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Men’s Tennis Defeated 6-1 at No. 24 Texas A&M
4/10/2022 | Men's Tennis
Simon Junk Earns Third-Set Tiebreak Win at No. 5 Singles
Men's Tennis Defeated 6-1 at No. 24 Texas A&M
Simon Junk Earns Third-Set Tiebreak Win at No. 5 Singles
BRYAN COLLEGE-STATION, Texas – No. 35 Ole Miss men's tennis (12-11, 2-8 SEC) fell 6-1 to No. 24 Texas A&M (20-10, 7-3 SEC) at Mitchell Tennis Center on Sunday.
The Rebels concluded their last SEC road match of the season on Sunday, suffering a 6-1 loss at No. 24 Texas A&M. Ole Miss has split the season series versus the Aggies in 2022, earning a victory in a neutral site match, 4-2, on Feb. 20 as part of the ITA National Indoor Championships.
The Aggies got ahead early, sweeping doubles 2-0. Texas A&M took Court No. 1, 6-2, and Court No. 3, 6-4. Simon Junk and Jan Soren Hain led 5-4 at No. 2 Doubles at the time of the opening point stoppage. Texas A&M took a 1-0 match lead.
The home Aggies went on to control the match in singles as well, winning five out of six matches. Texas A&M won at No. 2 and No. 3 Singles in straight sets. The Rebels took the Aggies to three sets in losses on Courts Nos. 1, 4 and 6. Texas A&M clinched the match 4-0 and went ahead 6-0 on the Rebels.
Junk earned the sole victory for Ole Miss, winning the final concluding matchup in a third-set 10-point tiebreaker at No. 5 Singles. After splitting the first two sets 7-6, 4-6, Junk won a competitive tiebreak 10-8. Junk improved to 16-9 in singles and 10-7 in duals in 2022. He has won back-to-back singles matches for the Rebels.
Texas A&M 6, Ole Miss 1
Doubles
1. No. 61 Kenner Taylor/Noah Schachter (A&M) def. No. 17 Finn Reynolds/Lukas Engelhardt, 6-2
2. Jan Soren Hain/Simon Junk vs. Pierce Rollins/Giulio Perego (A&M), 5-4 (unfinished)
3. Stefan Storch/Austin Abbrat (A&M) def. Nikola Slavic/John Hallquist Lithén, 6-4
Singles
1. No. 80 Noah Schachter (A&M) def. No. 32 Nikola Slavic, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
2. No. 110 Finn Reynolds def. Raphael Perot (A&M), 6-X, 6-X
3. No. 104 Guido Marson (A&M) def. John Hallquist Lithén, 6-1, 7-5
4.Giulio Perego (A&M) def. Lukas Engelhardt, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
5. Simon Junk def. Matthis Ross (A&M), 7-6, 4-6, 1-0 (8)
6. Luke Casper (A&M) def. Jakob Cadonau, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
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.
Simon Junk Earns Third-Set Tiebreak Win at No. 5 Singles
BRYAN COLLEGE-STATION, Texas – No. 35 Ole Miss men's tennis (12-11, 2-8 SEC) fell 6-1 to No. 24 Texas A&M (20-10, 7-3 SEC) at Mitchell Tennis Center on Sunday.
The Rebels concluded their last SEC road match of the season on Sunday, suffering a 6-1 loss at No. 24 Texas A&M. Ole Miss has split the season series versus the Aggies in 2022, earning a victory in a neutral site match, 4-2, on Feb. 20 as part of the ITA National Indoor Championships.
The Aggies got ahead early, sweeping doubles 2-0. Texas A&M took Court No. 1, 6-2, and Court No. 3, 6-4. Simon Junk and Jan Soren Hain led 5-4 at No. 2 Doubles at the time of the opening point stoppage. Texas A&M took a 1-0 match lead.
The home Aggies went on to control the match in singles as well, winning five out of six matches. Texas A&M won at No. 2 and No. 3 Singles in straight sets. The Rebels took the Aggies to three sets in losses on Courts Nos. 1, 4 and 6. Texas A&M clinched the match 4-0 and went ahead 6-0 on the Rebels.
Junk earned the sole victory for Ole Miss, winning the final concluding matchup in a third-set 10-point tiebreaker at No. 5 Singles. After splitting the first two sets 7-6, 4-6, Junk won a competitive tiebreak 10-8. Junk improved to 16-9 in singles and 10-7 in duals in 2022. He has won back-to-back singles matches for the Rebels.
Texas A&M 6, Ole Miss 1
Doubles
1. No. 61 Kenner Taylor/Noah Schachter (A&M) def. No. 17 Finn Reynolds/Lukas Engelhardt, 6-2
2. Jan Soren Hain/Simon Junk vs. Pierce Rollins/Giulio Perego (A&M), 5-4 (unfinished)
3. Stefan Storch/Austin Abbrat (A&M) def. Nikola Slavic/John Hallquist Lithén, 6-4
Singles
1. No. 80 Noah Schachter (A&M) def. No. 32 Nikola Slavic, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
2. No. 110 Finn Reynolds def. Raphael Perot (A&M), 6-X, 6-X
3. No. 104 Guido Marson (A&M) def. John Hallquist Lithén, 6-1, 7-5
4.Giulio Perego (A&M) def. Lukas Engelhardt, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
5. Simon Junk def. Matthis Ross (A&M), 7-6, 4-6, 1-0 (8)
6. Luke Casper (A&M) def. Jakob Cadonau, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
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:
1,3
Order of Finish:
2,3,4,1,6,5
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