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Ole Miss men's tennis team
Ole Miss men’s tennis head coach Billy Chadwick was named both the SEC Coach Of the Year and the USPTAUSPTA
USPTA is the world's oldest and largest association of tennis-teaching professionals and was founded in 1927. With more than 15,000 members worldwide, USPTA offers more than 60 professional benefits to its members, including certification and extensive educational opportunities...
National College Coach of the Year.
Ole Miss men’s tennis freshman Devin Britton
Devin Britton
Devin Britton is an American professional tennis player who formerly played for the University of Mississippi's men's tennis team. He is a native of Brandon, Mississippi.-Juniors:...
was named the Southeast Region Rookie of the Year by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association
Intercollegiate Tennis Association
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association is an organization of 1,500 coaches and 15,000 collegiate tennis players, encompassing more than 1,000 college tennis programs...
(ITA).
Ole Miss men’s tennis team finished the 2009 season atop the second annual ITA Attendance Race standings for regular season home matches. Ole Miss drew 5,550 fans to its matches this season. Ole Miss also finished atop the race standings in average attendance. The Rebels drew an average of 617 fans for its nine home matches. The Rebels were also able to post five of the top eight single match totals on the season.
Ole Miss men's tennis team won the SEC regular season for the fifth time in the history of the program, repeated as SEC Tournament Champion, captured their eighth straight SEC West title and reached the NCAA Elite Eight for the ninth time.
NCAA hosting snub
Much to the dismay of the team, coaches and fans, despite going undefeated in SEC play and being SEC champions, winning the last 17 of its matches of the regular season, drawing the #2 overall seed in the nation for the 2009 NCAA Tennis Championships tournament and leading the nation in average attendance at tennis matches, Ole Miss was denied being one of the 16 host teams for the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament by the NCAA. Ole Miss had been a host for the previous 8 years. Instead, the Rebels were sent - because of a new NCAA travel rule - by the NCAA to Baton Rouge, LouisianaBaton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...
at host site Louisiana State University
LSU Tigers
The LSU Tigers are the athletic teams of Louisiana State University. They participate in the NCAA's Division I, in the Southeastern Conference. It fields teams in 14 varsity sports . Its official team nickname is the Fighting Tigers and the school mascot is Mike the Tiger...
. Hotel rooms had been reserved in Oxford, Mississippi
Oxford, Mississippi
Oxford is a city in, and the county seat of, Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 1835, it was named after the British university city of Oxford in hopes of having the state university located there, which it did successfully attract....
and parents had made plans to travel across the ocean (Ole Miss seniors Jonas Berg and Bram ten Berge are from Europe) to see their sons graduate and play tennis. Due to having to play at LSU, the seniors were unable to participate in the regular graduation ceremony with their other graduating senior classmates. However, after beating LSU in the second round of the NCAA Championships in Baton Rouge to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, the pair received their diplomas in a special graduation ceremony Sunday morning May 10. University of Mississippi Chancellor Dr. Robert Khayat
Robert Khayat
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presented the pair their diplomas. The explanation given by the NCAA regarding the hosting snub was that since the regional will be held at LSU, all three other teams could presumably drive. If the regional were to be held at Ole Miss, the Rice players would likely have to fly. Said Ole Miss tennis coach Billy Chadwick:
Reacting to the decision by the NCAA, Ole Miss chancellor Robert Khayat
Robert Khayat
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said:
NCAA Tournament
Ole Miss, going into the tournament as the #2 seed, defeated Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State University
Alcorn State University is an historically black university comprehensive land-grant institution in Lorman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871-History:...
4-0 in the first round and LSU 4-2 in the second round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they played, and defeated 4-1, host Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
in the first round at College Station, Texas
College Station, Texas
College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in East Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio...
. The wins against Alcorn State, LSU and Texas A&M extended the Rebels win streak to 20 straight matches. The win over Texas A&M helped the Rebels advance to the Elite Eight, also held at College Station, Texas, where they met #7 seed UCLA
UCLA Bruins
The UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California, Los Angeles . The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pacific-12 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation . For football, they are in the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I...
on May 16, 2009. UCLA won 4-3, ending the Rebels season with a school record 27 wins to only 3 losses.
Men's singles competition
Ole Miss freshman Devin BrittonDevin Britton
Devin Britton is an American professional tennis player who formerly played for the University of Mississippi's men's tennis team. He is a native of Brandon, Mississippi.-Juniors:...
made history becoming the first Rebel to reach the NCAA men’s singles championship match and becoming the first Rebel to ever win a NCAA men's singles championship. Britton defeated Moritz Baumann of Wisconsin in the first round then beat Dominic Inglot
Dominic Inglot
Dominic Inglot is a British professional Tennis player specializing in doubles. He learnt to play tennis at St Benedict's School and at the University of Virginia.- 2010 :...
of Virginia in the second round. In the third round, Britton sent Rice senior Bruno Rosa out of the tournament in straight sets, and then he beat Stanford’s Alex Clayton in the quarterfinals. To advance to the NCAA championship match, he defeated Blake Strode of Arkansas with a straight set win. To win the championship, Britton defeated Ohio State senior Steven Moneke.
Ole Miss women's tennis team
The Ole Miss women’s tennis team were chosen to participate in the 2009 NCAA Tennis Championships tournament. The Lady Rebels, as the No. 2 seed in the regional, defeated the University of DenverDenver Pioneers
The Denver Pioneers are the sports teams of the University of Denver. They play in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I, with most teams participating in the Sun Belt Conference. The Western Athletic Conference will become Denver's primary sports conference on July 1, 2012.The...
4-1 in the first round and lost to host Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. The teams have also been nicknamed the Ramblin' Wreck, Engineers, Blacksmiths, and Golden Tornado. There are 8 men's and 7 women's teams that...
4-1 in the second round, ending the Lady Rebels' season with a 15-10 record.