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Kentucky senior Elizabeth Stevens hits 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 drops road stint at LSU, Ole Miss

Lance Roth, Junior Sports Reporter March 2, 2025

Kentucky women's tennis hit the road in SEC play and suffered back-to-back losses against LSU and Ole Miss. Up first, Kentucky lost in a gritty back-and-forth battle, losing both singles and doubles...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Kentucky freshman Julia Zhu hits 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 close loss against the Shockers at Wichita State

Lance Roth, Junior Sports Reporter February 9, 2025

Kentucky women's tennis suffered a disappointing upset defeat on the road against the Wichita State Shockers, falling 4-2. Wichita State and Kentucky had a close matchup with Kentucky taking the win...

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...

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,...

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 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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