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Men’s Tennis Wraps Up SEC Play at LSU, No. 8 Texas A&M
4/11/2019 | Men's Tennis
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Rebels Head West Ahead of SEC Championships
OXFORD, Miss. – Winners of seven of its last nine matches, the Ole Miss Men's Tennis team looks to continue its momentum with a pair of road contests at LSU and No. 8 Texas A&M.
The Rebels will face LSU at 5 p.m. CT on Friday and will conclude the SEC regular season at 1 p.m. on Sunday against the Aggies.
Live stats and video can be found via the links provided. Fans can also stay up-to-date with in-match coverage following the @OleMissMTennis account.
WARMING UP OUTSIDE AND ON THE COURT
With a pair of wins in their home finale, the Rebels enter the final week of conference play on a 15-10 clip and are winners of seven of their last nine duals. Ole Miss has four wins over Top-25 opponents and two in league play (then-No. 18 Alabama, then-No. 22 Georgia).
LAST TIME ON THE COURT
Ole Miss swept Arkansas-Pine Bluff with 7-0 and 4-0 scores on April 7. The Rebels cruised to clinch the doubles point, picking up a sweep on Court 2 from freshman Sebastian Rios and junior Tim Sandkaulen and a Court 3 win by default in the first match.
The match was played out in singles, with sophomore Finn Reynolds and Rios each picking up straight set victories on Courts 4 and 5.
Battles ensued on both the first two courts during singles play before Sandkaulen and senior Filip Kraljevic triumphed.
The Rebels came out firing in match two, with four of the five courts taking 5-0 leads in the first set and each Rebel picking up the opener to take an advantage.
Rios picked up another sweep on Court 5, improving his win streak to five, joined by classmate Jan Soren Hain on Court 4.
The match was clinched when Sandkaulen earned his own straight set victory, 6-1, 6-0.
CLINCH KING
Senior Fabian Fallert continues to reign as the undisputed 'Clinch King', picking up his fifth clinch of the spring during Ole Miss' final home SEC match of the season. His three-set thriller over then-No. 38 Arkansas was his second in league play. He has clinched for the Rebels in three of their Top-25 victories this season.
FILIP TOUGH TO BEAT
Kraljevic boasted the lone victory for the Rebels on April 5 against then-No. 6 Mississippi State, winning in a thrilling 10-point tiebreak. Kraljevic is on a three-match win streak, and has won four of his last five matches.
RANKED REBS
Kraljevic and partner Sandkaulen moved up in the ITA Doubles rankings, coming in at No. 47 after taking down State's 12th ranked duo in the same match. Sandkaulen also ranks individually at No. 60. Reynolds and Fallert also sit No. 31 as a duo.
LENDING A HELPING HAND
Sandkaulen also made headlines Wednesday, earning a spot on the coveted SEC's Community Service Team.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
LSU (16-8, 3-7 SEC) enters Friday's dual on a two-match winning streak, cruising past Kentucky and Nicholls with identical 4-0 decisions on April 6. The Tigers also knocked off Arkansas, Auburn and then-No. 17 Tulane earlier this season.
Freshman Boris Kozlov boasts a No. 107 ranking, while teammates Joey Thomas and Rafael Wagner own a No. 42 doubles plaudit.
Ole Miss downed the Tigers 4-1 last season in Oxford. The rivalry dates back to 1930.
SCOUTING THE AGGIES
No. 8 Texas A&M (19-5, 9-1 SEC) has won 16 of its last 18 matches. Additionally, the Aggies have won six duals against Top-25 teams, including then-No. 1 Ohio State on March 11.
Texas A&M has four players in the ITA Singles rankings: Carlos Aguilar (46), Valentin Vacherot (61), Hady Habib (77), and Barnaby Smith (98). Aguilar and Smith pair up for a No. 10 doubles standing.
The Aggies host No. 6 Mississippi State on Friday before Sunday's match.
UP NEXT
Ole Miss will join 12 other programs and compete at the SEC Championships in Gainesville, Fla., scheduled for April 17-21.
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 Rebels will face LSU at 5 p.m. CT on Friday and will conclude the SEC regular season at 1 p.m. on Sunday against the Aggies.
Live stats and video can be found via the links provided. Fans can also stay up-to-date with in-match coverage following the @OleMissMTennis account.
WARMING UP OUTSIDE AND ON THE COURT
With a pair of wins in their home finale, the Rebels enter the final week of conference play on a 15-10 clip and are winners of seven of their last nine duals. Ole Miss has four wins over Top-25 opponents and two in league play (then-No. 18 Alabama, then-No. 22 Georgia).
LAST TIME ON THE COURT
Ole Miss swept Arkansas-Pine Bluff with 7-0 and 4-0 scores on April 7. The Rebels cruised to clinch the doubles point, picking up a sweep on Court 2 from freshman Sebastian Rios and junior Tim Sandkaulen and a Court 3 win by default in the first match.
The match was played out in singles, with sophomore Finn Reynolds and Rios each picking up straight set victories on Courts 4 and 5.
Battles ensued on both the first two courts during singles play before Sandkaulen and senior Filip Kraljevic triumphed.
The Rebels came out firing in match two, with four of the five courts taking 5-0 leads in the first set and each Rebel picking up the opener to take an advantage.
Rios picked up another sweep on Court 5, improving his win streak to five, joined by classmate Jan Soren Hain on Court 4.
The match was clinched when Sandkaulen earned his own straight set victory, 6-1, 6-0.
CLINCH KING
Senior Fabian Fallert continues to reign as the undisputed 'Clinch King', picking up his fifth clinch of the spring during Ole Miss' final home SEC match of the season. His three-set thriller over then-No. 38 Arkansas was his second in league play. He has clinched for the Rebels in three of their Top-25 victories this season.
FILIP TOUGH TO BEAT
Kraljevic boasted the lone victory for the Rebels on April 5 against then-No. 6 Mississippi State, winning in a thrilling 10-point tiebreak. Kraljevic is on a three-match win streak, and has won four of his last five matches.
RANKED REBS
Kraljevic and partner Sandkaulen moved up in the ITA Doubles rankings, coming in at No. 47 after taking down State's 12th ranked duo in the same match. Sandkaulen also ranks individually at No. 60. Reynolds and Fallert also sit No. 31 as a duo.
LENDING A HELPING HAND
Sandkaulen also made headlines Wednesday, earning a spot on the coveted SEC's Community Service Team.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
LSU (16-8, 3-7 SEC) enters Friday's dual on a two-match winning streak, cruising past Kentucky and Nicholls with identical 4-0 decisions on April 6. The Tigers also knocked off Arkansas, Auburn and then-No. 17 Tulane earlier this season.
Freshman Boris Kozlov boasts a No. 107 ranking, while teammates Joey Thomas and Rafael Wagner own a No. 42 doubles plaudit.
Ole Miss downed the Tigers 4-1 last season in Oxford. The rivalry dates back to 1930.
SCOUTING THE AGGIES
No. 8 Texas A&M (19-5, 9-1 SEC) has won 16 of its last 18 matches. Additionally, the Aggies have won six duals against Top-25 teams, including then-No. 1 Ohio State on March 11.
Texas A&M has four players in the ITA Singles rankings: Carlos Aguilar (46), Valentin Vacherot (61), Hady Habib (77), and Barnaby Smith (98). Aguilar and Smith pair up for a No. 10 doubles standing.
The Aggies host No. 6 Mississippi State on Friday before Sunday's match.
UP NEXT
Ole Miss will join 12 other programs and compete at the SEC Championships in Gainesville, Fla., scheduled for April 17-21.
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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