April 17, 2010
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Vanderbilt’s loss at No. 8 Kentucky on Saturday, coupled with an Auburn win over Alabama dropped the 31st-ranked Commodores to a No. 7 seed in the 2010 SEC Tournament, which runs April 22-25 in Lexington, Ky.
The Commodores learned of their seeding after Auburn’s 4-3 win in Tuscaloosa on Saturday evening, and the league office released the schedule for the SEC Tournament shortly after the match had concluded.
As the No. 7 seed, the Commodores (13-9, 5-6 SEC) will open the tournament at 11 a.m. CT on Thursday against No. 10 seed Mississippi State (9-11, 2-8 SEC) in the first round. The winner of the match will face No. 2 seed Florida in the quarterfinals at 11 a.m. CT on Friday.
Vanderbilt earned its first SEC win of the season against Mississippi State, 5-2, on March 7 in Nashville. Vanderbilt held a 3-2 lead in that match before Alex DiValerio clinched the overall match with his win in the No. 6 position.
Tennessee earned the No. 1 seed after finishing 11-0 in SEC play.
2010 SEC Men’s Tennis Tournament Schedule
Thursday, April 22
8 a.m. Match 1: #11 Arkansas vs. #6 Auburn
11 a.m. Match 2: #10 Mississippi State vs. #7 Vanderbilt
2 p.m. Match 3: #12 South Carolina vs. #5 Ole Miss
5 p.m. Match 4: #9 LSU vs. #8 Alabama
Friday, April 23
8 a.m. Match 5: Winner Match 1 vs. #3 Georgia
11 a.m. Match 6: Winner Match 2 vs. #2 Florida
2 p.m. Match 7: Winner Match 3 vs. #4 Kentucky
5 p.m. Match 8: Winner Match 4 vs. #1 Tennessee
Saturday, April 24
9 a.m. Match 9: Winner Match 5 vs. Winner Match 6
12 p.m. Match 10: Winner Match 7 vs. Winner Match 8
Sunday, April 25
12 p.m. Match 11: Winner Match 9 vs. Winner Match 10
All times central and subject to change.