Rebel Netters Down Kentucky 5-2 To Conclude Road Trip

LEXINGTON, Ky. The Ole Miss men’s tennis team downed Kentucky 5-2 Sunday afternoon at the Boone Tennis Complex to conclude their final road trip of the season with two wins.  The Rebels will return home for three consecutive matches to end the regular season.

With two wins this weekend, the Rebels improved to 15-4 overall and 6-2 in the SEC.  They maintained their lead in the SEC West and ended the weekend tied for second in the overall conference standings, after LSU defeated Florida 4-3 on Sunday. 

In the last eight meetings, the Rebels have outscored the Wildcats (9-10, 3-5) 41-8.  Ole Miss also improved to 110-7 when they capture the doubles point.

With Bram ten Berge out, Robbye Poole and Matthias Wellermann teamed up for the second straight match at No. 2 doubles, and dominated UK’s Will Beck and Shane Collins 8-1.  The Rebels clinched the point as the No. 6 ranked team of Erling Tveit and Jonas Berg defeated Bruno Agostinelli and Brad Cox 8-5 at No. 1.

The Rebels quickly went up 2-0 when Berg downed Beck 6-3, 6-0 at No. 4 singles.  With the win, Berg improved to 13-1 in dual matches and 7-0 at No. 4. 

Poole added to the lead (3-0) with his 6-2, 6-4 win over Marcus Sundh at No. 3 singles. Senior Jakob Klaeson defeated Alex Lambropoulos 6-3, 7-5 at No. 6 singles to clinch the win for Ole Miss.

“We did a great job of getting off to a good start again in doubles,” head coach Billy Chadwick said.  “Jonas continues to get the job done day in and day out.  Robbye played great, and Jakob did a good job of closing his match out to clinch the win for us.  This was a good weekend, for us to go on the road and pick up two wins to maintain our lead in the West.  We have three more home matches, and we want to encourage everyone to come out Friday and help us take down the Razorbacks.”

Kalle Norberg added the final point at No. 5 singles, holding off Wildcat Alberto Gonzalez in three sets.  After dominating the first set 6-0, Norberg lost the second 6-2, before closing the Wildcat out in the third 6-4.

The Rebels will now be at home to close out the regular season beginning with Arkansas Friday at 2 p.m., at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center.           

#7 Ole Miss 5

Kentucky  2

 

DOUBLES

1. Tveit/Berg (OM) def. Agostinelli/Cox (UK) 8-5

2. Poole/Wellermann (OM) def. Beck/Collins (UK) 8-1

3. Tucker Vorster/Klaeson (OM) vs. Lambropoulos/Sundh (UK) 5-4, sus.

Order of Finish: 2, 1

SINGLES

1. Bruno Agostinelli (UK) def. Matthias Wellermann (OM) 7-5, 6-2

2. Brad Cox (UK) def. Erling Tveit (OM) 6-1, 5-7, 10-8

3. Robbye Poole (OM) def. Marcus Sundh (UK) 6-2, 6-4

4. Jonas Berg (OM) def. Will Beck (UK) 6-3, 6-0

5. Kalle Norberg (OM) def. Alberto Gonzalez (UK) 6-0, 2-6, 6-4

6. Jakob Klaeson (OM) def. Alex Lambropoulos (UK) 6-3, 7-5

Order of Finish: 4, 3, 6, 1, 5, 2

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