The University of Mississippi Athletics
Friday, January 22
Chapel Hill, NC
8 AM
Ole Miss
vs
Old Dominion
Women’s Tennis Faces Old Dominion at ITA Kickoff
1/21/2021 | Women's Tennis
Winner to Oppose No. 1 UNC or Notre Dame on Saturday
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OLE MISS (0-0, 0-0 SEC) vs OLD DOMINION (0-0, 0-0 C-USA) Fri., Jan. 22 • 8:00 a.m. • Chapel Hill, N.C. Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center |
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Three seeded Ole Miss meets Old Dominion in the preliminary consolation round of the ITA Indoor Team Nationals to begin ITA Kickoff Weekend at 8 a.m. CT on Friday.
Winter Warm-Up
Ole Miss began the 2021 season at the Bulldog Kickoff in Starkville, Miss. (Jan. 16-17). The Rebels tuned-up for ITA Kickoffs by competing against No. 12 ranked Georgia Tech and Memphis in hidden dual matches. Junior Sabina Machalova shined over the weekend collecting three combined victories. Machalova, ranked ITA/Oracle No. 39 individually, won twice in singles, defeating Georgia Tech's No. 13 ranked Kenya Jones and Memphis' Alisha Reayer. As a team, the Rebels were 6-6 in singles and 3-3 in doubles.
Last Time Competing in ITA Kickoffs
The Rebels last competed during ITA Kickoff Weekend in Jan. 2019. The Rebels fell 4-3 to Purdue and 4-0 to No. 9 Michigan. Four active Rebels, Alexa Bortles, Machalova, Tereza Janatova, and Anna Vrbenska competed for the Rebels during the 2018-19 season. Janatova and Vrbenska claimed a doubles victory over Purdue, and Bortles won in both singles and doubles versus the Boilermakers.
Scouting the Monarchs
Old Dominion will make their 2021 season debut on Friday. In 2020, the Monarchs had an 11-2 (0-0 C-USA) record in dual matches, while going 11-0 against non-ranked opponents. ODU features two ranked singles players, No. 40 Holly Hutchinson and No. 124 Elizabeth Goldsmith. The Monarchs also have the No. 8 nationally-ranked doubles pairing, Yulia Starodubtseva and Alesya Yakubovich.
Next Up
The Rebels will next face either No. 1 UNC or Notre Dame on Saturday. If the Rebels win on Friday, they will next compete at 12 p.m. CT. In the event of a loss on Friday, Ole Miss will play at 8 a.m. CT.
The Tar Heels are the defending champions of the National Women's Team Indoors. UNC began the 2021 season by sweeping UNCW, 7-0, on Jan. 19. North Carolina features seven ranked singles players, three of which are in the ITA/Oracle top-6. UNC also has three ranked doubles teams including the No. 3 ranked duo nationally.
The Fighting Irish opened the 2021 season 2-0 after sweeping Northern Illinois in a double header, 7-0 and 4-0, on Jan. 19. Notre Dame features one ranked player in singles, No. 109 Cameron Corse, and a top-20 ranked doubles duo, Corse and Page Freeman.
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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