#20 Tennessee Sweeps Mizzou, 4-0

COLUMBIA, Mo.  – The No. 20 Tennessee Women’s tennis team claimed its fifth consecutive win with a 4-0 sweep at Missouri on Sunday morning at the Country Club of Missouri. The Lady Volunteers registered their 10th doubles point of the year and then tacked on three singles victories to complete their second SEC win of the season.

“Our team got better today,” head coach Alison Ojeda said. ” We faced a lot of different situations and we came out on the plus side in all of them. Mentally and emotionally we are tough.”

Tennessee (10-2, 2-0 SEC) got rolling early by picking up back-to-back doubles wins, capturing a 1-0 edge against Missouri (3-10, 0-2 SEC). Lauren Anzalotta and Catherine Aulia struck first, tallying a 6-2 decision against Roma Cardenas Rifa and Gabriela Martinez. Eleonora Molinaro and Leyla Britez Risso clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 victory over Andrea Artimedi and Emelie Schwarte. The No. 40-ranked pair of Elza Tomase and Sofia Cabezas were stopped at a score of 5-2 against the No. 2-ranked duo of Inah Canete and Mae Canete due to the other courts finishing first.

“We were very strong emotionally and physically today,” Aulia stated. “It was a very tough match given the windy conditions, but we did what we had to do. We got on and off the courts and we were locked in the entire time.”

After delivering a convincing doubles point, the Big Orange locked up three singles wins from a trio of members. Sophomore Britez Risso claimed a 6-0, 6-2 win over Roma Cardenas Rifka. Aulia registered a 6-2, 6-3 triumph against Emelie Schwartz. Wolfberg added the final point by defeating Gabriela Martinez, 6-1, 6-3.

NEXT UP:

The Lady Vols will hit the road to meet South Carolina in Carolina Indoor facility, with the match slated for 5 p.m. ET.

Match Notables:

• The win marked the 775th victory for the Tennessee women’s tennis program.

• Head coach Alison Ojeda now owns 131 victories during her tenure.

• The Lady Vols now own a 9-2 all-time record against the Tigers, registering their seventh victory in the Ojeda era.

• Sunday’s win marked the fifth time the Big Orange have downed the Tigers in Columbia and the seventh consecutive time that Tennesse has defeated Mizzou. 

• The Lady Vols notched their fifth shutout against the Tigers during Sunday’s contest, their sixth sweep of the season.

• The match versus the Tigers marked the Lady Vols’ fifth straight victory, securing consecutive wins…