Ole Miss women’s tennis announced its 2026 fall schedule Thursday, with 13 tournaments scheduled across the country. The Rebels are preparing for the 2027 dual-match season, according to a university release.
The team enters the fall with two doubles pairs 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 are No. 64.
Nova, a senior, posted a 24-8 doubles record in 2025-26 and teamed with Emily Welker for a team-high 21-5 mark, reaching as high as No. 6 in ITA doubles rankings. Crowder, a sophomore, finished with 23 singles wins and 17 dual wins, primarily competing on court four, going 11-0 late in the season. Soulié, a junior, played on court two, finishing with a 10-14 singles record and 19-10 doubles record. Horikawa, in her sophomore year, posted a 13-12 singles record as a freshman, including a notable win over No. 4 LSU. Wilkinson, also returning from injury, appeared in three dual singles matches before season-ending injury but earned her first collegiate doubles victory.
The Rebels will open the fall schedule at the Blue Gray Tennis Classic in Montgomery, Alabama, October 2-4. The event features eight teams, including Baylor, Iowa State, Memphis, Mississippi State, UAB, Utah, and Wake Forest. Crowder, Battesti, Léna Thomas Iglesias, and Sarah Victoria Majesty Nita will represent Ole Miss. Following the classic, Ole Miss will compete at the ITA Regionals in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from October 8 to 12.
The team will split up for multiple tournaments from October 19-25, including events in Bakersfield, California; Austin, Texas; and Fort Worth, Texas. The schedule continues with additional ITF tournaments in South Carolina, Oklahoma, and Alabama, concluding with the ITA Sectionals in Tennessee and the Vanderbilt Invitational before returning home for the UTR PTT Oxford event in November. The fall season wraps up with the NCAA Individual Championships in Athens, Georgia, from November 18 to 23.
