It the first day of classes at UT today and the single digit countdown to the beginning of the season has begun! Here are some news tidbits to get you caught up in time for the first match.

• UT will play an exhibition match this Saturday at 2pm vs High Point University at Thompson Boling Arena.
• Tennessee was predicted to finish third in the conference this year by the SEC coaches. Kentucky and Florida were the top two. It’s the team’s highest ranking since the poll went divison-less in 2014.
• Tessa Grubbs was named to the Preseason All-SEC Team.
• Five Lady Vols were named to the SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll: Lily Felts, Danielle Mahaffey, Giana Pellizzon, Raquel Perinar, and Addisyn Rowe. Nine players were named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll: Alyssa Andreno, Madison Coulter, Sedona Hansen, Breana Jeter, Asha Phillips, Brooke Schumacher, Stephanie Spencer, Erica Treiber, and Callie Williams.
• Tennessee has placed at least five players on the SEC Fall Academic Honor every year since 1996 — a number no other league school can match. The team is one of only two schools to have placed a member on the team every year since the list’s inception in 1983. UT has had 205 honorees all-time, just two shy of leading the conference.
• Jennifer Charles is joining the team as volunteer assistant coach this year. She previously served as an assistant coach at Charlotte, and was a volunteer assistant at North Carolina.
• All the best to Callie Williams who has moved on from Tennessee and will play at Baylor this season!
• At least six regular season Lady Vol matches will be televised this year — with an option for a record-tying seventh possible.

TENNESSEE ON TV IN 2019
	Illinois	Friday August 30th 8pm
	Texas A&M	Sunday September 29th 3pm
	Kentucky	Wednesday October 16th 7pm
	at Missouri	Sunday October 20th 3pm
	at Florida	Sunday October 27th 1pm
	at Arkansas	Wednesday November 13th 6pm
could be added as a wildcard televised match:
	Missouri	Sunday November 24th 2pm