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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 4-1[14] in the second round, ending the Lady Rebels’ sea-
the second best team in the nation doesn’t son with a 15-10 record.
host.
See also
Reacting to the decision by the NCAA, Ole Miss chancellor
• University of Mississippi
Robert Khayat said:[6]
• Ole Miss Rebels
“ There’s no words that can express the bone- ”
headedness of this decision. It’s truly beyond
comprehension. We’re certainly going to be External links
on the phone in the morning with the NCAA • University of Mississippi official web site
trying to find out what the hell happened. • Ole Miss Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center
• Ole Miss Men’s Tennis official web site
• Ole Miss Women’s Tennis official web site
NCAA Tournament
Ole Miss, going into the tournament as the #2 seed, de-
feated Alcorn State University 4-0 in the first round[7]
References
and LSU 4-2 in the second round[8] to advance to the [1] CollegeTennisOnline.com: Chadwick Named SEC
Sweet Sixteen where they played, and defeated 4-1[9], Coach Of The Year; Five Rebels All-SEC
host Texas A&M University in the first round at College [2] [1]
Station, Texas. The wins against Alcorn State, LSU and [3] CollegeTennisOnline.com: Rebel Devin Britton ITA
Texas A&M extended the Rebels win streak to 20 straight Southeast Region Rookie Of The Year
matches. The win over Texas A&M helped the Rebels [4] CollegeTennisOnline.com: Ole Miss Wins ITA
advance to the Elite Eight, also held at College Station, Attendance Race
Texas, where they met #7 seed UCLA on May 16, 2009. [5] ^ CollegeTennisOnline.com: Ole Miss Falls To UCLA
UCLA won 4-3,[5] ending the Rebels season with a school 4-3 In Epic Battle
record 27 wins to only 3 losses[5]. [6] ^ The Clarion-Ledger:UM tennis seeded 2nd,
snubbed as host
Men’s singles competition [7] CollegeTennisOnline.com: Ole Miss Shuts Out
Ole Miss freshman Devin Britton made history becoming Alcorn State 4-0 In NCAA First Round
the first Rebel to reach the NCAA men’s singles cham- [8] CollegeTennisOnline.com: Rebel Netters Punch
pionship match[10] and becoming the first Rebel to ever Ticket To College Station
win a NCAA men’s singles championship. Britton defeat- [9] CollegeTennisOnline.com: Devin Britton Clinches
ed Moritz Baumann of Wisconsin in the first round then 4-1 Win For Rebels Over A&M
beat Dominic Inglot of Virginia in the second round. In [10] CollegeTennisOnline.com: Devin Britton To Play
the third round, Britton sent Rice senior Bruno Rosa out For NCAA Championship In Singles
of the tournament in straight sets, and then he beat Stan- [11] OleMissSports.com: Devin Britton Wins NCAA
ford’s Alex Clayton in the quarterfinals. To advance to Singles National Championship
the NCAA championship match, he defeated Blake Strode [12] OleMissSports.com: Women’s Tennis Back In NCAA
of Arkansas with a straight set win. To win the cham- Championship
pionship, Britton defeated Ohio State senior Steven [13] OleMissSports.com: Women’s Tennis Defeats
Moneke[11]. Denver 4-1 To Advance To NCAA Second Round
Main article: Devin Britton [14] OleMissSports.com: Women’s Tennis Pushes
Georgia Tech To The Brink Before Falling 4-1
Ole Miss women’s tennis team
The Ole Miss women’s tennis team were chosen to par-
ticipate in the 2009 NCAA Tennis Championships tourna-
ment.[12] The Lady Rebels, as the No. 2 seed in the re-
gional, defeated the University of Denver 4-1 in the first
round[13] and lost to host Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
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