University of Tennessee Athletics
Lady Vols Set for Weekend Challenge at Debbie Southern Fall Classic
September 16, 2021 | Women's Tennis
FURMAN, S.C. – Heading back to Furman for the second consecutive weekend, the Tennessee women's tennis team will compete in the 34th annual Debbie Southern Fall Classic with matches starting Friday and ending Sunday.
The 13 team field includes 11 teams ranked in the top 35 at the end of last season: Texas (1), North Carolina (2), Florida State (7), Duke (8), Georgia Tech (10), Ohio State (11), Tennessee (18), South Carolina (27), Vanderbilt (29), Wake Forest (33), Furman (35). Mississippi State and Clemson round out the tournament.
"I am sure our team has the talent to be very good," head coach Alison Ojeda said. "What I hope to see this weekend is fierceness in the way we compete for each and every point. If we can walk away on Sunday saying we did just that, we will have improved immensely."
With weather projected to play a factor over the course of the weekend, adjustments to the schedule may occur. Updates will be sent out through the official Twitter page of the team.
Currently, singles matches are set to begin at 8:30 a.m. Following the conclusion of the first round of singles, doubles will take the court for its first round. The draw for the Lady Vols can be found below.
Day 1 Schedule
Singles
#55 Rebeka Mertena(UT) vs. #32 Cameron Morra(UNC) – 8:30 a.m
Tenika McGiffin(UT) vs. Emma Jackson(Duke) – 8:30 a.m.
Esther Adeshina(UT) vs. #25 Kelly Chen(Duke) – 9:30 a.m.
Daria Kuczer(UT) vs. Christina Mayarova(CU) – 10 a.m.
Callie Creath(UT) vs. Mahaik Jain(GT) – 11 a.m.
Elza Tomase(UT) vs. Rosie Garcia Gross(GT) – 11:30 a.m.
Eléonora Molinaro(UT) vs. Saby Nihalani(WF) – 12 p.m. Â
Doubles
Tenika McGiffin/Olivia Symons(UT) vs. Cameron Morra/Carson Tanguilig(UNC)
#5 Esther Adeshina/Daria Kuczer(UT) vs. Alle Sanford/Kacie Harvey(UNC)
Rebeka Mertena/Elza Tomase(UT) vs. Samantha Buyckx/Ali Despain(CU)
Kylie Duckworth/ Eléonora Molinaro(UT) vs. Mahak Jain/Ruth Marsh(GT)
The 13 team field includes 11 teams ranked in the top 35 at the end of last season: Texas (1), North Carolina (2), Florida State (7), Duke (8), Georgia Tech (10), Ohio State (11), Tennessee (18), South Carolina (27), Vanderbilt (29), Wake Forest (33), Furman (35). Mississippi State and Clemson round out the tournament.
"I am sure our team has the talent to be very good," head coach Alison Ojeda said. "What I hope to see this weekend is fierceness in the way we compete for each and every point. If we can walk away on Sunday saying we did just that, we will have improved immensely."
With weather projected to play a factor over the course of the weekend, adjustments to the schedule may occur. Updates will be sent out through the official Twitter page of the team.
Currently, singles matches are set to begin at 8:30 a.m. Following the conclusion of the first round of singles, doubles will take the court for its first round. The draw for the Lady Vols can be found below.
Day 1 Schedule
Singles
#55 Rebeka Mertena(UT) vs. #32 Cameron Morra(UNC) – 8:30 a.m
Tenika McGiffin(UT) vs. Emma Jackson(Duke) – 8:30 a.m.
Esther Adeshina(UT) vs. #25 Kelly Chen(Duke) – 9:30 a.m.
Daria Kuczer(UT) vs. Christina Mayarova(CU) – 10 a.m.
Callie Creath(UT) vs. Mahaik Jain(GT) – 11 a.m.
Elza Tomase(UT) vs. Rosie Garcia Gross(GT) – 11:30 a.m.
Eléonora Molinaro(UT) vs. Saby Nihalani(WF) – 12 p.m. Â
Doubles
Tenika McGiffin/Olivia Symons(UT) vs. Cameron Morra/Carson Tanguilig(UNC)
#5 Esther Adeshina/Daria Kuczer(UT) vs. Alle Sanford/Kacie Harvey(UNC)
Rebeka Mertena/Elza Tomase(UT) vs. Samantha Buyckx/Ali Despain(CU)
Kylie Duckworth/ Eléonora Molinaro(UT) vs. Mahak Jain/Ruth Marsh(GT)
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