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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Saturday, January 22
Oxford, MS
3 PM
Ole Miss
4
vs
3
Alabama
No. 18 Men’s Tennis Defeats Alabama, 4-3, in Non-Conference Match
1/22/2022 | Men's Tennis
Rebels Outlast SEC-West Foe on Saturday
OXFORD, Miss. – No. 18 Ole Miss men's tennis (3-0, 0-0 SEC) earned a hard-fought 4-3 victory versus the Alabama Crimson Tide (2-1, 0-0 SEC) at home on Saturday.
Ole Miss clinched the victory versus Alabama at 4-2. The two teams played out the remaining match and the Rebels defeated the Crimson Tide 4-3. Ole Miss has won six of the last seven matches decided by the score of 4-3 dating back to last season.
Alabama claimed the opening lead in the match, taking doubles 2-1. John Hallquist Lithén and Jakob Cadonau won for the Rebels at No. 3 doubles, earning a 6-3 victory versus Alabama's Rudi Christiansen and Zach Foster. Cadonau is now tied with Lukas Engelhardt for the most doubles victories for Ole Miss across the 2021-22 season with nine. Cadonau also has the least doubles losses for Ole Miss with one.
No. 28 Nikola Slavic leveled the match, 1-1, by trouncing German Samofalov, 6-3, 6-1. Slavic, 10-3 overall in singles, became the first Rebel to reach double-figure wins in either singles or doubles this season.
Simon Junk gave the Rebels the lead, 2-1, by surmounting Christiansen 6-2, 6-2.
Alabama's No. 83 Filip Planinsek then won over No. 44 Finn Reynolds in three sets to level the match 2-2.
The Rebels rallied, earning thee-set victories on Courts Nos. 6 and 5. Engelhardt's 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 win clinched the match for the Rebels at 4-2.
The two teams mutually agreed to play out the final match on Court No. 3. The Crimson Tide took the final match, thus the Rebels won by a margin of one, 4-3.
Up Next: Ole Miss is set to host Oklahoma, Illinois and N.C. State for the regional section of the ITA National Indoor Tournament from Jan. 29 to Jan. 30. The Rebels are the No. 14 overall seed in the draw.
Ole Miss 4, Alabama 3
Doubles
1. Filip Planinsek/German Samofalov (UA) def. Finn Reynolds/Lukas Engelhardt (OM), 6-4
2. Enzo Aguiard/Joao Ferreira (UA) def. Nikola Slavic/Simon Junk (OM), 7-5
3. John Hallquist Lithén/Jakob Cadonau def. Rudi Christiansen/Zach Foster (UA), 6-3
Singles
1. No. 83 Filip Planinsek (UA) def. No. 44 Finn Reynolds, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
2. No. 28 Nikola Slavic def. German Samafalov (UA), 6-3, 6-1
3. Enzo Aguiard (UA) def. John Hallquist Lithén, 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-3
4. Lukas Engelhardt def. Joao Ferreira (UA), 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
5. Simon Junk def. Rudi Christiansen (UA), 6-2, 6-2
6. Jan Soren Hain def. Zach Foster (UA), 6-4, 4-6, 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.
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Ole Miss clinched the victory versus Alabama at 4-2. The two teams played out the remaining match and the Rebels defeated the Crimson Tide 4-3. Ole Miss has won six of the last seven matches decided by the score of 4-3 dating back to last season.
Alabama claimed the opening lead in the match, taking doubles 2-1. John Hallquist Lithén and Jakob Cadonau won for the Rebels at No. 3 doubles, earning a 6-3 victory versus Alabama's Rudi Christiansen and Zach Foster. Cadonau is now tied with Lukas Engelhardt for the most doubles victories for Ole Miss across the 2021-22 season with nine. Cadonau also has the least doubles losses for Ole Miss with one.
No. 28 Nikola Slavic leveled the match, 1-1, by trouncing German Samofalov, 6-3, 6-1. Slavic, 10-3 overall in singles, became the first Rebel to reach double-figure wins in either singles or doubles this season.
Simon Junk gave the Rebels the lead, 2-1, by surmounting Christiansen 6-2, 6-2.
Alabama's No. 83 Filip Planinsek then won over No. 44 Finn Reynolds in three sets to level the match 2-2.
The Rebels rallied, earning thee-set victories on Courts Nos. 6 and 5. Engelhardt's 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 win clinched the match for the Rebels at 4-2.
The two teams mutually agreed to play out the final match on Court No. 3. The Crimson Tide took the final match, thus the Rebels won by a margin of one, 4-3.
Up Next: Ole Miss is set to host Oklahoma, Illinois and N.C. State for the regional section of the ITA National Indoor Tournament from Jan. 29 to Jan. 30. The Rebels are the No. 14 overall seed in the draw.
Ole Miss 4, Alabama 3
Doubles
1. Filip Planinsek/German Samofalov (UA) def. Finn Reynolds/Lukas Engelhardt (OM), 6-4
2. Enzo Aguiard/Joao Ferreira (UA) def. Nikola Slavic/Simon Junk (OM), 7-5
3. John Hallquist Lithén/Jakob Cadonau def. Rudi Christiansen/Zach Foster (UA), 6-3
Singles
1. No. 83 Filip Planinsek (UA) def. No. 44 Finn Reynolds, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
2. No. 28 Nikola Slavic def. German Samafalov (UA), 6-3, 6-1
3. Enzo Aguiard (UA) def. John Hallquist Lithén, 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-3
4. Lukas Engelhardt def. Joao Ferreira (UA), 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
5. Simon Junk def. Rudi Christiansen (UA), 6-2, 6-2
6. Jan Soren Hain def. Zach Foster (UA), 6-4, 4-6, 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.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Filip Planinsek / 0 (83/-) [UA]
466
614
#2 Singles Match
12
German Samofalov / 0 [UA]
31
66
#3 Singles Match
123
Enzo Aguiard / 0 [UA]
666
273
#4 Singles Match
123
Joao Ferreira / 0 [UA]
624
466
#5 Singles Match
12
Rudi Christiansen / 0 [UA]
22
66
#6 Singles Match
123
Zach Foster / 0 [UA]
363
646
Order of Finish:
2,5,1,6,4,3
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