MSU Ends Play At ITA All-American; Opens At Under Armour Kickoff

Friday, October 7

Pacific Palisades, Calif.

All Day

Mississippi State

Riviera/ITA All-American Championships

MSU's Sara Lizariturry went 3-0 on the first day of the Under Armour Kickoff

MSU Ends Play At ITA All-American; Opens At Under Armour Kickoff

October 07, 2016 | Women's Tennis

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif./WACO, Texas – On the second day of main draw action Friday, the Mississippi State women's tennis duo of Jasmine Lee and Lisa Marie Rioux were eliminated from play in the main draw at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships. Meanwhile, State opened action at the Under Armour Kickoff at Baylor Friday afternoon.

After posting three wins in qualifying play earlier this week to advance to the Riviera/ITA main draw, the senior Lee and freshman Rioux ended their impressive run on Friday, falling to North Carolina's 14^th-ranked pair of Jessie Aney and Hayley Carter. Aney and Carter defeated the Bulldog pair 8-0 to move on to the semifinals.

In consolation singles action Friday, State's eighth-ranked Lee was upended by Georgia's 21^st-ranked Caroline Brinson in three sets 5-7, 7-6, 6-1, ending State's competition in the event.

Under Armour Kickoff
On the opening day at the Under Armour Kickoff at Baylor Friday, the Bulldog doubles pair of Jennifer Brown and Sara Lizariturry opened things for the Bulldogs by defeating Troy's Hannah Seizer and Luisa Ferrauti 8-3 in doubles. The duo will face Theresa Van Zyl and Elizabeth Profit of host Baylor in the quarterfinals Saturday.

On the singles side, the newcomer Lizariturry overcame an early 4-1 deficit in the first set to defeat Wisconsin's Kelsey Grambeau 6-4, 6-2. In the second round, Lizariturry went the distance to defeat Baylor's Jessica Hinojosa 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. The MSU rookie will take on ULM's Stefana Andrei in Saturday's quarterfinals.

Also in singles, MSU's Brown had to retire due to injury after a lengthy battle with ULM's Karolina Snita at 2-6, 6-2, 6-6(1-5). State's Caroline Kelly was defeated by Monroe's Madalina Grigoriu 6-4, 6-1. Kelly received a first-round bye in consolation singles action and will meet Troy's Efriliya Herlina in the quarters of that draw.

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MSU at the 2016 Riviera/ITA All-American Championships – October 7, 2016
Riviera Tennis Club – Pacific Palisades, Calif.

Doubles – Main Draw
Quarterfinals - #14 Jessie Aney/Hayley Carter (North Carolina) def. Jasmine Lee/Lisa Marie Rioux (MSU) 8-0

Singles – Main Draw Consolation
First Round - #21 Caroline Brinson (Georgia) def. #8 Jasmine Lee (MSU) 5-7, 7-6, 6-1

MSU at the Under Armour Kickoff - October 7, 2016
Hurd Tennis Center - Waco, Texas

Doubles
First Round – Jennifer Brown/Sara Lizariturry def. Luisa Ferrauti/Hannah Seizer (Troy) 8-3

Singles
First Round – Sara Lizariturry (MSU) def. Kelsey Grambeau (Wisconsin) 6-4, 6-2; Madalina Grigoriu (Louisiana Monroe) def. Caroline Kelly (MSU) 6-4, 6-1; Karolina Snita (Louisiana Monroe) def. Jennifer Brown (MSU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-6(5-1), ret.
Round of 16 – Sara Lizariturry (MSU) def. Jessican Hinojosa (Baylor) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2