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Lizzy Stevens and Zoe Hammond during their doubles match vs Missouri on Mar. 29, 2024 in Lexington Kentucky at Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center. Kentucky won the match 4-0. 


Photo by Aidan Dillard-Hijikata | Staff

Kentucky women’s tennis falls to Auburn 4-0 in SEC Tournament

Kai McClelland, Tennis Beat Reporter April 21, 2024

Kentucky women’s tennis played its final match of the season on Thursday, April 18, ending with a  9-15 record (3-12 SEC). The No. 4 Auburn Tigers swept the Wildcats 4-0 in the second round of the...

Kentucky women’s tennis gathers in a huddle before the start of their match vs Missouri on Mar. 29, 2024 in Lexington Kentucky at Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center. Kentucky won the match 4-0. 



Photo by Aidan Dillard-Hijikata | Staff

Kentucky women’s tennis suffers sweep to South Carolina and Florida

Sara Gibson and Grace Brydges April 9, 2024

Kentucky women's tennis fell to No.17 South Carolina and No. 13 Florida with a score of 4-0 in both matches, moving to 2-8 in conference play. In doubles play, to start the evening in Lexington, Kentucky,...

Lizzy Stevens and Zoe Hammond during their doubles match vs Missouri on Mar. 29, 2024 in Lexington Kentucky at Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center. Kentucky won the match 4-0. 


Photo by Aidan Dillard-Hijikata | Staff

Kentucky women’s tennis splits SEC matches at home

Grace Brydges, Tennis Beat Reporter April 3, 2024

Kentucky women’s tennis started off the weekend with a win, knocking off Missouri 4-0 and ending it with a 4-3 loss to the Arkansas Razorback, moving the team to 8-10 overall (2-7 SEC). The Tigers...

Kentucky senior Elizabeth Stevens hits the ball during the Kentucky vs Wichita State womens tennis match on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 5-2. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Kentucky women’s tennis struggles in SEC play, falls to LSU and Texas A&M

Grace Brydges, Tennis Beat Reporter March 29, 2024

Kentucky women’s tennis traveled to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and College Station, Texas, on March 22-24, in search of its second conference win of the season.   In Baton Rouge, LSU opened the match...

Kentucky freshman Julia Zhu hits the ball during the Kentucky vs Wichita State womens tennis match on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 5-2. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Kentucky women’s tennis wins first SEC match over Mississippi State, falls to Ole Miss

Sara Gibson and Grace Brydges March 20, 2024

Over St. Patrick's Day weekend, Kentucky women’s tennis split matches over Mississippi schools, with a 4-2 over Mississippi St and a 4-0 loss to Ole Miss.   The 4-2 victory over the Bulldogs was...

Kentucky junior Lidia hits the ball Kentucky junior Lidia Gonzalez prepares to hit the ball during the Kentucky vs Wichita State womens tennis match on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 5-2. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Kentucky women’s tennis falls to Vanderbilt in SEC home opener

Sara Gibson, Tennis Beat Leader March 13, 2024

Kentucky women's tennis had its SEC home opener on Sunday, March 10, falling 6-1 to the Vanderbilt Commodores.   With the loss, Kentucky moves to 6-6 on the season and 0-3 in the SEC, with 10 matches...

Kentucky sophomore Zoe Hammond dives for the ball Kentucky junior Lidia hits the ball Kentucky junior Lidia Gonzalez prepares to hit the ball during the Kentucky vs Wichita State womens tennis match on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 5-2. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Kentucky women’s tennis falls to Alabama and Auburn to start SEC play

Sara Gibson and Michaela Dunlap March 4, 2024

Kentucky women's tennis traveled to Alabama this weekend to take on No.12 Auburn and Alabama to begin SEC play, falling to both teams with respective scores of 5-2 and 6-1. The Wildcats struggled early...

Kentucky senior Elizabeth Stevens hits the ball during the Kentucky vs Wichita State womens tennis match on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 5-2. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

PREVIEW: Kentucky women’s tennis prepares for conference play

Kai McClelland and Grace Brydges March 1, 2024

Kentucky women’s tennis has finished its non conference schedule and will now look to make a SEC push under new head coach Shelley Jaudon with the start of league play.  The Wildcats sat at the bottom...

Kentucky senior Elizabeth Stevens celebrates after winning a set during the Kentucky vs Wichita State womens tennis match on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 5-2. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Kentucky women’s tennis sweeps Eastern Kentucky 7-0

Kai McClelland and Grace Brydges February 20, 2024

Kentucky women’s tennis hosted Eastern Kentucky on Sunday, Feb. 18, sweeping the Colonels 7-0 inside of the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky.  The inner-state matchup was seemingly...

Kentucky sophomore Zoe Hammond celebrates after winning a point during the Kentucky vs Wichita State womens tennis match on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 5-2. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Kentucky women’s tennis rebounds 5-2 over Wichita State

Sara Gibson, Staff Reporter February 12, 2024

After a three-match losing streak, Kentucky women's tennis rejoined the win column with a win at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex, improving to 5-3 on the season and remaining undefeated at home (4-0).   Despite...

Kentucky Wildcats senior Florencia Urrutia and sophomore Lidia Gonzalez take a water break between sets on the bench during the Kentucky vs. Alabama womens tennis match on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Alabama won 4-1. Photo by Carter Skaggs | Staff

Kentucky women’s tennis goes 0-2 during weekend in New York

Sara Gibson, Staff Reporter February 7, 2024

Kentucky women’s tennis traveled to New York over the weekend to take on Columbia and Princeton, falling to both opponents 4-2, 4-3.   On Friday, Feb. 2, at Columbia, Kentucky gave up the doubles...

Kentucky Wildcats senior Florencia Urrutia and sophomore Lidia Gonzalez take a water break between sets on the bench during the Kentucky vs. Alabama womens tennis match on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Alabama won 4-1. Photo by Carter Skaggs | Staff

Takeaways from Kentucky women’s tennis’ showing at ITA Kickoff Weekend in North Carolina

Michaela Dunlap and Grace Brydges January 30, 2024

Kentucky women’s tennis attended ITA Kickoff Weekend in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Friday, Jan. 26, going up against Charlotte and top-seeded UNC Chapel Hill. The Wildcats faced off against Charlotte...

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