Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Saturday, January 23
Murfreesboro, TN
12 PM
Middle Tennessee
vs
Vanderbilt
Women's tennis preview: No. 15 Vanderbilt
1/22/2021 12:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Blue Raiders open 2021 by hosting Vanderbilt Saturday at noon
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Middle Tennessee women's tennis team will open its 2021 spring season against the No. 15 Vanderbilt Commodores Saturday at the Adams Tennis Complex at noon CT.
Due to the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, fans will not be allowed entry to watch the match. However, the Vanderbilt match can be seen on CUSA.tv and Playsight.
Match 1: Middle Tennessee (0-0, 0-0 C-USA) vs. Vanderbilt (1-0, 0-0 SEC)
» Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 – Noon CST
» Adams Tennis Complex – Murfreesboro, Tenn.
About the Blue Raiders
» The Blue Raiders finished 2020 with a 9-5 record and ended the shortened season hot on a six-match win streak.
» Middle Tennessee has won 13 of its last 20 dual-match home openers dating back to 2001, most recently knocking off Liberty 4-3 last season.
» Six players return from the 2020 roster, and MT also added two freshmen Liliana Danajlovski and Lilly-Sophie Schmidt.
» Graduate student Lidia Burrows has 74 singles wins to her name, ranked No. 4 in program history.
All-Time vs. Vanderbilt
» Vanderbilt owns an 35-4 lead in the all-time series, with the most recent result being a 6-1 Commodores win in 2012.
» The last time the Blue Raiders defeated the Commodores was in 1985, a 5-4 win.
Scouting the Commodores
» The Commodores open the 2021 campaign ranked No. 15 in the country.
» In addition to the team ranking, fifth-year senior Christina Rosca opens the season ranked No. 20 in the national singles poll.
» Led by fifth-year seniors Christina Rosca and Emma Kurtz, the Dores also added Holly Staff and Anessa Lee to the program ahead of the 2020 fall season. Across the three fall tournaments, Staff and Lee led Vanderbilt with five singles wins apiece.
Visit www.GoBlueRaiders.com for the latest news and information on the Middle Tennessee women's tennis program. Fans are also encouraged to follow the program on its social media outlets at www.facebook.com/MTSUWomensTennis and @MT_WomensTennis on Twitter and Instagram.
Due to the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, fans will not be allowed entry to watch the match. However, the Vanderbilt match can be seen on CUSA.tv and Playsight.
Match 1: Middle Tennessee (0-0, 0-0 C-USA) vs. Vanderbilt (1-0, 0-0 SEC)
» Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 – Noon CST
» Adams Tennis Complex – Murfreesboro, Tenn.
About the Blue Raiders
» The Blue Raiders finished 2020 with a 9-5 record and ended the shortened season hot on a six-match win streak.
» Middle Tennessee has won 13 of its last 20 dual-match home openers dating back to 2001, most recently knocking off Liberty 4-3 last season.
» Six players return from the 2020 roster, and MT also added two freshmen Liliana Danajlovski and Lilly-Sophie Schmidt.
» Graduate student Lidia Burrows has 74 singles wins to her name, ranked No. 4 in program history.
All-Time vs. Vanderbilt
» Vanderbilt owns an 35-4 lead in the all-time series, with the most recent result being a 6-1 Commodores win in 2012.
» The last time the Blue Raiders defeated the Commodores was in 1985, a 5-4 win.
Scouting the Commodores
» The Commodores open the 2021 campaign ranked No. 15 in the country.
» In addition to the team ranking, fifth-year senior Christina Rosca opens the season ranked No. 20 in the national singles poll.
» Led by fifth-year seniors Christina Rosca and Emma Kurtz, the Dores also added Holly Staff and Anessa Lee to the program ahead of the 2020 fall season. Across the three fall tournaments, Staff and Lee led Vanderbilt with five singles wins apiece.
Visit www.GoBlueRaiders.com for the latest news and information on the Middle Tennessee women's tennis program. Fans are also encouraged to follow the program on its social media outlets at www.facebook.com/MTSUWomensTennis and @MT_WomensTennis on Twitter and Instagram.
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