TENNESSEE 2012 LADY VOL TENNIS MATCH EIGHTEEN
#12 TENNESSEE [11-6, 2-2 SEC] AT #49 LSU [9-6, 2-2 SEC] MARCH 23, 2012 /// W.T. “DUB” ROBINSON STADIUM /// BATON ROUGE, LA.
PROJECTED LINEUPS TENNESSEE
LSU
Head Coaches: Mike Patrick & Sonia Hahn-Patrick
Head Coach: Tony Minnis
DOUBLES Name (Rank) 1. Pluskota/Szekely (21)
2012 Total (Dual) 8-1 (1-0)
Name (Rank) 1. Frankenberger/Wolf
2012 Total (Dual) 14-6 (9-4)
Pluskota and Szekely won seven straight in the fall...Played dual-match together for first time Wednesday and won.
2. Toti/Grace
1-0 (1-0)
2. Howlett/Vlaar
12-9 (8-5)
3. Henderson/Williams
2-1 (1-0)
3. Morton/Wilson
1-6 (1-6)
Played together for first time Wednesday in an 8-2 effort...Toti is sixth among all-time UT freshmen with 26 doubles wins. Split matches in the fall...Played together for first time in dual-match action Wednesday, clinching doubles point for UT.
NATALIE PLUSKOTA
SINGLES
SCHEDULE /// 2012 SEASON
Name (Rank) 1. Natalie Pluskota (29)
2012 Dual 10-9 (2-4)
Name (Rank) 1. Olivia Howlett
2012 Total (Dual) 18-10 (9-5)
2. Kata Szekely (37)
18-6 (11-4)
2. Whitney Wolf
15-14 (4-10)
3. Caitlyn Williams
8-5 (8-5)
3. Kaitlin Burns
17-10 (7-4)
4. Sarah Toti
14-11 (8-8)
4. Keri Frankenberger
10-9 (8-6)
21 22 27 28
5. Joanna Henderson
10-9 (8-7)
5. Ebie Wilson
5-10 (4-9)
FEBRUARY
6. Jesse Grace
3-5 (3-5)
6. Yvette Vlaar
16-12 (7-5)
Recorded 50th career win vs. Mississippi State...Missed Wednesday’s match against UNLV...Match-time decision.
Had three-match winning streak snapped Wednesday, playing No. 1 for first time in career...Has won six of eight overall. SEC Freshman of the Week (3/14)...Won five of eight...Provided clinching point in four of last five UT wins. Three-time SEC Freshman of the Week...Has been shifted all around lineup due to injuries (2-5).
Has won consecutive matches for first time since start of February, after losing three straight...Won three straight three-set matches. Has won consecutive matches for the first time in her career, both in straight sets...Played from No. 5 spot Wednesday.
THE STORYLINES ITA RANKINGS
• Tennessee is now rated 12th in the nation in the latest Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings, released Tuesday (March 20), The Lady Vols have been ranked as high as fifth this season (Feb. 28). • UT is one of just two schools with two doubles tandems ranked in the Top 15.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
• UT has opened the season 4-2 on the road after winning its first three for the fourth time under Mike Patrick and Sonia Hahn-Patrick. The Lady Vols started 5-0 on the road in 2011.
BACK IN THE SEC
• This Lady Vols are looking to go above .500 in SEC play for the first time this season, as well as win consecutive conference matches for the first time in 2012.
y SCORING SYSTEM
SCOUTING LSU
• Ranked 49th, LSU is Tennessee’s 16th ranked opponent in 18 matches. • Tennessee and LSU have two common opponents, Tulsa and Ohio State. UT defeated both, while LSU fell to Tulsa, 6-1, and beat OSU, 4-2. • LSU has won two straight matches and is 5-4 at home. • Tennessee is 24-12 all-time against the Lady Tigers, including a 10-4 mark in Baton Rouge. • In the series, UT has won four straight, six of seven and 11 of 13.
AGAINST UNLV
• Playing without Brynn Boren and Natalie Pluskota in singles, UT entered Wednesday’s match at UNLV with just five in the lineup. Caitlyn Williams’ match was retired, leaving UT with four in singles. The Lady Vols fell, 4-3, behind wins from Grace and Henderson.
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.)
JANUARY
3 5 10 11 12 17 19 25
MARCH 2 4 9 11 21 23 25 30
APRIL
1 6 8 14 19-22
vs. #9 Virginia1 vs. #4 North Carolina1 #58 UC Davis^ #22 Tulsa^
L, 4-3 L, 5-2 W, 5-0 W, 4-0
#24 Notre Dame #10 Michigan vs. #5 Baylor+2 vs. #16 USC+2 vs. #12 Northwestern+2 at Indiana at #64 Ohio State at UCF
W, 6-1 W, 5-2 W, 4-0 L, 4-1 W, 4-3 W, 5-2 W, 4-3 W, 7-0
#15 Florida* #22 South Carolina* at #25 Ole Miss* at Mississippi State* at #67 UNLV at #49 LSU* Arkansas* at Vanderbilt*
L, 7-0 W, 4-3 L, 5-2 W, 7-0 L, 4-3 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, + ITA National Indoors 1 Flushing, N.Y.; 2Charlottesville, Va.; 3Oxford, Miss.; 4 Athens, Ga.