2019-20 Women's Tennis Roster
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Riley, Ariadna
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Ariadna Riley
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Macon, Ga.
- High School:
- Westside
Bio
RECORD & HONORS
Career Singles Record: 46-36Career Doubles Record: 56-43
Awards
- 2019-20 Division I ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
- 2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 - SENIOR
Singles Record: 2-4Doubles Record: 12-4
- Completed her degree in Political Science in May.
FALL SEASON
- Saw singles action at the Debbie Southern Fall Classic and ITA Ohio Valley Regional.
- Won her doubles flight with partner Callie Creath at the Debbie Southern Fall Classic.
SPRING SEASON
- Posted an 8-2 doubles record in dual matches.
- Partnered with freshman Carly Briggs to go 1-1 in doubles play at the Michigan Invitational.
- Partnered with Carly Briggs to defeat Kansas’ Carmen Roxana Manu and Maria Toran Ribes, 6-1, to help UT secure the doubles point in Lawrence, Kansas.
- Helped UT Secure the doubles point against Virginia with partner Carly Briggs, defeating Vivian Glozman and Rosie Johanson 6-1 on court three.
- Defeated Purdue’s Ena Babic and Alex Sabe 6-4 in come-from-behind victory with partner Carly Briggs on court three.
- Earned the first doubles victory against Indiana with Carly Briggs, defeating Michelle McKamey and Mila Mejic 6-2 on court three.
- Won one doubles match and one singles match in UT’s Valentine’s Day doubleheader. With Carly Briggs, won a doubles match on court two against UT Martin. Earned her first singles victory of the year, downing Marquette’s Isabella Franks in straight sets, 6-4, 6-0.
- Won one doubles match in UT’s final doubleheader of 2020. Collected UT’s only doubles win with Carly Briggs against UT Chattanooga.
- Collected SEC doubles wins over Mississippi State and Ole Miss with Carly Briggs. The pair clinched the doubles point on court three against MSU with a 6-4 win over Marta Falceto and Sara Lizariturry. Notched UT’s sole doubles victory against Ole Miss, taking down Grace Anne Jones and Kelsey Mize 6-2.
2018-19 - JUNIOR
Singles Record: 14-7Doubles Record: 9-10
FALL SEASON
- Won two of her three singles matches and claimed a doubles victory during the Tennessee Fall Invite.
- Advanced to the round of 32 in singles at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional and to the quarterfinals in doubles.
- Competed in doubles (partnered with Kaitlin Staines) at the ITA All-American Championships in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
- Against Furman in the NCAA Tournament Round of 64, won the Lady Vols' first singles match of the contest over Carol Elizabeth Kerman, 6-0, 6-1. In doubles, competed with Tenika McGiffin for the first time since the season opener against North Alabama on Jan. 14 and grabbed Tennessee's first doubles win on Court 3, 6-0.
- Recorded one of Tennessee's two singles wins in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals against Texas A&M, defeating Riley McQuaid at the No. 5 singles spot, 6-4, 6-3.
- Clinched Tennessee's win over Alabama with a victory over Luca Fabian at the No. 5 singles spot, 6-4, 6-2.
- Registered a singles win during Tennessee's match at Florida, defeating Tsveta Dimitrova at the No. 5 spot, 6-3, 6-3.
- Defeated Chattanooga's Delaney Edwards, 6-0, 6-3, at the No. 3 singles spot during Tennessee's 7-0 win over the Mocs.
- Competed at the No. 2 singles spot and defeated UT Martin's Jemima Potter in the Lady Vols' win over the Skyhawks, 6-0, 7-5.
- Captured a pair of 6-0 doubles wins during Tennessee's doubleheader against UT Martin and ETSU at the No. 3 spot.
- At the No. 4 singles spot, defeated No. 15 Florida State's Petra Hule, 6-3, 6-4 to help the Lady Vols to the upset win. During Tennessee's match the next day against LSU, helped the Lady Vols capture the doubles point with 6-3 win over Kennan Johnson and Luba Vasilyuk, alongside Rebeka Mertena.
- Partnered with Tenika McGiffin to win two doubles matches by marks of 6-0 and 6-3 in the spring season opener against North Alabama on Jan. 14. Also won a singles match on Court 2 against Nina Linke, 6-2, 6-1.
2017-18 - SOPHOMORE
Singles Record: 11-15Doubles Record: 20-10
FALL SEASON
- Bounced back after a slow start to the season in singles, winning four of her last five matches
- Partnered with Chelsea Sawyer during the ITA Ohio Valley Regional, where the duo advanced to the quarterfinals before falling the 13th-ranked duo of Mami Adachi and Akvile Parazinskaite from Kentucky, 8-3
- Went 2-1 in singles during the Tennessee Fall Invite, defeating Nicole Fossa Huergo from Arizona State, 7-5, 6-2, and Wake Forest's Eliza Omirou, 6-4, 6-1
- Her 15-3 record in doubles with Kaitlin Staines led the team during dual-match play and helped the duo achieve a ranking as high as 36th in the country
- Held the best winning percentage at the No. 2 spot in doubles in the SEC with a perfect 9-0 record and was 6-3 (5-3 SEC) at the top spot; had the sixth-best winning percentage (.833) of any doubles team in the SEC during the regular season
- Tallied three ranked wins in doubles during the spring, including a pair of top-50 victories over Arkansas’ 37th-ranked duo of Oparenovic/Rice and Kentucky’s 41st-ranked team of Adachi/Fanning
- Clinched the doubles point for Tennessee in six matches, five of which the Lady Vols went on to win
- Opened the spring on a five-match winning streak in singles, including four of the victories coming on the road
- Sealed both of UT's matches during the opening weekend with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 win over Old Dominion's Yulia Starodubtseva and a 6-2, 6-2 win over William & Mary's Ekaterina Stepanova
- Defeated Auburn’s 67th-ranked team of Alizee Michaud and Taylor Russo, 7-6 (6), to clinch the crucial doubles point for the Lady Vols and helped lead UT to a 4-2 win over the No. 15 team in the country, which marked Tennessee’s first conference and ranked victory of the season
- Helped the Lady Vols to a pair of SEC wins, defeating Alabama's Jacqueline Pelletier, 6-0, 7-5, and Missouri's Taylor Gruber, 6-2, 6-3, at the No. 3 spot in the lineup in singles
2016-17 - FRESHMAN
Singles Record: 19-10Doubles Record: 15-19
FALL SEASON
- Won her first collegiate singles and doubles matches during the Furman Fall Classic, defeating Florida State's Andrea Fernandez Garcia, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, and Clemson's Miller-Krasilikov and Moinard, 8-4
- Capped off the Furman Fall Classic with a 6-1, 0-6. 6-4 win over Furman's Danni Vines
- Took a pair of doubles matches with fellow freshman Johanna Silva at the Indiana Regional, beating IU's Bernard and Whalen, 8-7, and WMU's Azcui and Eristavi, 8-4
- Boasted the best record on the team in singles, going 6-3 with a three-match winning streak between the IU Regional and Tennessee Fall Invite
- Stepped up her game the longer a match went, winning all three of her three-set matches
- Led the Vols in the singles lineup with 19 wins on the season
- Provided a spark to the lineup at the No. 3 and 4 spots, where she went 12-5 in dual-match play, including four wins against SEC foes
- Helped UT earn ranked wins against No. 14 Kansas, No. 19 LSU, No. 33 UNLV and No. 46 Alabama
- Enjoyed a strong weekend to close out the non-conference schedule by helping UT defeat ranked foes No. 14 Kansas and No. 33 UNLV, picking up victories over Janet Koch, 6-1, 6-2, and Paola Artiga, 6-2, 6-3
- Played a significant role in UT's 4-3 win over No. 46 Alabama, contributing to the Vols taking the doubles point with a 6-1 over Valero and Daniell as well as clinching the match for UT after outlasting Smith Hinton in a tight 7-6 (4), 7-5 match on Court 4 in singles. Both wins on the day marked her first career conference victories.
- Clinched the doubles point and match against Alabama in the first round of the SEC Tournament, downing Spielmann and Hinton, 7-6 (6), and Maddie Pothoff, 6-2, 6-3
- Won both her singles matches during the NCAA Tournament, breezing past Winthrop's Megan Kauffman, 6-3, 6-2, and Duke's Alyssa Smith, 6-3, 6-1
- Ended the season a five-match winning streak in singles, during which Tennessee defeated a pair of ranked opponents in LSU and Alabama
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
- Was rated as a five-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net and was the 52nd-ranked player in the country and the No. 2 player in the state of Georgia
PERSONAL
- Ariadna Riley, daughter of Lydia and Lee Riley, was born on May 31, 1998
- Has one brother, Stefan (24)
- Highest ambitions include becoming an All-American, winning an NCAA championship and to play pro if the opportunity arises
- Listed Nelson Mandela as a famous person she admires
- Dreamed of seeing her name amongst the banners of former Vols since competing in juniors tournaments at Goodfriend Tennis Center growing up
- Recipient of the Gladys Fisher Scholarship Endowment
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