Ole Miss Men's Tennis Dominates South Carolina

OXFORD, Miss. -- The No. 5 nationally ranked Ole Miss men’s tennis team rebounded from a disappointing loss to Florida on Friday, as they dominated South Carolina 4-0 Sunday afternoon at the Sam Daniel Tennis Facility.

With the win, the Rebels improved to 13-4 overall and 4-2 in league play, while South Carolina dropped to 8-8 and 0-6 in the SEC.   Two days after falling to second in the West, the Rebels are back on top, as Vanderbilt defeated Alabama 4-3 on Sunday.

Ole Miss took control in the middle of the doubles to gain the early momentum.  Matthias Wellermann and Kalle Norberg joined forces for an 8-4 victory at No. 3 over USC’s Thomas Stoddard and Johannes Pulsfort. Erling Tveit and Jonas Berg, ranked sixth in the most recent ITA doubles rankings, followed with an 8-6 win at No. 1 over Yevgeny Supeko and Pedro Campos to take the doubles point.

The Rebels continued to dominate in singles play, as Vorster defeated Carolina’s David Wolff at No. 6 in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1, and Berg collected a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Pulsfort at No. 4 to push Ole Miss’ lead to 3-0.  Senior Robbye Poole downed USC’s Campos at No. 3, 6-1, 6-2, to clinch the match for the Rebels.

Ole Miss continues on the road Friday March 28 with a match at Vanderbilt, followed by a March 30 match at Kentucky.

#5 Ole Miss 4

South Carolina 0

DOUBLES

1. Tveit/Berg (OM) def. Supeko/Campos (USC) 8-6

2. Klaeson/Vorster (OM) vs. Cubas/Cressoni (USC) 6-6, sus.

3. Wellermann/Norberg (OM) def. Stoddard/Pulsfort (USC) 8-4

Order of finish: 3, 1

SINGLES

1. Matthias Wellermann (OM) vs. Yevgeny Supeko (USC) 4-6, 1-4, sus.

2. Erling Tveit (OM) vs. Diego Cubas (USC) 6-3, 0-5, sus.

3. Robbye Poole (OM) def. Pedro Campos (USC) 6-1, 6-2

4. Jonas Berg (OM) def. Johannes Pulsfort (USC) 6-1, 6-1

5. Kalle Norberg vs. Ivan Cressoni (USC) 6-4, 5-0, sus.

6. Tucker Vorster (OM) def. David Wolff (USC) 6-3, 6-1

Order of finish: 6, 4, 3

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