Rebel Netters Down Memphis 6-1

January 29, 1999

OXFORD, Miss. - The No. 4 nationally-ranked Ole Miss men's tennis team, led by James Shortall, downed the University of Memphis 6-1 Friday to start the season 1-0. Memphis begins their season 0-1.

Ole Miss took a 1-0 lead by winning the doubles point. At No.2 doubles, Anders Stenman and Martin Selin dominated Jack Hu and Chris Buckley 8-0, at No. 1 doubles, Shortall and Martin Sjoqvist cruised to a 8-3 win over Alistair Todd and Richard Magney. Bo Petro and Ben Cousins defeated Daniel Demacek and Will Frazier 8-5 at No. 3 doubles.

In singles, Stenman got things going with a 6-3, 6-2 win over the Tigers' Magney at the No. 2 spot. Shortall improved his record to 22-5 overall by topping UM's Todd 6-3, 6-2 at the top spot. Sjoqvist finished off Hu 6-1, 6-3 to clinch the match for the Rebels.

At No. 4 singles, Selin downed Demacek 6-2, 6-1 and at No. 5 singles, Memphis native, Cousins dominated Buckley 6-0, 6-1. The only Memphis win of the day came at No. 6 singles, where Frazier defeated Petro 7-6(3), 6-3.

The Rebels will host 36th-ranked Tulsa Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at the Women's Sports Complex in the final day of the Ole Miss Indoor Classic. Fans are encouraged to come watch the Rebels following the men's basketball game versus Arkansas.

   #4 OLE MISS      6Memphis          1

SINGLES

#1 James Shortall (OM) def. Alistair Todd (UM)    6-3, 6-2#2 Anders Stenman (OM) def. Richard Magney (UM)   6-2, 6-3#3 Martin Sjoqvist (OM) def. Jack Hu (UM)         6-1, 6-3#4 Martin Selin (OM) def. Daniel Demacek (UM)     6-2, 6-1#5 Ben Cousins (OM) def. Chris Buckley (UM)       6-0, 6-1#6 Will Frazier (UM) def. Bo Petro (OM)        7-6(3), 6-3

DOUBLES

#1 Shortall-Sjoqvist (OM) def. Todd-Magney (UM)   8-3#2 Stenman-Selin (OM) def. Hu-Buckley (UM)        8-0#3 Cousins-Petro (OM) def. Demacek-Frazier (UM)   8-5

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