Men's Tennis Beats Mississippi State, 4-2

May 22, 1999

ATHENS, GA. - Ole Miss junior Vikrant Chadha defeated Mississippi State's Mathieu Soto 6-1, 5-7, 6-1 to clinch a 4-2 match victory and propel the Rebels into the quarterfinals of the Men's NCAA Tennis Championships.

Sixth-seeded Ole Miss (20-5) will take on third-seeded Illinois (28-3) at 5 p.m. EST on Sunday. Illinois advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Arizona State 4-1.

The Rebels jumped out to a 1-0 lead after Martin Selin and Kristofer Stahlberg clinched the doubles point with a 9-7 win over Jeremy Bayon and Soto on court three.

The Bulldogs responded with victories on courts one and three in singles for a 2-1 advantage. Mississippi State's Marco Baron beat James Shortall 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 on court one, while Bayon defeated Anders Stenman 6-1, 6-3 on court three.

Ole Miss evened the match at 2-2 after Martin Sjoqvist defeated Matthieu Ballay 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 on court two.

Selin beat David Ruiz 6-1, 6-4 on court five to give the Rebels a 3-2 lead and set up Chadha's match-clinching victory.

"I am very proud of our team. Mississippi State is a tough team, especially at the top three spots," Ole Miss head coach Billy Chadwick said. "We were able to get a win on court two and we knew we get at least two wins from our four, five and six guys."

Singles:

1. Marco Baron (MSU) def. James Shortall (UM)          6-4, 3-6, 6-22. Martin Sjoqvist (UM) def. Matthieu Ballay (MSU)     3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-43. Jeremy Bayon (MSU) def. Anders Stenman (UM)         6-1, 6-34. Vikrant Chadha (UM) def. Mathieu Soto (MSU)         6-1, 5-7, 6-15. Martin Selin (UM) def. David Ruiz (MSU)             6-1, 6-46. Kristofer Stahlberg (UM) vs. Daniel Healey (MSU)    suspended

Doubles:

1. Ballay/Baron (MSU) def. Shortall/Sjoqvist (UM)       8-52. Chadha/Stenman (UM) def. Greene/Ruiz (MSU)           8-53. Selin/Stahlber (UM) def. Bayon/Soto (MSU)            9-7

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