The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebels Begin 2016 Ranked No. 25
1/5/2016 | Women's Tennis
ITA Team Rankings | Singles | Doubles
OXFORD, Miss. - Players have started arriving on campus and more will be here later this week, as the 2016 season approaches. With that, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced the preseason Oracle/ITA National rankings Tuesday, and the Rebels will begin the season ranked No. 25.
Team Rankings
The Rebels earned a top 25 preseason ranking for the second year in a row. The SEC led the nation with eight teams in the top 25 rankings. Ole Miss will host the preseason No. 1 and defending NCAA Champion, Vanderbilt on April 2. Other top 25 conference foes include Florida (3), Georgia (T-4), Texas A&M (10), Alabama (15), LSU (21) and Kentucky (24). The Rebels will also face No. 8 Stanford in Nashville on Jan. 29.
Individual Rankings
In the latest ITA singles and doubles rankings, the Rebels boast four players. Freshman Tea Jandric is ranked No. 44 in singles, senior Mai El Kamash is ranked No. 55 and sophomore Arianne Hartono comes in at No. 84. In doubles, El Kamash and Hartono are ranked No. 47. Jandric posted a 6-4 record in the fall and beat the current No. 27 ranked player from Oklahoma State. El Kamash finished 8-3 and posted two ranked wins, including Vanderbilt's Sydney Campbell, ranked No. 7 at the time. Hartono went 6-5 and also had a top-30 ranked win.
Top 25 Times Two
With the men's team earning a No. 19 ranking, Ole Miss is one of 16 schools to have both its teams in the preseason top 25.
First Serve
The Rebels open the season Jan. 15-17 in Coral Gables, Florida at the Miami Invitational. Their first dual match will be Jan. 23 when they host Arkansas-Pine Bluff in a doubleheader beginning at Noon.
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