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Rebel Netters Conclude Season in NCAA Doubles
The Ole Miss men’s tennis team closed the book on the season Thursday with a tight loss by Nik Scholtz and Zvonimir Babic in the NCAA Doubles Championship to Denver’s Henry Craig and Alex Gasson.
Zvonimir Babic and Nik Scholtz
Photo by Joshua McCoy/Ole Miss Athletics
Scholtz and Babic broke and led 4-2 in the first set, before the Denver duo broke back to even the set at 4-4. They would end up going to a tiebreaker, which Denver won 7-6(6) to take the early momentum. They broke Scholtz in the first game of the second set and held the rest of the way for 6-4, to advance to the second round. Scholtz and Babic did have a break point in the final game to get back on serve, but couldn’t convert.
“Nik and Z were not able to convert on the few chances they were given in this match,” head coach Toby Hansson said.
Scholtz finishes the season 16-6 in singles and 12-8 in doubles. The final rankings come out the first week of June, and if he finishes in the top 20 of singles, he would become a four-time All-American. He was ranked No. 18 heading into the postseason.
The future looks bright, as the Rebels will return six players from this year’s lineup next year, including All-SEC honorees Stefan Lindmark and Gustav Hansson.
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NCAA Doubles Championship – Waco, Texas
First round – Henry Craig-Alex Gasson (DU) def. Nik Scholtz/Zvonimir Babic (OM)
Courtesy of Ole Miss Sports Information
| Mon, Nov 4 |  | vs Long Island University | W, 90-60 |
| Fri, Nov 8 |  | vs Grambling | W, 66-64 |
| Tue, Nov 12 |  | vs South Alabama | W, 64-54 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Colorado State | W, 84-69 |
| Thu, Nov 21 |  | vs Oral Roberts | L, 100-68 |
| Thu, Nov 28 |  | vs BYU | W, 96-85 OT |
| Fri, Nov 29 |  | vs 13 Purdue | L, 80-78 |
| Tue, Dec 3 |  | @ Louisville | W, 86-63 |
| Sat, Dec 7 |  | vs Lindenwood | W, 86-53 |
| Sat, Dec 14 |  | vs Southern Miss | W, 77-46 |
| Tue, Dec 17 |  | vs Southern | W, 74-61 |
| Sat, Dec 21 |  | vs Queens University | W, 80-62 |
| Sat, Dec 28 |  | @ Memphis | L, 87-70 |
| Sat, Jan 4 |  | vs Georgia | W, 63-51 |
| Wed, Jan 8 |  | @ 23 Arkansas | W, 73-66 |
| Sat, Jan 11 |  | vs LSU | W, 77-65 |
| Tue, Jan 14 |  | @ 5 Alabama | W, 74-64 |
| Sat, Jan 18 |  | @ 17 Mississippi State | L, 81-84 |
| Wed, Jan 22 |  | vs 13 Texas A&M | L, 62-63 |
| Sat, Jan 25 |  | @ Missouri | 5:00 PM SECN |
| Wed, Jan 29 |  | vs Texas | 8:00 PM ESPN2 |
| Sat, Feb 1 |  | vs 2 Auburn | 3:00 PM TBA |
| Tue, Feb 4 |  | vs 10 Kentucky | 6:00 PM ESPN |
| Sat, Feb 8 | | @ LSU | 7:30 PM SECN |
| Wed, Feb 12 |  | @ South Carolina | 6:00 PM SECN |
| Sat, Feb 15 | | vs 17 Mississippi State | 5:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Feb 22 |  | @ Vanderbilt | 2:30 PM SECN |
| Wed, Feb 26 | | @ 2 Auburn | 6:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Mar 1 |  | vs 12 Oklahoma | 1:00 PM TBA |
| Wed, Mar 5 |  | vs 1 Tennessee | 8:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Mar 8 |  | @ 6 Florida | 5:00 PM SECN |