No. 19 Tennessee (6-2) defeated East Tennessee State (1-4), 7-0, on Saturday at Goodfriend Tennis Center.
“Every single one of our players is ready to win at a high level,” Tennessee head coach Alison Ojeda said. “These guys normally push us pretty hard and they pushed us per game, not per set. What I mean by that is we are winning games 40-30 instead of deuce or 40-15 instead of 40-30. When you start to do that from one game to the next, to the next and next. Then, you start to win sets 6-0, 6-1, and 6-2s, so we are ready to perform at a higher level against better competition. From a team standpoint, we got better all across the board today.”
Tennessee-ETSU tennis results
Singles
1. #94 Alana Wolfberg (TENN) def. Sofia Markova (ETSU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Elza Tomase (TENN) def. Fernanda Carvajal (ETSU) 6-1, 6-0
3. #83 Catherine Aulia (TENN) def. Daniela Rivera (ETSU) 6-3, 6-2
4. #125 Lauren Anzalotta (TENN) def. Jana Rovira (ETSU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Esther Adeshina (TENN) def. Alessandra Caceres (ETSU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Leyla Britez Risso (TENN) def. Ralitsa Alexandrova (ETSU) 6-2, 6-1
Order of finish: 2,4,5,6,3,1
Doubles
1. #53 Esther Adeshina/Alana Wolfberg (TENN) vs. Fernanda Carvajal/Daniela Rivera (ETSU) 4-5, unfinished
2. Catherine Aulia/Lauren Anzalotta (TENN) def. Alessandra Caceres/Sofia Markova (ETSU) 6-1
3. Leyla Britez Risso/Eleonora Molinaro (TENN) def. Ralitsa Alexandrova/Jana Rovira (ETSU) 6-2
Order of finish: 2,3
