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The University of Mississippi Athletics
LIVE BLOG: No. 21 Ole Miss vs. LSU
3/27/2015 | Women's Tennis
OXFORD, Miss. -- The No. 21 Ole Miss women's tennis team welcomes LSU to the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center today at 3 p.m. Follow along in the live blog.
Today's match is Greek Day and fans will receive an Ole Miss tank top.
"We had a tough weekend last weekend," head coach Mark Beyers said. "It's good to be home for two matches, and hopefully we can play well and get a couple of wins. We would like to encourage all the fans to come out and support us and see some exciting tennis."
Road Trip Recap ...
Senior Julia Jones, ranked No. 14 in the nation, knocked off No. 5 Brooke Austin of Florida to pick up her 96th career win and improved to 23-7 overall and 13-4 at No. 1 singles. Freshman Natalie Suk also posted a huge win over 32nd-ranked Belinda Woolcock at No. 4 singles. Even with the two big singles wins, Florida won the match 5-2. The Rebels traveled to Columbia, South Carolina Sunday to take on the Gamecocks. Freshman Arianne Hartono and junior Mai El Kamash both won their singles matches in straight sets, but the Rebels came up short and fell to South Carolina 4-2.
Scouting LSU ...
LSU (12-7, 3-4) split the weekend against No. 9 Alabama and No. 37 Auburn. After dropping the match to the Crimson Tide on Friday, 5-2, the Lady Tigers returned Sunday and defeated Auburn, 5-2. LSU is led by Joana Vale Costa, who is ranked No. 39 with a 23-8 overall record, 9-5 at No. 1 singles and 4-2 in the SEC. Junior Skylar Kuykendall, ranked No. 69 in the nation, extended her winning streak to five matches. She is 8-2 in her last 10 matches and is now 22-5 overall and 5-2 in SEC play. The Tigers are scheduled to play Nicholls State Wednesday.
Series ...
Ole Miss owns a 26-15 lead in the all-time series and has won six of the last seven matches and three in a row.
The 100 Watch ...
Senior Julia Jones, ranked No. 14 in the nation, picked up her 96th win last weekend vs. No. 5 Brooke Austin of Florida. Jones only needs four more wins to become the fifth Rebel to join the exclusive 100-club.
National Rankings ...
The Rebels are ranked No. 21 in the latest ITA National Rankings. In the singles rankings, senior Julia Jones is ranked No. 14, freshman Arianne Hartono is ranked No. 54, freshman Natalie Suk is ranked No. 107 and junior Mai El Kamash is ranked No. 120.
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