University of Tennessee Athletics
Lady Vols Post Nine Wins on Final Day of Michigan Invitational
January 15, 2023 | Women's Tennis
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – In a dominant final day of play at the Michigan Invitational, the Lady Volunteers tennis team took nine of the 10 matches they played Sunday to close out the tournament.
"We played three really strong teams who all had different styles of play," head coach Alison Ojeda said, reflecting on the weekend. "It forced our squad to really embrace the fact that we are versatile and, above all, we are willing to compete for every point."
Competing for every point was exactly what the team did as play began with singles against Southeastern Conference foe Ole Miss Sunday morning. Tennessee took 6-of-7 courts it faced the Rebels on, winning in straight-sets on two of them, thanks to Elza Tomase and Lauren Anzalotta who claimed their victories, 6-3, 6-4, and 6-0, 6-3, respectively. Tomase also recorded her second ranked singles victory of the tournament, defeating #73 Ludmila Kareisova. Daria Kuczer also knocked off a ranked opponent in singles, dropping #89 Lillian Gabrielsen, 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (6).
"Individually, there are a lot of very good things that happened on the court for each of our student-athletes," Ojeda continued. "We've got a good squad and one we are looking forward to competing with once the season starts."
Tennessee will now return to the training surface as it begins preparations for its 2023 dual season opener on Friday, Jan. 27, against Wake Forest in Columbus, Ohio, at ITA Kickoff Weekend.
Full match results from the weekend of play can be found below.
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Friday, Jan. 13
Singles
No. 55 Daria Kuczer (Tennessee) d. Lucia Marzal (Ohio State), 7-6, 6-0
No. 68 Elza Tomase (Tennessee) d. No. 30 Irina Cantos (Ohio State), 6-4, 6-0
No. 76 Rebeka Mertena (Tennessee) d. No. 15 Sydni Ratliff (Ohio State), 7-5, 6-4
Lauren Anzalotta (Tennessee) d. Maddie Atway (Ohio State), 6-3, 6-4
Esther Adeshina (Tennessee) d. Danielle Wilson (Ohio State), 7-6, 6-7 (5), 6-3
No. 116 Kolie Allen (Ohio State) d. Eleonora Molinaro (Tennessee), 6-4, 7-5
Shelley Bereznyak (Ohio State) d. Catherine Aulia (Tennessee), 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Doubles
Eleonora Molinaro/Daria Kuczer (Tennessee) d. Lily Jones/Bayley Sheinin (U-M), 6-1
Andrea Cerdan/Merri Kelly (U-M) d. Lauren Anzalotta/Elza Tomase (Tennessee), 6-4
No. 2 Jaedan Brown/Kari Miller (U-M) d. Rebeka Mertena/Esther Adeshina (Tennessee), 6-1
Saturday, Jan. 14
Singles
Lauren Anzalotta (Tennessee) d. Bayley Sheinin (U-M), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Esther Adeshina (Tennessee) d. Merri Kelly (U-M), 6-4, 6-1
No. 65 Lily Jones (U-M) d. No. 55 Daria Kuczer (Tennessee), 6-4, 6-0
No. 40 Jaedan Brown (U-M) d. No. 76 Rebeka Mertena (Tennessee), 6-2, 7-5
Nicole Hammond (U-M) d. Eleonora Molinaro (Tennessee), 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4
No. 101 Andrea Cerdan (U-M) d. Cat Aulia (Tennessee), 6-1, 6-4
No. 103 Gala Mesochoritou (U-M) d. No. 68 Elza Tomase (Tennessee), 6-1, 6-4
Doubles
Rebeka Mertena/Esther Adeshina (Tennessee) d. Lillian Gabrielsen/Kelsey Mize (Ole Miss), 6-3
Eleonora Molinaro/Daria Kuczer (Tennessee) d. Anaelle Leclercq/Rachel Krzyzak (Ole Miss), 6-4
Lauren Anzalotta/Elza Tomase (Tennessee) d. Ludmila Kareisova/Reka Zadori (Ole Miss), 6-1
Sunday, Jan. 15
Singles
Esther Adeshina (Tennessee) d. Rachel Krzyzak (Ole Miss), 4-6, 6-0, 1-0 (7)
Lauren Anzalotta (Tennessee) d. Emma Kette (Ole Miss), 6-0, 6-3
No. 68 Elza Tomase (Tennessee) d. No. 73 Ludmila Kareisova (Ole Miss), 6-3, 6-4
Reka Zadori (Ole Miss) d. Cat Aulia (Tennessee), 6-1, 6-4
Eleonora Molinaro (Tennessee) d. Kelsey Mize (Ole Miss), 6-7 (4), 6-2, 1-0 (7)
No. 76 Rebeka Mertena (Tennessee) d. Anaelle Leclercq (Ole Miss), 7-6 (4), 4-6, 1-0 (6)
No. 55 Daria Kuczer (Tennessee) d. No. 89 Lillian Gabrielsen (Ole Miss), 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (6)
Doubles
Rebeka Mertena/Esther Adeshina (Tennessee) d. Kathleen Jones/Kolie Allen (Ohio State), 6-3
Eleonora Molinaro/Daria Kuczer (Tennessee) d. Maddie Atway/Danielle Willson (Ohio State), 6-2
Lauren Anzalotta/Elza Tomase (Tennessee) d. Lucia Marzal/Dani Schoenly (Ohio State), 6-2
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