Monday, January 20
Oxford, Miss.
3 p.m.
UT Martin
vs
Memphis
Photo by: UT Martin University Relations
SKYHAWK TENNIS BEGINS SPRING SEASON ON MONDAY WITH MATCHES AGAINST MEMPHIS AND OLE MISS
1/17/2020 9:29:00 AM | Tennis
MARTIN, Tenn. – The spring portion of the University of Tennessee at Martin's 2019-20 tennis schedule gets ramped up next week as the Skyhawks travel to Oxford, Miss. for a pair of matches on Monday, Jan. 20. UT Martin will take on Memphis at 3 p.m. before squaring off against Ole Miss at 5 p.m.
These season-opening matches start a 10-match road stretch for the Skyhawks. UT Martin plays five times in the state of Alabama, three times in Tennessee and twice in Mississippi before their home opener against Ohio Valley Conference rival Southeast Missouri on March 13.
Monday additionally marks the coaching debut of Caitlyn Williams, who was hired on Jan. 6 as the ninth tennis coach in Skyhawk history. The former Tennessee standout oversees a youthful roster that includes six underclassmen and a trio of juniors.
In the fall, Amelia Campbell led the way with eight combined victories, including six doubles triumphs which tied for the team lead with Daphne Pratt. Six of Aziza Aubin's seven wins came via singles as the true freshmen paced UT Martin in that category. Sina Albersmeier, Mizuki Sakurai and Pratt each compiled seven combined victories while Jule Streif (five) and Jillian Niedzialowski (one) also produced wins for the Skyhawks.
Jana Van Vreden was added to UT Martin's roster this spring as the freshman from Stellenbosch, South Africa will join first-year sophomore Natasha Sijan in search of their first collegiate victories.
Campbell's 51 cumulative career wins rank as the most out of the Skyhawk returners and are followed by Sakurai (43), Pratt (29) and Streif (22). Those four have dialed up 34 OVC victories over their careers, including a .586 winning percentage in doubles action (17-12 record).
UT Martin, who was voted seventh by the league's head coaches in the OVC preseason poll, will look for its 27th appearance in 28 seasons in the conference tournament in 2020. Last spring, the Skyhawks rode their late-season momentum into a deep postseason run – falling in the OVC's championship match against previously undefeated Austin Peay.
The OVC Championship tournament has switched venues for 2020, as the event will be held at the Adams Tennis Complex in Murfreesboro, Tenn. for the first time ever. The tournament's first round will take place on April 17 with the semifinals (April 18) and championship (April 19) to follow.
These season-opening matches start a 10-match road stretch for the Skyhawks. UT Martin plays five times in the state of Alabama, three times in Tennessee and twice in Mississippi before their home opener against Ohio Valley Conference rival Southeast Missouri on March 13.
Monday additionally marks the coaching debut of Caitlyn Williams, who was hired on Jan. 6 as the ninth tennis coach in Skyhawk history. The former Tennessee standout oversees a youthful roster that includes six underclassmen and a trio of juniors.
In the fall, Amelia Campbell led the way with eight combined victories, including six doubles triumphs which tied for the team lead with Daphne Pratt. Six of Aziza Aubin's seven wins came via singles as the true freshmen paced UT Martin in that category. Sina Albersmeier, Mizuki Sakurai and Pratt each compiled seven combined victories while Jule Streif (five) and Jillian Niedzialowski (one) also produced wins for the Skyhawks.
Jana Van Vreden was added to UT Martin's roster this spring as the freshman from Stellenbosch, South Africa will join first-year sophomore Natasha Sijan in search of their first collegiate victories.
Campbell's 51 cumulative career wins rank as the most out of the Skyhawk returners and are followed by Sakurai (43), Pratt (29) and Streif (22). Those four have dialed up 34 OVC victories over their careers, including a .586 winning percentage in doubles action (17-12 record).
UT Martin, who was voted seventh by the league's head coaches in the OVC preseason poll, will look for its 27th appearance in 28 seasons in the conference tournament in 2020. Last spring, the Skyhawks rode their late-season momentum into a deep postseason run – falling in the OVC's championship match against previously undefeated Austin Peay.
The OVC Championship tournament has switched venues for 2020, as the event will be held at the Adams Tennis Complex in Murfreesboro, Tenn. for the first time ever. The tournament's first round will take place on April 17 with the semifinals (April 18) and championship (April 19) to follow.
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