The University of Mississippi Athletics
Friday, February 13
Oxford, Miss.
10:30 a.m.
Ole Miss
vs
Mercer
Men’s Tennis Prepares for Three-Match Weekend at Home
2/12/2026 | Men's Tennis
OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss men's tennis will host a trio of opponents this weekend with a doubleheader on Friday, then a separate match on Sunday.
Ole Miss (9-0) is off to its best start to a season this decade and will try to continue its hot start on Friday in a doubleheader with the first match against the Mercer Bears (0-4) at 10:30 a.m. The Rebels will then face off against upstate rival Memphis (5-2) at 5 p.m., both at the William F. Galtney Indoor Tennis Center.
The Rebels will then close the weekend with a single match against Belmont (2-3) on Sunday at 1 p.m. The location for the match against Belmont has yet to be determined; it will be announced later this week.
Ole Miss enters the weekend with two ranked doubles pairings. No. 18 Isac Strömberg and Kai Milburn, No. 49 Loan Lestir and Matthieu Chambonniere.
Mercer comes to Oxford with four straight losses: Florida State, No. 9 Central Florida, Georgia Southern and Jacksonville State. The Bears will hope to bring in their first season win by attempting to topple the Rebels' undefeated start.
Memphis is riding momentum into the matchup against Ole Miss with two ranked doubles pairings. No. 83 Maxime Dobouch and Moritz Kudernatsch, No. 87 Marcos Castro Fabra and Sam Reeve. Memphis will arrive with an SEC win under its belt. For this past week, it took down Alabama, 4-0.
Belmont will face off against another SEC opponent, Vanderbilt, today before coming to take on the Rebels. The Bruins (2-3) hope to get the season rolling after two postponed matches due to winter weather.
FOLLOW THE REBELS ON SOCIAL
For more information on Ole Miss Men's Tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissMTennis, on Facebook at OleMissMTennis, and on Instagram at OleMissMTennis. Follow Coach Jacoby on Twitter at @JakeJacoby.
THE REBELS
Matthieu Chambonniere (So.) – Paris, France
- Finished the 2024 season with a 23-7 singles record and a 14-15 doubles record
- Earned the most wins in singles and doubles by any Rebel during the season
- First Rebel Freshman to earn 20 singles wins since the 2020-21 season
- Ranked as high as No. 67 in the ITA doubles rankings
- Tallied 16 singles victories in dual matches
- Secured a Rebel best seven singles wins in conference play
Stefano D'Agostino (Fr.) – Arco, Italy
- Ranked as high as No.2 in the ITF singles ranking in August 2024
- Earned ATP career-high rankings of No.742 in doubles and No. 782 in singles
Vlado Jankanj (Fr.) – Belgrade, Serbia
- Holds an ATP career-high singles ranking of No. 1074
- Secured first juniors title, winning the J60 Maribor tournament in Slovenia
- Notched a 71% win rate in his ITF men's career, earing 25 wins over the past two years
Loan Lestir (So.) – Lille, France
- Secured a 14-12 Singles record in his rookie season
- Tallied a team-high 10 singles dual wins
-Captured six SEC singles victories
- Clinched match against Memphis in collegiate dual debut
Benjamin Martin (So.) – Nort-sur-Erdre, France
- Notched 11 single victories
- Earned 13 wins in doubles play
- Tied a team-high nine dual doubles wins
Kai Milburn (So.) – Queenstown, New Zealand
- Compiled an 8-2 record in singles
- Secured seven dual wins in doubles, six on court 1
- Played primarily on court No. 6 in singles and court No. 1 in doubles
- Captured two conference victories on the doubles court
-Ranked as high as No. 51 in the ITA doubles rankings with Isac Strömberg
Pietro Pampanin (Fr.) – Trieste, Italy
- Won M15 Getxo doubles title to secure first ITF World Tennis Tour victory
- Strung together 18 ITF points across two years
- Earned ITF career-high singles ranking of No. 24
- Notched an ATP career-best doubles ranking of No. 813
Noah Schlagenhauf (Sr.) – Nuertingen, Germany
- Earned a 17-19 overall singles record, primarily in the No. 1 spot
- Earned 10 doubles victories during the 2025 campaign
Isac Strömberg (Sr.) – Stockholm, Sweden
- Earned 12 singles wins during the 2025 season
- Notched a 14-12 doubles record
- Primarily played in the No. 3 spot in singles and No. 1 slot for doubles
- Captured two conference wins on the doubles court
- Ranked as high as No. 51 in ITA doubles rankings with Kai Milburn
- Boasts three top 30 ranked wins in doubles
Gordon Whitwell (Sr.) – Oxford, Mississippi
- Finished the season with an overall 4-4 record in singles and 3-2 record in doubles
- Primarily played on court six for singles and doubles
- Had a perfect 3-0 record in dual singles matches
Ole Miss (9-0) is off to its best start to a season this decade and will try to continue its hot start on Friday in a doubleheader with the first match against the Mercer Bears (0-4) at 10:30 a.m. The Rebels will then face off against upstate rival Memphis (5-2) at 5 p.m., both at the William F. Galtney Indoor Tennis Center.
The Rebels will then close the weekend with a single match against Belmont (2-3) on Sunday at 1 p.m. The location for the match against Belmont has yet to be determined; it will be announced later this week.
Ole Miss enters the weekend with two ranked doubles pairings. No. 18 Isac Strömberg and Kai Milburn, No. 49 Loan Lestir and Matthieu Chambonniere.
Mercer comes to Oxford with four straight losses: Florida State, No. 9 Central Florida, Georgia Southern and Jacksonville State. The Bears will hope to bring in their first season win by attempting to topple the Rebels' undefeated start.
Memphis is riding momentum into the matchup against Ole Miss with two ranked doubles pairings. No. 83 Maxime Dobouch and Moritz Kudernatsch, No. 87 Marcos Castro Fabra and Sam Reeve. Memphis will arrive with an SEC win under its belt. For this past week, it took down Alabama, 4-0.
Belmont will face off against another SEC opponent, Vanderbilt, today before coming to take on the Rebels. The Bruins (2-3) hope to get the season rolling after two postponed matches due to winter weather.
FOLLOW THE REBELS ON SOCIAL
For more information on Ole Miss Men's Tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissMTennis, on Facebook at OleMissMTennis, and on Instagram at OleMissMTennis. Follow Coach Jacoby on Twitter at @JakeJacoby.
THE REBELS
Matthieu Chambonniere (So.) – Paris, France
- Finished the 2024 season with a 23-7 singles record and a 14-15 doubles record
- Earned the most wins in singles and doubles by any Rebel during the season
- First Rebel Freshman to earn 20 singles wins since the 2020-21 season
- Ranked as high as No. 67 in the ITA doubles rankings
- Tallied 16 singles victories in dual matches
- Secured a Rebel best seven singles wins in conference play
Stefano D'Agostino (Fr.) – Arco, Italy
- Ranked as high as No.2 in the ITF singles ranking in August 2024
- Earned ATP career-high rankings of No.742 in doubles and No. 782 in singles
Vlado Jankanj (Fr.) – Belgrade, Serbia
- Holds an ATP career-high singles ranking of No. 1074
- Secured first juniors title, winning the J60 Maribor tournament in Slovenia
- Notched a 71% win rate in his ITF men's career, earing 25 wins over the past two years
Loan Lestir (So.) – Lille, France
- Secured a 14-12 Singles record in his rookie season
- Tallied a team-high 10 singles dual wins
-Captured six SEC singles victories
- Clinched match against Memphis in collegiate dual debut
Benjamin Martin (So.) – Nort-sur-Erdre, France
- Notched 11 single victories
- Earned 13 wins in doubles play
- Tied a team-high nine dual doubles wins
Kai Milburn (So.) – Queenstown, New Zealand
- Compiled an 8-2 record in singles
- Secured seven dual wins in doubles, six on court 1
- Played primarily on court No. 6 in singles and court No. 1 in doubles
- Captured two conference victories on the doubles court
-Ranked as high as No. 51 in the ITA doubles rankings with Isac Strömberg
Pietro Pampanin (Fr.) – Trieste, Italy
- Won M15 Getxo doubles title to secure first ITF World Tennis Tour victory
- Strung together 18 ITF points across two years
- Earned ITF career-high singles ranking of No. 24
- Notched an ATP career-best doubles ranking of No. 813
Noah Schlagenhauf (Sr.) – Nuertingen, Germany
- Earned a 17-19 overall singles record, primarily in the No. 1 spot
- Earned 10 doubles victories during the 2025 campaign
Isac Strömberg (Sr.) – Stockholm, Sweden
- Earned 12 singles wins during the 2025 season
- Notched a 14-12 doubles record
- Primarily played in the No. 3 spot in singles and No. 1 slot for doubles
- Captured two conference wins on the doubles court
- Ranked as high as No. 51 in ITA doubles rankings with Kai Milburn
- Boasts three top 30 ranked wins in doubles
Gordon Whitwell (Sr.) – Oxford, Mississippi
- Finished the season with an overall 4-4 record in singles and 3-2 record in doubles
- Primarily played on court six for singles and doubles
- Had a perfect 3-0 record in dual singles matches
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