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No. 13 Alabama Women’s Tennis Opens SEC Play with No. 27 Vanderbilt and Kentucky
2/29/2024 4:31:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Crimson Tide welcomes the Commodores on Friday, before facing the Wildcats on Sunday
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 13 Alabama women's tennis team opens Southeastern Conference play on Friday as the Crimson Tide host the No. 27 Vanderbilt Commadores at 3 p.m. CT at the Alabama Tennis Facility. Alabama will also welcome the Kentucky Wildcats for a match on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Match Information
- Opponent: No. 27 Vanderbilt
- Date: Friday, March 1
- Time: 3 p.m.
- Location: Alabama Tennis Facility
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- Opponent: No. 57 Kentucky
- Date: Sunday, March 3
- Time: 1 p.m.
- Location: Alabama Tennis Facility
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How to Follow
- Links to live scoring and live video streaming will be available through RollTide.com
- Updates will be provided on the team's social media accounts
About Alabama
- UA climbed to No. 13 nationally in this week's ITA rankings as the program enters on a seven-match winning streak
- Alabama (9-1) returns to Tuscaloosa after a perfect 3-0 weekend at the Blue-Gray National Tennis Classic in Montgomery, Ala.
- The Crimson Tide won the tournament championship for the first time since 2015
- UA defeated then-No. 43 Arizona, then-No. 24 Illinois and then-No. 22 Texas Tech, respectively, to claim the title
- Loudmilla Bencheikh was named SEC Player of the Week after winning two of her three singles matches in Montgomery
- She used a three-set victory to clinch the match over then-No. 24 Illinois' Megan Heuser (4-6, 6-2, 6-2), before defeating No. 59 Cristina Tiglea of then-No. 22 Texas Tech (3-6, 6-3, 6-0)
- Priya Nelson received SEC Freshman of the Week honors after recording the deciding point for the Blue-Gray National Tennis Classic title
- Alabama holds a perfect 4-0 record at home to start the dual match season with wins over Furman, UAB, Kansas State and Indiana
Get all the latest information on the team by following AlabamaWTN on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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