The University of Mississippi Athletics
Friday, January 24
Palo Alto, Calif.
12 p.m.
Ole Miss
vs
Utah
Women’s Tennis to Travel to California for ITA Kickoff Weekend
1/23/2025 | Women's Tennis
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Ole Miss women's tennis is set to travel to Palo Alto, Calif., for the ITA Kickoff Weekend, beginning with a matchup on Friday, Jan. 24 against Utah.
Should the Rebels (3-0, 0-0 SEC) emerge victorious against the Utes, they would face the winner between No. 3 Stanford and Memphis.
This will be only the third time Ole Miss has faced Utah, with the last dating back to 2020. Ole Miss is 2-0 against Utah, with both wins coming under head coach Mark Beyers. Both matches have come in dominating fashion and concluded without the Utes securing a match point.
After a doubleheader explosion, the Rebels enter the weekend with a 3-0 record. It's the third time in four years that Ole Miss has won its first three dual matches. Freshman Brooklyn Olson is 1-0 in dual singles after an astounding 6-0, 6-0 win against Tennessee State in the home opener. Two doubles pairings remain undefeated, as well as Ludmila Kareisová in dual singles.
THE REBELS
Ludmila Kareisová (Sr.) – Liberec, Czechia
- Secured 40th career singles victory at ITA Regionals
- Earned 50th career doubles win at ITA Sectionals
- 2023 and 2025 NCAA Championships qualifiers in singles, and in doubles in 2025
- Ranked No. 83 in the first ITA rankings of the spring
Emma Kette (Jr.) – Rammelsbach, Germany
- Advanced to semifinals at ITA Sectionals
- Earned 30th career singles win at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic
- Notched 20th career doubles win at the ITA Regionals
Rachel Krzyzak (Sr.) – Milton, Ontario, Canada
- Led the team in singles victories with an overall 18-9 record in 2023-24
- Holds a career singles record of 47-37
Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher (Sr.) - La Perche, France
- Notched final four appearance in doubles with Kareisová at ITA Sectionals in 2024
- Has tallied double-digit wins in doubles all three years of her career
- 2025 NCAA Championships qualifier in singles and doubles
Andrea Nova (So.) – Prague, Czechia
- Recorded first singles win of the year at the June Stewart Invitational
- Came to Ole Miss ranked as high as No. 298 in the ITF Junior Rankings
- Recorded 13 wins in the 2023-24 campaign
Brooklyn Olson (Fr.) – Kansas City, Kansas
-Tallied first dual singles win against Tennessee State
- Earned first career singles win at the June Stewart Invitational
- Blue Chip five-star recruit
- Ranked as high as 704 in ITF singles ranking
- Reached Sweet 16 of the Les Petits As Junior Tournament in 2020
Lucie Petruzelova (Sr.) – Zasova, Czech Republic
- Joined Ole Miss after three seasons with Charlotte
- Earned first win as a Rebel at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic
- Secured 75 overall singles wins against Memphis
- Two-time All-Conference USA honors
- 2025 NCAA Championships qualifier in singles
Alice Soulié (Fr.) – Angers, France
- Signed in January 2025
- Reached a career-high No. 413 in the ITF Junior rankings
- Claimed 47 wins in the junior circuit
- Added 31 wins since joining the professional ranks
- Won first career title victory at the J5 Ponts de Ce in her home country of France
FAMILIAR FACES
Ole Miss has five returning players from last year's team. The three-headed monster in seniors Ludmila Kareisová, Rachel Krzyzak and Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher will significantly impact this season. The trio contributed 17 of Ole Miss' singles wins in the fall season. In 2024, Kyzyzak and Emma Kette led the team in singles wins with 18 and 17, respectively.
OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE NET
Utah
The Utes are sitting in the middle lane when it comes to its roster. With only one freshman and one senior, Utah is 2-0 and has yet to give up a single match point. Junior Kalia Barksdale sits at the third slot in both lineups and is 2-0 thus far. She is partnered with Haley Roberts. In the first position of doubles, duo Sara Akid and Emma Valletta have a pair of wins on the court as well. The team has defeated both Utah Tech and Montana State.
Stanford
A more veteran roster, No. 3 Stanford has a total of four ranked singles and three ranked doubles pairings. After a win against UC Davis to start the season, the team sits at a 1-0 record. No. 6 ranked Valerie Glozman serves at the first singles position, as well as doubles alongside Connie Ma. The freshman-senior duo has an ITA ranking of 31.
Memphis
The Tigers' roster includes four incoming freshmen to the mix of returners. Senior, and Memphis native, Miriam Grosmann led the team in doubles wins with redshirt senior Alice Amendola last season in the third position. Memphis lost Camila Soares after a 9-7 singles season, who sat primarily at the first slot. Ole Miss defeated the Tigers in the opener of the 2024-25 spring season, 4-2.
RANKED PLAYERS
Team
No. 3- Stanford
Singles
No. 6- Valerie Glozman (Stanford)
No. 12- Connie Ma (Stanford)
No. 83 – Ludmila Kareisová (Ole Miss)
No. 97- Alexis Blokhina (Stanford)
No. 107- Valencia Xu (Stanford)
Doubles:
No. 31- Connie Ma / Valerie Glozman (Stanford)
No. 40- Valencia Xu / Alexis Blokhina (Stanford)
No. 45- Alexis Blokhina / Connie Ma (Stanford)
FRESHMAN PHENOM
A Blue Chip five star recruit out of Kansas City, Kansas, Brookly Olson started her collegiate career as a Rebel this season. She was ranked as high as No. 704 in ITF singles, and the No. 26 recruit in the nation. She made her debut in doubles at the ITA Southern Regionals with Lucie Petruzelova, and advanced to the top 16. Olson earned her first dual singles win against Tennessee State with a perfect 6-0, 6-0 score. She became the first Rebel freshman to win her dual singles debut without giving up a game since at least the 2014-15 season.
STRONG START
Ludmila Kareisová opened the 2024-25 campaign with six victories in Ole Miss' opening weekend of dual meets. The senior out of Liberec, Czechia, went 3-0 in singles and doubles in the first three matches of the new spring season, the only Rebel to do so. She won each of her singles matches in straight sets on court three, and finished first or second in all three of the weekend matches.
Kareisová and doubles partner Anaélle Leclercq-Ficher allowed just three games against them the entire weekend, which included two consecutive 6-0 victories. As a result of the duos efforts, Ole Miss claimed the doubles point in each of the three matchups of the weekend.
TRANSFER TO THE SIP
The Rebels added Lucie Petruzelova from Charlotte through the transfer portal. Petruzelova spent three seasons at Charlotte and earned a combined 66-25 singles record and 58-42 doubles record. Petruzelova advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating three opponents in straight sets, including Auburn's Alice Battesi 6-4, 6-1. The senior hit a milestone overall career singles wins of 75 in the match against the Memphis Tigers.
FOLLOW THE REBELS ON SOCIAL
For more information on Ole Miss Women's Tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWTennis, on Facebook at OleMissWTennis and on Instagram at OleMissWTennis. Also follow Coach Beyers on Twitter, @MarkBeyers.
Should the Rebels (3-0, 0-0 SEC) emerge victorious against the Utes, they would face the winner between No. 3 Stanford and Memphis.
This will be only the third time Ole Miss has faced Utah, with the last dating back to 2020. Ole Miss is 2-0 against Utah, with both wins coming under head coach Mark Beyers. Both matches have come in dominating fashion and concluded without the Utes securing a match point.
After a doubleheader explosion, the Rebels enter the weekend with a 3-0 record. It's the third time in four years that Ole Miss has won its first three dual matches. Freshman Brooklyn Olson is 1-0 in dual singles after an astounding 6-0, 6-0 win against Tennessee State in the home opener. Two doubles pairings remain undefeated, as well as Ludmila Kareisová in dual singles.
THE REBELS
Ludmila Kareisová (Sr.) – Liberec, Czechia
- Secured 40th career singles victory at ITA Regionals
- Earned 50th career doubles win at ITA Sectionals
- 2023 and 2025 NCAA Championships qualifiers in singles, and in doubles in 2025
- Ranked No. 83 in the first ITA rankings of the spring
Emma Kette (Jr.) – Rammelsbach, Germany
- Advanced to semifinals at ITA Sectionals
- Earned 30th career singles win at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic
- Notched 20th career doubles win at the ITA Regionals
Rachel Krzyzak (Sr.) – Milton, Ontario, Canada
- Led the team in singles victories with an overall 18-9 record in 2023-24
- Holds a career singles record of 47-37
Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher (Sr.) - La Perche, France
- Notched final four appearance in doubles with Kareisová at ITA Sectionals in 2024
- Has tallied double-digit wins in doubles all three years of her career
- 2025 NCAA Championships qualifier in singles and doubles
Andrea Nova (So.) – Prague, Czechia
- Recorded first singles win of the year at the June Stewart Invitational
- Came to Ole Miss ranked as high as No. 298 in the ITF Junior Rankings
- Recorded 13 wins in the 2023-24 campaign
Brooklyn Olson (Fr.) – Kansas City, Kansas
-Tallied first dual singles win against Tennessee State
- Earned first career singles win at the June Stewart Invitational
- Blue Chip five-star recruit
- Ranked as high as 704 in ITF singles ranking
- Reached Sweet 16 of the Les Petits As Junior Tournament in 2020
Lucie Petruzelova (Sr.) – Zasova, Czech Republic
- Joined Ole Miss after three seasons with Charlotte
- Earned first win as a Rebel at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic
- Secured 75 overall singles wins against Memphis
- Two-time All-Conference USA honors
- 2025 NCAA Championships qualifier in singles
Alice Soulié (Fr.) – Angers, France
- Signed in January 2025
- Reached a career-high No. 413 in the ITF Junior rankings
- Claimed 47 wins in the junior circuit
- Added 31 wins since joining the professional ranks
- Won first career title victory at the J5 Ponts de Ce in her home country of France
FAMILIAR FACES
Ole Miss has five returning players from last year's team. The three-headed monster in seniors Ludmila Kareisová, Rachel Krzyzak and Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher will significantly impact this season. The trio contributed 17 of Ole Miss' singles wins in the fall season. In 2024, Kyzyzak and Emma Kette led the team in singles wins with 18 and 17, respectively.
OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE NET
Utah
The Utes are sitting in the middle lane when it comes to its roster. With only one freshman and one senior, Utah is 2-0 and has yet to give up a single match point. Junior Kalia Barksdale sits at the third slot in both lineups and is 2-0 thus far. She is partnered with Haley Roberts. In the first position of doubles, duo Sara Akid and Emma Valletta have a pair of wins on the court as well. The team has defeated both Utah Tech and Montana State.
Stanford
A more veteran roster, No. 3 Stanford has a total of four ranked singles and three ranked doubles pairings. After a win against UC Davis to start the season, the team sits at a 1-0 record. No. 6 ranked Valerie Glozman serves at the first singles position, as well as doubles alongside Connie Ma. The freshman-senior duo has an ITA ranking of 31.
Memphis
The Tigers' roster includes four incoming freshmen to the mix of returners. Senior, and Memphis native, Miriam Grosmann led the team in doubles wins with redshirt senior Alice Amendola last season in the third position. Memphis lost Camila Soares after a 9-7 singles season, who sat primarily at the first slot. Ole Miss defeated the Tigers in the opener of the 2024-25 spring season, 4-2.
RANKED PLAYERS
Team
No. 3- Stanford
Singles
No. 6- Valerie Glozman (Stanford)
No. 12- Connie Ma (Stanford)
No. 83 – Ludmila Kareisová (Ole Miss)
No. 97- Alexis Blokhina (Stanford)
No. 107- Valencia Xu (Stanford)
Doubles:
No. 31- Connie Ma / Valerie Glozman (Stanford)
No. 40- Valencia Xu / Alexis Blokhina (Stanford)
No. 45- Alexis Blokhina / Connie Ma (Stanford)
FRESHMAN PHENOM
A Blue Chip five star recruit out of Kansas City, Kansas, Brookly Olson started her collegiate career as a Rebel this season. She was ranked as high as No. 704 in ITF singles, and the No. 26 recruit in the nation. She made her debut in doubles at the ITA Southern Regionals with Lucie Petruzelova, and advanced to the top 16. Olson earned her first dual singles win against Tennessee State with a perfect 6-0, 6-0 score. She became the first Rebel freshman to win her dual singles debut without giving up a game since at least the 2014-15 season.
STRONG START
Ludmila Kareisová opened the 2024-25 campaign with six victories in Ole Miss' opening weekend of dual meets. The senior out of Liberec, Czechia, went 3-0 in singles and doubles in the first three matches of the new spring season, the only Rebel to do so. She won each of her singles matches in straight sets on court three, and finished first or second in all three of the weekend matches.
Kareisová and doubles partner Anaélle Leclercq-Ficher allowed just three games against them the entire weekend, which included two consecutive 6-0 victories. As a result of the duos efforts, Ole Miss claimed the doubles point in each of the three matchups of the weekend.
TRANSFER TO THE SIP
The Rebels added Lucie Petruzelova from Charlotte through the transfer portal. Petruzelova spent three seasons at Charlotte and earned a combined 66-25 singles record and 58-42 doubles record. Petruzelova advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating three opponents in straight sets, including Auburn's Alice Battesi 6-4, 6-1. The senior hit a milestone overall career singles wins of 75 in the match against the Memphis Tigers.
FOLLOW THE REBELS ON SOCIAL
For more information on Ole Miss Women's Tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWTennis, on Facebook at OleMissWTennis and on Instagram at OleMissWTennis. Also follow Coach Beyers on Twitter, @MarkBeyers.
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