Ole Miss Tennis enters the 2026 fall season with an updated roster and strong schedule to strengthen their championship title chances. The fall semester is individual matches only. There are no team scores until the spring.
The Rebels will play in nine events in eight cities for the 2026 fall season. They started their season in the Milwaukee Classic in Milwaukee, Wis., on Sept. 11-13 followed by the ITA All-American Championships on Sept. 19-27 in Tulsa, Okla.
The Rebels then travelled to the ITF Fayetteville on Sept. 28-Oct. 4 in Fayetteville, Ark. They will travel to Nashville, Tenn., on Oct. 2-4 for the Black and Gold Invitational.
They will face collegiate and professional competition in the ITA Regionals on Oct. 9-13 in Auburn, Ala., Rome, Ga. Invite on Oct. 23-25 and ITF Norman on Oct. 26-Nov. 1 in Norman, Okla.
The Rebels will end the fall semester with the ITA Sectionals on Nov. 5-8 in Gainesville, Fla., and NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships on Nov. 17-22 in Athens, Ga.
Ole Miss Men’s Tennis welcomed five transfers. Junior Niccolo Baroni from Viareggio, Italy, was ranked No. 52 in the ITA singles preseason rankings.
Fifth year transfer Igor Kudriashov, from the Russian University of Sport in Moscow, follows Baroni in single rankings. He was ranked No. 91 nationally and No. 10 on the ITA division newcomer rankings.
Kudriashov and returner Queenstown, New Zealand native Kai Milburn from are ranked No. 59 nationally in doubles.
Senior Mason Landreth from Lafayette, La., transferred from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.
Senior Moritz Kudernatsch from Munich transferred from the Memphis Tigers. Kudernatasch and returner Pietro Pampanin from Trieste, Italy are ranked No. 22 nationally in doubles.
Senior Stefan Vedovelli from Mezzolombardo, Italy transferred from the Belmont Bruins.
The Rebels, led by head coach Jake Jacoby are expected to rank well with returning depth and their representation in the ITA preseason rankings.
The Lady Rebels kicked off their season in the Blue Gray Invitational in Montgomery, Ala., on Sep. 12-14 and Milwaukee Classic in Milwaukee, Wis., on Sept. 25-28.
Ole Miss traveled to Montgomery, Ala., for the Blue and Gray Invitational in early October. They are currently in Baton Rouge, La., for the ITA Southern Regional the next weekend. They also have the ITF W35 Bakersfield, ITF W50 Austin, TCU Invitation, ITF W15 Sumter, ITF W35 Norman and a match against Alabama to round out October.
In November, the team will split up and travel to Knoxville, Tenn., for the ITF Sectionals from Nov. 5-8 and Nashville for the Vanderbilt Invitational from Nov. 6-8. After that, they return home for the UTR PTT Oxford from Nov. 8-15.
They round out the Fall semester with the NCAA Individual Championships from Nov. 18-13 in Athens, Ga.
Ole Miss Women’s welcomed two freshmen and a transfer. Former Auburn Tiger Junior Alice Battesi is from Ajaccio, France. She finished the 2026 spring season 15-4 in singles. She was ranked No. 90 in fall of 2025 ITA singles rankings.
Freshman Léna Thomas Iglesias from Paris holds a World Tennis Number (WTN) of 17.9 in singles and 19.2 in doubles. Iglesias has 28 Junior singles and doubles wins, two were ITF doubles tournament titles. She holds an ITF Junior ranking of No. 126.
Freshman Sarah Victoria Majesty Nita from Willemstad, Curacao was ranked No. 173 in ITF singles. Nita’s WTN was 18.1 in singles and 19.4 in doubles.
The Rebels season is unpredictable with their replacement of key veterans with international players and leadership from other veterans.
