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Kentucky junior Lidia hits the ball Kentucky junior Lidia Gonzalez prepares to hit the ball during the Kentucky vs Wichita State womens tennis match on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 5-2. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Kentucky women’s tennis falls to Vanderbilt in SEC home opener

Sara Gibson, Tennis Beat Leader March 13, 2024

Kentucky women's tennis had its SEC home opener on Sunday, March 10, falling 6-1 to the Vanderbilt Commodores.   With the loss, Kentucky moves to 6-6 on the season and 0-3 in the SEC, with 10 matches...

Kentucky fifth year Taha Baadi celebrates during the Kentucky vs Notre Dame mens tennis match on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 4-0. Photo by Sydney Yonker | Staff

Kentucky men’s tennis defeats Florida Gators 6-1

Kai McClelland and Grace Brydges March 11, 2024

No. 5 Kentucky men's tennis took down the Florida Gators 6-1 on Friday, March 8, inside the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex.  Florida, who holds a 20-7 all-time record over Kentucky, has not beat the...

Kentucky freshman Jack Loutit hits the ball during the Kentucky vs. Virginia mens tennis match on Sunday Feb. 4, 2024, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 4-3. Photo by Sydney Yonker | Staff

Kentucky men’s tennis sweeps opening weekend of SEC play

Kai McClleland and Grace Brydges March 9, 2024

Kentucky men's tennis opened up conference play with a 2-0 sweep over the weekend, getting victories over Vanderbilt and No.18 Alabama.  On Friday, March 1, No. 7 the team traveled to Nashville, Tennessee,...

Kentucky sophomore Zoe Hammond dives for the ball Kentucky junior Lidia hits the ball Kentucky junior Lidia Gonzalez prepares to hit the ball during the Kentucky vs Wichita State womens tennis match on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 5-2. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Kentucky women’s tennis falls to Alabama and Auburn to start SEC play

Sara Gibson and Michaela Dunlap March 4, 2024

Kentucky women's tennis traveled to Alabama this weekend to take on No.12 Auburn and Alabama to begin SEC play, falling to both teams with respective scores of 5-2 and 6-1. The Wildcats struggled early...

Kentucky senior Elizabeth Stevens hits the ball during the Kentucky vs Wichita State womens tennis match on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 5-2. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

PREVIEW: Kentucky women’s tennis prepares for conference play

Kai McClelland and Grace Brydges March 1, 2024

Kentucky women’s tennis has finished its non conference schedule and will now look to make a SEC push under new head coach Shelley Jaudon with the start of league play.  The Wildcats sat at the bottom...

Kentucky freshman Jack Loutit hits the ball during the Kentucky vs. Virginia mens tennis match on Sunday Feb. 4, 2024, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 4-3. Photo by Sydney Yonker | Staff

Get to Know: 2024 Kentucky men’s tennis team

Kai McClelland, Reporter February 29, 2024

With the conclusion of non-conference play, a new season of league play has arrived. Last season, the men’s tennis team finished with a 27-5 record, leading to a SEC Championship for the Wildcats...

The Kentucky mens tennis team huddles up during the Kentucky vs Notre Dame mens tennis match on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 4-0. Photo by Sydney Yonker | Staff

PREVIEW: A look into the SEC schedule for Kentucky men’s tennis

Kai McClelland and Sara Gibson February 29, 2024

Kentucky men’s tennis has wrapped up its regular season play and will now shift its focus to a difficult road ahead in arguably the best tennis conference: the SEC.   The Wildcats finished 9-3 in...

Kentucky fifth year Taha Baadi hits the ball during the Kentucky vs Notre Dame mens tennis match on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 4-0. Photo by Sydney Yonker | Staff

Kentucky men’s tennis takes down Dayton in last matches before SEC play

Sara Gibson and Kai McClelland February 22, 2024

Kentucky men’s tennis hosted Dayton in a doubleheader on Wednesday, Feb. 22, in which the Wildcats swept the Flyers in both matches, 4-0 and 5-0.   With the last matches now completed before March...

Kentucky senior Elizabeth Stevens celebrates after winning a set during the Kentucky vs Wichita State womens tennis match on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 5-2. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Kentucky women’s tennis sweeps Eastern Kentucky 7-0

Kai McClelland and Grace Brydges February 20, 2024

Kentucky women’s tennis hosted Eastern Kentucky on Sunday, Feb. 18, sweeping the Colonels 7-0 inside of the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky.  The inner-state matchup was seemingly...

Kentucky women’s tennis junior Ellie Eades poses with her boyfriend, men’s tennis senior Josh Lapadat at the Hilary J. Boone Varsity Tennis Complex on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Samantha Money | Staff

Serving love on and off the tennis court

Sara Gibson, Staff Reporter February 14, 2024

It’s Valentine's Day in the Bluegrass, and in the spirit of the season, let's shine a spotlight on one Kentucky couple that found each other on the tennis courts of Hilary J. Boone Complex.     Growing...

Kentucky senior Joshua Lapadat hits the ball during the Kentucky vs Notre Dame mens tennis match on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 4-0. Photo by Sydney Yonker | Staff

Key players from No. 11 Kentucky men’s tennis’ split weekend

Kai McClelland and Grace Brydges February 13, 2024

Kentucky men's tennis hosted No. 8 Harvard on Friday, Feb. 9, inside the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex and started the weekend off with a 5-2 victory against a team the Cats don’t see often.  Kentucky...

Kentucky sophomore Zoe Hammond celebrates after winning a point during the Kentucky vs Wichita State womens tennis match on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 5-2. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Kentucky women’s tennis rebounds 5-2 over Wichita State

Sara Gibson, Staff Reporter February 12, 2024

After a three-match losing streak, Kentucky women's tennis rejoined the win column with a win at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex, improving to 5-3 on the season and remaining undefeated at home (4-0).   Despite...

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