The University of Mississippi Athletics
Thursday, April 21
Gainesville, FL
11 AM
Ole Miss
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Vanderbilt
Women’s Tennis Rematches Vanderbilt in SEC Tournament Thursday
4/20/2022 | Women's Tennis
Rebels Seek to Avenge 4-1 Defeat at Commodores Last Sunday
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Thursday - SEC Championships Second Round No. 46 OLE MISS (13-10, 5-8 SEC) vs. No. 31 VANDERBILT (15-8, 6-7 SEC) Thurs., Apr. 21 • 11:00 a.m. • Gainseville, Fla. Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex |
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OXFORD, Miss. – No. 46 Ole Miss women's tennis (13-10, 5-8 SEC) faces No. 31 Vanderbilt (15-8, 6-7 SEC) at 11 a.m. CT on Thursday in the second round of the SEC Tennis Championships. The conference tournament this year is hosted by Florida.
Ole Miss, the No. 9 seed in the SEC Championships, faces No. 8 seed Vanderbilt in the second round on Thursday at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex.
Rebel Rebound
The Rebels faced the Commodores on the road last Sunday, April 21. Ole Miss fell 4-1 despite singles and doubles victories by captain Sabina Machalova. Vanderbilt won doubles, 2-1, and won three singles matches in straight sets.
SEC Season
The Rebels compiled a 5-8 overall record in conference play this season. Ole Miss earned victories versus three ranked conference opponents, No. 31 Alabama (March 18), No. 61 Mississippi State (April 3) and No. 58 Kentucky (April 15).
Ole Miss defeated Vanderbilt 4-0 at home in 2021. The Rebels reached the second round of the NCAA Team Championships last season.
Rankings
The Rebels improved one spot in the ITA Team Rankings to No. 46 this week to begin the 2022 postseason.
Sabina Machalova re-entered the ITA top-50 at No. 48 in singles. Machalova also ranks No. 80 in doubles when paired with Rachel Krzyzak and No. 84 when playing with Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher. Leclercq-Ficher received her first career doubles ranking and has ranked in both singles and doubles during her freshman season.
When one Dore closes…another Dore opens
Vanderbilt concluded the 2022 regular season with wins in four out of the final five matches. The Commodores also won five out of their last seven SEC matches. Vanderbilt is 2-1 in neutral site matchups this season.
Three Vanderbilt players rank in the ITA Singles Rankings. The Commodores are led by No. 41 Anna Ross, No. 86 Anessa Lee and No. 91 Holly Staff. Ross and Staff rank No. 40 when paired together in doubles.
Live scoring and video can be accessed via the 2022 SEC Women's Tennis Championships Hub:
https://floridagators.com/feature/2022-sec-womens-tennis-championship
Up Next: If the Rebels advance, they will next face No. 1 seed Texas A&M at 11 a.m. CT on Friday.
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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