Lady Dogs Host Second-Ranked Vandy Friday
May 25, 2016 | Women's Tennis
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- The No. 67 Mississippi State women's tennis team returns to action Friday, taking on second-ranked Vanderbilt in a 2:30 p.m. dual match at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre.
State enters Friday's match with a 4-7 overall mark and an 0-2 SEC record after the first weekend of conference play.
The Lady Bulldogs dropped a pair of 5-1 decisions in Starkville last weekend. The Lady Bulldogs picked up a big win at No. 1 from Carole Soubis in the 5-1 setback to South Carolina, the No. 23 team in the country this week. The Lady Bulldogs also fell to fifth-ranked Florida, picking up its lone win at the No. 6 position with Justyna Switala.
Vanderbilt, the 2001 NCAA runner-up, has claimed a 15-2 record this season. The Commodores are 1-1 in conference play after defeating Tennessee Sunday and dropping a 4-3 loss to top-ranked Georgia Friday.
VU has taken seven of the 14 matches between the two squads, including a victory on the MSU campus last season. Vandy has claimed the last 10 matches in the series, with State's last win coming during the 1991 campaign.
Admission to Friday's SEC dual match is free to the public. Those unable to attend can follow the action via the following link.
