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Machalova No. 79, Leclercq-Ficher No. 110 in New ITA Singles Rankings
3/9/2022 | Women's Tennis
Rebels No. 1 and No. 2 Singles Earned Top-40 Wins last Weekend
TEMPE, Ariz. – Ole Miss women's tennis placed two singles players and one doubles team in the newest ITA individual rankings. The Rebels fell to No. 52 in the ITA Team Rankings released on Wednesday.
No. 1 Singles player Sabina Machalova moved up from No. 105 to No. 79 in the ITA Singles Rankings. Machalova went 1-1 over the weekend, defeating Tennessee's No. 39 Tenika McGiffin 7-5, 6-7, 1-0, and falling to Georgia's No. 42 Lea Ma 6-3, 1-6, 5-7. Machalova now has a 15-8 overall record this season (5-3 in duals) and carries a 5-5 record versus nationally ranked opponents.
Reigning SEC Freshman of the Week Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher earned the first individual ranking of her collegiate career after earning her biggest win yet at No. 23 Tennessee on Sunday. She defeated No. 30 Rebeka Mertena in three sets, 7-6, 2-6, 7-6 to earn her second ranked victory of 2021-22. Leclercq-Ficher fell in straight sets to No. 22 Mell Reasco last Friday. She now has a 10-6 overall record this season and a 5-2 record in duals.
Ludmila Kareisová and Kelsey Mize fell from No. 22 to No. 53 in the ITA Doubles Rankings. The two Rebels have yet to pair together during the dual season.
Ole Miss decreased six spots from No. 46 to No. 52 in the ITA Team Rankings. The Rebels have earned a 6-4 overall record through the first 10 duals of the season.
The Rebels next face LSU at home on Friday at 3 p.m. CT.
The full women's ITA Team Rankings can be found here:
https://www.wearecollegetennis.com/2022/03/09/ita-division-i-womens-team-singles-and-doubles-rankings-march-9/
For more information on Ole Miss Women's Tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWTennis, on Facebook at OleMissWTennis and on Instagram at OleMissWTennis. Also follow Coach Beyers on Twitter, @MarkBeyers.
No. 1 Singles player Sabina Machalova moved up from No. 105 to No. 79 in the ITA Singles Rankings. Machalova went 1-1 over the weekend, defeating Tennessee's No. 39 Tenika McGiffin 7-5, 6-7, 1-0, and falling to Georgia's No. 42 Lea Ma 6-3, 1-6, 5-7. Machalova now has a 15-8 overall record this season (5-3 in duals) and carries a 5-5 record versus nationally ranked opponents.
Reigning SEC Freshman of the Week Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher earned the first individual ranking of her collegiate career after earning her biggest win yet at No. 23 Tennessee on Sunday. She defeated No. 30 Rebeka Mertena in three sets, 7-6, 2-6, 7-6 to earn her second ranked victory of 2021-22. Leclercq-Ficher fell in straight sets to No. 22 Mell Reasco last Friday. She now has a 10-6 overall record this season and a 5-2 record in duals.
Ludmila Kareisová and Kelsey Mize fell from No. 22 to No. 53 in the ITA Doubles Rankings. The two Rebels have yet to pair together during the dual season.
Ole Miss decreased six spots from No. 46 to No. 52 in the ITA Team Rankings. The Rebels have earned a 6-4 overall record through the first 10 duals of the season.
The Rebels next face LSU at home on Friday at 3 p.m. CT.
The full women's ITA Team Rankings can be found here:
https://www.wearecollegetennis.com/2022/03/09/ita-division-i-womens-team-singles-and-doubles-rankings-march-9/
For more information on Ole Miss Women's Tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWTennis, on Facebook at OleMissWTennis and on Instagram at OleMissWTennis. Also follow Coach Beyers on Twitter, @MarkBeyers.
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