The Kentucky men’s tennis team will head to Oklahoma State this weekend to begin the ITA Kick-Off Weekend at the Michael and Anne Greenwood Tennis Center.
Kentucky is the No. 4 seed in the event, and will face No. 1 Oklahoma State at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday. The winner will face either No. 2 Mississippi State or No. 3 Wisconsin at 2 p.m. on Sunday. The consolation match will be played at 10 a.m. on Sunday morning.
The winners of the single-elimination event advance to next month’s ITA Division I National Team Indoor Championships. Washington will serve as the host for the National Team Indoors. Host sites for the ITA Kick-Off Weekend were determined using the final 2016-17 Oracle/ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings. A draft was held to fill the No.’s 2-4 seeds at all locations, using the final national team rankings as a guide to determine draft order.
The Wildcats started the season with a 2-1 record. UK took down Northern Kentucky and Eastern Kentucky to begin the season with 7-0 sweeps. Kentucky lost a close match at Notre Dame, 4-3, in their first road test of the season.
Oklahoma State is 4-0 this season, with wins over Lamar, Bryant, UMKC and Arkansas. The Cowboys have only dropped three points so far this season. OSU was 22-7 last season and are led by two-time All-American Julian Cash.
Mississippi State is 3-0 this season, with wins over UAB, South Florida and Miami (Florida). The Bulldogs have three players ranked in the ITA rankings, including the No. 3 player in the nation in Nuno Borges. No. 29 Giovanni Oradini and No. 54 Strahinja Rakic are also ranked.
Wisconsin is 2-0 so far. UW has 6-1 wins over DePaul and Nebraska – Omaha. The Badgers won the doubles point in both matches this season. Josef Dodridge and Osgar O’Hoisin are the only singles players to pick up losses so far this season.
For more information on the Kentucky men’s tennis team, follow @UKMensTennis on Twitter or Kentucky Men’s Tennis Team on Facebook.
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