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Six Vols to be honored on senior day

Six Vols and two student-workers will be honored on senior day ahead of Tuesday’s Tennessee-Belmont baseball game.

No. 19 Tennessee (35-17, 14-13 SEC) will host Belmont (23-29, 8-17 MVC) on Tuesday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll.

First pitch between the Vols and Bruins is slated for 5 p.m. EDT and the in-state contest can be watched on SEC Network+. Andy Brock (PxP) and Caylan Arnold (analyst) will be on the call.

Tennessee leads the all-time series versus Belmont, 13-4. The Vols were victorious, 18-0, in the last meeting on May 17, 2022 at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

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Tuesday’s contest is the regular-season home finale for Tennessee.

Ahead of the Tennessee-Belmont game, six Vols and two student-workers will honored on senior day. A list of players and student-workers slated to be honored ahead of the Vols’ regular-season home finale are listed below.

Tennessee advances to NCAA Tournament second-round

Tennessee tennis advances to the NCAA Tournament second-round.

Tennessee (22-7) defeated Belmont, 4-1, on Saturday at Barksdale Stadium.

The contest between the Vols and Bruins was the first-round of the NCAA Tournament Knoxville Regional.

Tennessee advances to play Wake Forest Sunday at 1 p.m. EDT in the second-round. The winner advances to the NCAA Tournament super regionals.

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Tennessee-Belmont results:

Doubles

1. #4 Pat Harper/Johannus Monday (UT) def. #88 Marko Ilic/Riccardo Trione (BU) 6-2
2. #59 Emile Hudd/Shunsuke Mitsui (UT) vs. Jack Randall/Alfred Wallin (BU) 5-3, unfinished
3. Angel Diaz/Martim Prata (UT) def. Tomas Luis/Ian Cruz (BU) 6-1

Order of finish: (1,3)

Singles

1. #5 Johannus Monday (UT) def. Marko Ilic (BU) 6-4, 6-0
2. #31 Emile Hudd (UT) vs. Alfred Wallin (BU) 6-4, 5-3, unfinished
3. Tomas Luis (BU) def. Blaise Bicknell (UT) 6-4, 6-3
4. #117 Shunsuke Mitsui (UT) vs. Ian Cruz (BU) 6-7 (4-7), 5-1, unfinished
5. Angel Diaz (UT) def. Riccardo Trione (BU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Tomas Rodriguez (UT) def. Jack Randall (BU) 6-2, 6-4

Order of finish: (5,3,1,6)

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PHOTOS: Tennessee defeats Belmont in NCAA Tournament first-round

PHOTOS: Tennessee tennis defeats Belmont in the first-round of the NCAA Tournament

Tennessee (22-7) defeated Belmont, 4-1, on Saturday at Barksdale Stadium.

The contest between the Vols and Bruins was the first-round of the NCAA Tournament Knoxville Regional.

Tennessee advances to the NCAA Tournament second-round on Sunday versus Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons defeated Memphis, 4-1, on Saturday in the first-round of the Knoxville Regional.

First serve between the Vols and Demon Deacons is slated for 1 p.m. EDT on Sunday at Barksdale Stadium.

The winner between Tennessee and Wake Forest will advance to play either Florida State or South Carolina.

Below are photos of Tennessee’s win versus Belmont in the first-round of the NCAA Tournament Knoxville Regional.

Destinee Wells signs with Lady Vols

Belmont transfer Destinee Wells signs with the Lady Vols.

Transfer guard Destinee Wells signed with the Lady Vols on Monday, the University of Tennessee announced.

Wells played at Belmont from 2020-23.

“We are excited to add Destinee Wells to the Lady Vol family,” Tennessee head coach Kellie Harper said in a press release. “She possesses a wealth of experience at the point guard position and is a three-level scorer who shoots with impressive accuracy in each of those phases. We are so pleased to have a person and basketball player of Destinee’s caliber joining our program.”

Wells started 90 of 91 contests at Belmont, averaging 18.1 points, 4.7 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game.

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Notre Dame seed projections for NCAA Tournament

Might as well reserve your seats for the first two rounds in South Bend now.

Many are concerned about [autotag]Olivia Miles[/autotag]’ availability for the NCAA Tournament. Still others are concerned that her questionable status will affect Notre Dame’s seeding. But if you look at what experts are projecting, you’ll notice that Miles’ status is a minor factor at best.

Before Miles went down, the Irish were a surefire lock to host the first two rounds of the tournament. But between that unfortunate turn and the Irish getting blown out by Louisville without Miles in the ACC Tournament, doubts began to linger. Since then, it has become clear that those doubts were based purely on emotion. One only needed to take a step back and realize that the Irish built an impressive body of work during the regular season.

Miles or no Miles, the Irish’s projected seeding remains consistent, and barring a sudden shift in attitudes by the selection committee, it appears March Madness indeed will make a stop in South Bend. If you don’t believe that, look at these projections:

Tennessee Classic: Lady Vols win two games on final day

Tennessee Classic: Lady Vols softball wins two games on final day

No. 7 Tennessee (16-1) ended play in the Tennessee Classic with two wins Sunday at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.

Tennessee opened the day with a 2-0 victory against Jacksonville State. The contest was scoreless until the bottom of the sixth inning when the Lady Vols scored two runs.

McKenna Gibson hit an RBI double before being replaced by pinch runner Brylee Mesusan, who stole home.

Ashley Rogers (5-0) pitched four innings of scoreless relief, allowing one hit and one walk. She recorded nine strikeouts.

Nicola Simpson started for the Lady Vols, pitching three innings and surrendering two hits.

Tennessee defeated Belmont, 7-1, in game No. 2.

Shortstop and leadoff hitter Mackenzie Donihoo hit a home run in the first inning.

In the third inning, Kiki Milloy hit an RBI double. Jamison Brockenbrough hit a two-run single and Gibson recorded a scoring hit, extending Tennessee’s lead to 5-0.

Milloy produced Tennessee’s final two runs, hitting a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning and a solo home run in the sixth inning.

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Lady Vols defeat Belmont, records sixth straight shutout

The Lady Vols defeat Belmont and records sixth straight shutout.

No. 7 Tennessee (12-1) won its home opener Friday, defeating Belmont (9-4), 19-0, in five innings in the Tennessee Classic at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.

It is the seventh consecutive win for the Lady Vols.

Tennessee led, 1-0, in the first inning when Kiki Milloy scored on a sacrifice fly by Zaida Puni.

Tennessee scored nine runs in the second and third innings, taking an advantage of four errors by the Bruins resulting in eight unearned run for the Lady Vols.

Milloy and Rylie West each hit two-run home runs for Tennessee, while leadoff hitter and shortstop Mackenzie Donihoo went 2-for-3 with two doubles, three runs and two RBIs.

Shakara Goodloe stole home in the game for Tennessee.

Pitcher Ashley Rogers (4-0) earned the win for Tennessee, allowing two hits and recording five strikeouts.

Charli Orsini pitched two innings of relief and recorded three strikeouts. She allowed one hit and issued one intentional walk.

Lipscomb won one of college basketball’s best annual rivalry games on a fantastic last-second layup

Rivalry games that end at the last second never get old.

The Battle of the Boulevard rivalry has been one of college basketball’s best-kept secrets, and the latest edition went to the Bisons in stunning fashion.

A quick primer: collegiate neighbors Lipscomb University and Belmont University share the same boulevard in Nashville, Tennessee. The two Christian schools have had a longstanding college basketball rivalry that spans back to the 1950s.

The rivalry has been heightened in recent years, with both schools making appearances in the NCAA Tournament and Belmont coach Casey Alexander jumping to his alma mater after coaching at Lipscomb from 2013 to 2019.

It’s also gone from two annual games a year to just one, adding to the intrigue.

During Monday night’s latest installment, the Bisons won on a stellar, quite literal last-second layup from sophomore forward Jacob Ognacevic in front of the home crowd.

Ognacevic’s bucket gave Lipscomb its first win over boulevard rival since December 2017, with Belmont winning the last six meetings.

Lipscomb will get to hold onto the bragging rights after Monday’s win, at least until the two teams meet again next season at Belmont’s place.

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Eve Rackham Watt recaps Lady Vols’ win against Belmont

Eve Rackham Watt recaps Lady Vols’ win against Belmont.

Tennessee opened its 2022 season with a three-set exhibition victory against Belmont Saturday at Thompson-Boling Arena.

Tennessee defeated the Bruins, 25-20, 25-20, 25-20.

Freshman Kadynce Boothe and sophomore transfer Erykah Lovett each started three sets for the Lady Vols.

Graduate transfer Abigail Matroso played in two sets, appearing in game No. 1 and game No. 3. Oregon transfer Kylie Robinson played in the third set.

“It always feels good to win, but the best thing about today is that we got an opportunity to see different players on the floor,” Tennessee head coach Eve Rackham Watt said. “It was good to see our newcomers get out on the court and play against someone than ourselves.

“We still have work to do before next week, so we’ll watch the film and get back in the gym and prepare for Loyola Chicago.”

Tennessee’s season opener against against Loyola Chicago is slated for Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. EDT.

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Seth Stephenson recaps two home run performance against Belmont

Seth Stephenson recaps two home run performance against Belmont in Tennessee’s regular season home finale.

No. 1 Tennessee (46-7, 22-5 SEC) defeated Belmont (35-18, 16-5 OVC), 18-0, Tuesday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Tuesday’s contest was Tennessee’s final regular season home game in 2022.

The Vols will play at Mississippi State, Thursday-Saturday, ahead of the Southeastern Conference Tournament in Hoover, Alabama, May 24-29. Tennessee is a No. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament and are outright regular season conference champions.

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Following Tennessee’s win against Belmont, junior outfielder Seth Stephenson discussed his two home run performance. He went 3-for-3, recording two home runs, two RBIs, four runs, one stolen base and one walk against the Bruins.

Stephenson’s postgame media availability can be watched below.

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