KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 24 Tennessee women’s tennis team will return home to Rocky Top as the team prepares to face No. 34 Ole Miss and Mississippi State at Barksdale Stadium. The Lady Volunteers will host the Rebels at 4 p.m. on Friday, before taking on the Bulldogs at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
This past weekend, Tennessee (13-6, 5-4 SEC) secured two ranked victories, at both No. 16 Auburn and No. 23 Alabama. The two triumphs extended the Lady Vols’ ranked winning streak to five, as they notched their second SEC weekend sweep of the season. Sophomore Catherine Aulia was spectacular in clinching both matches against the Tigers and the Crimson Tide over the weekend.
The sophomore collected her second ranked win of the season against No. 74 Ariana Arseneault from Auburn in a 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5) decision. The Sydney, Australia, native showed off her persistent net skills and polished serving ability as she pulled through to propel Tennessee to a 4-3 win over the Tigers. On Sunday, Aulia and partner Lauren Anzalotta downed Alabama’s Ola Pitak and Klara Milicevic, 6-2. The match came down to Aulia in singles yet again on court three. The sophomore turned on the heat to file a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 victory against Anne Marie Hiser and secure a 4-1 advantage in favor of the Lady Vols.
The conference announced on Wednesday that Aulia nabbed the 10th weekly award of the season. Tennessee has now snagged two SEC weekly awards, with Sofia Cabezas earning Player of the Week on Feb. 7, Anzalotta collecting the honor on Feb. 21 and Aulia achieving the award on Wednesday.
Milestone Tracker:
Lauren Anzalotta notched her 50th career singles win over the weekend. The senior landed her first win over Selin Ovunc in a 6-4, 6-4 triumph, before tallying a victory against Klara Milicevic, 2-6, 6-2, 6-0.
A Peek at the Charts:
On April 2, the ITA updated its individual rankings. Below are each team’s ranked singles and doubles players:
Tennessee
Singles
No. 16 Sofia Cabezas
Doubles
No. 16 Sofia Cabezas & Elza Tomase
No. 26 Sofia Cabezas & Esther Adeshina
No. 70 Esther Adeshina & Alana Wolfberg
Ole Miss
N/A
Mississippi State
N/A
Scouting the Rebels:
The Lady Vols lead the all-time series, 31-21, against Ole Miss. Seventeen of Tennessee’s 31 wins were collected at home. The last time the two teams met was just over a year ago at Ole Miss when the Big Orange defeated the Rebels in a 4-3 affair on April 14, 2023. The Rebels own a 10-7…
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