W 5-1 Mississippi (S) W 5-1 Auburn (S) W 6-0 Georgia (S) W 5-1 vs. California-Irvine (N) W 5-2 vs. Miami (N) W 5-2 vs. UCLA (N) W 5-4 vs. Stanford (N) L 5-2SEC Championships 1st (12 pts.)NCAA Championships 2nd

1991 21-11; 7-4 SECCoach Mike DePalmer Sr.MTSU W 9-0 Michigan W 5-1 Indiana W 5-2 vs. Notre Dame W 6-3 vs. Northwestern W 7-2 at Kansas L 5-4 vs. Wisconsin W 5-4 at Kentucky W 5-3 vs. Fresno State W 5-0 vs. Texas L 5-3 vs. Arizona State W 5-3 vs. UCLA L 5-4 vs. Texas W 5-1 Florida W 5-1 vs. San Diego W 5-3 at Arizona State L 5-3 vs. Kansas L 5-4 Georgia Tech W 6-2 South Carolina W 5-3 Auburn L 5-4 at Mississippi W 5-2 at Mississippi State W 5-1 Clemson W 6-3 Vanderbilt W 5-1 Miami (Fla.) L 5-4 at LSU L 5-2 at SW Louisiana W 6-2 Kentucky W 6-3 at Alabama W 5-1 at Georgia L 5-1 vs. Mississippi State (S) L 5-4 vs. Florida (N) L 5-2SEC Championships t-3rd (6 pts.)

1992 15-13; 4-9 SECCoach Mike DePalmer Sr.Arizona State W 7-2 Kansas W 6-3 Kentucky L 5-4 vs. Southern Methodist W 6-2 at Minnesota W 5-1 Georgia Tech W 5-1 vs. South Carolina W 5-1 vs. UCLA L 5-1 vs. Kentucky L 5-3 vs. California W 5-0 SW Louisiana W 5-4 at Florida L 6-3 vs. Michigan W 4-0 vs. Kansas W 4-1 at Rice W 4-2 Georgia L 5-1 at Clemson L 6-3 at South Carolina L 5-4 Alabama L 6-0 at Vanderbilt W 5-1 at Auburn W 5-1 Mississippi State L 5-3 Mississippi L 5-3 at Kentucky L 5-1

BYRON TALBOT (above) and Shelby Cannon were three-time All-America from 1986-88 and still hold UT’s record for doubles victories with 102.


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Arkansas W 5-1 LSU L 7-2 vs. Arkansas (S) W 5-4 vs. Kentucky (S) L 5-1SEC Championships t-8th (3.5pts.)

1993 27-11; 7-7 SECNATIONAL INDOOR FINALISTS Coach Mike DePalmer Sr.at Arkansas L 5-2 at Kentucky L 4-3 Alabama-Birmingham W 5-2 vs. Harvard W 6-1 vs. Pepperdine W 5-2 vs. Mississippi State W 5-3 vs. North Carolina W 6-1 vs. UCLA L 5-2 at Georgia Tech W 5-2 South Carolina W 6-1 vs. Pepperdine W 5-4 at Arizona State W 5-1 vs. Notre Dame W 5-1 Michigan W 5-0 Wake Forest W 5-2 Virginia Commonwealth L 3-2 at Wake Forest W 3-2 vs. Texas A&M W 6-1 vs. Hawaii-Hilo W 7-0 vs. Ohio State W 7-0 vs. Washington W 7-0 vs. BYU-Hawaii W 7-0 vs. Minnesota W 6-1 Vanderbilt L 4-3 Kentucky W 4-3 Florida L 4-3 Auburn W 7-0 Miami (Fla.) W 5-2 at Georgia W 4-2 at Mississippi State L 4-0 Clemson W 6-1 at Alabama L 5-2 at LSU L 6-1 at Mississippi W 7-0 vs. Auburn (S) W 7-0 vs. LSU (S) W 4-3 at Georgia (S) L 4-3 vs. Texas (N) L 5-1SEC Championships 6th (6 pts.)

1994 15-10; 6-7 SECCoach Mike DePalmer Sr.South Florida W 5-2 Oklahoma W 7-0 Alabama-Birmingham L 5-2 vs. Indiana W 5-2 at Minnesota W 4-2 Kentucky W 5-2 Samford W 6-1 Miami (Fla.) L 4-3 at South Carolina W 4-3 at Clemson W 4-3 at Vanderbilt W 6-1 Georgia L 5-2

Alabama W 6-1 at Auburn W 4-3 Mississippi State W 7-0 at Kentucky L 5-2 Arkansas L 5-2 Mississippi L 6-1 Georgia Tech W 6-1 LSU L 5-2 at Florida L 6-1 vs. Arkansas (S) W 4-3 vs. Georgia (S) L 4-1 Kentucky (N) W 4-1 Miami (N) L 4-2SEC Championships 6th

1995 17-9; 7-6 SECCoach John KreisSouthern Methodist W 7-0 Northwestern W 6-1 South Florida W 4-3 Miami (Ohio) W 5-2 at Georgia Tech W 5-2 MTSU W 6-1 Minnesota W 5-4 Pepperdine L 4-3 Kansas L 4-3 Fresno State W 5-2 Vanderbilt W 6-1 at Arkansas W 5-2 Clemson W 5-2 at Alabama W 5-2 at Mississippi L 6-1 at Mississippi State L 5-2 Florida L 4-3 Kentucky W 4-3 at LSU L 5-1 Auburn W 4-3

South Carolina W 7-0 at Georgia L 5-2 vs. South Carolina (S) W 4-0 vs. Mississippi State (S) L 4-0 Auburn (R) W 4-2 Kentucky (R) L 4-2SEC Championships 6th

1996 11-11; 5-8 SECCoach John KreisVirginia Tech W 7-0 Michigan L 5-2 MTSU W 6-1 Mississippi State L 4-3ETSU W 6-1 Arkansas W 4-3 Miami (Ohio) W 6-1 at Clemson W 4-3 at South Carolina L 4-3 at Florida W 4-3 Mississippi L 7-0 Georgia L 6-1 Georgia Tech W 4-1 Alabama W 5-2 MTSU L 4-3 LSU L 5-2 at Vanderbilt W 5-2 at Kentucky L 4-3 at Auburn L 4-3 vs. Kentucky (S) W 4-2 vs. Mississippi (S) L 4-0 vs. Ala. Birmingham (R) L 4-0SEC Championships 8th

1997 5-17; 0-12 SECCoach John KreisIndiana L 5-2South Alabama L 4-3South Florida W 6-1Virginia Tech L 5-2at Georgia L 7-0The Citadel W 7-0 Murray State W 7-0 Vanderbilt L 4-3 at Georgia Tech L 6-1 Florida L 5-2 Tennessee-Chattanooga W 6-1 Clemson W 4-3 at Mississippi L 7-0 at Arkansas L 5-2 at LSU L 7-0 Kentucky L 5-2 at Mississippi State L 5-1 at Alabama L 7-0 South Carolina L 5-2 Auburn L 5-2 vs. Kentucky (S) L 4-1 at Florida (R) L 5-0SEC Championships 12th

1998 14-7; 6-5 SECCoach Michael FancuttGeorgia L 6-1 Michigan State W 4-3

William & Mary W 6-1 Indiana W 5-2 Murray State W 7-0 Furman W 6-1 at Vanderbilt W 4-3at Florida W 4-3 at Auburn W 4-3 Mississippi L 4-3Alabama W 5-2 at South Carolina L 5-2at Hawaii Pacific W 7-0 Arkansas W 4-3 Mississippi State L 5-2 at Kentucky W 6-1 LSU L 4-3 vs. Arkansas (S) W 4-2 vs. Mississippi (S) L 4-1 vs. South Florida (R) W 4-1 vs. Auburn (R) L 4-3SEC Championships 5thFinal ITA Ranking 19th

1999 18-10; 6-5 SECCoach Michael FancuttThe Citadel W 7-0 Tennessee-Chattanooga W 7-0 Indiana W 5-2 William & Mary W 5-0 vs. Tulsa W 5-2 at Harvard L 6-1 vs. Illinois L 4-2 vs. Harvard W 4-3 vs. Pepperdine L 5-2 Vanderbilt W 4-3 at Arkansas W 4-1 at Alabama L 4-3 Kentucky W 5-2 South Carolina L 4-3 at UNLV W 4-3 vs. Princeton W 6-1 at Pepperdine W 4-3 Baylor W 4-3 Florida L 5-2 at LSU W 4-3 Auburn W 4-3 at Georgia L 4-3 at Mississippi W 4-3 at Mississippi State L 4-3 vs. Auburn (S) W 4-0 vs. LSU (S) L 4-1 Tennessee Tech (R) W 4-0 Mississippi State (R) L 4-3SEC Championships 5thFinal ITA Ranking 13th

2000 23-6; 10-1 SECSEC CHAMPIONS Coach Michael FancuttMurray State* W 7-0 ETSU* W 7-0 Virginia Tech* W 7-0

South Florida* W 7-0 Virginia Commonwealth* L 4-1 at Vanderbilt W 5-1 Alabama W 6-1 at Illinois* L 4-3 vs. Baylor* W 6-2 vs. LSU W 4-3 vs. Stanford* L 4-3 Arkansas W 6-1 Mississippi L 4-3 vs. Lehigh* W 7-0 at Jacksonville* W 6-1 at South Carolina W 4-3 at Kentucky W 4-0 Mississippi State W 4-3 Georgia W 4-3 at Auburn W 5-2 LSU W 5-2 at Florida W 4-3 vs. Auburn (S) W 4-0 vs. Georgia (S) L 4-3 Tennessee-Chatt. (R) W 4-0 North Carolina (R) W 4-2vs. Texas A&M (N) W 4-3 vs. UCLA (N) W 4-1 vs. Va. Commonwealth (N) L 4-3SEC Finish 1stFinal ITA Ranking 3rd

2001 23-6; 9-2 SECNCAA FINALISTSCoach Michael FancuttTennessee-Chattanooga* W 7-0 ETSU* W 7-0 Virginia Commonwealth* W 4-2 vs. Oklahoma State* L 4-2 vs. Mississippi W 4-2 vs. Va. Commonwealth* W 4-3 Vanderbilt W 6-1 Illinois* W 4-3 at Duke* L 5-2 at Alabama W 4-3 at Arkansas W 4-3 at Tulane* W 4-3 at LSU L 4-1 Kentucky W 4-0 Auburn W 4-3 at Georgia L 6-1 at Mississippi W 5-2 at Mississippi State W 6-1 South Carolina W 6-1 Florida W 6-1 vs. South Carolina (S) W 4-1 vs. Alabama (S) W 4-2 vs. Georgia (S) L 4-3 Maryland-Balt. County (R) W 4-0 Ohio State (R) W 4-1 vs. South Alabama (N) W 4-0 vs. Stanford (N) W 4-2 vs. Texas Christian (N) W 4-0 at Georgia (N) L 4-1SEC Finish 2ndFinal ITA Ranking 2nd

2002 22-7; 7-4 SECSEC TOURNEY CHAMPIONS Coach Michael FancuttThe Citadel* W 7-0 Tennessee-Chattanooga* W 7-0 Memphis* W 6-1 ETSU* W 6-1 vs. Duke* L 4-1 vs. San Diego State* W 4-2 vs. Kentucky L 4-2 Duke* W 4-1 Kentucky L 4-3 Vanderbilt W 5-2 at Alabama W 4-2 at Auburn L 4-3 at LSU W 5-2 at Arkansas L 4-3 at Hawaii Pacific* W 6-0 at Mississippi State W 5-2 at Mississippi L 4-3 Florida W 6-1 South Carolina W 6-1 Georgia W 4-3 Murray State* W 6-1Florida (S) W 4-0 Georgia (S) W 4-3 Auburn (S) W 4-1 Wake Forest (R) W 4-0 Virginia Tech (R) W 4-0 vs. Texas (N) W 4-0 vs. Kentucky (N) W 4-1 vs. Southern Cal (N) L 4-3SEC Finish t-2nd in EastFinal ITA Ranking 6th

CHRIS MAHONY, who later coached the Vols from 2005-06, was an All-America in 1994 and 1996. He had 90 career singles victories as a Vol.

PETER HANDOYO was named All-America three times for the Vols in 1999, 2000-01. His 145 career singles victo-ries ranks second all-time at UT.

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2003 9-12; 2-9 SECCoach Michael FancuttTennessee Tech* W 7-0 The Citadel* W 7-0 Murray State* W 7-0 Tennessee-Martin* W 7-0 ETSU* W 6-1 Louisville* L 4-2 at Duke* L 4-3 Austin Peay* W 5-0 at Kentucky L 6-1 at Vanderbilt L 7-0 Alabama W 4-1 Auburn L 5-2 LSU L 4-3 Arkansas W 4-3 vs. Georgia Southern* W 4-3 Mississippi State L 6-1 Mississippi L 4-3 at Florida L 6-1 at South Carolina L 4-2 at Georgia L 6-1 vs. Auburn (S) L 4-3SEC Finish 6th in EastFinal ITA Ranking 55th

2004 14-9; 6-5 SECCoach Michael FancuttMemphis* W 6-1UT-Martin* W 7-0Georgia Southern* W 7-0Virginia* L 4-3William & Mary* L 4-3ETSU* W 4-3Duke W 4-3at Arkansas W 4-3at LSU L 4-3at The Citadel W 5-2at College of Charleston W 6-1at Mississippi L 5-2at Mississippi State W 4-3South Carolina L 4-3Florida W 5-2Vanderbilt W 5-2Kentucky L 4-3Georgia W 5-2at Auburn L 5-2at Alabama W 4-3vs. Mississippi State (S)* L 4-3vs. Wichita State (R) W 4-1at Arkansas (R) L 4-1SEC Finish 4th in EastFinal ITA Ranking 21st

2005 16-9; 6-5 SECCoach Chris MahonyThe Citadel* W 7-0UNC-Greensboro* W 6-1Memphis* W 5-2at Virginia L 6-1ETSU* W 6-1at Duke L 6-1

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

2006 9-11; 3-8 SECCoach Chris Mahonyvs. Michigan State* W 5-2at Ohio State* L 5-2ETSU* W 4-3UNC-Greensboro* W 7-0Memphis* W 4-2Furman* W 6-1at LSU L 4-3at Arkansas* L 5-2Florida W 4-3South Carolina W 4-1at Miami (Fla.) L 7-0at Florida Atlantic W 6-0at Alabama L 5-2at Auburn L 5-2Vanderbilt* L 4-3Kentucky* L 5-2at Mississippi* L 4-0at Mississippi State W 6-1Georgia L 5-2vs. South Carolina (S) L 4-3SEC Finish 5th in EastFinal ITA Ranking 50th

2007 17-8; 7-4 SECCoach Sam WinterbothamUT-Chattanooga* W 7-0Memphis* W 7-0Louisville* W 7-0at Illinois* L 4-3Ohio State* L 4-0ETSU* W 6-1Morehead State* W 7-0Furman* W 4-3LSU L 4-3Arkansas* W 7-0at Florida L 4-3at South Carolina W 7-0The Citadel* W 6-1Murray State* W 7-0

Alabama W 5-2Auburn W 5-2at Vanderbilt W 6-1at Kentucky W 6-1Mississippi* L 4-3Mississippi State W 5-2at Georgia L 6-1vs. Arkansas (S) W 4-1vs. LSU (S) L 4-2vs. Miami (Fla.) (R) W 4-3vs. Ohio State (R) L 4-1SEC Finish T-2nd in EastFinal ITA Ranking 25th

2008 23-4; 9-2 SECCoach Sam WinterbothamFurman* W 7-0The Citadel* W 7-0ETSU* W 5-2UNC Wilmington* W 7-0Clemson* W 4-3Illinois* W 4-3at Louisville W 5-2at Kentucky W 6-1Middle Tennessee* W 5-2Murray State* W 7-0Mississippi* L 4-3Mississippi State W 5-2at South Carolina W 6-1Virginia Tech* W 4-3at Florida L 4-3at Arkansas W 7-0LSU W 6-1at Auburn W 4-3at Alabama W 5-1Vanderbilt W 6-1Kentucky W 7-0Georgia W 4-3vs. LSU (S) W 4-2vs. Mississippi (S) L 4-2Furman (R) W 4-0Virginia Tech* (R) W 4-0vs. Baylor (N) L 4-1SEC Finish T-2nd in EastFinal ITA Ranking 9th

2009 23-7; 8-3 SECCoach Sam WinterbothamEast Tennessee State W 6-1Tennessee Wesleyan W 5-0Harvard (K) W 7-0at Illinois (K) W 4-3Baylor (I) W 4-0Ohio State (I) W 4-3Virginia (I) L 0-4Kentucky L 2-4at Mississippi State W 5-2at Mississippi L 1-6South Carolina W 4-1Florida W 6-1Penn State W 4-0Texas Tech W 4-2

Auburn W 4-2Alabama W 4-2Arkansas W 6-1at LSU W 4-1Alabama W 4-2Auburn W 4-1at Kentucky L 3-4at Vanderbilt W 4-3at Georgia L 2-5Kentucky (S) W 4-2Georgia (S) W 4-1Mississippi (S) L 2-4East Tennesse State (R) W 4-1Duke (R) W 4-1Texas (N) L 3-4SEC Finish 2nd in EastFinal ITA Ranking 8th

2010 31-2; 11-0 SECSEC CHAMPIONS SEC TOURNEY CHAMPIONSNCAA FINALISTSNATIONAL INDOOR FINALISTSCoach Sam WinterbothamEast Tennessee State W 7-0Chattanooga W 7-0Utah (K) W 7-0South Carolina (K) W 4-0MTSU W 7-0The Citadel W 6-1Illinois W 6-1vs. Illinois (I) W 4-0vs. UCLA (I) W 4-2vs. Texas (I) W 4-1vs. Virginia (I) L 1-4at Wake Forest W 4-3at Auburn W 7-0at Alabama W 4-1Vanderbilt W 6-1Kentucky W 6-1LSU W 7-0Louisville W 7-0at Arkansas W 6-1Mississippi W 7-0Mississippi State W 5-2at Florida W 4-3at South Carolina W 6-1Georgia W 6-1LSU (S) W 4-0Mississippi (S) W 4-0Florida (S) W 4-0Winthrop (R) W 4-0East Tennessee State (R) W 4-1Louisville (N) W 4-0Baylor (N) W 4-0at Georgia (N) W 4-1Southern California L 2-4SEC Finish 1st overall; 1st in EastFinal ITA Ranking 2nd

EDWARD JONES was one of three Vols to be named to the NCAA Championships All-Tournament 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


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RECORDS VS. OPPONENTS

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

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

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

*Record includes one tie

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.

SERIES RECORDS VS. OPPONENTS.RECORDS BASED ON 1927-41 & 1963-2010

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

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

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

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

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

KENTUCKYLast meeting: UT 6-1Last 10 matches: UT 6-4Current streak: UT 2

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

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

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

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

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

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.)

AGAINST THE SEC

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1951: THE FIRST SEC TITLEThe 1951 team, coached by Walter D. Buchan-

an, won UT’s first SEC Championship by tying for-mer 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 dou-bles title at the SEC tournament. Bartlett and Gavin Gentry won the No. 3 doubles title.

1966: BARTLETT RETURNSTen years after his playing career with the Vols

ended, Bartlett returned to Knoxville as the assistant basketball coach but took over tennis coaching du-ties 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 ten-nis 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 Jack-son 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 VOLSTommy 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 se-nior 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 PURCELLRodney 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 champi-onship 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 IMPROVEMENTTennessee finished just 3-6 against SEC oppo-

nents 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-Ameri-cas 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 Her-rington also won the No. 2 doubles title to help coach Mike DePalmer Sr. to his first of two titles as head coach.

1990: NEAR FLAWLESSThe 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 sys-tem, 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.

Year Champions Tennessee Host1938 *Georgia Tech NA NA1939 *Tulane NA NA1940 LSU NA NA1941 *Tulane NA NA1942 *Tulane NA NA1946 *Georgia Tech NA *Tulane1947 *Tulane NA *Tulane1948 *Tulane NA *Tulane1949 *Tulane NA *Tulane1950 Florida NA Vanderbilt1951 Tennessee/*Tulane t-1st Florida1952 *Tulane 2nd *Tulane1953 *Tulane 4th Alabama1954 *Tulane NA Georgia1955 *Tulane 6th *Tulane1956 *Tulane 8th *Georgia Tech1957 *Tulane NA LSU1958 *Tulane 8th *Tulane

1959 *Tulane 8th Mississippi State1960 *Georgia Tech 6th Tennessee1961 Florida NA Florida1962 *Tulane 12th Vanderbilt1963 *Tulane 10th Alabama1964 *Tulane 8th Ole Miss1965 Mississippi State 4th Auburn1966 Tennessee 1st Georgia1967 Mississippi State 2nd Florida1968 Florida 4th Kentucky1969 Florida 5th LSU1970 Tennessee 1st Mississippi State1971 Georgia 2nd Ole Miss1972 Georgia t-2nd Tennessee1973 Georgia 5th Vanderbilt1974 Georgia 2nd Georgia1975 Florida/Georgia 3rd Alabama1976 Alabama/LSU 7th Auburn1977 Georgia 6th Florida

1978 Georgia 2nd Kentucky1979 Georgia 2nd LSU1980 Tennessee 1st Ole Miss1981 Georgia 4th Tennessee1982 Georgia 2nd Vanderbilt1983 Auburn 3rd Georgia1984 Auburn 4th Alabama1985 Georgia/LSU 3rd LSU1986 Tennessee 1st Auburn1987 Georgia 2nd Florida1988 Georgia t-4th Kentucky1989 Georgia 10th Mississippi State1990 Tennessee 1st --1991 Georgia t-3rd --1992 Kentucky t-8th --1993 Georgia/Miss. State 6th --1994 Florida t-6th --1995 Georgia 6th --1996 Georgia/Ole Miss 8th --

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 SECNote Prior to 1990, the SEC champion was the winner of the end-of-season flighted tournament instead of regular season rankings.

SEC TITLES YEAR-BY-YEAR

SEC TITLE TOTALSGeorgia 24Tulane 17Florida 9Tennessee 8LSU 5Mississippi 5

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

GOOD TIMING.

After capturing the SEC regular-season

title in 2010, the Vols have eight

conference championships, which ranks

fourth ... third among current SEC schools.

Strangely enough, the Vols have won a

title to open every decade the last 40

years, hoisting the SEC trophy in 1970,

1980, 1990, 2000 and now 2010.

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS.THE VOLS HAVE WON EIGHT SEC TITLES AND THREE SEC TOURNAMENT TITLES


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SEC TITLES AND TOURNAMENTS

SINGLES• No. 11951 Bill Davis1968 Tommy Mozur1972 Paul Van Min1979 Andy Kohlberg1980 Mel Purcell1984 Paul Annacone• No. 2 1952 Gavin Gentry1966 Lenny Schloss1972 Robert Van Malder1973 Dan Huber1980 Rodney Harmon1986 Byron Talbot1987 Byron Talbot

• No 31951 Gavin Gentry1952 Tommy Bartlett1966 Kenny Marcus1967 Tommy Mozur• No. 41974 Dan Huber1979 Michael Fancutt• No. 51951 Tommy Bartlett1966 Bobby Dow1982 Earl Grainger•No. 61950 Tommy Bartlett1980 Dan Cooper1986 Tim Leos

DOUBLES• No. 11951 Cullum/Davis1966 Jackson/Schloss1967 Mozur/Schloss1970 Freeman/Mozur1978 DeLatte/Gillespie1979 Fancutt/Kohlberg1980 Harmon/Purcell1981 DePalmer Jr./Fancutt1982 Annacone/DePalmer Jr.1986 Cannon/Talbot1987 Cannon/Talbot

• No. 21952 Bartlett/Gentry1965 Darden/Marcus1974 Dunn/Van Malder1975 DeLatte/Dunn1978 Cooper/Kohlberg1979 Gillespie/McKeown1980 Corn/Fancutt1983 Grainger/Moos1985 Cannon/Claverie1986 Cohenour/Herrington• No. 31950 Bartlett/Curry1951 Bartlett/Gentry1966 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 1993-94, the SEC individual champions were those singles players and doubles teams that won their respective titles at the SEC Coaches In-door Tournament.

SEC INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS (THROUGH 1989)

Year Champions How UT Fared Host1990 Tennessee Champions Tennessee1991 Georgia First Round Ole Miss1992 Kentucky Quarterfinals Vanderbilt1993 Georgia Semifinals Georgia1994 Florida Quarterfinals Alabama1995 Georgia Semifinals LSU1996 Mississippi State Quarterfinals Arkansas1997 Mississippi First Round So. Carolina1998 LSU Quarterfinals Auburn1999 LSU Quarterfinals Florida2000 Florida Quarterfinals Miss. State2001 Georgia Final Kentucky2002 Tennessee Champions Tennessee2003 Vanderbilt First Round Mississippi2004 Georgia First Round Vanderbilt2005 Florida Final Georgia2006 Georgia First Round Alabama2007 Georgia Quarterfinals LSU2008 Mississippi Semifinals Arkansas2009 Mississippi Final Auburn2010 Tennessee Champions Kentucky

YEAR-BY-YEAR SEC TOURNAMENT RESULTS

SEC TOURNEY TITLESNote Since 1990Georgia 7Tennessee 3Florida 3Mississippi 3

LSU 2Kentucky 1Mississippi State 1Vanderbilt 1

2000: ON TO NATIONALSBehind 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 cham-pionship 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.

2010: UNDEFEATED AGAIN IN SECIn many ways, the 2010 season was like turn-

ing 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 se-cured 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 Play-er of the Year and the SEC Tournament MVP, fin-ished the regular season 9-1 in conference play. Mat-teo Fago, Rhyne Williams and Tennys Sandgren all finished with 10 singles wins in SEC dual matches.

TOURNAMENT TITLES1990

The Vols snapped Georgia’s three-year hold on the SEC Title in 1990 with a perfect 9-0 confer-ence record and hosted the new SEC Tournament Championship, which featured dual matches in-stead 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 na-tional rankings for the first -- and still only -- time in school history.

Road to the Title:Round Opponent Result ScoreQuarterfinals Mississippi W 5-1Semifinals Auburn W 6-0Final Georgia W 5-1

2002The SEC Championships returned to UT Var-

sity 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.

Road to the Title:Round Opponent Result ScoreQuarterfinals Florida W 4-0Semifinals Georgia W 4-3Final Auburn W 4-1

2010The Vols became the first team in SEC Tour-

nament 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 team-mates 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 Result ScoreQuarterfinals LSU W 4-0Semifinals Mississippi W 4-0Final Florida W 4-0

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

UT SINGLES CHAMPIONS1980 Mel Purcell1991 Tim Jessup1993 Chris Woodruff2002 Peter Handoyo2009 John-Patrick Smith2010 Boris Conkic

UT DOUBLES CHAMPIONS1979 Fancutt/Kohlberg1980 Harmon/Purcell1995 Dewandaka/Magendans2000 Crews/Handoyo2002 Dietrich/Handoyo2009 Sandgren/Smith

ALL-SEC

1966 Jack Jackson Kenny Marcus (2nd) Lenny Schloss1967 Tommy Mozur (2nd)1968 Tommy Mozur1969 Jim Ward (2nd)1970 Tommy Mozur Jim Ward (2nd)1971 Robert Pierce (2nd) Robert Van Malder (2nd)1972 Robert Van Malder Paul Van Min1973 Dan Huber Paul Van Min1974 Paul Van Min1975 Dan Huber Paul Van Min1976 Tracy DeLatte1977 Tracy DeLatte Gary Dunn1978 Tracy DeLatte1979 Andy Kohlberg Denis McKeown1980 Rodney Harmon Mel Purcell 1981 Mike DePalmer Jr.1982 Paul Annacone Mike DePalmer Jr.1983 Paul Annacone1984 Paul Annacone1985 Shelby Cannon (hm) Carlos Claverie (hm) Mark Herrington (hm) Byron Talbot (hm)1986 Shelby Cannon (S & D) Mark Herrington (S & D) Byron Talbot (S & D)1987 Shelby Cannon (S & D) Byron Talbot (S & D)1988 Shelby Cannon (S & D) Mike Pittard (S) Byron Talbot (S & D)1990 Doug Flach (S & D) Tim Jessup (D)

1991 Tim Jessup (D) Brice Karsh (S & D)1992 Chris Woodruff (S)1993 Chris Haggard (D) Chris Woodruff (S & D)1994 Chris Mahony (S & D)1995 Daniel Dewandaka (S) Pablo Montana (2nd S)1996 Chris Mahony (S & D) Pablo Montana (S & D)1998 Mark Way (2nd S) 1999 Adam Carey (2nd D) Peter Handoyo (S) Mark Parsons (2nd S, 2nd D) 2000 Peter Handoyo (2nd S) Mark Parsons (S)2001 Peter Handoyo (2nd S) Mark Parsons (2nd S)2002 Peter Handoyo (S) Simon Rea (2nd D) Mario Toledo (S)2003 Mark Dietrich (2nd) Simon Rea (2nd)2004 Simon Rea Damien Spizzo2005 Mark Dietrich (2nd) Ockie Oosthuizen (2nd) Ben Rogers (2nd)2007 Kaden Hensel Davey Sandgren (2nd)2008 John-Patrick Smith Boris Conkic (2nd) Kaden Hensel (2nd)2009 John-Patrick Smith Matteo Fago Boris Conkic 2010 Boris Conkic Davey Sandgren John-Patrick Smith Rhyne Williams Tennys Sandgren (2nd)

4 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).

7 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.

85 All-SEC honors earned by the Vols since 1966. A school-record five were selected by league coaches in 2010.

VOLS EARNING ALL-SEC

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS & TITLES.A LOOK AT ALL-SEC, THE SEC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS AS WELL AS OTHER CONFERENCE AND NATIONAL HONORS

PLAYER OF THE YEARFINAL NO. 1 RANKED SINGLES PLAYER1984 Paul Annacone1993 Chris Woodruff

COACH OF THE YEAR1990 Mike DePalmer Sr.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR1992 Chris Woodruff1999 Peter Handoyo

PLAYER TO WATCH1987 Shelby Cannon

RAFAEL OSUNA SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD1987 Byron Talbot2010 John-Patrick Smith

ITA ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS• Singles Champion2009 John-Patrick Smith

• Singles Finalist1982 Paul Annacone

• Doubles Champions1986 Shelby Cannon/Byron Talbot2009 John-Patrick Smith/Boris Conkic

USTA/ITA NATIONAL INDOOR INTERCOLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIPS• Singles Champion1980 Mel Purcell1984 Paul Annacone2010 Rhyne Williams

• Singles Finalist1991 Brice Karsh

• Doubles Champions1996 Chris Mahony/Pablo Montana

• Doubles Finalists1984 Paul Annacone/Mark Herrington

PLAYER OF THE YEAR1993 Chris Woodruff2010 John-Patrick Smith

COACH OF THE YEAR1966 Tommy Bartlett1980 John Newman1986 Mike DePalmer Sr.1990 Mike DePalmer Sr.1998 Michael Fancutt2008 Sam Winterbotham2010 Sam Winterbotham

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR2008 John-Patrick Smith2010 Rhyne Williams

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM2002 Adam Carey (MVP)2010 John-Patrick Smith (MVP) Boris Conkic

ADDITIONAL SEC AWARDS

ITA AWARDS & NATIONAL TOURNAMENT TITLES

SEC COACHES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS


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HISTORY

SEC AWARDS/NCAA SINGLES AND DOUBLES

1966Singles

Jack Jackson [16]Lenny Schloss

DoublesJackson/Schloss

1967Singles

Tommy MozurLenny Schloss [9-16]Leonard Schuermann

DoublesMozur/SchlossSchuermann/Stock

1968Singles

Bob DowTommy Mozur [14]Leonard SchuermannJim Ward

DoublesDow/MozurSchuermann/Ward

1970Singles

Earle FreemanBill MonanTommy Mozur [14]Jim Ward

DoublesFreeman/MozurMonan/Ward

1971Singles

Marc BolleBob PierceRobert Van MalderSchott Lettellier

DoublesLettellier/PierceBolle/Van Malder

1972Singles

Robert Van MalderMarc BolleDan HuberPaul Van Min

DoublesBolle/Van MalderHuber/Van Min

1973Singles

Bob PiercePaul Van MinDan HuberMarc Bolle

DoublesBolle/Van MinHuber/Pierce

1974Singles

Dan HuberRobert Van malderPaul Van MinGary Dunn

DoublesDunn/Van MalderPierce/Van Min

1975Singles

Dan HuberGary DunnTracy DeLattePaul Novacek

DoublesDeLatte/GillespieHuber/Novacek

1976Singles

Tracey DeLatte

1978Singles

Tracey DeLatteDoubles

DeLatte/Gillespie

1979Singles

Andy Kohlberg [2]Doubles

FINALISTSFancutt/Kohlberg

1980Singles

Rodney HarmonMel Purcell [4]

DoublesCHAMPIONSHarmon/Purcell [1]

1981Singles

Mike DePalmer Jr.

DoublesDePalmer/Fancutt

1982Singles

Paul AnnaconeMike DePalmer Jr. [7]

DoublesAnnacone/DePalmer

1983Singles

Paul Annacone [9-16]

1984Singles

Paul Annacone [1]Doubles

Annacone/Green

1985Singles

Shelby Cannon

1986Singles

Shelby CannonDoubles

Cannon/Talbot

1987Singles

Shelby CannonByron Talbot [9-16]

DoublesCannon/Talbot [2]

1988Singles

Shelby Cannon [4]Byron Talbot

DoublesCannon/Talbot [5-8]

1989Singles

Brice KarshDoubles

Karsh/Gibson

1990Singles

Doug FlachTim JessupBrice Karsh

Doublesde Villiers/GibsonFlach/Jessup [3]

1991Singles

Tim JessupBrice Karsh [9-16]Fabio Silberberg

Doublesde Villiers/GibsonJessup/Karsh [4]

1992Singles

Chris Woodruff [9-16]

1993Singles

CHAMPIONChris Woodruff [1]Christopher Haggard

DoublesHaggard/Woodruff

1994Singles

Chris MahonyDoubles

Mahony/Montana

1995Singles

Daniel DewandakaDoubles

Dewandaka/MagendansMahony/Montana

1996Singles

Chris MahonyPablo Montana

DoublesMahony/Montana

1998Singles

Mark WayDoubles

Copenhaver/Way

1999Singles

Peter Handoyo [9-16]Mark Parsons

2000Singles

Mark Parsons

2001Singles

Adam CareyPeter HandoyoMark Parsons

2002Singles

Peter Handoyo [2]Mario Toledo

DoublesRea/Toledo

2003Singles

Simon Rea

2004Singles

Simon ReaDoubles

Rea/Spizzo

2005Singles

Mark DietrichDoubles

Oosthuizen/Rogers [9-16]

2006Doubles

Hubble/Rogers

2007Singles

Kaden HenselDoubles

Hubble/Rogers

2008Singles

FINALISTJohn-Patrick SmithKaden Hensel

DoublesHensel/Smith [5-8]

2009Singles

Boris ConkicJohn-Patrick Smith [6]

DoublesFINALISTSD. Sandgren/Smith [2]

2010Singles

Boris ConkicJohn-Patrick Smith [3]Rhyne Williams

DoublesFINALISTSD. Sandgren/Smith [2]Conkic/Williams

TENNESSEE COMPETITORS IN THE NCAA SINGLES AND DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS

1980RODNEY HARMON & MEL PURCELL NCAA DOUBLES CHAMPIONS ROAD TO THE TITLERd. Opponent, Score 32 Gorman/Marks (Cal-Hayward), 6-4, 6-416 Low/Meister (Princeton), 6-1, 6-0Q Cain/DeLouis (SMU), 6-2, 5-7, 6-4S Bourne/Rennert (Stanford), 6-4, 7-6F Benson/Giammalva [2] (Trinity), 7-6, 7-6

1993

ROAD TO THE TITLE64 Greg Bowery (SMU), 6-4, 6-232 Andrew Rueb (Harvard), 6-4, 6-316 Mike Sell [9-16] (Georgia), 6-2, 7-5Q David Draper (Texas), 6-0, 6-1S Tamer El Sawy (LSU), 6-2, 5-7, 6-3F Wade McGuire [4] (Georgia), 6-3, 6-1 CHRIS WOODRUFF: NCAA SINGLES CHAMPION

2008-10JOHN-PATRICK SMITH 2008 NCAA SINGLES FINALIST2009 & 10 NCAA DOUBLES FINALIST

W/DAVEY SANDGREN

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.

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

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1979 Championship Site: Athens, Ga.

R16 California def. Tennessee 8-1


R16 Trinity (Tex.) def. Tennessee 5-4


R16 Tennessee def. South Carolina 5-3QF Tennessee def. Long Beach St. 5-3SF UCLA def. Tennessee 5-2


R16 Tennessee def. TCU 5-2QF Pepperdine def. Tennessee 5-1


R16 Oklahoma State def. Tennessee 5-4

1990 Championship Site: Indian Wells, Calif.

R16 Tennessee (1) def. UC-Irvine 5-2QF Tennessee (1) def. Miami (Fla.) 5-2SF Tennessee (1) def. UCLA 5-4F Stanford (2) def. Tennessee (1) 5-2


R16 Florida def. Tennessee 5-2


R16 Texas def. Tennessee 5-1

1996 Regional Site: Baton Rouge, La.

R64 UAB def. Tennessee 4-0

1997 Regional Site: Gainesville, Fla.

R64 Florida def. Tennessee 5-0

1998 Regional Site: Lexington, Ky.

R64 Tennessee def. South Florida 4-1R32 Auburn def. Tennessee 4-3

1999 Regional Site: Knoxville

R64 Tennessee def. Tennessee Tech 4-0R32 Mississippi State def. Tennessee 4-3


R64 Tennessee def. Chattanooga 4-0R32 Tennessee def. North Carolina 4-2

Championship Site: Athens, Ga.R16 Tennessee def. Texas A&M 4-3QF Tennessee def. UCLA 4-1SF VCU def. Tennessee 4-3


R64 Tennessee def. UMBC 4-0R32 Tennessee def. Ohio State 4-1

Championship Site: Athens, Ga.R16 Tennessee def. S. Alabama 4-0QF Tennessee def. Stanford 4-2SF Tennessee def. TCU 4-0F Georgia def. Tennessee 4-1


R64 Tennessee def. Wake Forest 4-0R32 Tennessee def. Virginia Tech 4-0

Championship Site: College Station, TexasR16 Tennessee def. Texas 4-0QF Tennessee def. Kentucky 4-1SF Southern Cal. def. Tennessee 4-3

2004 Regional Site: Fayetteville, Ark.

R64 Tennessee (15) def. Wichita State 4-1R32 Arkansas def. Tennessee (15) 4-1


R64 Tennessee (15) def. ETSU 4-0R32 Tennessee (15) def. Ohio State 4-2

Championship Site: College Station, TexasR16 UCLA (7) def. Tennessee (15) 4-1

2007 Regional Site: Columbus, Ohio

R64 Tennessee def. Miami (Fla.) 4-3R32 Ohio State (2) def. Tennessee 4-1


R64 Tennessee (8) def. Furman 4-0R32 Tennessee (8) def. Virginia Tech 4-0

Championship Site: Tulsa, Okla.R16 Baylor (9) def. Tennessee (8) 4-1


R64 Tennessee (5) def. ETSU 4-0R32 Tennessee (5) def. Duke 4-1

Championship Site: College Station, TexasR16 Texas (12) def. Tennessee (5) 4-3


R64 Tennessee (2) def. Winthrop 4-0R32 Tennessee (2) def. ETSU 4-1

Championship Site: Athens, Ga.R16 Tennessee (2) def. Louisville (15) 4-0QF Tennessee (2) def. Baylor (7) 4-0SF Tennessee (2) def. Georgia (11) 4-1F Southern Cal. (5) def. Tennessee (2) 4-2

NCAA TEAM RESULTS.THE VOLS HAVE APPEARED IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT FIELD 21 TIMES, INCLUDING THE LAST FOUR SEASONS

NCAA NOTES

SEC TEAMS & NCAA APPEARANCESThe 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 322. LSU 263. Tennessee 214. Florida 205. Kentucky 195. Mississippi 195. South Carolina 19

8. Auburn 189. Alabama 159. Arkansas 159. Mississippi St. 1512. Vanderbilt 9

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

21 Times the Vols have reached the NCAA Tennis

Championships since 1979.

8 Times the Vols have hosted the first two

rounds of the tournament since 1999.

3 Consecutive trips to the NCAA Champion-

ships from 2000-02 in which the Vols advanced to the semifinals or final.

THE VOLS’ RECORD... In the NCAA Championships 34-21

At championship site (last four rds) 16-15At regional site (first two rds) 18-6In Knoxville for regional matches 15-1

By Round 34-21Round of 64 11-2Round of 32 7-4Round of 16 7-8Quarterfinals 6-1Semifinals 3-3Championship 0-3

Shutouts by Vols 15At regional site 10At championship site 5


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NCAA TEAM RESULTS

NCAA FINALISTS.1990 2001 2010

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

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

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

NCAA RESULTSChampionship Site: Indian Wells, Calif.

R16 Tennessee (1) def. UC-Irvine W 5-2QF Tennessee (1) def. Miami (Fla.) W 5-2SF Tennessee (1) def. UCLA W 5-4F Stanford (2) def. Tennessee (1) L 5-2

NCAA RESULTSRegional Site: Knoxville

R64 Tennessee def. UMBC W 4-0R32 Tennessee def. Ohio State W 4-1

Championship Site: Athens, Ga.R16 Tennessee def. S. Alabama W 4-0QF Tennessee def. Stanford W 4-2SF Tennessee def. TCU W 4-0F Georgia def. Tennessee L 4-1

NCAA RESULTSRegional Site: Knoxville

R64 Tennessee (2) def. Winthrop W 4-0R32 Tennessee (2) def. ETSU W 4-1

Championship Site: Athens, Ga.R16 Tennessee (2) def. Louisville (15) W 4-0QF Tennessee (2) def. Baylor (7) W 4-0SF Tennessee (2) def. Georgia (11) W 4-1F Southern Cal. (5) def. Tennessee (2) L 4-2

CLAIM TO FAME?Without a doubt, the 1990 team set the bar for excellence at Tennes-see. 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

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 semifi-nals 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 Pod-bury led by a set on court 4 before he was forced to retire, alongside teammate Peter Handoyo.

CLAIM TO FAME?Like the 1990 team, the 2010 Vols ran undefeated for the SEC regular-season 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 shut-out 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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MIKE DEPALMER JR.[1981, 1982]

DePalmer excelled for Tennessee in the early 1980s, reaching the NCAA singles quarterfi-nals 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.

MEL PURCELL[1980]

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 Rod-ney Harmon. He was the 1980 Rolex National Intercollegiate singles champion.

RODNEY HARMON[1980]

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

ANDY KOHLBERG[1979]

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.

MICHAEL FANCUTT[1979]

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.

TOMMY MOZUR[1968, 1970]

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, Mo-zur captained the Vols to an SEC crown. He was inducted into the Tennessee Tennis Hall of Fame in 2009.

LENNY SCHLOSS[1967]

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.

BRICE KARSH[1990, 1991]

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.

TIM JESSUP[1990, 1991]

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.

DOUG FLACH[1990]

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

BYRON TALBOT[1986, 1987, 1988]

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

SHELBY CANNON[1986, 1987, 1988]

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 ac-counted for 40 wins in 1986 and 38 in 1987.

CHRIS GREEN[1984]

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.

PAUL ANNACONE[1982, 1983, 1984]

The Vols’ first three-time All-America, Anna-cone 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.

TENNESSEE ALL-AMERICAS.

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.

CHRIS WOODRUFF[1992, 1993]


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ALL-AMERICAS

MARIO TOLEDO[2002]

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

PETER HANDOYO[1999, 2001, 2002]

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 second-most in a UT career. He won the SEC indoor title in 2002.

MARK PARSONS[1999]

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.

PABLO MONTANA[1994, 1995, 1996]

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

CHRIS MAHONY[1994, 1996]

Mahony teamed with Pablo Montana to win the 1996 Rolex National Indoor doubles champi-onship. 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.

CHRIS HAGGARD[1993]

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

DAVEY SANDGREN[2009, 2010]

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

JOHN-PATRICK SMITH[2008, 2009, 2010]

Smith was a finalist in the NCAA Singles Cham-pionships 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 Cham-pionships in singles and doubles in fall 2009.

KADEN HENSEL[2007, 2008]

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.

BEN ROGERS[2005]

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 In-tercollegiate Doubles Title. He was also second-team All-SEC.

OCKIE OOSTHUIZEN[2005]

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

DAMIEN SPIZZO[2004]

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, in-cluding 8-2 vs. ranked opponents. He and Rea reached the second round of the NCAA cham-pionship.

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 se-nior also earned All-SEC first-team honors, as did doubles partner Damien Spizzo.

SIMON REA[2004]

RHYNE WILLIAMS[2010]

Williams enjoyed one of the best freshman sea-sons 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.

ALL-AMERICA NUMBERS

29 49 6 UT players who have earned All-America status

Total All-America honors won since

1967

Vols who have been named All-America 3 times

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A Abraham, Lee 1953Annacone, Paul 1982-84Armitage, John A. 1938-40Arnold, Edgar 1957-60Arwood, David 1962-64

BBarksdale Jr., Robert L. 1947-48Barnett, Tom 1954Bartlett, Thomas G. 1950-52Baxendine, David 2005-06Beene, Jones 1934, 36-37Berry, Matt 2004-05Blackburn, Roger 1983-85Bolle, Marc 1971-74Brackney, Fred 1954-56Brewer, Don 1975-78Brewer, Matt 2008-10Brimmer, Mike 1990Broughton Jr., Leonard 1939-41Brown, Fred 1928Brown, Herbert 1930Brumit, Francis 1947-48Bruner, Bob 1948-49, 51Burns, Newman 1927-28Buth, Rhain 1993-94

CCabral, Mario 1990Cameron, Bobby 2005-07Campbell, Bob 1951-52Cannon, Shelby 1985-88Cantrell, Thomas 1948Caramehas, Nick 1988Carey, Adam 1999-2002Carridine, Robert 1940Carter, Allen 1958-61Chandler, Chris 1978Choate, Jerry 1959-60Claverie, Carlos 1985Claxton, P.P. 1933Cohenour, Cary 1986-87Conkic, Boris 2008-10Connelly, Alvin 1963-64Cooper, Dan 1978-80Copenhaver, Chad 1995-96, 98-99Corn, Doug 1979-82Cowan, James 1937-38Crews, Andy 1999-2002Crofford, Steve 1980-83Crowe, Thomas 1942-43Crumbliss, Polk 1933

Crutchfield, Ward 1951-52Cullum, John 1950-52Currie Jr., Winburn G. 1948, 50-52

DDarden, Sam 1963-65Davis, Bill 1949-52Davis, Tommy 1954Deane Jr., T.J. 1930DeLatte, Tracy 1975-78DePalmer Jr., Mike 1981-82Dewandaka, Daniel 1994-95de Villiers, Coenie 1988-91Dietrich, Mark 2002-05duPlooy, Abrie 1991DiStefano, Mike 1983Doulet, Clayton 1973Dow, Bobby 1965-68Dow, Richard 1964-67Downing, B.J. 1963-64Dubrava, George 2000Dunlap, Jody 1958-60Dunn, Gary 1974-77DuPree, Hugh 1958-61

EEarnest, Robert 1932, 34Edis, George 1952-53Eichorn, Gunther 1964

FFago, Matteo 2008-10Fancutt, Chris 1985Fancutt, Michael 1979-81, 83Farrow, Phil 1954-55Fisher, Ed 1954Fishman, Marc 1984-86Fitts, Paul 1933-34Fitts, William 1940-41Fitzpatrick, Mark 1998-2000Flach, Doug 1990Fleming, Julian 1932-33Folie, Bernard 1982-83Freeman, Earle 1969-70Fritts, John 1995-98

GGamboa, Juan 1997-98Garcia, Carlos 1984-86Garcia, Mike 1994Gates, Carl 1942Gentry, Gavin 1949-52

Gholson, John 1930Gibson, John 1988-91Gillespie, John 1976-79Gillespie, Searle W. 1938-40Goles, Tom 1987Grainger, Earl 1982-84, 86Graybeal, Doug 1963Green, Chris 1984-85Gregory, Ben 1930Guiliano, Joe 1979-81

HHackenburg, Martin 1974Hansen, Christian 2008Haggard, Chris 1992-93Hagler, Thomas 1941-42Hain, Pete 1955-56Hampton, Ted 1927Handoyo, Peter 1999-2002Hardegree, Bo 2007Harmon, Rodney 1980Hasson, James 1937Haun, Louis 1961Hawkins, Marshall 1948Hawkins, Wallace 1947-48Henderson, Mark 2002-03Hensel, Kaden 2005-08Henry, Chris 1991-93Herrington, Mark 1984-86Hickman, Jimmy 1942Higley, Guy 1927Hill, Pete 1969Hodges, Charles 1970-71Hodges, Nelson 1934-35Hogan, Pat 1953Householder, William 1941-42Hubble, Adam 2006-07Huber, Dan 1972-75Huddleston, Roy 1957Hutchison, Byron 1941-42Hylton, Dayton 1977Hylton, Harry 1933, 35

IIsbell, Sam 1977Ilias, Roger 1996-98

JJackson, Jack 1966-67Jacobs, Matt 1998James, Floyd 1927Jessup, Tim 1988-91Jett, George 1941-42

Johnson, Clayton 1992-94Jones, Edward 2010

KKarsh, Brice 1989-91King, David 1979-81King, Tommy 1963Kohlberg, Andy 1978-79Kreis, John 1978-79Krisle, George M. 1936-38

LLang, William 2008Laver, Chris 1976Lemon, Gary 1980-81Leos, Tim 1986-89LeTellier, Scott 1970-72,75Liberman, Brian 1975-76Livingston, Jay 1964-66LoVullo, Joey 1992

MMagendans, Martijn 1994-95Mahony, Chris 1993-96Marcus, Kenny 1964-66Marshall, Floyd 1936-37Marshall, Sammy 1964-65Martin, Rawl 2003-06McAfee, Lee 1938-39McCallie, John 1942McCammon, Theodore 1927-28McCarthy, Jason 1988McCorrough, Ted 1968-69,72McDearman, Bob 1955McGugin, Bill 1997McGugin, Dan 1997McKeen, Allyn E. 1927McKeown, Denis 1978-79McLean, Donald 1942Monan, Bill 1968-70Montana, Pablo 1993-96Montgomery, Bill 1942Moos, Rene 1982-83Morgan, Charles 1927-28Mozur, Thomas 1994-97Mozur, Tommy 1967-68,70

NNeedham, Jason 1994Neyland, Lewis 1953-54Novak, Doug 1990Novacek, Paul 1971,73-75

OOakley, David 1959-61Olsen, Carl 1962-63Oosthuizen, Ockie 2004-05Orr, Wade 2001-04Ozier, Charles 1954

PParker, Jason 1993Parsons, Mark 1998-2001Patrick, Taylor 2010Perceful, Albert 1930, 32-33Perna, Vincent 2003Pierce, Bob 1971-74Pickett Jr., Edward 1939Pickett III, Edward 1970-71,73-74Pitkanen, Jim 1973Pittard, Mike 1985-88Podbury, Paul 1998-2001Preston, Richard 1964-66Pressmar, Christoph 1995Prichard, Wayne 1969Purcell, Mel R. 1980

RRacz, Chris 2007-08Randolph, Walter R. 1938Rapisarda, Mike 1977Rasmussen, Kaspar 1997-98Rea, Simon 2001-04Robinson, Jim 1953Robinson, Paul 1992Rogers, Ben 2004-06Rogers, Sam 1936Rogers, Warnell 1947-48Royal, Joe 1964-65Royal, Louis 1958-61Ruch, Lee 1966-68Rule, Bob 1959

SSandgren, Davey 2007-10Sandgren, Tennys 2010Schloss, Lenny 1964-67Scheuermann, Lenny 1967-69Scrutton, Shane 1992Seals, Jim 1976-78Sienknecht, Charles 1935-36Silver, Mike 1976Silberberg, Fabio 1989-91Simone, John 1991Slatery, Herbert H. 1938-40Smith, John-Patrick 2008-10

TENNESSEE LETTERMEN.BASED ON RECORDS FROM 1927-41 & 1963-2010


OUTLOOK COACHES

THE VOLS REVIEW

HISTORY

LETTERMEN/HALL OF FAME

Smith, Nathan 1948-50Smith, Todd 1990-91Sorbello, Robbie 1996Spizzo, Damien 2004Stanberry, C.R. 1935Stephens, Derek 2006-07Stevens, Max 2010Stock, Robert 1966-67Stokely, James 1933Swartz, Bryan 2009-10Swayne, Chuck 1987

TTalbot, Byron 1985-88Tarver, Charlie 1951-52Tcherveniachki, Kiril 2004-07Terry, Jim 1956Testerman, Kyle 1954-56Thomas, Willem 1996Thornton, Johnny 2004-07Toledo, Mario 2001-02Toomey, Bud 1954Tragauer, Peter 1990Turner, Matt 2000Tweedt, Jeremy 2008-09

VVan Malder, Robert 1970-72,74Van Min, Paul 1972-75Vestal, William 1937Voges, Eric 1982-85

WWard, Jim 1968-70Warden, Charles 1953Waters, Jeff 1981Watson, Mitchell 1955Watson, Jack 1957Way, Mark 1996-99Weidman, Fred 1942Westergaard, Lynn 1956-58Williams, Brian 1981Williams, Christopher 2009-10Williams, Malcolm 1958-60Williams, Rhyne 2010Wilson, Morgan 2005Woodruff, Chris 1992-93

TENNESSEE TENNIS HALL OF FAME

BILL DAVIS [1949-52]

ANDY KOHLBERG [1978-79]

MIKE DEPALMER SR. [1981-94]

PAUL ANNACONE [1982-84]

CHRIS WOODRUFF [1992-93]

THE TENNESSEE TENNIS PROGRAM BEGAN A HALL OF FAME IN 2007 WITH FIVE INAUGURAL INDUCTEES. FOUR MORE FORMER VOLS WERE ADDED IN 2009.

TOMMY BARTLETT [1950-52]

WINBURN G. CURRIE JR. [1947-50]

TOMMY MOZUR [1966-68, 1970]

LENNY SCHLOSS [1964-67]BROTHERS ON COURTIn 2010, Davey and Tennys Sandgren (above) from Gallatin, Tenn., became just the third set of brothers to play together for the Vols since 1966. Richard and Bobby Dow of Cleve-land, Tenn., were on court for the Vols in 1966 and 1967, both contributing to the team’s 1966 SEC Title.

Twins Bill and Dan McGugin of Nahsville played for the Vols in 1997.

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PAUL ANNACONE 1982-84Highest Singles Ranking: No. 12Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 3Singles: Titles - Grand Prix at Brisbane and Los Ange-les in 1985; Vienna in 1989. Grand Slams - 1984 singles quarterfinalist at Wimbledon.Doubles: Titles - Won 14 career doubles titles includ-ing 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 Sam-pras 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 High-Performance 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 1985-88Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 27Doubles: Titles - 1989 U.S. Open (mixed); 1993 at Bar-celona; 1990 at Sao Paulo; 1992 at Genova.

TRACY DELATTE 1975-78Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 39Doubles: Titles - 1982 at Forest Hills WCT; 1984 at Jo-hannesburg.

MIKE DEPALMER JR. 1981-82Highest Singles Ranking: No. 32Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 4Doubles: 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, 83Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 36Doubles: Titles - 1987 at St. Vincent; 1988 at Vilamoura. Grand Slams - 1984 Australian Open semifinalist; 1984 Wimbledon semifinalist.

DOUG FLACH 1990Highest Singles Ranking: No. 108Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 73Doubles: Titles - 1993 at Beijing; 1998 at Newport.

CHRIS HAGGARD 1992-93Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 16Doubles: Titles - Won titles at Kitzbuhel in 1999, Tokyo and Amersfoort in 2002; Adelaide in 2003; Washington in 2004 and Memphis in 2006. Grand Slams: Semifinal-ist at the 2003 Australian Open.Davis Cup: 2003 and 2004 for South Africa

ANDY KOHLBERG 1978-79Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 26Doubles Title 1986 at Atlanta.

MEL PURCELL 1980Highest Singles Ranking: No. 21Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 47Singles: 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 1985-88Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 20Doubles: Titles - 1992 at Stuttgart Indoor and Tou-louse; Prague in 1995; 1996 at Copenhagen, Kitzbuhel and Stuttgart Outdoor; 1998 at Nottingham.

CHRIS WOODRUFF

Played for the Vols: 1992-93Highest Singles Ranking: No. 12Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 73Davis Cup: 2000 for the U.S.

SINGLESTitles - 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

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

VOLS ON TOUR.FOUR VOLS HAVE REACHED THE TOP 100 IN THE ATP WORLD RANKINGS; SIX HAVE REACHED THE TOP 100 IN DOUBLES

WITH TWO SINGLES TITLES AND A TOP-10 RANKING, UT’S COACH REMAINS THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED VOL ON THE PRO CIRCUIT

THE DAVIS CUPOver 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:

RecordVol (Country) S D YearsPaul Annacone (U.S.) 0-0 1-0 1986-87Mike DePalmer Jr. (U.S.) 0-0 0-0 1985Chris Haggard (So. Africa) 0-0 3-1 2003-04Peter Handoyo (Indonesia) 4-3 2-0 2001-03Mark Parsons (Canada) 0-0 0-0 2001Simon Rea (N. Zealand) 2-3 1-1 2004, 07Paul Van Min (Netherlands) 0-0 0-1 1979Chris Woodruff (U.S.) 1-1 0-1 2000

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

JANUARY6-11 Rainbow Warrior Challenge^ Honolulu, Hawaii14-17 SEC COACHES INDOOR Knoxville

CHAMPIONSHIPS^ 21 EAST TENNESSEE STATE Knoxville 2 p.m.

ITA KICK-OFF WEEKEND28 SAN DIEGO Knoxville 1 p.m.29 CLEMSON/USC UPSTATE Knoxville TBA

FEBRUARY5 at Illinois Champaign, Ill. 7 p.m.12 at Duke Durham, N.C. 6 p.m.14 Louisville Knoxville 2 p.m.18-21 ITA National Team Indoor Seattle, Wash.

Championships27 WAKE FOREST Knoxville 1 p.m.

MARCH4 ALABAMA* Knoxville 2 p.m.6 AUBURN* Knoxville 1 p.m.11 at Kentucky* Lexington, Ky. 3 p.m.13 at Vanderbilt* Nashville 1 p.m.15 at Baylor Waco, Texas 3 p.m.19 ARKANSAS* Knoxville 1 p.m.26 at LSU* Baton Rouge, La. 2 p.m.

APRIL1 at Mississippi State* Starkville, Miss. 3 p.m.3 at Mississippi* Oxford, Miss. 2 p.m.8 South Carolina* Knoxville 2 p.m.10 Florida* Knoxville 1 p.m.16 at Georgia* Athens, Ga. 5 p.m.21-24 SEC Tennis Championships Gainesville, Fla.

MAY13-14 NCAA Team Championships • First and Second Rounds19-24 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


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