The University of Mississippi Athletics
Thursday, April 17
Auburn, Ala.
12 PM
Ole Miss
vs
Tennessee
Women’s Tennis Prepares for Second Round at SEC Championships
4/17/2025 | Women's Tennis
AUBURN, Ala. – Ole Miss women's tennis advanced to play Tennessee in the second round of the SEC Championship, facing the Volunteers on Thursday, April 17 at noon CT at Yarbrough Tennis Center. The Rebels clinched their match against Missouri 4-1 in the opening round.
THE REBELS
Ludmila Kareisová (Sr.) – Liberec, Czechia
- Secured 50th career singles victory over No. 56 Kentucky
- Earned 50th career doubles win at ITA Sectionals.
- 2023 and 2025 NCAA Championships qualifiers in singles, and in doubles in 2025.
- Ranked No. 23 with Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher in doubles in the most recent ITA polls.
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 51-42, and started 4-0 in dual competition this season.
- Earned 50th career singles wins against No. 8 LSU.
Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher (Sr.) - La Perche, France
- Notched a 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.
- Notched 50th career doubles win against No. 7 Tennessee.
- Ranked No. 23 in doubles with Kareisová in the most recent ITA polls.
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.
- Clinched Ole Miss' 4-3 win over Utah at the ITA Kickoff Weekend with a 6-7 (4), 3-6, 6-1 victory on court six.
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.
- Undefeated in dual singles matches thus far (3-0).
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.
- Started collegiate career 6-0, the first Ole Miss freshman since Emma Kette to do so.
- Earned first ranked doubles win against No. 1 Georgia with partner Emily Welker.
- Clinched the highest ranked team victory of the season (No. 13 Texas) with a win on court four.
- Clinched Ole Miss' win at the final home match of the season against Arkansas, with a win on court four.
Emily Welker (Gr.) – Limbach-Oberfrohna, Germany
- Signed in January 2025.
- Held a 13.7 World Tennis Number.
- Claimed first career title in the 2024 ITF/Tennis Europe W15 Bucharest.
- Reached a career-high ITF No. 26 singles ranking.
- Earned first collegiate singles victory against Mississippi State (March 7), and her first doubles win against Kentucky (March 2).
- Notched first ranked doubles win verses No.1 Georgia alongside Alice Soulié.
- Secured first ranked singles against No. 73 Ashton Bowers at No. 13 Texas.
- Ranked No. 90 in recent ITA polls
FAMILIAR FACES
Ole Miss has five players returning 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, Krzyzak and Emma Kette led the team in singles wins with 18 and 17, respectively.
OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE NET
Tennessee
The Volunteers' roster primarily consists of underclassmen, with a few veterans added to the mix. No. 7 Elza Tomase, the frontrunner for Tennessee, is a strong first slot in singles. Tomase is partnered with two different teammates for doubles, including Catherine Aulia, and Elim Yan. No. 70 Leyla Britez Risso sits mostly in the back half of the lineup, contributing fourteen wins with only three losses in dual singles. The team has an overall record of 16-6, with a 10-5 conference lead.
RANKED PLAYERS
Team:
No. 10- Tennessee
No. 31 – Ole Miss
Singles:
No. 7- Elza Tomase (Tennessee)
No. 42- Catherine Aulia (Tennessee)
No. 90- Emily Welker (Ole Miss)
Doubles:
No. 23 – Anaëlle Lecerlcq-Ficher and Ludmila Kareisová (Ole Miss)
No. 27- Catherine Aulia and Leyla Britez Risso (Tennessee)
No. 38- Elza Tomase and Maeve Thornton (Tennessee)
LEGEND STATUS
Head coach Mark Beyers secured his 300th win at the helm of Ole Miss' program this season against Alcorn State. The winningest head coach in program history, Beyers is the first head coach in Ole Miss women's tennis history to reach win No. 300. Beyers became the only active coach in the SEC with three generations of victories under their belt at their current institution.
The win over Alcorn State also marked No. 350 in his overall coaching career, after claiming 50 in three seasons with Armstrong Atlantic State prior to joining Ole Miss. He has the 23rd most wins among all active NCAA Division I coaches and sits atop the SEC in that category.
FRESHMAN PHENOMS
Head coach Mark Beyers added two freshmen to Ole Miss' mix for the 2024-25 campaign. A Blue Chip five star recruit out of Kansas City, Kansas, Brooklyn 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 Ole Miss freshman since at least 2014-15 to open her career by not allowing a match point in her singles debut.
Ole Miss added a second player from France in Alice Soulié, who was a midyear signee. She reached a career-high No. 413 in the ITF Junior rankings and added 31 wins since joining the professional ranks.
Soulié earned her first career title victory at the J5 Ponts de Ce in her home country of France. She joined Ole Miss with a WTN of 16.2 in singles and doubles. Soulié made her collegiate debut in both doubles and singles against Kansas City. The newcomer left her mark in Tulsa by winning with partner Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher and claiming a 6-1, 6-0 singles win on court six.
Soulié is 11-4 to start her collegiate career, with her first six wins all coming consecutively and in straight sets. In a matchup against No. 1 ranked Georgia, Soulié and Welker took home their first ranked win of the season in doubles, 62 against No. 75 ranked Mert and Mulberry.
Soulié became the first Rebel freshman to open her career with five victories in her first five appearances since 2016. She then became the most recent Ole Miss freshman to open her career with a 6-0 record, the last being Emma Kette in 2023.
TRANSFER TO THE SIP
Graduate student Emily Welker joins the Rebels from Limbach-Oberfrohna, Germany, with a 13.7 World Tennis Number. She holds a 130-108 record in the professional circuit. Welker reached a career-high ITF singles ranking of No. 26 and claimed her first career title in the 2024 ITF/Tennis Europe W15 Bucharest 2 tournament as the sixth seed. She won four of her matches in straight sets, including in the final round, while upsetting the second- and third-ranked players in the tournament for her win.
The German reached her highest singles career WTA ranking on March 20, 2023, placing No. 593.
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.
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THE REBELS
Ludmila Kareisová (Sr.) – Liberec, Czechia
- Secured 50th career singles victory over No. 56 Kentucky
- Earned 50th career doubles win at ITA Sectionals.
- 2023 and 2025 NCAA Championships qualifiers in singles, and in doubles in 2025.
- Ranked No. 23 with Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher in doubles in the most recent ITA polls.
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 51-42, and started 4-0 in dual competition this season.
- Earned 50th career singles wins against No. 8 LSU.
Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher (Sr.) - La Perche, France
- Notched a 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.
- Notched 50th career doubles win against No. 7 Tennessee.
- Ranked No. 23 in doubles with Kareisová in the most recent ITA polls.
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.
- Clinched Ole Miss' 4-3 win over Utah at the ITA Kickoff Weekend with a 6-7 (4), 3-6, 6-1 victory on court six.
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.
- Undefeated in dual singles matches thus far (3-0).
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.
- Started collegiate career 6-0, the first Ole Miss freshman since Emma Kette to do so.
- Earned first ranked doubles win against No. 1 Georgia with partner Emily Welker.
- Clinched the highest ranked team victory of the season (No. 13 Texas) with a win on court four.
- Clinched Ole Miss' win at the final home match of the season against Arkansas, with a win on court four.
Emily Welker (Gr.) – Limbach-Oberfrohna, Germany
- Signed in January 2025.
- Held a 13.7 World Tennis Number.
- Claimed first career title in the 2024 ITF/Tennis Europe W15 Bucharest.
- Reached a career-high ITF No. 26 singles ranking.
- Earned first collegiate singles victory against Mississippi State (March 7), and her first doubles win against Kentucky (March 2).
- Notched first ranked doubles win verses No.1 Georgia alongside Alice Soulié.
- Secured first ranked singles against No. 73 Ashton Bowers at No. 13 Texas.
- Ranked No. 90 in recent ITA polls
FAMILIAR FACES
Ole Miss has five players returning 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, Krzyzak and Emma Kette led the team in singles wins with 18 and 17, respectively.
OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE NET
Tennessee
The Volunteers' roster primarily consists of underclassmen, with a few veterans added to the mix. No. 7 Elza Tomase, the frontrunner for Tennessee, is a strong first slot in singles. Tomase is partnered with two different teammates for doubles, including Catherine Aulia, and Elim Yan. No. 70 Leyla Britez Risso sits mostly in the back half of the lineup, contributing fourteen wins with only three losses in dual singles. The team has an overall record of 16-6, with a 10-5 conference lead.
RANKED PLAYERS
Team:
No. 10- Tennessee
No. 31 – Ole Miss
Singles:
No. 7- Elza Tomase (Tennessee)
No. 42- Catherine Aulia (Tennessee)
No. 90- Emily Welker (Ole Miss)
Doubles:
No. 23 – Anaëlle Lecerlcq-Ficher and Ludmila Kareisová (Ole Miss)
No. 27- Catherine Aulia and Leyla Britez Risso (Tennessee)
No. 38- Elza Tomase and Maeve Thornton (Tennessee)
LEGEND STATUS
Head coach Mark Beyers secured his 300th win at the helm of Ole Miss' program this season against Alcorn State. The winningest head coach in program history, Beyers is the first head coach in Ole Miss women's tennis history to reach win No. 300. Beyers became the only active coach in the SEC with three generations of victories under their belt at their current institution.
The win over Alcorn State also marked No. 350 in his overall coaching career, after claiming 50 in three seasons with Armstrong Atlantic State prior to joining Ole Miss. He has the 23rd most wins among all active NCAA Division I coaches and sits atop the SEC in that category.
FRESHMAN PHENOMS
Head coach Mark Beyers added two freshmen to Ole Miss' mix for the 2024-25 campaign. A Blue Chip five star recruit out of Kansas City, Kansas, Brooklyn 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 Ole Miss freshman since at least 2014-15 to open her career by not allowing a match point in her singles debut.
Ole Miss added a second player from France in Alice Soulié, who was a midyear signee. She reached a career-high No. 413 in the ITF Junior rankings and added 31 wins since joining the professional ranks.
Soulié earned her first career title victory at the J5 Ponts de Ce in her home country of France. She joined Ole Miss with a WTN of 16.2 in singles and doubles. Soulié made her collegiate debut in both doubles and singles against Kansas City. The newcomer left her mark in Tulsa by winning with partner Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher and claiming a 6-1, 6-0 singles win on court six.
Soulié is 11-4 to start her collegiate career, with her first six wins all coming consecutively and in straight sets. In a matchup against No. 1 ranked Georgia, Soulié and Welker took home their first ranked win of the season in doubles, 62 against No. 75 ranked Mert and Mulberry.
Soulié became the first Rebel freshman to open her career with five victories in her first five appearances since 2016. She then became the most recent Ole Miss freshman to open her career with a 6-0 record, the last being Emma Kette in 2023.
TRANSFER TO THE SIP
Graduate student Emily Welker joins the Rebels from Limbach-Oberfrohna, Germany, with a 13.7 World Tennis Number. She holds a 130-108 record in the professional circuit. Welker reached a career-high ITF singles ranking of No. 26 and claimed her first career title in the 2024 ITF/Tennis Europe W15 Bucharest 2 tournament as the sixth seed. She won four of her matches in straight sets, including in the final round, while upsetting the second- and third-ranked players in the tournament for her win.
The German reached her highest singles career WTA ranking on March 20, 2023, placing No. 593.
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.
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