Mustangs Set For Road Tilt At No. 21 Vanderbilt

Match 2 - SMU at No. 21 Vanderbilt
Date: Jan. 19, 2025
Time: 11 a.m. CT
Location: Nashville, Tenn.
Site: Lummis Family Tennis Center
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DALLAS (SMU) — The SMU women's tennis team is set for its first road test of the 2025 spring season as they travel to Nashville, Tenn, to battle the Vanderbilt Commodores on Sunday, Jan. 19 at 11 a.m. CT at the Lummis Family Tennis Center.

The Mustangs opened the spring season with a 7-0 home victory over Abilene Christian last Sunday. June Björk, Sophie Llewellyn, Ellie Pittman, and Arianna Stavropoulos earned their first dual victories as Mustangs in the dominant win over the Wildcats last time out.

QUICK FACTS

The matchup between the Mustangs and Commodores marks the third meeting between the two programs and the second in Nashville.
The series is even at 3-3, with the Mustangs winning the last matchup last season, 4-3 in Dallas. Vanderbilt won the first-ever meeting in Nashville in 1996, 7-2.
The Mustangs have newcomers on the 2024-25 roster, including three freshmen and two transfers. Arianna Stavropoulos comes to the Hilltop after three seasons at UC Davis, and Ellie Pittman makes the move to Dallas after two playing seasons at Texas A&M.
Vanderbilt comes into the matchup ranked No. 21 in the ITA Preseason Poll. SMU is set to play 11 teams that are ranked in the 2025 preseason poll this season.
Millie Skelton and Björk went 4-0 in the fall season and finished the fall slate as the No. 75 ranked doubles pair by the ITA.
SMU enters their sixth season of the Jeff Nevolo era, coming off a stellar 2024 season in which they produced a 14-12 overall record, claimed the AAC Championship while also reaching the second round of the NCAA tournament after beating No. 33 Alabama 4-3 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. At SMU, Nevolo is 76-45.

SCOUTING THE COMMODORES

The matchup will be the first dual match of the season for the Dores. Vanderbilt competed in the Miami Spring Invite last weekend.
No. 21 Vanderbilt enters the spring slate with four Dores ranked in the preseason Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings: junior Bridget Stammel leads the way at No. 26, sophomore Valeria Ray sits at No. 78, and senior Célia-Belle Mohr and freshman Sophia Webster are No. 11 in doubles.
Vanderbilt fell to No. 6 Virginia in the NCAA Super Regionals last season and finished the season 14-11 overall and 6-7 in the SEC.

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Players Mentioned

June Bjork

Sophie Llewellyn

Ellie Pittman

Millie Skelton

Arianna Stavropoulos

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