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From One to 100
4/9/2015 | Women's Tennis
OXFORD, Miss. -- On Monday, Ole Miss women's tennis senior Julia Jones became part of an exclusive club: the 100 singles wins club.
Jones became the seventh player in program history to record 100 wins in singles with a straight set win against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, as the Rebels won the match 6-0.
Jones joins a group that includes All-Americans and All-SEC honorees Paloma Collantes (123), Agnes Muzamel (122), Courtenay Chapman (114), Mira Radu (108), Ivona Mihailova (105) and Marie-Laure Bougnol (102).
Along the path to 100, Jones has defeated 24 nationally ranked players, including 16 this year. Reaching a milestone like this takes a lot of hard work. Let's look at Jones' path to 100:
Win No. 1 -- Sept. 18, 2011
Jones' first win as a Rebel came at the Duke Fab Four Invitational in the fall of 2011, where she defeated Haley Hemm of North Carolina 6-4, 7-5.
Win No. 20 -- April 8, 2012
It was Senior Day, and Jones won both her doubles and singles matches to help the No. 16 Rebels shut out Kentucky 7-0.
Win No. 30 -- Oct. 21, 2012
Win No. 30 for Jones was a big one, as she defeated Karoline Grymel of Troy in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, to reach the singles semifinals at the ITA Southern Regional Championships. She was one of two Rebels to reach the final four at regionals that year.
Win No. 40 -- March 22, 2013
Her 40th win came in a 4-2 win against LSU. Jones topped Mary Jeremiah at No. 2 singles, 7-6(4), 6-4 to tie the match at 2, before the Rebels won the final two points needed for their third straight SEC win.
Win No. 50 -- Sept. 20, 2013
Jones picked up win No. 50 in the fall of 2013, beating 47th-ranked Hermone Brhane on her way to the Country Club of Little Rock Invitational title. She beat two ranked players that weekend for her first tournament title.
Win No. 60 - Feb. 21, 2014
She has won a lot of matches against difficult opponents, but along the way there were some rather easy ones for Jones. Win No. 60 came against Lipscomb's Laura Kent, 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3 singles.
Win No. 70 -- April 6, 2014
Jones earned her 50th, 60th and 70th in the same academic year. She shut out Arkansas Pine-Bluff's Maria Cabane 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles for No. 70.
Win No. 80 -- Oct. 21, 2014
Her 80th win was a big one, as Jones defeated No. 6 Lauren Herring (Georgia) 7-6(5), 2-0, ret., at the Ole Miss Invitational.
Win No. 90 -- Feb. 7, 2015
For win No. 90, Jones topped Natalie Beazant (24) of Rice to help the Rebels defeat the Owls 5-2 in Lubbock earlier this year.
Win No. 100 -- April 6, 2015
Jones joined the elite club on Monday of this week with a 6-0, 6-0 win against Elizabeth Perez of Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
With Saturday's last regular season home match against Mississippi State, the SEC Tournament and the NCAA Championships, Jones will have several more opportunities to add to her win total.
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