OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss men’s tennis team will continue their Oxford homestand this weekend with a trio of matches against Alabama State and SMU on February 24 and 26.
The Rebels (4-2, 0-0 SEC) start off the weekend with a doubleheader against Alabama State (3-7, 2-0 SWAC) on Friday with match times slated for 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. CT. The squad will then turn around to play host to SMU (6-4, 0-0 AAC) on Sunday at 12 p.m. CT.
Weather permitting, all three matches will be played at the Palmer/Salloum Outdoor Tennis Center. In the event of inclement weather or a drop in temperature, matches will be moved indoors to the William F. Galtney Tennis Center.
Live scoring and live video for both matches will be available to the public. Links to both can be found above as well as on the Ole Miss men’s tennis schedule page.
Rebels in the Rankings
Rebel senior Nikola Slavic remains the lone Ole Miss men’s tennis player to find a spot in the ITA rankings for singles play, with Slavic settling in the No. 68 position in the nation. With a record of 8-5 in 2022-23, the reigning ITA All-American is coming off of two ranked singles wins for the Rebels over the previous two matches. He sits tied with John Hallquist Lithen at a team-high three ranked wins on the season so far.
Singles Get it Done Against Tulane
Ole Miss found their way back into the win column with a hard-fought 5-2 victory over the Tulane Green Wave two weeks ago in Oxford. Despite dropping the match’s doubles point to open the day, the Rebels fought hard to win five out of six singles matches to clinch the non conference win at Galtney Tennis Center. The match was headlined by Nikola Slavic earning his second consecutive ranked singles win over then-No. 87 Fynn Kuenkler, as well as John Hallquist Lithen earning the match-clinching victory in No. 2 singles after going to three sets.
Can’t Stop Slavic
After tallying his second straight ranked singles win of the season, senior Nikola Slavic has started to hit his stride for the Rebels as the team nears the end of their non conference schedule for the year and enters SEC play. Having defeated the No. 11 and No. 87 ranked players in the nation, Slavic now aims to continue his hot streak in the No. 1 singles position for the squad against Alabama State and SMU.
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