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- Year:
- 2021
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- Team:
- Tennis
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- Award:
- Team of the Year
Bio
For the tennis team, it represented the fifth time in six years claiming Team of the Year honors, sharing the recognition in 2016, 2017 and 2018 and taking the award outright in 2020. The Golden Eagles claimed its eighth OVC regular-season title in the last 10 full seasons following another undefeated conference slate that saw Tech post a 5-0 record in league play.
After starting the year 0-5, with all five losses to "Power 5" schools, the Golden Eagles ended the regular season on a nine-match winning streak. TTU outscored its opponents 31-5 in conference action. Winning 10 straight matches overall, Tech fell in the OVC Tournament championship match against Belmont after COVID-19 protocols forced the purple and gold to compete with just five players. Tech was narrowly edged by the Bruins, 4-3, despite what seemed like insurmountable odds.