CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Ole Miss men’s tennis team closed out a difficult weekend of action at the ITA Kickoff event in Charlottesville with the Rebels (3-1) taking down Nevada (0-3) by means of a 4-0 sweep on Sunday.
Spearheading the dominant Rebel performance were the tandem of Simon Junk and John Hallquist Lithen, who helped clinch the Rebels’ victory in doubles while also both earning straight-set singles wins enroute to a 4-0 scoreline in favor of Ole Miss.
“It felt great to get the win with the team,” Lithen said. “All teams can play, but I feel like we have some stuff to improve on in order to compete well with the SEC teams in a couple of weeks.”
Freshman Noah Schlagenhauf also continued to dazzle for the Rebels, securing his fourth consecutive singles win for the squad and remaining undefeated on the year. Schlagenhauf still has yet to lose a set of collegiate singles, winning all four of his matches this season in straight sets.
To open the morning up, the Rebels took the courts for doubles action against the Wolfpack looking to set the tone early. No. 1 doubles partners Nikola Slavic and Lukas Engelhardt did just that, cruising their way to a 6-2 victory to put the Rebels a win away from clinching the match’s doubles point.
After going up 4-0 to open their match, John Hallquist Lithen and Simon Junk got the job done for the Rebels, earning a 6-3 win to secure the team’s doubles point and put Ole Miss up 1-0 right from the start of the match. Freshmen Isac Strömberg and Noah Schlagenhauf saw their doubles match remain unfinished.
Ole Miss opened up singles play with the same intensity they showcased in…
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