Men’s Tennis Set to Host Three Teams for Multi-Match Weekend

OXFORD, Miss. - The Ole Miss men's tennis team will welcome Tulane, Georgia Southern, and South Alabama to the William F. Galtney Indoor Tennis Center this weekend for a four match event, set to run Jan. 25-26.

The Rebels will play both Saturday and Sunday at 3:00 p.m. CT, first against the Green Waves on Saturday, Jan. 25 and then against the Eagles or Jaguars on Sunday, Jan. 26. Georgia Southern and South Alabama will commence the weekend with a matchup at 11:00 a.m. CT on Saturday. The following day, Tulane and the team that matched the Green Waves' result from the previous day will compete at 11:00 a.m. CT before Ole Miss' second match.

Live scoring and live video for all four matches will be available to the public. Links to both can be found above as well as on the Ole Miss men's tennis schedule page.

THE REBELS
Dakotah Bobo (Jr.) - Lafayette, Louisiana
-Undefeated, 3-0, in singles in the 2025 spring season
-Defeated Fernando Bulnes and Mario Monclus Martin (EKU) 7-6 (7-3) with partner Noah Schlagenhauf to notch first doubles win in the spring season
-Secured the first point for the Rebels on the singles courts against Memphis
-Has won all singles matchups in straight sets

Matthieu Chambonniere (Fr.) - Paris, Île-de-France
-Named the Houndstooth Draw doubles champions at the SEC Challenge with doubles partner Benjamin Martin
-Tallied a 7-3 overall singles record and a 7-2 doubles record to cap off his first fall as a Rebel
-Defeated Eastern Kentucky's Mario Monclus Martin 6-1, 6-3 to open his 2025 spring campaign
-Secured a singles win at the Georgia Tech Invite in the fall over Vanderbilt's Dylan Charlap 6-3, 6-2

Marcel Kamrowski (Jr.) - Gdańsk, Poland
-Junior transfer from Middle Tennessee State
-Named to the 2024 All-Conference USA Singles First Team
-Boasts an ITA career-high singles ranking of No. 47
-Tallied an overall 38-23 singles record and a 26-19 doubles record during his two-year tenure at MTSU

Loan Lestir (Fr.) - Lille, France
-Made his collegiate debut against Memphis and clinched the match point for Ole Miss
-Named SEC Freshman of the week
-Holds a 5-4 overall singles record
-Defeated Michael Kouame (MEM) 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 in his first dual match appearance

Benjamin Martin (Fr.) - Nort-sur-Erdre, France
-Named the Houndstooth Draw doubles champions at the SEC Challenge with partner Matthieu Chambonniere
-Boasts a 6-4 singles record and 4-4 doubles record
-Earned a straight set, 6-3, 6-1, win over Christian Cantos Siemers in his collegiate dual match debut against Eastern Kentucky
-Was one of five Rebels to represent Ole Miss at the ITA Southern Regional in the fall

Kai Milburn (Fr.) - Queenstown, New Zealand
-Ranked as high as No. 137 in the ITF Juniors rankings
-Has earned three tournament ITF titles in singles, earning victories in the J60 Christchurch, J60 Wellington and J100 Auckland
-Represented New Zealand during last year's Davis Cup
-Earned a career record of 54-32 in singles throughout his juniors career

Noah Schlagenhauf (Jr.) - Nuertingen, Germany
-Ranked No. 123 in ITA rankings
-Advanced to the qualifying round of the ITA-All Americans in the fall
-Qualified for the fall ITA Sectionals in Tallahassee, Fla.
-Boasted a 10-5 fall singles record

Isac Strömberg (Jr.) - Stockholm, Sweden
-Defeated Adrian Contreras (EKU) 6-3, 6-1, to open the 2025 spring season
-Defeated Alabama's No. 62 Andrii Zimnokh, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the fall season to earn his first ranked win of the 2024-25 season
-Etched two doubles victories with partner Gordon Whitwell in the fall slate
-Has a 5-7 singles record and 6-4 overall doubles record

Gordon Whitwell (Jr.) - Oxford, Mississippi
-Defeated Ryan Kitchin and Adrian Contreras (EKU) 6-2 with partner Isac Stromberg to open junior year spring season
-Secured his first singles win of the spring season over Eastern Kentucky's Darko Kolevski 6-1, 6-4
-Has secured three wins on the doubles courts with partner Isac Stromberg
-Advanced to the doubles round of 16 at the ITA Southern Regional in the fall season

CAUGHT A TIGER BY ITS TOE
Ole Miss traveled to Memphis last week for their first road test and secured a gritty 4-3 win. Despite falling behind early in doubles, the Rebels remained persistent to earn four singles victories en route to toppling the Tigers.

Down two after losing the doubles point and a singles match, Dakotah Bobo, Isac Strömberg and Matthieu Chambonniere all captured victories in their singles matchup tying the match 3-3, which left the match point to be decided on court three where Loan Lestir was making his collegiate dual match debut.

Battling in the third set following a first set win and a close tiebreaker in the second, the freshman didn't let the pressure affect him as he pulled out a gutsy, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, victory to clinch the match for Ole Miss and to keep the Rebels record untouched.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Coming off of a clutch singles victory against Memphis last week, Loan Lestir was named the SEC Freshman of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday. This accolade marked Lestir's first SEC honor in his young collegiate career and the first of the season for any Ole Miss tennis player.

The Lille, France, native is the first Rebel to earn SEC Freshman of the Week honors since Isac Strömberg won it during the 2022-23 season. Additionally, it marks the 15th instance in program history that a Rebel has secured the first-year recognition.

TEAM PROFILE: TULANE
Mark Booras is in his 14th season at the helm of the Green Waves men's tennis program. Booras has led the Green Waves to six NCAA Tournament appearances and an overall record of 178-141-1 record throughout his time in New Orleans. Tulane is led by No. 101 ranked senior Luka Petrovic. Petrovic posted a 13-13 overall record in singles and a 9-11 record in doubles in the 2024 fall season and also earned two singles wins against ranked opponents.

TEAM PROFILE: GEORGIA SOUTHERN
Andrew Goodwin is in his second season at the reins for Georgia Southern. Goodwin had a memorable debut season in Statesboro as Georgia Southern emerged as regular season champions in the Sun Belt Conference, earning the program's first regular season title. The Eagles are led on the singles court by No. 84 ranked Dimitris Paliouras. Paliouras teams up with Pol De Castillo on the doubles court to make up the No. 54 ranked doubles duo.

TEAM PROFILE: SOUTH ALABAMA
Entering his 16th season at the helm of the Jaguars, Brochu has amassed an overall 212-135 record during his tenure at South Alabama. Brochu was named Sun Belt Coach of the Year in 2021 after leading his team to a 12-8 record and third straight Sun Belt Championship. The Eagles are led by senior Javier Montoya. Montoya boasted a 17-5 overall singles record in the 2023 season and tallied a 6-3 doubles record with several teammates.

PROMOTIONS THIS WEEKEND
Ole Miss will be providing a lot of exciting promotions for fans in attendance this weekend, starting with coffee, donuts and exclusive Ole Miss men's tennis stickers at both matches on Saturday, Jan. 25.

On Sunday, Jan. 26, free pizza will be available, as all Ole Miss fans are encouraged to come out and support the Rebels!

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