WTEN CENTRAL: Michigan Invitational

Saturday, January 19

Ann Arbor, Mich.

1:00 PM

University of Tennessee

Michigan Invite

KNOXVILLE, TN - 2019.01.14 - Tennessee vs. North Alabama

Photo by: Caleb Jones/Tennessee Athletics

January 18, 2019 | Women's Tennis

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee women's tennis team travels to Ann Arbor, Mich. this weekend for the Michigan Invitational against No. 14 Georgia Tech, Ohio State along with host school and 10^th-ranked Michigan.

There is no team scoring (win or loss) at the event.

The Lady Vols are coming off of a pair of 7-0 season-opening victories against North Alabama in which freshmen Rebeka Mertena and Maia Haumuller each made their debuts for Tennessee.

Johanna Silva and Sadie Hammond both extended notable singles winning streaks during the pair of victories.

With two singles victories, Silva extended her winning streak to 10 matches, dating back to Oct. 13. Hammond won her sixth singles match in a row, a winning streak that also dates back to Oct. 13.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT: Each team will play three rounds of doubles and three rounds of singles.

There will be up to eight flights in singles and four flights in doubles per round. Each team will play one round of singles and one round of doubles per day.

The third set will be played to completion in singles. Points will be allotted for each win based on the following decreasing point value to determine the champion (singles and doubles) at the end of the weekend:

Win at No. 1 position – 8 points
Win at No. 2 position – 7 points
Win at No. 3 position – 6 points
Win at No. 4 position – 5 points
Win at No. 5 position – 4 points
Win at No. 6 position – 3 points
Win at No. 7 position – 2 points
Win at No. 8 position – 1 point

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Saturday, Jan. 19
10 a.m. Singles – Ohio State vs. Georgia Tech
1 p.m. Doubles – Michigan vs. Ohio State, Georgia Tech vs. Tennessee
Singles to Follow – Michigan vs. Tennessee

Sunday, Jan. 20
10 a.m. Singles – Ohio State vs. Tennessee
1 p.m. Doubles – Michigan vs. Tennessee, Georgia Tech vs. Ohio State
Singles to Follow – Michigan vs. Georgia Tech

Monday, Jan. 21
9 a.m. Singles – Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech
12 p.m. Doubles – Michigan vs. Georgia Tech, Ohio State vs. Tennessee
Singles to Follow – Michigan vs. Ohio State

IN THE RANKINGS: In addition to Tennessee's ranked players – Kaitlin Staines (No. 91 in singles), Ariadna Riley (No. 93 in singles) and Staines/Sadie Hammond (No. 33 in doubles), the Michigan Invitational features five more ranked singles players and three ranked doubles pairs.

Singles
No. 3 – Kate Fahey (Michigan)
No. 24 – Kenya Jones (Georgia Tech)
No. 27 – Brienne Minor (Michigan)
No. 36 – Chiara Lommer (Michigan)
No. 65 – Giulia Pairone (Michigan)
No. 91 – Kaitlin Staines (Tennessee)
No. 93 – Ariadna Riley (Tennessee)

Doubles
No. 15 – Kate Fahey/Brienne Minor (Michigan)
No. 33 – Kaitlin Staines/Sadie Hammond (Tennessee)
No. 39 – Valeriya Deminova/Victoria Flores (Georgia Tech)
No. 47 – Shiori Fukuda/Isabelle Boulais (Ohio State)

UP NEXT: The Lady Vols travel to Tallahassee, Fla. next weekend to take part in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend Tallahassee Regional. UT will face No. 15 Florida State on Saturday and then either LSU or Clemson on Sunday, depending on Saturday's results.