Among the Nation's Best

Three individuals and two doubles teams among ITA preseason rankings

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt men’s tennis boasts three individuals and two doubles teams among the preseason Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings announced Tuesday.

Fifth-year senior George Harwell will start the season ranked No. 42 in singles while sophomore Jeremie Casabon is ranked No. 83 and senior Marcus Ferreira begins the 2021-22 campaign at No. 123.

Harwell and fifth year classmate Max Freeman are No. 19 in the preseason doubles polls while the new Commodore duo of junior transfer Siim Troost and freshman Michael Ross open the year as the 51st-ranked doubles team.

Harwell, Freeman and Ferriera were also selected earlier this week to compete at the ITA All-American Championships hosted by the University of Tulsa, Oct. 2-10.

Vanderbilt will begin its season Sept. 17-19 at the Auburn Invitational which will be followed by the ITA Regionals, Sept. 23-27. A full Fall schedule is here.

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