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Ole Miss Rebels tennis
Ole Miss Rebels tennis fans to its matches this season. Ole Miss also finished atop
the race standings in average attendance. The Rebels
drew an average of 617 fans for its nine home matches.
The Rebels were also able to post five of the top eight sin-
gle match totals on the season.[4]
University University of Mississippi Ole Miss men’s tennis team won the SEC regular sea-
son for the fifth time in the history of the program, re-
Conference SEC peated as SEC Tournament Champion, captured their
West Division
eighth straight SEC West title and reached the NCAA Elite
Location Oxford, MS Eight for the ninth time.[5]
Head Coach Billy Chadwick (Men’s) (26th year) NCAA hosting snub
Mark Beyers (Women’s) (7th year)
Much to the dismay of the team, coaches and fans, de-
Stadium Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center spite going undefeated in SEC play and being SEC cham-
Nickname Rebels (Men’s) pions, winning the last 17 of its matches of the regular
Lady Rebels (Women’s) season, drawing the #2 overall seed in the nation for the
2009 NCAA Tennis Championships tournament and lead-
Colors Yale Blue and Harvard Crimson
ing the nation in average attendance at tennis match-
es, Ole Miss was denied being one of the 16 host teams
NCAA Tournament Runner Up for the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament by
Men’s team: 1995 the NCAA. Ole Miss had been a host for the previous 8
Women’s team: years. Instead, the Rebels were sent - because of a new
NCAA travel rule - by the NCAA to Baton Rouge, Louisiana
NCAA Tournament Appearances
at host site Louisiana State University. Hotel rooms had
Men’s team: 1989; 1992; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; been reserved in Oxford, Mississippi and parents had
2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; made plans to travel across the ocean (Ole Miss seniors
2010
Jonas Berg and Bram ten Berge are from Europe) to see
Women’s team: 1982; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1996; 1997; 1998;
1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2005; 2009; 2010 their sons graduate and play tennis. Due to having to
play at LSU, the seniors were unable to participate in
Conference Tournament Champions the regular graduation ceremony with their other grad-
Men’s team: 1996; 2005; 2009 uating senior classmates. However, after beating LSU in
Women’s team: 1982; 1999; 2005 the second round of the NCAA Championships in Baton
Rouge to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, the pair received
Conference Regular Season Champions
their diplomas in a special graduation ceremony Sunday
Men’s team: 1996; 2005; 2009 morning May 10. University of Mississippi Chancellor Dr.
Women’s team: 1998 Robert Khayat presented the pair their diplomas. The ex-
planation given by the NCAA regarding the hosting snub
2009 was that since the regional will be held at LSU, all three
other teams could presumably drive. If the regional were
to be held at Ole Miss, the Rice players would likely have
Ole Miss men’s tennis team to fly. Said Ole Miss tennis coach Billy Chadwick:[6]
Ole Miss men’s tennis head coach Billy Chadwick was “ It’s a very hard pill to swallow. The small dif- ”
named both the SEC Coach Of the Year and the USPTA ference in travel shouldn’t negate what the
National College Coach of the Year.[1][2] Rebels have worked for all season — having
Ole Miss men’s tennis freshman Devin Britton was home court advantage through the NCAA
named the Southeast Region Rookie of the Year by the In- Tournament’s first two rounds. Ole Miss leads
tercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).[3] the nation in average announced attendance
Ole Miss men’s tennis team finished the 2009 season with 582 per match. If you’re trying to grow
atop the second annual ITA Attendance Race standings the sport, it seems very odd that the place
for regular season home matches. Ole Miss drew 5,550
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leading the nation in attendance that’s also gional, defeated the University of Denver 4-1 in the first
the second best team in the nation doesn’t round[13] and lost to host Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
host. 4-1[14] in the second round, ending the Lady Rebels’ sea-
son with a 15-10 record.
Reacting to the decision by the NCAA, Ole Miss chancellor
Robert Khayat said:[6]
“ There’s no words that can express the bone- ” See also
headedness of this decision. It’s truly beyond • University of Mississippi
comprehension. We’re certainly going to be • Ole Miss Rebels
on the phone in the morning with the NCAA
trying to find out what the hell happened.
External links
NCAA Tournament • University of Mississippi official web site
Ole Miss, going into the tournament as the #2 seed, de- • Ole Miss Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center
feated Alcorn State University 4-0 in the first round[7] • Ole Miss Men’s Tennis official web site
and LSU 4-2 in the second round[8] to advance to the • Ole Miss Women’s Tennis official web site
Sweet Sixteen where they played, and defeated 4-1[9],
host Texas A&M University in the first round at College
Station, Texas. The wins against Alcorn State, LSU and
References
Texas A&M extended the Rebels win streak to 20 straight [1] CollegeTennisOnline.com: Chadwick Named SEC
matches. The win over Texas A&M helped the Rebels Coach Of The Year; Five Rebels All-SEC
advance to the Elite Eight, also held at College Station, [2] [1]
Texas, where they met #7 seed UCLA on May 16, 2009. [3] CollegeTennisOnline.com: Rebel Devin Britton ITA
UCLA won 4-3,[5] ending the Rebels season with a school Southeast Region Rookie Of The Year
record 27 wins to only 3 losses[5]. [4] CollegeTennisOnline.com: Ole Miss Wins ITA
Attendance Race
Men’s singles competition [5] ^ CollegeTennisOnline.com: Ole Miss Falls To UCLA
Ole Miss freshman Devin Britton made history becoming 4-3 In Epic Battle
the first Rebel to reach the NCAA men’s singles cham- [6] ^ The Clarion-Ledger:UM tennis seeded 2nd,
pionship match[10] and becoming the first Rebel to ever snubbed as host
win a NCAA men’s singles championship. Britton defeat- [7] CollegeTennisOnline.com: Ole Miss Shuts Out
ed Moritz Baumann of Wisconsin in the first round then Alcorn State 4-0 In NCAA First Round
beat Dominic Inglot of Virginia in the second round. In [8] CollegeTennisOnline.com: Rebel Netters Punch
the third round, Britton sent Rice senior Bruno Rosa out Ticket To College Station
of the tournament in straight sets, and then he beat Stan- [9] CollegeTennisOnline.com: Devin Britton Clinches
ford’s Alex Clayton in the quarterfinals. To advance to 4-1 Win For Rebels Over A&M
the NCAA championship match, he defeated Blake Strode [10] CollegeTennisOnline.com: Devin Britton To Play
of Arkansas with a straight set win. To win the cham- For NCAA Championship In Singles
pionship, Britton defeated Ohio State senior Steven [11] OleMissSports.com: Devin Britton Wins NCAA
Moneke[11]. Singles National Championship
Main article: Devin Britton [12] OleMissSports.com: Women’s Tennis Back In NCAA
Championship
Ole Miss women’s tennis team [13] OleMissSports.com: Women’s Tennis Defeats
The Ole Miss women’s tennis team were chosen to par- Denver 4-1 To Advance To NCAA Second Round
ticipate in the 2009 NCAA Tennis Championships tourna- [14] OleMissSports.com: Women’s Tennis Pushes
ment.[12] The Lady Rebels, as the No. 2 seed in the re- Georgia Tech To The Brink Before Falling 4-1
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