Tennessee women's tennis' postseason run ends in program's second-ever Final Four

The magical postseason run for Tennessee women's tennis ended in the wee hours of Saturday in the program's second-ever NCAA Final Four.

No. 16 seed Lady Vols fell 4-1 to No. 13 seed Texas A&M in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Tennessee (22-8) earned a Final Four berth for the first time since 2002, when coach Alison Ojeda was a senior on the team. UT pulled off the upset over No. 8 seed UCLA on Friday, but couldn't do it again to advance to the championship.

UT is the lowest seed to reach the semifinals since the 64-team era began in 1999. The Lady Vols recorded 22 wins, the most wins in a season under Ojeda.

The Aggies (27-7) won the doubles point to start the night 1-0. The Lady Vols battled back in singles, taking the three opening sets and sending a fourth to a tiebreak, but they couldn't complete the comeback.

Sofia Cabezas, who took down the reigning NCAA singles champion Friday, faced the nation's top-ranked player, Mary Stoiana. She fell in two sets (6-1, 6-2), and Elza Tomase also fell in two sets, though she pushed the first set to an extra game (7-5, 6-2). Esther Adeshina won UT's lone singles match.

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