NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The annual rivalry matchup between Vanderbilt and Tennessee continues with a top-15 contest between the No. 11 Commodores and No. 12 Volunteers in Knoxville.
Friday’s match will be the second straight year both teams have been ranked inside the top 15. No. 11 Vanderbilt (16-5, 6-3 SEC) rose one spot in this week’s ITA team rankings after splitting its two matches last week, picking up a win over Ole Miss before dropping to No. 11 LSU. The black and gold trail 36-28 in the all-time series with the Vols. Last season, Vanderbilt pulled out a 4-3 comeback to notch its first win in the series since 2021. Sophomore Trinetra Vijayakumar delivered a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (9) win over Vanesa Suarez at No. 5 singles to cap off the six-hour-long marathon match.
The Commodores continue to have a strong presence in the singles rankings, led by No. 17 graduate Célia-Belle Mohr. No. 25 junior Valeria Ray has won back-to-back singles matches and is followed by No. 33 senior Bridget Stammel, who owns a team-leading eight ranked singles victories. Both Ray and Stammel are the only Dores with 25 or more wins in singles play. Freshman Mia Yamakita rounds out the black and gold at No. 93.
Mohr and sophomore Sophia Webster remain at No. 3 in doubles with 22 total wins, eight of which have come over ranked opponents. No. 25 Ray and Stammel continue as the other ranked pairing for Vanderbilt. In total, the Dores have produced 25 ranked doubles victories across the spring and fall. Vandy is 15-3 in dual match play when taking the doubles point.
No. 12 Tennessee (10-5, 5-4 SEC) enters Friday with some momentum after knocking off No. 7 Texas on March 22. This included a win over the top-ranked singles player Carmen Herea, who was downed 7-6 (6), 6-2 by the Volunteers’ Katrina Scott. Tennessee is 3-5 against ranked opponents this season and has yet to notch a ranked victory in Knoxville.
Leyla Britez Risso leads the Vols in the singles rankings at No. 18, joined by No. 59 Scott and No. 92 Catherine Aulia. In doubles, Aulia and Britez Risso sit at No. 24. Francesca Mattioli makes up part of the remaining two doubles pairings in the rankings, coming in at No. 60 with Maeve Thornton while being listed at No. 74 alongside Vanesa Suarez.
Players on both teams have already seen plenty of each other during the 2025-26 season, drawing multiple matchups ahead of dual match play. Vanderbilt has gone 19-11 across singles and doubles when competing against Tennessee so far this season. The highlight against the Volunteers came on Oct. 21, 2025 when Mohr and Webster dismantled Aulia and Britez Risso 4-6, 6-4, 12-10 in Knoxville to claim the ITA Ohio Valley Doubles Championship. The victory secured a berth into the NCAA Doubles Championship for the Dores’ top duo, who went on to finish as an NCAA finalist.
No. 11 Vanderbilt and No. 12 Tennessee are set to begin at 4 p.m. CT. Live streaming is available online with live stats accessible here. For more information, updates and exclusive match day content, follow the Vanderbilt women’s tennis team, @VandyWTennis, on Instagram and X.
