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Rebels Shut Down Memphis, 6-1
2/8/2000 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 8, 2000
OXFORD, Miss. - The No. 6 nationally-ranked Ole Miss men's tennis team won the doubles point and five of six singles to down the University of Memphis 6-1 Tuesday in the season opener, at the Women's Sports Complex.
The Rebels (1-0) won all three doubles matches. Kristofer Stahlberg and Patrick Chucri posted an 8-4 win over Michael Lattaie and Jamie Adams at No. 3 doubles and then James Shortall and Vikrant Chadha clinched the point with an 8-5 win over Alistair Todd and Ben Stapp at No. 1 doubles.
Ole Miss took a 2-0 lead after Chadha handed Daniel Demacek a straight set loss (6-3, 6- 4) at No. 3 singles. Freshman Alexander Hartman defeated Memphis' Todd 6-2, 6-7(1), 6-1 at No.2 singles.
Anders Stenman cruised to a 6-2, 6-3 win over Jack Hu at No. 5 singles and Chucri dominated Lattaie 6-1, 6-1 at No. 6 singles. Stahlberg beat the Tigers' Stapp 6-3, 6-4 to round out the Rebels.
The lone setback on the day came at No.1 singles, where Shortall lost to Richard Magney 7-6(3), 6-3.
The Rebels now prepare to face the 13th-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs Thursday in the third annual River Hills Mississippi Cup at the River Hills Club in Jackson. The match begins at 5:00 p.m. and tickets are $20. For more information call 662-987-4455.
OLE MISS 6Memphis 1SINGLES
#1 Richard Magney (MEM) def. James Shortall (OM) 7-6(3), 6-3#2 Alexander Hartman (OM) def. Alistair Todd (MEM) 6-2, 6-7(1), 6-1#3 Vikrant Chadha (OM) def. Daniel Demacek (MEM) 6-3, 6-4#4 Kristofer Stahlberg (OM) def. Ben Stapp (MEM) 6-3, 6-4#5 Anders Stenman (OM) def. Jack Hu (MEM) 6-2, 6-3#6 Patrick Chucri (OM) def. Michael Lattaie (MEM) 6-1, 6-1DOUBLES
#1 Shortall-Chadha (OM) def. Todd-Stapp (MEM) 8-5#2 Hartman-Stenman (OM) def. Magney-Demacek (MEM) 8-5#3 Stahlberg-Chucri (OM) def. Lattaie-Jamie Adams (MEM) 8-4
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