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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebel Netters Experience Tough Day At Region III Championships
11/2/2000 | Men's Tennis
Nov. 2, 2000
ATHENS, Ga. - The Ole Miss men's tennis team experienced a tough day at the Region III Championships Thursday at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex, as all five Rebels lost in singles. The Rebels did have two doubles teams advance to the second round.
The tournament's second seed, sophomore Alex Hartman, dropped a hard-fought three-setter, after a first-round bye, to Tulane's Michael Kogan. Kogan, the Green Wave's No. 1 player, won the first set 6-3 and then Hartman came back to take the second 6-4. The two battled it out in the third with Kogan winning 7-5. Hartman ends his fall campaign at 8-3.
Kristofer Stahlberg, who also had a bye in the first round, got beat by Miami's Michael Lang in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2. Tulane got the best of Ole Miss in singles, as freshman Conor Casey lost to Mattias Westerberg 6-3, 7-6(4).
Sophomore Patrick Chucri fell to Florida A&M's Doug Devrient 7-5, 6-3 and senior David Blackburn lost to Pablo Martinez of Bethune Cookman 6-1, 6-2.
The Rebels rebounded in the doubles to win two out of the three matches played. Stahlberg and Casey downed Krimer and Martinez of Bethune Cookman 8-1, and Hartman and Chucri defeated Romaine Ambert and Max Fomine of Mississippi State 8-5.
REGION III CHAMPIONSHIPS -- Athens, Ga.
SINGLES
First Round -- Mattias Westerberg (TU) def. Conor Casey (OM) 6-3, 7-6(4), Doug Devrient (FAMU) def. Patrick Chucri (OM) 7-5, 6-3, Pablo Martinez (BC) def. David Blackburn (OM) 6-1, 6-2, Second Round -- Michael Kogan (TU) def. Alex Hartman (OM) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, Michael Lang (MIAMI) def. Kristofer Stahlberg (OM) 6-1, 6-2.
DOUBLES
First Round -- Casey-Stahlberg (OM) def. Krimer-Martinez (BC) 8-1, Hartman-Chucri (OM) def. Romaine Ambert-Max Fomine (MSU) 8-5, Behrmann-Wurtzman (UF) def. Blackburn-Jim Jacobs (OM) 8-1.