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.