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Women's Tennis Recruiting Class Ranked No. 18

2/6/2017 | Women's Tennis

Feb. 6, 2017

OXFORD, Miss. -- As the Ole Miss women's tennis team prepares for the upcoming National Team Indoor Championships, they received good news on Monday with the release of the latest recruiting rankings. The Rebels' latest recruiting class is ranked No. 18 in the nation, according to Tennisrecruiting.net.

The 2017-18 recruiting class includes freshman Alexa Bortles, who joined the team in January, and Sabina Machalova, who will join the program in the fall of 2017.

Bortles, who had a WTA ranking of 894 in doubles and won ITF Pro Circuit titles, is already off to a great start with the Rebels. With a combined record of 6-0 in singles and doubles, Bortles has helped the Rebels achieve a ranking of No. 19 in the latest poll.

Machalová won the Czech Republic U-18 National Championship in singles and doubles in 2015. She currently owns a WTA ranking of 1039 in singles and 663 in doubles.

The Rebels are gearing up for the National Team Indoor Feb. 10-13 in New Haven, Connecticut, with the draw set to be announced Tuesday.

For more information on Ole Miss Women's Tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWTennis, on Facebook at OleMissWTennis and on Instagram at OleMissWTennis. Also follow Coach Beyers on Twitter, @MarkBeyers.

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