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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebel Netter Reaches Round Of 16 At All-American Championships
10/12/2000 | Men's Tennis
Oct. 12, 2000
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. - Ole Miss men's tennis player James Shortall won both his matches in straight sets to advance to the round of 16 at the ITA All-American Championships Thursday at the Lincoln Tennis Center. Sophomore Alex Hartman lost out in the second round.
Shortall, preseason ranked No. 19 in the nation, defeated Mattias Tangeford of San Diego 6-3, 7-6(5) in the first round and then won another tiebreaker in his second match to take a 6-2, 7-6(6) win over Kansas' Rodrigo Echaragay. An All-American, Shortall avenged a previous second-round loss to Echaragay in the T. Rowe Price National Clay Court Championships. Shortall will face Marko Cerenko of Duke in the third round Friday.
Hartman, preseason ranked No. 10, defeated Joel Spicher of Duke 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in his first round match, before losing to Jean-Julien Rojer of UCLA in the second round 7-5, 6-3. Rojer is ranked No. 30 in the nation in singles. Hartman falls to 8-2 on the year.
The All-American Championships features 16 of the nation's top 20 players in the WingspanBank.com National Rankings.
In doubles first round action, Shortall and freshman Conor Casey will not advance to the final four at this grand slam as they lost to Mike Kosta and Nathan Zeder of Illinois 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
ITA ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Stone Mountain, Ga.SINGLES
First round -- James Shortall (OM) def. Mattias Tangeford (SD) 6-3, 7-6(5), Alex Hartman (OM) def. Joel Spicher (DUKE) 6-3, 2-6, 6-1, Second round -- Shortall (OM) def. Rodrigo Echaragay (KAN) 6-2, 7-6(6), Jean-Julien Rojer (UCLA) def. Hartman (OM) 7-5, 6-3.
DOUBLES
First round -- Mike Kosta/Nathan Zeder (ILL)def. Conor Casey/Shortall, Mississippi, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2