Feb. 22, 2018
The No. 35 Vanderbilt men’s tennis team hits the road this weekend for the squad’s final two matches before Southeastern Conference play heats up on March 2. The Commodores face Northwestern on Friday at 7 p.m. and Indiana on Sunday at 10 a.m. CT.
VU takes the court versus Northwestern following the conclusion of the women’s match, as both Vanderbilt teams face the Wildcats on Friday.
Vandy heads into the weekend with a 7-2 record after earning three sweeps in the team’s last weekend of competition. The Dores’ two losses came in close 4-3 matches to top-ranked Wake Forest and No. 17 Columbia.
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Commodore Notables:
- VU enters the weekend with a 7-2 record
- The Commodores have two ranked singles players – No. 50 Cameron Klinger and No. 52 Daniel Valent
- George Harwell remains VU’s lone undefeated singles player
- Vandy has two ranked singles victories, Klinger defeated Wake’s No. 4 Petros Chrysochos in singles, while Harwell downed No. 112 Timothy Wang 4-6, 6-5, ret.
Watching the Wildcats:
- NU has a 4-6 record, with four losses coming against ranked teams
- The Wildcats are still searching for their first ranked victory
- Northwestern has defeated Boise State, Georgia Tech, Chicago State and IUPUI
- The ‘Cats are a young team with no seniors and four freshmen
- Antonioni Fasano is Northwestern’s lone ranked singles player, coming in at No. 107
- Vanderbilt fell to Northwestern last season inside the Currey Tennis Center 4-3
- Friday’s match can be followed through LIVE STREAM ($) and SCORING
Inspecting Indiana:
- The Hoosiers own a 6-4 record heading into the weekend
- Two of Indiana’s losses came against ranked teams – No. 5 Southern Cal and No. 24 Texas Tech
- Indiana is most dominant in singles on courts three and six, winning 75% and 80% of their matches, respectively
- IU has two senior leaders on the 2018 squad, Raheel Manji and Keivon Tabrizi
- VU edged Indiana 4-3 in the squad’s last dual match meeting on Jan. 30, 2015
- Sunday’s match can be followed through