University of Tennessee Athletics
Friday, March 28
Knoxville, Tenn.
5 p.m.
University of Tennessee
4
vs
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#15 Texas
#7 Lady Vols Edge #15 Texas, 4-2, Pick up Fifth-Straight Win
March 28, 2025 | Women's Tennis
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The seventh-ranked Tennessee women's tennis team earned its eleventh-ranked victory of the season, topping No. 15 Texas in a 4-2 triumph on Friday evening at Barksdale Stadium.
The Lady Vols have now notched three straight victories over the Longhorns, a streak that dates back to March 15, 2006, when UT tallied a 5-2 win in Knoxville.
Tennessee (13-3, 7-2 SEC) dropped the doubles point to Texas (10-8, 4-5 SEC). The Longhorns earned a win on court one to secure an early advantage. The No. 44 duo of Catherine Aulia and Leyla Britez Risso posted a 6-1 victory to keep things competitive, but Texas responded with a triumph on court three to clinch the early 1-0 lead.
Singles play saw back-and-forth action, as both teams won a trio of first sets. The Lady Vols struck first, as Vanesa Suarez earned a 6-4, 6-2, win to bring the match even. Texas responded with a win on court five, but then Britez Risso secured a 6-2, 6-2, triumph, Elza Tomase posted a 7-5, 6-3 victory and Saray Yli-Piipari fired off a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 result to clinch the match for Tennessee.
Up Next: The Lady Vols will face off against Texas A&M on March 30 at 1 p.m. ET. The match will take place at Barksdale Stadium.
Match Notables:
Singles
1. #7 Elza Tomase (TENN) def. #73 Ashton Bowers (TEXAS) 7-5, 6-3
2. #32 Catherine Aulia (TENN) vs. #20 Carmen Herea (TEXAS) 0-6, 6-3, 6-5, unfinished
3. #92 Leyla Britez Risso (TENN) def. #54 Eszter Meri (TEXAS) 6-2, 6-2
4. Vanesa Suarez (TENN) def. #71 A Anazagasty-Pursoo (TEXAS) 6-4, 6-2
5. Vivian Ovrootsky (TEXAS) def. Conley Raidt (TENN) 6-4, 6-2
6. Saray Yli-Piipari (TENN) def. Salma Drugdova (TEXAS) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
Doubles
1. #27 A Anazagasty-Pursoo/Ashton Bowers (TEXAS) def. Elza Tomase/Maeve Thornton (TENN) 6-3
2. #44 Catherine Aulia/Leyla Britez Risso (TENN) def. Salma Drugdova/Char Kempenaers-Pocz (TEXAS) 6-1
3. Carmen Herea/Vivian Ovrootsky (TEXAS) def. Conley Raidt/Saray Yli-Piipari (TENN) 7-6 (7-1)
The Lady Vols have now notched three straight victories over the Longhorns, a streak that dates back to March 15, 2006, when UT tallied a 5-2 win in Knoxville.
Tennessee (13-3, 7-2 SEC) dropped the doubles point to Texas (10-8, 4-5 SEC). The Longhorns earned a win on court one to secure an early advantage. The No. 44 duo of Catherine Aulia and Leyla Britez Risso posted a 6-1 victory to keep things competitive, but Texas responded with a triumph on court three to clinch the early 1-0 lead.
Singles play saw back-and-forth action, as both teams won a trio of first sets. The Lady Vols struck first, as Vanesa Suarez earned a 6-4, 6-2, win to bring the match even. Texas responded with a win on court five, but then Britez Risso secured a 6-2, 6-2, triumph, Elza Tomase posted a 7-5, 6-3 victory and Saray Yli-Piipari fired off a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 result to clinch the match for Tennessee.
Up Next: The Lady Vols will face off against Texas A&M on March 30 at 1 p.m. ET. The match will take place at Barksdale Stadium.
Match Notables:
- The win marked the 802nd victory for the Tennessee women's tennis program.
- Head coach Alison Ojeda now owns 157 victories during her tenure and is the third-winningest coach in program history.
- Tennessee collected its third-ever victory against Texas, improving its all-time record to 3-11.
- UT has picked up all three victories over the Longhorns while playing on Rocky Top.
- The Lady Vols earned the doubles point for the 13th time this season, the team is undefeated when claiming the 1-0 lead.
- Tennessee has knocked off 11 ranked opponents thus far, defeating No. 15 Ohio State, No. 15 Pepperdine, No.4 Stanford, No. 67 Kentucky, No. 71 Ole Miss, No. 25 South Carolina, No. 70 Arkansas, No. 12 Oklahoma, No. 25 Alabama, No. 64 Mississippi State and No. 15 Texas.
- Six of those results are against top-25 foes, including five over top-15 teams.
- The pairing of Catherine Aulia and Leyla Britez Risso tallied their fifth straight doubles win.
Singles
1. #7 Elza Tomase (TENN) def. #73 Ashton Bowers (TEXAS) 7-5, 6-3
2. #32 Catherine Aulia (TENN) vs. #20 Carmen Herea (TEXAS) 0-6, 6-3, 6-5, unfinished
3. #92 Leyla Britez Risso (TENN) def. #54 Eszter Meri (TEXAS) 6-2, 6-2
4. Vanesa Suarez (TENN) def. #71 A Anazagasty-Pursoo (TEXAS) 6-4, 6-2
5. Vivian Ovrootsky (TEXAS) def. Conley Raidt (TENN) 6-4, 6-2
6. Saray Yli-Piipari (TENN) def. Salma Drugdova (TEXAS) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
Doubles
1. #27 A Anazagasty-Pursoo/Ashton Bowers (TEXAS) def. Elza Tomase/Maeve Thornton (TENN) 6-3
2. #44 Catherine Aulia/Leyla Britez Risso (TENN) def. Salma Drugdova/Char Kempenaers-Pocz (TEXAS) 6-1
3. Carmen Herea/Vivian Ovrootsky (TEXAS) def. Conley Raidt/Saray Yli-Piipari (TENN) 7-6 (7-1)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
1
Salma Drugdova/ Char Kempenaers-Pocz [TEXAS]
1
6
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Ashton Bowers / 0 (73/-) [TEXAS]
53
76
#2 Singles Match
1234
Carmen Herea / 0 (20/-) [TEXAS]
6350
066UF
#3 Singles Match
12
Eszter Meri / 0 (54/-) [TEXAS]
22
66
#4 Singles Match
12
A Anazagasty-Pursoo / 0 (71/-) [TEXAS]
42
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Vivian Ovrootsky / 0 [TEXAS]
66
42
#6 Singles Match
123
Salma Drugdova / 0 [TEXAS]
643
166
Order of Finish:
4,5,3,1,6
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