The Kentucky men?s tennis team will begin the spring season ranked No. 21 according to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. UK will also begin the spring with three players ranked in the Top-100.

The Cats highest ranked player entering the spring will be freshman Bruno Agostinelli at No. 48. The native of Niagara Falls, Canada, led the team with 11 victories this fall. Agostinelli won the first seven matches of his career and captured the A2 Singles Flight bracket at the Middle Tennessee State Fall Invitational. He also reached the quarterfinals of the Wilson/ITA Southeast Regional Championships.

Kentucky?s top returning senior, Alex Hume, will enter the spring as the 61st-ranked singles player in the country. Hume, a native of Alexandria, Va., won nine matches this fall after claiming victory in 26 matches last year.

The final Wildcat ranked entering the spring is senior Nate Emge who gained the No. 83 spot. The Evansville, Ind., native improved from a fall preseason ranking of 94th.

The senior duo of Emge and Hume also gained the No. 40 doubles ranking. The duo won three matches this fall including two at the Wilson/ITA Southeast Regional Championships.

Kentucky will return to action this Friday, Jan. 13, at the National Tennis Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Calif., where Agostinelli will be in action along with newcomers Greg Anderson and Greg Johnstone.