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Women’s Tennis Central: #10 Tennessee at SEC Tournament
April 16, 2025 | Women's Tennis
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 10 Tennessee women's tennis team is set to begin its postseason journey at the 2025 SEC Women's Tennis Tournament, hosted at Auburn University. The Lady Vols will face the No. 10 seed, Ole Miss, at 1 p.m. ET, on Thursday at Yarbrough Tennis Center.
The Lady Volunteers (16-6, 10-5 SEC) are the No. 7 seed in the tournament after recording a 10-5 ledger in Southeastern Conference play this year. The 10-win season marked the third time in program history the Lady Vols have produced double-digit conference wins, joining the 2023 and 2001 campaigns. It is the second time in the Alison Ojeda era that she has guided her team to 10-plus league triumphs.
Heading into postseason play, senior Elza Tomase and junior Leyla Britez Risso lead the team in singles wins, recording 14 apiece. In her final season atop the lineup, Tomase has knocked off eight ranked foes, including No. 3 DJ Bennett from Auburn. Britez Risso holds a 14-3 ledger, the best on the team, delivering an undefeated record at the No. 4 and No. 5 spots in the lineup.
In doubles play, Tennessee has taken the opening point 14 times. The pair of Catherine Aulia and Britez Risso has shined together, posting a 13-2 overall record, 10-1 in SEC play. The two kicked off the dual season on an eight-match win streak and have posted their highest-ranked takedown against Vanderbilt's No. 14-ranked pair of Celia-Belle Mohr and Sophia Webster.
Tennessee capped off the regular season defeating 13 ranked opponents, recording wins against 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, No. 15 Texas, No. 34 Florida and No. 71 Missouri. Six of those results are against top-25 foes, including five over top-15 teams.
A PEEK AT THE CHARTS: The Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced on April 15 that the squad is No. 10 in the eleventh poll of 2025. The following members of the team were ranked in the fifth spring ITA individual poll posted on April 15, 2025:
Singles
No. 7 Elza Tomase
No. 42 Catherine Aulia
No. 70 Leyla Britez Risso
Doubles
No. 26 Catherine Aulia & Leyla Britez Risso
No. 57 Elza Tomase & Elim Yan
No. 38 Elza Tomase & Maeve Thornton
No. 87 Elza Tomase & Catherine Aulia
Ole Miss
Singles
No. 90 Emily Welker
Doubles
No. 23 Ludmila Kareisova & Anaelle Leclercq-Ficher
Scouting the Rebels: The Lady Vols lead the all-time series, 33-21, against Ole Miss. Tennessee holds a 3-4 record when playing the Rebels at a neutral site. The last time the two teams met was this season in Oxford, Miss., when the Lady Vols posted a 4-2 victory on Feb. 28, 2025. The Big Orange have produced a six-match winning streak against Ole Miss, dating to 2021.
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