2012 Men's Tennis
Record: 15-11 Home: 9-4 Away: 4-6 Neutral: 2-1 GSAC: 8-6
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Auburn Montgomery hands Vanguard its first loss of the year
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Auburn Montgomery hands Vanguard its first loss of the year - View Full Story
Vanguard defeats talented Xavier team 5-2 in NAIA quarterfinal - View Full Story
Lions defeat Warner 5-1 in second round of national tournament - View Full Story
Four tennis athletes placed on respective All-GSAC teams - View Full Story
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Men's Tennis - Fri, May. 17, 2013 at 9:45 PM

MOBILE, Ala. – Second-seeded Auburn Montgomery (21-4) handed third-seeded Vanguard (24-1) its first loss of the season on Friday in the NAIA National Championship semi-final. Despite the earlier than expected departure from the tournament, the 2013 men's tennis team matches VU's highest ever finish at nationals (third place) and boasts the winningest record in the history of the program. They are also the only team to have gone undefeated during the regular season.

 
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Men's Tennis - Thu, May. 16, 2013 at 3:20 PM

MOBILE, Ala. - No. 3 Vanguard faced a worthy, albeit understaffed, opponent in sixth-ranked Xavier (La.) (15-8) in the 2013 NAIA Men's Tennis National Championship quarterfinal on Thursday afternoon at the Mobile Tennis Center. The Lions bested the Gold Nuggets 5-2 despite dropping two doubles' points early. With the win, VU adds another tally to its perfect 24-0 slate and maintains bragging rights as the nation's lone unbeaten team.

 
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Men's Tennis - Wed, May. 15, 2013

MOBILE, Ala. – The third-ranked Vanguard men preserved their perfect 23-0 record on Wednesday morning at the Mobile Tennis Center, defeating No. 19 Warner (Fla.), 5-1, in the second round of the 2013 NAIA Men's Tennis National Championship Tournament. With the win, the Lions proceed to the national quarterfinal, where VU will take on No. 6 Xavier (La.) (15-7).

 
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Tennis - Thu, May. 9, 2013

COSTA MESA, Calif. – Vanguard tennis swept the Golden State Athletic Conference Player of the Year awards as both of the Lions' respective number one players, Stefan Kilchhofer on the men's side and Juliet Labarthe for the women, earned the honor in 2013. Moreover, head coach Mattias Johansson was selected as the GSAC Men's Tennis Coach of the Year for his third-ranked squad's historical 22-0 season.

 
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Men's Tennis - Tue, May. 7, 2013

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – (Bracket) (Match Schedule) The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially released the bracket for the 2013 NAIA Men's Tennis National Championships, held May 14 - 18 in Mobile, Ala. The 62nd annual event is hosted at the Mobile Tennis Center. Third-ranked Vanguard (22-0) has a first round bye and will face the winner of Warner (Fla.) and Oklahoma Baptist on Tuesday, May 15th at 7:00 am (PST). 

 
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Men's Tennis - Wed, Apr. 17, 2013

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Vanguard kept its perfect record intact on Monday afternoon, defeating its former Golden State Athletic Conference rival, Point Loma, 5-4 in non-conference men's tennis action.