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Sophomore Jaden Weekes and freshman Eli Stephenson (left) celebrate a set win at the Hillary J. Boone Tennis Facility on Friday, May 3, 2024, in Lexington, Kentucky.

Kentucky men’s tennis finishes regular season undefeated at home

Lance Roth, Reporter May 7, 2025

Kentucky men’s tennis (16-10, 7-7 SEC) keeps its perfect home record this season taking down Oklahoma and Arkansas in final regular season matches of the season.  Up first, Kentucky claimed a...

Kentucky Wildcats Martin Breysach celebrates during the Kentucky vs South Carolina men’s tennis match on Sunday, Mar. 2, 2025 at Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 4-2. Sydney Yonker | Staff

Kentucky men’s tennis defeats Ole Miss 4-1

Lance Roth, Reporter April 18, 2025

Kentucky men’s tennis kept its playoffs hope alive with a decisive victory 4-1 over Ole Miss. With the win, the Wildcats snapped their rough four-match losing streak.  "Feels good to be back,...

Kentucky Wildcats Matt Rankin celebrates a point during the Kentucky vs South Carolina men’s tennis match on Sunday, Mar. 2, 2025 at Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 4-2. Sydney Yonker | Staff

Growing Pains: Young UK men’s tennis squad struggles to fill shoes of departed stars

Israel Schill, Senior Sports Reporter April 3, 2025

After a dominant 2024 campaign that saw Kentucky men's tennis go 27-3 overall with a perfect 12-0 in conference play, the squad has struggled to match that standard this season. Twenty-one matches into...

Kentucky Wildcats Matt Rankin celebrates a win during the Kentucky vs South Carolina men’s tennis match on Sunday, Mar. 2, 2025 at Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 4-2. Sydney Yonker | Staff

Kentucky men’s tennis sweeps SEC homestand over LSU, Vanderbilt

Lance Roth, Junior Sports Reporter March 30, 2025

Kentucky men's tennis kept its home winning streak alive with a pair of SEC victories over LSU and Vanderbilt. Up first, Kentucky men’s tennis logged a strong victory over LSU with a final score of...

Kentucky Wildcats Martin Breysach celebrates during the Kentucky vs South Carolina men’s tennis match on Sunday, Mar. 2, 2025 at Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 4-2. Sydney Yonker | Staff

Kentucky men’s tennis records bounce-back victory over South Carolina

Collin Lewis, Senior Sports Reporter March 2, 2025

Kentucky men's tennis (9-4) soundly defeated South Carolina (8-4) by a score of 4-2 in an SEC home matchup on March 2. After being swept by Florida in their previous match in what could only be described...

Charlelie Cosnet screams after he won his set during the tennis match vs. Memphis on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 4-3  Photo by Matthew Mueller | Photo Editor

Kentucky men’s tennis kicks off SEC play with sixth straight win over Mississippi State

Desirae Skrzypinski, Senior Sports Reporter February 27, 2025

No. 28 Kentucky men’s tennis (8-3, 1-0 SEC) faced off against No. 26 Mississippi State (12-2, 2-1 SEC) in its SEC opener at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex, winning 4-2. Coming off a 5-2 victory...

Eli Stephenson hits the ball back during the tennis match vs. Memphis on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 4-3  Photo by Matthew Mueller | Photo Editor

No. 8 Kentucky men’s tennis ends ITA National Men’s Team Indoor Championship 1-2

Collin Lewis, Senior Sports Reporter February 19, 2025

No. 8 Kentucky men's tennis went 1-2 over the course of three days during the ITA National Men’s Team Indoor Championship held in Dallas, Texas.  In the first match of the tournament, NC State took...

Martin Breysach screams after he scored a point during the tennis match vs. Memphis on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 4-3  Photo by Matthew Mueller | Photo Editor

No. 8 Kentucky men’s tennis sweeps Louisville, claims 30th straight victory against the Cardinals

Israel Schill, Senior Sports Reporter February 3, 2025

After narrowly escaping a home upset loss at the hands of Memphis on Thursday,  No. 8 Kentucky men’s tennis traveled to Louisville where it took over the Battle of the Bluegrass on Sunday, extending...

Charlelie Cosnet screams after he won his set during the tennis match vs. Memphis on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 4-3  Photo by Matthew Mueller | Photo Editor

No. 8 Kentucky men’s tennis survives scare, downs Memphis 4-3 in Lexington

Collin Lewis, Senior Sports Reporter January 31, 2025

No. 8 Kentucky men’s tennis managed to hold off Memphis 4-3 in a tightly contested bout in Lexington. The Wildcats, down two of their players, were caught off guard early with Memphis taking two of...

Sophomore Jaden Weekes warms up at the Hillary J. Boone Tennis Facility on Friday, May 3, 2024, in Lexington, Kentucky.

Kentucky men’s tennis prepares for critical Elite Eight matchup in NCAA Tournament

Sara Gibson, Tennis Beat Leader May 16, 2024

No. 5 Kentucky men’s tennis earned its spot in the Elite Eight of the NCAA National Tournament after defeating No. 12 Harvard 4-2 in Lexington over the weekend.   With its ticket punched for Stillwater,...

No. 5 Kentucky men's tennis blows past Harvard in NCAA Sweet Sixteen

No. 5 Kentucky men’s tennis blows past Harvard in NCAA Sweet Sixteen

Kai McClelland, Tennis Beat Reporter May 12, 2024

No. 5 Kentucky men’s tennis took another step closer to its championship dreams, advancing to the quarterfinals with a 4-2 win over No. 12 Harvard on Saturday. The Wildcats started the day off...

Members of the Kentucky men's tennis team celebrate during the No. 5 Kentucky vs. Illinois men's tennis match on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 4-3 Photo by Christian Kantosky | Staff

Jack Loutit comes back, clinches NCAA Super Regionals for Kentucky men’s tennis

Sara Gibson, Tennis Beat Leader May 7, 2024

No. 5 Kentucky men’s tennis advanced to the NCAA Tournament Super Regionals with wins over DePaul and Illinois over the weekend.    The first win of the weekend came with a 4-0 sweep over the...

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