The University of Tennessee women’s tennis team advanced to the NCAA Championship Super Regionals after defeating Wake Forest 4-1, in the Women’s NCAA Knoxville Regional Finals. This is the first time since 2010 that Lady Vols have achieved this great result.
Tennessee advanced to the round of 16 for the 10th time in program history and will face Texas A&M at 3 p.m. ET in College Station, Texas on Friday, May 12.
The SEC Coach of the Year, Alison Ojeda, after the game, said: “These guys worked so hard.
Not just this team, but so many teams that have come before them. We were able to recruit because of the success from other teams. I want to make sure that every single Lady Vol knows that they were a big part of us getting to this place.
A couple of years ago, we almost succeeded. We almost hosted but didn’t get it. Then, we were there. earned the host and we capitalized on it. Now all of a sudden we have the opportunity to go to the Sweet 16 and move forward. I give a lot of credit and want to shout out to performance coach Ryan Metzger and our fitness coaches Yosef Presburger and Izzy Minkin.
Our team was able to do their best for Tennessee today, thanks to everything they have done throughout the year. Also a huge thank you to all of our facilities staff, event management and staff support. The work you have done to help this regional run smoothly and provide a great experience is a memory our student-athletes will remember and cherish.”
Singles
1.
#21 Elza Tomase (TENN) vs. #57 Casie Wooten (WF) 7-6 (7-5), 4-2, unfinished
2. #27 Rebeka Mertena (TENN) def. #73 Anna Brylin (WF) 6-1, 6-1
3. #48 Daria Kuczer (TENN) def. Brooke Killingsworth (WF) 7-6 (10-8), 6-2
4. Eleonora Molinaro (TENN) vs.
Nevena Carton (WF) 3-6, 6-4, 1-2, unfinished
5. Whitley Pate (WF) def. Esther Adeshina (TENN) 6-3, 6-2
6. Lauren Anzalotta (TENN) def. Jingyi Li (WF) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles
1. #45 Rebeka Mertena/Esther Adeshina (TENN) def. #24 Brooke Killingsworth/Anna Brylin (WF) 6-4
2.
Lauren Anzalotta/Catherine Aulia (TENN) def. Mia Ahmad/Casie Wooten (WF) 6-2
3. Daria Kuczer/Eleonora Molinaro (TENN) vs. Nevena Carton/Whitley Pate (WF) 4-5, unfinished
Punch that ticket, D!! ð¥¶ð¥¶ð¥¶#GBO ð pic.twitter.com/CKUT1tZ4qp — Tennessee Women’s Tennis (@Vol_WTennis) May 6, 2023
About the University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public university located in Knoxville.
Founded in 1794 during the presidency of George Washington, it has approximately 28,000 students from more than one hundred nations. The University of Tennessee Medical Center, administered by University Health Systems and affiliated with the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, partners with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center to attract and train the majority of its staff doctor.
Many UTMC physicians and nurses have integrated careers as teachers and health care professionals. The University of Tennessee was ranked 46th among public universities and 103rd among national universities in the United States by US News & World Report in its 2022 rankings.
The University of Tennessee is a member of the SEC Academic Consortium. The total research endowment of the UT Knoxville campus was $127,983,213 for fiscal year 2006. The University of Tennessee Space Institute, located in Tullahoma, TN, is an extension of the Knoxville campus that supports research and graduate studies in aerospace engineering and related fields.
Tennessee competes in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), along with Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina and Vanderbilt. The only UT team that does not compete in the SEC is the women’s rowing program, which competes as a single-sport member of the Big 12 Conference.
