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Men’s Tennis Faces Rivals at Bulldog Challenge
10/22/2020 | Men's Tennis
Rebels Travel to Compete at Mississippi State vs. SEC foes
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Ole Miss men's tennis faces four SEC opponents at MSU's Bulldog Challenge this weekend from Friday to Sunday.
Four Ole Miss student-athletes will compete against Alabama, LSU, Mississippi State and Tennessee in three days of singles and doubles matches at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre. In each matchup, doubles will be played first, followed by singles. All matches will consist of no-ad scoring. Doubles matches are one pro set, and singles are best of three regular tiebreak sets.
Ample Rest
The Ole Miss Rebels are competing in their first event since the Auburn Invite (October 2-4). The Rebels got off to a hot start to begin the fall 2020 season, winning nine matches at Auburn before three weeks of rest.
Winning Ways
Ole Miss owns a 4-2 overall record in doubles thus far this season, with the Rebel doubles teams of Jan Soren Hain with Cotter Wilson and Brady Draheim with Tim Sandkaulen both owning 2-1 records. Sandkaulen and Wilson also both lead the team in singles with a 2-1 record.
Scouting the Field
Ole Miss faces LSU, Mississippi State and Tennessee for the first time this season. Tennessee's Adam Walton, ranked No. 31 at the end of last spring season, enters the event as the top-ranked singles player. All five teams in competition this weekend have at least one top-100 ranked player. In doubles, Tennessee's Giles Hussey and Andrew Rogers ended last spring ranked No. 50, the highest of all other team pairings this weekend. Last time Ole Miss faced Tennessee back on March 8, Sandkaulen and Finn Reynolds defeated Hussey and Rogers, 6-4.
Against Alabama this season, Ole Miss are 3-1 against in singles and 1-0 in doubles. Notably, Sandkaulen defeated Edson Ortiz, the Crimson Tide's top-ranked singles player, 6-4, 7-5.
Order of Play (All Times C.T.)
Friday – 9:00 a.m. (Session 1 – Alabama & LSU), 2 p.m. (Session 2 – Mississippi State & Tennessee)
Saturday– 9:00 a.m. (Session 1 – LSU & Mississippi State), 2 p.m. (Session 2 – Alabama & Tennessee)
Sunday– 9:00 a.m. (Session 1 – LSU & Tennessee), 2 p.m. (Session 2 – Alabama & Mississippi State)
This is not a team versus team event. All student-athletes are competing against each other at the given match times with the exact matchups yet to be determined. Ole Miss players will be mixed into sessions each day.
Ole Miss Rebels Event Roster
Brady Draheim (Jr.)
Jan Soren Hain (Jr.)
Tim Sandkaulen (Sr.)
Cotter Wilson (Sr.)
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.
Four Ole Miss student-athletes will compete against Alabama, LSU, Mississippi State and Tennessee in three days of singles and doubles matches at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre. In each matchup, doubles will be played first, followed by singles. All matches will consist of no-ad scoring. Doubles matches are one pro set, and singles are best of three regular tiebreak sets.
Ample Rest
The Ole Miss Rebels are competing in their first event since the Auburn Invite (October 2-4). The Rebels got off to a hot start to begin the fall 2020 season, winning nine matches at Auburn before three weeks of rest.
Winning Ways
Ole Miss owns a 4-2 overall record in doubles thus far this season, with the Rebel doubles teams of Jan Soren Hain with Cotter Wilson and Brady Draheim with Tim Sandkaulen both owning 2-1 records. Sandkaulen and Wilson also both lead the team in singles with a 2-1 record.
Scouting the Field
Ole Miss faces LSU, Mississippi State and Tennessee for the first time this season. Tennessee's Adam Walton, ranked No. 31 at the end of last spring season, enters the event as the top-ranked singles player. All five teams in competition this weekend have at least one top-100 ranked player. In doubles, Tennessee's Giles Hussey and Andrew Rogers ended last spring ranked No. 50, the highest of all other team pairings this weekend. Last time Ole Miss faced Tennessee back on March 8, Sandkaulen and Finn Reynolds defeated Hussey and Rogers, 6-4.
Against Alabama this season, Ole Miss are 3-1 against in singles and 1-0 in doubles. Notably, Sandkaulen defeated Edson Ortiz, the Crimson Tide's top-ranked singles player, 6-4, 7-5.
Order of Play (All Times C.T.)
Friday – 9:00 a.m. (Session 1 – Alabama & LSU), 2 p.m. (Session 2 – Mississippi State & Tennessee)
Saturday– 9:00 a.m. (Session 1 – LSU & Mississippi State), 2 p.m. (Session 2 – Alabama & Tennessee)
Sunday– 9:00 a.m. (Session 1 – LSU & Tennessee), 2 p.m. (Session 2 – Alabama & Mississippi State)
This is not a team versus team event. All student-athletes are competing against each other at the given match times with the exact matchups yet to be determined. Ole Miss players will be mixed into sessions each day.
Ole Miss Rebels Event Roster
Brady Draheim (Jr.)
Jan Soren Hain (Jr.)
Tim Sandkaulen (Sr.)
Cotter Wilson (Sr.)
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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