Lady Vols advance to NCAA Tournament second-round

Lady Vols advance to the NCAA Tournament second-round.

No. 15 overall seed Tennessee (20-5, 11-2 SEC) defeated Southeast Missouri State (17-3), 4-0, Friday at Barksdale Stadium.

The match took place in the first-round of the NCAA Tournament Knoxville Regional.

Tennessee advances to play Wake Forest in the second-round on Saturday. First serve is slated for 4 p.m. EDT.

PHOTOS: Lady Vols tennis defeats Southeast Missouri State in NCAA Tournament first-round

Tennessee-SEMO first-round results:

Singles

1. #27 Rebeka Mertena (TENN) vs. Daniela Hlacikova (SEMO) 6-2, 3-6, 3-2, unfinished
2. #48 Daria Kuczer (TENN) vs. Romana Tarajova (SEMO) 7-6 (7-5), 4-4, unfinished
3. Eleonora Molinaro (TENN) vs. Ksenia Shikanova (SEMO) 5-7, 5-3, 1-2, unfinished
4. Esther Adeshina (TENN) def. Vivian Lai (SEMO) 6-4, 6-3
5. Lauren Anzalotta (TENN) def. Trinity Calinescu (SEMO) 6-0, 3-6, 6-1
6. Leyla Britez Risso (TENN) def. Teona Velkoska (SEMO) 6-0, 6-0

Order of finish: 6,4,5

Doubles

1. #45 Rebeka Mertena/Esther Adeshina (TENN) def. Romana Tarajova/Ksenia Shikanova (SEMO) 6-4
2. Catherine Aulia/Lauren Anzalotta (TENN) vs. Daniela Hlacikova/Teona Velkoska (SEMO) 6-5, unfinished
3. Eleonora Molinaro/Daria Kuczer (TENN) def. Vivian Lai/Trinity Calinescu (SEMO) 6-3

Order of finish: 3,1