Friday, January 29
Starkville
4:00 PM
Mississippi State
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Memphis
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MSU Women’s Tennis Set To Hosts Trio Of Matches Friday And Sunday
January 28, 2021 | Women's Tennis
STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State women's tennis team (2-0) is set to face Memphis in Starkville on Friday, Jan. 29, before hosting Southeastern Louisiana and Samford on Sunday. Friday's match time against the Tigers is set for 4 p.m. CT at MSU's Rula Tennis Pavilion. On Sunday, the Bulldogs square up against SLU at 9 a.m. before taking on Samford at 3 p.m.
2021 MSU Tennis COVID/Attendance Protocols
In conjunction with current COVID protocols that have been established, no fans or player guests will be allowed to attend this weekend's matches. For all COVID/attendance protocols for 2021 MSU Tennis home matches, please visit www.HailState.com/gameday.
Live Video/Stats
Fans can follow home women's tennis action live all season long at HailState.com/livewt.
The Bulldogs seek to extend their current 40-match non-conference home win streak this weekend.
State has dominated in its two matches thus far this season, having posted a 16-2 (11-1 singles, 5-1 doubles) overall record in dual match play. Emma Antonaki and Alexandra Mikhailuk pace the Bulldogs with four wins each in singles this spring, including two in dual matches. Antonaki and Mikhailuk also own a team-leading five-match win streak in doubles, dating back to last spring.
The 69th-ranked Antonaki extended her singles win streak to nine matches in State's 6-1 victory at Furman this past Sunday. The Athens, Greece, native earned SEC Player of the Week honors this week for her stellar on-court performance thus far this season. Fellow Greece native Magda Adaloglou has claimed wins in 10 of her last 11 singles outings.
Mikhailuk leads the team in overall wins this season (17). She is followed by senior transfer Lilian Poling (15).
Know The Foe: Memphis
The Tigers will come to Starkville 0-3 overall, but two of their three setbacks have come to top 15 teams. MSU owns a 17-7 ledger over Memphis all-time and has come out victorious in the last 14 meetings between the teams.
Know The Foe: Southeastern Louisiana
Southeastern Louisiana is opening its season Saturday at Alcorn State before making the trek to Starkville Sunday. Against SLU, State holds a 6-1 advantage all-time, with the last meeting coming in a 4-0 State win in Hammond in 2018.
Know The Foe: Samford
The Samford Bulldogs are 0-1 this season, their only contest coming at Auburn last Friday. SU will meet Central Arkansas on Saturday at home before coming to MSU Sunday afternoon. The Maroon and White are a perfect 8-0 in the series against Samford, the last meeting a 5-2 win for State in Birmingham last January.
Last Time Out…
This past Sunday, the Bulldogs traveled to Greenville, South Carolina, to face Furman, with State notching an impressive 6-1 road triumph over the Paladins in the first meeting ever between the schools in women's tennis. State won a tight doubles point and then notched four hard-fought, three-set wins in singles.
Up Next
Following this weekend's matches, State will continue its seven-match homestand, hosting UAB next Saturday, Feb. 6, before welcoming North Alabama for a pair of meetings on Sunday, Feb. 7.
For more information on Mississippi State women's tennis team, visit HailState.com and follow "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
2021 MSU Tennis COVID/Attendance Protocols
In conjunction with current COVID protocols that have been established, no fans or player guests will be allowed to attend this weekend's matches. For all COVID/attendance protocols for 2021 MSU Tennis home matches, please visit www.HailState.com/gameday.
Live Video/Stats
Fans can follow home women's tennis action live all season long at HailState.com/livewt.
The Bulldogs seek to extend their current 40-match non-conference home win streak this weekend.
State has dominated in its two matches thus far this season, having posted a 16-2 (11-1 singles, 5-1 doubles) overall record in dual match play. Emma Antonaki and Alexandra Mikhailuk pace the Bulldogs with four wins each in singles this spring, including two in dual matches. Antonaki and Mikhailuk also own a team-leading five-match win streak in doubles, dating back to last spring.
The 69th-ranked Antonaki extended her singles win streak to nine matches in State's 6-1 victory at Furman this past Sunday. The Athens, Greece, native earned SEC Player of the Week honors this week for her stellar on-court performance thus far this season. Fellow Greece native Magda Adaloglou has claimed wins in 10 of her last 11 singles outings.
Mikhailuk leads the team in overall wins this season (17). She is followed by senior transfer Lilian Poling (15).
Know The Foe: Memphis
The Tigers will come to Starkville 0-3 overall, but two of their three setbacks have come to top 15 teams. MSU owns a 17-7 ledger over Memphis all-time and has come out victorious in the last 14 meetings between the teams.
Know The Foe: Southeastern Louisiana
Southeastern Louisiana is opening its season Saturday at Alcorn State before making the trek to Starkville Sunday. Against SLU, State holds a 6-1 advantage all-time, with the last meeting coming in a 4-0 State win in Hammond in 2018.
Know The Foe: Samford
The Samford Bulldogs are 0-1 this season, their only contest coming at Auburn last Friday. SU will meet Central Arkansas on Saturday at home before coming to MSU Sunday afternoon. The Maroon and White are a perfect 8-0 in the series against Samford, the last meeting a 5-2 win for State in Birmingham last January.
Last Time Out…
This past Sunday, the Bulldogs traveled to Greenville, South Carolina, to face Furman, with State notching an impressive 6-1 road triumph over the Paladins in the first meeting ever between the schools in women's tennis. State won a tight doubles point and then notched four hard-fought, three-set wins in singles.
Up Next
Following this weekend's matches, State will continue its seven-match homestand, hosting UAB next Saturday, Feb. 6, before welcoming North Alabama for a pair of meetings on Sunday, Feb. 7.
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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