2019 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Grubbs, Tessa

Jersey Number 17
Tessa Grubbs
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tega Cay, S.C.
- High School:
- Fort Mill HS
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Kills: 29, vs. No. 6 Illinois (8/30/2019)
- Attacks: 85, vs. No. 6 Illinois (8/30/2019)
- Hitting Pct.: .586, vs. Ole Miss (11/24/2018)
- Assists: 1 (5x), last vs. Colorado State (11/30/2018)
- Aces: 3, vs. Georgia (9/25/16)
- Solo Blocks: 2 (2x) last at Michigan State (9/7/19)
- Block Assists: 6, vs. Cincinnati (8/26/16)
- Total Blocks: 6, vs. Cincinnati (8/26/16)
- Digs: 7 (2x) last vs. Xavier (9/10/16)
CAREER HONORS
- SEC Offensive Player of the Week (9/24/2019)
- 2018 AVCA All-American (Honorable Mention)
- 2018 VolleyballMag.com All-American (Honorable Mention)
- 2018 AVCA All-Southeast Region
- 2018 All-SEC Team
- SEC Offensive Player of the Week (11/5/18)
- SEC Offensive Player of the Week (10/22/18)
- SEC Player of the Week (10/22/18)
- 2018 Tennessee Classic All-Tournament Team
- 2016 SEC All-Freshman Team
AS A SENIOR (2019)
- Completed her degree in Therapeutic Recreation in May
- Tallied 15 kills in the loss to Missouri (11/24)
- Finished the Alabama win with 14 kills while hitting .571 (11/22)
- Notched 12 kills in the win at Arkansas (11/13)
- Finished with 11 kills on 28 attacks in the win at Alabama (11/10)
- Tallied 25 kills on 51 swings in the loss to Georgia (11/3)
- Recorded 21 kills on 46 swings in the win over Ole Miss (11/1)
- Landed 22 kills on 42 swings in the loss at No. 13 Florida (10/27)
- Finished with 12 kills in the loss to South Carolina (10/25)
- Tallied her fourth 20+ kill match when she finished with 20 in the loss at No. 25 Missouri (10/20)
- Recorded nine kills in the loss to No. 16 Kentucky (10/16)
- Hit .350 in the sweep over Mississippi State (10/13)
- Tallied 18 kills on 35 attacks in the loss to LSU (10/11)
- Finished with 12 kills in the win at Auburn (10/6)
- Recorded 14 kills on 39 attacks in the loss to Georgia (10/4)
- Tallied 18 kills in the win over Texas A&M (9/29)
- Landed 19 kills with a hitting percentage of .271 in the loss to Ole Miss (9/27)
- SEC Offensive Player of the Week (9/24)
- Finished the Tennessee Classic averaging 5.00 kills per set and a weekend hitting percentage of .414, which helped her earn SEC Offensive Player of the Week
- Finished with 16 kills and 25 attacks in the win against North Dakota State (9/21)
- Led the way offensively in the sweep of ETSU with 17 kills, which contributed to her 27th double-digit performance in the last 28 matches.
- Had 15 kills on 39 attacks in the loss to No. 5 Baylor (9/14)
- Landed 20 kills on 54 attacks in the win over Houston (9/13)
- Helped lead the Lady Vols to a comeback win over Michigan State at the Spartan Invitational; finishing with 22 kills on 49 attacks, two service aces and four block assists
- Hit .308 with 12 kills in the sweep of Miami (OH) at the Spartan Invitational
- Had 11 kills on 30 swings in the loss to Cincinnati (9/6)
- Swung 45 times and landed 10 kills in a loss at No. 6 Illinois (9/1)
- Set a new-career high 29 kills on 85 attacks in a loss to No. 6 Illinois on August 30
AS A JUNIOR (2018)
- AVCA All-American (Honorable Mention)
- VolleyballMag.com All-American (Honorable Mention)
- AVCA All-Southeast Region
- All-SEC Team
- SEC Offensive Player of the Week (11/5)
- SEC Player of the Week (10/22)
- SEC Offensive Player of the Week (10/22)
- Through three seasons, Grubbs has averaged 3.62 kills/set which is fourth in program history.
- Played in 28 matches, starting in 27 of them while leading the team in kills (453), kills per set (4.19) and points per set (4.47)
- Notched 453 kills this season which is the fourth most in UT history during the rally scoring era (2001-present)
- Tallied nine 20-plus kill matches including six in the last 10 matches Tennessee played this season
- Recorded a new career-high hitting percentage of .586 in the win over Ole Miss with 20 kills on 29 attacks
- Over the last five matches, she is averaging a .367 hitting percentage and 5.45 kills per set
- Finished with 20 kills on 39 attacks for a hitting percentage of .385 in a win against #23 Missouri
- Led the Lady Vols offensively in a win against Mississippi State with 22 kills on 35 attacks for a season-high hitting percentage of .571. Her 22 kills was the most by any SEC player in a three-set match in 2018.
- Recorded a .361 hitting percentage in a win against Texas A&M while having 18 kills
- Set a new career-high in kills with 27 in the come-from-behind win over Georgia
- During Week 10 of the season, in wins over South Carolina and Georgia, she would hit .323 and average 5.13 kills per set
- Led the Lady Vols offensively in a win over South Carolina with 14 kills
- Recorded 20 kills in a win against LSU while setting a new career-high with 66 total attacks
- Tallied 15 kills and two blocks in a loss to #20 Kentucky
- Recorded a hitting percentage of .414 in a win over Auburn with 17 kills
- Totaled 10 kills on 20 attacks in a win against Ohio State
- Notched 23 kills on 49 attacks for a hitting percentage of .388 hitting percentage in a loss to Dayton at the Flyer Invitational
- Tallied 14 kills on 39 attacks in a win over #16 San Diego
- Recorded 25 kills on 59 attacks in a loss to East Tennessee State
- At the conclusion of the Tennessee Classic, Grubbs was named to the All-Tournament Team
- Recorded 11 kills on 24 attacks for a hitting percentage of .333 in a win over Chattanooga
- Totaled 15 kills on 33 attacks for a hitting percentage of .333 and 3 total blocks in a win against Belmont
- Recorded 15 kills on 37 attacks for a .243 hitting percentage in a win over #22 Michigan State on 8/24/2018
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017)
- Finished the year with 2.81 K/S with a hitting percentage of .241
- Tallied a season-high 23 kills in the final match of the season against LSU
- Totaled 13 kills with a hitting percentage of .343 in a win over Ole Miss (11/17)
- Notched 19 kills with a hitting percentage of .300 in a loss to Alabama (10/8)
- Recorded an impressive outing against Mississippi State recording 20 kills and one error on 40 kills (.475 hitting percentage)
- Season high hitting percentage of .538 against Arkansas. She recorded 8 kills and one error on 13 total attacks
- Saw first action on the season against USC-Upstate where she recorded 7 kills on 23 attacks
AS A FRESHMAN (2016)
- Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team after leading the Vols as an offensive threat, playing in 26 matches and averaging 3.60 kills/set (320 overall) and recording 0.82 digs/set and 0.52 blocks/set.
- Totaled at least 10 kills in 15 matches played and more than 15 kills on seven occasions in her first full year playing outside hitter after growing up in the middle positions.
- Earned a spot on the DISH Tennessee Classic All-Tournament Team to start the year with 23 kills (3.29 k/s) and 11 digs in two matches played.
- Recorded a career-best 23 kills against Cleveland State in a five-setter, also collecting six digs and two blocks.
- Earned All-Tournament Team honors during the GW Invitational, averaging 4.11 kills/set and a .361 hitting percentage throughout three matches
- Posted a career-best three aces against Georgia during their match at home on 9/25/16. During the same match she had 12 kills and an efficient .579 hitting percentage
- Led the team with 17 kills and earned a .343 hitting percentage against Florida on 10/2/16
- Led the team in kills and hitting percentage with 18 kills and a .400 hitting percentage against Arkansas on 10/16/16
- Second-most kills of the season came at home against LSU (11/20) where she posted 19 while hitting .378 with three block assists in a 3-1 team win.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Attended Fort Mill High School and played for Carolina Union Volleyball club.
- Earned 2015 Under Armour Honorable Mention All-America honors as a senior, recording 88 aces in her final year at Fort Mill
- During her junior year, she averaged 5.8 kills, 1.7 digs and 3.6 kills per set.
PERSONAL
- Majoring in therapeutic recreation
- Participated in competitive Irish dancing while living in Belgium
- Recipient of the Hatcher, LLC Athletic Endowment Fund
VB | Eve Rackham Watt Press Conference (8.25.25)
Monday, August 25
Everything Orange S2 I Volleyball Mashup
Thursday, October 03
VB | Tennessee vs. Western Kentucky Highlights (12.2.23)
Saturday, December 02
VB | Tennessee Press Conference vs. Western Kentucky (12.2.23)
Saturday, December 02