MSU Women’s Tennis To Open SEC Play At South Carolina Friday

Friday, March 1

Columbia, S.C.

4:00 PM

Mississippi State

South Carolina

Mississippi State’s women’s tennis team (9-3) is set to open another anticipated chapter of SEC action at 4 p.m. CT on Friday, March 1, against the No. 10 South Carolina Gamecocks (5-2) at the Carolina Tennis Center in Columbia, South Carolina.

MSU Women’s Tennis To Open SEC Play At South Carolina Friday

February 28, 2019 | Women's Tennis

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by Emily Pschigoda, Student Assistant/Communications

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State's women's tennis team (9-3) is set to open another anticipated chapter of SEC action at 4 p.m. CT on Friday, March 1, against the No. 10 South Carolina Gamecocks (5-2) at the Carolina Tennis Center in Columbia, South Carolina.

Coming off last Friday's setback against South Florida, State seeks to open conference play against the 10th-ranked Gamecocks on a strong note. Rookie and 104th-ranked Emma Antonaki now holds the longest singles streak on the team, having taken nine straight singles matches in dual play.

Bulldogs In The Oracle ITA Rankings …
Two Bulldogs hold national spots in singles. State sophomore Magda Adaloglou moved up to the 89th-ranked singles spot, holding a 13-9 overall singles mark through fall tournament play and 12 dual matches. The true freshman Antonaki is the 104th-ranked player nationally, boasting a team-leading 18-6 overall record in singles action.

Know The Foe: South Carolina
No. 10 South Carolina finished the 2018 season with an 11-2 SEC ledger, also making it to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Team Championship. Notable Gamecocks include 10th-ranked Ingrid Gamarra Martins, 38th-ranked Paige Cline and 95th-ranked Mia Horvit in singles. Horvit and Gamarra Martins pair as the second-ranked doubles team in the nation, with Rachel Rohrabacher and Megan Davies standing as the 34th-ranked tandem.

Need To Know …

Mississippi State is playing its 94^th season of women's tennis, with Daryl Greenan in his 10th season at the helm.
The series between MSU and South Carolina dates back to 1989, with USC holding a 29-2 ledger.
The teams will meet for the 17^th time overall in Columbia.
In the last meeting, MSU fell to USC in a 4-2 decision at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre on March 1, 2018.
State is 46-14 (singles) and 22-5 (doubles) in dual matches thus far in 2019.
True freshman Emma Antonaki leads the Bulldogs' newcomers in singles wins (18) and all players with a current nine-match win streak, including two top 60 wins.
Senior Anastasia Rentouli currently stands 4th all-time at MSU in total career victories (139), 2nd in singles wins (80).
The Bulldogs have captured the doubles point in seven-straight dual matches.

Live Video/Scoring
Live scoring for Friday's match can be found here. Live video can be found here.

Last Time Out For MSU …
MSU travelled to Tampa, Florida, to face the South Florida Bulls to close out 2019 non-conference action. The Bulldogs fell in a 5-2 decision, and closed non-conference play with a 9-3 mark. State's 104th-ranked Antonaki picked up the lone singles with of the match at the No. 2 position.

Next Up For MSU …
Continuing its four-match road stretch, MSU travels back to Gainesville, Florida, to face the Florida Gators at 12 p.m. CT on Sunday, March 3.

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