HottyToddy.com Sports Roundup

Hottytoddy.com is giving readers a roundup of all the commentary and information about the Ole Miss Rebels from various publications around the Web.

Readers will be able to check out the latest information in a single post every week throughout the season. Here at HottyToddy.com, we are doing all the leg work to find the information that people want to hear about Ole Miss sports.

This week, the roundup will consist of articles on coach Matt Insell Men’s and Women’s tennis teams.

Rebel Walk.com

Matt Insell looks forward to a bright future for Ole Miss in The Pavilion

Ole Miss head coach Matt Insell has done a stellar job getting players to buy in to his women’s basketball program, but he admitted the Tad Smith Coliseum has had a bit of a strangle-hold on his recruiting strategies. However, all that will soon change with the opening of The Pavilion, the Rebels’ new basketball arena, on Jan. 7.

Instead of selling a picture on the wall, Insell will now be able to offer the realization of playing in an attractive arena, and he knows it will not only draw more fans, but will draw more players.

Insell and the Rebels had a chance to look inside their new home before the holidays and left with enthusiasm and anticipation for a new beginning. On January 4th, the women’s and men’s teams had their first practices inside The Pavilion.

“When I walked into our place, I was wowed,” Insell said following Ole Miss’ 96-56 win over McNeese State on Dec. 19.

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Ole Miss Women’s Tennis

Rebels Begin 2016 Ranked No. 25

Players have started arriving on campus and more will be here later this week, as the 2016 season approaches. With that, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced the preseason Oracle/ITA National rankings Tuesday, and the Rebels will begin the season ranked No. 25.

Team Rankings
The Rebels earned a top 25 preseason ranking for the second year in a row. The SEC led the nation with eight teams in the top 25 rankings. Ole Miss will host the preseason No. 1 and defending NCAA Champion, Vanderbilt on April 2. Other top 25 conference foes include Florida (3), Georgia (T-4), Texas A&M (10), Alabama (15), LSU (21) and Kentucky (24). The Rebels will also face No. 8 Stanford in Nashville on Jan. 29.

Individual Rankings
In the latest ITA singles and doubles rankings, the Rebels boast four players. Freshman Tea Jandric is ranked No. 44 in singles, senior Mai El Kamash is ranked No. 55 and sophomore Arianne Hartono comes in at No. 84. In doubles, El Kamash and Hartono are ranked No. 47. Jandric posted a 6-4 record in the fall and beat the current No. 27 ranked player from Oklahoma State. El Kamash finished 8-3 and posted two ranked wins, including Vanderbilt’s Sydney Campbell, ranked No. 7 at the time. Hartono went 6-5 and also had a top-30 ranked win.

Top 25 Times Two
With the men’s team earning a No. 19 ranking, Ole Miss is one of 16 schools to have both its teams in the preseason top 25.

First Serve
The Rebels open the season Jan. 15-17 in Coral Gables, Florida at the Miami Invitational. Their first dual match will be Jan. 23 when they host Arkansas-Pine Bluff in a doubleheader beginning at Noon.

For more information on Ole Miss Women’s Tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter @OleMissWTennis, on Facebook at OleMissWTennis and on Instagram at OleMissWTennis. Also follow Coach Beyers on Twitter, @MarkBeyers.

Courtesy of Ole Miss Sports

Ole Miss Men’s Tennis 

Rebels Begin 2016 Ranked No. 19

With the 2016 season less than two weeks away for the Ole Miss men’s tennis team, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced the preseason Oracle/ITA National rankings Tuesday, and the Rebels will begin the season ranked No. 19.

Team Rankings
This marks the 28th time in 29 years for the Rebels to begin the season ranked among the nation’s top 25. The Rebels are one of five teams from the SEC in the top 25. They will host No. 5 Texas A&M and No. 7 Georgia this year at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center. Other top 25 matches as of now include at No. 4 Baylor, No. 17 Texas Tech (ITA Kick-Off Weekend) at No. 24 Florida and at No. 25 Vanderbilt.

Individual Rankings
The ITA also released the latest singles and doubles rankings, and the Rebels are featured in both. Senior Stefan Lindmarkis up to No. 36 in singles and teams with Filip Kraljevic for a No. 31 ranking in doubles. Lindmark is coming off his best season as a Rebel in 2015, where he became the fifth Rebel to go undefeated in the SEC (8-0) and earned All-SEC first team honors.

Top 25 Times Two
With the women’s team earning a No. 25 ranking, Ole Miss is one of 16 schools to have both its teams in the preseason top 25.

First Serve
The Rebels open the season Jan. 15–17 in Atlanta at the Martin Luther King Invitational hosted by Georgia Tech.

For more information on Ole Miss Men’s Tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter @OleMissMTennis, on Facebook at OleMissMTennis and on Instagram at OleMissMTennis, follow Coach Hansson on Twitter at @TennisToby.

Courtesy of Ole Miss Sports

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