Men’s Tennis Falls at Ole Miss in NCAA Second Round

Sunday, May 9

Oxford, Miss

1 PM

Tulane University

Ole Miss

Men’s Tennis Falls at Ole Miss in NCAA Second Round

May 9, 2021 | Men's Tennis

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OXFORD, Miss. – The 22nd-ranked Tulane University men's tennis team (15-8) had its 2021 season come to an end in the second round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament in a 4-0 defeat against host and No. 15 overall seed Ole Miss (13-10) on Sunday afternoon at the William F. Galtney Indoor Tennis Center.

Due to rainy conditions, the match was pushed indoors prior to its start where a very contentious fight for the doubles point got underway. In a battle full of momentum shifts across all three courts, Ole Miss notched the first victory, 6-3, on court two, as the remaining matches on courts one and three remained deadlocked.

On court one, the 21st-ranked duo of Hamish Stewart and Ewan Moore raced out to an early 5-2 lead over No. 1-ranked Tim Sandkaulen and Finn Reynolds, but the Rebels were able to stave off multiple match points and eventually force a 6-6 tiebreaker. The Green Wave held a 3-2 lead before the Rebels clinched on court three.

After suffering a break early in the match, Tulane's No. 3 duo of Fynn Kuenkler and Luis Erlenbusch earned a crucial break despite trailing 5-4 to win the next two games, get the match back on-serve and take a 6-5 lead. The Rebels held serve to force the tiebreaker before building a commanding 5-1 advantage. They would close it out, 7-2, to claim a 1-0 lead in the overall match.

Tulane held its own early in singles and clawed its way to three first-set victories on courts one, two and three, respectively. Unfortunately for the Green Wave, the Rebels were able to close courts four, five and six in straight sets to earn the clinch.

Up next, seniors Hamish Stewart and Ewan Moore will await draws for the 2021 NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships which run May 23-28 at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, Fla.

#14 Ole Miss 4, #22 Tulane 0
Singles competition
1. #32 Tim Sandkaulen (OM) vs. #34 Hamish Stewart (TLN) 6-7 (7-9), 4-2, unfinished
2. #16 Finn Reynolds (OM) vs. Ewan Moore (TLN) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0, unfinished
3. #29 Nikola Slavic (OM) vs. Luis Erlenbusch (TLN) 3-6, 6-2, unfinished
4. J. Hallquist Lithen (OM) def. Billy Suarez (TLN) 6-0, 6-0
5. Simon Junk (OM) def. Rafael de Alba (TLN) 6-2, 6-3
6. Lukas Engelhardt (OM) def. Fynn Kuenkler (TLN) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #1 Finn Reynolds/Tim Sandkaulen (OM) vs. #21 Ewan Moore/Hamish Stewart (TLN) 6-6 (2-3), unfinished
2. Brady Draheim/Simon Junk (OM) def. Akos Kotorman/Billy Suarez (TLN) 6-3
3. Jakob Cadonau/Lukas Engelhardt (OM) def. Luis Erlenbusch/Fynn Kuenkler (TLN) 7-6 (7-2)

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