Tennessee's 2026 tennis season ends in NCAA Tournament second round

Tennessee's 2026 tennis season ends in NCAA Tournament second round

Tennessee's tennis season came to an end in the NCAA Tournament second round on May 2 in the Durham Regional, hosted by Duke.

No. 15 seed Duke (19-7, 10-2 ACC) defeated the Lady Vols (14-10, 8-7 SEC), 4-1, at Ambler Tennis Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

"I thought we came out in doubles with some good energy," Duke head coach Jamie Ashworth said. "I thought our No. 1 team, even though they got down quick, just a point here and there. We threw Ava (Krug) in there, in the doubles, and she hadn't been a part of that in a while, and she played unbelievably well. Held her serve there to start.

"They got a little bit of momentum and confidence, and Liv (Hovde) played a really good doubles match as well. Our two, they just make people play, they grinded it out and did a really good job. I thought we were able to carry that momentum into singles."

Tennessee opened the Durham Regional with a, 4-2, win against Old Dominion in the first round.

Duke advances to face No. 2 seed Auburn.

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