Somers Gets Big Win In Lady Rebels' Loss To Arkansas

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Senior Ilona Somers posted a big win Sunday, but it was not enough, as the Ole Miss women’s tennis team (4-14, 0-7) lost to Arkansas 4-3 at the UA Varsity Courts. 

Somers, ranked No. 97 in the nation, topped 25^th-ranked Ela Kaluder 6-3, 7-5 at No. 1 singles to improve to 11-6 on the year and 3-4 in the SEC. 

Also on the winning side for the Lady Rebels, Preethi Subramanian won her first match of the season after missing most of it due to injury.  She dominated Rachel Wilhelm 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5 singles.           

Carlin Cochran beat Melissa Hoffmeister, 6-4, 4-6, 1-0(2) on court six for the Lady Rebels third point.    

Ole Miss returns home to close out the season with three matches.  Friday, the Lady Rebels will kick off Red/Blue weekend with a 4 p.m., match against Tennessee at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center. 

DOUBLES

#1 Franco/Airapetian (UA) def. Tokarieva/Koukhartchouk (OM) 8-3

#2 Somers/Podlipnik (OM) def. Bordeleau/Kaluder (UA) 8-2

#3 Hoffmeister/Wilhelm (UA) def. Subramanian/Cochran (OM) 8-2

SINGLES

#1 Ilona Somers (OM) def. Ela Kaluder (UA) 6-3, 7-5

#2 Maryori Franco (UA) def. Nika Koukhartchouk 6-1, 6-0

#3 Nanar Airapetian (UA) def. Kseniia Tokarieva (OM) 6-1, 1-0, def.

#4 Audrey Bordeleau (UA) def. Soledad Podlipnik (OM) 6-0, 6-2

#5 Preethi Subramanian (OM) def. Rachel Wilhelm (UA) 6-1, 6-1

#6 Carlin Cochran (OM) def. Melissa Hoffmeister (UA) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0(2)

The University of Mississippi Athletics

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