KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 25 Ole Miss men’s team wraps up its regular season this week with a pair of road matches, as the Rebels hit the road to take on No. 8 Tennessee and No. 4 Georgia.
The Rebels (16-6, 6-4 SEC) currently ride a three-match win streak with all three victories coming against ranked opponents. The team will first face off against the No. 8 Volunteers (18-6, 8-2 SEC) on Thursday, April 13 at 3 p.m. CT. Ole Miss will then wrap up the regular season in Athens on Saturday, April 15 against the No. 4 Bulldogs (16-5, 10-0 SEC). That match is set to start at 12 p.m. CT.
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
For the first time in over a year, the Rebels made their way back into the Top 25 of the ITA Team Rankings after earning the team’s third consecutive ranked win on Sunday, slotting into the No. 25 position. Head coach Toby Hansson now increases his streak to nine straight seasons that he has led the Rebels to a Top 25 ranking, spanning across his entire career at the helm of Ole Miss men’s tennis. Senior Nikola Slavic also continued his streak of remaining in the ITA Singles Rankings, as the Stockholm, Sweden, native moved into the No. 65 position nationally. He and fellow senior Lukas Engelhardt also moved up in the latest ITA Doubles Rankings, with the Rebel duo coming in as the No. 46 doubles team in the country.
The Perfect Senior Sendoff
Rebel senior Simon Junk was the lone Rebel honored in the team’s Senior Day match against No. 21 Texas A&M on Sunday. Junk has spent the past five years battling on the tennis court for the Rebels, currently ranking in the Top 20 in program history in both singles and doubles victories over his career. The Marpingen, Germany, native capped off his time at Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center with one last memorable moment notched into his belt, as the senior battled through three sets against No. 121 Pierce Rollins to ultimately clinch the upset victory for the Rebels one last time in front of his home fans. The ranked singles win marks Junk’s first of the season, as well as just the third ranked singles win of his career. “I appreciate the guys fighting so hard. I wouldn’t have been able to do it without them today. All…
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