VANDERBILT. Women s Tennis

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1 VANDERBILT Women s Tennis 2018 SCHEDULE Overall: 21-3 SEC: 12-1 (Home: 11-0; Away: 6-2; Neutral: 4-1) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 1/26 & NEBRASKA W, 4-1 1/27 & FLORIDA STATE W, 4-1 2/2 #16 BAYLOR W, 6-1 2/3 #1 STANFORD W, 7-0 2/9 ^#21 Wake Forest W, 4-0 2/10 ^#3 Florida W, 4-0 2/11 ^#6 Pepperdine L, 4-3 2/23 at #24 Northwestern L, 4-2 2/25 at #1 North Carolina W, 4-3 3/2 #16 AUBURN* W, 4-1 3/4 #37 ALABAMA* W, 4-0 3/9 at Missouri* W, 4-1 3/11 at #32 Arkansas* W, 4-3 3/15 at Mississippi State* L, 4-3 3/17 at #11 Ole Miss* W, 4-2 3/23 #37 TENNESSEE* W, 4-0 3/25 #9 GEORGIA* W, 4-1 3/31 #20 KENTUCKY* W, 4-1 4/5 #33 TEXAS A&M* W, 4-0 4/7 #37 LSU* SENIOR DAY W, 4-0 4/12 at #7 South Carolina* W, 4-2 4/14 at #10 Florida * W, 4-3 4/20 vs. #36 Texas A&M! W, 4-1 4/21 vs. #6 Ole Miss! W, 4-1 4/22 vs. #9 Florida! 1:30 CT 5/11-13 NCAA Regional Campus Sites 5/17-22 NCAA Championship Winston-Salem, N.C. Follow the Commodores: #FightDores Note: CAPS denotes home matches at the Currey Twitter: Tennis * indicates conferences matches, & Facebook: VanderbiltWomen stennis indicates ITA National Kick-off Weekend, ^ indicates matches during ITA National Team Indoors,! indicates SEC Tournament matches, all times Central and subject to change. SEC Women s Tennis Tournament April Barksdale Stadium Knoxville, Tenn VANDERBILT TENNIS ROSTER Name HT CL Hometown - High School Fernanda Contreras 5-7 Jr. San Luis Potosi, Mexico -Westlake HS Summer Dvorak 5-4 Jr. Laguno Beach, Calif. - Laguna Beach HS Lauren Gish 5-4 Fr. Mooresville, N.C. - Lake Norman HS Emma Kurtz 5-10 So. Atlanta,Ga. - North Atlanta HS Amanda Meyer 5-3 Fr. Delray Beach, Fla. - Florida Virtual Payton Robinette 5-8 Sr. Maryville, Tenn. - Maryville HS Christina Rosca 5-8 So. Princeton, N.J. - Princeton HS Astra Sharma 5-10 Rs. Sr. Perth, Australia - Applecross Senior HS Emily Smith 5-6 Jr. Birminghan, England - Rice COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Geoff Macdonald (24th season) Associate Head Coach: Aleke Tsoubanos (11th season) Vol. Assistant Coach: Kieran Burke (Second PRONUNCIATIONS Summer Dvorak - Duh-vor-ack Christina Rosca - Row-skuh Aleke Tsoubanos - Uh-LEE-key SUE-bonohs 2018 SEC Regular Season Champions 2017 SEC Regular Season & Tournament Champions

2 News & Notes 2018 Season Re-VU: The Vanderbilt women s tennis team enters the 2018 SEC Tournament as the league s reigning two-time defending regular season champion and 2017 SEC Tournament Champion. A veteran group, the Commodores field five of six returners in its singles and doubles lineups. Vanderbilt has led the SEC as the highest ranked team in every ITA ranking installment, but one. The Commodores boasted a 12-1 league record heading into the tournament. VU downed both Texas A&M and Ole Miss 4-1 in previous tournament rounds. Dore Dossier: Dores are 21-3 on the season, with two of VU s losses coming against top-25 opponents Vanderbilt owns seven sweeps on the year, all coming over ranked opponents VU owns 12 top-25 victories and seven top-10 wins Vandy has defeated two No. 1 teams; Stanford (7-0) and UNC (4-3) Commodores are 3-2 when attempting to clinch a 4-3 match Vanderbilt begins the tournament as the 2018 Regular Season Champion Vandy boasts three ranked singles players and three ranked doubles combinations Two of VU s ranked players sit back-to-back in the top 10 Fernanda Contreras sits four wins short of claiming VU s single season win record (39) as well as her 100th career victory Summer Dvorak and Amanda Meyer earned their first SEC Tournament wins on Friday against Texas A&M Geoff Macdonald is Vanderbilt s longest tenured coach and winningest coach, with 482 wins in his 24th season The Commodores are 2-0 against Flordia this season, downing the Gators 4-0 in National Team Indoor Quarterfinals and 4-3 last Saturday for the SEC Regular Season Title VU is 7-2 against UF in the last four seasons, defeating the Gators three times in (regular season play, SEC Semifinals and NCAA Quarterfinals) UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location...Nashville, Tenn. Enrollment...6,817 Founded Mascot Commodores Colors... Black and Gold Home Court......Currey Tennis Center ITA Region Ohio Valley Affiliation...Division I Conference... Southeastern (SEC), Eastern Div. Chancellor... Nicholas S. Zeppos Vice Chancellor Athletics...David Williams, II Faculty Representative....Dr. Susan Wente Department Phone Website... VUCommodores.com Twitter......@VandyWTennis TEAM INFORMATION Inaugural Season Dual Record Best NCAA Finish...Champion (2015) NCAA Tournament Appearances...23 (last, 2017) SEC Championships...2(2017,2015) TENNIS STAFF Head Coach... Geoff Macdonald/24th year Associate Head Coach...Aleke Tsoubanos/11th year Vol. Assistant Coach...Kieran Burke/2nd COMMUNICATIONS Mailing Address... PO Box Nashville, TN Overnight Address Jess Neely Dr...Nashville, TN WT Contact...Catherine Hilley ...catherine.hilley@Vanderbilt.edu Vanderbilt Women @VandyWTennis

3 2018 SEC Women s Tennis Tournament April University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. Wed., April 18 Thurs., April 19 Fri., April 20 Sat., April 21 Sun., April 22 #10 LSU 4 #14 Missouri 1 Match 3 9:00 am #7 Mississippi State 3 #10 LSU 2 Match 7 9:00 am #2 Florida 4 #2 Florida 4 Match 1 10:00 am #11 Arkansas 4 #11 Arkansas 4 Match 4 12:00 pm #6 Auburn 2 #11 Arkansas 4 Match 8 12:00 pm #3 South Carolina 2 Match 11 10:00 am #11 Arkansas 2 #2 Florida #9 Texas A&M 4 Championship Match 2:30 pm Match 5 3:00 pm #8 Kentucky 3 #9 Texas A&M 1 Match 9 3:00 pm #1 Vanderbilt 4 #13 Alabama 1 Match 2 2:00 pm #12 Tennessee 4 #12 Tennessee 2 Match 6 6:00 pm #5 Ole Miss 4 #1 Vanderbilt 4 #5 Ole Miss 4 Match 10 6:00 pm Match 12 2:00 pm #5 Ole Miss 1 #1 Vanderbilt #4 Georgia 1 All mes Eastern and subject to change SEC Women s Tennis Tournament April Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tenn. Wed., April 19 Thurs., April 20 Fri., April 21 Sat., April 22 Sun., April 23 #14 Alabama 0 Match 1 10 a.m. #11 Tennessee 4 #11 Tennessee 1 Match 3 9 a.m. #6 Mississippi State 4 #6 Mississippi State 2 Match 7 9 a.m. #3 Florida 4 #3 Florida 4 #10 Auburn 4 Match a.m. #3 Florida 3 Match 4 Noon #7 Arkansas 3 #10 Auburn 4 Match 8 Noon #2 Georgia 1 #10 Auburn 3 #9 Texas A&M 3 Match 5 3 p.m. #8 LSU 4 #8 LSU 2 Match 9 3 p.m. #1 Vanderbilt 4 Championship Match Noon VANDERBILT #13 Missouri 2 Match 2 1 p.m. #12 Ole Miss 4 #12 Ole Miss 3 Match 6 6 p.m. #5 Kentucky 4 #1 Vanderbilt 4 #5 Kentucky 3 Match 10 6 p.m. #4 South Carolina 4 Match 12 1 p.m. #4 South Carolina 1 #1 Vanderbilt 4 All Times Central. Seeds to be determined at the end of regular season. ost ins tu- on determines me of their first match.

4 NCAA TEAM APPEARANCES (27) Year...Finish First Round Round of Second Round Round of Round of Round of Runner Up Round of Quarterfinals Final Four Round of Round of Round of Round of First Round Second Round Round of Second Round Second Round Round of Champion Semifinals Semifinals 2017 First and Second Rounds Site: Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt 4, SIUE 0 Vanderbilt 4, Clemson 0 NCAA Championships Site: Athens, Ga. Vanderbilt 4, Cal 1 Vanderbilt 4, Pepperdine 2 Florida 4, Vanderbilt First and Second Rounds Site: Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt 4, SIUE 0 Vanderbilt 4, Rice 0 NCAA Championships Site: Tulsa, Okla. Vanderbilt 4, Auburn 0 Vanderbilt 4, Virginia 2 Stanford 4, Vanderbilt First and Second Rounds Site: Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt 4, Murray State 0 Vanderbilt 4, Oklahoma 0 NCAA Championships Waco, Tx. Vanderbilt 4, Clemson 0 Vanderbilt 4, Florida 3 Vanderbilt 4, USC 0 Vanderbilt 4, UCLA 2 17 SEC AWARDS: Tournament MVP Sydney Campbell Tournament Team Sydney Campbell Christina Rosca First Team All-SEC Sydney Campbell Astra Sharma Emily Smith Second Team All-SEC Fernanda Contreras SEC Freshman Team Christina Rosca 17 ITA OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL AWARDS: Coach of the Year Geoff Macdonald Asst. Coach of the Year Aleke Tsoubanos Senior Player of the Year Sydney Campbell Rookie of the Year Emma Kurtz Player to Watch Astra Sharma COACHES: Fernanda Contreras - Carlos Dilaura and Vince Casariego Summer Dvoark - Father and Mother Dusty and Wendy Dvorak Emma Kurtz - Mother Patrizia Kurtz and coach Stephen Diaz Christina Rosca - Glenn Michibata, Marc Hill and Catarina Ryan Astra Sharma - Michael Robertson (solidified technical base) Emily Smith - Helen Lawson and Dan Kirnan Vanderbilt Record Holders: CONSECUTIVE WIN STREAK: 19 - Ashleigh Antal/Astra Sharma at No. 2 (2015) Antal/Sharma lost two matches at No. 1 during streak at No. 2 doubles MOST DOUBLES WINS: Career/Player: Aleke Tsoubanos ( ) Season/Team: 32 - Sarah Riske/Aleke Tsoubanos (2003) - Kelly Schmandt/Aleke Tsoubanos (2004) Single season victories Frances Altick - 39 CONSECUTIVE DUAL-WIN STREAK , 07 CONECUTIVE SEC MATCHES WON (OVERALL) , , 2004

5 Vandy crowned SEC Regular Season Champions The third-ranked Vanderbilt women s tennis team leaves Gainesville, Fla. on Saturday with a 4-3 comeback victory over No. 10 Florida. The Commodores also return to Nashville with something even sweeter: their second straight SEC regular season championship. Saturday s victory was no easy feat, as the Commodores were forced to power back into the top-10 matchup from a 3-1 deficit. Junior Summer Dvorak came through for the Commodore clinch in a performance that Vanderbilt tennis won t soon forget. With the victory, the Commodores finish atop the SEC standings, boasting a 19-3 overall record and 12-1 SEC mark. It was unbelievable, said head coach Geoff Macdonald. We were down 3-1 and kept our poise as well as we ever have. We were just really tough. What Summer [Dvorak] did to come back in that match, the poise and the mental toughness -- I ve been around tennis my whole life, and it was one of the most impressive and brave performances I ve seen from a player. I just take my hat off to these young people, wow! Vanderbilt came out on fire in doubles play, taking courts three then two in dominant 6-1 victories. Fernanda Contreras and Dvorak were first off the court for the black and gold for the second match in a row, powering past UF s Peggy Porter and Katie Kubicz for the first 6-1 win. The duo of Contreras and Dvorak have given up only one game on the weekend and three games over the month of April. Playing at No. 2 doubles, Christina Rosca and Amanda Meyer earned Vanderbilt the clinch, which proved to be vital to the team s overall score. Meyer/Rosca downed Josie Kuhlman and McCartney Kessler 6-1. The victory was the pairing s seventh straight win, a streak dating back to the squad s victory over Tennessee. possession, momentum shifted in singles play as the Gators steadily gained first-set advantages on five of the six courts. The Gators Victoria Emma was first off the court in individual play, leveling the match score to 1-all following a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Emma Kurtz. Meyer suffered a ranked loss against UF s No. 94 Kessler. Playing high in the lineup at the No. 3 singles position, the freshman fought hard throughout the second set, but was defeated, 6-1, 6-4. No. 13 Anna Danilina extended the Florida lead to 3-1, taking the last straight-set match of the day over No. 6 Contreras, 7-5, 6-1. The loss was Contreras third of the dual season and fourth-ever SEC loss in her three seasons. Just as Emily Smith forced a third set on court six, momentum began to shift in the Commodores favor in the remaining matches. At 3-all in the third, Smith held tough at the No. 6 singles position and used that palpable momentum to begin the Commodores process of chipping away at Florida s lead. The Commodore from Birmingham, England earned Vandy its first singles win of the day, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. Rosca was the lone Commodore to claim her first set, 6-1, however No. 45 Kuhlman flipped the switch to take a 6-1 set of her own and force a third-set decider. With the Gator up 2-0, Rosca found her footing and built up an offensive strategy that Kuhlman could not control, taking four straight games for the victory 6-1, 1-6, 6-2. At No. 5 singles, Florida s senior Peggy Porter escaped with UF s final first set lead, taking a tiebreaker over Dvorak, 7-6(3). The Commodore junior fought back in the second set to force a third set, 6-3. Porter owned a two break point lead at 4-1 in the third and final set, however it was not enough to silence Dvorak. Gritting her teeth and vying for each and every point, the junior took five straight games to clinch Vanderbilt s second straight SEC regular season title, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. With the point advantage in the Commodores

6 Macdonald Magic: Geoff Macdonald, Vanderbilt s longest- tenured coach, is in his 24th season as the head coach of the women s tennis team. Macdonald is VU s active leader in career wins as a head coach. Macdonald enters the SEC tournament with 482 victories During his previous 23 seasons, the three-time SEC Coach of the Year and 2015 Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year has placed the Commodores among the nation s elite programs on a consistent basis with his Vandy squads making the NCAA field every year since his debut season in Supermon: Former Vanderbilt standout Aleke Tsoubanos enters her 11th season coaching under Macdonald. Tsoubanos has played an essential role in bringing in some of the nation s top recruiting classes since her arrival and has been a key to the team s successes in the SEC and NCAA, including the squad s recent 2017 SEC regular-season and tournament crowns all while being a fantastic mother of two; Andrew (4) and Evie (15 months). The St. Louis, Mo., native enjoyed a very successful college career. She was named an ITA All-American from , a first-team all-ncaa selection, a firstteam All-SEC selection in both singles and doubles and is the only player to win the ITA All-American Riviera doubles championship two consecutive years with two different partners. Tsoubanos also excelled off the court, being named to the All-SEC academic team A family affair, Tsoubanos and husband Jason (a Vanderbilt engineering professor), balance tennis, travel, and family. Son, Andrew, hits the road with the Commodores on occasion, providing comic relief and loud cheers when necessary. Macdonald Method: Macdonald and associate head coach Aleke Tsoubanos are huge proponents of alternative coaching methods; journaling, meditation and visualization are all strategies used throughout the season. Situationals When doubles is one-all and the point is up to you When you re in the situation to clinch a 4-3 match What are you feeling How do you hope to handle that situation Mastering how to play your personal game The 100 club: Redshirt senior Astra Sharma enters the tournament with 105 career victories. Sharma earned her 100th Commodore singles victory in a 7-5, 6-2 win over Auburn s Jaeda Daniel; an outstanding feat as the senior has played on courts one and two most of her Vanderbilt career (105-30). Fernanda Contreras sits six wins short of claiming VU s single season win record (39) as well as her 100th career victory. Clinches: Vanderbilt is 3-2 when attempting to win a 4-3 match. The Dores downed No. 1 UNC, Arkansas and No. 10 Florida, 4-3. Against UF, Summer Dvorak clinched the SEC Regular Season crown on court five 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. VU fell to Pepperdine on Feb. 11 as well as Mississippi State on March 15. Doubles Determination: The Commodores have clinched the doubles point in 17 dual competitions, and went 10-3 when trying to clinch the doubles point in regular season SEC league play Record with doubles point 6-1 Record without doubles point Home Cooking: Vanderbilt capped the season undefeated at home in the regular season, giving VU a 59-1 home mark since the beginning of the season. The Dores lone loss came on Feb. 5, 2017 against No. 7 Ohio State 5-2. Examples to follow:

7 Tennis, a family affair: Fernanda Contreras - Grandfather, Francisco, played for USC, as a 2x NCAA doubles champion ( 55, 56). Contreras father, Javier, played tennis for Florida International. Summer Dvorak - Older sister, Stormy played tennis for Dixie State in Utah. Emma Kurtz - Mother, Patrizia, played for College of Charleston. Sister, Sophie, plays for Tulane. Astra Sharma - Older brother, Ashwin, played tennis for Buffalo and Pacific. Semifinal Family: Father, Ryan, played collegiate soccer his freshman year at the University of South Carolina, earning an NCAA semifinal ring with the Gamecocks... Emma and Mr. Kurtz have matching NCAA Final Four rings. Emma s parents met at the College of Charleston, where Kurtz mother (Patrizia) played tennis and father resumed soccer career as a Cougar. The Kurtz family remained in Charleston for a time, as Mr. Kurtz competed for the Charleston Battery, Charleston s professional soccer club. Emma s little sister Leeza, an eighth-grader, hopes to follow in her sister s footsteps and compete for the Commodores. Emma was a highly scouted soccer player, and chose to graduate from high school early to compete for the Dores. More than just a high tennis IQ: Romanian by birth, Christina Rosca s parents left the then communist country to peruse doctoral degrees in the United States at the University of Rochester and Old Dominion. Mrs. Rosca was an intern at NASA while compleating her doctoral degree and compleating her research at the university... One of NASA s engineers was on her thesis committee. They provided her scholarship while she compleated her PhD thesis. Mr. Rosca was on the Romanian Math Olympic Team. Intellect runs in the family, as Chris is a neuroscience major and hopes to pursue medical school following graduation from Vanderbilt in two years. In the blood: The Commodores have family members who have achieved some of the highest accolades in their respected sport. Fernanda Contreras, was raised in a tennis playing family. Her grandfather, Francisco Contreras, won two NCAA doubles titles for USC in back-to-back years (1955, 1956) with two separate partners. Contreras competed for the Mexican Davis cup team for several years, where he led the team to the 1962 finals as the squad s captain. Fernanda will be continuing in her abuela s footsteps, as she will represent Mexico in the Fed Cup. Summer Dvoark s father, Dusty Dvorak, was a volleyball player for the American Men s National Team. Dvorak helped team USA win gold in the 1984 summer Olympics and was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1998 Majors: Contreras: Mechanical Engineering Dvorak: Human and Organizational Deve. Gish: Undecided Kurtz: Economics Meyer: Undecided Robinette: English Rosca: Neuroscience Sharma: Medicine, Heath and Society Smith: Communications 2018 Vanderbilt Success: Bowling 2018 NCAA Champions Soccer NCAA Tournament Appearance Men s Golf East Lake Cup Champions Women s Tennis SEC Regular Season Champions

8 Astra-Nomical Sharma s Return: Taking the fall off to compete on the pro tour, Astra Sharma made the decision to return to Vanderbilt in January for her redshirt-senior season. In 2017, the reigning 2017 SEC Player of the Year helped lead the Commodores to SEC regular-season and tournament titles and an NCAA Final Four appearance. The Perth, Australia native was a freshman on Vanderbilt s 2015 team that captured the NCAA championship, as well. Despite those accolades, Sharma says her Vanderbilt story remains unfinished. The way I look at it is, I ll always have those accomplishments, Sharma said. Nothing s going to take that away from me. But I can always add to them, so why not try to do it all again? It doesn t feel at all like I ve done everything I can. R64 Australian Open w/ Belinda Woolcock Finalist - $15,000 Orlando, FL Finalist - $25,000 Cairns Finalist - $25,000 Toowoomba Champion - $15,000 Graz Champion - $15,000 Targu Jiu Champion (Doubles) - $10,000 Knokke w/ Frances Altick Champion (Doubles) - $10,000 Amstelveen w/ Frances Altick First Tournament Championship - $10,000 Sharm El Sheikh 5/12/15 Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! While on the grounds at Melbourne Park at the Australian Open in January Astra Sharma often had to pinch herself. The opportunity to compete in her first-career Grand Slam was one thing; mingling with tennis legends was another experience entirely. Teaming up with, former Florida Gator Belinda Woolcock, the duo fell to the tournament s 12th-seeded pairing of Raquel Atawo/Anna-Lena Groenefeld, 7-6(2), 6-3 at the Australian Open. But the match s result was less important than the experience Sharma gained in her first Grand Slam all while competing in front of friends and family in her home country. Vanderbilt head coach Geoff Macdonald also ventured all the way to Melbourne to watch his senior compete. Across the Globe: Commodore team consists of nine student-athletes from four countries and three continents. Five fluent languages; English, French, Italian, Greek, Romanian and Spanish Active streaks Doubles: Rosca/Meyer: Eight-match win streak; 3/17 vs. OM Contreras/Dvorak: 6-0 this season, 4-0 dual Singles: Contreras: Loss against Florida broke a seven-match winning streak... owns four SEC losses over career Dvorak: Five-match win streak; 3/15 vs. MSU Rosca: Won six of last seven matches Sharma: Six-match win streak; 2/11 vs. Pepperdine 10-1 this season Commodores In the ITA Rankings SINGLES: CONTRERAS - 7 SHARMA - 8 ROSCA - 55 ITA Team Rankings: Date Team 1/3 2 1/17 2 1/24 2 1/31 2 2/14 3 2/20 7 2/27 4 3/6 4 3/13 2 3/20 3 3/27 2 4/3 2 4/10 3 4/17 2 DOUBLES: ROSCA/KURTZ - 21 CONTRERAS/SHARMA - 22 SMITH/KURTZ - 58

9 FERNANDA CONTRERAS Leads the SEC with a career-high ranking of No. 4 in the Nation Sat in the ITA top-10 the entire dual season Owns just four SEC losses over three-year campaign Vanderbilt s first Rivera/ITA Singles Tournament Champion Oracle ITA Fall National Championship semifinalist The junior is six wins short of claiming VU s single season win record (39) as well as her 100th career victory Clinched Vanderbilt s 4-3 victory over No. 1 UNC overcame a 2-5 third-set deficit for the victory 33-6 overall dual record playing at the No. 1 and No. 2 singles positions Eight ranked singles wins in the dual season 13 doubles victories on the year Owns a career-high doubles ranked of No. 19 with Astra Sharma While unranked defeated the third-ranked team in the Nation, Stanford s Gordon/Arbuthnott 6-3 Defeated No. 2 Gabriela Talaba at Riviera All-American semifinals, 6-2, Class: Junior Hometown: Austin, Texas High School: Westlake High School Honors Rivera/ITA Singles Tournament Champion Fall National Championship semifinalist 2018 SEC Community Service Team 2017 Second Team All-SEC 2016 SEC All-Tournament Team First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll 2016 SEC All-Freshman Team SEC Freshman of the Week (1/27, 4/18) 6-2 Wins over four players who are currently in the ITA top-25 Victory over Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov (No. 2) 6-3, 6-3 Competed in Riviera All-Americans doubles tournament (Sophomore): Named Second Team All-SEC Lost just two dual matches in sophomore season (18-2) Ended 2017 team on 12-match win streak(3/24-5/22) Played predominately on court six Clinched Vanderbilt s SEC Tournament Championship over Florida in Nashville Picked up four ranked wins Career-high victory came over UF s No. 40 Kourtney Keegan Austin, Texas native earned a career-high singles ranking at No. 69 and doubles ranking at No. 52 Teamed up with Christina Rosca, playing at No. 3 doubles Contreras went 16-6 in dual match doubles (Freshman): Named to the SEC All-Tournament Team and First Year Academic Honor Roll Two-time SEC Freshman of the Week (1/27, 4/18) First Commodore dual-match doubles and singles win came against Denver on Jan. 23 Victory was a straight set match-clincher against Evy Van Genechten on court five Went 30-5 in singles play in her premiere season Played predominantly on courts five and six Only one SEC loss on the season Contreras/ Sellyn earned first doubles win together on court three against MSU s No. 61 Patrasc/Rentouli, 6-3 Clinched competitions against No. 25 Northwestern and No. 14 Texas A&M In doubles went 10-4 (6-3) with Sellyn Tandem played No. 3 doubles. Personal: Fernanda Contreras Gomez Born October 8th, 1997 Daughter of Javier and Magdalena. Sister Magdalena, swims for Colorado State University Pueblo Majoring in Mechanical Engineering Began officially playing tennis at age nine Captain of the Westlake High School tennis team in 2013, 2014 and 2015 Coached by Kim Riley Earned Texas singles and mixes doubles champion status

10 SUMMER DVORAK Class: Junior Hometown: Laguna Beach, Calif. High School: Laguna Beach High School Honors SEC Player of the Week (4/16/18) First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll Clinched Vanderbilt s second-straight SEC Regular Season title rebounding from a 1-4 deficit to take five games in a row and the match, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 Clinched Vanderbilt No. 1 seed in 2018 SEC Tournament Rebounded from two seasons of injury to earn a 25-5 overall 2018 season Owns an 11-3 dual match record, playing at the No. 5 and No. 6 singles positions Began her 2018 season on a nine-match run Named SEC Player of the Week (4/18) Made SEC debut against Auburn and owns just one league loss Owns just three three-set wins, taking eight of her victories in straight sets Sits undefeated in singles and doubles since March 31 Owns 13 doubles victories on the year Clinched Vandy s owns sixth top-10 wins this season as well as 11th top-25 victory (Sophomore): Made dual match debut in doubles, defeating SIUE 6-1 on court three with Christina Rosca... Went 3-2 throughout the fall in doubles, defeating teams from Middle Tennessee and Kentucky Went 1-2 at the June Stewart Invitational Defeated Ole Miss Brooke Stevens in three sets (Freshman): Named to the 2016 First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll Went 8-6 in singles over the fall Defeated three SEC opponents in singles during the individual season, two in straight sets Went 6-3 in doubles during the fall tournament season Defeated two SEC team in the fall with Ellie Yates... Duo won flight of Furman Fall Classic and began the season going undefeated at the Miami Fall Invite. High School: Signed with Vanderbilt as the No. 7 player in the state of California and No. 42 in the country... Was selected by her peers as the team MVP for her excellence on and off the tennis court... Dvorak helped lead her team to an Orange Coast League championships, the California Interscholastic Federation s (CIF) Southern Section, Division II semifinals, and the state of California s southern region quarterfinals... In her senior season with the Breakers, Summer complied a perfect 20-0 mark. Personal: Summer comes from a highly athletic background, as her father, Dusty Dvorak, represented team USA in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, garnering a gold medal... In 1998 Dusty Dvorak was inducted in the Volleyball Hall of Fame... Older sister Stormy plays tennis for Dixie State College in Utah.

11 LAUREN GISH Freshman Campaign: Joined Commodores as a preferred walk-on Made dual match debut against Mississippi State, playing at No. 3 doubles with Chris Rosca Gish/Rosca fell against the Bulldogs in a tight 6-4 contest Linked together a six-match winning streak throuhgout the fall Gish owns nine victories in singles over the entire year Earned three SEC wins on the fall in singles action Defeated two student-athletes from Missouri at the Puerto Rico Fall Classic Downed Ole Miss Cameron Kriscunas in straight sets Owns four doubles victories on the fall, defeating one SEC team in Mizzou s Ellie Eright and Ally Noback Class: Freshman Hometown: Mooresville, N.C. High School: Lake Norman HS

12 EMMA KURTZ Class: Sophomore Hometown: Atlanta, Ga. High School: Stephen Diaz Tennis Acad. Rosca/Kurtz have not left ITA top-25 since their debut on Nov. 15 Defeated No. 1 team in the nation at Riviera/ITA All-Americans, Michigan s Kate Fahey and Alex Najarian, 8-6 with Emma Kurtz Limited No. 22 Maria Kononova and Tamuna Kutubidze (North Texas) to one single game at All-Americans Owns six wins on the dual season in singles play Has defeated three SEC opponents this season Contributed to Vanderbilt 7-0 sweep over Stanford In doubles, earned a top-10 victory over UGA s No. 9 Gould/Jokic, 6-3 Picked up a ranked win over SC s No. 55 Cline/Berg, 6-4 Helped the Commodores to their 4-3 victory over Arkansas Made it to quarterfinals of 2017 ITA Division I Women s Ohio Valley Regional Singles Championships (Freshman): (Freshman): Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors (3/8) The Atlanta product s first ranked victory came over No. 111 Marta Gonzales Victory over Gonzales clinched the Commodore s first road win over Georgia since the 2005 season Played mostly on courts four and five in singles Went 16-6 throughout dual singles season (30-9 overall) Competed alongside Sydney Campbell Kurtz earned 14 dual match doubles victories, while falling in 10 competitions Kurtz/Campbell earned first dual ranked victory against Pepperdine s then-no. 53 Stefani/Runglerdkriangkrai, USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Singles semifinalist... Undefeated at Furman Fall Classic and Puerto Rico Fall Classic... USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional doubles finalist with Sharma... Clinched doubles points over Duke, Tennessee, Mississippi State Honors ITA Regional Rookie of the Year SEC Freshman of the Week (3/8/17)

13 AMANDA MEYER Class: Freshman Hometown: Delray Beach, Fla. Freshman Campaign: Clinched doubles point over Florida alongside Amanda Meyer, 6-1 Meyer/Rosca own just one doubles loss on the year Meyer/Rosca own a six-match winning streak Meyer owns 24 doubles victories this season, going 9-0 at No. 3 doubles Owns 27 singles victories, playing primarily on courts three and four Amassed an eight-match win streak from Jan. 21 to Feb. 25 Clinched VU s 4-3 victory over Arkansas on court three over Mia Jurasic 7-6(4), 6-4 Owns a perfect 5-0 record at No. 6 singles The Freshman Commodore owns three ranked singles victories Meyer earned first collegiate ranked victory over No. 117 Jessica Hinojosa, 6-4, 6-0 Highest ranked win came over No. 32 Jessie Aney (UNC), 6-3, 6-2 Picked up first ranked SEC win over Ole Miss No. 69 Tea Jandric in three sets, 6-2, 0-6, 6-3 High School: Florida Virtual Honors 2017 SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year 2016 SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year 2016 Spring SEC Honor Roll 2015 Spring SEC Honor Roll 2014 Spring SEC Honor Roll 2014 Ohio Valley Regional Singles Champion SEC Freshman of the Week (2/6) First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

14 PAYTON ROBINETTE Payton Robinette has been dedicated the Vanderbilt women s tennis team for four years, joining the squad as a walk-on in A native of Maryville, Tennessee, Payton has been an active member on the sidelines, cheering on the Commodores and participating in each and every practice with the team s best interest always in mind. A hard working student-athlete with a huge personality, Payton will continue to cheer on the Commodores next year and beyond as she plans to begins research with Vanderbilt Orthopedic and Medical School next year. Some of Payton s fondest memories on the team were hanging out in the locker room, forming friendships and bonds which will last a lifetime (Junior): Earned valuable experience in fall season, competing in five tournaments for a career-high 13 singles matches Played in five doubles matches with Contreras, Dvorak and Sellyn. Class: Senior Hometown: Maryville, Tenn. High School: Maryville High School (Sophomore): Named to the 2016 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll Added invaluable support behind the scenes for the secondstraight year Played three singles matches during the fall Went to three sets against Wichita State s Summer Schlotterback Played one singles match during the fall with Maggie Leavell versus Auburn Carolina Turner and Alannah Griffin (Freshman): Joined Vanderbilt s program as a walk-on for the season... Finished nine doubles matches for the Dores, including a close 8-6 loss to Mississippi States Guibe/Ronaldson in Vandy s 2015 SEC debut Played seven singles matches for VU, including a match against Mississippi State at No. 6. Honors 2016 Spring SEC Honor Roll 2015 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll High School: Qualified for state singles championship all four years of high school... Finished runner-up at state in Personal: Daughter of Jesse and Jennifer Robinette... Dad is elementary school principal; mom is elementary school teacher... Older brother, Patton, played quarterback at Vanderbilt... Two younger sisters: Paxton and Preston... Undeclared on major. high school... Finished runner-up at state in Nickname: P-Rex.

15 CHRISTINA ROSCA Class: Sophomore Hometown: Princeton, N.J. High School: Princeton High School Honors 2017 SEC All-Tournament Team 2017 SEC All-Freshman Team 2017 SEC All-Tournament Team Career-high singles ranking of No. 20 in the nation, and careerhigh doubles ranking of No. 19 Rosca/Kurtz have not left ITA top-25 since their debut on Nov. 15 Defeated No. 1 team in the nation at Riviera/ITA All-Americans, Michigan s Kate Fahey and Alex Najarian, 8-6 with Emma Kurtz Limited No. 22 Maria Kononova and Tamuna Kutubidze (North Texas) to one single game at All-Americans Advanced from qualifiers to become Riviera All-American singles quarterfinalist, falling to No. 1 Ena Shibahara 2017 ITA Division I Women s Ohio Valley Regional Championship semifinalist Clinched doubles point over Florida alongside Amanda Meyer, 6-1 Meyer/Rosca own a six-match winning streak Rosca/Meyer own just one doubles loss on the year 22-9 overall doubles record, 8-2 in SEC play Two ranked singles victories Defeated Stanford s No. 69 Lampl 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 Downed No. 45 Josie Kuhlman 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 at No. 2 singles position to make score 3-all 2017 SEC All-Freshman team Member of 2017 SEC All-Tournament team (Freshman): Finished debut dual singles season and overall Fourth Commodore since 2014 to earn a place on the SEC s All-Freshman team Played predominantly on court three in singles and doubles Third freshman Commodore to earn a coveted spot on the SEC All-Tournament team in as many years Rallied to defeat the 2016 SEC Player of the Year, Brooke Austin, in the tournament finale to hold the Gators at bay and even the match score to 3-all... Had extremely impressive fall showing (15-1) Princeton, N.J native debuted in ITA singles rankings at No. 28 in the nation and No. 53 in doubles with Sydney Campbell Earned highest win in fall against then-no. 21 Caroline Brinson in three sets Earned seven ranked wins throughout freshman year, with four coming in dual match play. High School: Ranked No. 1 in the State of New Jersey and No. 25 In the nation... Rosca will bring maturity and leadership capabilities to the already talented Commodore squad... As a sophomore Rosca won the state singles title with Princeton High School, and the then-junior won the 2015 USTA Girls 18s Winter National Doubles Championship alongside then-partner and UNC s Jessie Aney.

16 ASTRA SHARMA Class: RS Junior Hometown: Perth, Australia High School: Applecross Senior HS Honors 2017 Automatic All-American (S/D) Top seed in NCAA Doubles Tournament 2017 SEC Player of the Year 2017 ITA Regional Player to Watch 2017 First Team All-SEC 2016 Ohio Valley Player to Watch 2016 Second Team All-SEC 2016 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll 2015 NCAA Tournament MVP 2015 All-American (Doubles) 2015 SEC Tournament MVP First Team All-SEC 2015 SEC All-Freshman team 2015 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll 2014 SEC Academic Honor Roll Sharma has amassed a overall career singles record Reigning SEC Player of the Year is undefeated in SEC play throughout her redshirt senior season Has played entirely at the No. 1 singles position Owns a career-high doubles ranking of No. 1 in the nation and careerhigh singles ranking of No. 2 Represented Vanderbilt in her grand slam debut, competing in the Australia Open doubles main draw Owns just one loss this season with an 11-1 record and four top-25 victories and six ranked wins Earned her first top-10 victory of the year in a straight-set victory over No. 8 Allie Sanford 6-4, 6-3 Defeated UGA s sixth-ranked Jokic 6-4, 6-3 Sharma clinched Vandy s sweep over No. 1 Stanford on Saturday Rides seven-match singles winning streak Owns a season-high doubles ranked of No. 19 with Astra Sharma While unranked Sharma/Contreras, defeated the third-ranked team in the Nation, Stanford s Gordon/Arbuthnott 6-3 Named SEC Player of the Week twice this season (Redshirt Junior): Named the 2017 SEC Player of the Year Earned singles and doubles All-American honors, Sharma is the first Commodore since Sarah Riske in 2003 to claim both prestigious awards in one season The Perth, Australia native was a semifinalist in both of the ITA s national championships, the Riviera ITA Championships and National Indoors Finished the season tying a career-high ranking of No. 2 in the final ITA rankings and was 32-8 overall -- including 24-6 versus ranked opponents -- and boasts a career record Earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA doubles tournament, the first Vandy pairing to achieve the feat Smith/Sharma earned a career-high ranking of No. 1 in the nation Tandem boasted a 7-2 SEC record at the number one doubles position (RS Sophomore): USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Region Player to Watch Selected to NCAA Singles tournament Played primarily at the No. 3 spot of the singles lineup and at No. 2 doubles with Frances Altick Ranked a season-high No. 28 in doubles with Frances Altick Went undefeated in both 2015 and 2016 NCAA tournament runs Clinched against Virginia in the regular season at ITA Indoor and VU s NCAA Sweet 16 sweep over Auburn in straight sets on court three Went 17-6 in singles, going on two five-match win streaks Picked up nine SEC regular season wins Ohio Valley Regional singles Semifinalist Went undefeated at the June Stewart Tournament (RS Freshman): Named SEC and NCAA tournament MVP... Earning a redshirt for campaign, Sharma returned to Nashville to compile a 36-9 overall singles record... Played predominately at the No. 2 spot of the VU lineup, gathering a 25-3 (11-2) overall dual record... went 16-1 against ranked opponents... clinched the Vanderbilt win with all three wins against the Gator... clinched a total of eight matches for the Black and Gold... Played doubles alongside Ashleigh Antal... Duo amassed a 18-3 (9-2) dual record... pair earned All-American status in NCAA Doubles Tournament.

17 EMILY SMITH Earned top-10 victory over UGA s No. 9 Gould/Jokic, 6-3 Picked up a ranked win over SC s No. 55 Cline/Berg, 6-4 Went 10-2 over the fall in doubles play Currently ranked 58th with Emma Kurtz Competed in Riviera/ITA All-American doubles draw 2017 ITA Division I Women s Ohio Valley Regional Doubles Championship Semifinalist Won the doubles championship at the Puerto Rico Fall Classic and Debbie Southern Fall Classic Owns 16 singles victories on the entire year Picked up five SEC singles victories over 2018 Contributed to Vanderbilt s 4-3 victory over Florida for the SEC Regular Season Championship Class: Junior Hometown: Birmingham, England Education: Highclare School/Rice Honors 2017 Automatic All-American (Doubles) Top seed in NCAA Doubles Tournament 2017 First Team All-SEC (Sophomore): (Sophomore): Women s tennis 13th All- American, and she teamed with Sharma to earn All-America status Earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA doubles tournament, the first Vandy pairing to achieve the feat Smith/Sharma earned a career-high ranking of No. 1 in the nation Rice transfer made second-straight NCAA doubles tournament in 2017 Tandem boasted a 7-2 SEC record at the number one doubles position. -Allowed 11 doubles opponents two or less games throughout her first year at Vanderbilt Transferred to Vanderbilt from Rice during the summer of Eligible to compete immediately. Career at Rice (Freshman): Clinched Rice s fourth-consecutive Conference USA championship... Playing primarily at No. 3 in her debut season, the Birmingham, England native capped her time with the Owls amassing an 11-7 record in dual action (10-7 on court three)...ranked 48th in doubles with Katherine Ip, the pair earned two top-15 wins, defeating the Commodores own then-no. 14 Colton/Campbell and Baylor s then 10th-ranked Shankle/Generette... The duo closed out the season with an 18-6 (14-5) overall record... Qualified for the NCAA Doubles Championship along with Ip and dropped a tough three-set match to UCLA s Catherine Harrison and Kyle McPhillips, 5-7, 7-5, Juniors: Attended Highclare School in Birmingham... Finalist in the British juniors U 18 Championships and reached a career-best ITF Junior ranking of Named the Worcestershire County Player of the Year in Personal: Emily Paige Smith... Born: August 21, 1997 in Birmingham, England...Parents: James and Tracy Smith, Birmingham...One sister... Father played college basketball at College of New Jersey as well as professionally the BBL in England from

18 NOTEWORTHY BOXSCORES 2018 University of Florida Women s Tennis Linder Stadium at Ring Tennis Complex Gainesville, Florida Saturday, April 14, 2018 #10 Florida vs. #3 Vanderbilt Head Coach Roland Thornqvist Head Coach Geoff Macdonald Doubles Florida vs Vanderbilt Winner Score (match length) #14 Anna Danilina #71 Emma Kurtz DNF 4-2 unfinished No. 1 - Victoria Emma Emily Smith Josie Kuhlman Amanda Meyer VU* 6-1 [0:27] No. 2- McCartney Kessler Christina Rosca Peggy Porter Fernanda Contreras VU 6-1 [0:24] No. 3 - Katie Kubicz Summer Dvorak Singles Florida vs Vanderbilt Winner Score (match length) No. 1 - #13 Anna Danilina #6 Fernanda Contreras UF 7-5, 6-1 [1:21] No. 2 - #45 Josie Kuhlman #20 Christina Rosca VU 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 [2:01] No. 3 - #94 McCartney Kessler Amanda Meyer UF 6-1, 6-4 [1:10] No. 4 - Victoria Emma Emma Kurtz UF 6-2, 6-0 [1:08] No. 5 - Peggy Porter Summer Dvorak VU* 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4 [2:35] No. 6 - Katie Kubicz Emily Smith VU 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 [1:41]

19 NOTEWORTHY BOXSCORES Tennis Match Results Texas A&M vs Vanderbilt Apr 20, 2018 at Knoxville, Tenn. (Barksdale Stadium) #2 Vanderbilt 4, #36 Texas A&M 1 Singles competition 1. #8 Astra Sharma (VANDY) vs. Domenica Gonzalez (A&M) 7-6 (7-3), 5-0, unfinished 2. #7 Fernanda Contreras (VANDY) def. #75 Macarena Olivares (A&M) 2-6, 6-1, #44 Christina Rosca (VANDY) vs. Eva Paalma (A&M) 7-5, 3-5, unfinished 4. Amanda Meyer (VANDY) def. Riley McQuaid (A&M) 6-3, Summer Dvorak (VANDY) def. Tatiana Makarova (A&M) 7-5, Iulia Ivascu (A&M) def. Emily Smith (VANDY) 7-5, 6-1 Doubles competition 1. Fernanda Contreras/Summer Dvorak (VANDY) def. #59 Eva Paalma/Domenica Gonzalez (A&M) 7 2. Tatiana Makarova/Macarena Olivares (A&M) def. #58 Emma Kurtz/Emily Smith (VANDY) 7-6 (8-6) 3. Christina Rosca/Amanda Meyer (VANDY) def. Riley McQuaid/Iulia Ivascu (A&M) 6-1 Match Notes: Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,6,5,2) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. For the fifth year in a row, the No. 2 Vanderbilt women s tennis team advances to the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals, defeating No. 36 Texas A&M 4-1 at the Barksdale Tennis Center. Prior to first serve, Vanderbilt received its 2018 SEC Regular Season trophy. The top-seeded Commodores opened up Friday s quarterfinal match, taking the one-point advantage in a closely contested doubles point. Vanderbilt altered its doubles lineup, but the shift did not stop the Dores from taking their 16th doubles point of the season. Vanderbilt s Christina Rosca and Amanda Meyer limited Arkansas Riley McQuaid and Iulia Ivascu to one game the entire match, taking a 6-1 victory on court three. With the victory, Rosca/Meyer extend their winning streak to seven matches and sit undefeated since March 9. Tatiana Makarova and Macarena Olivares leveled the tandems opportunity, after a neck-and-neck competition on court two. Down 5-6, No. 58 Emma Kurtz and Emily Smith pushed for a tiebreaker, however the Aggies pulled off the victory taking the final two points of the breaker for the win, 7-6(8). Unranked Fernanda Contreras and Summer Dvorak earned a ranked win while competing on court one. Accustomed to playing at No. 3 doubles, the Dore duo defeated No. 59 Eva Paalma and Domenica Gonzalez by clinching the match in a tiebreaker, 7-6(4). Texas A&M flipped a switch in singles play, earning large leads on predominately every court but one. However, the Commodores rallied to take five of six first sets. Meyer was first off the court for the black and gold, earning a 6-3, 6-1 victory on court four for the 2-0 Vanderbilt lead. Meyer now owns a three-match winning streak on court four and her first SEC Tournament victory. The Aggies earned their lone point of the day on court six. Ivascu defeated Smith in straight sets, 7-5, 6-1. Down 1-3 in the first set, Dvorak worked to level her match on court five to 4-all. The junior earned key points in each game and walked away with the opening set over McQuaid 7-5. Dvorak earned the Dores their third point of the outing, breezing through her second set, 6-3. Ranked seventh in the country, Contreras earned the day s comeback victory award. The junior powered back into her match after falling in the first set to No. 75 Olivares, 6-2. The Austin, Texas native flew through the second set, 6-1, to force a spotless final set, clinching the quarterfinal match 2-6, 6-1, 6-0. At the clinch, Astra Sharma led on court one 5-0 in the second set, while Rosca trailed by one game on court three, 4-5 in the second set.

20 NOTEWORTHY BOXSCORES Tennis Match Results Ole Miss vs Vanderbilt Apr 21, 2018 at Knoxville, Tenn. (Barksdale Stadium) #2 Vanderbilt 4, #6 Ole Miss 1 Singles competition 1. #13 Arianne Hartono (OM) def. #8 Astra Sharma (VANDY) 6-3, #7 Fernanda Contreras (VANDY) def. #77 Sabina Machalova (OM) 6-2, #44 Christina Rosca (VANDY) vs. Tea Jandric (OM) 6-2, 2-6, unfinished 4. Amanda Meyer (VANDY) def. Anna Vrbenska (OM) 6-3, Emma Kurtz (VANDY) def. Natalie Suk (OM) 6-2, Summer Dvorak (VANDY) vs. Alexa Bortles (OM) 6-6 (12-12), unfinished Doubles competition 1. #22 Fernanda Contreras/Astra Sharma (VANDY) def. #5 Alexa Bortles/Arianne Hartono (OM) Sabina Machalova/Tea Jandric (OM) def. #58 Emma Kurtz/Emily Smith (VANDY) Christina Rosca/Amanda Meyer (VANDY) def. Natalie Suk/Anna Vrbenska (OM) 6-2 Match Notes: Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,4,1,5) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. The top-seeded and No. 2-ranked Vanderbilt women s tennis team is bound for the Southeastern Conference Tournament Final after downing fifth-seeded and No. 6 Ole Miss 4-1 on Saturday afternoon at the Barksdale Tennis Center at the University of Tennessee. For the second year in a row, the Commodores find themselves taking on Florida in the SEC Tournament final, which will air live on the SEC Network Sunday at 1:30 p.m. CT. The Commodores opened semifinal play by taking a dominant doubles point over the Rebels. Reuniting on court one for the first time since March 25, No. 22 Astra Sharma and Fernanda Contreras put on a show against Ole Miss fifth-ranked duo of Alexa Bortles/Arianne Hartono. The Dores handed the top- 10 team a 6-0 loss. No. 58 Emily Smith and Emma Kurtz suffered a 6-1 setback on court two. However, Amanda Meyer and Christina Rosca were able to clinch the point advantage on court three, limiting Natalie Suk and Anna Vrbenska to two games in their 6-2 victory. The Commodores came out on fire in semifinal singles play, nabbing four of the five completed first sets. Seventh-ranked Contreras was first off the court in singles action for the black and gold. The Austin, Texas native set the tone for the Commodores, relying on her slice and serve to earn a 6-2, 6-0 victory. Contreras is four wins away from her 100th career victory and six wins away from tying the VU singleseason win record set by Frances Altick at 39. Meyer earned Vandy the 3-0 lead, as the freshman picked up another efficient win for Vanderbilt. Competing on court four, Meyer defeated Vrbenska 6-3, 6-0. Ole Miss earned its first point of the outing on court one as No. 13 Arianne Hartono defeated No. 8 Sharma 6-3, 6-4. Kurtz flew through her first set on court five against Suk, 6-2. However, the Rebel has other plans as the second set was a tight competition down to the last point. Up 6-5 but in a 0-40 deficit, Kurtz powered back into the game to level the opportunity 40-all and take the final point of the match to clinch Vanderbilt s spot in the SEC finals, 6-2, 7-5. At the clinch, Dvorak was deep in a contentious first-set tiebreaker at No. 6 singles, tied at 12-all, while Rosca was about to begin her third set on court three, 6-2, 2-6. Earlier this Sunday, the Commodores earned a 4-0 victory over Florida at National Team Indoors on Feb. 10. Last Saturday, the Dores downed the Gators for the team s second-straight SEC Regular Season Championship in a gritty 4-3 victory.

21 SEASON STATISTICS Overall record: 21-3 Conference: 12-1 Region: 0-0 Home: 13-1 Away: 6-2 Neutral: 2-0 vs National ranked: 11-1 vs Regional ranked: 0-0 vs ranked Last SINGLES Overall Dual Tour Conf Nat'l Reg'l Strk 10 Fernanda Contreras W2 8-1 Summer Dvorak W5 5-0 Emma Kurtz W1 3-3 Amanda Meyer W2 5-2 Christina Rosca W1 5-1 Astra Sharma L1 5-1 Emily Smith L1 5-3 Totals Percentage vs ranked Last DOUBLES TEAMS Overall Dual Tour Conf Nat'l Reg'l Strk 10 Summer Dvorak/Astra Sharma L2 0-2 Fernanda Contreras/Emily Smith L1 2-2 Emma Kurtz/Christina Rosca L1 0-1 Fernanda Contreras/Astra Sharma W3 7-3 Amanda Meyer/Christina Rosca W9 9-1 Emma Kurtz/Emily Smith L2 4-6 Fernanda Contreras/Summer Dvorak W6 6-1 Amanda Meyer/Astra Sharma L1 1-1 Lauren Gish/Christina Rosca L1 0-1 Totals Percentage Date Opponent Score Overall Conf Nation Region Jan 26, 2018 NEBRASKA W #2 Jan 27, 2018 FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY W #2 Feb 02, 2018 #16 BAYLOR WOMEN'S TENNIS W #2 Feb 03, 2018 #1 STANFORD W #2 Feb 9, 2018 #21 WAKE FOREST W #2 2 2/10/2018 #3 FLORIDA W #1 Feb 11, 2018 #6 PEPPERDINE L #2 2/23/2018 at #24 Northwestern L #7 Feb 25, 2018 at #1 North Carolina W #7 * Mar 02, 2018 #16 AUBURN W #4 * Mar 04, 2018 #37 ALABAMA W #4 * 3/9/2018 at Mizzou W #4 * March 11, 2018 at #32 Arkansas W #4 * Mar. 15, 2018 at Mississippi State L #2 * Mar 17, 2018 at #11 Ole Miss W #2 * Mar 23, 2018 #37 TENNESSEE W #3 * Mar 25, 2018 #9 GEORGIA W #3 * Mar 31, 2018 #20 KENTUCKY W #2 * Apr 05, 2018 #33 TEXAS A&M W #2 * Apr 07, 2018 #37 LSU W #2 * Apr 12, 2018 at #7 South Carolina W #3 * 04/14/18 at #10 Florida W #3 Apr 20, 2018 vs #36 Texas A&M W #2 Apr 21, 2018 vs #6 Ole Miss W #2