Lady Vols Drop 4-1 Match vs. Kentucky

Sunday, March 25

Lexington, Ky.

12:00 PM

University of Tennessee

Kentucky

March 25, 2018 | Women's Tennis

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The 37th-ranked Tennessee women's tennis team lost a 4-1 match to No. 20 Kentucky on the road Sunday afternoon at the Boone Tennis Complex.

The Lady Vols (13-7, 0-7 SEC) took the early lead by winning the top two courts in doubles. Sadie Hammond and Gabby Schuck got things going with a 6-4 win on Court 2 over Lesedi Jacobs and Justina Mikulskyte. Ariadna Riley and Kaitlin Staines clinched doubles with a 7-5 victory over 41st-ranked duo of Mami Adachi and Emily Fanning on Court 1.

Despite winning three first sets, UT was unable to find its groove in singles, as the Wildcats swept the top four courts to win the match.

Tennessee returns home next weekend for a series against Auburn (March 29) and Alabama and Western Kentucky (March 31). For the most up-to-date information about the Tennessee women's tennis program, follow @Vol_WTennis on Twitter.

#20 Kentucky 4, #37 Tennessee 1
Singles
1. Emily Fanning (UK) def. Sadie Hammond (UT) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
2. #100 Justina Mikulskyte (UK) def. Elizabeth Profit (UT) 6-1, 6-1
3. Mami Adachi (UK) def. Ariadna Riley (UT) 6-1, 6-4
4. Diana Tkachenko (UK) def. Gabby Schuck (UT) 1-6, 6-1, 6-3
5. Kaitlin Staines (UT) vs. Lesedi Jacobs (UK) 6-4, 1-2 unf.
6. Johanna Silva (UT) vs. Brianna Tulloch (UK) 6-3, 0-1 unf.

Doubles
1. Ariadna Riley/Kaitlin Staines (UT) def. #41 Mami Adachi/Emily Fanning (UK) 7-5
2. Gabby Schuck/Sadie Hammond (UT) def. Lesedi Jacobs/Justina Mikulskyte (UK) 6-4
3. Elizabeth Profit/Chelsea Sawyer (UT) vs. Diana Tkachenko/Brianna Tulloch (UK) 5-5 unf.

Order of finish: Doubles (2, 1); Singles (2, 3, 4, 1)