University of Memphis Athletics
Men's Tennis to Face No. 13 Ole Miss, Wednesday
Mar 21, 2006 | Men's Tennis
March 21, 2006
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The University of Memphis men's tennis team (4-9, 1-2 C-USA) will continue their difficult road schedule when they travel to Oxford to face Ole Miss, Wednesday, at 2:00 p.m. Ole Miss is the No. 13 ranked team in the nation in the ITA poll released Tuesday. Memphis is 0-3 against the Rebels since 2001, falling at Ole Miss last season, 6-1. Of the seven individuals who played in that match last year, only senior James Spence is on the Tiger roster this season, and he and doubles teammate Sam Withell are currently ranked No. 24 in the country in doubles play.
The remainder of the Tiger line-up will be playing their first-ever matches against Ole Miss and are looking for back-to-back team wins for just the second time this season. The Tigers are hoping for the return of Matt Brewer and Bryan Bankester, who both did not play singles in the last match due to injuries/illness. Brewer did manage to play doubles, but Memphis got into a difficult 4-3 match against Murray State without Brewer, who is 5-7 in singles on the season, including a 2-1 mark at No. 2 singles. Bankester carries a 4-5 overall singles mark, including a 3-1 record at No. 6 singles.
Ole Miss is led by the No. 16 ranked doubles duo of Eric Claesson and Erling Tveit. Tveit is also the No. 16 ranked singles player in the country, while Claesson is the No. 40 ranked player in Tuesday's updated poll.
This will be the final non-conference match for Ole Miss, while Memphis has just six regular season matches remaining counting the Wednesday match. The Tigers will host Cal-Riverside, next Tuesday, at a site to be determined, beginning at 1:30 p.m. Memphis will then travel to Dallas to face No. 60 SMU, a C-USA newcomer, on Saturday, Apr. 1st.
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