TENNESSEE 2012 LADY VOL TENNIS 2012 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS - FIRST ROUND
#8 TENNESSEE [13-11, 4-7 SEC] VS. #9 AUBURN [8-12, 3-8 SEC] APRIL 6, 2012 /// PALMER/SALLOUM TENNIS CENTER /// OXFORD, MISS.
PROJECTED LINEUPS TENNESSEE
AUBURN
Head Coaches: Mike Patrick & Sonia Hahn-Patrick
Head Coach: Lauren Longbotham Meisner
DOUBLES Name (Rank) 1. Pluskota/Szekely (10)
2012 Total (Dual) 14-1 (7-0)
Name (Rank) 1. Flickinger/Kasler
2012 Total (Dual) 7-6 (7-6)
Pluskota & Szekely have won all seven dual matches and are 4-1 against ranked opponents...Defeated AU duo, 8-2, on April 6.
1-0 (1-0)
2. Pfeifler/Schippers (75)
3-3 (3-2)
3. Henderson/Grace
1-1 (1-1)
3. Bennett/Kurteva
1-0 (1-0)
Name (Rank) 1. Natalie Pluskota (35)
2012 Total (Dual) 12-10 (4-5)
Name (Rank) 1. Jen Pfeifler
2012 Total (Dual) 14-17 (8-11)
2. Brynn Boren (27)
23-11 (15-6)
2. Emily Flickinger
12-18 (5-13)
3. Kata Szekely (52)
22-8 (15-6)
3. Plamena Kurteva
15-17 (8-11)
4. Caitlyn Williams
9-6 (9-6)
4. Jackie Kasler
19-12 (12-8)
21 22 27 28
5. Joanna Henderson
11-13 (9-11)
5. Paulina Schippers
6-12 (3-10)
FEBRUARY
6. Jesse Grace
3-11 (3-11)
6. Olivia Bennett
11-3 (10-3)
BRYNN BOREN
2. Boren/Williams
Boren and Williams made debut together vs. Kentucky with 8-6 win to clinch doubles point after trailing 6-4. Tandem clinched Tennessee’s doubles point vs. Arkansas with 8-6 win...Suffered 8-5 loss vs. Kentucky.
SINGLES Win over Kentucky was first singles action since March 11...Has won three of last four matches, including 6-1, 6-3 win over Pfeifler. Career-high seven-match winning streak snapped vs. Alabama...Has won 10 of 12 overall...Beat Flickinger 7-5, 6-2 in first meeting. Has won 3 straight and 4 of 5...Has already set career-high with 22 singles wins...8-2 from No. 3 spot...Def. Kurteva 6-1, 6-3 on 4/6. Opened April with 6-1, 6-1 win vs. UK after missing two matches...Is 2-2 in SEC play...Missed first meeting vs. Auburn.
Hasn’t played since being forced to retire with injury in first set against Auburn...Two-time SEC Freshman of the Week. Has played at spots 4-6...Grace lost to Schippers 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (8) in first meeting with Auburn.
THE STORYLINES SEC TOURNAMENT
• The winner of Tennessee and Auburn moves on to play top-seeded Florida on Friday at 7 p.m. ET. • Tennessee has advanced to three consecutive SEC Tournament title matches, and has won at least two matches at the tournament in five of the last six years. • UT hasn’t lost its initial contest in the conference tournament since 2005. • Tennessee is 27-28 all-time in the SEC Tournament, including a 3-1 mark vs. Auburn.
ITA RANKINGS
• Tennessee is now rated 20th in the nation in the latest Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings, released Tuesday (April 17). The Lady Vols have been ranked as high as fifth this season (Feb. 28). • For a more detailed look at where UT stacks up in the latest rankings, check out the top right corner of Page 2.
y SCORING SYSTEM
SCOUTING AUBURN
• Ranked 69th, Auburn is Tennessee’s 21st ranked opponent in 25 matches. • Auburn has lost six consecutive matches and eight of nine overall. • Tennessee is 30-6 all-time against Auburn and has won the last 21 meetings, marking the Lady Vols’ longest active winning streak against any opponent. UT is 4-1 against Auburn in Knoxville. • UT received wins from Natalie Pluskota, Brynn Boren and Kata Szekely in the April 6 win over Auburn, also winning the doubles point.
INJURY BUG
• UT has played a full singles lineup just once since March 11, due to various injuries and illnesses. When playing at full strength, the Lady Vols are 12-3, including six Top 25 wins.
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 11 12 17 19 25
MARCH 2 4 9 11 21 23 25 30
APRIL 1 6 8 14 19
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* #37 Arkansas* at #25 Vanderbilt*
L, 7-0 W, 4-3 L, 5-2 W, 7-0 L, 4-3 L, 5-2 L, 4-3 L, 6-1
at Kentucky* #63 Auburn* #11 Alabama* at #8 Georgia* - by forfeit #69 Auburn3
W, 6-1 W, 4-3 L, 6-1 L, 7-0 7 p.m.
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.