For the fourth straight season, the MSU women's tennis team will be represented in the NCAA Individual Championships.
MSU’s Lee #7 Seed In 2017 NCAA Singles Championship; Lee/Rioux #2 In NCAA Doubles
May 03, 2017 | Women's Tennis
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Two members of the Mississippi State women's tennis team learned Wednesday that they have earned at-large bids to the 2017 NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships, to be held May 24-29 in Athens, Georgia. Senior Jasmine Lee was named the No. 7 overall seed for this year's NCAA Singles Championship, while the duo of Lee and true freshman Lisa Marie Rioux were selected as the No. 2 seed for the NCAA Doubles Championship.
The 2017 NCAA seedings earned by Lee and Rioux mark the highest in MSU women's tennis history in both singles and doubles.
Currently ranked eighth nationally, Lee earned a top 16 seed in the 64-player NCAA Singles draw for the second straight year and, as such, will become the first MSU women's tennis player ever to earn multiple ITA All-America honors. A 2016 NCAA quarterfinalist, she has posted incredible 23-6 overall and 19-3 dual match (10-2 SEC) records this year, representing State in all contests at the No. 1 position. The Kaohsiung, Taiwan, native has posted 13 wins against ranked foes, and has bested herself in achieving the highest women's singles ranking ever for MSU at No. 8 in the country last week. Lee was also honored with First-Team All-SEC honors last week for the third consecutive season.
The third-ranked State duo of Lee and Rioux achieved a top 8 seed in the 32-team NCAA Doubles field and, as such, will become only the second tandem from State to ever earn ITA All-America status, joining MSU's 1989 NCAA Doubles Champions Jackie Holden and Claire Pollard. Lee and Rioux have composed remarkable 24-5 overall and 16-4 dual match (8-3 SEC) records this year, also playing all of their contests at the No. 1 position in MSU's lineup. The pair has ousted 10 ranked opponents this season. In just their second tournament together this past fall, the tandem went on a run at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships to make its way through the qualifying round and all the way to the quarterfinals of the main draw.
"Jasmine has had another stellar year," head coach Daryl Greenan said. "She has worked hard and led our team through another successful season. She and Lisa have also had tremendous success as a doubles team. The pair have made a major impact on our program and helped us raise the bar even higher for Bulldog Tennis. We are all looking forward to a strong showing from these two at Nationals."
The draw for the 64-player NCAA Singles and 32-team Doubles Championships will be released closer to the start of the tournament. First-round action begins Wednesday, May 24, at Georgia's Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
Up Next
As a team, 18th-ranked Mississippi State opens play in the 2017 NCAA Team Championship next Saturday, May 13, as the Bulldogs take on No. 37 Northwestern in the first round at 10 a.m. CT in Atlanta, Ga. MSU Women's Tennis will be making its third-straight NCAA appearance as a team its seventh overall.
Additional Notes
Social Media
For more information on the Mississippi State women's tennis program, follow "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
The 2017 NCAA seedings earned by Lee and Rioux mark the highest in MSU women's tennis history in both singles and doubles.
Currently ranked eighth nationally, Lee earned a top 16 seed in the 64-player NCAA Singles draw for the second straight year and, as such, will become the first MSU women's tennis player ever to earn multiple ITA All-America honors. A 2016 NCAA quarterfinalist, she has posted incredible 23-6 overall and 19-3 dual match (10-2 SEC) records this year, representing State in all contests at the No. 1 position. The Kaohsiung, Taiwan, native has posted 13 wins against ranked foes, and has bested herself in achieving the highest women's singles ranking ever for MSU at No. 8 in the country last week. Lee was also honored with First-Team All-SEC honors last week for the third consecutive season.
The third-ranked State duo of Lee and Rioux achieved a top 8 seed in the 32-team NCAA Doubles field and, as such, will become only the second tandem from State to ever earn ITA All-America status, joining MSU's 1989 NCAA Doubles Champions Jackie Holden and Claire Pollard. Lee and Rioux have composed remarkable 24-5 overall and 16-4 dual match (8-3 SEC) records this year, also playing all of their contests at the No. 1 position in MSU's lineup. The pair has ousted 10 ranked opponents this season. In just their second tournament together this past fall, the tandem went on a run at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships to make its way through the qualifying round and all the way to the quarterfinals of the main draw.
"Jasmine has had another stellar year," head coach Daryl Greenan said. "She has worked hard and led our team through another successful season. She and Lisa have also had tremendous success as a doubles team. The pair have made a major impact on our program and helped us raise the bar even higher for Bulldog Tennis. We are all looking forward to a strong showing from these two at Nationals."
The draw for the 64-player NCAA Singles and 32-team Doubles Championships will be released closer to the start of the tournament. First-round action begins Wednesday, May 24, at Georgia's Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
Up Next
As a team, 18th-ranked Mississippi State opens play in the 2017 NCAA Team Championship next Saturday, May 13, as the Bulldogs take on No. 37 Northwestern in the first round at 10 a.m. CT in Atlanta, Ga. MSU Women's Tennis will be making its third-straight NCAA appearance as a team its seventh overall.
Additional Notes
- This is the fourth-straight season an MSU player has earned an NCAA Singles Championship bid
- It marks the third NCAA Singles Championship berth for senior Jasmine Lee, a program first
- It is the fourth time the program has earned NCAA bids in both singles and doubles in the same season
- It marks the first time in program history MSU players will have earned ITA All-America honors in both singles and doubles in the same season
- Lee will become the first Bulldog women's tennis player to earn multiple ITA Singles All-America honors
- Lee will also become MSU's first to earn ITA All-America honors in both singles and doubles
- The duo of Lee and Lisa Marie Rioux will become the first State tandem to earn ITA All-America honors since 1989 NCAA Doubles Champions Jackie Holden and Claire Pollard
Social Media
For more information on the Mississippi State women's tennis program, follow "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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