Friday, April 7
Columbia, S.C.
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Mississippi State
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South Carolina
No. 16 MSU travels to No. 13 South Carolina after posting its best ranking in program history.
No. 16 MSU Women’s Tennis Travels To No. 13 South Carolina Friday
April 06, 2017 | Women's Tennis
STARKVILLE, Miss. – After earning its highest ranking in program history and sweeping the SEC's weekly individual honors, the 16th-ranked Mississippi State women's tennis team (13-5, 6-4 SEC) continues Southeastern Conference play Friday, travelling to face the 13th-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks (14-6, 5-4 SEC). The match is slated for a 4 p.m. CT start at USC's Carolina Tennis Center.
Live video and live stats will be available for the match through gamecocksonline.com.
The Bulldogs are looking to keep their recent momentum going after defeating back-to-back top 25 opponents in No. 25 Texas A&M (4-1) and No. 19 LSU (6-1) to close out the regular season home slate this past weekend. After those wins, State climbed eight spots in this week's ITA national rankings, the highest jump of anyone in the top 25.
State's 18th-ranked All-American Jasmine Lee leaped 14 spots in the ITA singles rankings after going a combined 3-1 over the weekend, aiding MSU in its two ranked victories. Lee recorded two ranked singles victories to extend her winning streak to six matches and claim the SEC Athlete of the Week honor.
True freshman Sara Lizariturry was named SEC Freshman of the Week after going 4-0 on the weekend. Lizariturry was instrumental in clinching both doubles points over the weekend and also notched two key singles triumphs for the Bulldogs. State's Jennifer Brown clinched Friday's 4-1 victory over the Aggies in a tough match while Anastasia Rentouli clinched Sunday's 6-1 victory, also in a hard-fought contest versus the Tigers.
Madison Harrison, Lisa Marie Rioux and Khrystyna Vozniak all picked up a win on Sunday in the 6-1 victory against LSU, Harrison's coming in a singles upset.
State's fifth-ranked doubles pair of Lee and Rioux look to build on their 13-4 dual match and 6-3 SEC records at the No. 1 position.
South Carolina enters Friday's match after splitting its affairs this past weekend, falling to No. 12 Auburn 4-3 and then defeating No. 34 Alabama by the same score.
In singles, USC is led by 41st-ranked Ingrid Gamarra Martins at the No. 1 position and No. 54 Mia Horvit. On the doubles side, the Gamecock's boast the nation's 37th-ranked duo of Hadley Burg and Paige Cline. Berg also pairs up with Caroline Dailey to form the nation's 57th-ranked duo.
Up Next
State continues the three-match road swing Sunday as the Bulldogs travel to No. 1 Florida. That match is slated for 12 p.m. CT at UF's Ring Tennis Complex.
Live Stats
Live video and live stats will be available for the match through gamecocksonline.com.
Additional Notes
Social Media
For more information on the Mississippi State women's tennis program, follow "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Live video and live stats will be available for the match through gamecocksonline.com.
The Bulldogs are looking to keep their recent momentum going after defeating back-to-back top 25 opponents in No. 25 Texas A&M (4-1) and No. 19 LSU (6-1) to close out the regular season home slate this past weekend. After those wins, State climbed eight spots in this week's ITA national rankings, the highest jump of anyone in the top 25.
State's 18th-ranked All-American Jasmine Lee leaped 14 spots in the ITA singles rankings after going a combined 3-1 over the weekend, aiding MSU in its two ranked victories. Lee recorded two ranked singles victories to extend her winning streak to six matches and claim the SEC Athlete of the Week honor.
True freshman Sara Lizariturry was named SEC Freshman of the Week after going 4-0 on the weekend. Lizariturry was instrumental in clinching both doubles points over the weekend and also notched two key singles triumphs for the Bulldogs. State's Jennifer Brown clinched Friday's 4-1 victory over the Aggies in a tough match while Anastasia Rentouli clinched Sunday's 6-1 victory, also in a hard-fought contest versus the Tigers.
Madison Harrison, Lisa Marie Rioux and Khrystyna Vozniak all picked up a win on Sunday in the 6-1 victory against LSU, Harrison's coming in a singles upset.
State's fifth-ranked doubles pair of Lee and Rioux look to build on their 13-4 dual match and 6-3 SEC records at the No. 1 position.
South Carolina enters Friday's match after splitting its affairs this past weekend, falling to No. 12 Auburn 4-3 and then defeating No. 34 Alabama by the same score.
In singles, USC is led by 41st-ranked Ingrid Gamarra Martins at the No. 1 position and No. 54 Mia Horvit. On the doubles side, the Gamecock's boast the nation's 37th-ranked duo of Hadley Burg and Paige Cline. Berg also pairs up with Caroline Dailey to form the nation's 57th-ranked duo.
Up Next
State continues the three-match road swing Sunday as the Bulldogs travel to No. 1 Florida. That match is slated for 12 p.m. CT at UF's Ring Tennis Complex.
Live Stats
Live video and live stats will be available for the match through gamecocksonline.com.
Additional Notes
- This is the 30th all-time meeting between the Bulldogs and Gamecocks
- South Carolina leads the series 27-2
- Last year, the Gamecocks took the matchup by a close 4-3 decision in Starkville
- State won the last meeting in Columbia, a 4-3 win in the opening round of the 2015 SEC Championship
- This past week, MSU earned its highest ranking ever at No. 16
- Senior Jasmine Lee jumped up 14 spots in the ITA singles rankings to No. 18
- Lee is on a six-match winning streak
- Lee and Lisa Marie Rioux are ranked fifth nationally together in doubles
- Freshman Sara Lizariturry went a combined 4-0 last weekend
- Lee (Athlete of the Week) and Lizariturry (Freshman of the Week) swept this week's SEC honors
Social Media
For more information on the Mississippi State women's tennis program, follow "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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