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Antonaki, Racine Shine For State On Saturday
October 16, 2021 | Women's Tennis
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., - Mississippi State women's tennis was represented well Saturday by Emmanouela Antonaki and Tamara Racine at the ITA Southern Regional Championships as the duo picked up a pair of doubles victories and both won their singles matches.
Antonaki and Racine – ranked 41st nationally - started the day strong with back-to-back wins in doubles taking down Brianna Gomez and Giovanna Pereria of Louisiana-Monroe 8-0 and Tulane's Kristen Borland and Adelaide Lavery, 8-3.
Meanwhile the No. 43 pairing of Magda Adaloglou and Chloé Cirotte dominated their first match against Leonie Schuknecht and Ilana Tetruashvili of Louisiana Tech, 8-0. However, they dropped their second match against Ole Miss's Ludmila Kareisova and Kelsey Mize, 8-6.
In singles play, Antonaki, the 22nd-ranked player in the country, fought back to take down Nina Geissler of LSU in three sets 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Racine dropped her first set against Samford's Alexis Lopez, but proceeded to take over the next two sets and emerged victorious by a score of 5-7, 6-2, 6-0.
Alexandra Mikhailuk fought hard against No. 96 Safiya Carrington of LSU, but fell in three sets 7-5, 2-6, 7-5. Marta Falceto fell in straight sets to Ole Miss's 69th-ranked Tiphanie Fique 6-0, 6-4.
Cirotte faced off against Georgie Axon of Auburn, but lost in a tough three-set match 6-0, 3-6, 6-0.
The quarterfinals of doubles play will begin Sunday at 9 a.m. with Antonaki and Racine facing off against Ole Miss's pairing of Lillian Gabrielsen and Reka Zadori.
Singles play will start at 10:30 a.m. with Antonaki going toe-to-toe with Adeline Flach of Auburn and Racine going against Carolyn Ansari also of Auburn, who is the No. 3 seed and is ranked 45th nationally.
ITA Women's Southern Regional
Oct. 16, 2021 | Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Singles
Round of 32
No. 22 Emmanouela Antonaki (MSU) def. Nina Geissler (LSU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Georgie Axon (Auburn) def. Chloé Cirotte (MSU) 6-0, 3-6, 6-0
No. 69 Tiphanie Fique (Ole Miss) def. Marta Falceto (MSU) 6-0, 6-4
No. 96 Safiya Carrington (LSU) def. Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) 7-5, 2-6, 7-5
Tamara Racine (MSU) def. Alexis Lopez (Samford) 5-7, 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
Round of 32
No. 41 Emmanouela Antonaki/ Tamara Racine (MSU) def. Brianna Gomez/ Giovanna Pereria (Louisiana Monroe) 8-0
No. 43 Magda Adaloglou/ Chloé Cirotte (MSU) def. Leonie Schuknecht/ Ilana Tetruashvili (Louisiana Tech) 8-0
Round of 16
No. 41 Emmanouela Antonaki/ Tamara Racine (MSU) def. Kristen Borland/ Adelaide Lavery (Tulane) 8-3
Ludmila Kareisova/ Kelsey Mize (Ole Miss) def. No. 43 Magda Adaloglou/ Chloé Cirotte (MSU) 8-6
For more information on the Bulldog women's tennis program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Antonaki and Racine – ranked 41st nationally - started the day strong with back-to-back wins in doubles taking down Brianna Gomez and Giovanna Pereria of Louisiana-Monroe 8-0 and Tulane's Kristen Borland and Adelaide Lavery, 8-3.
Meanwhile the No. 43 pairing of Magda Adaloglou and Chloé Cirotte dominated their first match against Leonie Schuknecht and Ilana Tetruashvili of Louisiana Tech, 8-0. However, they dropped their second match against Ole Miss's Ludmila Kareisova and Kelsey Mize, 8-6.
In singles play, Antonaki, the 22nd-ranked player in the country, fought back to take down Nina Geissler of LSU in three sets 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Racine dropped her first set against Samford's Alexis Lopez, but proceeded to take over the next two sets and emerged victorious by a score of 5-7, 6-2, 6-0.
Alexandra Mikhailuk fought hard against No. 96 Safiya Carrington of LSU, but fell in three sets 7-5, 2-6, 7-5. Marta Falceto fell in straight sets to Ole Miss's 69th-ranked Tiphanie Fique 6-0, 6-4.
Cirotte faced off against Georgie Axon of Auburn, but lost in a tough three-set match 6-0, 3-6, 6-0.
The quarterfinals of doubles play will begin Sunday at 9 a.m. with Antonaki and Racine facing off against Ole Miss's pairing of Lillian Gabrielsen and Reka Zadori.
Singles play will start at 10:30 a.m. with Antonaki going toe-to-toe with Adeline Flach of Auburn and Racine going against Carolyn Ansari also of Auburn, who is the No. 3 seed and is ranked 45th nationally.
ITA Women's Southern Regional
Oct. 16, 2021 | Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Singles
Round of 32
No. 22 Emmanouela Antonaki (MSU) def. Nina Geissler (LSU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Georgie Axon (Auburn) def. Chloé Cirotte (MSU) 6-0, 3-6, 6-0
No. 69 Tiphanie Fique (Ole Miss) def. Marta Falceto (MSU) 6-0, 6-4
No. 96 Safiya Carrington (LSU) def. Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) 7-5, 2-6, 7-5
Tamara Racine (MSU) def. Alexis Lopez (Samford) 5-7, 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
Round of 32
No. 41 Emmanouela Antonaki/ Tamara Racine (MSU) def. Brianna Gomez/ Giovanna Pereria (Louisiana Monroe) 8-0
No. 43 Magda Adaloglou/ Chloé Cirotte (MSU) def. Leonie Schuknecht/ Ilana Tetruashvili (Louisiana Tech) 8-0
Round of 16
No. 41 Emmanouela Antonaki/ Tamara Racine (MSU) def. Kristen Borland/ Adelaide Lavery (Tulane) 8-3
Ludmila Kareisova/ Kelsey Mize (Ole Miss) def. No. 43 Magda Adaloglou/ Chloé Cirotte (MSU) 8-6
For more information on the Bulldog women's tennis program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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