Lady Vols Lose in Second Round of SEC Tournament to Ole Miss, 4-2

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Lady Vols Lose in Second Round of SEC Tournament to Ole Miss, 4-2

April 19, 2018 | Women's Tennis

By: By Maurice Williams

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The 12th-seeded Tennessee women's tennis team came up short versus five-seed Ole Miss, 4-2, in the second round of the SEC Tournament Thursday night in Barksdale Stadium.

The No. 35 Lady Vols (18-11) struck first in doubles play when the number two pair of Sadie Hammond and Gabby Schuck defeated Sabina Machalova and Tea Jandric, 6-3. Ole Miss answered with wins on the other two courts to secure the doubles point and a key 1-0 lead.

Singles play went back and forth. Ole Miss won first in singles on Court 2 to lengthen its lead to 2-0. Schuck followed that up with a 6-2, 6-1 victory on Court 5 over Alexa Bortles to give Tennessee its first point of the night. The Rebels extended their lead to 3-1 after taking Court 3. A 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 victory on Court 4 by Kaitlin Staines versus Anna Vrbenska helped the Lady Vols stay in the contest, but they could not hang on as Ole Miss clinched the match on Court 6.

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#6 Ole Miss 4, #35 Tennessee 2
Singles
1. #13 Arianne Hartono (OM) vs. Sadie Hammond (UT) 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 3-0, unfinished
2. #77 Sabina Machalova (OM) def. Elizabeth Profit (UT) 6-0, 6-2
3. Tea Jandric (OM) def. Ariadna Riley (UT) 6-0, 6-4
4. Kaitlin Staines (UT) def. Anna Vrbenska (OM) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
5. Gabby Schuck (UT) def. Alexa Bortles (OM) 6-2, 6-1
6. Tereza Janatova (OM) def. Johanna Silva (UT) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4

Doubles
1. #5 Arianne Hartono/Alexa Bortles (OM) def. #57 Ariadna Riley/Kaitlin Staines (UT) 6-3
2. Sadie Hammond/Gabby Schuck (UT) def. Sabina Machalova/Tea Jandric (OM) 6-3
3. Natalie Suk/Anna Vrbenska (OM) def. Elizabeth Profit/Chelsea Sawyer (UT) 6-4

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (2,5,3,4,6)