Men’s and Women’s Tennis Picks Up Wins at Tennessee State

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – No. 36 Ole Miss men's tennis (14-11, 2-8 SEC) and No. 47 women's tennis (12-9, 4-7 SEC) each won twice at Tennessee State on the road on Wednesday. The matches were played indoors due to weather conditions.

Ole Miss men's tennis swept the Tennessee State Tigers twice, 4-0 in both matches. In the first match the Rebels played a full doubles portion. The Rebels and Tigers only played singles in the second match. The Rebels won all matches without losing a set.

The Rebels won all three doubles matches to get things going, winning 6-4 on Court No. 1, 6-3 on Court No. 2 and 6-2 on Court No. 3. In singles, John Hallquist Lithén won first at the No. 3 position by default. No. 28 Nikola Slavic convincingly won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 Singles and Lukas Engelhardt won 6-2, 6-3 at the No. 2 position.

Ole Miss men's tennis won four singles matches in the second match (including another default by the Tigers at No. 3 Singles). Slavic earned a second win at No. 1 singles and win No. 50 in his Ole Miss careeer, Reynolds won at No. 2 Singles and Jakob Cadonau won back-to-back sets, 6-2, 6-2 over Tennessee State's Pierre Copin at No. 5 Singles.

Rebels men's tennis has won three out of its last four matches. The team returns home this weekend for the final two matches of the regular season, capped-off with Senior Day on Sunday versus No. 50 Vanderbilt at 1 p.m. CT.

No. 47 Ole Miss women's tennis improved to 12-9 overall on the season by securing two 4-0 sweeps versus the Tigers. The Rebels won their first two road matches of the season. Ole Miss guarantees to conclude the 2022 season with a winning record as only two matches remain in the regular season.

The Tigers' women roster featured only five active players resulting in an automatic default win for the Rebels at No. 3 Doubles and No. 6 Singles. The Rebels won all matches, losing no more than a single game in any set.

In the first match, Lillian Gabrielsen and Rachel Krzyzak clinched doubles by earning a 6-0 win on Court No. 1. In singles, Reka Zadori earned a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 5 singles and Ludmila Kareisová won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2 Singles to secure the victory.

Krzyzak won again in doubles to start match two, earning a 6-1 victory alongside Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher. Krzyzak then won in singles, 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2 Singles and Gabrielsen earned a 6-1, 6-0 victory at the No. 5 position.

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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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Jakob Cadonau

Lukas Engelhardt

Lillian Gabrielsen

Rachel Krzyzak

Nikola Slavic

Reka Zadori

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