The University of Mississippi Athletics
Lady Rebel Netters Make NCAA Individual Field
6/21/1999 | Women's Tennis
May 8, 1998
OXFORD, Miss. - Agnes Muzamel, Ivona Mihailova and Courtenay Chapman of the No. 7 nationally-ranked Ole Miss women's tennis team were selected to the NCAA Individual Championships in an announcement made by the NCAA Championships Subcommittee Friday.
Muzamel and Mihailova were selected to the 64-player singles draw, while Muzamel and Chapman received a berth in the 32-team doubles field. The Lady Rebels have had a player qualify for the NCAA Individual Championships every year since 1990.
Currently ranked No. 13 in the nation, Muzamel has qualified for the NCAA Championships all three years of her career in singles and the last two in doubles. Muzamel owns a 27-11 overall record and earned All-SEC honors for the third consecutive year. She reached the quarterfinals in singles at last year's NCAA Championships.
Chapman is also making her third straight appearance in the NCAAs in doubles. In 1996 she teamed with former All-America Marie-Laure Bougnol and last year she advanced to the quarterfinals with Muzamel. Chapman and Muzamel have a 22-7 overall record and are ranked ninth in the nation. The two have been a regular in the top 10 for two years, and advanced to the quarterfinals at last year's NCAA Championships.
Mihailova will be going to the NCAAs for the first time in her career. Presently ranked 24th in the nation, Mihailova holds a 28-14 overall record.
The individual championships will take place May 25-29, following the team competition, at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.