Women’s Tennis Prepares for In-State Rival

			OLE MISS (8-8, 2-6 SEC) at Mississippi State (10-9, 0-8 SEC) Friday, March 31 • 4 p.m. CT • Starkville, Miss. Rula Tennis Pavilion

Starkville Miss. – Ole Miss women’s tennis heads to Starkville for a clash against their in-state rival Mississippi State on Friday, March 31. The match will begin at 4 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 women’s tennis schedule page.
 
SERVICE LINE

• The Rebels dropped matches against No. 26 South Carolina and No. 19 Florida.
• Ole Miss holds a four-match win streak over the Bulldogs. The last time the Rebels lost to them on the road was during the 2015-16 season.
• Ole Miss has three players with 15 or more singles wins, which includes two with 10-plus dual singles wins
• The team also has three players with double-digit doubles victories.
• Overall, the bottom of the singles lineup has been stellar, with a 19-8 record at the No. 5 and No. 6 positions.
• Kareisova vaulted up 31 spots to No. 62 in the latest ITA Singles Rankings after going 4-0 with two ranked wins from March 7 to March 14.
• In eight conference matches, Kareisova’s taken down three ranked opponents and is 6-1 in singles matches. 

OLE MISS REBELS
Lillian Gabrielsen (Sr.) – Oslo, Norway
– Compiled a 15-11 overall singles record and an 11-9 overall doubles record
– Made the ITA Fall National Championships in singles as the South Region runner-up
– Reached the round of 16 in doubles at the ITA South Region Championships in 2021
Ludmila Kareisova (So.) – Liberec, Czechia
– Has a 15-8 singles record and 10-10 doubles record
– She is also 6-3 against ranked opponents in singles, with three coming in the last five matches
– She is 6-1 in SEC singles play. Kareisova started 6-0 in the conference
– Kareisova moved to the No. 1 singles position
– ITA South Region Championships doubles runner-up, which earned a spot in the ITA National in 2021
Emma Kette (Fr.) – Rammelsbach, Germany
– Has a 9-8 singles record and a 6-7 doubles record
– First Rebel freshman since Alexa Bortles in 2016-17 to start her dual career 6-0
– Joined the squad this January
Rachel Krzyzak (So.) – Milton, Ontario,…