Cats, No. 11 Commodores Square Off in Nashville

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Coming off a pair of Southeastern Conference road wins last weekend, the University of Kentucky women’s tennis team is back on the pavement, traveling to Nashville, Tennessee, to greet No. 11 Vanderbilt. The contest, which marks the Cats second straight ranked opponent and their third straight road opponent, will take place on Sunday, March 14, for a 2 p.m. ET first serve at the Currey Tennis Center.
 
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Kentucky holds a 11-2 record this season, including a 3-2 mark in the conference and a 2-0 mark on the road. Elizabeth Stevens was named the SEC Freshman of the Week after she helped the Cats defeat Missouri in a 4-1 decision and upset No. 23 Arkansas in a 4-1 decision, marking Kentucky’s first road wins, first ranked wins and first back-to-back conference wins this season.
 
Leading the Wildcats all spring is nonother than sixth-year veteran Akvile Paražinskaite. The Lithuania native is 12-1 on the No. 1 singles court and 10-0 on the No. 1 doubles court. Paired with freshman Fiona Arrese, the duo owns the best doubles record of any twosome in the conference.
 
Overall, Kentucky boasts a 25-4 record in doubles and a 57-14 record in singles thus far this season. Meanwhile, the Cats have won 12 of 13 doubles points.
 
Vanderbilt is also 11-2 this season, owning a 3-2 mark in the conference and an 8-1 mark at home, earning its two losses to then-No. 23 LSU in a 4-2 decision and at then-No. 23 Arkansas in a 4-3 decision this spring. The Commodores lead the all-time series with the Wildcats, 33-19, and have won three of the last four meetings.
 
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