Ojeda Hits 200 Career Wins, #6 Lady Vols Conquer #25 Crimson Tide, 4-0

Friday, March 21

Knoxville, Tenn.

5 p.m.

University of Tennessee

#25 Alabama

Ojeda Hits 200 Career Wins, #6 Lady Vols Conquer #25 Crimson Tide, 4-0

March 21, 2025 | Women's Tennis

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Head coach Alison Ojeda captured her 200th career victory as the sixth-ranked Tennessee women's tennis team posted a dominant 4-0 victory over No. 25 Alabama on Friday evening at Barksdale Stadium.

"To win 200 matches here as a coach is exciting and also an honor," Ojeda said. "I have been lucky to coach so many wonderful young women, all who chose to give their all for Tennessee. Thank you so much to each LVFL. You all are the ones who won these matches, not me."

UT also celebrated its 800th program victory, with Ojeda contributing 155 of those triumphs. Her 200th career victory places her alongside two other Tennessee head coaches, Mike Patrick and Sonia Hahn, who have also reached the 200-win milestone in their careers.

"When I graduated from Tennessee, my dream was to come back here and coach one day," Ojeda added. So, I got a UT flag and had everyone who played a part in my coaching career as a Lady Vol sign the flag. My vision was to be able to hang it one day in my office as a reminder of all the hard work that so many people put in every day to help us athletes do what we do! Today, 23 years later, I feel incredibly lucky and grateful to be sitting in Mike Patrick's office, working every day with the flag above my desk."

Tennessee (12-3, 6-2 SEC) was resilient in doubles, grabbing the 1-0 lead against Alabama (9-7, 3-5 SEC) to start the contest. The 44th-ranked duo of Leyla Britez Risso and Catherine Aulia secured the Lady Vols' first doubles win on court two, logging a 6-2 victory over Klara Milicevic and Sara Nayar. The Crimson Tide secured the edge on court one, leaving court three as the deciding factor, where Conley Raidt and Saray Yli-Pipari battled to take down Margaux Maquet and Maria Andrienko in a tiebreaker, 7-6(3).

The Lady Vols got off to a hot start in singles play, winning five of their six first sets. No. 32 Aulia notched Tennessee's first singles win, routing Milicevic in a decisive 6-2, 6-2 fashion on court two. Yil-Pipari followed with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Maquet on court six, and Vanesa Suarez delivered the clinching point on court five, 7-5, 6-0.

UT has now tallied 12 straight victories over the Crimson Tide, a streak that dates back to March 13, 2016, when UT tallied a 4-2 win in Knoxville. Ojeda's teams have secured eight of the 12 consecutive victories, with Ojeda maintaining an undefeated record against Alabama.

Up Next: Tennessee will face No. 65 Mississippi State on Sunday at Barksdale Stadium. The match is slated for 1 p.m. ET.

Match Notables:

The win marked the 800th victory for the Tennessee women's tennis program.
Head coach Alison Ojeda now owns 155 victories during her tenure and is the third-winningest coach in program history.
Tennessee collected its 42nd victory against Alabama, improving its all-time record to 42-18.
The Lady Vols earned the doubles point for the 11th time this season, the team is undefeated when claiming the 1-0 lead.
The Big Orange have knocked off nine ranked opponents thus far, defeating No. 15 Texas Tech, No. 15 Pepperdine, No. 4 Stanford, No. 67 Kentucky, No. 71 Ole Miss, No. 25 South Carolina, No. 70 Arkansas, No. 12 Oklahoma and No. 25 Alabama

Results:
Singles
1. #7 Elza Tomase (TENN) vs. #75 Petra Sedlackova (UA) 6-1, 2-6, 0-4, unfinished
2. #32 Catherine Aulia (TENN) def. Klara Milicevic (UA) 6-2, 6-2
3. #92 Leyla Britez Risso (TENN) vs. Maria Andrienko (UA) 6-3, 6-5, unfinished
4. Francesca Mattioli (TENN) vs. Maria Martinez-Vaquero (UA) 4-6, 4-5, unfinished
5. Vanesa Suarez (TENN) def. Sara Nayar (UA) 7-5, 6-0
6. Saray Yil-Pipari (TENN) def. Margaux Maquet (UA) 6-1, 6-4

Doubles
1. Petra Sedlackova/Maria Martinez-Vaquero (UA) def. Elza Tomase/Maeve Thornton (TENN) 6-2
2. #44 Catherine Aulia/Leyla Britez Risso (TENN) def. Klara Milicevic/Sara Nayar (UA) 6-2
3. Conley Raidt/Saray Yli-Piipari (TENN) def. Margaux Maquet (UA) 7-6(3)