SEC TENNIS: Vandy next for women

Florida’s two tennis teams learned their quarterfinal opponents Thursday for their respective Southeastern Conference tennis tournament.

The Florida women, seeded fourth, will play Vanderbilt at 11:30 a.m. Friday in the SEC women’s tournament at the University of Arkansas’ Billingsley Tennis Center in Fayetteville. Vanderbilt, the fifth seed, beat No. 12 Mississippi State, 4-0, Thursday at the Dills Tennis Center after high winds forced the match indoors.

The Florida men, also seeded fourth, will play Alabama at noon Friday in the SEC men’s tournament being hosted by Auburn at the Yarbrough Tennis Center in Auburn, Ala. No. 5 seed Alabama beat No. 12 Vanderbilt 4-0 Thursday.

SEC WOMEN’S TENNIS TOURNAMENT

At George M. Billingsley Tennis Center, Fayetteville, Ark.

All times EDT

Thursday’s first round

No. 8 Alabama 4, No. 9 Auburn 0

No. 5 Vanderbilt 4, No. 12 Mississippi State 0

No. 7 Mississippi 4, No. 10 Louisiana State 1

No. 6 South Carolina 4, No. 11 Kentucky 2

Friday’s quarterfinals

9:30 a.m.: No. 8 Alabama vs. No. 1 Georgia

11:30 a.m.: No. 5 Vanderbilt vs. No. 4 Florida

1:30 p.m.: No. 7 Mississippi vs. No. 2 Arkansas

3:30 p.m.: No. 6 South Carolina vs. No. 3 Tennessee

Saturday’s semifinals

11 a.m.: Alabama-Georgia winner vs. Vanderbilt-Florida winner

2 p.m.: Mississippi-Arkansas winner vs. South Carolina-Tennessee winner

Sunday’s championship

1 p.m.: Semifinal winners

SEC MEN’S TENNIS TOURNAMENT

At Yarbrough Tennis Center, Auburn, Ala.

All times EDT

Thursday’s first round

No. 8 Louisiana State 4, No. 9 South Carolina 2

No. 5 Alabama 4, No. 12 Vanderbilt 0

No. 6 Kentucky 4, No. 11 Arkansas 2

No. 7 Auburn 4, No. 10 Mississippi State 1

Friday’s quarterfinals

Noon: No. 8 Louisiana State vs. No. 1 Mississippi

Noon: No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 4 Florida

4 p.m.: No. 6 Kentucky vs. No. 3 Tennessee

4 p.m.: No. 7 Auburn vs. No. 2 Georgia

Saturday’s semifinals

Noon: Louisiana State-Mississippi winner vs. Alabama-Florida winner

4 p.m.: Kentucky-Tennessee winner vs. Auburn-Georgia winner

Sunday’s championship

2 p.m.: Semifinal winners