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Dick Vitale Clay Court Classic
Olivarez Advances to QF on Clay
November 07, 2014 | Women's Tennis
LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. -- Tennessee sophomore Victoria Olivarez won two matches Friday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Dick Vitale Clay Court Classic at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club.
Olivarez started off the tournament with a 7-6 (8), 6-3 victory over North Florida's Quetzali Vazquez and followed that with a 6-4, 6-4 win over third-seeded Vladica Babic 6-4, 6-4.
Olivarez, a native of Virginia Beach, Va., is now a team-leading 8-2 this season.
In other Tennessee matches, Tiffany Tavares and Brittany Lindl both won their opening matches before losing in the second round. Tavares won a tight match 7-6 (3), 7-5 over Princeton's Sara Goodwin, and Lindl beat Marina Cunningham of North Florida 6-2, 6-4.
Both Tennessee's doubles teams won their opening matches before falling in the second round. Olivarez and Lindl are now 5-4 this fall thanks to an 8-3 victory over a Princeton pair.
This weekend marks the final collegiate competition for the UT women. The tournament wraps up on Sunday and stands as the only clay court event on the Lady Vols' schedule.
Dick Vitale Clay Court Classic
Friday Results
Singles Round One
Tiffany Tavares, UT, def. Sara Goodwin, Princeton, 7-6 (3), 7-5
Victoria Olivarez, UT, def. Quetzali Vazquez, UNF, 7-6 (8), 6-3
Alexandra Aiello, Colorado, def. Laurence Guevremont, UT, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 4-6
Brittany Lindl, UT, def. Marina Cunningham, UNF, 6-2, 6-4
Singles Round Two
Victoria Olivarez, UT, def. Vladica Babic (3), Oklahoma State, 6-4, 6-4
Taylor Hollander, UNF, def. Tiffany Tavares, UT, 6-0, 6-3
Katerina Adomovic, Oklahoma State, def. Brittany Lindl, UT, 7-5, 6-2
Doubles Round One
Lindl/Olivarez, UT, def. Goodwin/Joyce, Princeton, 8-3
Guevremont/Tavares, UT, def. Curtis/Stampfli, Florida Gulf Coast, 8-6
Doubles Round Two
Alvarez/Tur Mari, Oklahoma State, def. Lindl/Olivarez, UT, 8-6
Calderon-Vazquez, UNF, def. Guevremont/Tavares, UT, 8-4
