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Kentucky junior Lidia hits the ball Kentucky junior Lidia Gonzalez prepares to hit the ball during the Kentucky vs Wichita State women's 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 suffers sweeping loss to South Carolina

Lance Roth, Junior Sports Reporter March 10, 2025

Kentucky women’s tennis hit the road to take on South Carolina in SEC play and suffered a clean sweep. Kentucky looked to start hot in doubles play, but would find no success. The ace team of Lizzy...

Kentucky senior Elizabeth Stevens hits the ball during the Kentucky vs Wichita State women's 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 drops road stint at LSU, Ole Miss

Lance Roth, Junior Sports Reporter March 2, 2025

Kentucky women's tennis hit the road in SEC play and suffered back-to-back losses against LSU and Ole Miss. Up first, Kentucky lost in a gritty back-and-forth battle, losing both singles and doubles...

Kentucky sophomore Zoe Hammond celebrates after winning a point during the Kentucky vs Wichita State women's 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 earns dominant victory at Kansas State

Lance Roth, Junior Sports Reporter February 9, 2025

Kentucky women's tennis had a dominant performance on the road at Kansas State, winning both the singles and doubles brackets for a 4-0 sweep. The Wildcats would take two out of three doubles wins, starting...

Kentucky freshman Julia Zhu hits the ball during the Kentucky vs Wichita State women's 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 suffers close loss against the Shockers at Wichita State

Lance Roth, Junior Sports Reporter February 9, 2025

Kentucky women's tennis suffered a disappointing upset defeat on the road against the Wichita State Shockers, falling 4-2. Wichita State and Kentucky had a close matchup with Kentucky taking the win...

Kentucky sophomore Zoe Hammond celebrates after winning a point during the Kentucky vs Wichita State women's 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

PHOTOS: Kentucky women’s tennis beats Wichita State 5-2

Samuel Colmar, Asst. Photo Editor February 10, 2024

Kentucky women's tennis beats Wichita State 5-2 on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky.

Kentucky Wildcats freshman Zoe Hammond celebrates after winning a point during her short lived comeback in the third set of her singles match 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 improves to 3-0 with 4-1 win over Penn State

Grace Brydges, Reporter January 24, 2024

Kentucky women's tennis defeated Penn State at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex 4-1 on Saturday. The Cats came in hot and strong by winning the doubles matches (2-1) and securing that important first...

Kentucky Wildcats freshman Zoe Hammond waits for her singles opponent to serve 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

Three takeaways from Kentucky women’s tennis’ 2-0 opening weekend

Sara Gibson and Kai McClelland January 17, 2024

Kentucky women's tennis opened its season up 2-0 after a Sunday doubleheader against Eastern Tennessee State University (ETSU) and Miami (OH). The Wildcats established dominance quickly in each match...

Kentucky Wildcats freshman Zoe Hammond waits for her singles opponent to serve 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 womens tennis falls to No. 3 Tennessee in SEC Tournament quarterfinals

Sara Gibson, Reporter April 26, 2023

Kentucky womens tennis competed in the SEC Tournament at the Billingsley Tennis Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where the team ultimately fell to No. 3 Tennessee in the quarterfinals. Heading into...

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 womens tennis falls 4-2 to LSU on senior day

Natalia Kozlowski, Contributor April 18, 2023

On Sunday, Kentucky womens tennis (12-13, 4-9 SEC) fell 4-2 to the LSU Tigers at the Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Kentucky, for the team’s senior day. Before the game, the Wildcats honored three...

Kentucky Wildcats freshman Zoe Hammond waits for her singles opponent to serve 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 womens tennis falls to Texas A&M 5-2

Luke Fetzer, Staff Reporter April 16, 2023

No. 57 Kentucky womens tennis was dismantled by a dominant Texas A&M team on April 14, losing 5-2 at home. The Cats had been struggling in the matches before the meeting with the Aggies, falling in...

Kentucky Wildcats senior Carlota Molina awaits the ball 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 womens tennis falls to Vanderbilt 5-2 on the road

Sara Gibson, Reporter April 9, 2023

No. 49 Kentucky womens tennis traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, over the weekend where it fell to the Commodores 5-2, moving to 4-7 in conference play. The Wildcats gave up the doubles point for...

Kentucky Wildcats freshman Zoe Hammond waits for her singles opponent to serve 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 womens tennis suffers sixth SEC defeat, falls to Ohio State 4-2

Sara Gibson, Reporter April 7, 2023

Kentucky womens tennis traveled to Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday where the team was unable to hold on to the early lead and fell to the No. 8 Buckeyes 4-2. The loss came without No. 32 Florencia Urrutia...

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