Thursday, April 11
Starkville
5:00 PM
Mississippi State
2
vs
4
Texas A&M
In light of forecasted severe weather in Starkville Friday, Mississippi State’s women’s tennis squad opened the final weekend of regular season action against 16th-ranked Texas A&M on Thursday evening.
MSU Women’s Tennis Falls In Tight 4-2 Affair To No. 16 Texas A&M
April 11, 2019 | Women's Tennis
by Emily Pschigoda, Student Assistant/Communications
Starkville, Miss. – In light of forecasted severe weather in Starkville Friday, Mississippi State's women's tennis squad opened the final weekend of regular season action against 16th-ranked Texas A&M on Thursday evening. The Bulldogs (12-12, 3-9 SEC) were downed 4-2 by the Aggies (20-5, 8-4) at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre, but not without putting up a strong fight after dropping the doubles point.
Texas A&M came out swinging in doubles. On court one, the Aggies' 28th-ranked tandem of Tatiana Makarova and Jayci Goldsmith ousted MSU's 66th-ranked Magda Adaloglou and Tamara Racine 6-1. State's Janina Braun and Meredith Roberts then fell 6-3 to TAMU's Riley McQuaid and Lucia Quiterio on court three. The court two matchup between the Bulldog tandem of Emma Antonaki and Anastasia Rentouli and A&M's Renee McBryde and Kaya Townsend was suspended with State trailing 5-3.
In singles, the Bulldogs jumped on the Aggies early, ultimately taking four of the six first sets to try a stage a comeback. On court six, State's newcomer Roberts was downed by Quiterio 6-0, 6-2, putting the Aggies up 2-0 early in the match.
But State notched straight-set victories in the next two matches off the court to even the match at 2-2. The MSU senior Braun completed a spirited 6-3, 6-3 ousting of A&M's McQuaid at the No. 5 position. MSU's true freshman Racine then took the No. 4 matchup by the same score over the Aggies' McBryde to tie up the match.
The Aggies responded, with Makarova taking court three from State's Adaloglou 6-3, 6-2 for a 3-2 lead.
The final two matches of the day – at the top two positions – were both in third sets at that point with MSU needing both to pull off the upset. After dropping the first set, A&M's 62nd-ranked Goldsmith battled back to down MSU's Rentouli 0-6, 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2 to clinch the win for the Aggies. It was only the second setback of the season (13-2) in Rentouli's outstanding 2019 senior campaign.
The remaining match on court one between MSU's 65th-ranked Antonaki and the Aggies' 50th-ranked Townsend was abandoned with Townsend leading 1-6, 6-4, 5-4 in the third set.
Next Up For MSU…
State is now set to close out the 2019 regular season at 1 p.m. CT on Sunday at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre, hosting the 28th-ranked LSU Tigers as part of the final day of Super Bulldog Weekend. The homestanding Bulldogs will be celebrating Janina Braun and Anastasia Rentouli for Senior Day.
Social Media
For more information on the Mississippi State women's tennis program, follow "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#16 Texas A&M 4, Mississippi State 2
April 11, 2019
Starkville, Miss. – A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre
Doubles
1. No. 28 Jayci Goldsmith/Tatiana Makarova (TAMU) def. No. 66 Magda Adaloglou/Tamara Racine (MSU) 6-1
2. Emma Antonaki/Anastasia Rentouli (MSU) vs. Renee McBryde/Katya Townsend (TAMU) 3-5 (susp.).
3. Riley McQuaid/Lucia Quiterio (TAMU) def. Janina Braun/Meredith Roberts (MSU) 6-3
Order of finish: 1,3
Singles
1. No. 65 Antonaki (MSU) vs. No. 50 Townsend (TAMU) 6-1, 2-6, 4-5 (susp.)
2. No. 62 Goldsmith (TAMU) def. Rentouli (MSU) 0-6, 6-1, 6-2
3. Makarova (TAMU) def. Adaloglou (MSU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Racine (MSU) def. McBryde (TAMU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Braun (MSU) def. McQuaid (TAMU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Quiterio (TAMU) def. Roberts (MSU) 6-0, 6-2
Order of finish: 6,5,4,3,2
Starkville, Miss. – In light of forecasted severe weather in Starkville Friday, Mississippi State's women's tennis squad opened the final weekend of regular season action against 16th-ranked Texas A&M on Thursday evening. The Bulldogs (12-12, 3-9 SEC) were downed 4-2 by the Aggies (20-5, 8-4) at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre, but not without putting up a strong fight after dropping the doubles point.
Texas A&M came out swinging in doubles. On court one, the Aggies' 28th-ranked tandem of Tatiana Makarova and Jayci Goldsmith ousted MSU's 66th-ranked Magda Adaloglou and Tamara Racine 6-1. State's Janina Braun and Meredith Roberts then fell 6-3 to TAMU's Riley McQuaid and Lucia Quiterio on court three. The court two matchup between the Bulldog tandem of Emma Antonaki and Anastasia Rentouli and A&M's Renee McBryde and Kaya Townsend was suspended with State trailing 5-3.
In singles, the Bulldogs jumped on the Aggies early, ultimately taking four of the six first sets to try a stage a comeback. On court six, State's newcomer Roberts was downed by Quiterio 6-0, 6-2, putting the Aggies up 2-0 early in the match.
But State notched straight-set victories in the next two matches off the court to even the match at 2-2. The MSU senior Braun completed a spirited 6-3, 6-3 ousting of A&M's McQuaid at the No. 5 position. MSU's true freshman Racine then took the No. 4 matchup by the same score over the Aggies' McBryde to tie up the match.
The Aggies responded, with Makarova taking court three from State's Adaloglou 6-3, 6-2 for a 3-2 lead.
The final two matches of the day – at the top two positions – were both in third sets at that point with MSU needing both to pull off the upset. After dropping the first set, A&M's 62nd-ranked Goldsmith battled back to down MSU's Rentouli 0-6, 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2 to clinch the win for the Aggies. It was only the second setback of the season (13-2) in Rentouli's outstanding 2019 senior campaign.
The remaining match on court one between MSU's 65th-ranked Antonaki and the Aggies' 50th-ranked Townsend was abandoned with Townsend leading 1-6, 6-4, 5-4 in the third set.
Next Up For MSU…
State is now set to close out the 2019 regular season at 1 p.m. CT on Sunday at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre, hosting the 28th-ranked LSU Tigers as part of the final day of Super Bulldog Weekend. The homestanding Bulldogs will be celebrating Janina Braun and Anastasia Rentouli for Senior Day.
Social Media
For more information on the Mississippi State women's tennis program, follow "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#16 Texas A&M 4, Mississippi State 2
April 11, 2019
Starkville, Miss. – A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre
Doubles
1. No. 28 Jayci Goldsmith/Tatiana Makarova (TAMU) def. No. 66 Magda Adaloglou/Tamara Racine (MSU) 6-1
2. Emma Antonaki/Anastasia Rentouli (MSU) vs. Renee McBryde/Katya Townsend (TAMU) 3-5 (susp.).
3. Riley McQuaid/Lucia Quiterio (TAMU) def. Janina Braun/Meredith Roberts (MSU) 6-3
Order of finish: 1,3
Singles
1. No. 65 Antonaki (MSU) vs. No. 50 Townsend (TAMU) 6-1, 2-6, 4-5 (susp.)
2. No. 62 Goldsmith (TAMU) def. Rentouli (MSU) 0-6, 6-1, 6-2
3. Makarova (TAMU) def. Adaloglou (MSU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Racine (MSU) def. McBryde (TAMU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Braun (MSU) def. McQuaid (TAMU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Quiterio (TAMU) def. Roberts (MSU) 6-0, 6-2
Order of finish: 6,5,4,3,2
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