Hogs Hit the Road for Two Away Matches This Weekend

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas Men’s Tennis (10-10, 1-6) is preparing for an SEC road trip as the Hogs will take on the No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers (16-5, 4-3) in Knoxville on Friday and then the Alabama Crimson Tide (6-14, 0-6) in Tuscaloosa on Sunday. 

Tennessee will complete Arkansas’ six-match stretch against ranked opponents, four of them being top 10 teams. The Volunteers have spent multiple weeks at the No. 1 spot this season and boast three ranked singles players and two ranked doubles teams. The Vols are led by No. 8 Johannus Monday, who is 19-3 on the season playing in the top spot for Tennessee.

The Hogs and Crimson Tide have already met once this season when they faced off in the first round of the ITA Indoor Kickoff event in February. The Hogs swept the Tide, 4-0, and will be looking to follow up that performance with a win on Alabama’s soil. Freshman Filip Planinsek has been a bright spot for the Tide this year, ranked inside the top 120 with a 18-10 record in 2022.

The Hogs have the opportunity to claim their first road win of the season after falling just short to Tulsa and Texas A&M earlier this season, losing each of those away matches, 4-3.

MATCH INFO-

Opponents: No. 5 Tennessee (April 1) & Alabama (April 3)

Dates: April 1, April 3

Times: 3 p.m. (April 1) & 1 p.m. (April 3)

Locations: Knoxville, Tenn. & Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Live Stats: bit.ly/3tS4WMC (UT) & bit.ly/3IQvemE (Bama)

Live Streams: bit.ly/3JZWJLT (UT) & bit.ly/3LuF2oe (Bama)

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