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Lady Vols Conclude Fall Opener at Wolfpack Invitational
September 25, 2022 | Women's Tennis
CARY, N.C. – Tennessee Lady Volunteer tennis capped its opening tournament of the fall on Sunday, finishing off the four-day event that saw two newcomers make their Tennessee debuts and pick up victories.
The four-day event kicked off with doubles play Thursday afternoon that paired junior college transfer Lauren Anzalotta with freshman Catherine Aulia. The duo rolled, cruising past Duke's Brianna Shvets/Katie Codd, 6-1, in both partners' UT debuts.
"Cat and Lauren did a nice job in their opening tournament as Lady Vols," associate head coach Jarryd Chaplin said. "We each have a clearer idea and understanding of things that need to be addressed on the practice court, and there is plenty of areas we can progress."
The doubles success continued on Sunday morning, prior to the start of the finals singles matches. Aulia/Anzalotta recorded another victory, taking down Roxana Manu/Jocelyn Massey of Kansas, 6-4. The second double duo, Rebeka Mertena/Elza Tomase, battled to a 7-4 tiebreaker winner against Julia Adams/Sara Ziodato from Virginia to take the match, 7-6.
In singles, both newcomers were also able to secure victories in the event. Aulia grabbed a pair of wins on Saturday, besting Arizona State's Rachel Hanford, 7-6(2), 6-3 before going on to down fellow SEC player Ana Cruz of South Carolina, 6-2, 6-1. Anzalotta, meanwhile, grabbed her first Division I singles victory over Tatyana Nikolenko (Miami) on Saturday, 6-2, 6-1, and capped her tournament with a win over Katie Codd of Duke in a supertiebreaker battle, 6-7(4), 6-1, 1-0 (10-6).
"Overall, a productive weekend," Chaplin continued. "There were some encouraging moments from our players as the tournament progressed. Thank you to NC State for hosting yet another quality event."
With the first event in the books, the busy fall schedule gets underway as another group of Lady Vols travel to Hilton Head, South Carolina for the Hilton Head ITF 15K, slated to begin Monday at the Shipyard Van Der Meer Racquet Club.
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Full Tournament Results
Doubles
Thursday, Sept. 22
Catherine Aulia/Lauren Anzalotta (TENN) def. Katie Codd/Brianna Shvets (DUKE), 6-1
Kari Miller/Jaedan Brown (MICH) def. Rebeka Mertena/Elza Tomase (TENN), 6-3
Snow Han/Sloane Morra (USC) def. Catherine Aulia/Lauren Anzalotta (TENN), 6-2
Marie Mattel/Nandini Sharma (UCF) def. Rebeka Mertena/Elza Tomase (TENN), 6-3
Sunday, Sept. 25
Catherine Aulia/Lauren Anzalotta (TENN) def. Roxana Manu/Jocelyn Massey (KU), 6-4
Rebeka Mertena/Elza Tomase (TENN) def. Julia Adams/Sara Ziodato (UVA), 7-6(4)
Singles
Friday, Sept. 23
#1 Eryn Cayetano (USC) def. Elza Tomase (TENN), 6-4, 6-0
Carson Tanguilig (UNC) def. Rebeka Mertena (TENN), 6-4, 6-4
Amelia Rajecki (NCST) def. Catherine Aulia (TENN), 6-3, 6-3
Anika Yarlagadda (UNC) def. Lauren Anzalotta (TENN), 6-1, 6-0
Mary Stoiana (TAMU) def. Elza Tomase (TENN), 6-0, 6-1
Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. Rebeka Mertena (TENN), 6-4, 6-0
Maia Sung (PRIN) def. Catherine Aulia (TENN), 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-3
Annabelle Xu (UVA) def. Lauren Anzalotta (TENN), 6-2, 6-4
Saturday, Sept. 24
Catherine Aulia (TENN) def. Rachel Hanford (ASU), 7-6(2), 6-3
Jaedan Brown (MICH) def. Elza Tomase (TENN), 6-3, 6-4
Marie Mattel (UCF) def. Rebeka Mertena (TENN), 6-3, 6-1
Sophie Abrams (NCST) def. Lauren Anzalotta (TENN), 6-3, 6-4
Catherine Aulia (TENN) def. Ana Cruz (SCAR), 6-2, 6-1
Lauren Anzalotta (TENN) def. Tatyana Nikolenjo (MIA), 6-2, 6-1
Carolyn Ansari (AUB) def. Elza Tomase (TENN), 7-6(1), 2-6, (14-12)
Kari Miller (MICH) def. Rebeka Mertena (TENN), 6-4, 2-6, (10-8)
Sunday, Sept. 25
Lauren Anzalotta (TENN) def. Katie Codd (DUKE), 6-7(4), 6-1, (10-6)
Sophie Abrams (NCST) def. Catherine Aulia (TENN), 6-4, 7-5
Alexa Noel (MIA) def. Rebeka Mertena (TENN), 6-4, 6-2
Kari Miller (MICH) def. Elza Tomase (TENN), 6-3, 7-5
The four-day event kicked off with doubles play Thursday afternoon that paired junior college transfer Lauren Anzalotta with freshman Catherine Aulia. The duo rolled, cruising past Duke's Brianna Shvets/Katie Codd, 6-1, in both partners' UT debuts.
"Cat and Lauren did a nice job in their opening tournament as Lady Vols," associate head coach Jarryd Chaplin said. "We each have a clearer idea and understanding of things that need to be addressed on the practice court, and there is plenty of areas we can progress."
The doubles success continued on Sunday morning, prior to the start of the finals singles matches. Aulia/Anzalotta recorded another victory, taking down Roxana Manu/Jocelyn Massey of Kansas, 6-4. The second double duo, Rebeka Mertena/Elza Tomase, battled to a 7-4 tiebreaker winner against Julia Adams/Sara Ziodato from Virginia to take the match, 7-6.
In singles, both newcomers were also able to secure victories in the event. Aulia grabbed a pair of wins on Saturday, besting Arizona State's Rachel Hanford, 7-6(2), 6-3 before going on to down fellow SEC player Ana Cruz of South Carolina, 6-2, 6-1. Anzalotta, meanwhile, grabbed her first Division I singles victory over Tatyana Nikolenko (Miami) on Saturday, 6-2, 6-1, and capped her tournament with a win over Katie Codd of Duke in a supertiebreaker battle, 6-7(4), 6-1, 1-0 (10-6).
"Overall, a productive weekend," Chaplin continued. "There were some encouraging moments from our players as the tournament progressed. Thank you to NC State for hosting yet another quality event."
With the first event in the books, the busy fall schedule gets underway as another group of Lady Vols travel to Hilton Head, South Carolina for the Hilton Head ITF 15K, slated to begin Monday at the Shipyard Van Der Meer Racquet Club.
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Full Tournament Results
Doubles
Thursday, Sept. 22
Catherine Aulia/Lauren Anzalotta (TENN) def. Katie Codd/Brianna Shvets (DUKE), 6-1
Kari Miller/Jaedan Brown (MICH) def. Rebeka Mertena/Elza Tomase (TENN), 6-3
Snow Han/Sloane Morra (USC) def. Catherine Aulia/Lauren Anzalotta (TENN), 6-2
Marie Mattel/Nandini Sharma (UCF) def. Rebeka Mertena/Elza Tomase (TENN), 6-3
Sunday, Sept. 25
Catherine Aulia/Lauren Anzalotta (TENN) def. Roxana Manu/Jocelyn Massey (KU), 6-4
Rebeka Mertena/Elza Tomase (TENN) def. Julia Adams/Sara Ziodato (UVA), 7-6(4)
Singles
Friday, Sept. 23
#1 Eryn Cayetano (USC) def. Elza Tomase (TENN), 6-4, 6-0
Carson Tanguilig (UNC) def. Rebeka Mertena (TENN), 6-4, 6-4
Amelia Rajecki (NCST) def. Catherine Aulia (TENN), 6-3, 6-3
Anika Yarlagadda (UNC) def. Lauren Anzalotta (TENN), 6-1, 6-0
Mary Stoiana (TAMU) def. Elza Tomase (TENN), 6-0, 6-1
Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. Rebeka Mertena (TENN), 6-4, 6-0
Maia Sung (PRIN) def. Catherine Aulia (TENN), 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-3
Annabelle Xu (UVA) def. Lauren Anzalotta (TENN), 6-2, 6-4
Saturday, Sept. 24
Catherine Aulia (TENN) def. Rachel Hanford (ASU), 7-6(2), 6-3
Jaedan Brown (MICH) def. Elza Tomase (TENN), 6-3, 6-4
Marie Mattel (UCF) def. Rebeka Mertena (TENN), 6-3, 6-1
Sophie Abrams (NCST) def. Lauren Anzalotta (TENN), 6-3, 6-4
Catherine Aulia (TENN) def. Ana Cruz (SCAR), 6-2, 6-1
Lauren Anzalotta (TENN) def. Tatyana Nikolenjo (MIA), 6-2, 6-1
Carolyn Ansari (AUB) def. Elza Tomase (TENN), 7-6(1), 2-6, (14-12)
Kari Miller (MICH) def. Rebeka Mertena (TENN), 6-4, 2-6, (10-8)
Sunday, Sept. 25
Lauren Anzalotta (TENN) def. Katie Codd (DUKE), 6-7(4), 6-1, (10-6)
Sophie Abrams (NCST) def. Catherine Aulia (TENN), 6-4, 7-5
Alexa Noel (MIA) def. Rebeka Mertena (TENN), 6-4, 6-2
Kari Miller (MICH) def. Elza Tomase (TENN), 6-3, 7-5
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