March 22, 2012
The Vanderbilt women’s tennis team will face both of the newest members of the Southeast Conference in 2013, according to the conference schedule released by the SEC on Wednesday.
Vanderbilt opens conference play on the road at LSU and Arkansas before returning home for four straight matches. The Dores open at home on March 8th with a match against Texas A&M, followed on the 10th with a match against Missouri.
“It’s a strong conference, and Texas A&M will be a good addition to it,” said head coach Geoff Macdonald. “All of the teams in the conference are strong competitors, top to bottom.”
Other home matches for the Dores include Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, and Florida. The team will face Georgia, Tennessee, Auburn, Alabama, and Kentucky on the road, besides LSU and Arkansas.
Both the men’s and women’s team will play at Tennessee on March 24th. It is one of three such arrangements around the conference next year, with Alabama hosting both LSU’s teams on March 10th, and Florida hosting Mississippi States’ men and women on April 7th.
The addition of the two new members to the SEC means an extended conference schedule. The non-conference portion of the schedule will be announced in the coming months.
2013 Schedule (home matches in bold)
March 1: Vanderbilt at LSU
March 3: Vanderbilt at Arkansas
March 8: Texas A&M at Vanderbilt
March 10: Missouri at Vanderbilt
March 15: Mississippi State at Vanderbilt
March 17: Ole Miss at Vanderbilt
March 22: Vanderbilt at Georgia
March 24: Vanderbilt at Tennessee
March 29: Vanderbilt at Auburn
March 31: Vanderbilt at Alabama
April 5: Vanderbilt at Kentucky
April 12: South Carolina at Vanderbilt
April 14: Florida at Vanderbilt