Men’s Tennis to Compete in Auburn Invitational

OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss will head to Auburn, Alabama and compete in matches from Friday to Sunday at the Yarbrough Tennis Center. The Rebels will take on players from the Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Alabama Crimson Tide and Vanderbilt Commodores in intraconference play. The Auburn Invite is the first of three fall events for the Rebels. This will be the team's first competitive match since dueling at Tennessee on March 8 and resuming play under new COVID-19 health and safety procedures.

The Rebels return seven student athletes to the 2020-21 roster and welcome two newcomers. Coach Toby Hansson led the team to a 10-4 (1-2 SEC) record last spring. The Rebels ranked as high as No. 11 in the national ITA rankings and ended the season ranked No. 15 in the final rankings on March 10. Despite the shortened season, the Rebels were highly recognized for their achievements. Men's tennis earned the distinctions of having one ITA All-American doubles pairing, one Southern Region Rookie of the Year, seven ITA Scholar-Athletes, and one SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year.

The Auburn Invite will provide a preview of the spring when Ole Miss will face conference opponents in dual matches. Florida, Alabama and Vanderbilt all ranked top 50 in the final ITA team rankings of 2020. The Gators ranked No. 10 at the conclusion of last season and return the No. 5 ranked singles player in the nation. The Rebels were 4-4 versus ranked opponents last spring and defeated two top 20 programs. Ole Miss has competed in the prestigious NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship 26 consecutive times and will look to extend that streak starting this Friday.

There will be two slates of matches per day over the weekend. The morning session will take place at 9 a.m. CT and the afternoon session will occur at 2 p.m.

Click the link provided above to watch select livestreamed matches from Courts 1-6:

Ole Miss Rebels Team Preview:

Ole Miss will have four Rebels competing in both singles and doubles over the weekend. For doubles, Brady Draheim will be paired with Tim Sandkaulen. Jan Soren Hain will be paired with Cotter Wilson. Soren Hain will be competing in doubles only.

Brady Draheim (R-JR):
●   Makes his Ole Miss debut
●   14-4 record in dual matches for Oklahoma State between fifth and sixth singles
●   28-14 overall record in doubles

Jan Soren Hain (JR):
●   Won the CCB Collegiate Invitational singles draw in 2019
●   Earned SEC Player of the Week honors for clinching the win versus No. 20 Oklahoma State (Jan. 31)
●   Has an overall record of 26-25 in singles and 16-12 in doubles

Tim Sandkaulen (R-SR):
●   2019 ITA Doubles All-American
●   Ranked No. 17 in Doubles and No. 68 in the final ITA rankings
●   2x All-SEC Selection

Cotter Wilson (SR):
●   8-8 overall record in singles last season
●   7-7 overall record in doubles last season
●   27-21 career record in doubles

For more information on Ole Miss men's tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissMTennis, on Facebook at OleMissMTennis and on Instagram at OleMissMTennis, follow Coach Hansson on Twitter at @TennisToby.

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Players Mentioned

Brady Draheim

Jan Soren Hain

Tim Sandkaulen

Cotter Wilson

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