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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 women's 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 splits weekend series versus Oklahoma, Arkansas

Lance Roth, Junior Sports Reporter March 31, 2025

Kentucky women’s tennis started the weekend struggling, dealing with Oklahoma and taking a 6-1 loss against the Sooners on March 14. The Wildcats would save their weekend, traveling to Fayetteville and...

Kentucky junior Lidia hits the ball Kentucky junior Lidia Gonzalez prepares to hit the ball during the Kentucky vs Wichita State women's 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 suffers sweeping loss to South Carolina

Lance Roth, Junior Sports Reporter March 10, 2025

Kentucky women’s tennis hit the road to take on South Carolina in SEC play and suffered a clean sweep. Kentucky looked to start hot in doubles play, but would find no success. The ace team of Lizzy...

Martin Breysach returns the ball from an opponent’s serve 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 falls short after Florida singles sweep

Collin Lewis, Senior Sports Reporter March 2, 2025

Kentucky (8-4) was defeated handily by Florida (8-4) during its SEC road opener on Feb. 28 with a final score of 6-1. The Cats got out to an early lead by winning the doubles point with the duo of Jack...

Ellie Eades returns the ball vs Missouri on Mar. 29, 2024 in Lexington Kentucky at Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center. Kentucky won the match 4-0. 



Photo by Aidan Dillard-Hijikata | Staff

Kentucky women’s tennis fails comeback effort against Tennessee, falls 4-2

Lance Roth, Junior Sports Reporter February 24, 2025

Kentucky women’s tennis played its SEC opener at home against Tennessee in a back-and-forth battle, with Tennessee taking the win 4-2. The Wildcats would have a rough start, getting nearly swept in...

Sophomore Jaden Weekes returns a ball to DePaul's Verma at the Hillary J. Boone Tennis Facility on Friday, May 3, 2024, in Lexington, Kentucky. Jaden wins his first set 6-3 while the second remains unfinished at 3-3.

No. 12 Kentucky men’s tennis sweeps ITA Kickoff Weekend, Santa Clara and No. 20 Arizona State

Israel Schill, Senior Sports Reporter January 26, 2025

No. 12 Kentucky men’s tennis hosted the Lexington Regional of the 2025 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Kickoff Weekend, sweeping both Santa Clara and No. 20 Arizona State 4-0 to claim a spot...

Gabriel Diallo celebrates winning a game during the UK vs. Virginia tennis match on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. UK lost 4-2. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

CATS IN THE PROS: Gabriel Diallo achieves childhood dream as top 100 tennis player

Sara Gibson, Football Beat Reporter November 20, 2024

Kentucky tennis Head Coach Cedric Kauffmann has firmly established UK as a top program in college tennis and that success has begun to show at the professional level. Kentucky’s dominance started...

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

FAMILY AND CHARACTER: A look into the unique world of college tennis recruiting

Sara Gibson, Football Beat Reporter September 13, 2024

In the modern world, college tennis struggles for the spotlight despite being loaded with some of the best athletes from around the world, especially at athletically thriving SEC schools like Kentucky. In...

Senior Joshua Lapadat looks to hit the ball at the Hillary J. Boone Tennis Facility on Friday, May 3, 2024, in Lexington, Kentucky. He wins his sets 6-3 and 6-1 respectively.

Kentucky men’s tennis relishes in offseason awards ahead of pivotal 2024-25 season.

Kai McClelland, Women’s Basketball Beat Reporter July 5, 2024

Although Kentucky men’s tennis and its incredible run in the 2023-24 season ended on a bad note, the culture in Kentucky continues to thrive. Since the beginning of the offseason, multiple Wildcats...

Freshman Eli Stephenson warms up at the Hillary J. Boone Tennis Facility on Friday, May 3, 2024, in Lexington, Kentucky.

Key takeaways for Kentucky men’s tennis following NCAA Tournament defeat

Sara Gibson and Kai McClelland May 22, 2024

No. 5 Kentucky men’s tennis traveled to Stillwater, Oklahoma, where it suffered a 5-0 loss to No. 4 TCU, ending its season in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals.  After Kentucky dropped the doubles...

Kentucky players celebrate during the No. 7 Kentucky vs. No. 18 Alabama men's tennis match on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at the Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 5-2. Photo by Cameron Guagenti | Staff

Kentucky men’s tennis begins path to national championship with home first round

Sara Gibson, Tennis Beat Leader May 3, 2024

No. 5 Kentucky men’s tennis was selected as a host site for the first and second rounds of the 2024 NCAA Tournament from May 3-4.   Kentucky’s first matchup will be on Friday at 4 p.m. ET against...

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

Five matches to circle for the 2023-24 Kentucky men’s tennis season

Sara Gibson, Tennis Beat Head February 1, 2024

Kentucky men’s tennis kicked off the 2024 portion of its 2023-24 season in mid January, winning over Northern and Eastern Kentucky to begin a campaign to defend its SEC championship from a season ago. Coming...

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