Lady Vols Sweep First Spherical Matchups at ITA Regionals

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee girls’s tennis group claimed seven singles victories Friday within the first spherical of the singles foremost draw on the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships.

Playing at residence for the primary time this season, six of seven Lady Vols notched straight-sets victories. No. 34 Leyla Britez Risso earned a swift 6-2, 6-1 win over Austin Peay’s Sophia Baranov.

“I am super excited to play again at home,” Britez Risso mentioned following the match. “It’s a different feeling, because not only are all of my teammates here, but all the people here. It just feels different.”

Maeve Thornton collected a 6-3, 7-5 win over Lipscomb’s Sofiia Paladi. The Knoxville native’s triumph got here in her first collegiate singles match of the season.

Sophomore Elim Yan, who competed in singles play in simply 4 twin matches for Tennessee final season, picked up a victory over Kentucky freshman Reese Sager, 6-3, 7-5. The Australian native’s win is her fifth of the autumn slate, after a powerful 4-1 run within the ITA All-American Championships.

All seven Lady Vols singles entries will play once more on Sunday within the spherical of 32, and doubtlessly the spherical of 16. Tomorrow, the doubles foremost draw begins, with tandems of Catherine Aulia/Britez Risso, Vanesa Suarez/Saray Yli-Piipari and Francesca Mattioli/Thornton competing within the spherical of 32.

ITA Regional Championships Information
The event presents a possibility for 2 particular person gamers, and one doubles pairing to earn computerized {qualifications} to the NCAA Individual Championships in November.
Each of the 2025 ITA Men’s and Women’s Division I Regional Championships could have a draw dimension of no less than 64 within the singles qualifying draw and 64 within the singles foremost draw. The doubles subject stands at a minimal of 32 in each the qualifying and foremost attracts.

From these fields, the two singles finalists from every area (26 complete gamers) will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship. Meanwhile, the doubles champion from every area (13 complete entries) will qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship.

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ITA Ohio Valley Regionals – Lady Vols Results (Day One)

No. 17 Catherine Aulia (UT) def. Sophya Devas (Purdue) – 7-6 [3], 4-6, 6-4

No. 34 Leyla Britez Risso (UT) def. Sophia Baranov (Austin Peay) – 6-2, 6-1

Francesca Mattioli (UT) def. Alessandra Caceres (ETSU) – 6-1, 6-3

No. 121 Vanesa Suarez (UT) def. Lena Peyer (MTSU) – 6-1, 6-0

Maeve Thornton (UT) def. Sofiia Paladi (Lipscomb) – 6-3, 7-5

Elim Yan (UT) def. Reese Sager (UK) – 6-3, 7-5

Saray Yli-Piipari (UT) def. Asuncion Jadue (UK) – 6-1, ret.

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