OXFORD, Miss. – A busy weekend awaits the Ole Miss men’s tennis team in Oxford, as the Rebels are set to host two Top 50 SEC foes as the team heads into its final month of the regular season.
The No. 32 Rebels (13-5, 3-3 SEC) will open their weekend with a challenging matchup against No. 6 South Carolina (16-3, 5-2 SEC), with the Gamecocks set to face off against Ole Miss at 4 p.m. CT on Friday, March 31. The Rebels will then have a day off to prepare for their match on Sunday, April 2, with the team squaring off against No. 44 LSU (10-7, 1-6 SEC) at 1 p.m. CT.
Both matches are set to be played at Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center, weather permitting. 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
Ole Miss moved up into the No. 32 position in the latest ITA Team Rankings, climbing one spot from their ranking of No. 33 just a week ago. Senior Nikola Slavic continues to climb his way up in the singles rankings, moving up to No. 66 in the nation. In doubles, Slavic and partner Lukas Engelhardt round out the list of Rebels in the rankings by sitting as the No. 62 doubles team in the country. The pair hold a 9-3 record playing in Court 1 doubles together, including a 3-0 record against ranked doubles teams this season.
Court 1 Dream Team
Nikola Slavic and Lukas Engelhardt have been on a tear for the Rebels in the No. 1 doubles position, earning a 9-3 record when playing together in Court 1 doubles this year. With an overall record of 15-7 in 2022-23, the senior duo has yet to drop a ranked doubles matchup this season, going 3-0 to help the Ole Miss tandem slide into the No. 62 position in the latest ITA Doubles Rankings. While the pair is likely set to split up this weekend, the duo will still continue to pose a threat for the Rebels moving forward in the SEC season on their respective doubles courts.
A Historic Streak for the Rebels
Prior to the team’s loss to the Florida Gators two weeks ago, the team saw itself on a historic win streak, having won their previous nine straight dual matches. The streak stands as the longest streak for the Rebel squad since the 2008-09 season, in which Ole Miss strung together an unbelievable 20-match win streak en route to finishing 10-0 in SEC play,…
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