Men's Tennis Returns to Oxford Saturday For Alcorn State

OXFORD, Miss. –The Ole Miss Men's Tennis team looks to carryover its winning momentum as it hosts Alcorn State for a doubleheader, Saturday at the William F. Galtney Indoor Tennis Center, located along Manning Way. The first match begins at noon with the second to follow at 2 p.m. CT.

Live stats will be available following the links provided and follow the @OleMissMTennis Twitter account for in-match updates.

LAST TIME ON THE COURT
Ole Miss (3-3) defeated No. 20 Oklahoma State in an epic 4-3 decision to begin February. The Rebels jumped out to an early 1-0 lead as double pairs Tim Sandkaulen/ Filip Kraljevic and Cotter Wilson/ Fabian Fallert marched to identical 6-3 doubles wins.

Sandkaulen gave the Rebels a 2-0 cushion thanks to his two-set win, 6-0, 6-2. The Pokes would respond to tie the match at 2-2 before freshman Karlo Kranic prevailed in three sets 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, picking up his first collegiate dual match win. Oklahoma State tied things up once more, drawing all eyes to court three. Fallert defeated Mathieu Scaglia 13-11 in a first-round tiebreak and then the decisive point was clinched in the second set 6-2.

SEC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
For his impressive clinch work against the Cowboys, Fallert was dubbed SEC Player of the Week. The honor is the first of his career. He is currently riding a three-match win streak, holding steady at the three singles position.

STREAKS TO WATCH FOR
Wilson and Fallert are a perfect 3-0 in doubles this season in addition to Fallert's streak. The Rebels carry an unblemished record at home (2-0).

SCOUTING THE BRAVES
Alcorn State (0-6) enters the weekend looking to secure its first victory of the young season. The Braves host Jacksonville State on Friday before traveling to Oxford. Sophomore Johnatan Parat owns two singles victories this season for the visitors.

THE LAST MEETINGS
This will be the fifth doubleheader between the two programs in the last six seasons. Ole Miss has hosted each and has not given up a point in that time span (33-0).

UP NEXT
The Rebels will compete at the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic, Feb. 22-23 in Montgomery, Ala. SEC play begins when Kentucky visits Oxford on Friday, Mar. 1 with a 6 p.m. match.

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.

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Fabian Fallert

Filip Kraljevic

Tim Sandkaulen

Cotter Wilson

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