March 7, 2014

TENNESSEE ROWING

This exhibition race is the third race for the Lady Volunteers in the 2014 competition season.
Last weekend the Lady Volunteers raced the Tar Heels of North Carolina on Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge. The varsity eights took to the water racing in three 2000-meter pieces. The Lady Vols first varsity eight swept the Tar Heels in all varsity eight races.
The team traveled to Orlando, Fla. to race UCF and Michigan two weekends ago in their first exhibition race.
The Big Orange began with races early Saturday morning, Tennessee took four out of five during the 4:00 pieces and during Saturday afternoon, UT swept all the 15-stroke pieces, 10 out of 10.
During Sunday's exhibition in Orlando, Tennessee competed in eights in multiple 1500-meter pieces, Tennessee prevailed against UCF while Michigan prevailed over Tennessee and UCF.
The Lady Volunteers had a strong fall season with at least one first place finish at every fall race.
Last season, the team finished second at the Conference USA championships, falling to Oklahoma.
For more information about the Tennessee rowing team, follow on @LadyVol_Rowing Twitter and on Facebook.

AT A GLANCE

Series History

Tennessee

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Melton Hill Lake
Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Duke

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2013-14: This is the second meeting this season between the Lady Volunteers and the Blue Devils.

Saturday, March 9

10 AM

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SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILS

This is the first exhibition race for the Blue Devils of Duke University.
The teams raced in mid-October on Lake Michie in Bahama, North Carolina.
During the fall, Duke prevailed over Tennessee in all races except during the novice 6 race.
Duke posted a top-15 finish at Princeton Chase during fall racing.
During the 2012-13 season, the Blue Devils finished third at the ACC Championships held on Lake Hartwell in Clemson, South Carolina.