KNOXVILLE, Tennessee – The No. 17 Tennessee women’s tennis team defeated No. 30 Vanderbilt, an in-state rival, 4-0 to complete the regular season with a shutout. The victory made it six straight for the Lady Volunteers, who have won nine or more SEC regular season games for the third time under head coach Alison Ojeda’s watch.
“I think the big takeaway for us right now is we played these guys two months ago and where our team is at today versus where our team was at two months ago is obviously significantly in a better place,” Ojeda stated. “To the credit of our squad, we won tight against them a few months ago, and this time, we only
Following a competitive doubles match between Tennessee (17-6, 9-4 SEC) and Vanderbilt (11-9, 6-7 SEC), Tennessee took the first point. Holly Staff and Anessa Lee, placed 83rd, were defeated 6-2 by Esther Adeshina and Alana Wolfberg, ranked 79. Bridget Stammel and Amy Stevens defeated Lauren Anzalotta and Catherine Aulia on court three, 5-7. On court one, the doubles point was decided in a close match. Tennessee led 1-0 when Sofia Cabezas and Elza Tomase, rated No. 15, defeated Celia-Belle Mohr and Anessa Lee, ranked No. 33, 7-5.
Doubles was difficult, Adeshina admitted. We had a difficult time with Vanderbilt, but we persevered. After that, we knew we had a shot at every position in the singles.
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