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Tennessee opens its season against Wake Forest, a team it faced a year ago in non-conference play. The Lady Volunteers will then take on either Ohio State or Old Dominion on Saturday, pending the results of the first match.
The Lady Vols and Demon Deacons are scheduled to face off at 1 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 27. With a victory, they will play at 4 p.m. ET Saturday. The consolation match will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday.
A tournament central page for the regional can be found HERE, while live video broadcasts of matches can be seen HERE.
HEAD COACH ALISON OJEDA
“We have a good team of young women who are fun to watch compete. They have an energetic feel about them that makes me excited about coaching them this season. As always, we have worked hard and improved a lot. Tomorrow we will play a familiar team in Wake Forest. They are well-coached and tactically away of what they are doing each point. I look forward to going to battle with our group of warriors tomorrow!”
Ojeda begins her seventh year as Tennessee’s head coach. She earned her 100th victory at the helm of the Lady Vols last year in the NCAA Tournament against VCU.
THE CHARTS
Below are the individuals ranked on Tennessee and Wake Forest.
Tennessee
Singles
Daria Kuczer – No. 55
Elza Tomase – No. 68
Rebeka Mertena – No. 76
Wake Forest
Singles
Casie Wooten – No. 27
Doubles
Anna Brylin/Brooke Killingsworth – No. 12
UT IN OPENERS
Tennessee is 35-11 in program history in season openers. Tennessee has opened the season on a neutral court twice since 2010.
ALL-TIME SERIES
The all-time series between Tennessee and Wake Forest is even at 16-16. The last time the two sides faced off on a neutral court was 2002 in Madison and UT and Wake are 2-2 when competing on a neutral court.
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