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Ole Miss Women’s Tennis Drops Tight Match Against No. 23 Florida at ITA Kickoff Weekend
1/26/2026 | Women's Tennis
RALEIGH, N.C. – Ole Miss women's tennis team battled to the finish but came up short in a 4-2 loss to No. 23 Florida on Monday at NC State ITA Kickoff Weekend.
The Rebels showed early fight in doubles, highlighted by a marathon match on court three in Doubles. Andrea Nova and Emily Welker pushed Florida's India Houghton and Emily Seibold, ending with a tiebreak of 7(6)-6(4). Courts two and three went to the Gators.
Ole Miss responded in singles play with two strong performances. Welker earned a victory on court one, defeating Seibold 6-4, 6-2, and Alice Soulié added a point for the rebels on court three with a win over Houghton, 7(15)-6(13), 7(6)-6(2).
Despite the loss, Ole Miss demonstrated competitiveness against the top-ranked programs, gaining value for the later conference play in the season.
MONDAY'S RESULTS:
Doubles:
India Houghton and Emily Seibold (Florida) vs. No. 58 Andrea Nova and Emily Welker (Ole Miss) 6-5 (UF)
Valery Gynina and Brooke Black (Florida) def. Riley Crowder and Alice Soulié (Ole Miss) 6-4
Xinyi Nong and Lucie Pawlak (Florida) def. Ichino Horikawa and Brooklyn Olson (Ole Miss) 7(6)- 6(4)
Singles:
No. 6 Emily Welker (Ole Miss) def. Emily Seibold (Florida) 6-4, 6-2
Valery Gynina (Florida) def. Brooklyn Olson (Ole Miss) 6-4, 6-2
Alice Soulié (Ole Miss) def. India Houghton (Florida) 7(15)-6(13), 7(6)-6(2)
#11 Gabia Paskauskas (Florida) def. Andrea Nova (Ole Miss) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
Brooke Black (Florida) def. Riley Crowder (Ole Miss) 6-4, 6-2
Lucie Pawlak (Florida) def. Ichino Horikawa (Ole Miss) 6-4, 3-2 (UF)
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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 Roberts on Twitter, @gdrob91.
The Rebels showed early fight in doubles, highlighted by a marathon match on court three in Doubles. Andrea Nova and Emily Welker pushed Florida's India Houghton and Emily Seibold, ending with a tiebreak of 7(6)-6(4). Courts two and three went to the Gators.
Ole Miss responded in singles play with two strong performances. Welker earned a victory on court one, defeating Seibold 6-4, 6-2, and Alice Soulié added a point for the rebels on court three with a win over Houghton, 7(15)-6(13), 7(6)-6(2).
Despite the loss, Ole Miss demonstrated competitiveness against the top-ranked programs, gaining value for the later conference play in the season.
MONDAY'S RESULTS:
Doubles:
India Houghton and Emily Seibold (Florida) vs. No. 58 Andrea Nova and Emily Welker (Ole Miss) 6-5 (UF)
Valery Gynina and Brooke Black (Florida) def. Riley Crowder and Alice Soulié (Ole Miss) 6-4
Xinyi Nong and Lucie Pawlak (Florida) def. Ichino Horikawa and Brooklyn Olson (Ole Miss) 7(6)- 6(4)
Singles:
No. 6 Emily Welker (Ole Miss) def. Emily Seibold (Florida) 6-4, 6-2
Valery Gynina (Florida) def. Brooklyn Olson (Ole Miss) 6-4, 6-2
Alice Soulié (Ole Miss) def. India Houghton (Florida) 7(15)-6(13), 7(6)-6(2)
#11 Gabia Paskauskas (Florida) def. Andrea Nova (Ole Miss) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
Brooke Black (Florida) def. Riley Crowder (Ole Miss) 6-4, 6-2
Lucie Pawlak (Florida) def. Ichino Horikawa (Ole Miss) 6-4, 3-2 (UF)
FOLLOW THE REBELS 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 Roberts on Twitter, @gdrob91.
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