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Women's Tennis Hosts Mississippi State in Powder Blue Out Sunday
3/9/2019 | Women's Tennis
Rebels and Bulldogs scheduled for 1 p.m. outdoor match
OXFORD, Miss. –The Ole Miss Women's Tennis team renews its rivalry with Mississippi State Sunday with a 1 p.m. CT match in Oxford. The match is scheduled to be played outside at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center, located off Fraternity Row.
Check the @OleMissWTennis Twitter account for in-match updates, as well as location changes due to impending inclement weather.
If the match is moved, they will be relocated to the William F. Galtney Indoor Tennis Center, located along Manning Way.
The match is being dubbed a "Powder Blue Out", with fans encouraged to wear powder blue to support the Rebs. In addition, there will also be a giveaway (see details below).
Live stats, video and more matchday information are available following the links provided.
LAST TIME ON THE COURT
Ole Miss (3-5, 0-2 SEC) fell to then-No. 43 Florida and then-No. 10 South Carolina last weekend on the road. Tereza Janatova picked up the only win Friday for the Rebels against Florida. The Gamecocks swept past the Rebels on Sunday.
CAN'T HOLD US
Veterans Tea Jandric and Cameron Kriscunas possess three-match win streaks in singles. Jandric is 13-7 this season while Kriscunas secured a golden match (6-0, 6-0) against Alcorn State.
THIS IS OUR STATE
The Rebels own a commanding 53-7 lead in a series that dates back to 1975. Ole Miss has recorded winning streaks of 25 and 27, respectively, and leads 22-3 in Oxford. The series has been more even in recent years with the Bulldogs claiming two of the last three matches. Last season, then-No. 6 Ole Miss defeated then-No. 27 MSU 4-1. The Rebels swept doubles, while Jandric, Sabina Machalova, Anna Vrbenska and eventual national champion and graduate Arianne Hartono all won in two sets.
TOUGH BREAKS
Four of Ole Miss' five losses this season have come against teams currently ranked in the ITA Top 50 (Then-No. 9 Michigan, then-No. 21 UCF, then-No. 43 Florida, and then-No. 10 South Carolina). The Rebels fifth loss came at the racquets of Purdue on the ITA Kick-Off Weekend, and while the Boilermakers were not ranked and are not currently gaining votes, their victories during that weekend catapulted them into the poll for multiple weeks.
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
Mississippi State (10-4, 1-1 SEC) travels to Oxford having split two matches during the SEC's opening weekend. In their latest match, the Bulldogs defeated Florida for the first time in program history. Down 3-1, Anastasia Rentouli, Meredith Roberts and Tamara Racine helped MSU battle back. The Florida victory was State's lone win over a Top 50 ranked team this season, but the Bulldogs allowed just one match point across six matches to begin February.
The Bulldogs feature two ITA ranked players in No. 81 Emma Antonaki and No. 113 Magda Adaloglou, a freshman and sophomore, respectively.
GIVE IT AWAY NOW
The first 100 fans in attendance will receive a "Baby Got Backhand" shirt in coordination with the Powder Blue Out promotion.
UP NEXT
The Rebels hosts another archrival, Alabama, on Friday, March 15 at 3 p.m. CT.
For more information on Ole Miss Women's Tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWTennis, on Facebook at OleMissWTennis and on Instagram at OleMissWTennis. Also follow Coach Beyers on Twitter, @MarkBeyers.
Check the @OleMissWTennis Twitter account for in-match updates, as well as location changes due to impending inclement weather.
If the match is moved, they will be relocated to the William F. Galtney Indoor Tennis Center, located along Manning Way.
The match is being dubbed a "Powder Blue Out", with fans encouraged to wear powder blue to support the Rebs. In addition, there will also be a giveaway (see details below).
Live stats, video and more matchday information are available following the links provided.
LAST TIME ON THE COURT
Ole Miss (3-5, 0-2 SEC) fell to then-No. 43 Florida and then-No. 10 South Carolina last weekend on the road. Tereza Janatova picked up the only win Friday for the Rebels against Florida. The Gamecocks swept past the Rebels on Sunday.
CAN'T HOLD US
Veterans Tea Jandric and Cameron Kriscunas possess three-match win streaks in singles. Jandric is 13-7 this season while Kriscunas secured a golden match (6-0, 6-0) against Alcorn State.
THIS IS OUR STATE
The Rebels own a commanding 53-7 lead in a series that dates back to 1975. Ole Miss has recorded winning streaks of 25 and 27, respectively, and leads 22-3 in Oxford. The series has been more even in recent years with the Bulldogs claiming two of the last three matches. Last season, then-No. 6 Ole Miss defeated then-No. 27 MSU 4-1. The Rebels swept doubles, while Jandric, Sabina Machalova, Anna Vrbenska and eventual national champion and graduate Arianne Hartono all won in two sets.
TOUGH BREAKS
Four of Ole Miss' five losses this season have come against teams currently ranked in the ITA Top 50 (Then-No. 9 Michigan, then-No. 21 UCF, then-No. 43 Florida, and then-No. 10 South Carolina). The Rebels fifth loss came at the racquets of Purdue on the ITA Kick-Off Weekend, and while the Boilermakers were not ranked and are not currently gaining votes, their victories during that weekend catapulted them into the poll for multiple weeks.
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
Mississippi State (10-4, 1-1 SEC) travels to Oxford having split two matches during the SEC's opening weekend. In their latest match, the Bulldogs defeated Florida for the first time in program history. Down 3-1, Anastasia Rentouli, Meredith Roberts and Tamara Racine helped MSU battle back. The Florida victory was State's lone win over a Top 50 ranked team this season, but the Bulldogs allowed just one match point across six matches to begin February.
The Bulldogs feature two ITA ranked players in No. 81 Emma Antonaki and No. 113 Magda Adaloglou, a freshman and sophomore, respectively.
GIVE IT AWAY NOW
The first 100 fans in attendance will receive a "Baby Got Backhand" shirt in coordination with the Powder Blue Out promotion.
UP NEXT
The Rebels hosts another archrival, Alabama, on Friday, March 15 at 3 p.m. CT.
For more information on Ole Miss Women's Tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWTennis, on Facebook at OleMissWTennis and on Instagram at OleMissWTennis. Also follow Coach Beyers on Twitter, @MarkBeyers.
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