Two Men's Tennis Players Chosen To All-SEC Team

April 19, 2000

OXFORD, Miss. - Junior James Shortall and freshman Alexander Hartman of the No. 14 nationally-ranked Ole Miss men's tennis team were named to the All-SEC second team as the conference awards were announced Wednesday.

This is the second year in a row for Shortall to be named All-SEC as he earned first team honors last year. Hartman is one of five freshman to be selected to one of the All-SEC teams. The Rebels have had a total of 29 All-SEC selections since 1977.

"It is a tremendous honor to be named to the All-SEC team because this is the premier conference in the nation," head coach Billy Chadwick said. "This is the second year in a row for James to be All-SEC and it's especially exciting to have a freshman named to this elite group."

Shortall, a native of Feilding, New Zealand, is currently ranked No. 59 in the nation in singles and No. 27 in doubles with Vikrant Chadha. He has a 14-14 overall record and has posted consecutive wins over nationally-ranked opponents.

Hartman, who hails from Klippan, Sweden, is arguably one of the top freshman in the country and is currently the second-highest ranked freshman. Hartman is ranked No.35 with a 31-14 overall record. He posted his biggest win of the spring, knocking off 15th-ranked Oskar Johansson of Arkansas to clinch a 4-0 win for the Rebels and also was the deciding match in the Rebels' win over South Carolina.

Both have helped guide the Rebels to a 17-4 overall record, 9-2 in the SEC. The Rebels will be the third seed in the SEC Championships which begin Thursday in Starkville. Ole Miss has a bye in the first round and will meet the winner of the #6 Mississippi State/#11 Alabama match on Friday at noon.

ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM
Singles

Oskar Johansson, Arkansas	Jr.
Jeff Morrison, Florida	Jr.
Justin O'Neal, Florida	Sr.
Matias Boeker, Georgia	Fr.
Michal Chmela, LSU	Sr.
Tom Hand, LSU	Sr.
Marco Baron, MSU	Jr.
Mark Parsons, Tennessee	Jr.
Andrew Nisker, Vanderbilt	Sr.

Doubles

Jeff Morrison/Nathan Overholser, Florida	Jr./Jr.
Maxim Belski/Francisco Rodriguez, Alabama	Fr./Sr.

ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM
Singles


Francisco Rodriguez, Alabama	Sr.

Lesley Joseph, Georgia	Fr.

Adam Seri, Georgia	Jr.

Carlos Drada, Kentucky	Sr.

Alexander Hartman, Ole Miss	Fr.

James Shortall, Ole Miss	Jr.

Guillaume Legat, South Carolina	Jr.

Peter Handoyo, Tennessee	So.

Doubles


Marco Baron/Charles Sevigny, Mississippi State	Jr./Fr.

Matias Boeker/Travis Parrot, Georgia	Fr./So.

SEC COACH OF THE YEAR - Ivan Duvenhage, Florida
SEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Justin O'Neal, Florida
SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR - Matias Boeker, Georgia

The University of Mississippi Athletics

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