Women's Tennis Takes on No. 14 seed Vanderbilt in the NCAA Championship First Round

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's tennis is set to travel to Nashville to open up 2026 NCAA Championship play against host Vanderbilt, the No. 14 seed, on Friday, May 1, at 5:00 p.m. ET at Vanderbilt's Lummis Tennis Center in Nashville, Tenn.

The winner between the Musketeers and the Commodores will face the winner of the match between Clemson and ETSU on Saturday, May 2, at 5:00 p.m. ET.

The Musketeers enter the NCAA Championships at 16-8 overall, winning the last nine matches. Xavier claimed the program's sixth-straight conference title after defeating No. 2 seed DePaul, 4-1, to win the 2026 BIG EAST Women's Championship on Sunday, April 19, at the Cayce Tennis and Fitness Center. This is Xavier's sixth-straight NCAA appearance and seventh overall.

TOURNAMENT INFO

Second Round – Saturday, May 2
Match 3: Match 1 Winner vs. Match 2 Winner | 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT | Watch

Lummis Family Tennis Center
Address: 1405 25th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37212

Tickets will be sold on a walk-up basis Friday and Saturday: $10 for general admission and $5 for students and children.

VANDERBILT

Vanderbilt, ranked No. 13 in the most recent ITA rankings, enters the tournament at 20-9 and 9-6 in SEC play, advancing to the league tournament's quarterfinals before falling to No. 2 Texas A&M.
A trio of Commodores, Célia-Belle Mohr, Bridget Stammel and Valeria Ray were awarded with All-SEC honors. No. 11 Stammell, No. 32 Mohr and No. 33 Ray were all ranked in the top 40 of the most ITA Singles rankings.
Additionally, Mohr and Sophia Webster earned the No. 6 doubles rankings, while Stammel and Ray combine for the No. 15 doubles rankings.
The two programs faced off earlier this season in Nashville, with the Dores taking a 6-1 win. Madeleine Rexroat picked up a singles win on the No. 2 court, topping No. 15 ranked Valeria Ray, 6-2, 4-6, 10-5, for the highest ranked singles win in program history.

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