Saturday, October 15
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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Mississippi State
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ITA Southern Region Championships
Bulldogs Complete Day Two At ITA Southern Regionals
October 15, 2016 | Women's Tennis
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. โ The Mississippi State women's tennis team completed the second day of action at the ITA Southern Regional Championships Saturday.
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The day started with doubles. State's Sara Lizariturry and Lisa Marie Rioux, a 5-8 seed, defeated Tulane's Naz Karagoz and Sade Atkinson 8-4 to advance to the quarterfinals. There, the Bulldog pair was upended by Southern Miss' Alex Kitchen and Carolin Drescher 8-4.
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In the consolation doubles draw, MSU's Caroline Kelly and Anastasia Rentouli will face Samford's Savannah Wood and Arianna Beltrame at 9 a.m. CT Sunday in the quarterfinals.
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In Saturday's singles action, State's 75th-ranked and seventh-seeded Rentouli was setback by Danielle Spielmann of tourney host Alabama in a tough three-setter 6-7(7), 7-5, 6-4 in the Round of 16. Also in the Round of 16, MSU's 84th-ranked Madison Harrison, a 9-16 seed, fell to LSU's eighth-seeded Ryann Foster 6-4, 6-4. The MSU newcomer Rioux, a 9-16 seed, fell to Auburn's fourth-seeded and 25th-ranked Alizee Michaud in a hard-fought 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 contest, also in the Round of 16.ย
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In other singles play Saturday, Kelly fell to McNeese State's Julia Kral 7-5, 6-2 in the Round of 16 of the consolation draw.
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For more information on Mississippi State women's tennis and updates, fans can follow the Bulldogs on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at HailStateWT.
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MSU at the ITA Southern Regionals โ October 15, 2016
University of Alabama Tennis Stadium โ Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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Doubles - A Draw
Round of 16 โ Sara Lizariturry/Lisa Marie Rioux (MSU) def. Naz Karagoz/Sade Atkinson (Tulane) 8-4
Quarterfinals โ Alex Kitchen/Carolin Drescher (Southern Miss) def. Sara Lizariturry/Lisa Marie Rioux (MSU) 8-4
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Singles โ A Draw
Round of 16 โ Danielle Spielmann (Alabama) def. #75 Anastasia Rentouli (MSU) [7] 6-7(7), 7-5, 6-4; Ryann Foster (LSU) [8] def. #84 Madison Harrison (MSU) [9-16] 6-4, 6-4; #25 Alizee Michaud (Auburn) [4] def. Lisa Marie Rioux (MSU) [9-16] 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
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Singles โ A Draw Consolation
Round of 16 โ Julia Kral (McNeese State) def. Caroline Kelly (MSU) 7-5, 6-2
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Numbers preceding names indicate current ITA national rankings; numbers in brackets indicate tournament seeds
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The day started with doubles. State's Sara Lizariturry and Lisa Marie Rioux, a 5-8 seed, defeated Tulane's Naz Karagoz and Sade Atkinson 8-4 to advance to the quarterfinals. There, the Bulldog pair was upended by Southern Miss' Alex Kitchen and Carolin Drescher 8-4.
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In the consolation doubles draw, MSU's Caroline Kelly and Anastasia Rentouli will face Samford's Savannah Wood and Arianna Beltrame at 9 a.m. CT Sunday in the quarterfinals.
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In Saturday's singles action, State's 75th-ranked and seventh-seeded Rentouli was setback by Danielle Spielmann of tourney host Alabama in a tough three-setter 6-7(7), 7-5, 6-4 in the Round of 16. Also in the Round of 16, MSU's 84th-ranked Madison Harrison, a 9-16 seed, fell to LSU's eighth-seeded Ryann Foster 6-4, 6-4. The MSU newcomer Rioux, a 9-16 seed, fell to Auburn's fourth-seeded and 25th-ranked Alizee Michaud in a hard-fought 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 contest, also in the Round of 16.ย
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In other singles play Saturday, Kelly fell to McNeese State's Julia Kral 7-5, 6-2 in the Round of 16 of the consolation draw.
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For more information on Mississippi State women's tennis and updates, fans can follow the Bulldogs on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at HailStateWT.
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MSU at the ITA Southern Regionals โ October 15, 2016
University of Alabama Tennis Stadium โ Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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Doubles - A Draw
Round of 16 โ Sara Lizariturry/Lisa Marie Rioux (MSU) def. Naz Karagoz/Sade Atkinson (Tulane) 8-4
Quarterfinals โ Alex Kitchen/Carolin Drescher (Southern Miss) def. Sara Lizariturry/Lisa Marie Rioux (MSU) 8-4
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Singles โ A Draw
Round of 16 โ Danielle Spielmann (Alabama) def. #75 Anastasia Rentouli (MSU) [7] 6-7(7), 7-5, 6-4; Ryann Foster (LSU) [8] def. #84 Madison Harrison (MSU) [9-16] 6-4, 6-4; #25 Alizee Michaud (Auburn) [4] def. Lisa Marie Rioux (MSU) [9-16] 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
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Singles โ A Draw Consolation
Round of 16 โ Julia Kral (McNeese State) def. Caroline Kelly (MSU) 7-5, 6-2
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Numbers preceding names indicate current ITA national rankings; numbers in brackets indicate tournament seeds
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