Rebel Netters Up To No. 7 In The Nation

OXFORD, Miss. The Ole Miss men’s tennis team is up to No. 7 in the latest Fila/ITA National Rankings released Tuesday.  The Rebels won both their matches last weekend, defeating then No. 13 LSU 4-3 and downing Arkansas 6-1 to improve to 18-2 overall and 7-1 in the SEC.          

Ole Miss hits the road this weekend for two very important matches, beginning with Tennessee Friday at 4 p.m. CT.  The Volunteers (14-4, 6-2) have won seven straight and trail the Rebels in the overall conference standings by one match.  On Sunday, the Rebels will face No. 1 Georgia (19-0, 8-0) at Noon CT.

Following Georgia at the top is Ohio State, Virginia, Baylor and North Carolina. Notre Dame leads off the bottom five followed by Ole Miss, Illinois, Southern California and UCLA.

The SEC leads the nation with six teams in the top 25, including Alabama (No. 12), LSU (No. 13), Florida (No. 18) and Tennessee (No. 22).

In the latest individual rankings, Ole Miss boasts four players in singles and one doubles team. 

Erling Tveit is ranked No. 19 with a 12-5 record at No. 1 singles.  Robbye Poole comes in at No. 40 with a 14-3 dual match record.  Matthias Wellermann, who went 3-1 last weekend in singles and doubles, is ranked No. 84, and Eric Claesson is ranked No. 91.

Tveit and Claesson are No. 30 with a 12-5 record at No. 1 doubles.

The University of Mississippi Athletics

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