4 and 5, the outcome of the match could still not be determined. With only two matches remaining on court at No. The Fighting Illini came back and cut the UT lead in half, 3-2, when Choe registered a come-from-behind victory over Robards at the No. Castellvi is 19-3 this season and 4-0 at one singles. The Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, native dropped her first set of the year in the initial frame, 6-1, but came back to take the next two, 6-0, 6-4, for her eighth-straight victory of the spring. 3 slot.Ĭastellvi gave the Orange and White a 3-1 advantage after she battled back to beat 41st-rated McGaffigan at No. The Lexington, Ohio, native is now 3-1 in dual match play at the No. Schaub put the Lady Vols back on top, 2-1, with a three set victory over Fazlic at three singles, 6-1, 1-6, 6-0. The loss was Encina's first of the spring. Illinois tied things up early on, 1-1, when Eklov registered a 6-0, 6-3 win over Encina at the No. The singles action was just as intense as the doubles.

After Castellvi held on both serves to give Tennessee a 5-2 advantage, she finished the tiebreaker off, 7-4, with an overhead smash, much to the liking of her jubilant teammates who waiting on the sidelines to congratulate she and Schaub on their incredible victory. In the tiebreaker, both sides held serve until UT gained a mini-break, 3-2. The match eventually went into a tiebreaker, but not before the UT tandem saved two match points on Castellvi's serve after a couple of spectacular rallies that left the Illinois crowd in awe of the Lady Vols' persistence. After UT held a 6-4 advantage, Illinois managed to break back on Castellvi's serve. 22-ranked pair's opponents were junior Jennifer McGaffigan and senior Michelle Webb, ranked one notch above Castellvi and Schaub. 1 court where the attention turned after the doubles was tied, 1-1. UT senior Vilmarie Castellvi and freshman Melissa Schaub occupied the No. 2 slot where junior Eva Choe and senior Eldina Fazlic defeated the 53rd-ranked duo of junior Tammy Encina and freshman Sabita Maharaj, 9-7. The Fighting Illini responded with a 9-7 win at the No. Tennessee senior Crystal Cleveland and sophomore Ashley Robards got the Orange and White on the board first with an 8-5 victory at three over junior Tiffany Eklov and freshman Brianna Knue. Like UT's match with Purdue on Saturday, the doubles point was once again decided at the No. UT is now 8-0 all-time versus the Fighting Illini. The match was played on the indoor courts at the Atkins Tennis Center. 11 University of Tennessee Lady Vol Tennis team pushed its record to 4-0 Sunday afternoon with a 5-2 victory over 45th-ranked Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, Ill. Although it took more than five hours, the No.

On Any Given Sundae by Marilyn Brant