🔵 The Official Daily Newsletter For Kentucky Athletics

Good morning. Definition of drip: John Calipari.

What else are we mixing into today’s Brew?

🎾 Women go 1-1
🎾 Men have a breakeven weekend
🔵 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Even Steven. The women’s tennis team went 1-1 this weekend at the 2024 ITA Kickoff Weekend. The Cats started with a 4-3 win over Charlotte. The women dropped a doubles point but claimed all four singles points to earn the victory. Lidia Gonzalez pulled the clutch performance en route for the Cats to win.

The women advanced to play No. 1 North Carolina but faced their first loss of the season 4-0. The Cats are now 4-1 overall. They have beaten two NCAA Tournament teams from last year.

🎾 Read more about the Cats win over Charlotte here.

🔼 Breakeven. The No. 10 men’s tennis team competed in the ITA Kickoff Weekend and went 1-1. On day one, the Cats beat Notre Dame 4-3. Doubles play was intense as it all came down to court two, where Taha Baadi and Matt Rankin battled to earn the win and put the Cats ahead 1-0. Jaden Weekes provided the clinch win for the men as he won in a second-set tiebreaker. The men also advanced to day two but lost to Alabama 4-2.

🎾 Here’s more about the win over Notre Dame.

🔼 Five Doubles. The women’s basketball team had five players in the double-digits against Alabama, but it wasn’t enough to win the game. The Cats lost 91-74. Read about it here.

🔼 Meaningful Convos. Picking which college you want to commit to to play football is a big decision. Jamon “Pop“ Johnson talks about his reasons for coming to Kentucky, pointing out the conversation he had with Coach Brad White. Click here to listen on Apple or Spotify, or watch on the Athletics website.

🤔 BIG BLUE TRIVIA

Let’s Get it Started. The women’s golf team just got a dub! You can read about it below and also see how Jensen Castle led the team.

Today’s question— what year of school is Jensen Castle in?

Think you got it? Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🔵 ONE BIG THING

Strong Start. The women’s golf team started its spring season with play against Indiana. The Cats won 4-1, and Jensen Castle led the team, defeating her opponent without finishing a full round. María Villanueva Aperribay and Marissa Wenzler went into extra holes to claim the victory.

⛳️ See the scorecard here.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD 

Wednesday, January 31

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Florida @ 8pm ET | Live Stats | Tickets

Thursday, February 1

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Mississippi State @ 7pm ET | Tickets

Friday, February 2

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Columbia @ 1pm ET
🏊 Swim and Dive vs. Cincinnati @ 4pm ET
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Louisville @ 5pm ET
🤸 Gymnastics at Alabama @ 8:30pm ET

Saturday, February 3

📣 Stunt vs. Ashland/Alma @ 12pm/1:15pm ET
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Tennessee @ 8:30pm ET | Live Stats | Tickets

Sunday, February 4

⛳️ Women’s Golf UCF Challenge
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Georgia @ 12pm ET
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Virginia @ 12pm ET
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Princeton @ 1:30pm ET

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Graduate Student!

🔵 Have a great Tuesday!