University of Tennessee Athletics
Lady Vols Move on to Quarterfinals
October 13, 2017 | Women's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- The Tennessee women's tennis team continued to find success in the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships at the Adams Tennis Complex on Friday.
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"Our team had another good day," said head coach Alison Ojeda. "We are getting close to taking that next step to being a team who just gets it. That is exciting, not just for me as a coach but also for our players. They can sense that they are about to do something great. It's an exciting time to be a Tennessee Vol."
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The Lady Vols played in two rounds of singles to begin the day, with Sadie Hammond advancing to the round of 16Â on Saturday. The day ended with a round of doubles, and UT had two duos move on to the quarterfinals.
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Hammond downed Evansville's Diana Tkachenko, 6-3, 6-0, and Cincinnati's Ioana Guna, 7-5, 6-0, to move on in the draw. She will face Kentucky's Mami Adachi on Saturday for a shot in the quarterfinals.
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In the round of 64, Gabby Schuck defeated Lauren Gish from Vanderbilt, 6-2, 7-6 (9), and Johanna Silva beat Karoline Haller of Wright State, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, to advance to the round of 16. Both players fell in the next round to end their run.
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"I'm really proud of Sadie and Gabby," Ojeda said. "Sadie took care of business and got so much better today. She was a leader. Gabby is on her way to having the best year she's ever had."
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In doubles, Hammond and Schuck cruised past Cincinnati's Guna and Morton, 8-4, and Ariadna Riley and Chelsea Sawyer downed Markesini/Pereira from ETSU, 8-4, as both duos advanced to stay alive in the doubles draw.
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Sawyer picked up her first win of the tournament in singles with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Mariella Pessina from IUPUI in the consolation draw.
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For the most up-to-date information about the Tennessee women's tennis program, follow @Vol_WTennis on Twitter.
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[8] Sadie Hammond (UT) def. Diana Tkachenko (Evansville), 6-3, 6-0
[17] Gabby Schuck (UT) def. Lauren Gish (Vanderbilt), 6-2, 7-6 (9)
[17] Johanna Silva (UT) def. Karoline Haller (Wright State), 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
[17] Tiffany Huber (Louisville) def. Tenika McGiffin (UT), 6-3, 6-2
Caitlin Bernard (Indiana) def. [7] Ariadna Riley (UT), 7-5, 6-3
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Singles Round of 32
[8] Sadie Hammond (UT) def. Ioana Guna (Cincinnati), 7-5, 6-0
[1] No. 53 Akvile Parazinskaite (UK) def. [17] Gabby Schuck (UT), 6-2, 7-5
[5] No. 119 Emily Fanning (UK) def. [17] Johanna Silva (UT), 6-2, 6-3
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Doubles Round of 16
[5] Hammond/Schuck (UT) def. Guna/Morton (Cincinnati), 8-4
[9] Riley/Sawyer (UT) def. Markesini/Pereira (ETSU), 8-4
Pahz/Humberg (Louisville) def. [9] McGiffin/Silva (UT), 8-1
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Singles Consolation
Chelsea Sawyer (UT) def. Mariella Pessina (IUPUI), 6-0, 6-2
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"Our team had another good day," said head coach Alison Ojeda. "We are getting close to taking that next step to being a team who just gets it. That is exciting, not just for me as a coach but also for our players. They can sense that they are about to do something great. It's an exciting time to be a Tennessee Vol."
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The Lady Vols played in two rounds of singles to begin the day, with Sadie Hammond advancing to the round of 16Â on Saturday. The day ended with a round of doubles, and UT had two duos move on to the quarterfinals.
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Hammond downed Evansville's Diana Tkachenko, 6-3, 6-0, and Cincinnati's Ioana Guna, 7-5, 6-0, to move on in the draw. She will face Kentucky's Mami Adachi on Saturday for a shot in the quarterfinals.
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In the round of 64, Gabby Schuck defeated Lauren Gish from Vanderbilt, 6-2, 7-6 (9), and Johanna Silva beat Karoline Haller of Wright State, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, to advance to the round of 16. Both players fell in the next round to end their run.
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"I'm really proud of Sadie and Gabby," Ojeda said. "Sadie took care of business and got so much better today. She was a leader. Gabby is on her way to having the best year she's ever had."
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In doubles, Hammond and Schuck cruised past Cincinnati's Guna and Morton, 8-4, and Ariadna Riley and Chelsea Sawyer downed Markesini/Pereira from ETSU, 8-4, as both duos advanced to stay alive in the doubles draw.
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Sawyer picked up her first win of the tournament in singles with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Mariella Pessina from IUPUI in the consolation draw.
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For the most up-to-date information about the Tennessee women's tennis program, follow @Vol_WTennis on Twitter.
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ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships
Singles Round of 64[8] Sadie Hammond (UT) def. Diana Tkachenko (Evansville), 6-3, 6-0
[17] Gabby Schuck (UT) def. Lauren Gish (Vanderbilt), 6-2, 7-6 (9)
[17] Johanna Silva (UT) def. Karoline Haller (Wright State), 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
[17] Tiffany Huber (Louisville) def. Tenika McGiffin (UT), 6-3, 6-2
Caitlin Bernard (Indiana) def. [7] Ariadna Riley (UT), 7-5, 6-3
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Singles Round of 32
[8] Sadie Hammond (UT) def. Ioana Guna (Cincinnati), 7-5, 6-0
[1] No. 53 Akvile Parazinskaite (UK) def. [17] Gabby Schuck (UT), 6-2, 7-5
[5] No. 119 Emily Fanning (UK) def. [17] Johanna Silva (UT), 6-2, 6-3
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Doubles Round of 16
[5] Hammond/Schuck (UT) def. Guna/Morton (Cincinnati), 8-4
[9] Riley/Sawyer (UT) def. Markesini/Pereira (ETSU), 8-4
Pahz/Humberg (Louisville) def. [9] McGiffin/Silva (UT), 8-1
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Singles Consolation
Chelsea Sawyer (UT) def. Mariella Pessina (IUPUI), 6-0, 6-2
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