Women's Tennis Falls at 18th-Ranked Vanderbilt in Season Opener

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Opening its 2026 season, the Belmont University women's tennis team was handed a 7-0 loss at 18th-ranked Vanderbilt University Saturday at the Lummis Family Tennis Center in the Music City. The Bruins (0-1) were able to capture only one set against the nationally-ranked Commodores (2-0) as graduate Cielo Tapia-Cruz won her second set at No. 4 singles.
 
A 6-3 match at the top doubles spot was the closest of margins in doubles action before Vanderbilt swept singles play.
 
The Commodores took five of the six singles matches in straight sets.
 
On court four, Tapia-Cruz responded to a 6-3 opening set loss against Vanderbilt's Trinetra Vijayakumar with a 6-4 set two win. However, Tapia-Cruz was unable to do much damage in the third-set super tiebreaker as Vijayakumar won the deciding tiebreak 10-3.
 
Up Next
Belmont will host the University of Alabama at Birmingham next Saturday at the Ensworth Tennis Center for its home opener. First serve is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. The Bruins will then have nearly two weeks off from match action before returning on Friday, Feb. 6 when Belmont hosts Samford.
 
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