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ITA All-American
Rebels Drop Tight Matches at All-American
10/6/2015 | Men's Tennis
TULSA, Okla. - Ole Miss lost two three-setters on day two of qualifying at the ITA All-American Championships Tuesday at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center, one in singles and one in doubles.
In the morning, freshman Filip Kraljevic battled Auburn senior Marko Krickovic to a third set and had three match points, but Krickovic, ranked No. 76 in the nation, staved them off to force a tiebreaker. He would escape it for the 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(5) win.
Later in the evening, Stefan Lindmark and Gustav Hansson paired up together again for the first time this fall against the team of Virginia Tech's Andreas Bjerrehus and Joao Monteiro. One break of serve decided the first in favor or the VT team 6-4. The Rebels answered, winning the second set 6-2. They played a supertiebreaker for the third set, and the VT tandem got the early mini break and held on to win it 10-5 to advance.
Lindmark will start his singles quest Thursday in the main draw. This is the second national championship tournament of the 2015-16 season including the nation's top Division I players.
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ITA All-American Championships
Qualifying Singles
Second round -- Marko Krickovic (AU) def. Filip Kraljevic (OM) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(5)
Qualifying Doubles
Second round - Bjerrehus/Monteiro (VT) def. Lindmark/Hansson (OM) 6-4, 2-6, 10-5
