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Men’s Tennis Concludes Play at ITA All-American Championships
10/6/2023 | Men's Tennis
Nikola Slavic Upsets Ohio State’s 10th-Ranked Alexander Bernard, 6-4, 6-3
TULSA, Okla.- Ole Miss men's tennis saw its ITA All-American Championships run come to a close on Friday after Nikola Slavic competed in the main draw for singles while also playing doubles with partner, Lukas Engelhardt.
The Rebels ultimately finish the tournament with a 7-7 record in singles and a 1-2 record in doubles spanning across the pre-qualifying, qualifying and main draws of play.
Slavic and Engelhardt, who entered the tournament as the eighth seed, received an automatic bid into the main draw of doubles with Slavic also securing a spot in the singles main draw.
The biggest win of the week came from Slavic after he dominated the 10th-ranked Alexander Bernard from Ohio State in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3. The senior battled in his next matchup against Arizona's No. 87 Jay Friend, but ultimately fell, 6-3, 6-2.
In doubles, the Rebel duo started with a tightly contested opening match, where Slavic and Engelhardt fought valiantly before losing, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (3), 10-5, to Wake Forest's Dhakshineswar Suresh and Holden Koons.
The pair of Rebels won their first matchup in the consolation match, 7-5, 6-3, against Tulsa's Callum Gale and Alex Okonkwo, but dropped their match versus No. 55 Geronimo Busleiman and Berk Bugarikj of Utah, 6-4, 6-2, to end Ole Miss' time in Tulsa.
The Rebels will return to action at the ITA Southern Championships hosted at Auburn University, with the tournament set to run Oct. 12-17 at the Yarbrough Tennis Center.
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.
Singles:
#34 Nikola Slavic (UM) def. #10 Alexander Bernard (Ohio State) 6-4, 6-3
#87 Jay Friend (Arizona) def. #34 Nikola Slavic (UM) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles:
Suresh/Koons (Wake Forest) def. #8 Slavic/Engelhardt (UM) 6-7 (8), 7-6 (3), 10-5
#8 Slavic/Engelhardt (UM) def. Gale/Okonkwo (Tulsa) 7-5, 6-3
#55 Busleiman/Bugarikj (Utah) def. #8 Slavic/Engelhardt (UM) 6-4, 6-2
The Rebels ultimately finish the tournament with a 7-7 record in singles and a 1-2 record in doubles spanning across the pre-qualifying, qualifying and main draws of play.
Slavic and Engelhardt, who entered the tournament as the eighth seed, received an automatic bid into the main draw of doubles with Slavic also securing a spot in the singles main draw.
The biggest win of the week came from Slavic after he dominated the 10th-ranked Alexander Bernard from Ohio State in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3. The senior battled in his next matchup against Arizona's No. 87 Jay Friend, but ultimately fell, 6-3, 6-2.
In doubles, the Rebel duo started with a tightly contested opening match, where Slavic and Engelhardt fought valiantly before losing, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (3), 10-5, to Wake Forest's Dhakshineswar Suresh and Holden Koons.
The pair of Rebels won their first matchup in the consolation match, 7-5, 6-3, against Tulsa's Callum Gale and Alex Okonkwo, but dropped their match versus No. 55 Geronimo Busleiman and Berk Bugarikj of Utah, 6-4, 6-2, to end Ole Miss' time in Tulsa.
The Rebels will return to action at the ITA Southern Championships hosted at Auburn University, with the tournament set to run Oct. 12-17 at the Yarbrough Tennis Center.
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.
Singles:
#34 Nikola Slavic (UM) def. #10 Alexander Bernard (Ohio State) 6-4, 6-3
#87 Jay Friend (Arizona) def. #34 Nikola Slavic (UM) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles:
Suresh/Koons (Wake Forest) def. #8 Slavic/Engelhardt (UM) 6-7 (8), 7-6 (3), 10-5
#8 Slavic/Engelhardt (UM) def. Gale/Okonkwo (Tulsa) 7-5, 6-3
#55 Busleiman/Bugarikj (Utah) def. #8 Slavic/Engelhardt (UM) 6-4, 6-2
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