Ole Miss sophomore Vlado Jankanj advanced through qualifying at the ITF M15 Fayetteville in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with a straight-set victory over Memphis’ Marko Milosavljevic.
Jankanj won a competitive opening set 6-4 before securing the second set in a tiebreaker, 7-5. The victory sent him into the singles main draw.
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Jankanj is scheduled to return Wednesday for the Round of 32, where he will face Pablo Martinez Gomes.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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