University of Tennessee Athletics
Friday, April 12
Knoxville, Tenn.
4:00 PM
University of Tennessee
vs
Vanderbilt
WTEN CENTRAL: #18 Lady Vols vs. #7 Vanderbilt/#24 Kentucky
April 11, 2019 | Women's Tennis
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The 18th-ranked Tennessee women's team hosts two top 25 matchups this weekend, welcoming No. 7 Vanderbilt and No. 24 Kentucky to Knoxville.
The Lady Vols face Vanderbilt on Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. before celebrating Sadie Hammond's Senior Day on Sunday at 1 p.m. before the regular season finale against Kentucky.
Last weekend, Tennessee (18-5, 8-3 SEC) extended its win streak to six matches with a pair of SEC road wins, taking down Missouri and No. 40 Arkansas by identical 4-1 marks.
Tennessee's current six-match SEC win streak is its longest since 2011 and marks just the second time since 2003 that UT has won six conference matches in a row. The win over Arkansas was also Tennessee's fourth straight SEC road win, the first time since 2007 that the Lady Vols have accomplished that feat.
Seventh-ranked Vanderbilt (14-5, 9-2) starts a singles lineup that features five ranked players, headed up by the ITA's No. 7 ranked singles player, Fernanda Contreras.
The Commodores have registered several top 25 wins this season, including wins away from home against Washington, California and LSU. Vanderbilt is currently on a four-match win streak.
No. 24 Kentucky (17-5, 7-4) is led in singles by senior and No. 1 player Justina Mikulskytė, who possesses a 13-4 singles dual match record and is currently ranked No. 15 in the ITA singles rankings. Mikulskytė and Akvilė Paražinskaitė are ranked No. 17 in doubles with a 12-4 dual match record, including 7-2 in the SEC.
The Wildcats travel to No. 2 Georgia on Friday coming to Knoxville on Sunday afternoon.
SERIES HISTORY: Tennessee holds all-time winning records over Vanderbilt and Kentucky, overall and in Knoxville.
The Lady Vols are 34-27 overall against Vanderbilt, including 20-7 in Knoxville. Tennessee also holds a 26-19 advantage over Kentucky, 10-8 in Knoxville.
FRESHMAN PHENOMS: Tennessee freshmen Maia Haumuller and Rebeka Mertena have each had stellar freshman seasons since arriving at UT in January.
Mertena is 17-3 in dual matches and has won 13 of her past 14 completed singles contests while sporting an 8-1 SEC record. Haumuller is 11-4 in singles during dual matches this season and has won eight of her past 10 matches.
DOUBLES PLAY A STRENGTH: Tennessee's doubles accomplishments have not been limited to just the success of 11th-ranked duo Sadie Hammond and Kaitlin Staines. As a team, Tennessee has won the doubles point in 18 of its 23 matches this season.
Rebeka Mertena and Johanna Silva have also shined, compiling a 10-3 dual match record at the Lady Vols' No. 3 doubles spot and clinching the doubles point for Tennessee in its wins over Missouri and No. 40 Arkansas last weekend.
RANKED COMPETITION: The Lady Vols' two matches this weekend are slated to feature a total of seven ranked singles players and six potential ranked doubles teams, which are listed below.
Singles
No. 7 Fernanda Contreras (Vanderbilt)
No. 15 Justina Mikulskytė (Kentucky)
No. 17 Christina Rosca (Vanderbilt)
No. 72 Sadie Hammond (Tennessee)
No. 68 Georgia Drummy (Vanderbilt)
No. 70 Amanda Meyer (Vanderbilt)
No. 105 Emily Smith (Vanderbilt)
Doubles
No. 11 Sadie Hammond/Kaitlin Staines (Tennessee)
No. 17 Akvilė Paražinskaitė/Justina Mikulskytė (Kentucky)
No. 38 Emily Smith/Fernanda Contreras (Vanderbilt)
No. 38 Fernanda Contreras/Summer Dvorak (Vanderbilt)
No. 77 Emily Smith/Emma Kurtz (Vanderbilt)
No. 83 Georgia Drummy/Christina Rosca (Vanderbilt)
The Lady Vols face Vanderbilt on Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. before celebrating Sadie Hammond's Senior Day on Sunday at 1 p.m. before the regular season finale against Kentucky.
Last weekend, Tennessee (18-5, 8-3 SEC) extended its win streak to six matches with a pair of SEC road wins, taking down Missouri and No. 40 Arkansas by identical 4-1 marks.
Tennessee's current six-match SEC win streak is its longest since 2011 and marks just the second time since 2003 that UT has won six conference matches in a row. The win over Arkansas was also Tennessee's fourth straight SEC road win, the first time since 2007 that the Lady Vols have accomplished that feat.
Seventh-ranked Vanderbilt (14-5, 9-2) starts a singles lineup that features five ranked players, headed up by the ITA's No. 7 ranked singles player, Fernanda Contreras.
The Commodores have registered several top 25 wins this season, including wins away from home against Washington, California and LSU. Vanderbilt is currently on a four-match win streak.
No. 24 Kentucky (17-5, 7-4) is led in singles by senior and No. 1 player Justina Mikulskytė, who possesses a 13-4 singles dual match record and is currently ranked No. 15 in the ITA singles rankings. Mikulskytė and Akvilė Paražinskaitė are ranked No. 17 in doubles with a 12-4 dual match record, including 7-2 in the SEC.
The Wildcats travel to No. 2 Georgia on Friday coming to Knoxville on Sunday afternoon.
SERIES HISTORY: Tennessee holds all-time winning records over Vanderbilt and Kentucky, overall and in Knoxville.
The Lady Vols are 34-27 overall against Vanderbilt, including 20-7 in Knoxville. Tennessee also holds a 26-19 advantage over Kentucky, 10-8 in Knoxville.
FRESHMAN PHENOMS: Tennessee freshmen Maia Haumuller and Rebeka Mertena have each had stellar freshman seasons since arriving at UT in January.
Mertena is 17-3 in dual matches and has won 13 of her past 14 completed singles contests while sporting an 8-1 SEC record. Haumuller is 11-4 in singles during dual matches this season and has won eight of her past 10 matches.
DOUBLES PLAY A STRENGTH: Tennessee's doubles accomplishments have not been limited to just the success of 11th-ranked duo Sadie Hammond and Kaitlin Staines. As a team, Tennessee has won the doubles point in 18 of its 23 matches this season.
Rebeka Mertena and Johanna Silva have also shined, compiling a 10-3 dual match record at the Lady Vols' No. 3 doubles spot and clinching the doubles point for Tennessee in its wins over Missouri and No. 40 Arkansas last weekend.
RANKED COMPETITION: The Lady Vols' two matches this weekend are slated to feature a total of seven ranked singles players and six potential ranked doubles teams, which are listed below.
Singles
No. 7 Fernanda Contreras (Vanderbilt)
No. 15 Justina Mikulskytė (Kentucky)
No. 17 Christina Rosca (Vanderbilt)
No. 72 Sadie Hammond (Tennessee)
No. 68 Georgia Drummy (Vanderbilt)
No. 70 Amanda Meyer (Vanderbilt)
No. 105 Emily Smith (Vanderbilt)
Doubles
No. 11 Sadie Hammond/Kaitlin Staines (Tennessee)
No. 17 Akvilė Paražinskaitė/Justina Mikulskytė (Kentucky)
No. 38 Emily Smith/Fernanda Contreras (Vanderbilt)
No. 38 Fernanda Contreras/Summer Dvorak (Vanderbilt)
No. 77 Emily Smith/Emma Kurtz (Vanderbilt)
No. 83 Georgia Drummy/Christina Rosca (Vanderbilt)
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