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State Women’s Tennis To Conclude Fall Slate At SEC Challenge #2
October 22, 2020 | Women's Tennis
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State women's tennis is set to compete in its final event of the 2020 fall slate at the SEC Challenge #2, beginning Friday in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. In addition to host Alabama, Auburn, LSU, and Ole Miss will join the Bulldogs in action.
The tournament will be held at the Alabama Tennis Stadium as well as indoors at UA's Baumgarnder Tennis Facility if needed. On Friday, State will commence doubles action at 10:30 a.m. CT against players from Ole Miss and Auburn, with singles to follow. The Bulldogs will compete against players from Ole Miss and LSU on Saturday, also beginning at 10:30 a.m. Live video will be available from Alabama for matches held both outdoors and indoors.
"We are looking forward to competing again this weekend," head coach Daryl Greenan said. "It will be the third weekend in a row playing exclusively SEC opponents. So far, we have seen Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama and Ole Miss. Auburn and LSU will be at this event so we will have seen half of the teams from our conference in less than a month. The competition has been challenging and I think our girls have held their own quite well. They have worked hard and I have seen improvement in their games, which is very important in the fall tournament season."
Marta Falceto, Alexandra Mikhailuk, Valeria Nikolaev, Lilian Poling and Tamara Racine are expected to compete for the Maroon and White once again this weekend. The Bulldogs are a combined 22-12 as a team this autumn.
The senior transfer Poling, who went undefeated (6-0) in her first-ever competition in Starkville at the Hail State Classic this past weekend, currently leads the team with a 9-3 overall record (5-1 singles, 4-2 doubles) and has won her last seven matches combined.
Freshman Alexandra Mikhailuk owns a team-best 5-1 ledger in doubles, having paired with Marta Falceto and Poling in the first two events of the semester.
For more information on Mississippi State women's tennis team, visit HailState.com and follow "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
The tournament will be held at the Alabama Tennis Stadium as well as indoors at UA's Baumgarnder Tennis Facility if needed. On Friday, State will commence doubles action at 10:30 a.m. CT against players from Ole Miss and Auburn, with singles to follow. The Bulldogs will compete against players from Ole Miss and LSU on Saturday, also beginning at 10:30 a.m. Live video will be available from Alabama for matches held both outdoors and indoors.
"We are looking forward to competing again this weekend," head coach Daryl Greenan said. "It will be the third weekend in a row playing exclusively SEC opponents. So far, we have seen Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama and Ole Miss. Auburn and LSU will be at this event so we will have seen half of the teams from our conference in less than a month. The competition has been challenging and I think our girls have held their own quite well. They have worked hard and I have seen improvement in their games, which is very important in the fall tournament season."
Marta Falceto, Alexandra Mikhailuk, Valeria Nikolaev, Lilian Poling and Tamara Racine are expected to compete for the Maroon and White once again this weekend. The Bulldogs are a combined 22-12 as a team this autumn.
The senior transfer Poling, who went undefeated (6-0) in her first-ever competition in Starkville at the Hail State Classic this past weekend, currently leads the team with a 9-3 overall record (5-1 singles, 4-2 doubles) and has won her last seven matches combined.
Freshman Alexandra Mikhailuk owns a team-best 5-1 ledger in doubles, having paired with Marta Falceto and Poling in the first two events of the semester.
For more information on Mississippi State women's tennis team, visit HailState.com and follow "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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