GAINESVILLE, Fla. – In their first tournament of the fall season, the Ole Miss Men’s Tennis team finished in the final four of doubles and had a finalist in singles consolation at the SEC Fall Classic.
Junior Stefan Lindmark and sophomore Ricardo Jorge teamed up to reach the semifinals in doubles, and came up just short of advancing to the final, falling to the South Carolina duo of Thomas Mayronne/Harrison O’Keefe in a tiebreaker, 8-7(6). The Rebel duo finished their first tournament together at 3-1.
Jorge had a solid weekend in singles as well. After dropping his first round match, Jorge won three straight in consolation to advance to the final, including a win over Texas A&M’s Jeremy Efferding, ranked No. 46 in the preseason rankings. Sunday morning, Jorge downed Luis Valero of Tennessee 6-2, 6-0. Due to the Rebels travel plans, the final was not played.
This marked the first action under the new regime of head coach Toby Hanson and assistant coach Taylor Vaughn. Hansson was pleased with the team’s performance overall, but insisted there is much room for improvement.
“The guys did a great job competing through some tough situations,” Hansson said. “We are on the right track and improving, but we still have a long way to go. I am excited about the progress this group has shown. Overall it was a good first tournament.”
