The Ole Miss men’s tennis team, ranked sixth in the country, swept Jackson State 7-0 Tuesday afternoon. Freshmen Zach Wilder and Adriaan du Toit also saw action in singles play.
Zach Wilder returns the ball during a match Tuesday. (Jared Burleson/The DM)
The No. 6-ranked Ole Miss men’s tennis team easily cruised past Jackson State Tuesday, winning 7-0 at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center in Oxford.
Head coach Billy Chadwick sidelined sophomore Nik Scholtz and senior Jonas Lutjen to allow freshmen Zach Wilder and Adriaan du Toit to get some action in singles.
“The guys played well today,” Chadwick said, according to a story from Ole Miss Sports Information. “It was great that we had the opportunity to play some of the other guys in the lineup. We are looking forward to a big match at Texas A&M Sunday to clinch the SEC West outright.”
In doubles, freshman Stefan Lindmark and junior Johan Backstrom, who are ranked No. 71 in the country, made quick work at No. 1 doubles, winning 8-2. Sophomore William Kallberg and Wilder then won 8-2 at No. 2 doubles to win the doubles point for the Rebels.
In singles, the Rebels‘ (15-6) six matches were won in consecutive sets over the Tigers (4-10). Kallberg, who is No. 95 in the nation, won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1. Du Toit also won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6 singles before Wilder clinched the match for Ole Miss, winning his first dual match 6-2, 6-1 at No. 5.
Backstrom won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3 singles, and Lindmark won 6-4, 6-1 at No. 2 before senior Adrian Skogeng finished the match by winning 6-3, 6-2 at No. 4 singles.
The Rebels are now looking ahead to Sunday’s match in College Station against Texas A&M to wrap up the regular season. Ole Miss has already clinched a share of the SEC Western Division title, and on Sunday they can win it outright with a win over the Aggies.
