Vanderbilt Women’s Tennis Drops Second Straight: The Anchor – Sports Illustrated

Vanderbilt women’s tennis took its second loss of the season on the second day of the ITA National Team Indoor Championship. The Commodores suffered a 4-1 loss to No. 18 Texas in a match where there was a promising start for Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt was able to start the day off strong as it won two of three doubles matchups. Celia-Belle Mohr and Sophia Webster were able to secure the doubles points, beating Salma Drugdova and Christasha McNeil 7-5.
In singles, however, things took a turn for the worst for Vanderbilt. Valeria Ray lost a tightly-contested match to Carmen Andreea Herea of Texas in three sets (4-6, 6-2, 3-6). Then, Texas took a lead after Anastasia Abbagnato beat Bridget Stammel of Vanderbilt in three sets (3-6, 7-5, 7-6).
Texas’ run in singles continued after Mia Yamakita lost to Texas’ McNeil in two sets (1-6, 2-6). The Longhorns’ Elizabeth Ionescu sealed the match and handed Vanderbilt its second straight loss with a three-set win over Erin Pearce of Vanderbilt (6-1, 3-6, 6-2).
Vanderbilt will look to snap its losing streak against either Duke or Illinois Sunday at 3:30 p.m. CT.
“It definitely feels like some learning and growth are going to need to come from today, but again, the great thing about this tournament is that we still have another opportunity,” Vanderbilt women’s tennis head coach Aleke Tsoubanos concluded. “Whether that’s Duke or Illinois tomorrow, it will be another great match. We look forward to getting one more crack at it and seeing if we can end here on a high note. I’m proud of the effort we showed out there today.”
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Graham Baakko is a writer for Vanderbilt Commodores On SI, primarily covering football, basketball and baseball. Graham is a recent graduate from the University of Alabama, where he wrote for The Crimson White, WVUA-FM, WVUA 23 as he covered a variety of Crimson Tide sports. He also covered South Carolina athletics as a sportswriting intern for GamecockCentral.
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