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MSU Women’s Tennis Travels to Furman to Kick Off Fall Campaign
September 19, 2019 | Women's Tennis
by Mikaela Elizondo, Graduate Assistant/Communications
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Mississippi State women's tennis team opens its 2019 fall campaign this weekend in Greenville, South Carolina, at the Debbie Southern Fall Classic on Sept. 20-22.
The tournament, hosted by Furman, will be held at the Mickel Tennis Center. In addition to Furman, 11 teams will also join the Bulldogs in action, including Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Ohio State, Texas and Wake Forest along with SEC foes South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. All 13 teams appearing this weekend were ranked among the top 65 in last year's final ITA team rankings.
"We are extremely excited to kick off the fall season this weekend," head coach Daryl Greenan said. "Our Bulldogs have been training hard, and they are looking forward to testing themselves against a strong field. It has traditionally been a high-level event, and this year is more packed than ever. We have a couple of new girls who will be playing their first ever college matches, so it will be interesting to see how they respond."
MSU's roster features one senior in Sara Lizariturry, who held a 16-13 singles record last year. Lizariturry also posted a stellar 16-2 doubles mark alongside Janina Braun and a team-best 7-2 record in SEC play.
Magda Adaloglou, Emma Antonaki, Tamara Racine and Meredith Roberts also return for Mississippi State this season.
A year ago, Adaloglou and Antonaki posted 18-18 and 25-13 singles records, respectively. Adaloglou was 17-13 overall in doubles alongside Racine. Antonaki's rookie resume featured a team-high 17 singles wins in dual match play, all at the top two spots in the lineup, and a trip to the NCAA Singles Championship to end the year.
Racine posted an 11-11 record in her first season as a Bulldog at the No. 4 spot in the lineup, highlighted by clinching State's first-ever victory over Florida. As a duo, Adaloglou and Racine clinched five doubles points and were ranked 50th nationally at the end of the season. Roberts posted an 8-10 record in singles in her sophomore campaign.
Marta Falceto, Alexandra Mikhailuk and Valeria Nikolaev will make their debuts in the Maroon and White this season.
Falceto comes to Starkville from Zaragoza, Spain, where she was the No. 2 junior under 16 in Spain and the 44th-ranked Spanish woman overall in 2017. Mikhailuk is a highly decorated Ontario, Canada, product. She finished top three in U16 Canadian singles and second in doubles in 2017.
Nikolaev, who redshirted her first year on campus, was a finalist in both the ITF Junior singles and doubles championships before coming to State. She will not compete this weekend due to injury.
The Bulldogs are set to start play with doubles this weekend at 9 a.m. ET on Friday. Adaloglou and Racine – ranked 14thnationally entering 2019-20 - will pair for MSU in Flight 1, Antonaki and Mikhailuk in Flight 3 and Falceto and Lizariturry in Flight 4.
State will then wrap up the day with singles action starting at 12 p.m. ET. Antonaki, ranked 41st in the country, is set to compete in Flight 1 for the Bulldogs, Adaloglou (ranked 115th) in Flight 3, Mikhailuk in Flight 4, Racine in Flight 6, Falceto in Flight 8, Lizariturry in Flight 9 and Roberts in Flight 10. Play will continue on Saturday and Sunday.
For more information on Mississippi State women's tennis team, visit HailState.com and follow "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Debbie Southern Fall Classic Schedule
All Times ET
Doubles Round One (begins at 9 a.m.)
Magda Adaloglou/Tamara Racine (MSU) vs. Chloe Beck/Meible Chi (Duke)
Emma Antonaki/Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) vs. Saby Nihalani/Anna Brylin (Wake Forest)
Marta Falceto/Sara Lizariturry (MSU) vs. Nami Otsuka/Gia Cohen (Georgia Tech)
Mary Hunter Hyche (Furman)/Dasha Kourkina (Vanderbilt) vs. Meredith Roberts (MSU)/Gabby Cusano (Texas)
Doubles Round Two (begins at 10:15 a.m.)
Main Draw & Consolation
Singles Round One (begins at 12:00 p.m.)
Emma Antonaki (MSU) vs. Kenya Jones (Georgia Tech)
Magda Adaloglou (MSU) vs. Allie Sanford (North Carolina)
Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) vs. Anika Yarlagadda (North Carolina)
Tamara Racine (MSU) vs. Joanna Silva (Tennessee)
Marta Falceto (MSU) vs. Andrea Garcia (Florida State)
Sara Lizariturry (MSU) vs. MC Meredith (Wake Forest)
Meredith Roberts (MSU) vs. Ema Lazic (Duke)
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Mississippi State women's tennis team opens its 2019 fall campaign this weekend in Greenville, South Carolina, at the Debbie Southern Fall Classic on Sept. 20-22.
The tournament, hosted by Furman, will be held at the Mickel Tennis Center. In addition to Furman, 11 teams will also join the Bulldogs in action, including Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Ohio State, Texas and Wake Forest along with SEC foes South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. All 13 teams appearing this weekend were ranked among the top 65 in last year's final ITA team rankings.
"We are extremely excited to kick off the fall season this weekend," head coach Daryl Greenan said. "Our Bulldogs have been training hard, and they are looking forward to testing themselves against a strong field. It has traditionally been a high-level event, and this year is more packed than ever. We have a couple of new girls who will be playing their first ever college matches, so it will be interesting to see how they respond."
MSU's roster features one senior in Sara Lizariturry, who held a 16-13 singles record last year. Lizariturry also posted a stellar 16-2 doubles mark alongside Janina Braun and a team-best 7-2 record in SEC play.
Magda Adaloglou, Emma Antonaki, Tamara Racine and Meredith Roberts also return for Mississippi State this season.
A year ago, Adaloglou and Antonaki posted 18-18 and 25-13 singles records, respectively. Adaloglou was 17-13 overall in doubles alongside Racine. Antonaki's rookie resume featured a team-high 17 singles wins in dual match play, all at the top two spots in the lineup, and a trip to the NCAA Singles Championship to end the year.
Racine posted an 11-11 record in her first season as a Bulldog at the No. 4 spot in the lineup, highlighted by clinching State's first-ever victory over Florida. As a duo, Adaloglou and Racine clinched five doubles points and were ranked 50th nationally at the end of the season. Roberts posted an 8-10 record in singles in her sophomore campaign.
Marta Falceto, Alexandra Mikhailuk and Valeria Nikolaev will make their debuts in the Maroon and White this season.
Falceto comes to Starkville from Zaragoza, Spain, where she was the No. 2 junior under 16 in Spain and the 44th-ranked Spanish woman overall in 2017. Mikhailuk is a highly decorated Ontario, Canada, product. She finished top three in U16 Canadian singles and second in doubles in 2017.
Nikolaev, who redshirted her first year on campus, was a finalist in both the ITF Junior singles and doubles championships before coming to State. She will not compete this weekend due to injury.
The Bulldogs are set to start play with doubles this weekend at 9 a.m. ET on Friday. Adaloglou and Racine – ranked 14thnationally entering 2019-20 - will pair for MSU in Flight 1, Antonaki and Mikhailuk in Flight 3 and Falceto and Lizariturry in Flight 4.
State will then wrap up the day with singles action starting at 12 p.m. ET. Antonaki, ranked 41st in the country, is set to compete in Flight 1 for the Bulldogs, Adaloglou (ranked 115th) in Flight 3, Mikhailuk in Flight 4, Racine in Flight 6, Falceto in Flight 8, Lizariturry in Flight 9 and Roberts in Flight 10. Play will continue on Saturday and Sunday.
For more information on Mississippi State women's tennis team, visit HailState.com and follow "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Debbie Southern Fall Classic Schedule
All Times ET
Doubles Round One (begins at 9 a.m.)
Magda Adaloglou/Tamara Racine (MSU) vs. Chloe Beck/Meible Chi (Duke)
Emma Antonaki/Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) vs. Saby Nihalani/Anna Brylin (Wake Forest)
Marta Falceto/Sara Lizariturry (MSU) vs. Nami Otsuka/Gia Cohen (Georgia Tech)
Mary Hunter Hyche (Furman)/Dasha Kourkina (Vanderbilt) vs. Meredith Roberts (MSU)/Gabby Cusano (Texas)
Doubles Round Two (begins at 10:15 a.m.)
Main Draw & Consolation
Singles Round One (begins at 12:00 p.m.)
Emma Antonaki (MSU) vs. Kenya Jones (Georgia Tech)
Magda Adaloglou (MSU) vs. Allie Sanford (North Carolina)
Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) vs. Anika Yarlagadda (North Carolina)
Tamara Racine (MSU) vs. Joanna Silva (Tennessee)
Marta Falceto (MSU) vs. Andrea Garcia (Florida State)
Sara Lizariturry (MSU) vs. MC Meredith (Wake Forest)
Meredith Roberts (MSU) vs. Ema Lazic (Duke)
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