Oct. 14, 2015
Main Draw Doubles 
| Main Draw Singles
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – With the field set, the No. 24 Vanderbilt men’s tennis team begins the 2015 USTA/ITA Regional Championships hosted Thursday-Monday by the University of Tennessee at the Goodfriend Tennis Center and Knoxville Racquet Club.
Vanderbilt had a very successful 2014 regional; as the host school saw four Commodores reach the singles quarterfinals, and senior Gonzales Austin earn tournament runner-up honors.
In Doubles action then-No. 22 Austin and Rhys Johnson defeated Louisville to win the USTA/ITA Regional Doubles Championship title and the opportunity to play in the ITA Indoor Championships.
Vandy enters Thursday’s tandems action with two teams given tournament seeds. As the No. 1 seed in the field of 64, the senior/junior combo of Johnson and Pen Binet enjoy a bye in the first round of action. Baker Newman and Ryan Smith were also awarded a seed and take on UTC’s Plesky/Pacey tomorrow morning at 7:30 am CT.
Other doubles pairings include Tate Allwardt and Daniel Valent, who face Memphis’ Lemke/ Asser at 7:00 am. Freshman Vikram Chari takes the court for his collegiate tennis debut, as he and senior Kris Yee take on third-seeded Arovin/Esteban of Tennessee Tech at 7:30 am.
In singles action, five of the competing seven Commodores earned seeds, with sophomore Valent leading the squad with the No. 2 seed. Singles action is expected to begin around 9:00 am CT with seniors Yee and Johnson getting things started for the Commodores.
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Format: Per ITA/NCAA rules, no-ad scoring will be used. Singles is best of three sets and doubles will be 8-game pro sets. Consolation singles will use a 10-point tiebreaker instead of a third set.
VENUE(S): The first three days of the tournament, we will be playing matches at Goodfriend Tennis Center (our 6-court indoor facility) and the Knoxville Racquet Club. Sunday and Monday’s play will exclusively be played at Goodfriend.
