Both tennis teams are ranked and looking to build upon their previous seasons this spring.
The No. 25 women's team last spring season ended in a second round NCAA Tournament loss to No. 8 California.
Under second year head coach Lauren Longbotham Meisner, the team finished last season with a 19-9 overall record, which is the most wins in the program since 1989.
"We came away with our heads held high and we are looking forward to the future. I couldn't be more proud," Meisner said at the end of last season.
The No. 23 women's tennis team opened up this spring season at the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Austin, Texas from Jan. 25 to Jan. 26 with a loss against No. 17 University of Texas and a win over No. 24 Florida State.
This year's women's spring team only has one senior and three juniors, but has four sophomores and two freshmen.
Freshman Reka Muller is already showcasing success this spring with doubles victories over both Texas and Florida State and a singles match win over Florida State.
Junior Emily Flickinger and sophomore Pleun Burgmans are ranked the No. 17 doubles team in the country and have backed up their ranking so far this spring while beating the No. 21 doubles team at Texas and beating Florida State's best doubles team.
Last spring, the men's team lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to North Carolina State while making its 14th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and 19th appearance in the last 20 years.
This year's spring team features two seniors, one junior, one sophomore and four freshmen.
The two seniors had strong fall seasons while senior Daniel Cochrane had a team-high 10 wins in singles and senior Dennis Lengsfeld tied for the team lead in doubles wins.
The No. 28 men's tennis team already started their spring season off with a 4-1 record after an impressive fall season.
Through the first five matches, three freshmen: Oliver Plaskett, Dante Saleh and Petar Tomic have had a combined 8-2 singles record and 6-2 record in doubles.
Saleh is currently ranked the No. 89 singles player in the country and has been 3-0 so far this spring.
Their only loss so far this spring came against the No. 7 ranked Baylor Bears.
"We saw some positives on our end and the kids battled tough with a really good team in Baylor," men's head coach Eric Shore said after the loss Jan. 26.
Looking forward, both teams have plenty of tennis left to play. The Tigers have 14 non-conference matches and the Blue Grey Invitational tournament left before their SEC matches kick off at the end of February against Ole Miss in Oxford.
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