NCAA Womens Tennis

Vandy Wins to Advance to Championship

Vandy Wins to Advance to Championship

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Vanderbilt women’s tennis team defeated Furman 5-0 to advance to tomorrow’s championship against NC State. The winner of Sunday’s match will play in the 2023 ITA National Team Indoors Championships.

Vandy started the afternoon winning the doubles point. No. 55 Celia-Belle Mohr and Anessa Lee finished first, extending their doubles win streak to seven. Anna Ross and Holly Staff clinched the point for Vandy with their victory over Furman’s Jess Dawson and Sara Snyder. The Dores swept the singles field with wins from Mohr, Lee, Marcella Cruz and Bridget Stammel counting toward the final score.

“It was a stupendous start for the Dores in Raleigh today. After a hard-fought doubles point, I’m proud of how our team came out in singles, jumping out to leads on all six courts,” head coach Aleke Tsoubanos said. “We are very excited for an opportunity to play one of the top teams in the country in NC State tomorrow and I expect it to be a highly competitive match with a chance to advance to Seattle on the line.”

SINGLES

No. 33 Celia Belle-Mohr def Jess Dawson 6-3, 6-1

Holly Staff vs. Ellie Schulson 6-0, 5-4, unfinished

No. 35 Bridget Stammel def. Marissa Pennings 6-3, 6-3

Anessa Lee def. Madison Dillon 6-2, 6-0

Amy Stevens vs. Sara Snyder 6-3, 5-3, unfinished

Marcella Cruz def. Alexa Griffith 6-1, 6-2

 

DOUBLES

Anna Ross/Holly Staff def. Jess Dawson/Sara Snyder 7-5

Marcella Cruz/Bridget Stammel vs. Marissa Pennings/Ellie Schulson 6-5, unfinished

No. 55 Celia-Belle Mohr/Anessa Lee def. Alexa Griffith/Madison Dillon 6-1

 

The championship match will be at 1 p.m. Jan. 29 at NC State.

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