Vanderbilt College males’s tennis workforce was defeated by No.7 Kentucky, in its SEC house opener. Vanderbilt continues SEC convention play subsequent week, touring to Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Friday and returning house on Sunday to face Alabama.
As reported by the Commodores athletics web site, Kentucky took an early lead, taking the doubles level when Hugo Coquelin and Danil Panarin fell 6-3 to the tandem of Jack Loutit and Matt Rankin on Courtroom 3.
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➡️https://t.co/dNToVfWyG9#AnchorDown — Vanderbilt Males’s Tennis (@VandyMTennis) March 2, 2024
Shortly earlier than that, the No.
Kentucky’s 23 composed of Joshua Lapadat and JJ Mercer got here Jeremie Casabon and Nathan Cox on court docket 2, they get the victory 6-2. Ending first on Courtroom 1, Joubert Klopper and Michael Ross earned the one victory for the Dores with a 6-3 win over Eli Stephenson and Jaden Weekes.
The Wildcats prolonged their lead in singles, with Lapadat incomes a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Cox on Courtroom 2. Charlelie Cosnet secured a 6-3, 6-4 victory on Courtroom 4, whereas Panarin received in straight units over No. 24 Taha Baadi on court docket 1, with a rating of 6-2, 7-5.
Ross obtained to 3 units, taking the primary and dropping the second, finally falling to Loutit 6-1 within the last set. Klopper received the primary set in opposition to Weekes in a tiebreak 6-7 (3-7), dropping the second and third, and the Wildcats had been forward 5-1.
Stephenson outlasted Coquelin in straight units to safe a 6-1 victory for Kentucky.
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Males’s singles:
1. Panarin (Vanderbilt) def.
No. 24 Baadi 6-2, 7-52. Lapadat (Kentucky) def. Cox 6-2, 6-33. Weekes (Kentucky) def. Klopper 6-7 (3-7), 6-0, 6-24. Charlelie Cosnet (Kentucky) def. Casabon 6-3, 6-45. Loutit (Kentucky) def. Ross 2-6, 6-0, 6-16. Stephenson (Kentucky) def.
Coquelin 6-3, 6-3
Males’s singles:
1. No. 23 Lapadat/Mercer (Kentucky) def. Cox/Casabon 6-22. Klopper/Ross (Vanderbilt) def. Stephenson/weeks 6-33. Loutit/Rankin (Kentucky) def. Panarin/Coquelin 6-3