NCAA Womens Tennis

Women’s Tennis Begins New Season at June Stewart Invitational

Women’s Tennis Begins New Season at June Stewart Invitational


NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Ole Miss women’s tennis will compete in the June Stewart Invitational to begin their fall slate from September 22-24. 

Nine Rebels are set to play in Nashville to begin their 2023-24 campaign. The team’s roster consists of seven returning players, two transfers and a freshman. It marks the first of nine fall tournaments in 2023.

Hosted at the Currey Tennis Center, the event will feature round-robin play in singles and doubles over three days. The tournament’s field consists of four teams, with all four ending the 2022-23 season in the ITA Top 75 Team Rankings. The field also includes four ranked singles players and a ranked doubles team.

Doubles will be one set to six, while singles will be two out of three complete sets (just like a dual match). 

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Friday, September 22

9 a.m. | Vanderbilt v. Purdue (Singles)

11 a.m. | Ole Miss v. Purdue, Vanderbilt v. Louisville (Doubles)

~ 1 p.m. | Louisville v. Ole Miss (Singles)

Saturday, September 23

9 a.m. | Vanderbilt v. Louisville (Singles)

11 a.m. | Vanderbilt v. Ole Miss, Purdue v. Louisville (Doubles)

~ 1 p.m. | Purdue v. Ole Miss (Singles)

Sunday, September 24

9 a.m. | Purdue v. Louisville (Singles)

11 a.m. | Vanderbilt v. Purdue, Louisville v. Ole Miss (Doubles)

~ 1 p.m. | Vanderbilt v. Ole Miss (Singles)

THE REBELS

Briana Crowley
 (Sr.) – Battle Ground, Ind.

– Joins the Rebels after three seasons at Northwestern

– Compiled a career singles record of 35-21 and a doubles record of 46-28

– Ranked as high as No. 40 in doubles

– Former Blue Chip five-star recruit  

Lucie Devier (Sr.) – Etrechy, France

– Returns to Ole Miss after missing all last season

– Transferred from North Texas in 2022

– Earned 2021 C-USA Newcomer of the Year

Ava Hrastar (Sr.) – Duluth, Ga.

– Joins Ole Miss after three seasons with Georgia Tech

– Compiled a 36-22 singles record and 36-22 doubles record

– Ranked as high as No. 6 in doubles and No. 65 in singles

– Two-time NCAA Doubles Championship qualifier

– 2022 All-American and All-ACC Third Team honors

– Former five-star recruit, ranked 1st out of Georgia and 18th nationally

Ludmila Kareisová (Jr.) – Liberec, Czechia

– Enters the year ranked 42nd in singles

– 2023 NCAA Singles Championship qualifier

– Named 2023 All-SEC Second Team

– Career record…

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