University of Tennessee Athletics
Sunday, September 29
Orlando, Fla.
University of Tennessee
at
Top 25 USTA Invite
Photo by: Sarah Keller/Tennessee Athletics
Lady Vols Win Four in Final Day of USTA Fall Ranked Spotlight
September 29, 2019 | Women's Tennis
Orlando, Fla. –The Tennessee women's tennis team had a strong showing on the final day of the USTA Fall Ranked Spotlight, going undefeated on Sunday.
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The duo of Kaitlin Staines and Tenika McGiffin got the day started with a 7-5 doubles win over Florida's No. 6 ranked duo of McCartney Kessler and Victoria Emma.
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Staines and McGiffin closed out the USTA Fall Ranked Spotlight wins in two sets in their respective singles matches. Rebeka Mertena won her singles match in two sets.
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Up next, the Lady Vols will travel to Tulsa, Okla. to compete in the ITA All-Americans tournament.Â
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Sunday's Results
Staines/McGiffin def. Kessler/Emma 7-5
Kaitlin Staines def. Megan Davies (USC) 6-1, 6-3
Rebeka Mertena def. Bunyawi Thamchaiwat (OKST) 6-3, ret.Â
Tenika McGiffin def. Jaeda Daniel (NCSU) 6-4, 6-2
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The duo of Kaitlin Staines and Tenika McGiffin got the day started with a 7-5 doubles win over Florida's No. 6 ranked duo of McCartney Kessler and Victoria Emma.
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Staines and McGiffin closed out the USTA Fall Ranked Spotlight wins in two sets in their respective singles matches. Rebeka Mertena won her singles match in two sets.
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Up next, the Lady Vols will travel to Tulsa, Okla. to compete in the ITA All-Americans tournament.Â
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Sunday's Results
Staines/McGiffin def. Kessler/Emma 7-5
Kaitlin Staines def. Megan Davies (USC) 6-1, 6-3
Rebeka Mertena def. Bunyawi Thamchaiwat (OKST) 6-3, ret.Â
Tenika McGiffin def. Jaeda Daniel (NCSU) 6-4, 6-2
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