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Rebel Duo Advances in NCAA Doubles
5/25/2017 | Men's Tennis
ATHENS, Ga. - Ole Miss' dynamic duo of Fabian Fallert and Grey Hamilton advanced to the second round of the NCAA Doubles Championship Thursday with a straight set win over the team from Butler. Their teammate, Gustav Hansson, lost his second-round singles match to William Bushamuka of Kentucky, in three sets.
Fallert/Hamilton Moving on in doubles…
Both teams were making their NCAA doubles debut, but Fallert and Hamilton needed only two sets to dispatch the Butler team of Mason Dragos and Mikheil Khmiadashvili in the first round. At 4-4 in the first set, the Rebs broke to go up 5-4 and then Hamilton served it out for 6-4. Fallert and Hamilton secured a break to start the second set and never looked back, winning it 6-3 to move on.
Fallert and Hamilton will face the Valparaiso team of Charlie Emhardt and Jeffrey Schorsch in the second round, Friday. The Valpo duo knocked out the 5-8 seed from Texas A&M in a third set supertiebreaker.
At the net with Fallert/Hamilton…
• Fallert and Hamilton improved to 17-11
• The win marked the duo's seventh ranked win of the year
• Friday will mark the second meeting between Fallert/Hamilton and Emhardt/Schorsch
• The first meeting took place in the second round of the ITA National Indoor Championships in the fall, with the Valpo duo winning in two sets
Hansson Ends Season in NCAA Second Round
In the first meeting between Hansson and Kentucky's No. 17 ranked Bushamuka, Hansson won in straight sets to help the Rebels to a 4-2 win against Kentucky in the last home match.
Hansson struck first again, breaking early in the first set and going on to win it 6-2. At the beginning of the second set, a rain shower caused a short delay in play. Bushamuka came out of the delay and ultimately broke Hansson to go up 4-2. He held for 6-2 to force a decisive set. With Hansson serving at 1-2, Bushamuka broke and went on to win it 6-1 to advance to the third round.
At the net with Hansson…
• Hansson advanced to the second round for the second year in a row
• Hansson ended the 2017 campaign 21-13
• Hansson also earned All-SEC First Team honors for the second year in a row
Thoughts from head coach Toby Hansson…
On Gustav's match…
"Gus didn't maintain his usual level today. He was dominating until the rain delay, but then the match completely shifted in the other guy's favor. Gus just couldn't get it going after the delay."
On Fabi and Grey…
"Fabi and Grey played with a lot of energy and intensity, which was great to see. It was a really good start for the guys and hopefully we can keep it going tomorrow."
Results
NCAA Singles Championship
Second round -- #17 William Bushamuka (UK) def. #23 Gustav Hansson (OM) 2-6, 6-2, 6-1.
NCAA Doubles Championship
First round -- #19 Fallert/Hamilton (OM) def. #62 Dragos/Khmiadashvili (BU) 6-4, 6-3.
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