The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss To Host SEC Championship
4/17/2012 | Women's Tennis
April 17, 2012
OXFORD, Miss. - Some of the nation's best players will be here in Oxford this week as the Ole Miss women's tennis team hosts the 2012 SEC Championship April 19-22 at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center/Galtney Courts.
Thursday's first round features four matches with the winners advancing to face the top four seeds in Friday's quarterfinal action. The Rebels earned a first round bye as the No. 4 seed, and will face the winner of the No. 5 Vanderbilt/No. 12 Mississippi State match Friday at 3 p.m.
The Rebels (16-7, 8-3) enter the tournament on a five-match win streak. They defeated Vanderbilt 5-2 here and then last Saturday, shut out Mississippi State 7-0 in Starkville.
Senior Kristi Boxx leads Ole Miss with an impressive 15-5 record at No. 1 singles. She finished 9-1 in the SEC. Boxx, who hails from just down the road in Grenada, also teams with fellow senior Abby Guthrie for a 19-2 record at No. 1 doubles. They went 10-1 in the SEC.
Speaking of the freshmen, both have been contributors to the Rebels' success. Erin Stephens picked up her second SEC Freshman of the Week honor this week and finished 6-5 in the SEC, all in the top half of the lineup. Julia Jones posted an 8-3 league record and also earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors.
For more information on the SEC Championship, including the bracket, live scoring and results and recaps visit the championship webpage at www.olemisssports.com. Fans can also find tournament updates on twitter at @OleMissWTennis. The hashtag for the championship will be #SECWT12.
