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Rebels Shut Out Hawaii in First Dual Match
1/12/2017 | Men's Tennis
HONOLULU - The Ole Miss men's tennis team not only enjoyed the beautiful beaches of Hawaii, but also racked up 23 wins in doubles and singles this week, including a 7-0 win over Hawaii on Wednesday in their first dual match of the 2017 season.
After competing against players from LSU and Duke as part of the Rainbow Warrior Classic Monday and Tuesday, the Rebels took on the host team Wednesday and needed less than two hours to take care of the Rainbow Warriors.
The Rebels swept the doubles, only dropping six games total in three matches to go up 1-0. In singles, Zvonimir Babic was first off the court at six, followed by Grey Hamilton at five and then Ricardo Jorge clinched it at four. All three won in straight sets. Fabian Fallert and Gustav Hansson added straight set wins as well and then freshman Tim Sandkaulen finished off his opponent in a supertiebreaker to close out the sweep and a 2-0 day in his first dual match.
At the Net...
• Tim Sandkaulen went undefeated (8-0) this week and improved to 12-6 on the year in singles and 8-2 in doubles with Gustav Hansson.
• Hansson finished the week a combined 7-1 in doubles and singles.
• Fabian Fallert won all three of his singles matches this week to improve to 7-3 on the year. He also teamed with Grey Hamilton to finish 4-1 in doubles. They won their 10th match of the year in the win over Hawaii.
• On Wednesday, the SEC announced the preseason coaches' poll. The Rebels were picked to finish seventh. Six conference teams are ranked in the Top 25 with the Rebels receiving votes.
Ole Miss vs. Hawaii
Doubles
1. Fallert/Hamilton (OM) def. Albert/Blattner (UH) 6-2
2. Hansson/Sandkaulen (OM) def. Chan/Kenneth (UH) 6-0
3. Babic/Jorge (OM) def. Kolaric/Chris Cajigan (UH) 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
Singles
1. Gustav Hansson (OM) def. Felix Albert (UH) 6-3, 6-2
2. Tim Sandkaulen (OM) def. Igor Kolaric (UH) 3-6, 6-2, 10-3
3. Fabian Fallert (OM) def. Marcel Chan (UH) 6-3, 6-1
4. Ricardo Jorge (OM) def. Ruben Blattner (UH) 6-2, 6-0
5. Grey Hamilton (OM) def. Fabian Woehrl (UH) 6-2, 6-2
6. Zvonimir Babic (OM) def. Eric Kenneth (UH) 6-2, 4-1, ret.
Order of Finish: 6, 5, 4, 3, 1, 2
Thoughts from head coach Toby Hansson...
"I am extremely happy with how fired up the guys were in doubles. We had done a great job all week, and they didn't let up today. We kept the momentum going in singles and it was great to see everyone come out on top. I love how we competed from top to bottom."
"It was good to see Tim help his team come out on top with a doubles and singles win in his first dual match and for Devin to record his first win as a coach. This is just the beginning of long and successful careers as a player and coach."
Up next...
The Rebels will be back in action Jan. 28-29 at the ITA Kickoff in College Station, Texas.
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