LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky claimed five of the first six singles sets played, but Tennessee rallied for a 5-2 win over the Cats Sunday at UK?s Boone Tennis Complex.

Tennessee (11-6, 6-4) captured the doubles point, but Kentucky seniors Tigran Martirosyan and Jesse Witten defeated their third-consecutive top-10 opponent when they knocked off UT?s Ockie Oosthuizen and Ben Rogers by an 8-6 count at No. 1 singles.

Witten evened the tally at one by handily defeating Tennessee?s Mark Dietrich in straight sets at No. 1 singles. Martirosyan put the Cats on top when he set aside UT?s Morgan Wilson, 6-2, 6-3. Tennessee?s Kaden Hensel knotted the score at two when defeated UK?s Carey Rubin, 6-2, 6-2.

UT seized control of the match by overcoming one-set deficits at the Nos. 5, 2, and 3 singles positions. Tennessee?s Kiril Tcherveniachki, Bobby Cameron and Ockie Oosthuizen closed out the match with wins in their final two sets.

Kentucky (16-8, 5-5) heads out of conference to play host to Indiana State and Morehead State on Tuesday at the Boone Tennis Complex.

No. 25 Tennessee 5, No. 19 Kentucky 2

Doubles

1. No. 12 Martirosyan/Witten (UK) def. No. 6 Oosthuizen/Rogers (UT) ? 8-6
2. Dietrich/Wilson (UT) def. Emge/Hume (UK) ? 8-3
3. Cameron/Hensel (UT) def. Sundh/Polley (UK) ? 8-3

Singles

1. No. 4 Jesse Witten (UK) def. No. 54 Mark Dietrich (UT) ? 6-2, 6-1
2. Bobby Cameron (UT) def. Alex Hume (UK) ? 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
3. Ockie Oosthuizen (UT) def. Nate Emge (UK) ? 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
4. Tigran Martirosyan (UK) def. Morgan Wilson (UT) ? 6-2, 6-3
5. Kiril Tcherveniachki (UT) def. Marcus Sundh (UK) ? 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
6. Kaden Hensel (UT) def. Carey Rubin (UK) ? 6-2, 6-2