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Tennessee Volunteers tennis | |
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Founded | 1932 |
University | University of Tennessee |
Athletic director | Danny White |
Head coach | Chris Woodruff (7th season) |
Conference | SEC |
Location | Knoxville, TN |
Home Court | Barksdale Stadium (Capacity: 2,000) |
Nickname | Volunteers |
Colors | Orange and white [1] |
NCAA Tournament runner-up | |
1990, 2001, 2010 | |
NCAA Tournament Semifinals | |
1987, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2021, 2022 | |
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |
1987, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2021, 2022, 2024 | |
NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |
1979, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | |
1989, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1979, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
Conference Tournament championships | |
1990, 2002, 2010, 2021 | |
Conference regular season champions | |
1951, 1966, 1970, 1980, 1986, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2011 |
The Tennessee Volunteer men's tennis team represents the University of Tennessee, in Knoxville, TN. The program has appeared in 31 NCAA Tournaments. Additionally, the Vols have won 9 SEC Championships, 4 SEC Tournaments, and finished as national runner-up three times. Prominent ATP players who came to Tennessee include Tennys Sandgren, John-Patrick Smith, Chris Woodruff, Paul Annacone, Michael Fancutt, and Mike De Palmer.
Sam Winterbotham was formerly the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes men's tennis team from 2002–2006. After the 2006 season Colorado cut the men's tennis team due to budget constrains, and Winterbotham was subsequently named the 10th coach in Tennessee tennis history on October 24, 2006.
He and his assistant Chris Woodruff joined forces when Tennessee was ranked No. 48 nationally, but the Vols quickly vaulted up the charts. From 2007-2015 Winterbotham led Tennessee to nine consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, including six appearances in the NCAA Round of 16, three appearances in the NCAA Quarterfinals, and one national championship appearance where they lost in a close match to USC 4-2. [2]
Winterbotham became the first head coach at Tennessee to win consecutive SEC regular season championships in 2010 and 2011. In 2010, the Vols finished 11–0 in Southeastern Conference and went on to become the first team to capture the SEC Tournament Title courtesy of three 4–0 shutouts. Three players—John-Patrick Smith, Rhyne Williams and Davey Sandgren—earned All-America honors. For the first time in Tennessee history, five Vols were named All-SEC. Five players also finished the year in the national ITA rankings.
In terms of sheer number of victories, from 2008 to 2011 the team wrapped up their most successful three-year period in program history with a 101–18 (.849) record, and year-end Top 19 rankings each season. The Vols went 31-2 in 2010, won 23 matches in 2008 and 2009, and claimed 24 wins in 2011.
In 2014 Winterbotham coached doubles pair Mikelis Libietis and Hunter Reese all the way to the 2014 NCAA doubles title. After 11 years of coaching UT, as well as a 217-104 match record, Sam Winterbotham was fired on May 4, 2017 at the conclusion of the 2017 season. The Vols had struggled and missed the NCAA Tournament for two consecutive years in 2016 and 2017. In Winterbothams last two years at Tennessee he had a combined 25-31 record and the Vols were 3-21 in SEC play. [3]
Winterbotham was replaced by long term assistant and former NCAA Singles Champion at Tennessee Chris Woodruff. In Woodruff's first season as head coach he led the Vols to a 21-9 record and 4th place in the SEC regular season standings with an 8-4 conference record. Tennessee made the semifinals of the SEC tournament losing to Texas A&M 4-0. The Vols returned to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2015 beating UNC Wilmington 4-0 in the first round before losing to North Carolina 4-0 in the NCAA round of 32.
In the 2019 season, Woodruff led Tennessee to the SEC title game, where they fell to #6 ranked Mississippi State. As the NCAA Tournament’s #14 seed, Tennessee fell in NCAA round of 16 to #3 seed Florida. They ended the season with a 22-8 overall record, and an 8-4 record in-conference.
Tennessee was ranked #19, with a 14-2 record, when the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the 2021 season, Tennessee defeated #13 Ole Miss, #12 South Carolina, and #1 ranked Florida in consecutive days to win their first SEC Tournament since 2010, and entered the NCAA tournament as the #3 overall seed with a 24-3 record, and a 10-2 conference record. In the NCAA Tournament, the Vols beat Alabama A&M 5-0 and Memphis 4-0 in the round of 64 and 32. At the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Tennessee went on to defeat Arizona 4-3 in the NCAA round of 16, and #11 Georgia in the Elite 8. The team season ended with a 4-2 loss to #2 Baylor in the final four, concluding the year with a 28-4 record. One week later, Tennessee players Patrick Harper and Adam Walton won the NCAA individual doubles championship for the program's first individual title since 2014. [4]
The Volunteers continued their run as a national power in the 2022 season, where they defeated #12 Texas A&M, #13 South Carolina, and #3 Baylor to advance to the ITA Indoor Championship. Despite losing to #4 TCU in the finals, Tennessee returned to the #1 overall ranking which they maintained for several weeks. Despite struggling down the stretch and finishing 5th in the SEC with a conference record of 8-4, Tennessee made the semifinals of the SEC tournament and entered the NCAA tournament as the #6 overall seed. Hosting the first three rounds, the Vols defeated Tennessee Tech, Duke, and Florida State to advance to the NCAA final site destination hosted by Illinois. In the Elite 8, Tennessee got revenge from the previous season against #3 Baylor by winning 4-3, sending the Vols to the Final Four for the second consecutive season. There, eventual national champion and #7 seed Virginia ended the teams hope for their first national title. Tennessee finished with a final record of 26-8. [5]
2023 saw the Vols return to the ITA Indoor Championships for the 3rd consecutive year, where they lost 4-3 in a re-match of the 2022 NCAA semifinals with #5 Virginia before defeating #17 Stanford and Illinois in consolation rounds. In other notable non-conference matches, Tennessee lost to #5 Michigan Wolverines(4-1), and #14 Wake Forest (4-3), but defeated #9 Columbia (4-1). The Vols recorded ranked SEC wins over #12 Mississippi State (5-2), #4 Kentucky (4-0), #20 Florida (4-3), #5 South Carolina (6-1), and #25 Ole Miss (6-1). A pair of narrow 4-3 loses to #14 Auburn and #10 Georgia, put Tennessee at 2nd in the SEC with a 10-2 conference record. In the SEC Tournament, the second seeded Volunteers beat No. 7 seed Ole Miss, before falling in the semifinals to the No. 3 seed and eventual tournament champion, #5 Kentucky 4-3. The Vols were selected as a regional host site for the 4th year in a row, defeating Belmont and Wake Forest to advance to the Super Regionals. At the Knoxville Super Regional, the season came to an end with a close 4-2 loss to the No. 9 seed South Carolina. [6]
Source [7]
# | Coach | Years | Seasons | Overall | Conference | SEC Titles | NCAA Appearances | ||||
Won | Lost | % | Won | Lost | % | ||||||
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1 | Hugh D. Faust | 1932-1942 | 11 | 68 | 38 | .640 | 4 | 23 | .148 | – | – |
2 | Jack Rogers | 1947 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0 | 2 | .000 | – | – |
3 | W.D. Buchanan | 1948-1960 | 12 | 95 | 72 | .568 | 43 | 49 | .467 | 1 | – |
4 | James Kalshoven | 1961 | 1 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 1 | 4 | .200 | – | – |
5 | Duane Bruley | 1962 | 1 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 0 | 5 | .000 | – | – |
6 | Tommy Barlett | 1963-1966 | 4 | 54 | 11 | .831 | 19 | 5 | .791 | 1 | – |
7 | Earl Baumgardner | 1967 | 1 | 13 | 4 | .765 | 5 | 2 | .714 | – | – |
8 | Louis Royal | 1968-1976 | 9 | 121 | 68 | .639 | 37 | 24 | .606 | 1 | – |
9 | John Newman | 1977-1980 | 4 | 51 | 31 | .622 | 19 | 10 | .655 | 1 | 2 |
10 | Mike DePalmer Sr. | 1981-1994 | 14 | 299 | 119 | .715 | 97 | 55 | .638 | 3 | 6 |
11 | John Kreis | 1995-1997 | 3 | 35 | 37 | .486 | 12 | 26 | .316 | – | 2 |
12 | Michael Fancutt | 1998-2004 | 7 | 123 | 57 | .683 | 46 | 31 | .597 | 2 | 6 |
13 | Chris Mahony | 2005-2006 | 2 | 25 | 20 | .556 | 9 | 13 | .409 | – | 1 |
14 | Sam Winterbotham | 2007-2017 | 11 | 217 | 104 | .676 | 217 | 104 | .571 | 3 | 9 |
15 | Chris Woodruff | 2018-pres. | 5 | 134 | 39 | .775 | 46 | 17 | .730 | 1 | 5 |
Total | 86 | 1255 | 615 | .671 | 555 | 370 | .598 | 13 | 31 |
Source [7]
Season | Coach | Record | Conference standing | Conference tournament | ITA rank | Postseason | |
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Overall | Conference | ||||||
Southeastern Conference | |||||||
1932 | Hugh D. Faust | 5-1 | – | – | – | – | – |
1933 | Hugh D. Faust | 6-2 | 0-1 | – | – | – | – |
1934 | Hugh D. Faust | 4-5 | 0-4 | – | – | – | – |
1935 | Hugh D. Faust | 6-3 | – | – | – | – | – |
1936 | Hugh D. Faust | 5-7 | 0-4 | – | – | – | – |
1937 | Hugh D. Faust | 6-5 | 1-3 | – | – | – | – |
1938 | Hugh D. Faust | 4-6-1 | 1-3 | – | – | – | – |
1939 | Hugh D. Faust | 6-4 | 0-3 | – | – | – | – |
1940 | Hugh D. Faust | 7-4 | 0-3 | – | – | – | – |
1941 | Hugh D. Faust | 8-6 | 0-2 | – | – | – | – |
1942 | Hugh D. Faust | 10-0 | 2-0 | – | – | – | – |
1943-1946 No Team | |||||||
1947 | Jack Rogers | 5-2 | 0-2 | – | – | – | – |
1948 | W.D. Buchanan | 5-5 | 2-3 | – | – | – | – |
1949 | W.D. Buchanan | 1-9 | 0-5 | – | – | – | – |
1950 | W.D. Buchanan | 10-4 | 6-3 | T-2nd | – | – | – |
1951 | W.D. Buchanan | 10-0-1 | 6-0 | Champions | – | – | – |
1952 | W.D. Buchanan | 11-0 | 8-0 | 2nd | – | – | – |
1953 | W.D. Buchanan | 11-3 | 6-3 | T-4th | – | – | – |
1954 | W.D. Buchanan | 4-6-1 | 1-5-1 | 6th | – | – | – |
1955 | W.D. Buchanan | 8-6 | 3-5 | 6th | – | – | – |
1956 | W.D. Buchanan | 4-9 | 2-6 | 8th | – | – | – |
1957 | W.D. Buchanan | 5-7 | 1-6 | 7th | – | – | – |
1958 | W.D. Buchanan | 9-9 | 2-5 | 8th | – | – | – |
1959 | W.D. Buchanan | 9-6 | 2-5 | 8th | – | – | – |
1960 | W.D. Buchanan | 8-8 | 4-4 | 6th | – | – | – |
1961 | James Kalshoven | 8-6 | 1-4 | – | – | – | – |
1962 | Duane Bruley | 7-7 | 0-5 | 10th | – | – | – |
1963 | Tommy Bartlett | 10-5 | 2-4 | 10th | – | – | – |
1964 | Tommy Bartlett | 13-1 | 3-0 | 8th | – | – | – |
1965 | Tommy Bartlett | 15-3 | 7-1 | 4th | – | – | – |
1966 | Tommy Bartlett | 16-2 | 7-0 | Champions | – | – | – |
1967 | Earl Baumgardner | 13-4 | 5-2 | 2nd | – | – | – |
1968 | Louis Royal | 12-7-1 | 3-3-1 | 4th | – | – | – |
1969 | Louis Royal | 6-8 | 3-2 | 5th | – | – | – |
1970 | Louis Royal | 14-7 | 4-1 | Champions | – | – | – |
1971 | Louis Royal | 14-7-1 | 5-4 | 2nd | – | – | – |
1972 | Louis Royal | 27-2 | 5-1 | T-2nd | – | – | – |
1973 | Louis Royal | 10-9 | 3-2 | 5th | – | – | – |
1974 | Louis Royal | 17-6 | 6-2 | 2nd | – | – | – |
1975 | Louis Royal | 14-12 | 5-4 | 3rd | – | – | – |
1976 | Louis Royal | 6-10 | 3-5 | 7th | – | – | – |
1977 | John Newman | 9-12 | 3-6 | 6th | – | – | – |
1978 | John Newman | 18-7 | 6-3 | 2nd | – | – | – |
1979 | John Newman | 13-6 | 4-1 | 2nd | – | – | NCAA Round of 16 |
1980 | John Newman | 14-6 | 6-0 | Champions | – | – | NCAA Round of 16 |
1981 | Mike DePalmer Sr. | 14-6 | 6-2 | 4th | – | – | – |
1982 | Mike DePalmer Sr. | 21-9 | 10-1 | 2nd | – | – | – |
1983 | Mike DePalmer Sr. | 20-4 | 12-7 | 3rd | – | – | – |
1984 | Mike DePalmer Sr. | 23-8 | 6-2 | 4th | – | – | – |
1985 | Mike DePalmer Sr. | 27-11 | 7-2 | 3rd | – | – | – |
1986 | Mike DePalmer Sr. | 24-10 | 3-6 | Champions | – | 14th | – |
1987 | Mike DePalmer Sr. | 24-6 | 7-2 | 2nd | – | 3rd | NCAA Semifinal |
1988 | Mike DePalmer Sr. | 14-11 | 6-3 | 4th | – | 13th | NCAA Round of 16 |
1989 | Mike DePalmer Sr. | 20-8 | 6-3 | 10th | – | 14th | NCAA First Round |
1990 | Mike DePalmer Sr. | 34-1 | 9-0 | Champions | Champions | 2nd | NCAA Runner-up |
1991 | Mike DePalmer Sr. | 21-11 | 7-4 | T-3rd | First Round | 10th | NCAA Round of 16 |
1992 | Mike DePalmer Sr. | 15-13 | 4-9 | T-8th | Quarterfinal | 18th | – |
1993 | Mike DePalmer Sr. | 27-11 | 7-7 | 6th | Semifinal | 11th | NCAA Round of 16 |
1994 | Mike DePalmer Sr. | 15-10 | 6-7 | 6th | Quarterfinal | 13th | NCAA Regional Second Round |
1995 | John Kreis | 17-9 | 7-6 | 6th | Quarterfinal | 16th | NCAA Regional Second Round |
1996 | John Kreis | 11-11 | 5-8 | 8th | Quarterfinal | 26th | NCAA First Round |
1997 | John Kreis | 5-17 | 0-12 | 12th | First Round | 59th | NCAA First Round |
1998 | Michael Fancutt | 14-7 | 6-5 | 5th | Quarterfinal | 19th | NCAA Second Round |
1999 | Michael Fancutt | 18-10 | 6-5 | 5th | Quarterfinal | 13th | NCAA Second Round |
2000 | Michael Fancutt | 23-6 | 10-1 | Champions | Semifinal | 3rd | NCAA Semifinal |
2001 | Michael Fancutt | 23-6 | 9-2 | 2nd | Final | 2nd | NCAA Runner-up |
2002 | Michael Fancutt | 22-7 | 7-4 | T-2nd (East) | Champions | 6th | NCAA Semifinal |
2003 | Michael Fancutt | 9-12 | 2-9 | 6th (East) | First Round | 55th | – |
2004 | Michael Fancutt | 14-9 | 6-5 | 4th (East) | First Round | 21st | NCAA Second Round |
2005 | Chris Mahony | 16-9 | 6-5 | T-3rd (East) | Final | 11th | NCAA Round of 16 |
2006 | Chris Mahony | 9-11 | 3-8 | 5th (East) | First Round | 50th | – |
2007 | Sam Winterbotham | 17-8 | 7-4 | T-2nd (East) | Second Round | 25th | NCAA Second Round |
2008 | Sam Winterbotham | 23-4 | 9-2 | T-2nd (East) | Semifinal | 9th | NCAA Round of 16 |
2009 | Sam Winterbotham | 23-7 | 8-3 | 2nd (East) | Final | 8th | NCAA Round of 16 |
2010 | Sam Winterbotham | 31-2 | 11-0 | Champions | Champions | 2nd | NCAA Runner-up |
2011 | Sam Winterbotham | 24-5 | 10-1 | Champions | Semifinal | 4th | NCAA Quarterfinal |
2012 | Sam Winterbotham | 15-14 | 5-6 | 4th (East) | Quarterfinal | 20th | NCAA Second Round |
2013 | Sam Winterbotham | 26-9 | 8-4 | 2nd (East) | Final | 6th | NCAA Quarterfinal |
2014 | Sam Winterbotham | 19-11 | 6-6 | 6th | Second Round | 18th | NCAA Round of 16 |
2015 | Sam Winterbotham | 14-13 | 5-7 | 8th | Quarterfinal | 43rd | NCAA First Round |
2016 | Sam Winterbotham | 12-17 | 0-12 | 13th | Second Round | – | – |
2017 | Sam Winterbotham | 13-14 | 3-9 | 8th | Quarterfinal | 43rd | – |
2018 | Chris Woodruff | 21-9 | 8-4 | 4th | Semifinal | 20th | NCAA Second Round |
2019 | Chris Woodruff | 22-8 | 8-4 | 4th | Final | 13th | NCAA Round of 16 |
2020 | Chris Woodruff | 14-2 | 2-1 | – | – | 12th | Postseason not held (COVID-19) |
2021 | Chris Woodruff | 28-4 | 10-2 | 2nd | Champions | 4th | NCAA Semifinal |
2022 | Chris Woodruff | 26-8 | 8-4 | 5th | Semifinal | 6th | NCAA Semifinal |
2023 | Chris Woodruff | 23-8 | 10-2 | 2nd | Semifinal | 9th | NCAA Round of 16 |
Total | 1255-615-5 | 555-370-2 | 9 | 4 | 31 NCAA Appearances |
In the NCAA Tournament, Tennessee holds a 56-31 record overall, including a 27-1 record when hosting the first two rounds in Knoxville. Overall they boast a 34-9 record in first and second round matches. From the Round of 16, on they hold a 21-22 record. [8]
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1979 | Round of 16 | California | L 8-1 | |
1980 | Round of 16 | Trinity (TX) | L 5-4 | |
1987 | #5 | Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal | #12 South Carolina #4 Long Beach St. #1 UCLA | W 5-3 W 5-3 L 5-2 |
1988 | #13 | First Round Round of 16 | TCU #4 Pepperdine | W 5-2 L 5-1 |
1989 | #13 | First Round | Oklahoma State | L 5-4 |
1990 | #1 | Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Championship | #16 UC-Irvine #9 Miami (FL) #4 UCLA #2 Stanford | W 5-2 W 5-2 W 5-4 L 5-2 |
1991 | #11 | Round of 16 | #6 Florida | L 5-2 |
1993 | #11 | Round of 16 | #6 Texas | L 5-1 |
1994 | Regional QF Regional SF | Kentucky Miami (FL) | W 4-1 L 4-2 | |
1995 | Regional QF Regional SF | Auburn Kentucky | W 4-2 L 4-2 | |
1996 | First Round | UAB | L 4-0 | |
1997 | First Round | #11 Florida | L 5-0 | |
1998 | First Round Second Round | South Florida #12 Auburn | W 4-1 L 4-3 | |
1999 | #11 | First Round Second Round | Tennessee Tech Mississippi State | W 4-0 L 4-3 |
2000 | #10 | First Round Second Round Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal | Chattanooga North Carolina #7 Texas A&M #2 UCLA VCU | W 4-0 W 4-2 W 4-3 W 4-1 L 4-3 |
2001 | #8 | First Round Second Round Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Championship | UMBC Ohio State South Alabama #1 Stanford #5 TCU #3 Georgia | W 4-0 W 4-1 W 4-0 W 4-2 W 4-0 L 4-1 |
2002 | #2 | First Round Second Round Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal | Wake Forest Virginia Tech #15 Texas #7 Kentucky #11 USC | W 4-0 W 4-0 W 4-0 W 4-1 L 4-3 |
2004 | #15 | First Round Second Round | Wichita State Arkansas | W 4-1 L 4-1 |
2005 | #10 | First Round Second Round Round of 16 | ETSU Ohio State #7 UCLA | W 4-0 W 4-2 L 4-1 |
2007 | First Round Second Round | Miami (FL) #2 Ohio State | W 4-3 L 4-1 | |
2008 | #8 | First Round Second Round Round of 16 | Furman Virginia Tech #9 Baylor | W 4-0 W 4-0 L 4-1 |
2009 | #5 | First Round Second Round Round of 16 | ETSU Duke #12 Texas | W 4-0 W 4-1 L 4-3 |
2010 | #2 | First Round Second Round Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Championship | Winthrop ETSU #15 Louisville #7 Baylor #11 Georgia #5 USC | W 4-0 W 4-1 W 4-0 W 4-0 W 4-1 L 4-2 |
2011 | #3 | First Round Second Round Round of 16 Quarterfinal | Radford Virginia Tech #14 California #6 Georgia | W 4-0 W 4-0 W 4-2 L 4-3 |
2012 | First Round Second Round | UNC Wilmington #15 North Carolina | W 4-1 L 4-0 | |
2013 | #7 | First Round Second Round Round of 16 Quarterfinal | South Carolina State Clemson #10 Mississippi State #2 Virginia | W 4-0 W 4-3 W 4-2 L 4-0 |
2014 | First Round Second Round Round of 16 | Elon #11 Duke #6 UCLA | W 4-1 W 4-2 L 4-0 | |
2015 | First Round | Stanford | L 4-2 | |
2018 | First Round Second Round | UNC Wilmington #7 North Carolina | W 4-0 L 4-0 | |
2019 | #14 | First Round Second Round Round of 16 | Radford NC State #3 Florida | W 4-0 W 4-2 L 4-2 |
2021 | #3 | First Round Second Round Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal | Alabama A&M Memphis Arizona #11 Georgia #2 Baylor | W 5-0 W 4-0 W 4-3 W 4-1 L 4-2 |
2022 | #6 | First Round Second Round Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal | Tennessee Tech Duke Florida State #3 Baylor #7 Virginia | W 4-0 W 4-1 W 4-0 W 4-3 L 5-0 |
2023 | #8 | First Round Second Round Round of 16 | Belmont Wake Forest #9 South Carolina | W 4-1 W 4-0 L 4-2 |
2024 | #7 | First Round Second Round Round of 16 Quarterfinal | ETSU Memphis #10 Florida State #2 Texas | W 4-0 W 4-0 W 4-3 L 4-2 |
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The 2018–19 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Volunteers were led by fourth-year head coach Rick Barnes. The team played its home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 31–6, 15–3 to finish in 2nd place. In the SEC Tournament, they defeated Mississippi State and Kentucky to make it to the championship. In the championship, they lost to Auburn. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Colgate in the First Round, Iowa in the Second Round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to Purdue.
The Tennessee Volunteers women's golf team represents the University of Tennessee located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Vols compete at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Vols currently rotate between 16 different golf courses located in the state of Tennessee. The current coach for the Lady Volunteer's is Diana Cantu who began in 2022. Until the 2022 season, the Lady Vols had appeared in an NCAA regional every year since the program began in 1993, and they were one of only 9 NCAA Division 1 teams to compete in every NCAA regional since the championship’s format was established. Overall the Lady Vols have competed in 29 NCAA Regionals and 14 NCAA Championships.
The 2019–20 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Volunteers were led by fifth-year head coach Rick Barnes. The team played its home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in eighth place. They were set to take on Alabama in the second round of the SEC tournament. However, the remainder of the SEC Tournamament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2021–22 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by seventh-year head coach Rick Barnes, and plays their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 14–4 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Mississippi State, Kentucky and Texas A&M to win their first SEC Tournament title since 1979. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the South Region, where they defeated Longwood in the First Round before being upset by Michigan in the Second Round.
The Tennessee Volunteers women's tennis team represents the University of Tennessee, in Knoxville, TN. The program has qualified for 31 NCAA Tournaments, including 20 straight from 1995 to 2014. They are led by former player and current 8th year head coach Alison Ojeda.
The 2022–23 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Rick Barnes, and played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Ole Miss before losing to Missouri in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the East Region, where they defeated Louisiana in the First Round and Duke in the Second Round to reach the Sweet Sixteen. There, they were upset by Florida Atlantic, closing their season with an overall record of 25–11.