No. 8 Tomase clinched the match with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 win against No. 55 Carolina Gomez, marking her fifth ranked triumph of the season. Results: In singles, No. 36 Aulia overcame Olga Bienzobas 6-4, 6-1 to put the Big Orange ahead by two. Francesca Mattioli tallied the third point of the match, defeating Anet […]
No. 8 Tomase clinched the match with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 win against No. 55 Carolina Gomez, marking her fifth ranked triumph of the season.
Results:
In singles, No. 36 Aulia overcame Olga Bienzobas 6-4, 6-1 to put the Big Orange ahead by two. Francesca Mattioli tallied the third point of the match, defeating Anet Koskel, 6-1, 6-2. Vanesa Suarez dropped her match to Grace O’Donnell, 6-7(3), 5-7, making the score 3-1.
The Big Orange have knocked off seven ranked opponents thus far, defeating No. 15 Texas Tech, No. 15 Pepperdine, No.4 Stanford, No. 67 Kentucky, No. 71 Ole Miss, No. 25 South Carolina and No. 70 Arkansas.
Singles
The win marked the 798th victory for the Tennessee women’s tennis program.
2. #52 Catherine Aulia/Leyla Britez Risso (TENN) def. #82 Anet Koskel/Grace O’Donnell (ARKW) 6-2
3. #103 Leyla Britez Risso (TENN) def. Katarina Pavlechova (ARKW) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
Head coach Alison Ojeda now owns 153 victories during her tenure and is the third-winningest coach in program history.
- 5. Grace O’Donnell (ARKW) def. Vanesa Suarez (TENN) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5
- Doubles
- Tennessee (10-3, 4-2 SEC) jumped out to an early advantage, collecting the doubles point, to claim a 1-0 lead over Arkansas (4-9, 1-5 SEC). The No. 52-ranked duo of Aulia and Leyla Britez Risso produced a 6-2 victory over the No. 82-ranked pairing of Anet Koskel and Grace O’Donnell. Elza Tomase and Maeve Thornton could not overcome Carolina Gomez and Olga Bienzobas, falling 3-6.
- Ojeda also tallied her 198th career win, moving her just two shy of 200 victories.
- The doubles point came down to Conley Raidt and Saray Yli-Piipari, who posted a convincing 6-3 triumph against Jimena Gomez Alonso and Katarina Palechova.
- 4. Francesca Mattioli (TENN) def. Anet Koskel (ARKW) 6-1, 6-3
Yli-Piipari posted her first collegiate singles win, topping Jimena Gomez Alonso, 6-3, 7-6(1). No. 103 Britez Risso logged a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 edge over Katarina Pavlechova to put the Lady Vols up 5-1.
“Our team got better tonight,” head coach Alison Ojeda said. “In order to beat Arkansas, we needed to play focused and disciplined tennis, which is exactly what we did. We are looking forward to competing again on Sunday.”
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Catherine Aulia secured her 50th career doubles win as the eighth-ranked Tennessee women’s tennis team edged No. 70 Arkansas in a 6-1 triumph on Friday evening at Billingsley Tennis Complex. The Lady Vols have now tallied six straight victories over the Razorbacks, a streak that dates back to April 7, 2019, when UT tallied a 4-1 win in Fayetteville.
1. #8 Elza Tomase (TENN) def. #55 Carolina Gomez (ARKW) 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
1. Carolina Gomez/Olga Bienzobas (ARKW) def. Elza Tomase/Maeve Thornton (TENN) 6-3
6. Saray Yli-Piipari (TENN) def. Jimena Gomez Alonso (ARKW) 6-3, 7-6 (7-1)
The Lady Vols earned the doubles point for the ninth time this season.
2. #36 Catherine Aulia (TENN) def. Olga Bienzobas (ARKW) 6-4, 6-1
Match Notables:
Tennessee collected its 30th victory against the Razorbacks, improving its all-time record to 30-9.
Up Next: Tennessee will continue its road stretch with its first-ever match against No. 12 Oklahoma. The Lady Vols and Sonners will square off at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday.
3. Conley Raidt/Saray Yli-Piipari (TENN) def. Jimena Gomez Alonso/Katarina Pavlechova (ARKW) 6-3
