The Ole Miss Women’s tennis team is coming off a thrilling week in which they took on and defeated eighth-ranked Stanford 4-3.
Arianne Hartono hits the ball during a match against Auburn (File Photo)
The Rebels are 3-0 and now ranked in the top 25. The team is led by its No. 1 singles player, Arianne Hartono (ranked 84 in the country) and their number one doubles team, Mai El Kamash and Hartono (ranked 47 in the country).
The Rebels have a busy weekend ahead of them beginning at 2 p.m. on Friday as they take on Purdue.
Purdue is ranked No. 45 in the country. The Boilermakers are 5-3 this year, including quality wins over Ball State and Eastern Michigan. The Boilermakers have played two ranked teams so far, Texas and Arkansas, and lost both of those matches. This is a match the Rebels should win pretty handily.
The Rebels have another match on Saturday here in Oxford at 12 p.m. The Rebels will be taking on the Memphis Tigers, who are 1-1 on the year. Their one loss, however, did come from a quality team in the University of Denver.
The Tigers have a good singles player in Anki Wind, who could pose a tough matchup for Arianne Hartono.
Ole Miss should be considered a possible favorite in both of these match-ups, and are looking to improve to 5-0 come Sunday night.
