The 11th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers used a singles slate which boasts five ranked players to overpower the University ofKentucky men’s tennis team in the Wildcats’ third Southeastern Conference road trip of the season. The Vols grabbed the 4-0 win afternotching the doubles points and taking three singles wins at the Goodfriend Tennis Center in Knoxville, Tenn., on Wednesday, March28.

The Cats (7-11, 1-4 SEC) fell behind early in doubles as the duo of Paul Podbury and Mario Toledo knocked out UK’s JohanGrunditz and Reven Stephens at the No. 1 position, while the 12th-ranked team of Adam Carey and Mark Parsons guaranteed thedoubles point for UT when it took out the newly-formed Cat tandem of Edo Bawono and Karim Benmansour.

In singles play, 49th-ranked Bawono suffered a tough loss to No. 80 Parsons in straight sets, while Peter Handoyo, the nation’s33rd-ranked player, took out Matt Emery to put Tennessee up 3-0. The Vols solidified the win when 74th-ranked Podbury took outGustav Pousette at the No. 5 position.

The Cats return to action on Friday, March 30, when they return home to play host to SEC-rival Ole Miss. The Rebels are currentlyranked 12th in the nation. Action gets underway at 6 p.m. at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex.

Singles

No. 1 #80 Mark Parsons (UT) def. #49 Edo Bawono (UK) 6-1, 6-2
No. 2 #44 Adam Carey (UT) vs. Karim Benmansour (UK) DNF
No. 3 #33 Peter Handoyo def. Matthew Emery (UK) 6-3, 7-6(3)
No. 4 #62 Mario Toledo (UT) vs. Johan Grunditz (UK) DNF
No. 5 #74 Paul Podbury (UT) def. Gustav Pousette (UK) 6-2, 6-3
No. 6 Simon Rea (UT) vs. Rahim Esmail (UK) DNF

Doubles

No. 1 Podbury/ Toledo (UT) def. Grunditz/ Stephens (UK) 8-2
No. 2 #12 Carey/ Parsons (UT) def. Bowano/ Benmansour (UK) 8-2
No. 3 Rea/ Handoyo (UT) vs. Emery/ Pousette (UK) DNF