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3/3/2006 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Commodores begin their SEC campaign this weekend in Nashville, hosting Alabama and Auburn. The No. 55 Crimson Tide (2-4) will roll in Friday at 2:30 to face the No. 15 Commodores. The contest will be Alabama’s first match in nearly two weeks. The Tide last defeated Texas Tech in Tuscaloosa 4-0 on February 19. Alabama’s No. 1 singles player Robin Stephenson is ranked 7th in the country and is 5-1 overall. Stephenson’s only loss of the season came against Northwestern’s Cristelle Grier, ranked 23rd. Stephenson will likely go head to head against Amanda Fish, who is 7-2. Following their dual match against Kentucky in Lexington, the Auburn Tigers will play at the Currey Tennis Center on Sunday at 12 p.m. Auburn split matches last weekend with a win against Southern Illinois (6-0) and a loss to DePaul (7-0) in Chicago. The Commodores (8-1) defeated Rice University last Saturday in a 7-0 sweep. The ‘Dores were led by junior Amanda Fish in singles, who defeated Blair DiSesa in a straight set win. Caroline Ferrell made her No. 4 singles debut for this season in the Rice contest, winning 6-3, 6-2 against Tiffany Lee. On Friday, Vanderbilt’s always spunky marketing department will be on hand to pass out Commodore t-shirts to a few lucky fans. Sunday is Tennis Camp Day, and former TC alums are invited to support the Commodores and enjoy some complimentary refreshments. Live scoring will be provided for each contest at vucommodores.com. |
