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Men’s Tennis Holds No. 12 Ranking in Latest ITA/Oracle Poll
4/14/2021 | Men's Tennis
Finn Reynolds and Tim Sandkaulen Earn No. 1 Doubles Ranking for Fourth Consecutive Week
TEMPE, Ariz. – Ole Miss men's tennis (10-9, 7-5 SEC) will enter the postseason as the No. 12 team in the nation as decided by the Oracle/ITA computerized rankings on Wednesday.
Ole Miss retained its No. 12 ranking after splitting two road conference matchups to conclude the 2021 regular season. The Rebels fell 5-2 to No. 17 Kentucky last Friday and defeated Vanderbilt 4-3 last Sunday.
The Rebels are one of seven SEC programs ranked in the top 15. In the updated poll, there are nine SEC teams in the top 20, and 12 of 13 SEC programs reside in the Oracle/ITA top 50.
At the individual level, Finn Reynolds and Tim Sandkaulen have retained their No. 1 ranking in doubles. Reynolds and Sandkaulen have held the top distinction since March 24. Last weekend, the duo earned two more wins defeating Kentucky's No. 20 Cesar Bourgois and Gabriel Diallo, 7-5, and winning 6-4 over Vanderbilt's George Harwell and Max Freeman.
In singles, Reynolds leads the Rebels as the No. 14-ranked singles player in the nation. Reynolds narrowly fell to Kentucky's Liam Draxl in three sets, 3-6, 6-4, 2-6. Draxl is ranked the No. 1 player in the nation in the updated rankings.
Nikola Slavic earned his highest ranking to date, checking in at No. 27. Slavic earned his eighth ranked win of the season by toppling Kentucky's No. 60 Millen Hurrion 7-6 (10) 2-6, 1-0 (8).
All three ranked Rebels in singles are in the ITA top 50. Sandkaulen earned his best ranking of the season at No. 46. Sandkaulen split his two singles matches over the weekend. He comfortably defeated Vanderbilt's Jeremie Casabon in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2.
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.
Ole Miss retained its No. 12 ranking after splitting two road conference matchups to conclude the 2021 regular season. The Rebels fell 5-2 to No. 17 Kentucky last Friday and defeated Vanderbilt 4-3 last Sunday.
The Rebels are one of seven SEC programs ranked in the top 15. In the updated poll, there are nine SEC teams in the top 20, and 12 of 13 SEC programs reside in the Oracle/ITA top 50.
At the individual level, Finn Reynolds and Tim Sandkaulen have retained their No. 1 ranking in doubles. Reynolds and Sandkaulen have held the top distinction since March 24. Last weekend, the duo earned two more wins defeating Kentucky's No. 20 Cesar Bourgois and Gabriel Diallo, 7-5, and winning 6-4 over Vanderbilt's George Harwell and Max Freeman.
In singles, Reynolds leads the Rebels as the No. 14-ranked singles player in the nation. Reynolds narrowly fell to Kentucky's Liam Draxl in three sets, 3-6, 6-4, 2-6. Draxl is ranked the No. 1 player in the nation in the updated rankings.
Nikola Slavic earned his highest ranking to date, checking in at No. 27. Slavic earned his eighth ranked win of the season by toppling Kentucky's No. 60 Millen Hurrion 7-6 (10) 2-6, 1-0 (8).
All three ranked Rebels in singles are in the ITA top 50. Sandkaulen earned his best ranking of the season at No. 46. Sandkaulen split his two singles matches over the weekend. He comfortably defeated Vanderbilt's Jeremie Casabon in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2.
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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