The University of Mississippi Athletics
Sunday, March 27
Oxford, MS
1 PM
Ole Miss
3
vs
4
Kentucky
Rebels Men’s Tennis Sweeps Doubles, Defeated 4-3 by No. 12 Kentucky
3/27/2022 | Men's Tennis
Lukas Engelhardt Earns Win at No. 1 Doubles, Ranked Win at No. 4 Singles
OXFORD, Miss. – No. 39 Ole Miss men's tennis (11-8, 1-5 SEC) started off strong versus No. 12 Kentucky (14-4, 5-1 SEC), winning doubles 2-0, but eventually falling 4-3 to the Wildcats on Sunday.
Ole Miss fought to the end on Sunday, winning the final two matches in a 4-3 defeat to Kentucky. The Rebels started the match by winning the doubles point, but were unable to pick-up a third match in singles to topple the higher-ranked Wildcats. The Rebels have now fallen in four straight matches versus Kentucky dating back to 2018.
The Rebels got ahead early, 1-0 overall, by sweeping doubles, 2-0. No. 3 Doubles Nikola Slavic and John Hallquist Lithén made quick work of Kentucky's Gabriel Diallo and Liam Draxl, 6-1, to win the first match of the day. No. 12 Finn Reynolds and Lukas Engelhardt then clinched the doubles point by defeating Francois Msitelli and Millen Hurrion 6-4. Jan Soren Hain and Simon Junk led 6-5 over Ketucky's JJ Mercer and Joshua Lapadat at the time of the doubles stoppage.
Kentucky reversed course in singles, winning five of six first sets. The Wildcats carried on to win four singles matches in succession via straight sets at the No. 3, No. 5, No. 1 and No. 2 Singles positions. No. 114 Hurrion clinched the victory for the Wildcats by defeating No. 110 Reynolds 6-3, 7-5, to put Kentucky up 4-1.
Ole Miss clawed the final two courts away from the Wildcats, going down with a fight. The Rebels won both remaining matches in third-set 10-point tiebreaks. Engelhardt won first, taking down No. 61 Muitelli 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (2). Hain closed things out at No. 6 Singles, winning 7-5, 3-6, 1-0 (6) over Alexandre LeBlanc. Ole Miss fell to Kentucky 4-3.
Up Next: The Rebels have a key weekend on taps to begin April, hosting Georgia on Friday and playing at Mississippi State next Sunday.
Kentucky 4, Ole Miss 3
Doubles
1. No. 12 Finn Reynolds/Lukas Engelhardt def. Francois Musitelli/Millen Hurrion (UK), 6-4
2. Jan Soren Hain/Simon Junk, vs. JJ Mercer/Joshua Lapadat (UK), 6-5 (unfinished)
3. Nikola Slavic/John Hallquist Lithén def. Gabriel Diallo/Liam Draxl (UK), 6-1
Singles
1. No. 94 Liam Draxl (UK) def. No. 36 Nikola Slavic, 6-1, 6-4
2. No. 114 Millen Hurrion (UK) def. No. 110 Finn Reynolds, 6-3, 7-5
3. No. 9 Gabriel Diallo (UK) def. John Hallquist Lithén, 6-2, 6-1
4. Lukas Engelhardt def. No. 61 Francois Musitelli (UK), 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (2)
5. No. 95 Joshua Lapadat (UK) def. Simon Junk, 6-2, 6-2
6. Jan Soren Hain def. Alexandre LeBlanc (UK), 7-5, 3-6, 1-0 (6)
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 fought to the end on Sunday, winning the final two matches in a 4-3 defeat to Kentucky. The Rebels started the match by winning the doubles point, but were unable to pick-up a third match in singles to topple the higher-ranked Wildcats. The Rebels have now fallen in four straight matches versus Kentucky dating back to 2018.
The Rebels got ahead early, 1-0 overall, by sweeping doubles, 2-0. No. 3 Doubles Nikola Slavic and John Hallquist Lithén made quick work of Kentucky's Gabriel Diallo and Liam Draxl, 6-1, to win the first match of the day. No. 12 Finn Reynolds and Lukas Engelhardt then clinched the doubles point by defeating Francois Msitelli and Millen Hurrion 6-4. Jan Soren Hain and Simon Junk led 6-5 over Ketucky's JJ Mercer and Joshua Lapadat at the time of the doubles stoppage.
Kentucky reversed course in singles, winning five of six first sets. The Wildcats carried on to win four singles matches in succession via straight sets at the No. 3, No. 5, No. 1 and No. 2 Singles positions. No. 114 Hurrion clinched the victory for the Wildcats by defeating No. 110 Reynolds 6-3, 7-5, to put Kentucky up 4-1.
Ole Miss clawed the final two courts away from the Wildcats, going down with a fight. The Rebels won both remaining matches in third-set 10-point tiebreaks. Engelhardt won first, taking down No. 61 Muitelli 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (2). Hain closed things out at No. 6 Singles, winning 7-5, 3-6, 1-0 (6) over Alexandre LeBlanc. Ole Miss fell to Kentucky 4-3.
Up Next: The Rebels have a key weekend on taps to begin April, hosting Georgia on Friday and playing at Mississippi State next Sunday.
Kentucky 4, Ole Miss 3
Doubles
1. No. 12 Finn Reynolds/Lukas Engelhardt def. Francois Musitelli/Millen Hurrion (UK), 6-4
2. Jan Soren Hain/Simon Junk, vs. JJ Mercer/Joshua Lapadat (UK), 6-5 (unfinished)
3. Nikola Slavic/John Hallquist Lithén def. Gabriel Diallo/Liam Draxl (UK), 6-1
Singles
1. No. 94 Liam Draxl (UK) def. No. 36 Nikola Slavic, 6-1, 6-4
2. No. 114 Millen Hurrion (UK) def. No. 110 Finn Reynolds, 6-3, 7-5
3. No. 9 Gabriel Diallo (UK) def. John Hallquist Lithén, 6-2, 6-1
4. Lukas Engelhardt def. No. 61 Francois Musitelli (UK), 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (2)
5. No. 95 Joshua Lapadat (UK) def. Simon Junk, 6-2, 6-2
6. Jan Soren Hain def. Alexandre LeBlanc (UK), 7-5, 3-6, 1-0 (6)
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.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Liam Draxl / 0 (94/-) [UK]
66
14
#2 Singles Match
12
Millen Hurrion / 0 (114/-) [UK]
67
35
#3 Singles Match
12
Gabriel Diallo / 0 (9/-) [UK]
66
21
#4 Singles Match
123
Francois Musitelli / 0 (61/-) [UK]
650
471
#5 Singles Match
12
Joshua Lapadat / 0 (95/-) [UK]
66
22
#6 Singles Match
123
Alexandre LeBlanc / 0 [UK]
560
731
Order of Finish:
3,5,1,2,4,6
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