Mohr, Ray Named SEC Co-Player of the Week

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Senior Célia-Belle Mohr and sophomore Valeria Ray earned Vanderbilt’s first weekly awards of the season, as the pair was named the SEC Co-Player of the Week.

It is the first time since 2022 the Commodores have earned an SEC weekly honor, in which Amy Stevens was named Freshman of the Week. Mohr and Ray notched consecutive ranked victories for Vanderbilt in a defeat to No. 13 Texas and Sunday’s win over No. 2 Texas A&M.

Despite the multitude of accomplishments Mohr has collected the past four years, it is the first weekly award in her career. She leads the team in ranked wins with seven and sits on a 10-match win streak. Mohr moved past No. 38 Sabina Zeynalova 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 ahead of a matchup with the Aggies’ No. 3-ranked Mary Stoiana. Stoiana entered the match as the reigning back-to-back SEC Player of the Year to go along with a 2-1 all-time record against Mohr. However, Mohr executed a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 takedown of Stoiana en route to Vanderbilt’s 5-2 victory over the defending champions.

Ray collects her first SEC weekly honor after notching her 17th straight win on Sunday. The sophomore is having a breakout season; she owns the longest active win streak in the SEC and is the conference leader in singles wins with 27. Ray is just three wins away from tying the program record of 20 for consecutive singles victories, set by Courtney Ulery in 2007-08.

Both players made sizable jumps in this week’s ITA rankings, with Mohr now at No. 11 and Ray rising from No. 119 to No. 56. They are a combined 42-7 this season in singles, primarily coming at the top two positions. Vanderbilt saw its team ranking jump one spot to No. 15 after downing Texas A&M.

The Commodores take to the road for another top-10 battle against No. 9 Auburn on Friday at 5 p.m. For more information, updates and exclusive game day content, follow the Vanderbilt women’s tennis team, @VandyWTennis, on Instagram and X.