The Wildcats were led by speedy singles victories from elder statesmen Millen Hurrion and César Bourgois, followed by an emphatic clincher by Liam Draxl.
"We expected a tough test against ETSU today, and we got it," said assistant coach Matthew Gordon. "I don't think we played our best tennis, but our captains stepped up, and Liam did a good job closing it out. We have work to do, but at the end of the day, we got the win, and that's what matters."
Doubles play started with a 6-0 sweep on court two by Draxl and sophomore Alexandre LeBlanc, though Hurrion and junior Ying-Ze Chen dropped Kentucky's first contest of the year with a 6-3 loss on court three. Bourgois and sophomore Gabriel Diallo secured the opening point on the top court, however, holding on for a 7-5 victory.
With Kentucky leading 1-0, Hurrion and Bourgois moved the Wildcats within one step of a win by making quick work of singles play. Playing on court two, Hurrion finished first with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph. Bourgois followed soon after with a 6-3, 6-0 win from the No. 4 spot.
After Diallo fell on court three, Draxl found himself within clinching opportunity in the No. 1 slot. Winning the first set handily, the sophomore fought through a come-from-behind second-set slugfest with ETSU senior Frazier Rengifo that ended in a 7-5 tiebreaker, clinching Kentucky's third victory of the season.
The teams agreed to complete the remaining matchups, splitting three-set tiebreakers on courts five and six.
Kentucky is set to return to action with an in-state midweek match, hosting the Bellarmine Knights (0-2) on Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET.
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#25 Kentucky 5, ETSU 2
Singles
1.#45 Liam Draxl (UK) def. Frazier Rengifo (ETSU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
2.Millen Hurrion (UK) def. Milo Bargeron (ETSU) 6-1, 6-1
3.Dimitri Badra (ETSU) def. Gabriel Diallo (UK) 6-4, 6-4
4.César Bourgois (UK) def. Dylan Bednarczyk (ETSU) 6-3, 6-0
5.#114 Alexandre LeBlanc (UK) def. Thiago Pernas (ETSU) 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-6)
6.J. Sebastian Zabala (ETSU) def. Mathis Moysan (UK) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6)
Doubles
1.Gabriel Diallo/César Bourgois (UK) def. Frazier Rengifo/J. Sebastian Zabala (ETSU) 7-5
2.Liam Draxl/Alexandre LeBlanc (UK) def. Dylan Bednarczyk/Miguel Este (ETSU) 6-0
3.Dimitri Badra/Thiago Pernas (ETSU) def. Millen Hurrion/Ying-Ze Chen (UK) 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (2,4,3,1,5,6)
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