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Rebels Fall to No. 14 Florida in SEC Tourney
4/28/2017 | Men's Tennis
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Sixth-seeded Ole Miss ended its stay at the SEC Men's Tennis Tournament Friday, with a 4-0 loss to the No. 3 seed, Florida, in the quarterfinals at Barksdale Tennis Stadium.
Florida, ranked No. 14 in the nation, won the doubles point with quick wins on courts three and two and then won five of six first sets in singles to keep the Rebels from getting into the match. Filip Kraljevic won his first set in a tiebreaker on court four, but the Gators closed out straight set wins on six, five and one to advance to the semifinals.
Ole Miss downed Auburn 4-1 in the second round on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals.
At the Net...
• The Rebels are 16-9 on the season
• The loss snapped an eight-match win streak for the Rebels
• This marks the first time for the Rebels to be shut out all season
Complete Results
Doubles
1. #23 Fallert/Hamilton (OM) vs. #5 Perez/Ingildsen (UF) 1-4, sus.
2. Lipman/Orkin (UF) def. Sandkaulen/Kraljevic (OM) 6-1
3. Perez-Blanco/Wardell (UF) def. Jorge/Mounger (OM) 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 2
Singles
1. #8 Alfredo Perez (UF) def. Ricardo Jorge (OM) 6-3, 6-1
2. Tim Sandkaulen (OM) vs. #81 Elliott Orkin (UF) 4-6, 2-5, sus.
3. Fabian Fallert (OM) vs. Chase Perez-Blanco (UF) 3-6, 4-3, sus.
4. Filip Kraljevic (OM) vs. Maxx Lipman (UF) 7-6(6), 0-1, sus.
5. Johannes Ingildsen (UF) def. Grey Hamilton (OM) 6-4, 6-2
6. McClain Kessler (UF) def. Robert Mounger (OM) 6-3, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 5, 1
Thoughts from head coach Toby Hansson...
"They (Florida) played well in doubles today, at the same time we didn't reach the level that we are accustomed to. In singles we settled down and played much better. We had chances on several courts but could not capitalize on them. All in all, we are playing really well and we are looking forward to the NCAAs."
Up next...
The Rebels are in position to earn their 24th NCAA bid and will learn their NCAA destination and opponent May 2 at 4 p.m. CT when the 64-team field is revealed.
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