University of Mississippi-Ole Miss Athletics

NASHVILLE, Tenn.- The Ole Miss women’s tennis team is sending two players to Nashville, Tennessee to compete in the June Stewart Invitational October 25-27.

The event will be held at the Lummis Family Tennis Center and will feature round-robin singles and doubles play over three days. In doubles, one set of six is ​​played; in singles, two out of three complete sets are played.

rebel Andrea Nova was successful at the invitational tournament last year and finished her first collegiate tournament with three singles wins and one doubles win. The sophomore wants to continue the tradition and earn her first individual win for her 2024 singles season.

Brooklyn Olson also has a Sweet Sixteen appearance at the ITA Southern Regionals in doubles Lucie Petruzelova. The newcomer was ranked No. 704 in the ITF singles rankings and was No. 26 in the country in both singles and doubles with a World Tennis Number of 16.6.

THE REBELS                    
Ludmila Kareisová (senior) – Liberec, Czech Republic
– With Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher she started the year in 84th place in doubles
– Secured 40th career individual win at the ITA Regionals
– Qualifying for the 2023 NCAA Individual Championship

Emma chain (Jr.) – Rammelsbach, Germany
– Scored 30th career victory at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic
– Celebrated 20th career double win at the ITA Regionals
– Finished 2024 with a singles record of 17-11 and a doubles record of 7-4

Rachel Krzyzak (Sr.) – Milton, Ontario, Canada
– Led the team in individual wins with an overall record of 18-9
– Career individual record of 45-34

Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher (Sr.) – La Perche, France
– Starts the year ranked 84th in doubles with Ludmila Kareisová
– Has achieved double-digit wins in doubles in all three years of her career

Andrea Nova (So.) – Prague, Czech Republic
– Came to Ole Miss, ranked No. 298 in the ITF Junior Rankings
– Posted 13 wins in the 2023-24 season

Brooklyn Olson (Fr.) – Kansas City, Kansas
– Blue-chip five-star recruit
– Even ranked 704th in the ITF singles rankings
– Reached Sweet 16 of the Les Petits As Junior tournament in 2020

Lucie Petruzelova (Sr.) –
Zasova, Czech Republic
– Came to Ole Miss after three seasons at Charlotte
– Earned first victory as a Rebel at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic

– Secured a total of 70 individual wins at the ITA Regionals
– Two-time All-Conference USA honor


THE FIELD
Clemson
Kentucky
Lip comb
Northwest
Ole Miss
TSU
Purdue
Vanderbilt

ITA RANKING OPPONENTS
Single:
3 – Celia Belle Mohr, Vanderbilt
34 – Bridget Stammel, Vanderbilt
58-Ria Bhakta, Clemson

Double:
29 – Celia-Belle Mohr/Sophia Webster, Vanderbilt
64 – Bridget Stammel/Valeria Ray, Vanderbilt

84 – Ludmila Kareisova/Anaelle Leclercq-Ficher, Ole Miss

FAMILIAR FACES 

Ole Miss has five returning players from last year’s team. Kette is looking to build on her sophomore year as a rebel in her second fall. The three-headed monster in seniors Kareisová, Krzyzak and Leclercq-Ficher will have a big impact this season. In 2024, Kyzyzak led the team in individual wins (18).

TRANSFER TO SIP 
The Rebels added Petruzelova from Charlotte through the transfer portal. Petruzelova spent three seasons in Charlotte, posting a combined record of 66-25 in singles and 58-42 in doubles. The senior is five wins shy of his career record of 75 individual victories after a stellar run at the ITA Regionals. Petruzelova reached the quarterfinals after defeating three opponents in straight sets, including Auburn’s Alice Battesi 6-4, 6-1.


Freshman phenomenon
Olson, a blue-chip five-star recruit from Kansas City, Kansas, began her college career this season as a reliever. She was ranked No. 704 in ITF singles and No. 26 nationally. She made her doubles debut at the ITA Southern Regionals with Petruzelova and reached the top 16.

AUTUMN SLATE 
The Rebels have a packed fall schedule, including nine tournaments. After the trip to Nashville, the team will travel to Tuscaloosa, Alabama to compete in the Roberta Alison Invitational November 1-2. Ole Miss will compete in its second ITF tournament in Jackson, Tennessee, November 4-10 before spending the fall at the ITA Masters (November 7-10) in San Diego, California, or the ITA Sectionals ( November 7th). 7-10) with later location allocation.

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