LEXINGTON, Ky. – The tournament’s No. 15 seeded Kentucky (9-15, 1-14 SEC) is set to begin post-season play on Wednesday in Norman, Oklahoma at the 2026 SEC Championship, taking on the Ole Miss Rebels (14-10, 6-9 SEC) who are the No. 10 seed this week.
The Wildcats ended their regular season playing the Rebels last Saturday at the Boone, where Kentucky fell 4-0. The two will meet again once more at the SEC Championship tournament, as Kentucky hopes for a rematch that favors the blue and white.
Two singles Wildcats remained ranked this week with senior Zoe Hammond leading the charge at No. 76 and junior Julia Zhu checking in at No. 98. Freshman Reese Sager and sophomore Asuncion Jadue entered the rankings for the second consecutive week, moving up two spots to No. 55.
Ole Miss (14-10, 6-9 SEC) is led by singles No. 19 Emily Welker. In doubles they have a ranked pair in No. 9 Andrea Nova/Emily Welker.
Kentucky will fight to continue the season in the SEC Championship’s first round. Once again, Wednesday’s match will begin at 1 p.m. ET. Fans can follow along live stats via StatBroadcast and watch live action on PlaySight, which can be found on UKAthletics.com.
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