Women’s Tennis Announces 2026 Fall Schedule – Ole Miss Athletics

OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss women’s tennis announced its 2026 fall schedule Thursday, featuring 13 events across the country as the Rebels prepare for the 2027 dual-match season.

Ole Miss enters the fall with two doubles pairings ranked in the preseason Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings. Andrea Nova and Riley Crowder are ranked No. 56 nationally, while Alice Soulié and Alice Battesti enter the season at No. 64.

Nova returns for her senior season after compiling a 24-8 overall doubles record during the 2025-26 campaign. Alongside Emily Welker, Nova posted a team-best 21-5 record, including a 15-4 mark in dual play on court one. The duo reached as high as No. 6 in the ITA doubles rankings and defeated seven ranked opponents throughout the season.

Crowder enters her sophomore season after a standout freshman campaign. She finished second on the team with 23 overall singles victories while leading the Rebels with 17 dual singles wins. Crowder primarily competed on court four late in the season, going 11-0, and finished with a 19-11 overall doubles record.

Soulié also returns for her junior season after taking on an increased role in the Ole Miss lineup last season. She competed on court two in 13 dual matches and finished with a 10-14 overall singles record and a 19-10 doubles mark.

Horikawa enters her sophomore season after posting a 13-12 singles record and 12-10 doubles mark as a freshman. Her biggest moment of the season came against No. 4 LSU, when she defeated Florentine Dekkers, 1-6, 7-6 (11-9), 6-1, to clinch the Rebels’ victory over the fourth-ranked Tigers.

Wilkinson also returns after her freshman season was cut short by injury. She appeared in three dual singles matches before suffering a season-ending injury against South Carolina and earned her first collegiate dual victory in doubles alongside Horikawa.

REBELS SET FOR BLUE GRAY TENNIS CLASSIC

Ole Miss will begin its fall collegiate tournament schedule at the Blue Gray Tennis Classic, Oct. 2-4, in Montgomery, Alabama.

The women’s draw features Baylor, Iowa State, Memphis, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, UAB, Utah and Wake Forest, giving the Rebels an eight-team field to open the fall.

Ole Miss will be represented by Riley Crowder, Alice Battesti, Léna Thomas Iglesias and Sarah Victoria Majesty Nita.

Crowder leads the group after a standout freshman campaign in which she led the Rebels with 17 dual singles victories and finished with 23 overall singles wins. She also enters the fall ranked No. 56 nationally in doubles alongside Andrea Nova.

Battesti begins the fall ranked No. 64 nationally in doubles alongside Alice Soulié.

Thomas Iglesias and Majesty Nita will make their Ole Miss debuts as the Rebels begin competition in Montgomery.

Following the Blue Gray Tennis Classic, Ole Miss will compete at the ITA Regionals Oct. 8-12 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The Rebels will split competition across multiple events Oct. 19-25, with players competing at the ITF W35 Bakersfield in Bakersfield, California, the ITF W50 Austin in Austin, Texas, and the TCU Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas.

The schedule continues Oct. 26-Nov. 1 with the ITF W15 Sumter in Sumter, South Carolina, the ITF W35 Norman in Norman, Oklahoma, and the Roberta Alison Fall Classic in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Ole Miss will then compete at the ITA Sectionals in Knoxville, Tennessee, and the Vanderbilt Invitational in Nashville, Tennessee, Nov. 5-8.

The Rebels return home for the UTR PTT Oxford, Nov. 9-15, before concluding the fall at the NCAA Individual Championships, Nov. 18-23, in Athens, Georgia.

2026 OLE MISS WOMEN’S TENNIS FALL SCHEDULE

 

Dates
Event
Location




Sept. 21-26
ITF W50 Berkeley
Berkeley, Calif.


Oct. 2-4
Blue Gray Invitational
Montgomery, Ala.


Oct. 8-12
ITA Regionals
Baton Rouge, La.


Oct. 19-25
ITF W35 Bakersfield
Bakersfield, Calif.


Oct. 19-25
ITF W50 Austin
Austin, Texas


Oct. 23-25
TCU Invitational
Fort Worth, Texas


Oct. 26-Nov. 1
ITF W15 Sumter
Sumter, S.C.


Oct. 26-Nov. 1
ITF W35 Norman
Norman, Okla.


Oct. 30-Nov. 1
Roberta Alison Fall Classic
Tuscaloosa, Ala.


Nov. 5-8
ITA Sectionals
Knoxville, Tenn.


Nov. 5-8
Vanderbilt Invitational
Nashville, Tenn.


Nov. 9-15
UTR PTT Oxford
Oxford, Miss.


Nov. 18-23
NCAA Individual Championships
Athens, Ga.

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