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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Friday, February 22
Montgomery, Ala.
10:30 AM
Ole Miss
4
vs
2
Alabama
Rebels Knock Off No. 16 Alabama, Finish Runner-Ups at Blue Gray National
2/23/2019 | Men's Tennis
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Ole Miss fell in the championship round to Arizona
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A five-match win streak was halted Saturday for Ole Miss Men's Tennis (7-4), but not before the Rebels took down their second ranked opponent of the season in No. 16 Alabama (9-2) 4-2 in the semifinals of the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic.
The win propelled Ole Miss into the Championship held at Lagoon's Park Tennis Center in Montgomery, where they fell to Arizona (9-1) 4-1.
The victory was highlighted by a pair of ranked victories from veterans Tim Sandkaulen and Fabian Fallert at first and third singles, respectively. Fallert provided the Rebels with the clincher, just as he did with Ole Miss' first ranked win, coming against No. 20 Oklahoma State in early February.
Both were also ahead against Arizona before the Wildcats clinched and forced their matches to go unfinished.
MATCH 1: OLE MISS 4, NO. 16 ALABAMA 2
After falling behind to the Tide in the doubles point heading into Saturday's action, the Rebels quickly erased the deficit, first evening the score on freshman Simon Junk's straight sets victory a fifth singles. It was his first sweep of his young collegiate career.
The Rebels then took the lead, when Sandkaulen nabbed his first win over a ranked opponent this season, trumping the Tide's Mazen Osama, ranked 32ndin the country, with relative ease at 6-4, 6-1.
Alabama evened the contest with a win at sixth singles, but Ole Miss quickly regained control and sat one point away from clinching after fellow rookie Karlo Kranic picked up his fourth consecutive victory at 6-2,6-3.
No stranger to pressure, Fallert provided the necessary momentum, topping Alabama's other ranked individual in #108 Patrick Kaukovalta 6-4, 6-1 and handing the Rebels the 4-2 victory.
RESULTS
1. M. Osama/P. Kaukovalta (Alabama) def. T. Sandkaulen/F. Kraljevic, 7-6 (11-9)
2. Z. Zhou/E. Ortiz (Alabama) def. F. Fallert/C. Wilson, 6-3
3. K. Kranic/S. Junk def. S. Fischer/A. Nesterov (Alabama), 6-3
1. T. Sandkaulen def. #32 M. Osama (Alabama), 6-4, 6-1
2. F. Kraljevic vs. E. Ortiz (Alabama), 2-6, 7-6, unfinished
3. F. Fallert def. #108 P. Kaukovalta (Alabama), 6-4, 6-3
4. K. Kranic def. Z. Zhou (Alabama), 6-2, 6-3
5. S. Junk def. A. Nesterov (Alabama), 6-0, 6-0
6. J. Gschwendtner (Alabama) def. C. Wilson, 6-4, 6-2
MATCH 2: ARIZONA 4, OLE MISS 1
The Rebels carried the momentum into the Championship, with wins at first and second doubles powering Ole Miss to an early advantage.
The lead proved to be short lived though, after the Wildcats picked up wins at fourth and sixth singles to take the lead.
Kraljevic suffered at the hands of the Wildcats' only ranked member, dropping a 6-3, 6-2 decision to put Arizona one point away from clinching, which they ultimately did after Junk fell at fifth singles 6-4, 6-3.
Sandkaulen had split his first two sets and was in the middle of the third, and Fallert had a set-lead when Arizona clinched and left play unfinished.
RESULTS
F. Kraljevic /T. Sandkaulen def. J. Ziverts/C. Hassey (ARIZ), 6-3
2. C. Wilson/F. Fallert def. A. Reguant/F. Malbasic (ARIZ), 6-2
3. I. Karpovets/J. Maier (ARIZ) def. K. Kranic/S. Junk, 6-1
1. T. Sandkaulen vs. J. Ziverts (ARIZ), 2-6, 6-2, 1-2,unfinished
2. #122 F. Malbasic (ARIZ) def. F. Kraljevic, 6-2, 6-3
3. F. Fallert vs. I. Karpovets (ARIZ), 6-3, 3-3, unfinished
4. A. Reguant (ARIZ) def. K. Kranic, 6-1, 6-2
5. C. Hassey (ARIZ) def. S. Junk, 6-4, 6-3
6. J. Maier (ARIZ) def. C. Wilson, 6-1, 6-2
UP NEXT
The Rebels begin conference play, welcoming another set of Wildcats to Oxford in Kentucky on March 1. The match is slated for 6 p.m. at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center.
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For more information on Ole Miss Men's Tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter @OleMissMTennis, on Facebook at OleMissMTennis and on Instagram at OleMissMTennis, follow Coach Hansson on Twitter at @TennisToby.
The win propelled Ole Miss into the Championship held at Lagoon's Park Tennis Center in Montgomery, where they fell to Arizona (9-1) 4-1.
The victory was highlighted by a pair of ranked victories from veterans Tim Sandkaulen and Fabian Fallert at first and third singles, respectively. Fallert provided the Rebels with the clincher, just as he did with Ole Miss' first ranked win, coming against No. 20 Oklahoma State in early February.
Both were also ahead against Arizona before the Wildcats clinched and forced their matches to go unfinished.
MATCH 1: OLE MISS 4, NO. 16 ALABAMA 2
After falling behind to the Tide in the doubles point heading into Saturday's action, the Rebels quickly erased the deficit, first evening the score on freshman Simon Junk's straight sets victory a fifth singles. It was his first sweep of his young collegiate career.
The Rebels then took the lead, when Sandkaulen nabbed his first win over a ranked opponent this season, trumping the Tide's Mazen Osama, ranked 32ndin the country, with relative ease at 6-4, 6-1.
Alabama evened the contest with a win at sixth singles, but Ole Miss quickly regained control and sat one point away from clinching after fellow rookie Karlo Kranic picked up his fourth consecutive victory at 6-2,6-3.
No stranger to pressure, Fallert provided the necessary momentum, topping Alabama's other ranked individual in #108 Patrick Kaukovalta 6-4, 6-1 and handing the Rebels the 4-2 victory.
RESULTS
1. M. Osama/P. Kaukovalta (Alabama) def. T. Sandkaulen/F. Kraljevic, 7-6 (11-9)
2. Z. Zhou/E. Ortiz (Alabama) def. F. Fallert/C. Wilson, 6-3
3. K. Kranic/S. Junk def. S. Fischer/A. Nesterov (Alabama), 6-3
1. T. Sandkaulen def. #32 M. Osama (Alabama), 6-4, 6-1
2. F. Kraljevic vs. E. Ortiz (Alabama), 2-6, 7-6, unfinished
3. F. Fallert def. #108 P. Kaukovalta (Alabama), 6-4, 6-3
4. K. Kranic def. Z. Zhou (Alabama), 6-2, 6-3
5. S. Junk def. A. Nesterov (Alabama), 6-0, 6-0
6. J. Gschwendtner (Alabama) def. C. Wilson, 6-4, 6-2
MATCH 2: ARIZONA 4, OLE MISS 1
The Rebels carried the momentum into the Championship, with wins at first and second doubles powering Ole Miss to an early advantage.
The lead proved to be short lived though, after the Wildcats picked up wins at fourth and sixth singles to take the lead.
Kraljevic suffered at the hands of the Wildcats' only ranked member, dropping a 6-3, 6-2 decision to put Arizona one point away from clinching, which they ultimately did after Junk fell at fifth singles 6-4, 6-3.
Sandkaulen had split his first two sets and was in the middle of the third, and Fallert had a set-lead when Arizona clinched and left play unfinished.
RESULTS
F. Kraljevic /T. Sandkaulen def. J. Ziverts/C. Hassey (ARIZ), 6-3
2. C. Wilson/F. Fallert def. A. Reguant/F. Malbasic (ARIZ), 6-2
3. I. Karpovets/J. Maier (ARIZ) def. K. Kranic/S. Junk, 6-1
1. T. Sandkaulen vs. J. Ziverts (ARIZ), 2-6, 6-2, 1-2,unfinished
2. #122 F. Malbasic (ARIZ) def. F. Kraljevic, 6-2, 6-3
3. F. Fallert vs. I. Karpovets (ARIZ), 6-3, 3-3, unfinished
4. A. Reguant (ARIZ) def. K. Kranic, 6-1, 6-2
5. C. Hassey (ARIZ) def. S. Junk, 6-4, 6-3
6. J. Maier (ARIZ) def. C. Wilson, 6-1, 6-2
UP NEXT
The Rebels begin conference play, welcoming another set of Wildcats to Oxford in Kentucky on March 1. The match is slated for 6 p.m. at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center.
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For more information on Ole Miss Men's Tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter @OleMissMTennis, on Facebook at OleMissMTennis and on Instagram at OleMissMTennis, follow Coach Hansson on Twitter at @TennisToby.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Mazen Osama / 0 (32/-) [UA]
41
#2 Singles Match
123
660
Edson Ortiz / 0 [UA]
27UF
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Patrick Kaukovalta / 0 (108/-) [UA]
43
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Zhe Zhou / 0 [UA]
23
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Alexey Nesterov / 0 [UA]
00
#6 Singles Match
12
42
Jeremy Gschwendtner / 0 [UA]
66
Order of Finish:
5,1,6,4,3
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