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Lady Vols tennis defeats Ole Miss, 5-2

Lady Vols tennis defeats Ole Miss, 5-2, at home.

Tennessee’s women’s tennis team defeated Ole Miss Sunday.

The No. 23 Lady Vols (8-2, 2-0 SEC) won four of six singles matches en route to defeating the Rebels (6-4, 0-2 SEC), 5-2, at Barksdale Stadium in Knoxville.

Tennessee’s Elza Tomase defeated Ludmila Kareisova, 6-2, 6-4, at No. 3 singles.

At No. 4, Esther Adeshina outlasted Reka Zadori in three sets, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.

Tennessee’s Daria Kuczer defeated Rachel Krzyzak, 7-6, 6-2, and Eleonora Molinaro downed Elysia Pool, 6-2, 6-1.

The Lady Vols captured a pair of doubles victories against Ole Miss to win the point.

At No. 1 doubles, Tennessee’s tandem of Tenika McGriffin and Kuczer, ranked No. 8 in the nation, defeated the Rebels’ duo of Sabina Machalova and Krzyzak, 6-1.

At No. 2 doubles Tomase and Adeshina defeated Kelsey Mize and Anaelle Leclercq, 7-6.

Lady Vols shut out Virginia to win Tennessee Invitational

The Lady Vols shut out Virginia to win the Tennessee Invitational.

No. 17 Tennessee (15-6) won five games in the Tennessee Invitational at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.

The Lady Vols extended its winning streak to six games Sunday with a 5-0 victory over Virginia (12-9) in the championship game.

Tennessee opened its scoring in the second inning with an RBI single by Ivy Davis that plated McKenna Gibson.

Lair Beautae hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning. Kiki Milloy also hit a home run in the fourth inning.

Graduate transfer pitcher Erin Edmoundson (9-1) recorded a complete game. She gave up six hits, one walk and had seven strikeouts.

The Lady Vols had 10 hits against Virginia.

Tennessee opened tournament play with wins over Dartmouth and Virginia on Friday.

On Saturday, Tennessee defeated Dartmouth and South Alabama.

University of Tennessee softball versus Virginia on March 6, 2022. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

2023 quarterback Nicholaus Iamaleava Jr. attends Lady Vols softball game

2023 quarterback prospect Nicholaus Iamaleava Jr. attends Lady Vols softball game.

2023 quarterback prospect Nicholaus Iamaleava Jr. visited Tennessee during the first weekend in March.

The 6-foot-5, 195-pound quarterback is from Warren High School in Downey, California. Tennessee offered Iamaleava Jr. on May 12, 2021.

Tennessee’s 2023 football commitment tracker

Vols’ 2023 recruiting tracker: Quarterback offers

Iamaleava Jr. attended Tennessee’s softball game Sunday. The Lady Vols defeated Virginia, 5-0, at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.

“Vol softball game, supporting the fam,” Iamaleava Jr. announced. “Vol Nation is amazing.”

Iamaleava Jr. has Power Five scholarship offers from Tennessee, Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, BYU, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Oregon State, Pittsburgh, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC, Utah and Washington State.

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Kentucky eliminates Lady Vols in SEC Tournament

Kentucky eliminates the Lady Vols in the SEC Tournament.

Tennessee saw its stay in the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals come to an end Saturday.

The Lady Vols, a No. 3 seed, lost 83-74 to No. 7 Kentucky at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tennessee (23-8) trailed 14-3 in the first quarter against the Wildcats (18-11). Kentucky led 44-37 at halftime.

Alexus Dye had a double-double, finishing with 26 points and 10 rebounds for the Lady Vols. Rae Burrell added 16 points and eight rebounds, while Jordan Walker had six points and 10 rebounds.

Kentucky had four players post double figures in the scoring column en route to advancing to Sunday’s championship game against top-seeded South Carolina.

Rhyne Howard had 24 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Jada Walker and Robyn Benton scored 16 points each and Treasure Hunt finished with 11.

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SEC Tournament: Lady Vols defeat Alabama in quarterfinals

SEC Tournament: Lady Vols defeat Alabama in the quarterfinals

No. 3 Tennessee opened postseason play with a victory over Alabama (17-3) in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals.

The Lady Vols defeated No. 11 Alabama, 74-59, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on Friday.

Tennessee (23-7) opened a 15-5 lead following the first quarter.

Tennessee’s Rae Burrell scored a game-high 21 points and recorded seven assists.

Alexus Dye had a double-double for the Lady Vols, who extended its advantage to 34-20 by halftime. She finished with 16 points and 14 rebounds. Tess Darby scored 12 points for the Lady Vols.

Megan Abrams led the Crimson Tide with 19 points.

Alabama had wins over Auburn and Georgia to reach the quarterfinal contest against Tennessee.

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2022 SEC Tournament: How to watch Tennessee-Alabama women’s basketball game

2022 SEC Tournament: How to watch the Lady Vols versus Alabama

The Lady Vols will open Southeastern Conference Tournament play Friday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tennessee (22-7, 11-5 SEC) is the tournament’s No. 3 seed for the second consecutive year.

The Lady Vols will face No. 11 Alabama (17-12, 6-10 SEC) at 9:30 p.m. EST. SEC Network will televise the matchup.

The Crimson Tide have two tournament victories. Alabama opened its postseason play with a 75-68 win against Auburn. The Tigers were the tournament’s No. 14 seed.

Alabama advanced to the quarterfinals with an upset win over sixth-seeded Georgia Thursday.

Friday’s contest will be the third meeting between the Lady Vols and Crimson Tide this season.

Tennessee and Alabama split its two previous meetings with the Lady Vols notching a 62-44 win in Knoxville on Dec. 30.

The Crimson Tide won, 74-64, on Feb. 17 in Tuscaloosa.

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Lady Vols win home-opening game against Tennessee Tech

Tennessee softball wins home-opening game against Tennessee Tech.

The No. 17 Tennessee (10-6) won its home-opening game Wednesday.

The Lady Vols defeated Tennessee Tech (9-6), 11-1, in five innings at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.

The victory ended Tennessee’s three-game losing streak.

Tennessee scored five runs in the second inning. Amanda Curran recorded a pinch-hit three-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Curran’s home run was one of four in the game for Tennessee. Amanda Ayala, Rylie West and Zaida Puni also hit home runsfor Tennessee.

Ayala, the Lady Vols’ left fielder, went 3-for-3 with a home run and a triple. She scored one run and drove in a career-high five.

West went 2-for-3 with one home run, one double, two runs scored and one RBI.

Pitcher Erin Edmoundson improved to 6-1 this season. She pitched five innings, striking out four, while surrendering one hit and one walk.

Ryleigh White appeared in relief in the fourth inning and surrendered an RBI single to Sydney Dukes.

Eight Tennessee indoor track and field athletes earn SEC honors

Eight Tennessee indoor track and field athletes earn SEC honors.

Eight Tennessee track and field athletes received All-Southeastern Conference honors at the league’s recent indoor championships.

A pair of UT athletes were named to the first team after winning their respective events.

The Volunteers and Lady Vols had a combined four athletes achieve second-team honors, claiming either second or third in their events at the championships.

Tennessee also had two athletes make the SEC’s All-Freshman team as top rookie finishers.

In the men’s long jump, Carey McLeod was a first team standout as he won the league title with a leap of 8.07 meters (26 feet, 5.75 inches).

The Lady Vols had three earn second-team honors, including one, Charisma Taylor, who medaled in a pair of events.

Taylor claimed a silver medal in the 60-meter hurdles and earned bronze in the triple jump. Sydney Seymour finished second in the women’s 5,000-meter run.

The Vols’ Georgios Korakidis earned second-team honors as he claimed a silver medal in the men’s weight throw.

Yariel Soto won a bronze in the heptathlon and earned UT’s first medal at the SEC indoor championships since 2009.

Jordan West won silver in the men’s shot put.

Fuji Anday made the league’s all-freshman team as he finished 10th in the men’s 5,000-meter run. Lady Vols’ Mikele Vickers was a top finisher in the women’s triple jump (seventh place).

Lady Vols fall to LSU in regular season finale

The Lady Vols fall to LSU in its regular season finale.

The Lady Vols ended regular season play on a losing note Sunday at Thompson-Boling Arena.

No. 14 Tennessee (22-7, 11-5 SEC) saw its comeback effort come up short against No. 8 LSU (25-4, 13-3 SEC), losing 57-54 to the Tigers.

LSU led, 36-22, at halftime.

Tamari Key led the Lady Vols with 12 points, nine rebounds and three blocks. She was one of three Tennessee players to post double figures in the scoring column.

Rae Burrell had 11 points and five rebounds for Tennessee, while Alexus Dye added 10 points and seven rebounds.

Jailin Cherry had 14 points and 10 rebounds for LSU. Khayla Pointer finished with 12 points and 14 rebounds for the Tigers.

LSU’s Autumn Newby added 12 points and nine rebounds.

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Lady Vols are in SEC’s third place following Mississippi State win

The Lady Vols are in third place in the SEC following its win against Mississippi State.

No. 14 Tennessee (22-6, 11-4 SEC) defeated Mississippi State (15-12, 7-8 SEC), 86-64, Thursday at Thompson-Boling Arena.

Lady Vols’ junior center Tamari Key finished with a game-high 23 points. She recorded 15 rebounds and six blocks for Tennessee, which led, 30-27, at halftime.

Key was one of four Lady Vols to post double figures in the scoring column as Tess Darby had 17 points. Alexus Dye added 13 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Rae Burrell had 11 points, six rebounds and five assists.

Jordan Walker recorded nine points, eight rebounds and seven assists.

Anastasia Hayes led the Bulldogs with 18 points. She also had five rebounds and four assists. Caterrion Thompson finished with 16 points for Mississippi State.

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