Alabama Women’s Tennis Opens Second Round of SEC Tournament with Vanderbilt on Thursday

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Alabama women's tennis team will face Vanderbilt in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament on Thursday against the Vanderbilt Commodores. The ninth-seeded Crimson Tide and eighth-seeded Commodores will compete at noon CT at George M. Billingsley Tennis Center.

The Match

Opponent: Vanderbilt
Date: Thursday, April 20
Time: noon CT
Location: Fayetteville, Ark.
Venue: George M. Billingsley Tennis Center

How to Follow

Links to live scoring and video streams will be available at RollTide.com.
Updates will be provided on the team's Twitter account, @AlabamaWTN

The SEC Tournament

After concluding the regular season, Sunday, against then-No. 29 South Carolina, the Crimson Tide will go head-to-head with Vanderbilt on Thursday in the second round of the SEC Tournament
Alabama enters the tournament as the ninth seed with a 12-11 record on the season and a 5-8 record in SEC play
Vanderbilt is the eighth seed and holds a 14-10 overall record, while going 6-7 in SEC play
The SEC Tournament began Wednesday, April 18, and will run through Sunday, April 23, with the final match set to be played at 1 p.m. CT
Arkansas is hosting the women's tournament with matches being held at the George M. Billingsley Tennis Center
The winner between Alabama and Vanderbilt will face fourth-seeded Florida on Friday at 9 p.m.

About the Crimson Tide

Alabama enters the weekend ranked 63^rd in the latest ITA polls, released earlier this week
Loudmilla Bencheikh leads the team in singles at No. 114 with 11 wins at the top of the ladder
Klara Milicevic and Hiser trail closely behind, as both have recorded 10 wins
Hiser enters the tournament on a four-match win streak
In doubles, Hiser and Bencheikh pace the team with eight wins, five of which coming against ranked opponents
Doubles sister-duo Kasia Pitak and Ola Pitak have recorded nine wins, seven of which have come at the No. 3 spot

Scouting the Commodores

Vanderbilt enters the conference tournament ranked 34^th nationally
The Commodores split the final weekend of the regular season, beating LSU, 4-2, and falling to Texas A&M, 4-1
Celia-Belle Mohr leads the Commodores in singles rankings at No. 34, while Bridget Stammel ranks 89^th with Anna Ross coming in at No. 117
Anessa Lee and Mohr rank 66^th in doubles after recording five wins, one of which being against a ranked opponent

Get all the latest information on the team by following @AlabamaWTN on Twitter and Facebook and AlabamaWTN on Instagram. General athletic news can also be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and AlabamaAthletics on Facebook.

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