No. 7/13 Cardinals Fall to 17/7 Tennessee

Thursday, October 21

Knoxville, TN

2:00 p.m.

University of Louisville

Tennessee

October 21, 2021 | Swimming & Diving

Tennessee vs Louisville results

Men fall 158-142; Women fall 176-107d

By: Nancy Worley

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The No. 7/13 University of Louisville swimming and diving team fell to No. 17/7 Tennessee in a dual meet Thursday afternoon in Knoxville. The Louisville men fell 158-142 and the women fell 176-107.

The men got strong performances from freshman Murilo Sartori, who won the 200 free, the 100 free and was part of the 400 Free Relay team. Super senior Nicolas Albiero won the 200 fly, the 200 back and the 400 Free Relay. Sprint specialist Haridi Sameh won the 50 free and was part of the 400 Free Relay. For the women, Arina Openysheva won the 100 freestyle.

The 200 medley relay foursome of Tristen Ulett (25.61), Mariia Astashkina (28.28), Christiana Regenauer (23.86) and Gabi Albiero (22.53) combined forces to go 1:40.38 to touch third in the opening event. UT's A relay won in 1:38.78). The men finished second on their side in the event with Mitchell Whyte (22.35), Tanner Cummings (25.46), Dalton Lowe (20.85) and Haridi Sameh (19.79) went 1:28.45. UT's relay won in 1:26.78.

For the Cardinals, Liberty Williams finished second in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 10:08.83 with teammate Maria Sumida touching third in 10:14.17. The event was won by UT's Kristen Stege's 9:50.43. On the men's side, Ilia Sibirtsev was second in 9:15.21 followed by Hayden Curley's third place finish of 9:18.64. UT's Rafael Ponce de Leon won in 9:08.29.

In the 200 free, Louisville's Murilo Sartori put the first win on the board for the Cardinals with a time of 1:36.02 with Colton Paulson touching second in 1:37.36 and Michael Eastman touching fourth in 1:39.65. On the women's side, UT's Julia Mrozinski won with a time 1:46.76 with Louisville's Arina Openysheva touching second in 1:47.19. Diana Dunn took fifth place with a time of 1:49.16.

The Cardinal men won the 100 back with Mitchell Whyte putting up the fastest time with a 48.52. Jack Wever was second (49.02) and Nikos Sofianidis was fourth in 49.25. In the women's 100 back, UT's Josephine Fuller was first in 54.32 with Tatiana Salcutan's 55.15 being good for third place. Cardinal Fernanda Celidonio was sixth with a time of 56.90.

In the 100 breast, Mariia Astashkina was the top Cardinal with a third-place time of 1:02.58 just out-touching her teammate Adeline Farrington, who put up a 1:02.88. The event was won by UT's Mona McSherry, who went 59.77 as the only swimmer under a minute. In the men's race, Aidan Kreiley was the top finisher for the Cardinals when he touched fifth with a time of 57.02.

Nicolas Albiero won the 200 butterfly for the Cardinals with a 1:44.50, almost two seconds ahead of the rest of the field. Teammate Daniel Sos was fifth with a time of 1:48.78. The Cards were second in the women's 200 butterfly when Tristen Ulett boarded a 1:59.28 for second place. Alena Kraus was fourth with a 2:00.33.

Gabi Albiero was second (22.98) and Christiana Regenauer was third (22.99) in the 50 freestyle in a tightly contested finish. UT's Jasmine Rumley took first with a 22.81. Haridi Sameh won the men's 50 freestyle with a 19.88, the only swimmer under 20 seconds.

Arina Openysheva posted the first win for the women when she turned in a 49.72 in the 100 freestyle. Christiana Regenauer was third with a 50.03 time for the Cardinals. Murilo Sartori followed suit with the winning time of 44.42 for the men's 100 free. Haridi Sameh was fifth with a time of 44.67 and Michael Eastman was sixth in 44.91.

In the 200 back, Nicolas Albiero notched his second win with a time of 1:45.20. Jack Wever was fifth in 1:49.76 and Mitchell Whyte was seventh in 1:50.50. One the women's side. Tatiana Salcutan was the top Cardinal finisher with a fourth place time of 1:58.95. Paige McCormick was sixth with a 2:08.57.

UT's Mona McSherry won the 200 breast with a time of 2:10.19 with Louisville freshman Kim Herkle putting up the third place time of 2:13.75. Mariia Astashkina was fifth, stopping the clock at 2:15.30 and Morgan Friesen was sixth in 2:16.28. On the men's side, UT's Lyubomir Epitropov won with a 1:55.97. UofL's Daniel Sos was third in 2:00.71.

Ilia Sibirtsev won the 500 freestyle for the Cardinals with a time of 4:25.20, with Murilo Sartori touching third in 4:27.92 and Hayden Curley posting a fourth place time of 4:30.64. Maria Sumida was the top finisher for the Cardinals in the 500 freestyle with a fifth place time of 4:56.07 just ahead of teammate Liberty Williams, who posted a 4:58.42. Maddie Luther was seventh with a 5:05.67.

In the 100 Fly, Tristen Ulett was awarded first place points with a time of 53.55. Right behind her was teammate Gabi Albiero who went 53.61. Alena Kraus got third place points with a 55.28. In the men's 100 fly, Nicolas Albiero was second with a 47.47 with teammate Dalton Lowe right behind him with a 47.74. The event was won by Kayky Mota of Tennessee, who went 46.54.

Daniel Sos hit the wall first in the 200 IM with a time of 1:46.98. Jack Wever was sixth with a time of 1:53.51 and Colton Paulson was seventh in 1:53.83. On the women's side, Kim Herkle took top points in the 200 IM with a time of 2:02.80, followed by Diana Dunn's 2:03.08 and Tristen Ulett's 2:03.40.

The Louisville men won the 400 free relay as Haridi Sameh (44.55), Nicolas Albiero (43.99), Murilo Sartori (44.00) and Michael Eastman (43.95) combined for a 2:56.49 and the win. The Louisville women touched second when Arina Openysheva (50.15), Gabi Albiero (49.70), Alena Kraus (50.57) and Christiana Regenauer (49.50) put together a 3:19.92. The Lady Vols won the relay just edging the Cards with a 3:19.60.

In diving, Kivanc Gur was second in 3M with a 336.15 and fourth on the 1M with a score of 289.58. Logan Smith was fifth in both the 1M with a 261.83 and the 3M with a 277.65. Grace Leonard was sixth in both events with a 215.78 in 1M and 227.33 in the 3M.

The Cardinals next face Notre Dame on Nov. 5 at 5 p.m. at Ralph Wright Natatorium.