SIUE Draws Vanderbilt In NCAA Women’s Tennis Tourney
SIUE women’s tennis advanced to the NCAA Division I Championships for the second consecutive season and will face Vanderbilt in the opening round in Nashville.
The Cougars will challenge the Commodores Friday, May 12 with a 4 p.m. dual at the Brownlee O. Currey Jr. Tennis Center. For the second straight season, SIUE faces Vandy in the opening round.
SIUE earned an automatic bid after winning its second straight Ohio Valley Conference Tournament title. The Cougars finished the regular season and the league championships with a perfect 21-0 dual match record and a 9-0 record in conference play. Both marks are program bests at the Division I level.
Vanderbilt, 17-5, is the Southeastern Conference champion and the No. 4 seed nationally.
SIUE is led by first team All-OVC selections Lexi Aranda and Mia Frogner. The two seniors locked in the top two singles positions for the Cougars.
Aranda holds a 19-6 singles record, including a 17-2 mark in No. 1 singles matches. Frogner has a 20-7 singles record, including a 16-3 mark in No. 2 singles matches.
Morgan Steffes leads the team in singles wins with 23 followed by 22 from freshman Tiffany Hollebeck. Callaghan Adams, also a freshman, has recorded 17 singles wins this season.
