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No. 3 Tennessee men's tennis advances to NCAA Semifinals

For the first time since 2010, the third ranked Tennessee men's tennis team advances to the final four of the NCAA Tournament.
Credit: Manuela Davies/USTA
The University of Tennessee men's tennis team celebrates after defeating the University of Georgia at the 2021 NCAA D1 Tennis Championships on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida. (Manuela Davies/USTA)

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — For the first time since 2010, the third ranked Tennessee men's tennis team advances to the final four of the NCAA Tournament.

The Vols defeated No. 11 Georgia, 4-1, to advance to the final four.

The win was the Vols second win over Georgia this season.

Tennessee had to rally behind in singles after the Vols dropped the doubles point, for just the sixth time overall in 2021.

Fifth year senior Luca Wiedenmann singles win on Thursday was the 20th clinch of his career and his first since the Vols 4-2 win over No. 5 Texas on February 14th.

The Vols are now 4-2 when dropping the doubles point claiming victories over Ole Miss, Auburn, LSU and Georgia.

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The Vols will remain in Orlando for a Friday afternoon semifinal clash with the winner of Thursday's second quarterfinal between No. 2 Baylor and No. 7 TCU. First serve from the USTA National Campus is slated for 2 p.m. ET.

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