The University of Mississippi Athletics
Women's Tennis
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Year at Ole Miss:
- 24th
- E-mail:
- mbeyers@olemiss.edu
- Phone:
- 662-915-7809
- Alma Mater:
- Armstrong Atlantic State (1990)
Career Record: 358-275 / 27 Seasons
Record at Ole Miss: 308-267 / 24 Seasons
2010, 2012, 2018 ITA South Region Coach of the Year
He's won two national championships in Division II, led teams to the SEC West Championship and NCAA Sweet Sixteen. He's coached a national champion and Honda Sports Award winner and numerous All-Americans and All-SEC players. His teams are notorious for excellence in the classroom. Mark Beyers has accomplished a lot in over 20 years as a head coach and became the program's all-time winningest coach in 2019.
In 2024, the Rebels ended with an overall 12-11 record and hung two ranked victories over No. 34 LSU, and No. 21 Alabama. Sophomore Emma Kette held a strong 13-5 dual singles record on the back end of the lineup throughout the season. Ludmila Kareisova led the team with 14 overall doubles wins in a dominant junior campaign. Anaelle Leclercq-Ficher, alongside Kareisova, were both selected for Academic All-Honors to end the year.
While Ole Miss missed the NCAA tournament in 2023, the Rebels made a strong run in the SEC Championships, advancing to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2018. The squad made it to the quarterfinals by taking down No. 16 Auburn in the second round. Ludmila Kareisova in her sophomore campaign dominated her competition to a 16-12 singles record, which earned her a at-large spot in the NCAA Singles Championships. Kareisova's outstanding season was recognized by the conference and ITA, earning All-SEC Second Team honors and ending the year ranked No. 55. Reka Zadori and Lillian Gabrielsen also had career years in singles. Zadori finished with a whopping 22 singles wins and Gabrielsen followed closely behind with 18. Gabrielsen and partner Kelsey Mize finished ranked No. 78 after compiling a 13-10 record and three ranked wins. As a team, Ole Miss went 11-13 overall and 3-10 in the SEC.
The Rebels began the 2021-22 campaign with a bang, defeating No. 14 Michigan during the ITA Kickoff Weekend. The team ultimately finished the season 13-11 overall and 5-8 in the conference. Ole Miss was dominant at home, going 9-3 in Oxford. Despite missing the NCAA tournament, senior Sabina Machalova qualified for the NCAA Singles Championships after going 23-23 in singles, including 11 ranked victories. Macholava earned All-SEC First Team for the second straight year. She was also one of two Rebels to finish ranked in singles at No. 48. Ole Miss ranked as high as No. 34 in the ITA National Team Rankings. Seven of the 10 Rebels to compete in at least one tallied double-digit singles wins. Eight Rebels compiled more than 10 doubles wins throughout the year. The three freshmen totaled 43 singles wins and 46 doubles wins combined. Freshman Anaelle Leclercq-Ficher received SEC Freshman of the Week in March.
In 2021 the Rebels returned to the NCAA Team Championships. Ole Miss reached the first round of the NCAA tournament and competed in Atlanta, Ga. at the Georgia Tech Regional. The Rebels also had one player earn an at-large bid into the NCAA Team Championships, Sabina Machalova. Machalova earned placement onto the All-SEC First Team and Tiphanie Fiquet made the All-SEC Second Team. Ole Miss ended the season 11-10 overall and 7-6 in SEC competition. The Rebels ranked as high as No. 19 in the Oracle/ITA team rankings. Ole Miss had three singles players in the individual rankings (Machalova, Fiquet and Tereza Janatova) and three doubles teams (Alexa Bortles/Machalova, Bortles/Anna Vrbenska and Janatova/Vrbenska). During the season, the Rebels earned one SEC Player of the Week Award (Fiquet) and three SEC Freshman of the Week Awards (Reka Zadori). Janatova was also voted as the SEC Student-Athlete of the Year. The Rebels competed at ITA Kickoff Weekend and placed third in the Chapel Hill Region. The Rebels earned six ranked victories in 2021 including four wins versus top-25 opponents. On Feb. 12, 2021, Beyers earned his 300th career victory as a head coach and 250th win at Ole Miss by sweeping North Alabama.
The 2020 season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rebels competed in 14 matches earning a 9-5 overall record (1-3 SEC). Most notably, the team defeated No. 14 UCF on the road, 4-3. The team finished the season ranked No. 29 nationally. Off the court the Rebels were spectacular as well. Academically, the team had a perfect 4.0 GPA for the spring semester and seven team members were named ITA Scholar Athletes. Also, the Rebels made huge contributions in the community. Alexa Bortles earned the ITA Southern Region Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award and Anna Vrbenska was named to the SEC Community Service Team.
While 2019 was the first time in 11 years that the Rebels did not attend the NCAA Tournament, Ole Miss still turned in notable performances. Senior Tea Jandric was named the ITA Southern Region's Most Improved Senior and was also dubbed with All-SEC Second Team recognition. Jandric went 8-1 in league play, including four ranked wins and three in a row, including taking down No. 4 Contreras of Vanderbilt. Then-sophomore Sabina Machalova was named the ITA Southern Region's Player to Watch, and junior Anna Vrbenska suffered just her third and fourth losses in SEC play of her career. In the fall, Jandric reached the finals of the ITA Southern Regional, and the pair of Alexa Bortles and rookie Isolde de Jong also reached the finals, falling in a tough three-set thriller to the reigning national champions. The women ended their season with a huge upset, taking down No. 16 Texas A&M 4-2 on Senior Day.
The 2018 season was a historic one for the Rebels that ended with senior Arianne Hartono becoming the first NCAA Champion in program history. Hartono led the Rebels to their first 20-win season (22-7) since 1999, the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, the most wins in SEC play (9-4), their best finish in the SEC (5th) since 2012 and a final ranking of No. 8, the highest since 1999. Hartono capped a great team season by winning storming through the NCAA singles bracket to win the championship. In addition to winning the NCAA title, Hartono became the first player in program history to be named SEC Player of the Year as well as the first in school history to receive a Honda Sports Award (Tennis). A record five players earned All-SEC honors, with Alexa Bortles, Sabina Machalova, Tea Jandric and Anna Vrbenska joining Hartono on the teams. Beyers earned ITA Southern Region Coach of the Year honors for the third time in his career. Off the court, the Rebels posted a 3.40 grade point average and earned the ITA All-Academic Team Award for the 22nd year in a row.
Eleven SEC teams ended the 2017 season in the top 25 and 13 of the 14 made the NCAA Tournament, including the Rebels, who earned their ninth straight bid and advanced to the second round. Arianne Hartono competed in the NCAA singles and doubles with Alexa Bortles. Hartono earned All-SEC First Team honors. Ole Miss became the first No. 4 seed to to advance from the ITA Kick-Off to the National Team Indoor Championships, when they beat Virginia and LSU to reach the national indoor for the first time since 2012. Off the court, the Rebels earned the prestigious ITA All-Academic Team Award for the 21st year in a row and six players were named ITA Scholar-Athletes.
In 2016, the Rebels earned their eighth straight NCAA appearance and defeated reigning NCAA Champion Stanford for the first time in program history. Arianne Hartono became the 12th All-American in the history of the program reaching the round of 16 at the NCAA Singles Championship. She also made the All-SEC Team. Seniors Mai El Kamash and Marija Milutinovic picked up ITA Regional honors, earning the Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship and Leadership Award and the Cissie Leary Sportsmanship Award, respectively. Off the court, the Rebels received the ITA All-Academic Team Award for the 20th time and six players were named ITA Scholar-Athletes. Hartono was one of nine players in Division I tennis to earn All-America and ITA Scholar-Athlete honors.
For the fourth time in seven years, Ole Miss finished the year ranked in the top 25, earning a final ranking of No. 24 in 2015. The Rebels earned their seventh consecutive NCAA bid and advanced to the second round, narrowly missing out on reaching the Sweet Sixteen. Julia Jones became the 11th All-American in the history of the program and the seventh member of the 100-wins club. She earned All-SEC first team honors, was named the ITA Most Improved Player of the Year and finished ranked No. 12 in the nation. Arianne Hartono made the SEC All-Freshman Team and ended her first year ranked No. 79. Off the court, the Rebels earned the ITA All-Academic Team Award and six players were named ITA Scholar-Athletes.
The Rebels made their sixth consecutive and 17th overall NCAA appearance in 2014 and advanced to the second round before falling to the eventual national champion, UCLA. Julia Jones earned All-SEC second team honors. Off the court, the Rebels earned the ITA All-Academic Team Award and Caroline Rohde-Moe was named to the CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District Team.
Youth was the name of the game in 2013, as the Rebels did not feature a senior on the team and only two juniors. They earned the program's 16th overall NCAA appearance, and junior Caroline Rohde-Moe participated in the NCAA Singles Championship as well as earned All-SEC honors for the second time. Off the court, the Rebels were one of the best, earning an APR Public Recognition Award and leading all sports at Ole Miss with a 3.64 team GPA in the spring.
In 2012, the Rebels earned their fourth straight NCAA appearance and a final national ranking of No. 18. It marked the third time in the last four years for the Rebels to end the year ranked in the Top 25. The Rebels (18-9) hosted the NCAA first and second rounds for the first time since 1999 and finished among the top four in the overall SEC standings for the second time in three years. The 18 wins are the most since the 1999 team posted 21. The Rebels also advanced to the National Team Indoor Final 16 for the first time since 2000. Kristi Boxx and Abby Guthrie earned All-America honors and were joined on the All-SEC team by Caroline Rohde-Moe and freshman Erin Stephens. Julia Jones made the All-Freshman team along with Stephens.
Beyers was named ITA Southern Region Coach of the Year for the second time in three years in 2012.
The Rebels enjoyed an excellent year in the classroom, earning the ITA All-Academic Team Award for the 16th consecutive time, while three players earned ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition. Gabby Rangel was a finalist for the SEC Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Postgraduate Scholarship and received a Taylor Medal (highest academic honor at University).
Despite dealing with injuries to key players in 2011, the Rebels earned their third straight NCAA bid. Kristi Boxx earned All-SEC first team honors for the third year in a row. Connor Vogel made the second team.
Off the court, the team received the ITA All-Academic Team Award as well as earning the Chancellor's Cup for the varsity team wtih the highest cumulative grade point average.
Ole Miss advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for the eighth time in 2010, captured the SEC West Championship and reached the SEC tournament semifinals for the second year in a row. The Rebels ended the year ranked No. 17 in the nation, posted their best finish in the SEC (2nd) since 1999 and their best league record (8-3) since 2000. Kristi Boxx and Karen Nijssen earned All-America honors, while Boxx was one of only nine players in the nation to earn the honor in both singles and doubles. Laura van de Stroet and Connor Vogel joined Boxx and Nijssen on the All-SEC team.
Academic success continued for the Rebels as they earned the Chancellor's Cup for the women's varsity squad with the highest cumulative grade point average. They also received the ITA All-Academic Team Award for the 14th time, while four players were named ITA Scholar-Athletes.
The Rebels ended the 2009 season ranked No. 21 in the nation and advanced to the NCAA second round. With three freshmen and two sophomores in the lineup, Ole Miss defeated five top 25 teams in league play and reached the semifinals of the SEC Tournament. Kristi Boxx and Karen Nijssen earned All-SEC honors and participated in the NCAA Doubles Championship. Boxx also made the singles championship.
Off the court, the Rebels earned the prestigious ITA All-Academic Team Award, and Gabby Rangel and Laura van de Stroet were named ITA Scholar-Athletes.
In 2008, Karen Nijssen earned All-SEC honors in her first year with the Rebels. She also teamed with Nika Koukhartchouk to participate in the NCAA Doubles Championships. The pair ended the year ranked No. 32 in the nation.
Off the court, Ole Miss garnered the ITA All-Academic Team Award for the 12th time. Two members of the team were named ITA Scholar-Athletes. For the first time ever, the team also earned the Chancellor's Cup for the highest grade point average among all women's varsity sports at Ole Miss. Preethi Subramanian was named to the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars by the journal Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.
In 2007, senior Ilona Somers, earned All-SEC honors for the second year in a row, ended the year ranked No. 46 in the nation and qualified for the NCAA Singles Championship. In the classroom, Ole Miss received the ITA All-Academic Team Award. Four members of the team earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honors.
In 2006, Ole Miss boasted the SEC Co-Freshman of the Year, in addition to Ilona Somers making the All-SEC second team. Off the court, the Lady Rebels received the distinction of being named an ITA All-Academic team. Also, the entire starting lineup earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honors, believed to be not matched by any other squad in the country.
The 2005 season saw the Rebels capture the SEC Western Division Championship for the first time. In addition, the team made its 11th NCAA Championship appearance. Chloe Carlotti became the seventh All-American in the history of the program and joined an elite group of Division I players to earn that distinction at multiple schools. Carlotti and Virginia Tomatis earned All-SEC honors after going 8-3 in the league at No. 1 doubles.
The 2004 season saw the Lady Rebels narrowly miss making the NCAA Team Championships, but there were plenty of highlights to be noted. Chloe Carlotti and Virginia Tomatis teamed up to post an 8-3 record in the SEC at No. 1 doubles and earn All-SEC honors. Carlotti participated in the NCAA Championships in singles and teamed up with Tomatis in doubles. Off the court, the Lady Rebels were named an ITA All-Academic Team. Florencia Basile, Karem Harboe, Sabrina Peppl and Virginia Tomatis were named ITA Scholar-Athletes and to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
In 2003, current University of Wisconsin assistant coach Mira Radu completed an outstanding career by being named the NCAA Woman of the Year for the state of Mississippi.
Radu earned All-America honors for the second consecutive year as well as All-SEC accolades. Radu finished her senior year ranked No. 18 in the nation and reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Championships. The winner of the 2003 ITA South Region Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship, Radu became only the fourth Lady Rebel ever to record 100 wins for her career, finishing with a 108-52 career record. Radu was also the co-recipient of the Eugenia Conner Memorial Award, which is given to the most outstanding female athlete on the Ole Miss campus each spring.
Off the court in the 2003, the Lady Rebels earned the ITA All-Academic Team Award. Radu made the SEC Academic Honor Roll, and Florencia Basile, Karem Harboe and Virginia Tomatis were named ITA Scholar Athletes.
During his first season (2002) at the helm, Beyers guided the Lady Rebels to their seventh consecutive NCAA appearance and a final national ranking of No. 35. He also coached Mira Radu to All-America and All-SEC honors. Radu ended the year ranked among the top 20 singles players. Radu and 2002 graduate Camilla Gould earned the ITA Scholar-Athlete Award, while the squad was named an ITA All-Academic Team.
No stranger to women's tennis, Beyers, a native of Tilburg, Holland, spent three years (1992-95) as head coach of the women's tennis team at Armstrong Atlantic State in Georgia. During his three years, the team captured the NCAA Division II Championship, posted a 50-8 record and won the Peach Belt Conference each year. Beyers earned PBC Coach-of-the-Year honors in 1993, 1994 and 1995. In 1995, he received NCAA Division II South Regional Coach-of-the-Year honors. His teams ranked 10th, ninth and first respectively in the Division II national rankings.
Beyers came to Ole Miss in the fall of 1995 as the men's assistant coach. In his six years as an assistant coach with the Rebels, Ole Miss reached the final four twice (1997, 1999) and won three SEC titles (1996, 1997, 1999). In 1997, Beyers was the first recipient of the ITA Region III Assistant Coach-of-the-Year Award.
During his 26 years of coaching collegiate tennis as an assistant and head coach, Beyers has coached 25 All-Americans, 47 ITA Scholar-Athletes and 20 teams that have received the ITA All-Academic Team Award.
As a collegiate player at Armstrong Atlantic State, Beyers earned four letters, posted a 99-21 record and led his team to a national ranking of No. 4. He earned All-America honors twice in doubles and singles.
Beyers received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Armstrong Atlantic State in 1991. After graduating, Beyers enjoyed a brief professional career on the satellite tour before returning to his alma mater to coach the women's team.
In 1998, Beyers became the youngest person ever to be inducted into the Armstrong Atlantic State Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2016, he was selected as one of 75 notable alumni for Armstrong Atlantic University's 75th anniversary.
In July of 2005, Beyers married the former Lauren Dorcheus. The couple resides in Oxford.
| YEAR | HEAD COACH | RECORD | .PCT |
| 1975-76 | Kay Partlow | 7-4 | .636 |
| 1976-77 | Linn Dunn | 7-1 | .875 |
| 1977-79 | Russell Blair | 23-6 | .793 |
| 1979-86 | Billy Chadwick | 107-54 | .665 |
| 1987-01 | Jerry Mongtomery | 232-120 | .659 |
| 2002-2025 | Mark Beyers | 308-267 | .536 |
