Ole Miss Men’s Tennis Prepares for Two Top-15 Opponents

			Friday OLE MISS (2-4, 1-0 SEC) at No. 12 Georgia (5-0, 0-1 SEC) Fri,, Feb. 26 • 1:30 p.m. • Athens, Ga. Dan Magill Tennis Complex
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			Sunday OLE MISS (2-4, 1-0 SEC) at No. 3 Tennessee (12-1, 1-0 SEC) Sun., Feb. 28 • 1:00 p.m. • Knoxville, Tenn. Barksdale Stadium
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ATHENS, Ga. – Ole Miss (2-4, 1-0 SEC) will play at No. 12 Georgia (5-1, 0-1 SEC) on Friday at 1:30 p.m. CT and No. 3 Tennessee (12-1, 1-0 SEC) at 1 p.m. CT on Sunday.

How Sweep It Is

The Rebels are coming off their most dominant performance of the season, a 7-0 sweep at Arkansas last Sunday (Feb. 21). Ole Miss won every match in the contest (one unfinished) and only lost two total sets. Finn Reynolds earned his first ranked win of the season by defeating Arkansas' No. 72 Alex Reco 6-2, 7-5, at No. 1 singles.

The Rebels earned their first in-conference sweep since defeating Vanderbilt, 7-0, in 2017.

Nikola Slavic was voted SEC Co-Newcomer of the Week after earning a straight-set win at Arkansas.

Last Time Facing Georgia

The Rebels fell to the Bulldogs, 4-1, on the road last season. Reynolds and Tim Sandkaulen earned a doubles victory and Reynolds won via retirement versus Georgia. Ole Miss last defeated Georgia 4-3 at home in 2019. Ole Miss trails in the all-time series 43-11.

Scouting the Bulldogs

Georgia enters Friday's match off of their first loss of the season. The Bulldogs fell 4-2 to the Volunteers last Friday, Feb. 19. Georgia has earned victories this season over Mercer, Florida State, No. 14 NC State, Georgia Tech and Georgia Southern. The Bulldogs have competed at home in every match this season.

Georgia features three ranked singles players (two in the top-20) and two top-20 ranked doubles tems. Trent Bryde ranks No. 9 in singles and No. 8 in doubles alongside Tyler Zink (No. 73 singles). Phillip Henning ranks No. 18 in singles and No. 20 in doubles with Blake Croyder.

Last Time Facing Tennessee

The Rebels were defeated 4-2 by Tennesse at ITA Kickoff Weekend (Jan. 22). The Rebels won the doubles point by taking Doubles No. 1 and No. 3 by tiebreaks. Reynolds won the only singles match for the Rebels by defeating Tennessee's Johannus Monday in three sets.

Scouting the Volunteers

Tennessee has started the season hot, collecting 12 wins in 13 matches.

Tennessee began the season ranked No. 13 and has moved up 10 places in the national rankings. The Volunteers have had two SEC Players of the Week in Martim Prata and Giles Hussey. Additionally, Monday has earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors on four occasions this season.

The Volunteers will host Mississippi State Friday prior to facing Ole Miss on Sunday.

Next Up

Ole Miss will host its first in-conference home match on Friday, March 5 versus LSU.

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

Finn Reynolds

Tim Sandkaulen

Nikola Slavic

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