University of Tennessee Athletics
Weekly Wrapup: April 17-21
April 21, 2017 | General
41 earn a place on the Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll as Tennessee prepares to host the Orange & White Game
Athletics
UT PUTS 41 ON WINTER SEC HONOR ROLL -- Tennessee placed 41 student-athletes on the 2016-17 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll, as announced on Wednesday by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey.
Women's Tennis
VOLS SHUT OUT ALABAMA, 4-0 -- The 23rd-ranked Tennessee women's tennis team earned its first victory in the SEC Tournament since 2013 on Wednesday, when the Vols defeated 14th-seeded Alabama, 4-0, at the Brownlee O. Currey Jr., Tennis Center.
Men's Tennis
2017 SEC TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL -- Tennessee will host the 2017 SEC Tennis Championship from April 26 through April 30 at Barksdale Stadium.
Softball
ARNOLD AMONG NFCA FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR FINALISTS -- Freshman sensation Caylan Arnold added another accolade to her growing list on Thursday. The Maryville, Tenn., native was named a Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Top 25 finalist by the National Fastpitch Coaches' Association.
Baseball
PITCHING LEADS UT PAST UNC ASHEVILLE, 5-2 -- Tennessee's pitching staff threw a combined 13 strikeouts and allowed just three hits against UNC Asheville on Wednesday night, leading the Vols to a 5-2 victory at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Football
BEHIND THE TEAM: UT SPORTS MEDICINE -- When the Tennessee Volunteers take the field each Saturday in the fall, all eyes fall on the players and coaches in anticipation of how they will perform. But when football's intense physicality threatens the bodies of those performers, another set of eyes watches intently from the sidelines for a chance to spring into action.
Women's Golf
WGOLF CENTRAL: VOLS BEGIN POSTSEASON AT SEC CHAMPIONSHIP -- The Tennessee Volunteers are set to begin postseason play at the 2017 SEC Women's Golf Championship at the Greystone Golf and Country Club in Birmingham, Ala. The par-72 Legacy Course designed by Rees Jones will host the 14 conference teams from Friday, April 21 through Sunday, April 23.
Men's Golf
MGOLF CENTRAL: SEC CHAMPIONSHIP -- The Tennessee men's golf team will compete in the 2017 Southeastern Conference Men's Golf Championship at Sea Island Golf Club's Seaside Course from April 21-24 in St. Simons Island, Georgia.
Track & Field
TRACK & FIELD CENTRAL: USC OPEN/VIRGINIA CHALLENGE -- Tennessee track and field will split the squad this weekend as the distance runners will head to Charlottesville, Va. for the Virginia Challenge while the rest of the squad travels to the USC Open in Columbia S.C.
Soccer
SHOWDOWN WITH WEST VIRGINIA HEADLINES FINAL DAY OF SPRING SOCCER -- Tennessee concludes its spring slate of exhibition games this Saturday with a pair of matches against West Virginia and Wake Forest.
Coming Up This Weekend
Friday - 4/21
| Baseball | at Texas A&M | College Station, Texas. | 3 p.m. ET |
| Softball | at #16/16 LSU | Baton Rouge, La. | 7 p.m. ET |
| Men's Golf | SEC Championship Stroke Play | St. Simons Island, Ga. | All Day |
| Women's Golf | SEC Championship | Birmingham, Ala. | All Day |
| Track & Field | Virginia Challenge | Charlottesville, Va. | All Day |
Saturday - 4/22
| Baseball | at Texas A&M | College Station, Texas. | 3 p.m. ET |
| Softball | at #16/16 LSU | Baton Rouge, La. | 4 p.m. ET |
| Men's Golf | SEC Championship Stroke Play | St. Simons Island, Ga. | All Day |
| Women's Golf | SEC Championship | Birmingham, Ala. | All Day |
| Track & Field | Virginia Challenge | Charlottesville, Va. | All Day |
| Track & Field | USC Open | Columbia S.C. | All Day |
| Rowing | Clemson Invitational | Clemson, S.C. | 9 a.m. |
| Women's Soccer | West Virginia | Knoxville, Tenn. | 11 a.m. |
| Women's Soccer | Wake Forest | Knoxville, Tenn. | 4 p.m. |
Sunday - 4/23
| Baseball | at Texas A&M | College Station, Texas. | 2 p.m. ET |
| Softball | at #16/16 LSU | Baton Rouge, La. | 2 p.m. ET |
| Men's Golf | SEC Championship Match Play | St. Simons Island, Ga. | All Day |
| Women's Golf | SEC Championship | Birmingham, Ala. | All Day |
| Rowing | Clemson Invitational | Clemson, S.C. | 9 a.m. |







