2012
TENNESSEE /// LADY VOLUNTEERS TENNIS
MATCH NOTES ITA KICK-OFF WEEKEND
#19 TENNESSEE [0-2] VS. #58 UC DAVIS [1-1] JAN. 27, 2012 /// GOODFRIEND TENNIS CENTER /// KNOXVILLE, TENN. PROJECTED LINEUPS: TENNESSEE
Head Coaches: Mike Patrick & Sonia Hahn-Patrick
UC DAVIS
Head Coach: Bill Maze
DOUBLES Name (Rank) 1. Pluskota/Williams
2012 Total (Dual) 1-1 (1-1)
Name (Rank) 1. Heneghan/Chui
2012 Total (Dual) 5-5 (1-1)
2. Boren/Toti (18)
13-3 (2-0)
2. Zamudio/Koehly
4-5 (0-2)
KATA SZEKELY
Pluskota & Williams paired together for first time in season-opening weekend ... Won last match, 1-1, over UNC’s top tandem Duo has won 13 of 16 matches together ... Currently tied for longest win streak together with 5 consecutive victories
3. Henderson/Szekely
2-0 (2-0)
3. Curry/Edles
2-4 (1-1)
Name (Rank) 1. Natalie Pluskota (24)
2012 Dual 8-5 (--)
Name (Rank) 1. Dahra Zamudio
2012 Total (Dual) 6-6 (1-1)
2. Kata Szekely (59)
9-2 (2-0)
2. Megan Heneghan
5-5 (2-0)
3. Brynn Boren (27)
8-7 (0-2)
3. Kelly Chui
6-6 (2-0)
4. Caitlyn Williams
1-0 (1-0)
4. Lauren Curry
4-2 (2-0)
21 22 27 28
5. Sarah Toti
6-5 (0-2)
5. Nicole Koehly
8-4 (1-1)
FEBRUARY
6. Joanna Henderson
2-4 (0-2)
6. Ellie Edles
1-1 (1-1)
Henderson & Szekely also paired together for first time in season-opening weekend ... Won both matches handedly, 8-2
SINGLES Expected to make 2012 singles debut Friday after missing opening weekend recovering from a stress fracture
Earned highest-ranked wins of career to open season, def. No. 30 Lindsey Hardenbergh (UVa) & No. 16 Lauren McHale (UNC) Posted 11-2 mark in Knoxville last season, primarily from the No. 3 spot in the lineup ... Has lost 4 straight after winning 5 in a row Knoxville native won first career match over No. 75 Erin Vierra (UVa) ... Made debut after recovering from shoulder surgery in fall Toti opened career with three straight wins and Furman Fall Classic Flight 4 title ... Friday will be first match in Knoxville Missed majority of fall action with nagging foot problems ... Opened 2012 with 0-2 record
THE STORYLINES LAST WEEKEND
• Tennessee opened its 36th season of women’s tennis last weekend at the National Tennis Center in New York against No. 9 Virginia (L, 4-3) and No. 4 North Carolina (L, 5-2). • With senior Natalie Pluskota limited to doubles, Tennessee played with just five in the singles lineup during each match, leaving the Lady Vols shorthanded, causing each player to move up a spot and automatically giving up a point. • UT won the doubles point in both contests, taking a pair of matches against the Cavaliers and all three versus the Tar Heels.
SEEKING 600
• All-time, the program record rests at 599-356 (.627). The Lady Vols can reach the 600-win milestone with a victory this weekend.
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HOME OPENERS
• Tennessee has been extremely successful in home openers under co-head coaches Mike Patrick and Sonia Hahn-Patrick, posting 13 wins in 14 tries (.929). Additionally, since Patrick arrived in 1988, the Lady Vols have gone 23-1 (.958) in their first match at home.
SCOUTING UC DAVIS
• Friday’s meeting will mark the first all-time between Tennessee and the Aggies. UC Davis opened up the season ranked 59th nationally, before moving up one spot to 58 in the most recent ITA poll (Jan. 24). UC Davis will mark the 106th school UT has played in its history. • UC Davis is 1-1 after blanking Northern Arizona, 7-0, and battling No. 19 Arizona State, 4-3.
New to the college game? All that matters is which team gets to four points first. In dual matches, teams first play a best-of-three doubles competition. Whichever team wins two of the three matches earns one point. Teams then play six singles matches, each worth one point. The team that takes four of the seven total available points wins the match. (Note: Doubles matches are eight-game pro sets. Singles matches are best-of-three sets.)
SCHEDULE /// 2012 SEASON JANUARY
3 5 10-13 17 19 25
MARCH 2 4 9 11 21 23 25 30
APRIL
1 6 8 14 19-22
vs. Virginia1 vs. North Carolina1 UC Davis^ Tulsa or N.C. State^
L, 4-3 L, 5-2 2 p.m. TBD
Notre Dame 5 p.m. Michigan 10 a.m. ITA National Indoors2 TBD at Indiana 2 p.m. at Ohio State Noon at UCF Noon
Florida* South Carolina* at Ole Miss* at Mississippi State* at UNLV at LSU* Arkansas* at Vanderbilt*
5 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m.
at Kentucky* Noon Auburn* 5 p.m. Alabama* 1 p.m. at Georgia* Noon 3 SEC Championships TBD
MAY
11-12 NCAA First & Second Rounds 17-28 NCAA Championships: Final Site4 23-28 NCAA Championships: Singles/Doubles4 ^ ITA Kick-Off; *SEC match 1 Flushing, N.Y.; 2Charlottesville, Va.; 3Oxford, Miss.; Athens, Ga.
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FACTS BOX /// BY THE NUMBERS
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Friday’s match between UT and UC Davis marks the first alltime meeting between the programs.
13
Home openers Tennessee has won in 14 years under Mike Patrick and Sonia Hahn-Patrick.
89
Career doubles wins for Natalie Pluskota, which ranks 11th alltime at UT.
MORE NOTES: ITA KICK-OFF
• This weekend marks the fourth consecutive weekend in which the Lady Vols will compete in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend. • Overall, Tennessee boasts a 5-1 record in ITA KickOff matches, its lone loss coming in 2009, a 2-5 setback to Miami (Fla.). • Since then, UT has won four consecutive ITA KickOff matches and has never lost an ITA Kick-Off contest in Knoxville.
SZEKELY’S START
• Junior Kata Szekely was the only Lady Vol to escape the season-opening weekend undefeated in both singles and doubles. • Szekely opened the season with the highestranked win of her career Saturday, defeating No. 30 Lindsey Hardenbergh, 5-7, 7-5, 1-0 (6). She then topped that feat with a straight-set (6-3, 6-2) victory over UNC’s No. 16 Lauren McHale.
DOUBLE THE PLEASURE, DOUBLE THE FUN
• Tennessee has been stellar in doubles action thus far, winning five of its six overall matches. The Lady Vols won the doubles point in each contest last weekend. The duos of Brynn Boren and Sarah Toti, and Kata Szekely and Joanna Henderson are both 2-0 in dual-match play. • The Boren-Toti combination is UT’s only mainstay from last fall, while the other two duos are playing together for the first time. Dating back to Nov. 11, Boren and Toti have matched their career-long winning streak together with five consecutive victories. They’ve done it against the best too, winning five of six matches in 2011-12 against ranked competition.
CAITLYN’S DEBUT
• Spending the fall rehabbing from shoulder surgery, Knoxville native Caitlyn Williams made her long-anticipated singles debut against Virginia. She knocked off No. 75 Erin Vierra, 6-1, 6-4.
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TENNESSEE ROSTER & RECORDS Name (Singles/Doubles Rank) Brynn Boren (27/18) Jesse Grace Joanna Henderson Natalie Pluskota (24/9) Kata Szekely (59/9) Sarah Toti (--/18) Caitlyn Williams
Year So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr.
Ht. 5-9 5-6 5-11 5-10 5-6 5-10 5-8
Hometown Laguna Niguel, Calif. Germiston, South Africa Aberdeen, Scotland Newnan, Ga. Szekesfehervar, Hungary Las Vegas, Nev. Knoxville, Tenn.
Co-Head Coaches: Mike Patrick and Sonia Hahn-Patrick (15th season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Mario Toledo *Records indicate season overall/dual-match results
Doubles 13-3/2-0 -5-4/2-0 10-5/1-1 11-2/2-0 13-3/2-0 2-2/1-1
DOUBLES WINS LEADERS Names 1. Paula Kelly Peta Kelly 3. Crystal Cleveland 4. Caitlin Whoriskey 5. Rosalia Alda 6. Zsófia Zubor 7. Alison Ojeda 8. Vilmarie Castellvi 9.Agnes Wiski 10. Margie Lepsi 11. Natalie Pluskota 12. Manisha Malhotra
Years Wins 1978-82 156 1978-82 156 1999-2003 119 2006-10 113 2007-11 110 2006-10 106 1998-2002 105 1999-2003 97 1998-2002 95 1994-98 90 2008-Pres. 89 1994-98 88
TRACKING TRENDS Kata Szekely was the only Lady Vol to win twice in singles last weekend, while Brynn Boren and Sarah Toti have reeled off five straight together in doubles. Here’s a look at Lady Vol winning streaks: Singles Brynn Boren Joanna Henderson Natalie Pluskota Kata Szekely Sarah Toti Caitlyn Williams
Now Season Career -- 5 6 -- 2 2 -- 4 5 2 4 6 -- 3 3 -- 1 1
Doubles Brynn Boren Joanna Henderson Natalie Pluskota Kata Szekely Sarah Toti Caitlyn Williams
Now Season Career 5 5 (2x) 8 2 2 2 1 7 16 2 9 18 5 5 (2x) 5 (2x) 1 1 (2x) 1 (2x)
KICK-OFF SCHEDULE FRIDAY
UC DAVIS ROSTER Name (Singles/Doubles Rank) Kelly Chui Lauren Curry Zoe Davidson Noelle Eades Ellie Edles Megan Heneghan Melissa Kobayakawa Nicole Koehly Phuong An Nguyen-Huu Layla Sanders Dahra Zamudio
Singles 8-7/0-2 -- 2-4/0-2 8-5/-- 9-2/2-0 6-5/0-2 1-1/1-1
UT CAREER LEADERS /// RECORD BOOK
Year So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. So. So. So. Fr. Sr.
Ht. 5-6 5-7 5-8 5-5 5-6 5-10 5-5 5-8 5-3 5-2.5 5-4
Hometown Milpitas, Calif. Walnut Creek, Calif. Half Moon Bay, Calif. Walnut Creek, Calif. Costa Mesa, Calif. Tustin, Calif. Cupertino, Calif. Santa Ana, Calif. Ismaning, Germany El Cerrito, Calif. Orange, Calif.
Head Coach Bill Maze (16th season) | Assistant Coach: Christina Fusano
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