University of Tennessee Athletics
Thursday, April 8
Knoxville, Tenn.
Noon ET
University of Tennessee
vs
Auburn
Photo by: Kate Luffman/Tennessee Athletics
Women’s Tennis Central: Auburn
April 07, 2021 | Women's Tennis
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 16-ranked Tennessee women's tennis team is set to host No. 17-ranked Auburn on Thursday at Barksdale Stadium.
First serve between the Lady Vols (12-6, 6-4 SEC) and Tigers (12-5, 7-4 SEC) is set for noon ET.
All home matches played inside the Goodfriend Tennis Center will be conducted without fans per SEC COVID-19 protocols. Spectators at Barksdale Stadium will be limited to family and friends of the Tennessee women's tennis and visiting program, general admission is not permitted. Should the match be moved indoors the day of the match, those on the pass list will be permitted.
Coverage: Fans can follow @Vol_WTennis on Twitter for live updates. A complete recap of the matches will be posted to UTSports.com following each dual.
Last Time Out: The Lady Vols were dominant over No. 24-ranked Arkansas and Missouri, earning a pair of Southeastern Conference wins at home.
Home Sweet Home: UT holds a perfect 9-0 record at home in the 2021 dual-match season. Individually, four Lady Vols hold perfect solo records on Rocky Top.
Junior Daria Kuczer has been electric in her debut season donning the Power T. The transfer by way of Pepperdine holds a perfect 9-0 record at home, an 8-1 record in conference play and an impressive 15-1 record in dual-match play.
Senior Tenika McGiffin holds a perfect 9-0 record in Knoxville during the 2021 dual-match season. In dual-match play, the Brisbane, Australia product holds an 11-4 record this season.
No. 96-ranked junior Rebeka Mertena and Callie Creath both hold a 5-0 record on Rocky Top this season.
Projected Lineups
FOLLOW THE LADY VOLS!
Fans can keep up with the latest Tennessee women's tennis news by following the program on its Facebook (Facebook.com/TennesseeWomensTennis), Twitter (@Vol_WTennis) and Instagram (Vol_WTennis) accounts.
First serve between the Lady Vols (12-6, 6-4 SEC) and Tigers (12-5, 7-4 SEC) is set for noon ET.
All home matches played inside the Goodfriend Tennis Center will be conducted without fans per SEC COVID-19 protocols. Spectators at Barksdale Stadium will be limited to family and friends of the Tennessee women's tennis and visiting program, general admission is not permitted. Should the match be moved indoors the day of the match, those on the pass list will be permitted.
Coverage: Fans can follow @Vol_WTennis on Twitter for live updates. A complete recap of the matches will be posted to UTSports.com following each dual.
Last Time Out: The Lady Vols were dominant over No. 24-ranked Arkansas and Missouri, earning a pair of Southeastern Conference wins at home.
Home Sweet Home: UT holds a perfect 9-0 record at home in the 2021 dual-match season. Individually, four Lady Vols hold perfect solo records on Rocky Top.
Junior Daria Kuczer has been electric in her debut season donning the Power T. The transfer by way of Pepperdine holds a perfect 9-0 record at home, an 8-1 record in conference play and an impressive 15-1 record in dual-match play.
Senior Tenika McGiffin holds a perfect 9-0 record in Knoxville during the 2021 dual-match season. In dual-match play, the Brisbane, Australia product holds an 11-4 record this season.
No. 96-ranked junior Rebeka Mertena and Callie Creath both hold a 5-0 record on Rocky Top this season.
Projected Lineups
| Singles | No. 16 Tennessee | No. 17 Auburn |
| 1 | No. 96 Rebeka Mertena | No. 62 Selin Ovunc |
| 2 | No. 68 Eleonora Molinaro | No. 100 Yu Chen |
| 3 | No. 45 Carly Briggs | Carolyn Ansari |
| 4 | Daria Kuczer | Georgie Axon |
| 5 | Tenika McGiffin | Adeline Flach |
| 6 | Johanna Silva | Anatasia Astakhova |
| 7 | Callie Creath | Shir Azran |
| 8 | Esther Adeshina | |
| 9 | Kylie Duckworth | |
| 10 | Julie Ball | |
| Doubles | ||
| 1 | Tenika McGiffin/Eleonora Molinaro | Georgie Axon/Adeline Flach |
| 2 | Carly Briggs/Esther Adeshina | Carolyn Ansari/Selin Ovunc |
| 3 | Daria Kuczer/Kylie Duckworth | Yu Chen/Anatasia Astakhova |
| 4 | Rebeka Mertena, Johanna Silva, Julie Ball, Callie Creath | Shir Azran |
FOLLOW THE LADY VOLS!
Fans can keep up with the latest Tennessee women's tennis news by following the program on its Facebook (Facebook.com/TennesseeWomensTennis), Twitter (@Vol_WTennis) and Instagram (Vol_WTennis) accounts.
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