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4/21/2006 GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The No. 8 Commodores defeated LSU in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament on Friday (4-0) and will play the winner of the No. 21 Kentucky and No. 33 Alabama contest, which was delayed due to weather, in The tenth seeded Tigers entered Friday’s match with an upset over seventh seeded Arkansas (4-2), but were unable get on the board against the Commodores. VU took notched two straight doubles wins to take the point in the first round. Taka Bertrand and Amanda Fish quickly found their rhythm against LSU’s Mykala Hedberg and Tiffany Tucker, defeating the pair 8-2. “They ran the right plays, we just looked a little sharper than LSU,” VU Assistant Coach Meike Babel said. “Taka and Amanda have come to understand what their strengths are and they’ve really tried to capitalize on them. Amanda Taylor and Caroline Ferrell, who teamed up for the first time April 7 against Florida, took the second win against Marina Chiarelli and Anastasiya Dubova (8-5) at No. 2 doubles. The VU duo improved their record to 3-1 in With the retirement of opponent Camila Caliari at No. 6, freshman Maggie Yahner was the first to get on the board in singles, putting the ‘Dores up 2-0. When LSU’s Anastasia Dubova met in regular season competition in early March, Taylor took a modest 6-2, 7-5 win. On Friday, Vanderbilt’s All-SEC First Teamer didn’t surrender a single game to Dubova (6-0, 6-0), and put “She was really focused and really determined not to let [Dubova] even get in the match. Amanda just rolled over her,” Babel said. Following a short rain delay, fellow SEC-First Team member Amanda Fish sealed the quaterfinal victory with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Mykala Hedberg at No. 1 singles. Final Score: No. 8 Vanderbilt 4, No. 6 LSU 3 Singles Doubles |
