Lady Vol Tennis Notes vs. Baylor

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TENNESSEE 2012 LADY VOL TENNIS ITA NATIONAL TEAM INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - ROUND OF 16

#17 TENNESSEE [4-2] VS. #5 BAYLOR [9-1] FEB. 10, 2012 /// BOAR’S HEAD SPORTS CLUB /// CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.

PROJECTED LINEUPS TENNESSEE

BAYLOR

Head Coaches: Mike Patrick & Sonia Hahn-Patrick

Head Coach: Joey Scrivano

DOUBLES Name (Rank) 1. Pluskota/Williams

2012 Total (Dual) 4-2 (4-2)

Name (Rank) 1. Sanford/Nakic

2012 Total (Dual) 4-2 (1-1)

2. Boren/Toti (18)

17-3 (6-0)

2. Horter/Secerbegovic

3-2 (3-2)

SARAH TOTI

Coming off loss after four-match winning streak...Defeated #5 Kristy Frilling & Shannon Mathews (Notre Dame), 8-4, last Friday. Currently on career-long winning streak together with nine straight wins...Have clinched doubles point in four of six matches.

3. Henderson/Szekely

4-0 (4-0)

3. Burgic/Novakova

2-0 (2-0)

Name (Rank) 1. Natalie Pluskota (24)

2012 Dual 9-7 (1-2)

Name (Rank) 1. Diana Nakic (14)

2012 Total (Dual) 20-6 (6-2)

2. Brynn Boren (27)

12-7 (4-2)

2. Nina Secerbegovic

10-1 (10-0)

3. Kata Szekely (59)

11-2 (4-0)

3. Sona Novakova

11-1 (10-0)

4. Caitlyn Williams

2-2 (2-2)

4. Jordaan Sanford

14-5 (6-1)

21 22 27 28

5. Sarah Toti

10-5 (4-2)

5. Ema Burgic

3-4 (2-1)

FEBRUARY

6. Joanna Henderson

6-4 (4-2)

6. Megan Horter

12-9 (7-3)

Undefeated at 4-0...Have been first duo to finish in three matches...Provided first doubles-point clincher last Saturday.

SINGLES Made singles debut vs. UC Davis, winning in straight sets (6-2, 6-1) ... In search of 50th career win.

Leads team with 12 singles wins...Has won four straight matches...Moved to No. 2 spot Friday (4-0 in career). Three of four wins are ranked, including. No. 30 Lindsey Hardenbergh (UVa) & No. 16 Lauren McHale (UNC)

Knoxville native won first career match over No. 75 Erin Vierra (UVa) ... Made debut after recovering from shoulder surgery in fall Toti has won four consecutive matches after opening 0-2, including match-clinchers in two of last three contests.

Missed majority of fall action with nagging foot problems ... Has won 4 straight...Provided clinching point for UT’s first win vs. UC Davis.

THE STORYLINES LAST WEEKEND

• UT capped the weekend with its highest ranked win of the season, defeating No. 10 Michigan, 5-2, marking the Lady Vols’ fourth consecutive win. UT won the doubles point for the sixth time this season, and picked up singles wins from Toti, Boren, Szekely and Henderson. It marked Michigan’s first loss. • UT opened the weekend with a dominating 6-1 victory over No. 24 Notre Dame.

ITA NATIONAL INDOOR HISTORY

• The Lady Vols are participating in their third consecutive ITA National Indoor Team Championships and 14th overall. All-time, UT is 9-21 in the tournament and netted opening round wins in 1992, 1998 and 2002. The Lady Vols faced Baylor in the consolation round last year, falling 1-4.

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HOW THEY GOT HERE

• Tennessee recorded its first two wins of the 2012 season, defeating UC Davis, 5-0, and Tulsa, 4-0, to advance to its third consecutive ITA National Indoor Team Championships (Feb. 10-13) in Charlottesville, Va. • Blanking both opponents, Tennessee’s first two wins came in shutout fashion for just the fourth time in school history.

SCOUTING BAYLOR

• UT is 1-1 all-time against Baylor, both competitions being held in neutral sites. The first meeting came in 1997, a 5-1 win in Houston in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. • Baylor is ranked fifth, seeded third in the tournament and boasts a 9-1 overall record, its lone loss a 5-2 setback to No. 1 Florida. • The top half of Baylor’s lineup is made up of seniors.

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

vs. #9 Virginia1 vs. #4 North Carolina1 #58 UC Davis^ #22 Tulsa^

3 #24 Notre Dame 5 #10 Michigan ITA NATIONAL INDOORS 10 Baylor 17 at Indiana 19 at Ohio State 25 at UCF

MARCH 2 4 9 11 21 23 25 30

APRIL

1 6 8 14 19-22

Florida* South Carolina* at Ole Miss* at Mississippi State* at UNLV at LSU* Arkansas* at Vanderbilt*

L, 4-3 L, 5-2 W, 5-0 W, 4-0

W, 6-1 W, 5-2 3:30 p.m. 2 p.m. Noon Noon

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 SEC Championships3 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.;


FACTS BOX /// BY THE NUMBERS

3

 Points UT has allowed in its last four matches, posting shutouts over No. 58 UC Davis and No. 22 Tulsa.

4

 Lady Vols that posted their fourth consecutive singles win on Sunday (Boren, Henderson, Szekely, Toti).

.875

 Percentage of doubles matches the Lady Vols have won in 16 finishes, good for the doubles point in all six contests this season.

MORE NOTES: SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK (X’s 2)

• Sarah Toti has been recognized as the Southeastern Conference’s Freshman of the Week in each the first two weeks of the season. • Toti is just the third student-athlete to earn the honor in back-to-back weeks and just the second to open their career with the accolade. Doubles partner Brynn Boren was the first to do so last season. • The Las Vegas, Nev., native is the fifth Lady Vol in UT history to earn the honor. Boren was selected a UTrecord three times last season, while senior Natalie Pluskota garnered the recognition twice as a rookie. • Toti earned her second straight SEC honor after extending her singles winning streak to four and her doubles winning streak to nine, both marking career bests.

DOUBLE THE PLEASURE, DOUBLE THE FUN

• Tennessee has been stellar in doubles action thus far, winning 14 of its 16 overall matches. The Lady Vols have won the doubles point in all six contests. The duo of Brynn Boren and Sarah Toti lead UT at 6-0, while Joanna Henderson and Kata Szekely are 4-0, and Natalie Pluskota and Caitlyn Williams are 4-2. • 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 won a career-high nine consecutive matches. They’ve done it against the best too, winning six of seven matches in 2011-12 against ranked competition.

SZEKELY’S START

FAMILIAR FACE

• Baylor assistant coach Alison Ojeda played at Tennessee under Patrick and Hahn-Patrick from 19982002. She was an All-American in 2001 and earned two All-SEC selections.

• Junior Kata Szekely is the only Lady Vol that is undefeated in both singles (4-0) and doubles (4-0) dual-match play. • Szekely opened the season with the highestranked wins of her career vs. Virginia, defeating No. 30 Lindsey Hardenbergh, 5-7, 7-5, 1-0 (6) and UNC’s No. 16 Lauren McHale (6-3, 6-2).

SCAN THESE NOW!  MATCH CENTRAL

 STATS

 MATCH PREVIEW

For access to the live blog, and more match info.

A link to the most updated Lady Vol stats.

Video preview with Sonia Hahn- Patrick and Brynn Boren.

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

Doubles 17-3/6-0 -7-4/4-0 13-6/4-2 13-2/4-0 17-3/6-0 5-3/4-2

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. Natalie Pluskota 11. Margie Lepsi 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 2008-Pres. 92 1994-98 90 1994-98 88

 TRACKING TRENDS Kata Szekely is the only Lady Vol undefeated in singles and doubles, while Brynn Boren and Sarah Toti have reeled off nine 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 4 5 6 4 4 4 -- 4 5 4 4 (2x) 6 4 4 4 -- 1 (2x) 1 (2x)

Doubles Brynn Boren Joanna Henderson Natalie Pluskota Kata Szekely Sarah Toti Caitlyn Williams

Now Season Career 9 9 9 4 4 4 -- 7 16 4 9 18 9 9 9 -- 4 4

“QUOTABLE”  C0-HEAD COACH MIKE PATRICK

BAYLOR ROSTER Name (Singles/Doubles Rank) Year Hometown Zoe Adom Ema Burgic Megan Horter Nicole Kosakowski (--/47) Dana Larsen Doris Llamas Diana Nakic (14/--) Sona Novakova Brittany Ridenour Jordaan Sanford (--/47) Nina Secerbegovic Abby Stainback

Singles 12-7/4-2 -- 6-4/4-2 9-7/1-2 11-2/4-0 10-5/4-2 2-2/2-2

UT CAREER LEADERS /// RECORD BOOK

So. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. So.

Euless, Texas Lukavac, Bosnia & Herzegovnia Southlake, Texas Downey, Calif. Mequon, Wis. El Paso, Texas Valenje, Slovenia Slapanice, Czech Republic Council Bluffs, Iowa Diamond Bar, Calif. Tuzla, Bosnia & Herzegovnia Dallas, Texas

Head Coach Joey Scrivano (10th season) | Assistant Coach Alison Ojeda Volunteer Assistant Coach John Faribault

(On Friday’s match against Baylor) “We have to really be able to step it up and play our best tennis against Baylor. Their top three or four players are very experienced kids. That’s a big challenge, but we’re looking forward to it. That’s how you’re going to get better is by playing the best and we’re getting a chance to play one of the best teams in the country, so that’s exciting.”

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