WTEN CENTRAL: ITA Ohio Valley Regional

Thursday, October 11

Chattanooga, Tenn.

ALL DAY

University of Tennessee

ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships

KNOXVILLE, TN - 2018.03.31 - Tennessee vs. Alabama Crimson Tide

October 10, 2018 | Women's Tennis

ITA Regional Draws Live Results

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee women's tennis team returns to action this weekend, competing in the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships hosted by the University of Chattanooga.

The 128-player singles and 64-team doubles tournament will be played at the Champions Club in Chattanooga from Thursday, Oct. 11 to Monday, Oct. 15, and admission is free for the event. Seven Lady Vols will compete in the tournament, which features 22 teams, in hopes of earning a bid to the inaugural Oracle ITA National Fall Championships.

"I'm really looking forward to getting on the road today and heading to Chattanooga for the ITA Ohio Valley regional event," head coach Alison Ojeda said. "Our girls have been working hard in practice on some very specific goals so it will be fun to get out there and compete.

Tennessee will begin Thursday with three doubles pairs, all three of which will receive a bye through the round of 64. Ariadna Riley and Kaitlin Staines are the top seeded doubles pair, Sadie Hammond and Gabby Schuck are seeded third and Tenika McGiffin and Johanna Silva are seeded 13^th.

In the B Flight doubles bracket, freshman Kylie Duckworth will make her Tennessee debut, partnered with Vanderbilt's Lauren Gish as the number one seeded team in the bracket.

In singles, Schuck (seeded 5^th), Staines (6^th), Hammond (7^th), Riley (8^th), McGiffin (24^th) and Silva (29^th) will all open play on Friday after receiving byes through the round of 128. Duckworth, the top seed in the B Flight bracket, will also start on Friday.

"When it's all said and done, we coach because we want to win at a very high-level," Ojeda said. "Our players play because they want to win at a high-level. It's time to roll up our sleeves and go play."

The full schedule for the tournament as well as UT's participants, is listed below. For the most up-to-date information about the Tennessee women's tennis program, follow @Vol_WTennis on Twitter.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

DOUBLES

Round of 64 – Thursday, Oct. 11 – 9 a.m.
Round of 32 – Thursday, Oct. 11 – 3:30 p.m.
Round of 16 – Friday, Oct. 12 – 5:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals – Saturday, Oct. 13 – TBD
Semifinals – Sunday, Oct. 13 – TBD
Finals – Sunday, Oct. 13 – TBD

SINGLES

Round of 128 – Thursday, Oct. 11 – 10:30 a.m.
Round of 64 – Friday, Oct. 12 – 9 a.m.
Round of 32 – Friday, Oct. 12 – 1 p.m.
Quarterfinals – Saturday, Oct. 13 – TBD
Semifinals – Sunday, Oct. 13 – TBD
Finals – Sunday, Oct. 13 – TBD

TENNESSEE SCHEDULE

DOUBLES

Riley/Staines (1) – Thursday, Oct. 11 – 3:30 p.m.
Hammond/Schuck (3) – Thursday, Oct. 11 – 4 p.m.
McGiffin/Silva (13) – Thursday, Oct. 11 – 4 p.m.

Duckworth/Gish (VU) – Thursday, Oct. 11 – 3 p.m.

SINGLES

Gabby Schuck (5) – Friday, Oct. 12 – 9 a.m.
Kaitlin Staines (6) – Friday, Oct. 12 – 9 a.m.
Sadie Hammond (7) – Friday, Oct. 12 – 11:30 a.m.
Ariadna Riley (8) – Friday, Oct. 12 – 10:30 a.m.
Tenika McGiffin (24) – Friday, Oct. 12 – 11 a.m.
Johanna Silva (29) – Friday, Oct. 12 – 9 a.m.

Kylie Duckworth – Friday, Oct. 12 – 10 a.m.