#10 Tennessee Tops #7 Virginia, 4-0, Advances to Elite Eight for Second-Straight Year

Friday, May 9

Charlottesville, VA

4 p.m.

University of Tennessee

#7 Virginia

#10 Tennessee Tops #7 Virginia, 4-0, Advances to Elite Eight for Second-Straight Year

May 09, 2025 | Women's Tennis

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The 10th-seeded Tennessee women's tennis team posted a 4-0 sweep at No. 7 Virginia during the Super Regional round of the 2025 Women's NCAA Team Championship on Friday afternoon at Boar's Head Tennis Center.

The triumph marked the fourth time in the program's history the Lady Vols have reached the quarterfinals, including the second consecutive year.

"Virginia is a great team, but I loved that we were able to come out here knowing what we are capable of," head coach Alison Ojeda said. "For us to get the doubles point and have the fan support that we had was huge. In singles, you saw all six courts play really solid tennis. I am looking forward to going back and watching film. Could not be more excited about the team and where we're at."

Doubles was a back-and-forth affair, with the Lady Vols (19-7) ultimately grabbing the upper hand to secure a 1-0 advantage over Virginia (22-5). The No. 74-ranked pair of Elza Tomase and Saray Yli-Piipari notched the first victory with a 6-3 decision over the No. 41-ranked duo of Martina Genis Salas & Annabelle Xu. The No. 30-ranked pairing of Catherine Aulia and Leyla Britez Risso captured the doubles point with a 7-5 victory against Meldoie Collard and Karoline Kazakova. Maeve Thornton and Vanesa Suarez were down, 4-5, when play halted.

In singles, Suarez rattled off a 6-1, 6-0 ledger against Kazakova to put UT ahead, 2-0. No. 41 Aulia tallied a 6-3, 6-0 decision versus No. 34 Annabelle Xu to put the Big Orange in front, 3-0.

No. 7 Tomase clinched the match with a dominant 6-1, 6-3 victory against No. 27 Sara Ziodato, logging her seventh-ranked win of the season.

Tennessee will face No. 2 Texas A&M in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Women's NCAA Team Championship. The time and date of the match will be announced at a later date.

Match Notables:

Tennessee advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight for the fourth time in program history (2025, 2024, 2010, 2002).
The win marked the 808th victory for the Tennessee women's tennis program.
Head coach Alison Ojeda now owns 163 victories during her tenure and is the third-winningest coach in program history.
Tennessee collected its eighth-ever victory against Virginia, giving the Big Orange the edge 8-7 in the all-time series.
Prior to today's win, the two squads met on Feb. 7, 2025, at the 2025 ITA National Indoor Championships, when the Cavaliers defeated the Lady Vols, 4-2.
The victory marked the fourth time in the Ojeda era that a team has posted 20 or more wins, the 14th time in program history. The Lady Vols have now produced three straight seasons of at least 20 victories, which marks the first three-year occurrence since the 2001, 2002 and 2003 seasons.
Tennessee owns 15 victories over ranked opponents, recording wins against No. 15 Ohio State, No. 15 Pepperdine, No.4 Stanford, No. 67 Kentucky, No. 71 Ole Miss, No. 25 South Carolina, No. 70 Arkansas, No. 12 Oklahoma, No. 25 Alabama, No. 64 Mississippi State, No. 15 Texas, No. 34 Florida, No. 71 Missouri, No. 26 Pepperdine and No. 7 Virginia. Six of those results are against top-25 foes, including six over top-15 teams.
The Lady Vols earned the doubles point for the 19th time this season.