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No. 25 Rebels Sweep Memphis
2/6/2016 | Women's Tennis
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OXFORD, Miss. - Less than 24 hours after beating Purdue, the No. 25 Ole Miss women's tennis team returned to the Gillom Sports Center and swept Memphis 7-0 Saturday afternoon to improve to 5-0 on the year.
The Rebels won the doubles point in convincing fashion to take a 1-0 lead. Tea Jandric and Zalina Khairudinova cruised 6-1 at No. 3 doubles, and then 47th-ranked Mai El Kamash and Arianne Hartono finished off a 6-3 win at No. 1 to clinch the point.
Ole Miss won all of the singles matches in straight sets, beginning with a dominating performance from El Kamash at No. 3 singles. She downed Marta Morga 6-1, 6-1. Hartono defeated Hanna Sohn 6-4, 6-1 to improve to 4-0 at No. 1 singles make it 3-0 Rebels. Sophomore Natalie Suk topped Kathryn Hughes 6-2, 6-4 at No. 2 singles to clinch the victory.
The remaining matches were played out and the Rebels won all three. Jandric beat Janina Berres 6-2, 6-2 at No. 4, Zalina Khairudinova won against Gabrielle Paul 6-1, 6-4 and Marija Milutinovic defeated Tara McElroy 6-2, 6-2 at No. 6.
Notables…
• Ole Miss improved to 24-3 against Memphis all-time
• The Rebels are now a combined 11-1 at the top three spots in the lineup
• Tea Jandric and Natalie Suk both won their 10th match of the year, making it five Rebels with at least 10 wins this year. Zalina Khairudinova is one win away from her 10th.
• The Rebels improved to 61-26 at home dating back to the 2009 season
Quoting Head Coach Mark Beyers…
"It was a quick turnaround, but I thought we did a good job and played with a lot more energy and more urgency. We talked after yesterday's match about having too many ups and downs, and I thought today was much better. It was definitely a step in the right direction. Memphis has a solid team, and we never gave them an opportunity to get into the match."
On the 5-0 Start…
"We'll take it. Obviously it's highlighted by the win over Stanford, but beating Purdue and Memphis, the team did a good job of stepping up, especially today. Now we make the transition to outdoor tennis. We've got two weeks to get ready for Tulane and Colorado in New Orleans. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and we'll be able to get plenty of practice outdoors."
On the Top of the Lineup Setting the Tone…
"With only three courts here indoors, it would put a lot of pressure on the girls at the bottom if you fall behind. They've done a great job of putting the lower players in position to only need one like close it out 4-0. But the lower half of the lineup has played great as well. We're going to need all of them at some point, especially in the SEC matches."
Next Up…
The Rebels have two weeks to prepare for their first outdoor matches in New Orleans, Louisiana against Tulane and Colorado.
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