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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss
ITA National Indoor
Rebel Duo Advances At USTA/ITA National Indoor
11/4/2010 | Men's Tennis
Nov. 4, 2010
FLUSHING, N.Y. - The Ole Miss men's tennis duo of Marcel Thiemann and Chris Thiemann advanced to the second round of the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships here Thursday.
The Thiemann's trailed Oklahoma State's Aleksey Bessonov and Rifat Biktyakov 4-2 early on, but won six of the next seven games to take the match 8-5 and move into the quarterfinals. Next up for the 10th-ranked pair is California's Nick Andrews and Christoffer Konigsfeldt.
Seeded No. 4, the Thiemann's were one of only two seeds to advance in doubles. Both the Nos. 2 and 3 seeds were knocked out in the first round.
In the singles, senior Tucker Vorster lost his first round match to the nation's No. 5 ranked player Ohio State's Chase Buchanan. After dropping the first set 6-2, Vorster rallied to gain a 5-3 lead in the second. However, Buchanan won the final four games for 7-5. Vorster will play in the consolation bracket Friday.
USTA/ITA NATIONAL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - FLUSHING, N.Y.
DOUBLES
First round - Marcel Thiemann/Chris Thiemann (OM) def. Aleksey Bessonov/Rifat Biktyakov (OKSTATE) 8-5.
SINGLES
First round - Chase Buchanan (OSU) def. Tucker Vorster (OM) 6-2, 7-5.
