March 8, 2011

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 12 University of Kentucky men’s tennis team’s Southeastern Conference home opener with No. 3 Tennessee on Friday has been pushed up to a 2 p.m. ET start at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex.

Kentucky (13-3, 2-0 SEC) is coming off an impressive opening weekend of SEC play, defeating No. 31 Ole Miss and No. 43 Mississippi State by convincing margins. The Wildcats were led over the weekend by junior Alex Musialek, who went 2-0 in both singles and doubles with two wins over ranked players in singles.

UK is 8-0 at home this season and 36-6 at the Boone Tennis Complex since the start of the 2009 season.

After the match with the Vols, Kentucky will continue its SEC home schedule against no. 13 Georgia on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. Live scores for both matches are available at UKathletics.com.