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.
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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.
FACTS BOX /// BY THE NUMBERS
5
11
Five of UT’s 11 wins have come via shutouts, including the Lady Vols’ most recent win, a 7-0 decision vs. Mississippi State.
Opponents Tennessee has played ranked in the Top 25 in the Lady Vols’ first 17 matches. UT has won six of those.
.766
Percentage of overall doubles matches that Tennessee has won, coming away victorious in 36 of 47 attempts.
MORE NOTES: SEC FRESHMEN OF THE WEEK
• Three Lady Vols have been honored with SEC Freshman of the Week (Joanna Henderson, Sarah Toti and Caitlyn Williams), tying the conference record). • Toti was recognized as the SEC Freshman of the Week in each the first three weeks of the season. • Williams and Henderson won in back-to-back efforts (March 7, 14). • Toti is the first women’s tennis student-athlete to earn any kind of player of the week distinction three weeks in a row. She matched doubles partner Brynn Boren’s UT record of three overall freshman of the week awards, which Boren accomplished in 2011.
BATTLE TESTED
• Out of Tennessee’s 17 opponents this season, 14 have been ranked in the ITA poll at the time of the match. Additionally, UT has played four teams in the Top 10 and 11 schools in the Top 25. • The Lady Vols have fared well against top-flight competition, going 8-6 against ranked opponents, 3-2 against Top 12 foes and 6-5 against Top 25 schools. • Three of UT’s five losses are to teams currently ranked in the top eight (Florida-2, USC-3 & Virginia-8).
DOUBLE THE PLEASURE, DOUBLE THE FUN
• Tennessee has been stellar in doubles action thus far, winning 36 of its 47 (.766) overall matches. The Lady Vols won the doubles point in their first 12 contests, marking a program record to open the season, and have won it 15 out of 17 times. The duo of Brynn Boren and Sarah Toti lead UT at 14-2, while Joanna Henderson and Kata Szekely are 11-2, and Natalie Pluskota and Caitlyn Williams are 7-4. • The Boren-Toti combination has clinched the doubles point for UT a team-high nine times and is 25-5 overall. Their 15 match-win streak was snapped, but the duo is still an SEC-best 14-2 in dual-matches. • Pluskota and Williams have knocked off two top five doubles squads this season. Pluskota and Williams have defeated No. 3 Christian/Santamaria (USC) and No. 5 Frilling/Mathews (Notre Dame).
CLUB 50
• Natalie Pluskota registered her 50th career win with a 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 decision over Mississippi State’s Andrea Perper (ranked 91st) on March 11. • Brynn Boren can join her with one more singles win, while Kata Szekely can reach the milestone with two more wins.
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A recap of Wednesday’s loss to UNLV.
TENNESSEE ROSTER & RECORDS Name (Singles/Doubles Rank) Brynn Boren (25/12) Jesse Grace Joanna Henderson Natalie Pluskota (29/15 & 21) Kata Szekely (37/21) Sarah Toti (--/12) Caitlyn Williams (--/15)
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
LSU ROSTER Name (Singles/Doubles Rank) Paige Bahnsen Rebecca Bodine Kaitlin Burns Hayley Everett Keri Frankenberger Olivia Howlett Ariel Morton Yvette Vlaar Ebie Wilson Whitney Wolf
Year Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. So. So. Jr. Sr.
Hometown Wharton, Texas Tarpon Springs, Fla. Wilmington, N.C. Mandeville, La. Gainesville, Fla. Bridgewater, England Houston, Texas Weert, Netherlands Mobile, Ala. Pride, La.
Head Coach Tony Minnis | Assistant Coach Lisa Jackson
Singles 19-10/11-5 3-5/3-5 10-9/8-7 10-9/2-4 18-6/11-4 14-11/8-8 8-5/8-5
Doubles 25-5/14-2 2-3/2-3 15-6/12-2 18-8/9-4 21-4/12-2 26-5/15-2 9-8/8-7
CURRENT ITA RANKINGS TEAM
Team Tennessee
SINGLES
Name Natalie Pluskota Brynn Boren Kata Szekely
DOUBLES
Names Pluskota/Williams Boren/Toti Pluskota/Szekely
Now Prev. (3/13) 12 11 Now Prev. (2/28) 29 28 25 35 37 37 Now Prev. (2/28) 15 9 12 10 21 17
TRACKING TRENDS Jesse Grace has won consecutive matches for the first time, while Brynn Boren and Sarah Toti own a team-best 15 straight together in doubles. Here’s a look at Lady Vol winning streaks: Singles Brynn Boren Jesse Grace Joanna Henderson Natalie Pluskota Kata Szekely Sarah Toti Caitlyn Williams
Now Season Career 3 5 (2x) 6 2 2 2 2 5 5 1 4 5 -- 5 6 -- 4 4 -- 4 4
Doubles Brynn Boren Jesse Grace Joanna Henderson Natalie Pluskota Kata Szekely Sarah Toti Caitlyn Williams
Now Season Career 1 15 15 2 2 2 4 4 (3x) 4 (3x) 2 7 16 4 9 18 2 15 15 1 4 4
SEC EAST STANDINGS Team SEC Overall Streak Florida 4-0 11-1 W6 Georgia 3-1 13-2 W2 Vanderbilt 3-1 11-5 W1 Tennessee 2-2 11-6 L1 South Carolina 1-3 10-4 W2 Kentucky 0-4 8-7 L6
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