Ole Miss men’s tennis team continued its strong start to the 2025-26 season with a 4-1 victory over Dayton on Sunday night at the South Regency Tennis Center in Dayton, Ohio. The win marks the Rebels’ best season opening since 2021-22, bringing their record to 7-0.
Head coach Jake Jacoby, in his first year leading Ole Miss, saw his team face tough competition from Dayton (now 1-3). With the match score at 3-1, freshman Vlado Jankanj secured the deciding point by defeating Sturle Skigelstrand in two consecutive tiebreak sets. Jankanj won both sets 7-6 to clinch the match for Ole Miss.
The Rebels took an early lead during doubles play. While Dayton captured one of the first courts, Ole Miss responded as Matthieu Chammbonniere and Benjamin Martin defeated Rishi Dore and Eric Suk 6-3. Freshmen Stefano D’Agostino and Pietro Pampanin then delivered a win over Mikkel Zinder and Dylan Jaen, securing the doubles point for Ole Miss with a 6-4 result.
In singles matches, Benjamin Martin defeated Kaia Mendible 6-2, 6-2 to put Ole Miss ahead. Pampanin followed with a win over Dylan Jaen (7-5, 7-5), setting up Jankanj’s decisive performance.
Ole Miss will next travel to Lincoln, Nebraska to face North Dakota on Saturday, February 7 at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center. The match time will be announced later this week.
“Doubles Results
1. Kyle McNally/Sturle Skigelstrand (UD) def. #11 Isac Stromberg/Kai Milburn (OM) 6-3
2. Stefano D’Agostino/Pietro Pampanin (OM) def. Mikkel Zinder/Dylan Jaen (UD) 6-4
3. M. Chambonniere/Benjamin Martin (OM) def. Rishi Dore/Eric Suk (UD) 6-3
Singles Results
1. Kyle McNally (UD) def. Stefano D’Agostino (OM) 6-0, 6-4
2. #86 Mikkel Zinder (UD) vs. M. Chambonniere (OM) 6-2, 2-6, 3-5, unfinished
3. Pietro Pampanin (OM) def. Dylan Jaen (UD) 7-5, 7-5
4. Vlado Jankanj (OM) def. Sturle Skigelstrand (UD) 7-6, 7-6
5. Rishi Dore (UD) vs. Isac Stromberg (OM) 7-6, 1-6, 1-4, unfinished
6. Benjamin Martin (OM) def. Kaia Mendibe (UD) 6-2, 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles: 1, 3, 2 / Singles: 1, 6, 3, 4″
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