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Lauren Anzalotta, Rebeka Mertena recap Lady Vols’ win versus Wake Forest

Lauren Anzalotta and Rebeka Mertena recap Tennessee’s win versus Wake Forest in the NCAA Tournament.

Tennessee (21-5, 11-2 SEC) defeated Wake Forest on Saturday, 4-1, at Barksdale Stadium in the second-round of the NCAA Tournament Knoxville Regional.

Tennessee advances to the Sweet 16 for the tenth time in program history and will play Texas A&M at 3 p.m. EDT in College Station, Texas on May 12.

Tennessee-Wake Forest results:

Singles

1. #21 Elza Tomase (TENN) vs. #57 Casie Wooten (WF) 7-6 (7-5), 4-2, unfinished
2. #27 Rebeka Mertena (TENN) def. #73 Anna Brylin (WF) 6-1, 6-1
3. #48 Daria Kuczer (TENN) def. Brooke Killingsworth (WF) 7-6 (10-8), 6-2
4. Eleonora Molinaro (TENN) vs. Nevena Carton (WF) 3-6, 6-4, 1-2, unfinished
5. Whitley Pate (WF) def. Esther Adeshina (TENN) 6-3, 6-2
6. Lauren Anzalotta (TENN) def. Jingyi Li (WF) 6-1, 6-4

Order of finish: 2,5,6,3

Doubles

1. #45 Rebeka Mertena/Esther Adeshina (TENN) def. #24 Brooke Killingsworth/Anna Brylin (WF) 6-4
2. Lauren Anzalotta/Catherine Aulia (TENN) def. Mia Ahmad/Casie Wooten (WF) 6-2
3. Daria Kuczer/Eleonora Molinaro (TENN) vs. Nevena Carton/Whitley Pate (WF) 4-5, unfinished

Order of finish: 2,1

PHOTOS: Lady Vols defeat Wake Forest, advance to super regionals

Tennessee student-athletes Lauren Anzalotta and Rebeka Mertena recapped the Lady Vols’ win versus Wake Forest and can be watched below.

PHOTOS: Lady Vols defeat Wake Forest, advance to super regionals

PHOTOS: Lady Vols tennis defeats Wake Forest and advances to the super regionals

Tennessee (21-5, 11-2 SEC) defeated Wake Forest on Saturday, 4-1, at Barksdale Stadium in the second-round of the NCAA Tournament Knoxville Regional.

Tennessee advances to the Sweet 16 for the tenth time in program history and will play Texas A&M at 3 p.m. EDT in College Station, Texas on May 12.

“These guys have worked so hard,” Tennessee head coach Alison Ojeda said. “Not just this team, but so many teams that came before them. We’ve been able to recruit off of the success of other teams. I want to make sure every single Lady Vol knows they’ve been a huge part of us getting to this place.

“A couple of years ago, we almost did. We almost hosted, but didn’t quite get it, then we earned to host and took advantage of it. Now, all of the sudden, we have an opportunity to go to the Sweet 16 and keep going.”

Below are photos of the Lady Vols’ win versus Wake Forest.

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.

PHOTOS: Tennessee defeats Belmont in NCAA Tournament first-round

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.

Alison Ojeda recaps Lady Vols’ NCAA Tournament first-round win

Tennessee head coach Alison Ojeda recaps the Lady Vols’ NCAA Tournament first-round win.

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.

“Today, honestly, it was more about just staying with it,” Tennessee head coach Alison Ojeda said following the first-round. “We don’t need to play better than how we’re playing. We just have to keep sticking with it and make sure that they’re (SEMO) the ones that feel like they have to elevate their level. Let’s just stay solid. That was the message everywhere.”

NCAA Tournament first-round: Tennessee-SEMO results

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

Ojeda’s post-match press conference can be watched below.

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

PHOTOS: Lady Vols defeat SEMO in NCAA Tournament first-round

PHOTOS: Lady Vols tennis defeats Southeast Missouri State in NCAA Tournament regional

Tennessee (20-5, 11-2 SEC) defeated Southeast Missouri State (17-3) Friday, 4-0, at Barksdale Stadium in the NCAA Tournament Knoxville Regional.

The Lady Vols advance to play Wake Forest on Saturday in the Knoxville Regional championship matches.

Wake Forest defeated Arizona State, 4-3.

Tennessee and Wake Forest will play on Saturday at 4 p.m. EDT. The winner will advance to a NCAA Tournament super regional.

“The University of Tennessee is all about winning, and our entire athletic department’s goal is to simply be among the few who are competing for championships,” Tennessee head coach Alison Ojeda said prior to playing Southeast Missouri State.

Below are photos of the Lady Vols’ win versus Southeast Missouri State.

Tony Vitello discusses Peyton Manning texting him about Vols playing Notre Dame

Tony Vitello discusses Peyton Manning texting him about Tennessee playing Notre Dame.

No. 1 Tennessee (56-7) defeated Georgia Tech, 9-6, Sunday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in the NCAA Tournament Knoxville Regional.

The Vols have advanced to play Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament Super Regional.

Notre Dame defeated Texas Tech in the Statesboro Regional while Tennessee was playing Georgia Tech.

Following the Vols’ win, head coach Tony Vitello was asked if he knew Tennessee is slated to play Notre Dame.

“I’m going to go humble brag here,” Vitello said. “I’m just going to throw it out there. The only reason I know we’re playing Notre Dame was from one text message, and that was from Peyton Manning, so thank you for sending it.

“I’m not going to say thank you for letting us know who we’re playing. You’d like to just enjoy the moment for a minute, and thank you for allowing me to brag to people.”

PHOTOS: Peyton Manning throws out first pitch

Four Vols named to Knoxville Regional All-Tournament team

Four Vols named to the Knoxville Regional All-Tournament team.

No. 1 Tennessee (56-7) defeated Georgia Tech, 9-6, Sunday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in the NCAA Tournament Knoxville Regional.

The Vols advanced to Super Regional play with the win against Georgia Tech.

Tennessee will host Notre Dame at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in the NCAA Tournament Super Regional. The winner will advance to the College World Series.

Notre Dame advanced to Super Regional play with a 2-1 win against Texas Tech in the Statesboro Regional final.

Following Tennessee’s win against Georgia Tech, the Knoxville Regional All-Tournament team was announced.

Four Vols were named to the Knoxville Regional All-Tournament team. Tennessee players named to the Knoxville Regional All-Tournament team are listed below.

PHOTOS: Evan Russell returns to Tennessee’s starting lineup, sets program record for games played

PHOTOS: Evan Russell returns to Tennessee’s starting lineup and sets program record for games played

No. 1 Tennessee (56-7) defeated Georgia Tech, 9-6, Sunday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in the NCAA Tournament Knoxville Regional.

The Vols have advanced to a NCAA Tournament Super Regional. Tennessee will host Notre Dame at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Super Regional play.

Notre Dame defeated Texas Tech in the Statesboro Regional final.

Evan Russell returned to Tennessee’s starting lineup against Georgia Tech.

He did not play against Alabama State in Tennessee’s opening game of the Knoxville Regional. Russell did not start against Campbell in Tennessee’s second game in the Knoxville Regional.

Russell’s appearance against Georgia Tech set the Tennessee program record for most games played (230).

Below are photos of Russell against Georgia Tech.