#3 Lady Vols Advance All Boats to Grand Finals at NCAA Championships

BETHEL, Ohio – The third-ranked Tennessee rowing team earned a trio of top-three finishes Saturday morning on day two of the NCAA Championships to advance each of its crews to Sunday's Grand Finals.

The Lady Vols began action at East Fork/Harsha Lake just prior to 8:30 a.m. ET Saturday morning, with their First Eight crew hitting the water first.

With much faster racing conditions compared to that of Friday's heat races, Tennessee's 1V8+ put down a time of 6:16.689, good for second place and qualification into Sunday's Grand Final.

Tennessee finished ahead of four top-15 teams—three in the top 10—as No. 7 Washington (6:18.772) placed third, ninth-ranked Michigan (6:20.948) crossed the line in fourth, No. 5 Yale finished fifth with a time of 6:25.403 and No. 15 Ohio State (6:26.795) came in sixth place. Top-ranked Texas placed first, crossing in 6:11.845.

The Second Eight semifinal race saw the Tennessee crew place third in a tight battle, with a final time of 6:27.693. Second-ranked Stanford (6:22.455) won the race, while Texas (6:26.044) finished second. The Lady Vols crossed the line ahead of Michigan (6:31.644), Ohio State (6:37.541) and No. 14 Virginia (6:38.400).

In Tennessee's final semifinal race of the day, it earned a hard-fought, third-place finish by fending off fourth-place Michigan in the final 500 meters. Stanford (7:08.746) took first in the race while No. 4 Princeton(7:10.962) claimed second place.

Up next, each of Tennessee's three NCAA Championship crews are set to compete in Sunday's Grand Finals. The Tennessee Four gets underway at 8:56 a.m., its Second Eight is scheduled to race at 9:12 a.m. and its First Eight crew will take off at 9:28 a.m.

Race Results
First Eight (Semifinals):
1. #1 Texas (6:11.845)
2. #3 Tennessee (6:16.689)
3. #7 Washington (6:18.772)
4. #9 Michigan (6:20.948)
5. #5 Yale (6:25.403)
6. #15 Ohio State (6:26.795)

Second Eight (Semifinals):
1. #2 Stanford (6:22.455)
2. #1 Texas (6:26.044)
3. #3 Tennessee (6:27.693)
4. #9 Michigan (6:31.644)
5. #15 Ohio State (6:37.541)
6. #14 Virginia (6:38.400)

Four (Semifinals):
1. #2 Stanford (7:08.746)
2. #4 Princeton (7:10.962)
3. #3 Tennessee (7:11.841)
4. #9 Michigan (7:16.113)
5. #8 Brown (7:21.875)
6. #10 Syracuse (7:31.523)

Lineups
1V8+: Sasha Radovanovic (coxswain), Emma Seawright, Sarah Abrams, Alex Pidgeon, Riley Ferdelman, Meg Flanagan, Alice Fahey, Nicole Campbell, Hannah Smith

2V8+: Elizabeth Walley (coxswain), Sophie Hill, Megan Hewison, Stella Mirkovic, Paige Reymann, Hannah Richardson, Gracie Condon, Katie Rice, Erin Gifford

1V4+: Laila Irigoyen (coxswain), Maylie Valiquette, Allison Lea, Natalia Loram, Sheya Lavin

Schedule (ET)
Sunday
8:56 a.m. – 1V4 Grand Final
9:12 a.m. – 2V8 Grand Final
9:28 a.m. – 1V8 Grand Final

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#3 Lady Vols Advance All Boats to Grand Finals at NCAA Championships

Players Mentioned

Sarah Abrams

Nicole Campbell

Gracie Condon

Alice Fahey

Riley Ferdelman

Meg Flanagan

Erin Gifford

Megan Hewison

Sophie Hill

Laila Irigoyen

Sheya Lavin

Allison Lea

Natalia Loram

Stella Mirkovic

Alex Pidgeon

Sasha Radovanovic

Paige Reymann

Katie Rice

Hannah Richardson

Emma Seawright

Hannah Smith

Maylie Valiquette

Elizabeth Walley

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