Kentucky womens tennis falls to Vanderbilt 5-2 on the road
April 9, 2023
No. 49 Kentucky womens tennis traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, over the weekend where it fell to the Commodores 5-2, moving to 4-7 in conference play.
The Wildcats gave up the doubles point for the sixth time this season, starting with Lidia Gonzalez and Florencia Urrutia’s 6-3 loss after being up 3-1 to begin the match.
Falling next on doubles was Ellie Eades and Zoe Hammond who lost to the Commodores’ No. 73 doubles pair Celia-Belle Mohr and Marcella Cruz 6-2.
Looking to come back in singles, Elizabeth Stevens put on a dominating performance on court two, giving up just two games during a straight set 6-1, 6-1 win over No. 113 Anna Ross.
With the game now even at one, a highly anticipated matchup between No. 35 Urrutia and No. 32 Mohr saw Urrutia falling short against Vanderbilt 6-2, 6-1.
After Carlota Molina fell 6-1, 6-4 on court four, Vanderbilt was able to secure the win with No. 78 Bridget Stammel taking down Eades in a tightly contested matchup 6-4, 6-3.
Gonzalez also fell 7-5, 6-2 to round out scoring for Vanderbilt, but Hammond gave the Wildcats their final point with 6-2 straight set victories to make the final score 5-2.
The loss puts Kentucky at 12-11 on the season while they will look to bounce back for senior weekend starting with No. 2 Texas A&M on Friday, April 14, at noon EST and LSU on senior day on Sunday, April 16, at noon EST.