The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebel Netters to Host Auburn, Vanderbilt
6/21/1999 | Men's Tennis
April 1, 1998
OXFORD, Miss. -- The No. 6 nationally-ranked Ole Miss men's tennis team will host Auburn and Vanderbilt this weekend, in its final home matches of the season. Friday, the Rebels welcome 23rd-ranked Auburn at 1:30 p.m. The first 100 Ole Miss students in attendance will receive a free Bar-B-Que plate courtesy of Dixieland Bar-B-Que.
"We are looking forward to closing out our homestand with two wins," Head Coach Billy Chadwick said. "Auburn has a solid team, and it should be a good match. We want to encourage everyone to come out and watch."
Ole Miss comes into the match with a 14-4 overall record, 5-2 in the SEC. They are coming off back-to-back wins in the SEC including a 4-3 win over Kentucky on Monday. In the Kentucky match, the Rebels won the crucial doubles point and then won at the three, four and five singles' spots for the victory.
The Rebels are led by seventh-ranked Sebastien DeChaunac, who owns a 11-5 record at the top spot. The hottest Rebel is sophomore Vikrant Chada, who comes into the Auburn match on a 11-match winning streak. Chada is currently undefeated at No. 4 singles and was the clinching match in the Kentucky win.
Auburn enters the match ranked 23rd with a 10-5 overall record, 2-4 in the SEC. The Tigers are coming off a 4-3 loss at Georgia on Tuesday. They defeated South Carolina 5-2 on Sunday for their last conference win. The Tigers are led by 27th-ranked Lee Pearson, who is 12-1 at the No. 1 position, and Steve Huss, who is 7-2 at No. 2 singles.
Ole Miss defeated Auburn 4-3 last year in Auburn, and won 4-2 the last time they played in Oxford.
On Saturday, the Rebels will host Vanderbilt at 1:00 p.m. in their final home match of the season. The Commodores are 8-8 overall and 1-6 in the SEC. They are coming off a 6-1 loss to Florida on Sunday and played Kentucky on Wednesday.
The Commodores are led by Kyle Porter, who is 8-5 at No. 1 singles and Danny Tym, who holds a 6-4 record at the No. 2 spot.
