Lady Vols Fall to Oregon, 4-2, in First Round of NCAAs

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Lady Vols Fall to Oregon, 4-2, in First Round of NCAAs

May 11, 2018 | Women's Tennis

DURHAM, N.C. -- Despite a hard-fought match, the Tennessee women's tennis team fell short in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against Oregon, 4-2, at Ambler Tennis Stadium.

The Lady Vols (18-12) jumped out to an early lead by taking the doubles point. Tenika McGiffin and Chelsea Sawyer teamed up on Court 3 for a 6-4 win against Lilien and Wagner. The duo broke serve to begin the match and never looked back. UT sealed the 1-0 advantage with a victory on Court 2 by Sadie Hammond and Gabby Schuck, who downed Oregon's Kahfiani and Tobita, 6-3.

Today's match marked the 20th time this season that Tennessee won the doubles point. Hammond and Schuck, who clinched doubles six times this season, are riding a five-match winning streak and won 11 of their last 13 to finish the spring.

After the Ducks tied things up at 1-1, Johanna Silva picked up her 20th win of the season in singles with a 6-4, 6-2 victory on Court 6 over Paiton Wagner to push the Lady Vols back ahead.

However, Oregon would go on to win three of the remaining four courts to clinch the match and advance to the second round of the tournament. This concludes the 2017-18 season for the Lady Vols.

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#33 Oregon 4, #38 Tennessee 2
Singles
1. Sadie Hammond (UT) vs. #42 Alyssa Tobita (ORE) 7-6 (4), 1-6, 3-5 unfinished
2. #87 Shweta Sangwen (ORE) def. Elizabeth Profit (UT) 7-6 (7), 6-2
3. Julia Lilien (ORE) def. Ariadna Riley (UT) 6-0, 4-6, 6-3
4. Daniela Nasser (ORE) def. Kaitlin Staines (UT) 6-2, 6-3
5. Julia Eshet (ORE) def. Gabby Schuck (UT) 6-4, 7-6 (3)
6. Johanna Silva (UT) def. Paiton Wagner (ORE) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles
1. #40 Ariadna Riley/Kaitlin Staines (UT) vs. #74 Julia Eshet/Shweta Sangwen (ORE) 5-5 unfinished
2. Gabby Schuck/Sadie Hammond (UT) def. Rifanty Kahfiani/Alyssa Tobita (ORE) 6-3
3. Tenika McGiffin/Chelsea Sawyer (UT) def. Julia Lilien/Paiton Wagner (ORE) 6-4

Order of finish: Doubles (3, 2); Singles (4, 6, 5, 3)