WTEN CENTRAL: UT Martin/Marquette

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 22/22-ranked Tennessee women's tennis team opens a two-week homestand with a Valentine's Day doubleheader against UT Martin and Marquette on Friday afternoon.

The Lady Vols (5-1) open Valentine's Day against UT Martin (1-3) at 11 a.m. ET with a dual against Marquette (2-4) to follow at 3 p.m. ET inside the Goodfriend Tennis Center.

"We are excited to compete at home tomorrow and are looking forward to seeing our fans up in the stands," said head coach Alison Ojeda. "UT Martin is now coached by former Lady Vol, Caitlyn Williams. I know that our Knoxville community is excited to welcome her team as she begins her collegiate coaching career."

Coverage: A complete recap of the Valentine's Day matches will be posted to UTSports.com following the doubleheader. You can follow @Vol_WTennis on Twitter for live updates.

Last Time Out: Tennessee defeated Purdue 6-1 on Friday and Indiana 4-0 on Sunday. UT claimed the doubles point in both matches and went a combined 8-1 in singles play.

Inside the Series: The Lady Vols hold a 5-0 advantage over UT Martin all-time. In the last four matches between UT and the Skyhawks, UT has not surrendered a single point.

Against Marquette, Tennessee won the only match played between the programs in 1984 by a score of 8-1.

SEC Freshman of the Week: Freshman Carly Briggs was named the SEC Freshman of the Week, the conference announced Wednesday. The honor is the first of her career and is the second weekly honor for a Lady Vol in 2020.

The Calhoun, Georgia product has been essential to UT's 5-1 start to 2020, posting a perfect 6-0 mark in doubles and singles in dual-match play. Last week, Briggs went undefeated and clinched the match for UT with a singles victory against Purdue's Seira Shimizu, 6-1, 6-4.

Starting Fast: The Lady Vols have claimed the doubles point in all six of their dual matches in 2020, holding a combined doubles record of 14-2.

On court one, the 11th-ranked pairing of Kaitlin Staines and Tenika McGiffin are undefeated in dual-match play, holding a 3-0 record.

In the Rankings
Singles
38 – Rebeka Mertena
59 – Johanna Silva
70 – Kaitlin Staines

Doubles
11 – Kaitlin Staines/Tenika McGiffin

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Players Mentioned

Carly Briggs

Tenika McGiffin

Rebeka Mertena

Johanna Silva

Kaitlin Staines

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