The University of Mississippi Athletics

Sunday, March 14
Oxford, MS
1 PM

Ole Miss

2
vs
5

South Carolina

Mten final vs South Carolina (03-14-21)

Ole Miss Men’s Tennis Falls 5-2 to No. 14 South Carolina

3/14/2021 | Men's Tennis

Rebels Win Doubles 2-0 in Defeat

OXFORD, Miss. – No. 19 Ole Miss (5-7, 4-3 SEC) lost at home to No. 14 South Carolina (9-5, 5-3 SEC) on Sunday.
 
Ole Miss got off to an optimal start in the match, clinching the opening doubles point 2-0 versus the Gamecocks. Brady Draheim and Simon Junk won first for the Rebels at No. 2 Doubles. Draheim and Junk defeated South Carolina's Jake Beasley and Toby Samuel 6-3 to put the Rebels ahead 1-0. Draheim and Junk improved to 2-4 at No. 2 Doubles this season (5-6 overall).
 
Jakob Cadonau and Jan Soren Hain clinched the opening decision point for the Rebels by defeating the Gamecocks' Raphael Lambling and Bruno Oliveira 6-3. Cadonau and Hain improved to 2-0 as a team in 2021. Ole Miss claimed a 1-0 match lead, and No. 7 Finn Reynolds and Tim Sandkaulen had their match go unfinished.
 
The Gamecocks opened singles winning at the No. 4 and No. 5 positions to take the lead away from the Rebels.
 
No. 62 Sandkaulen won 6-4, 6-2 over No. 118 Connor Thomson to tie the match at 2-all. Sandkaulen earned his second ranked victory of the season (No. 73 Tyler Zink, Feb. 26), and improved to 9-12 in 2020-21. He earned his 86th career singles victory, ranking tied for 11th in program history.
 
Ole Miss proceeded to fall to South Carolina at No. 1, 6 and 3 Singles in a losing effort to the Gamecocks. Nikola Slavic was the only Rebel to play three sets, falling in a super tiebreaker to No. 81 Raphael Lambling.
 
Coming Up
 
Ole Miss next faces No. 40 Tulsa on the road Friday, March 19 at 5 p.m. CT.
 
Singles Results
 
No. 32 Daniel Rodrigues (SC) def. Finn Reynolds, 6-3, 6-3
No. 62 Tim Sandkaulen def. No. 118 Connor Thomson (SC), 6-4, 6-2
No. 81 Raphael Lambling (SC) def. Nikola Slavic, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 1-0 (3)
Toby Samuel (SC) def. John Hallquist Lithén, 6-1, 6-1
Jake Beasley (SC) def. Simon Junk, 6-1, 6-3
Phillip Jordan (SC) def. Lukas Engelhardt, 6-4, 6-4
 
Doubles Results
 
No. 44 Daniel Rodrigues/Connor Thomson (SC) vs. No. 7 Finn Reynolds/Tim Sandkaulen, 5-3 (unfinished)
Brady Braheim/Simon Junk def. Jake Beasley/Toby Samuel (SC), 6-3
Jakob Cadonau/Jan Soren Hain def. Raphael Lambling/Bruno Oliveira (SC), 6-3
 
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.
 

Next Event

Tulsa
W, 4-3

Mar 19 (Fri)

2 PM

Team Stats

#1 Doubles Match

12
Daniel Rodrigues/ Connor Thomson (44/-) [SC]
50
3UF

#2 Doubles Match

1
Jake Beasley/ Toby Samuel [SC]
3
6

#3 Doubles Match

1
Raphael Lambling/ Bruno Oliveira [SC]
3
6

Order of Finish:

2,3

#1 Singles Match

12
Daniel Rodrigues / 0 (32/-) [SC]
66
LogoReynolds, Finn / 0 [OM]
33

#2 Singles Match

12
Connor Thomson / 0 (118/-) [SC]
42
LogoSandkaulen, Tim / 0 (62/-) [OM]
66

#3 Singles Match

123
Raphael Lambling / 0 (81/-) [SC]
661
LogoSlavic, Nikola / 0 [OM]
370

#4 Singles Match

12
Toby Samuel / 0 [SC]
66
LogoJ. Hallquist Lithen / 0 [OM]
11

#5 Singles Match

12
Jake Beasley / 0 [SC]
66
LogoJunk, Simon / 0 [OM]
13

#6 Singles Match

12
Phillip Jordan / 0 [SC]
66
LogoEngelhardt, Lukas / 0 [OM]
44

Order of Finish:

4,5,2,1,6,3

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