The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebels up to No. 9 in Latest Oracle/ITA Rankings
4/3/2018 | Women's Tennis
Team Rankings | Singles | Doubles
OXFORD, Miss. - After a sweep of last weekend's road matches, the Ole Miss women's tennis team moved up a spot to No. 9 in this week's Oracle/ITA Rankings released Tuesday. The Rebels will welcome No. 7 Georgia Thursday at 5 p.m. in a top 10-showdown at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center.
The Rebels (15-5, 6-4) are one of four SEC teams in the top 10 and six in the top 25. Vanderbilt (2), South Carolina (5), Georgia (7), Florida (12) and Auburn (17) round out the conference teams in the top 25.
Senior Arianne Hartono is up to No. 15 in the nation in singles with an overall record of 24-6, 15-2 at No. 1 singles. She is 8-2 in the SEC and has won four straight.
Freshman Sabina Machalova is up a few spots to No. 87 in singles with a 16-10 record. Junior Tea Jandric is ranked No. 108 with an 18-9 overall record, 11-4 in dual matches.
In doubles, Hartono and Alexa Bortles continue their climb, checking in at a career-high No. 6. The duo is one win away from their 20th of the year and 10-4 at No. 1 doubles.
Fans coming to Thursday's match vs. No. 7 Georgia will enjoy free crawfish. The Rebels will conclude the weekend with a 10 a.m. match Saturday against Tennessee. It will be Senior Day for Hartono and Natalie Suk.
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