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Wahoowa Invitational
Women’s Tennis Duo Set to Compete in Wahoowa Invitational
10/3/2024 | Women's Tennis
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Ole Miss women's tennis team members Rachel Kryzyak and Andrea Nova will compete at the Wahoowa Invitational in Charlottesville, Va., from Oct. 4-6.
Krzyzak, a senior letterwinner, will look to return to form after concluding last season with a team-leading 18-9 record. Krzyzak showed her versatility by picking up wins in four different courts, including four each on courts four and six.
Nova had 13 overall singles wins in her freshman campaign last season. She became the third Rebel freshman in as many years to win her career first doubles and singles match.
The event will take place at the Virginia Tennis Complex will feature round-robin play in singles and doubles over three days. Doubles will be one set to six, while singles will be two out of three complete sets.
Ole Miss is set to play Friday at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. Saturday, and will conclude play on Sunday at 9 a.m.
THE REBELS
Ludmila Kareisová (Sr.) – Liberec, Czechia
- Enters the year ranked 84th in doubles with Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher
- 2023 NCAA Singles Championship qualifier
Emma Kette (Jr.) – Rammelsbach, Germany
-Earned 30th career win at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic
- Finished 2024 with a 17-11 singles record and 7-4 doubles record
- Appeared in all 24 matches in the spring
Rachel Krzyzak (Sr.) – Milton, Ontario, Canada
- Led the team in singles victories with an overall 18-9 record
- Career singles record of 43-33
Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher (Sr.) - La Perche, France
- Enters the year ranked 84th in doubles with Ludmila Kareisová
- Has tallied double-digit wins in doubles all three years of her career
Andrea Nova (So.) – Prague, Czechia
- Came to Ole Miss ranked as high as No. 298 in the ITF Junior Rankings
- Recorded 13 wins in the 2023-24 campaign
Brooklyn Olson (Fr.) – Kansas City, Kansas
- Blue Chip five-star recruit
- Ranked as high as 704 in ITF singles ranking
- Reached Sweet 16 of the Les Petits As Junior Tournament in 2020
Lucie Petruzelova (Sr.) – Zasova, Czech Republic
- Joined Ole Miss after three seasons with Charlotte
- Earned first win as a Rebel during the Milwaukee Tennis Classic
- Compiled a 26-7 singles record and 14-17 doubles record in 2023-24
- Two-time All-Conference USA honors
THE FIELD
Auburn
James Madison
Kentucky
Ole Miss
Princeton
Virginia
ITA RANKED OPPONENTS
Doubles:
3- Melodie Collard/ Elaine Chervinsky (Virginia)
13- Sara Ziodato/ Margaret Navarro (Virginia)
18- DJ Bennett/ Ava Hrastar (Auburn)
30-Annabelle XU/ Martina Genis Salas (Virginia)
32- Angella Okutoymi/ Merna Refaat (Auburn)
84- Ludmila Kareisova/ Anaelle Leclercq-Ficher (Ole Miss)
Singles:
21- Annabelle XU (Virginia)
32- DJ Bennett (Auburn)
48- Sara Ziodato (Virginia)
57- Ava Hrastar (Auburn)
74- Elaine Chervinsky (Virginia)
82- Angella Okutoyi (Auburn)
84- Skyler Grishuk (Virginia)
91- Melodie Collard (Virginia)
FAMILIAR FACES
Ole Miss has five returning players from last year's team. Kette will look to build off her sophomore year in her second fall as a Rebel. The three-headed monster in seniors Kareisová, Krzyzak and Leclercq-Ficher will significantly impact this season. In 2024, Kyzyzak led the team in singles wins (18).
TRANSFER TO THE SIP
The Rebels' added Petruzelova from Charlotte through the transfer portal. Petruzelova spent three seasons at Charlotte and earned a combined 66-25 singles record and 58-42 doubles record. She ranks No. 8 in Charlotte's record book in career singles wins. In her Junior campaign, Petruzelova led the team with 26 singles wins.
FRESHMAN PHENOM
A Blue Chip five star recruit out of Kansas City, Kan., Olson will start her collegiate career as a Rebel this season. She was ranked as high as No. 704 in ITF singles, and the No. 26 recruit in the nation.
FALL SLATE
The Rebels have a jam-packed fall schedule, which includes nine tournaments from late September through early November. After the trip to Charlottesville, Ole Miss will have an ITA tournament, in Auburn, Ala., from Oct. 10-15. Afterward, the Rebels will compete in Nashville, Tenn for the Vanderbilt Invitational from Oct. 25-27.
The Rebels will participate in the ITF 35K in Norman, Oklahoma from Oct. 27- Nov. 3. On Nov. 1-2, the team heads to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to participate in the Roberta Alison Invitational. Ole Miss will compete at its second ITF tournament from Nov. 4-10 in Jackson, Tenn., before rounding out the fall at the ITA Masters (Nov. 7-10) in San Diego, Calif., or the ITA Sectionals (Nov. 7-10) with location being assigned at a later date.
REBS ON SOCIAL
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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