Friday, March 29
Starkville
3:00 PM
Mississippi State
vs
Missouri
Mississippi State’s women’s tennis team (11-8, 2-5 SEC) is set for its second SEC weekend at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre of the season at 3 p.m. on Friday, hosting the Missouri Tigers (13-8, 0-7).
Photo by: Trevor Birchett/MSU Athletics
State Women’s Tennis Hosts Missouri Friday To Start Weekend Homestand
March 28, 2019 | Women's Tennis
by Emily Pschigoda, Student Assistant/Communications
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State's women's tennis team (11-8, 2-5 SEC) is set to open its second SEC weekend at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre at 3 p.m. on Friday, hosting the Missouri Tigers (13-8, 0-7).
In 2019 dual-match action, State is 8-1 at the Pitts Tennis Centre, outscoring opponents 45-7 at home. State's SEC victories this season included a program-first triumph over the Florida Gators in Gainesville (Mar. 3) in an exciting 4-3 affair and a tough 4-2 decision over 39th-ranked Auburn in Starkville (Mar. 15).
Bulldogs In The Oracle ITA Rankings …
State true freshman Emma Antonaki has consistently been among the nation's ranked singles players this season. The rookie currently stands 82nd in the country, holding a team-leading 22-8 overall singles mark through fall tournament action and dual match play. Antonaki retains a 5-3 record against ranked opponents, 4-1 against top 60 contenders. From Feb. 9-March 3, she maintained a team-leading, 11-match win streak, overturning two top 40 contenders in the process. She is 14-3 in dual matches this spring.
Know The Foe: Missouri
The Missouri Tigers hold a 13-8 overall ledger in dual match play, 0-7 in SEC action. When on the road this season, the Tigers are 4-4. State holds a 6-1 edge in the series and has taken the last four consecutive matchups between the schools. The Bulldogs are also 4-0 at home against Missouri. In the most recent clash last season, State ousted Missouri 4-1 in Columbia on March 23.
Missouri's Mackenzy Middlebrooks is the nation's 119th-ranked singles player, holding an 18-9 overall record in singles.
Need To Know …
Live Video/Scoring
Live video and scoring for Friday's match can be found here.
Last Time Out For MSU …
The Bulldogs were overturned by the second-ranked Georgia Bulldogs last Sunday (Mar. 24) in Athens, Georgia. MSU has yet to triumph over UGA in the history of the series.
Next Up For MSU …
State will battle the Arkansas Razorbacks at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre at 1 p.m. on Sunday (Mar. 31). Arkansas is 8-10 overall in 2019, 1-6 in conference play. In 2018, Arkansas was 16-16 overall, 3-10 in SEC action. In the last meeting between the Razorbacks and Bulldogs, State overpowered Arkansas 4-3 in Fayetteville on March 25, 2018. The Bulldogs have won the last five meetings with the Razorbacks and six of the last eight.
For more information on the Mississippi State women's tennis program, follow "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State's women's tennis team (11-8, 2-5 SEC) is set to open its second SEC weekend at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre at 3 p.m. on Friday, hosting the Missouri Tigers (13-8, 0-7).
In 2019 dual-match action, State is 8-1 at the Pitts Tennis Centre, outscoring opponents 45-7 at home. State's SEC victories this season included a program-first triumph over the Florida Gators in Gainesville (Mar. 3) in an exciting 4-3 affair and a tough 4-2 decision over 39th-ranked Auburn in Starkville (Mar. 15).
Bulldogs In The Oracle ITA Rankings …
State true freshman Emma Antonaki has consistently been among the nation's ranked singles players this season. The rookie currently stands 82nd in the country, holding a team-leading 22-8 overall singles mark through fall tournament action and dual match play. Antonaki retains a 5-3 record against ranked opponents, 4-1 against top 60 contenders. From Feb. 9-March 3, she maintained a team-leading, 11-match win streak, overturning two top 40 contenders in the process. She is 14-3 in dual matches this spring.
Know The Foe: Missouri
The Missouri Tigers hold a 13-8 overall ledger in dual match play, 0-7 in SEC action. When on the road this season, the Tigers are 4-4. State holds a 6-1 edge in the series and has taken the last four consecutive matchups between the schools. The Bulldogs are also 4-0 at home against Missouri. In the most recent clash last season, State ousted Missouri 4-1 in Columbia on March 23.
Missouri's Mackenzy Middlebrooks is the nation's 119th-ranked singles player, holding an 18-9 overall record in singles.
Need To Know …
- Mississippi State is playing its 94th season of women's tennis, with Daryl Greenan in his 10th season at the helm.
- The series between MSU and Missouri dates back to 2013, when Missouri joined the SEC. State holds a 6-1 lead in the series.
- The teams will meet for the fifth time overall in Starkville, with State unbeaten against Missouri at home (4-0).
- In the most recent meeting, MSU toppled the Tigers in a 4-1 decision in Columbia, Missouri, on March 23, 2018.
- The Bulldogs have secured the last four straight matchups with Missouri, a streak for State that began with a 4-0 triumph in Starkville on March 6, 2015.
- True freshman Emma Antonaki leads the Bulldogs in singles wins (22) and also paces the Bulldogs with 14 dual match wins.
- Senior Anastasia Rentouli currently stands 4th all-time at MSU in total career victories (144), 2nd in singles wins (82). She leads State in overall winning percentage (19-5, .792) and dual match (10-1, .910).
- State is 32-13 in dual match doubles play this spring, led by Janina Braun and Sara Lizariturry with an 8-1 mark at No. 3. The duo has won four-straight and is 11-1 overall in 2018-19.
Live Video/Scoring
Live video and scoring for Friday's match can be found here.
Last Time Out For MSU …
The Bulldogs were overturned by the second-ranked Georgia Bulldogs last Sunday (Mar. 24) in Athens, Georgia. MSU has yet to triumph over UGA in the history of the series.
Next Up For MSU …
State will battle the Arkansas Razorbacks at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre at 1 p.m. on Sunday (Mar. 31). Arkansas is 8-10 overall in 2019, 1-6 in conference play. In 2018, Arkansas was 16-16 overall, 3-10 in SEC action. In the last meeting between the Razorbacks and Bulldogs, State overpowered Arkansas 4-3 in Fayetteville on March 25, 2018. The Bulldogs have won the last five meetings with the Razorbacks and six of the last eight.
For more information on the Mississippi State women's tennis program, follow "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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