NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt men’s tennis looks for a bounce back tomorrow at LSU after dropping its SEC opener to Texas on Saturday.
With its 7-0 loss to the No. 4 Longhorns, Vanderbilt falls to 0-3 against top-25 opponents. LSU is 0-2, with losses to No. 22 NC State at ITA Kickoff Weekend and No. 9 Texas A&M. The Dores are 24-52-1 in the all-time series versus the Tigers, but did capture a 4-0 sweep in their most recent meeting last season. The victory was the first for Vandy over LSU since a 4-0 win in the 2018 SEC Tournament.
The match against Texas is the first time Vanderbilt was held winless at each position, in both singles and doubles, since a 7-0 defeat to Arkansas last March. No. 98-ranked junior Nathan Cox and freshman Pablo Martinez Gomez each notched sets against ranked Longhorn opponents but fell in third set tiebreakers. The No. 87-ranked tandem of Cox and senior Michael Ross, as well as freshmen pair Dylan Charlap and Callum Markowitz, remain unbeaten in dual match play. Charlap and Markowitz are on a seven match doubles win streak, with Cox and Ross just behind at four straight.
LSU suffered a 4-1 defeat to the Aggies in its conference opener on Saturday. No. 125-ranked senior Julien Penzlin, the only Tiger in the singles rankings, grabbed the lone victory of the match at No. 3 singles. The senior is among the leaders in the SEC for singles wins with 17, including a current match win streak of eight, and is 3-1 against ranked opponents. Penzlin, along with sophomore Aleksi Lofman, represent the Tigers in the doubles rankings at No. 27. The duo have produced four ranked wins this season and ride a four match win streak into Monday’s contest.
No. 34 Vanderbilt (7-3) seeks its first SEC win of the season tomorrow at No. 67 LSU (7-4), with play slated for a noon start. Live streaming will be available online, with live stats accessible here at the start of the match. For more information, updates and exclusive game day content, follow the Vanderbilt men’s tennis team, @VandyMTennis, on Instagram and X.
