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No. 14 Tennessee (3-1) won a top 15 tennis match on Saturday. The Lady Vols defeated No. 15 Virginia (6-4), 4-2, at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in Evanston, Illinois.
The consolation match was contested at Combe Tennis Center.
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“I’m really proud of our team’s ability to refocus prior to singles and allow ourselves to compete freely in big moments.” Tennessee head coach Alison Ojeda said. “Virginia is a great team who pushed us hard. We earned the win and that’s always a good feeling leaving the courts.”
Lady Vols-Virginia tennis results
Doubles
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#4 Melodie Collard/Vivian Yang (VA) def. Audrey Aulia/Leyla Britez Risso (TENN) 6-1
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Vanessa Suarez/Francesca Mattioli (TENN) vs. #21 Martina Genis Salas/Annabelle Xu (VA) 3-3 UF
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Kaitlyn Rolls/Isabelle Lacy (VA) def. Maeve Thornton/Saray Yli-Piipari (TENN) 6-0
Order of finish: 3,1
Singles
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Vanesa Suarez (TENN) def. #34 Vivian Yang (VA) 6-3, 6-2
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#32 Leyla Britez Risso (TENN) def. #26 Annabelle Xu (VA) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
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#87 Catherine Aulia (TENN) def. #69 Isabelle Lacy (VA) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
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Francesca Mattioli (TENN) def. #75 Martina Genis Salas (VA) 7-6 (3), 6-1
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Saray Yli-Piipari (TENN) vs. Melodie Collard (VA) 6-3, 6-7 (2), 1-3 UF
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#108 Kaitlyn Rolls (VA) def. Elim Yan (TENN) 6-3, 6-3
Order of finish: 1,6,4,3,2
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