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Diamond Rebs out of NCAA tournament BY AUSTIN MILLER Sports Editor
The Ole Miss baseball team (3025, 13-17 SEC) learned Monday that its season would not continue this weekend in an NCAA Regional as the Diamond Rebels miss the postseason for the first time since 2002, ending a streak of eight consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. The season also ends with Ole Miss registering its fewest wins in head coach Mike Bianco’s 11-year tenure. “I’m not surprised,” Bianco said. “Certainly not after what’s happened the last two days, particularly, but also the last three or four days in the (conference) tournaments. If you don’t make it to Hoover, you’re always uncomfortable about the situation, but you’re hopeful.” A rash of upsets in conference tournaments this past weekend – No. 6 seed New Mexico in the Mountain West, No. 6 seed Belmont in the Atlantic Sun, No. 5 seed Seton Hall in the Big East, and No. 8 seed Arkansas-Little Rock in the Sun Belt – and Georgia’s improbable run to NCAA Tournament eligibility at the Southeastern Conference Tournament stole at-large bids and shrank the bubble for teams like Ole Miss. “There were days where I thought things went our way, and there were days it didn’t, but over the last couple of days, certainly, I thought it didn’t really go our way and it would not be realistic
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Junior shortstop Blake Newalu misplays a popfly in a 6-5 win over Kentucky. The Diamond Rebebls miss the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2002 and finishes with the fewest wins (30) in Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco’s 11-year tenure.
to think we were getting in,” Bianco said. With a solid RPI (41) and strength of schedule (23), Ole Miss found itself in the conversation for an at-large bid, but, in the end, its record and absence from
the SEC Tournament positioned the Diamond Rebels on the outside looking in for the NCAA Tournament. Hopes of a postseason bid ended for Auburn (29-29) after a 0-for-2 effort at the SEC Tourna-
ment because at-large teams must be above .500 to be eligible for the NCAA Tournament. However, the biggest surprise Monday was the exclusion of See TOURNAMENT, PAGE 5
National Pan-Hellenic Council helps community BY JOSH PRESLEY The Daily Mississippian
African-American Greek organizations have come a long way in the past several years but on some college campuses their community service and philanthropy go unnoticed. At the University of Mississippi, many of the AfricanAmerican sororities and fraternities seem to mostly fly under the radar, no matter how many good deeds they do. The National Pan-Hellenic Council is an organization comprised of nine traditionally African -merican sororities and fraternities, sometimes referred to as the “divine nine,” and all nine of these organizations are represented on the Ole Miss campus. None of them have houses on
campus anymore and some of them never did. In light of this fact, these fraternities and sororities often struggle with finding places to conduct their meetings, parties and other get-togethers and they also struggle with simply being noticed. Chioma Udemgba, Theta Psi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha president, said it can be very challenging for a sorority or fraternity that doesn’t have its own space on campus. “There are just so many obstacles that come with not having a place that’s your own,” Udemgba said. “We’re always shuffling between places.” “We don’t have an office or a place where we can have our regular chapter meetings or a place where we can all sit together and
eat or hang out or anything like that,” Udemgba continued. ”We have our meetings in the Union and if somebody else wants the room then we have to leave.” Finding a place to have parties and group get-togethers can also be a problem, she said. “Right now most of the stuff we do is at the plaza at the Residential College and that’s fine, but it presents a lot of problems,” she continued. “You have to get permission to do it and you have to take into account that people live there if you’re going to have music.” Still, Udemgba said, some of the buildings on campus are usually very helpful with providing a space to meet. “We kind of depend on people being accommodating,” she said.
“There are some people that are year and said she feels that the really flexible with allowing us to small size of the African Ameriuse their space.” can Greek organizations does hurt One of the major frustrations, their stature on campus. Udemgba said, is not being rec“With the houses and numbers, ognized for all the community the bigger sororities are more services the NPHC organizations prominent,” Harris said. “If you do. want to run for a position on the “When I was trying to orga- ASB council or something, you’re nize a fundraising event, I went going to get more attention on to some of the administrators on campus if you’re in one of the campus and in one of the offices bigger sororities or fraternities.” the lady I was talking to had never Coulter Ward, assistant dean even heard of us,” Udemgba said. of students for student affairs, “You think you’re doing something thinks that while the traditionally good for the community and you African-American Greek organirealize that influential members of zations do face adversity and get that community don’t even know less attention, they are still strong you exist.” groups and do a lot for the comBracey Harris, a freshman jour- munity. nalism major, is one of the few “Other sororities dominate with African-American girls to pledge a traditionally white sorority this See PAN-HELLENIC, PAGE 4
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Money doesn’t equal happiness BY ALEXANDRA DONALDSON Columnist
There have been many arguments about what is the best and highest paying job a person can have. There have been discussions, books and even the spirit of life connected to those high paying jobs. It is the doctors, lawyers and clergymen who have the most valuable and highest paying jobs in the world. Out of these three, discussions on which is the best are never ending. A doctor is a single human being who promotes the health of others. They are the ones who help keep the human population thriving. They are the people whom we trust our lives with. In emergency surgery, they are the ones who keep us alive and help us fight for our lives. We trust their judgment in any decision they make. Even the doctors of therapy bring us back to life. A doctor
of physical therapy helps us to learn how to walk again or go up and down the stairs after we are injured in an automobile accident. An occupational therapist teaches us fine motor skills again -- things as simple as opening a water bottle cap. A speech therapist can teach a toddler how to annunciate their “r’s”. From a medical doctor to a therapist, each and every one promotes health and the existence of human life. Lawyers fight for justice within the human life. When a person is wronged in any way, a lawyer is right there seeking justice for the person who was wronged. A lawyer could be someone who is seeking justice in murder, divorce settlement or lawsuit. A lawyer’s job is to protect and promote justice in human life so we can thrive in the future and have a fair and just life. Automatically, the average person understands
that doctors and lawyers are being paid the most. So there’s the question, “Where’s the money in being a clergyman?” In this case, being paid is not with money. For the clergymen, the ultimate “pay day” is having all of their hard work going toward living in the kingdom of heaven after they die. According to them, going to heaven is priceless, since the action cannot be bought. Now, let’s look at the everyone’s salary and job outlook. For doctors that are in primary care, their salary is $186,044 per year. For medical doctors, their salary is $339,738 per year. Their job outlook is very impressive with a 22 percent increase by the year 2018. In a year, lawyers can earn up to $163,320, depending on what type of law they choose to practice. Their job outlook has a
13 percent increase by the year 2018. For clergymen, their salary is an average of $45,440 per year, and the job outlook depends on which religion the clergyman chooses to follow and practice. In the pursuit of happiness, a person should choose what they want to do in life by how happy they will be in their everyday life. It doesn’t matter how happy the amount of money may seem to make you for a certain period of time. It matters more on how long you will be happy in the long term of your entire life. Besides, if you are happy with your job, every day you will feel healthier, have justice in your life and, if you are Christian, you will probably have a great religious life. Now you have just hit all of the objectives in the top three jobs, just by being happy with the job you choose.
Obama’s haphazard Israeli plan Barack Obama became the first American president to formally endorse a plan to return Israel to its 1967 borders, before the Middle East War. Based on an opinion poll the Wall Street Journal, about 68 BY JON MOSBY percent of Americans disagree Opinion Editor with the president’s plan. The biggest question that looms around Obama’s plan is, “What gives him the right to suggest that a sovereign nation restrict the size of its borders?” Obama sees the plan as a starting point for negotiations with the country’s Middle East neighbors - the Palestinians. The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was clearly upset over Obama’s plan. Netanyahu angrily called Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and demanded that Obama remove his references to the pre-1967 border cuts. Following his calls to the White House administration, Netanyahu delivered a historic speech to a special joint meeting of Congress. It is strange that Obama would suggest that Israel - a country surrounded by enemies - change borders it has
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maintained for 44 years. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said Obama “threw Israel under the bus” and handed the Palestinians a victory even before negotiations between the parties could resume. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich called Obama’s plan “the most dangerous speech ever made by an American president for the survival of Israel.” Obama has not only set himself up for great challenges from 2012 Republican Party contenders, but he has also weakened America’s relationship with the Israelis. Netanyah said in his speech, “In an unstable Middle East, Israel is the one anchor of stability. In a region of shifting alliances, Israel is America’s unwavering ally. Israel has always been pro-American. Israel will always be pro-American.” Netanyahu made it clear that he and the Israelis were pulling for America. The overwhelmingly pro-democracy speech made Obama’s statements seem irrelevant and unsupportive to Israel. Netanyahu is right that Is-
rael needs to maintain its current borders. Netanyahu told Fox News about his conversation with the Obama administration, “I think it was important. Because it reassures Israel that we’ll have a defensible peace, a realistic peace.” Israel has a precarious position in the Middle East - there are countries and world leaders that believe Israel should not be a state. Netanyahu said in his speech, “Time and again the Israeli army was forced to repel attacks of much larger enemies determined to destroy us. Recognizing that we could not be defeated in battle, Egypt and Jordan, embraced the path of peace. Yet there are those who continue the assault against the Jewish state and who openly call for our destruction. They seek to achieve this goal through terrorism, missile attacks and most recently by seeking to develop atomic weapons. The ingathering of the Jewish people to Israel has not deterred these fanatics. In fact, it has only whetted their appetite. Iran’s rulers say Israel is a “one bomb country.” The head of Hezbollah says, “If all the Jews gather in Israel, it
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will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide.” Israel has had to defend itself against lies and threats from other nations. Natanyahu continued, “Throughout history, the slanders against the Jewish people always preceded the physical assaults against them and were used to justify them. The Jews were called the well-poisoners of mankind, the fomenters of instability, the source of all evil under the sun. Like the physical assaults, these libelous attacks against the Jewish people did not end with the creation of Israel. For a time after World War II, overt antiSemitism was held in check by the shame and shock of the Holocaust. But only for a time.” Obama’s sudden support of the Palestinian two-state solution is out of place. It has only been in recent years that the World Bank has suggested that Palestine is stable enough to do anything. It is surprising that he would want to appease the Palestinians so quickly. America’s only stable Middle East ally is and will continue to be, for some time, the state of Israel.
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Letter from the (new) editor-in-chief When I found out I was going to take over as editor-in-chief of The Daily Mississippian for the summer, I asked myself if the stress and the work were worth the effort. After contemplating it for about three seconds, the thought never crossed my mind again. With only two short summer months to leave my mark on this publication, I’ve had to prioritize my plans and stick to the crucial elements. I can’t do everything I’ve dreamed up, but I will use my love for words and passion for journalism to serve you, the Ole Miss and Oxford community, to the best of my ability. While I would love to have the typical 12-month tenure that is usually served in this office, I am honored to have the time that I do, despite how brief. After four years as a columnist and reporter (plus one as your beloved opinion editor), it’s still a shock to be entrusted with so much. An editor’s job is not to be a whip-thrashing warlord, slapping troops into line, but to best dis-
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play the talent already there while helping people learn from their mistakes. Without a strong staff to back that editor, the publication collapses. Luckily, I’m surrounded by raw talent and the natural ability to simply tell the story, so my job won’t be so hard. Two years ago, editor-in-chief Alex McDaniel turned our publication upside down, revamping it and bringing us up to speed with the rest of the journalistic world. During my tenure, I do not have any grandiose plans to rework the publication or strip it to the bones. My goal as editor-in-chief is to work cohesively with my editorial staff to produce a newspaper catered to Oxonians and Rebels alike. As my goal is to some day move to New York and slave away as a theater critic, I hope to bring more focus to the artistic and cultural worlds of Oxford and Ole Miss during my brief time. Our local world revolves around arts and culture, and it’s time that be more represented and appreciated as a different (but equally as
important) aspect of daily news. If I had the choice between reading about a bank merger or a new production, there is no contest as to which story gets my undivided attention. This June, The DM will celebrate its centennial anniversary, and I am proud to be a part of such an important event. With the newspaper industry crumbling in front of our eyes, it’s a feat that a free daily publication can still stay afloat. The fact that it’s a student-run publication amazes me even more. One thing the public tends to forget is that staff of The Daily Mississippian and the Student Media Center are exactly that: students. We go to class, study for exams and panic over projects just like our peers. We work here because journalism is our passion, and we want to inform our audience of not just what they need to know, but also what they want to know. Unlike most, I can honestly say that I love my job, and there is no other career path I can see myself following. The rush of working against a deadline and the joy
of seeing your name in black and white are the same from bottom of the totem pole to editor-in-chief. Above all else, our main priority is to work together as a community, and we need to build that give-andtake relationship. What we want most is to hear from our audience. Disagree with our opinions? Have another side to a story? Write us a letter. E-mail us. Call us. We’re here for you, not just to feed our own egos. Without hearing from our audience, we will never know if we’re succeeding in our goal. At the end of my two months, Cain Madden will take charge, and I will slide back down the totem pole, joining those who I conducted once again. Most would consider my desire to become a “lowly reporter” after holding all the power, none of those people understand the true love I have for my work. As I sit here feverishly trying to beat deadline, I remember that regardless the title or the paycheck, every puzzle piece has a place it fits, and it seems mine is right here...for six more months, at least.
Summer can be more than lounging Recently, it occurred to me that I have never truly had a productive summer. Summer for a college student is the only reason we keep pushing on during the fall and spring semesters — summer is the proverbial “end of the tunnel.” Summer is full of relaxing vacations, leisurely family time and even grueling employment. For most of us, even in the midst of the aforementioned activities, summer is about doing nothing and resting up for the dreaded fall semester. Service has always been something that I have struggled with. As famed artist R. Kelly so distinctively declares, “My mind is telling me noooo, but my bodyyyy is telling me yessss.” Thankfully, I work in the exact opposite of R. Kelly. My mind seems to be in the right place — I tell myself that it would be good to get off my backside and
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do something productive. However, my body seems to be in hibernation mode during the summer. In fact, I write this column as I lay in pajamas at noon on a summer afternoon. How do we come up with a solution to our problems? The first step is to research. You do not even have to get out of bed to do that. Find out what you can do to better the world around you. Take your interests and try your best to find a situation in which you can portray your knowledge and hard work in. If you cannot think of anything, get in your car and drive a couple hours southeast to Smithville or Tuscaloosa. Just seeing the damage will inspire you to do something — I guarantee it. Drive a couple hours west to Memphis, Greenville or Vicksburg and witness the flooding and complete
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A blast from the past: The Mississippian in reprint
To celebrate the centennial anniversary of The Daily Mississippian, we are reprinting articles from the past 100 years of publication. “Fraternity Row Nears Completion As Occupants Prepare To Move In; S.A.E., Phi Houses Finished in ‘36” was published in The Mississippian on April 17, 1937. A dream long realized will have come true in the not very distant future when seven fraternities begin occupying their new homes. Two houses, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Phi Delta Theta, were ready at the start of the current year. Fraternity houses now being furnished on fraternity row are: Kappa Sigma, Kappa Alpha, Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu, Delta Tau Delta and Delta Kappa Epsilon. KAPPA ALPHA Kappa Alpha is at present adding finishing touches to its new lodge, being constructed as a unit of the PWA fraternity house construction project on the Ole Miss campus. The house is colonial in style. It is built of brick which is to be painted, and the wood work on the outside windows and doors are of walnut color. The front entrance is to open on a tile terrace when construction work is complete and present plans call for the addition of a front porch later. Newly elected officers are: number one, Rodney Gates; number
PAN-HELLENIC, continued from page 1 their giant houses and so some of the smaller ones get overlooked,” Ward said. “The NPHC is really strong, though, even if they might not have a lot of people.” Ward said he thinks the biggest challenge the NPHC organizations face is figuring out how to stay relevant over the next 10 to 20 years. “To stay relevant, organizations need to think about what they are providing for their membership so that they can compete
two, Phineas Stevens; number three, David McLean. SIGMA CHI The Sigma Chi house is the last house on fraternity row, situated on lot nine. A unit of the campus PWA construction project, it is of face brick, patterned after the style of a twentieth century, two-story bungalow. The home rests imposingly on a high terrace higher than the houses near it, and the white woodwork adds to its attractiveness. Several of the members of Sigma Chi are planning to inhabit it next year. Eta chapter officers: James Biedenharn, counsel; Harry Wilson, pro-counsel; Toxey Smith, annotator; Rober Perry quaestor. PHI DELTA THETA Phi Delta Theta was the second fraternity on the campus to construct a lodge. The building follows the style of a modern bungalow; its exterior is covered with face brick and stained boards, and it sets well back on lot seven of fraternity row.
with other students graduating all over the country and know the world as well,” Ward said. “This is a challenge for the NPHC organizations and the Greek community as a whole.” Udemgba said that despite being underappreciated, community service will remain a big part of the NPHC’s future. “Most of our organizations were founded to serve and community service is a huge part of what we do,” Udemgba said. “Our motto is ‘service to all mankind’ and that’s what we go by.”
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The house has been occupied all of this year. Officers of Mississippia Alpha chapter are: Charles Fair, president; Brent Forman, reporter; William McGehee, secretary; William Mounger, treasurer; William Johnson, historian. ALPHA TAU OMEGA Delta Psi chapter of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity will begin construction on its large colonial style house next fall. Francis Bowling was elected worthy master a few weeks ago. Mack Blackwood, head of the local chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon, states the chapter is planning to construct a house in the near future. The style has not yet been decided upon. The local chapter of Phi Pi Phi fraternity has elected Joe Sadka chapter head. Although the chapter intends to build a house, the style of the house has not been determined. The Ole Miss chapter of Phi Epsilon Phi has not yet made definite plans regarding a house. Fred
Brownstein heads the chapter. The new colonial style brick house of the local chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha will soon be officially opened. Gene Neal is the chapter head. The local chapter of Kappa Sigma fraternity will soon occupy a new old English style house. Joe Duckworth is the present head of the Ole Miss chapter. SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON Sigma Alpha Epsilon was the first fraternity to build a house on the Ole Miss campus when the university authorities gave to fraternities the privilege of constructing lodges. The house was constructed during the spring and summer of 1935, and has been occupied for the last two school sessions. The house is of white brick, colonial style, situated on the fourth lot on Lamar Road. The officers of SAE are as follows: Dick Keye, E.A.; Waddell Mashburn, E.D.A.; Chas Lawrence, E. R.; Phillip Lawrence E.T.; Walter Bridgeforth, E.C.; Sam Olden Jr., E. Chr.
DELTA PSI Delta Psi was in the fortunate position of already having a house when permission was granted to the fraternities to own them. The building is a three story, red brick structure at the north end of the campus and up to recently was used as a professor’s residence. The house has been renovated by the Delta Psi chapter, and porches have been added on the outside. The officers of Delta Psi are secret. DELTA KAPPA EPSILON The Delta Kappa Epsilon house now nearing completion is one of the fraternity houses built as a part of the university PWA program. Georgian style, it is of brick which will be painted, and its woodwork is white. French doors open to the outside on two sides of the building and plans are being made for laying of a tile terrace on these two sides. The house is to have extensive lawn terracing in the front, and the members of the fraternity are arranging the interior of the home.
Possible dangers for summer study abroad students BY ANDREA CLARET The Daily Mississippian
Current conflicts in the Middle East and Japan make traveling abroad this summer potentially dangerous. The Study Abroad Office provides students with a variety of programs of study to choose from. The faculty is ready to ease the decision to go abroad by helping students and parents with any questions or concerns. Stuart Hurt, a student assistant with the Office of Study Abroad, said that interest and enrollment in summer travel has not decreased. “Interest has remained steady,” he said. “Many people have had questions, justifiably, but we don’t send anyone to any country where we don’t have confidence in our students’ safety and the capability of the exchange or affiliate university or program provider.” According to the university, 93 students are currently studying in 17 different countries as part of the spring semester Study Abroad programs. The deadline for summer programs was April 6. Allie Wells studied abroad in England last spring. While in Europe, she visited many places in Spain, France and Italy. Wells studied at the University of Birmingham, one of the exchange programs available through the Study Abroad Office.
“Ole Miss was very helpful in preparing me and other students for any potential crisis,” she said. “They gave us different scenarios of unfortunate incidents that could occur and how to deal with them. They also gave safety tips prior to the semester abroad.” The Study Abroad Office heeds no warnings toward summer travel abroad. “We can never eliminate risk, but we never send students to any area we have concerns about or that we consider dangerous or unsafe,” Hurt said. “We judge our partner programs to offer a level of safety comparable to what we can expect in the United States.” Contrary to Hurt’s statement on safety, the Department of State advises American’s to take extreme caution. In a statement on the Department of State’s website, the level of safety overseas is not comparable to that of the U.S. According to the Department’s website, they “remain concerned about the continued threat of terrorist attacks, demonstrations and other violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests overseas. Current information suggests that Al-Qaida and affiliated organization continue to plan terrorist attacks against U.S. interests in multiple regions, including Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.”
The Department of State has also released current travel alerts to Syria, United Kingdom and Uganda. They have released current travel warnings to Syria, Bahrain, Japan, Algeria, Afghanistan, Yemen, Libya, Pakistan and Haiti. Travel alerts are issued as short-term risks to the security of U.S. citizens and travel warnings are issued for long-term dangerous and unstable conditions. Ole Miss Study Abroad is currently offering programs of study in countries under alert and warning by the Department of State. Destinations for 2010-2011 programs include several countries in Europe and the United Kingdom, Japan, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. “We follow the recommendations and any travel advisories issued by the U.S. government, but it’s mainly common sense,” Hurt said. “If we wouldn’t want to go or send our children somewhere for safety concerns, we wouldn’t put other people or their children in a position of risk.” The risks are undeniable. The decision to study abroad is ultimately at the discretion of students and their parents but these risks should be considered. Before traveling, researching travel warnings and alerts is beneficial to students in preparation for potential dangers.
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WHILEYOUWERE OUT: NCAA SPORTS ROUNDUP BY AUSTIN MILLER
Sophomore Ricky Robertson, a threetime All-American and four-time SEC Champion, qualified for his fourth straight NCAA Championships in the high jump after he tied with seven other jumpers for first place at the NCAA East Preliminary May 27 in Bloomington, Ind.
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SEC Champions Robertson, Moore headline 16 athletes qualified for NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships A total of 16 Ole Miss athletes in 13 different events qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships by placing in the top 12 among participants during the three-day East Preliminary Round May 26-28 at the E.C. Billy Hayes Track on the campus of Indiana University. Making it through to the June 8-11 NCAA Championships in Des Moines, Iowa were sophomore Mike Granger in the men’s 100 meters, senior Jonathan Juin in the men’s 200 meters, juniors Lee Ellis Moore and Carson Blanks in the men’s 400 meter hurdles, sophomore Ricky Robertson in the men’s high jump, junior Caleb Lee in he men’s long jump, sophomore Morris Kersh in the men’s triple jump, junior Sofie Persson in the women’s 400 meter hurdles, sophomore Marci Morman in the women’s triple jump, sophomore Neal Tisher in the women’s pole vault, senior Juliana Smith in the women’s hammer throw and both the women’s 4x100 and 4x400 meter relay teams. The nine Rebel women to advance to the national championships will mark a new school record, while the seven men qualifiers tie for second-most in school history. UCLA comes back to take 4-3 win over men’s tennis in NCAA Second Round The Ole Miss men’s tennis team downed UC Irvine 4-1 in NCAA first round action May 13 at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on the campus of UCLA to advance to the second round. The twins, juniors Marcel Thiemann and Chris Thiemann, won 8-2 at No. 1 doubles. Senior Tucker Vorster and sophomore Jonas Lutjen clinched the doubles point with an 8-4 win at No. 2 doubles. Chris Thiemann put the Rebels up 2-0 with a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 4 singles. Freshman Johan Backstrom, playing in his first NCAA match, finished off a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 5 singles and then Vorster clinched the victory 7-5, 6-1 at No. 2 singles. The Ole Miss men’s tennis team built a 3-1 lead against 12th-
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LSU (36-20) from the field of 64, despite a great RPI (26), a series sweep of Cal State Fullerton and series wins over Ole Miss and at Mississippi State. Among the seven SEC teams selected to the NCAA Tournament Monday were three national
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seeded UCLA May 14 at the Los Angeles Tennis Center, before watching the Bruins come back to take a 4-3 win in the NCAA Championships second round. With the loss, the Rebels season ends at 13-10. The match came down to No. 5 singles, where Bruin senior Holden Seguso rallied against Ole Miss freshman Johan Backstrom to clinch the victory in a third set tiebreaker, 7-6(4). Backstrom won the first set 6-4 before Seguso took the second set 6-3 and gained a 5-3 lead in the third. Backstrom then won two straight games in the third set to even it up at 5-5. Juniors Marcel and Chris Thiemann won 8-3 at No. 1 doubles and then senior Tucker Vorster and sophomore Jonas Lutjen clinched the doubles point with an 8-5 win at No. 2 doubles. Ole Miss took a 3-1 lead with straight set wins by Chris Thiemann 6-4, 6-3 at No. 4 singles and Lutjen 7-6(1), 6-1 at No. 3 singles. After Vorster lost in three sets 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-3 at No. 2 singles, Marcel Thiemann served for the match at 5-4 in the third set at No. 1 singles, but was broken and lost the next two games and the match 6-3, 1-6, 7-5. Women’s tennis comes up short in 4-3 heartbreaker to Arizona State in NCAA First Round Ole Miss and Arizona State battled for nearly five hours May 14 at the Bill Moore Tennis Center on the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta, but the Rebels came up short in a 4-3 heartbreaker
seeds: No. 2 Florida (45-16), No. 4 South Carolina (45-14) and No. 6 Vanderbilt (47-10). Alabama (33-26), Arkansas (3820), Georgia (31-30) and Mississippi State (34-23) were also included from the SEC, while two other Mississippi schools – Southern Miss (39-17) and Alcorn State (27-28) – join Mississippi State in the NCAA Tournament field.
in the first round of the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championships. With the loss, the Rebels finish the season 11-11. The match came down to No. 2 singles between All-SEC senior Connor Vogel and Arizona State freshman Jacqueline Cako, who is ranked No. 12 in the nation. Vogel claimed the first set 6-3, but Cako would take the second set 6-3. Cako gained an early break in the third but Vogel was able to break back and pull even at 5-5. Vogel had a game point for a 6-5 lead, but Cako hit a nice passing shot and ended up with the break. She held for 7-5 to clinch the Sun Devil victory. After Arizona State took a 2-0 lead by winning the doubles point and No. 3 singles, junior Abby Guthrie put the Rebels on the board with a 7-5, 6-3 win at No. 5 singles. The Rebels fell behind 3-1 before picking up wins at four and one to even the match. Senior Laura van de Stroet got the Rebels to within one as she rallied to win 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 at No. 4 singles. Junior All-American
Kristi Boxx tied the match with a big three-set victory 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 against 19th-ranked Kelcy McKenna at No. 1 singles. Gleadall misses NCAA Finals by two strokes; Rebels finish 14th Ole Miss junior golfer Natalie Gleadall just missed out on advancing to the NCAA Finals by two strokes May 7 at the LPGA International Legends Golf Course in Daytona Beach, Fla. Gleadall, who led the Rebels in eight of 10 tournaments this year, shot a 4-under 68 in the second round and finished with a 219 to tie for 18th in the individual standings. As a team, the Rebels came into the final round tied for ninth and just one shot out of the top eight (necessary to advance to the NCAA Championships) after a first round 303 and second round 293, but carded a final round 310 to finish with a 906 total and in 14th place in the 24-team regional. They were hoping to advance
to the NCAA Finals for the first time in the program’s history. David earns top 10 finish; Rebels finish 10th The Ole Miss men’s golf team concluded its season May 21 in the final round of the NCAA East Regional with junior Joe David shooting a final round 71 to earn a top 10 finish at the Pete Dye River Course in Blacksburg, Va. David rebounded from an opening round 77 to post backto-back 71s. He carded four birdies and an eagle in the final round to tie for 10th at 219. Senior Jonathan Randolph posted a 72 in his final round as a Rebel. Randolph, a first team All-American in 2010 and twotime All-SEC honoree, was not able to grab his third consecutive NCAA Regional top 10 finish after a tough opening 81. The Rebels finished in 10th place in the 13-team regional with a 311-306299—916. Ole Miss Sports Information contributed to this report.
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Ole Miss baseball swept out of SEC tournament BY AUSTIN MILLER Sports Editor
After scoreboard watching and receiving the necessary help to advance to the SEC Tournament and likely the NCAA Tournament with a win at No. 18 Arkansas, the Ole Miss baseball team (30-25, 13-17 SEC) lost both games of a May 21 seven-inning doubleheader, 2-0 and 5-3, respectively. In the series opener May 19 against Arkansas, junior left-hander Matt Crouse and junior righthander Jake Morgan pitched Ole Miss to a 2-1 win. Crouse (7-4) picked up the win – his first since March 25 – as he gave up one run on five hits with four strikeouts and two walks in six and one-third innings. Morgan went the final two and two-third innings and held Arkansas scoreless with one hit, a walk and four strikeouts. Arkansas got on the board first with a solo home run in the sixth before Ole Miss answered in the seventh with two runs on three hits to take a 2-1 lead. Sophomore third baseman Alex Yarbrough and senior outfielder Matt Smith started the rally with back-to-back singles before junior designated hitter Matt Snyder tied the game with a RBI single to score Yarbrough. Senior outfielder Matt Tracy followed with a sacrifice fly to score Smith and give Ole Miss the lead. Arkansas threatened in the bottom of the inning with runners at
the corners and one out, before Bianco turned to Morgan out of the bullpen. After walking the first batter faced, Morgan got a double play to end the inning. Sophomore outfielder Tanner Mathis led off the first game of the May 21 doubleheader with a double and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Yarbrough, but junior designated hitter Matt Snyder ended the threat with an inning-ending double play. Arkansas struck first, scoring on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning, and added to the lead with a solo home run off junior righthander David Goforth (4-8) in the sixth. After Yarbrough and Snyder singled to put two runners on with one out in the seventh, Tracy followed with another single, but Yarbrough was thrown out at home trying to score from second and freshman first baseman Will Allen grounded out to end the game. The Diamond Rebels loaded the bases with one out in the first of the second game, before Tracy delivered a RBI single. Ole Miss scored another run on a squeeze bunt by senior catcher Miles Hamblin, but stranded the bases loaded with back-to-back popouts. Snyder extended the lead to 3-0 with a solo home run in the third, but Arkansas answered with a two-run homer in the bottom of the inning. Ole Miss loaded the bases again in the fifth, but fresh-
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Senior Matt Smith stretches to make a play at first base in a 9-8 loss to Georgia. After undergoing surgery on his left hand, Smith tied Logan Power for the most runs batted in all-time in a 10-6 win over Southeast Missouri State and scored the eventual game-winning run in a 2-1 win over Arkansas.
man shortstop Austin Anderson struck out to end the inning. Freshman right-hander Bobby Wahl (0-2), who entered the game in the fourth and stranded the bases loaded in the fifth, allowed a walk and hit by pitch in the sixth before Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco turned to sophomore righthander Brett Huber out of the
bullpen. A balk call moved both runners into scoring position and a squeeze bunt tied the game at 3-3. Arkansas took a 4-3 lead on a RBI single and a throwing error by Smith moved both trailing runners into scoring position. A sacrifice fly would then extend the lead to 5-3.
Snyder and Tracy walked to start the seventh and a sacrifice bunt by Hamblin moved both runners into scoring position. Senior Jordan King, pinch-running for Snyder, was tagged out at home on a wild pitch and Anderson grounded out for the last out of the season. Ole Miss Sports Information contributed to this report.
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THIEMANN ENDS NCAA RUN IN QUARTERFINALS
STANFORD, Calif. - Ole Miss men’s tennis player Marcel Thiemann ended his NCAA run in the quarterfinals May 28 at Taube Tennis Center with a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Tennessee’s Tennys Sandgren. With the loss, Thiemann concludes the year at 17-13, while Sandgren advances to the semifinals to face his teammate, Rhyne Williams.
Thiemann had several break points in the first game of the first set, but Sandgren held and then broke to go up 2-0. Thiemann broke back but at 4-3, Sandgren was able to break again and hold serve for the first set. In the second set, the two traded breaks to start and were all even at 3-3. Sandgren broke again at 4-3 and held for 5-3.
Thiemann held for 4-5 and had triple break point as Sandgren served for the match. Sandgren answered every one of them and gained the advantage followed by an ace on match point. “Marcel didn’t serve as well as the previous matches,” Chadwick said. “We knew there wouldn’t be any margin for error playing as good a player as
Tennys. Still, it was a great run, and we are proud of him. It puts it in perspective how tough a team Tennessee was this year. We are already looking forward to next year with Marcel leading the way.” This marked Thiemann’s second straight year to be in the quarterfinals in his second NCAA Singles appearance. In the first round, he beat a fa-
miliar opponent in UC Irvine’s Chris Kearny in straight sets. In the second round, Thiemann faced four match points against another very familiar opponent in sixth-ranked Eric Quigley of Kentucky, before winning in a third-set tiebreaker to earn AllAmerica honors again. In the third round, Thiemann defeated Southern Cal freshman Ray Sarmiento in straight sets.
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