Kentucky Continues SEC Road Swing at Tennessee

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Kentucky women’s tennis team will continue its Southeastern Conference opening weekend against the 12th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers on Sunday afternoon. Action is set to begin at 1 p.m. ET at the Goodfriend Tennis Center.

The Wildcats (8-2, 0-1 SEC) are coming off their first conference match of the season in which they suffered a 4-1 setback to Georgia. 

The Volunteers own a 23-18 advantage over Kentucky in the overall series between the two programs. In their last meeting, Kentucky picked up a 4-2 victory over UT.

As a team, the Wildcats come in at No. 30 in the Oracle/ITA Division I team rankings.

Kentucky’s veteran duo of senior Aldila Sutjiadi and junior Mami Adachi are ranked fifth among Division I pairs. They began 2017 as the nation’s top-ranked tandem after winning their first national title at the UTSA/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships on Nov. 22. The twosome are 7-2 in the spring season, with both their losses coming to pairs ranked inside the top 20.

Individually, Sutjiadi is UK’s top-ranked singles player, holding the No. 13 singles spot. In the fall season, Sutjiadi won the singles title at the 2016 Ohio Valley Regional Championships. The senior holds a 4-2 record in dual matches this season. Against Georgia, Sutjiadi was up 1-0 in the third set against No. 62 Ellen Perez. 

The Volunteers are 13-2 overall, 0-1 in league play after dropping their SEC opener to No. 14 Vanderbilt 6-1. 

At No. 93 in the ITA singles rankings, senior Brittany Lindl is the only ranked player for the Volunteers. Lindl secured UT’s only point in the match against Vanderbilt, winning 7-6 (2), 2-1 against fifth-ranked Astra Sharma as she retired due to illness.

Kentucky will return home to the Boone Tennis Center next weekend to host its SEC home opener against Ole Miss on Friday at 6 p.m. as well as facing Mississippi State on Sunday at noon.

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