AUSTIN, Texas – The No. 18 Tennessee women’s tennis team completed its first day of competition at the Texas Invitational at the Texas Tennis Center. The Lady Vols captured five singles wins and a pair of doubles victories during the opening day of the 2025 campaign.
“I was impressed at some point in every single match that was played,” head coach Alison Ojeda said. “Our goal with this team today was how good can we be every single point that we play. Can we force our opponents to beat us every single point that we play? To be honest, in all 10 spots, I was impressed. There are definitely a lot of things to work on, but this was our first day of competing and I am excited.”
In singles, the Lady Vols faced San Diego and nabbed five wins. No. 10 Elza Tomase played at the top spot, fending off No. 31 Kailey Evans in a 6-0, 7-5 affair. No. 19 Catherine Aulia notched a 6-2, 6-3 victory against Clausua De Las Heras. No. 54 Vanesa Suarez topped No. 105 Hannah Reed, 6-2, 6-2. No. 106 Leyla Britez Risso added a 6-2, 7-6(3) victory over Anni Puls, while Elim Yan tallied a 6-3, 6-0 ledger against Gabby Greg. Maeve Thornton dropped a 6-7(5), 5-7 affair to Kristina Nordikyan.
The team transitioned into doubles, taking two out of the three matches against No. 7 Texas. Aulia and Britez Risso notched a 6-4 edge against Vivian Ovrootsky and Carmen Herea. Francesca Mattioli and Thornton collected the other win in a 7-6(5) tiebreak over Shachf Lieberman and Ashton Bowers. Tomase and Yan fell in a 4-6 defeat to Eszter Mari and Ariana Anazagsty-Pursoo.
Tennessee is back at it tomorrow morning, taking on Wisconsin in doubles at 9 a.m. ET, followed by facing Texas in singles at 10 a.m. ET.
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Results:
Singles vs. San Diego
#10 Elza Tomase def. #31 Kailey Evans 6-0, 7-5
#19 Catherine Aulia def. Claudia De Las Heras 6-2, 6-3
Kristina Nordikyan def. Maeve Thornton 7-6 (5), 7-5
#54 Vanesa Suarez def. #105 Hannah Reed 6-2, 6-2
#106 Leyla Britez Risso def. Anni Puls 6-2, 7-6(3)
Elim Yan def. Gabby Greg 6-3, 6-0
Doubles vs. Texas
Mari/Anazagasty-Pursoo def. Tomase/Yan 6-4
Aulia/Britez Risso def. Ovrootsky/Herea 6-4
Mattioli/Thornton def. Lieberman/Bowers 7-6(5)
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