Wildcats Take Talents to Nashville to Continue Conference Play
LEXINGTON, Ky. – No. 49 Kentucky women’s tennis (12-10, 4-6 SEC) will travel to No. 35 Vanderbilt (11-9, 4-6 SEC) on Saturday for a 1 p.m. EST matchup at the Lummis Family Tennis Center.
The Wildcats look to record another conference win after falling to No. 8 Ohio State on Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio. UK put up a tough fight against the Buckeyes winning the doubles point and securing a point in singles play thanks to Lidia Gonzalez. However, the Cats were not able to pull out the victory ending the match, 2-4, closing out its non-conference competition for the regular season schedule.
Match Facts
- The Commodores have won nine of the last 10 matches vs. Kentucky.
- The last match between Kentucky and Vanderbilt took place last season in Lexington where UK fell to Vandy, 1-6.
- All-time series record – 33-20, Vanderbilt
- 49-ranked Kentucky is 12-10 this year and dropped its most recent match to No. 8 Ohio State, 2-4 on the road.
- 35-ranked Vanderbilt is 11-9 this year and dropped its most recent match to No. 12 Auburn, 2-5 at home.
- In the most recent ITA rankings, senior Florencia Urrutia found herself moving up in the ranks with a new placement of No. 32.
- The ranked pair of Elizabeth Stevens and Carlota Molina also found themselves trending upwards with their ranking improving to No. 44.
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The Wildcats will return home next weekend to host Texas A&M on Friday and LSU for Senior Day on Sunday. Both matches will take place at Noon at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center in Lexington.
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