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Women's Tennis Prepares to Host Belmont
2/2/2024 | Women's Tennis
OXFORD, Miss – Ole Miss women's tennis set to bounce back against Belmont in William F. Galtney Indoor Tennis Center on Saturday, February 3 at 11 a.m. CT. It will be the second matchup between the two programs since 1998.
The public can access live scoring and live video for both matches. Links to both can be found above and on the Ole Miss women's tennis schedule page.
THE REBELS
Briana Crowley (Sr.) – Battle Ground, Ind.
- Grabbed two singles and a doubles win during opening weekend
- A fall record of 4-5 in singles and 8-3 in doubles
- Joins the Rebels after three seasons at Northwestern
- Compiled a career singles record of 41-26 and a doubles record of 55-31
- Ranked the 45th-best doubles team with Hrastar
- Former Blue Chip five-star recruit
Lucie Devier (Sr.) – Etrechy, France
- A fall doubles record of 8-4
- Earned first singles win as a Rebel at the Roberta Alison Invitational
- Returns to Ole Miss after missing all last season
- Transferred from North Texas in 2022
- Earned 2021 C-USA Newcomer of the Year
Ava Hrastar (Sr.) – Duluth, Ga.
- A fall record of 7-5 in both singles and doubles
- Ranked the 45th-best doubles team with Hrastar
- Ranked as high as No. 6 in doubles and No. 65 in singles
- Two-time NCAA Doubles Championship qualifier
- 2022 All-American and All-ACC Third Team honors
- Former five-star recruit, ranked 1st out of Georgia and 18th nationally
Ludmila Kareisová (Jr.) – Liberec, Czechia
- Entered the year ranked No. 42 in singles
- 2023 NCAA Singles Championships qualifier
- Named 2023 All-SEC Second Team
Emma Kette (So.) – Rammelsbach, Germany
- A fall record of 4-5 in singles and 6-3 in doubles
- Finished 2023 with a 12-10 singles record and 11-9 doubles record
- Appeared in all 24 matches in the spring
Rachel Krzyzak (Jr.) – Milton, Ontario, Canada
- Earned first singles win of the season against Tulsa
- Compiled an 8-4 singles record in the fall
- Appeared in all 13 conference matches in 2023
- Career singles record of 25-24 and a doubles record of 20-28
Anaelle Leclercq-Ficher (Jr.) – La Perche, France
- Earned first doubles win of the year against Tulsa
- Compiled 18 career singles wins and 26 career doubles victories
Kelsey Mize (Sr.) – Tulsa, Okla.
- Clinched the doubles point in both matches during the opening weekend
- A fall record of 6-5 in singles and 7-5 in doubles
- Finished 2023 ranked No. 78 in doubles
- Tied the team lead in doubles victories in 2023
- Two doubles wins from 50 in her career and top 30 in program history
Andrea Nova (Fr.) – Prague, Czechia
- Third straight Rebel freshman to win doubles and singles in her first match
- Joined by Mize, clinched doubles point in both matches
- Advanced to the Maroon singles final at John Cade Classic
- Compiled an 8-3 singles record in the fall
- Comes to Ole Miss ranked as high as No. 298 in the ITF Junior Rankings
Reka Zadori (Sr.) – Szeged, Hungary
- Sits in 32nd place on the Ole Miss all-time career singles wins list with 55
- Set a career-high 22 singles wins, along with nine doubles victories
- Has a 55-38 career singles record and a 22-18 career doubles record
- Her 9-3 record at No. 6 singles was the best in the SEC in 2023
LAST TIME ON THE COURT
- Mize and Nova clinched both doubles points
- In her first action of the season, Leclercq-Ficher won the first dual doubles match, 6-3
- Rebels rolled off five straight points against Tulsa, match clinched by Krzyzak, 6-2, 6-4
- Crowley won both singles matches at No. 3 singles
MILESTONE MARKER
- Kareisova is one dual doubles win from 20
- Kette is four singles and three doubles wins from 20 in her career
- Krzyzak earned her 20th career dual singles win against Tulsa
- Mize is two doubles wins from 50 and top-30 in program history
- Nova is one singles and four doubles wins away from 10
- Zadori is five singles wins from 60 and tied 27st in program history
HEAD COACH MARK BEYERS
- Beyers is in his 23rd year coaching the Ole Miss women's tennis team
- He has compiled a 282-244 record with Ole Miss and a 324-241 career record
- Earned ITA South Region Coach of the Year in 2010, 2012, and 2018
- Led the team to seven NCAA Second Round appearances and one Sweet 16 appearance
- Coached the only Ole Miss NCAA Singles Champion, Arianne Hartono, eight All-Americans and 36 All-SEC players
OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE NET
Belmont
The Bruin roster does not include a single senior and consists of four juniors, two sophomores, and two freshmen. Belmont lost a key player from last season, Meredith Roberts, a graduate student. Roberts compiled a 13-11 singles record, including 6-1 in the conference. She was also 16-10 in doubles. However, the constant growth of Mariia Hlahola has the Bruins in a good position. As a freshman, Hlahola led the team, going 23-9 at No. 1 singles and 17-10 at No. 1 doubles. She has already kept up in her sophomore campaign, with an 8-1 singles record and 3-0 in dual singles. The Bruins also brought back Hlahola's doubles partner, Anastasiya Zholdakova, who went 21-6 in doubles in 2023 and is 9-6 this year.
Belmont found another standout freshman in Vesa Gjinaj; the first-year player is 9-2 in singles, including a 3-0 record in dual matches at different spots in the middle of the lineup.
The Bruins started the 2023-24 season 3-0 season, including two neutral site matches against Southeast Missouri and Austin Peay. The Ole Miss match begins a three-match road trip.
RANKED PLAYERS
Doubles
No. 45 – Crowley/Hrastar (Ole Miss)
WE SURE KNOW HOW TO PICK 'EM
Andrea Nova became the third straight freshmen player to win their singles and doubles match in their first dual match. Nova and Kelsey Mize clinched the doubles point over Tulsa with a 6-3 victory. Nova then played No. 6 singles and defeated Tayla Wilmot, 6-2, 6-2.
In 2023, Emma Kette notched the Rebels' first dual doubles win of the season with a 6-2 victory. She also finished first in singles, winning 6-1, 6-2 in a 5-2 win over ETSU. In 2022, Anaelle Leclercq-Ficher played No. 1 doubles with Sabina Machalova, sweeping doubles play with a 6-2 win. In singles, Leclercq-Ficher dominated in a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 2 singles.
CROWLEY INTO THE SCENE
Crowley has dominated her competition in her first two dual matches as a Rebel. At No. 3 singles, the senior has outscored her opponents 24-9. She was the first match to finish in both matches, defeating Tulsa's Hutchings and Memphis' Woog.
In doubles, Crowley lost to Berlanga and Hutchings in a tight tiebreaker but bounced back in Memphis with a 6-2 win as part of the No. 45-ranked doubles team with Ava Hrastar.
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
Ole Miss women's tennis won their first dual match for the 20th time under Beyers. The team is 17-8, spanning the last three seasons. The Rebels can start a home win streak with two matches in February and three straight to start March.
WEEKLY HONORS
Player of the Week:
DJ Bennet – Auburn
Freshman of the Week
Aysegul Mert – Georgia
TEAM PROMOTION: DONUTS & COFFEE
Fans who attend Saturday's match between the Rebels and Belmont are welcome to complimentary donuts and coffee!
FOLLOW THE REBELS ON SOCIAL
For more information on Ole Miss Women's Tennis, follow the Rebels on X at @OleMissWTennis, on Facebook at OleMissWTennis and on Instagram at OleMissWTennis. Also follow Coach Beyers on Twitter, @MarkBeyers.
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