Vanderbilt Commodores
vs.
No. 16 Mississippi State Bulldogs / No. 12 Ole Miss Rebels
MSU: April 9 • 2 p.m. CT | Ole Miss: April 11 • Noon CT
Home Stretch
- The Commodores will welcome conference opposition from the Magnolia state this weekend with No. 16 Mississippi State and No. 12 Ole Miss coming to town for the final weekend of the regular season. Vanderbilt will take on the Bulldogs Friday at 2 p.m. and then face the Rebels for senior day at noon on Sunday.
- Due to COVID-19 protocols and social distancing guidelines, fans are not permitted to attend matches at Currey Tennis Center. With limited capacity available, only student-athlete and coach guests will be permitted.
- Fans can follow the match via live stream, live scoring or on Twitter by following @VandyMTennis.
Climbing the Ladder
- Now in his 16th season as head coach of the Commodores, Ian Duvenhage earned his 200th victory at Vanderbilt this season with a 6-1 win over Lipscomb.
- Across his career with the Miami women, Florida men and Vanderbilt men, Duvenhage has amassed a career mark of 556-360 in 35 years as a head coach.
Looking Astern
- Vanderbilt swept Tennessee State in a midweek match before coming short of upsetting No. 1 Florida, then falling to No. 10 South Carolina.
- Against the Gators, Vanderbilt won the doubles point and trailed 3-2 with George Harwell and Jeremie Casabon on court, but it wasn’t to be thanks to a late break with Vanderbilt’s upset attempt coming up just short at 4-3.
A Look Back at 2020
- A season ago, Vanderbilt posted a 7-6 record through 13 matches before the remainder of the season was canceled due to COVID-19.
- Harwell led the way with a 10-3 dual-match singles record, including eight wins at No. 1.
- The Commodores went 5-2 at home a season ago with the only defeats a 4-2 loss to No. 21 Florida State and a conference defeat against Texas A&M.
On The Radar
- Vanderbilt will have a week away from competition before it makes its way to Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the SEC Tournament starting April 19. Both the opponent and match time from the George M. Billingsley Tennis Center are still to be determined.
- As information about the tournament is available, it will be posted on social media and VUCommodores.com.
