Antonaki, Racine Finish Up At ITA All-American

Friday, October 8

Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Mississippi State

ITA All-American

Photo by: Austin Perryman/MSU Athletics

Antonaki, Racine Finish Up At ITA All-American

October 08, 2021 | Women's Tennis

By: Cooper Daras, Student Assistant

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., - Two members of Mississippi State's women's tennis team finished off their run at the ITA All-American with a near upset win over the seventh-ranked doubles team in the country on Friday.

The No. 41 pairing of Emmanouela Antonaki and Tamara Racine played hard but fell in a three- set nail-biter to Bronte Murgett and Marta Oliviera of Missouri 6-3, 4-6(11-9) in the quarterfinals of the consolation bracket.

"Emma and Tamara represented the Bulldogs well among the top players in the country this week," said head coach Daryl Greenan. "Just qualifying for this national event is a solid accomplishment. I am happy with the way they competed in both wins and losses. They showed they belong and should be an inspiration to the rest of our team, who are all capable of playing at this level."

This was Antonaki and Racine's third straight match against a ranked opponent. They took down No. 38 Anna and Carolyn Campana of Wake Forest 9-8(5) in Thursday's action. The duo also took on Michigan State's No. 28 tandem of Mary Lewis and Maja Pietrowicz also on Thursday, but fell by a score of 8-6.

Antonaki and Racine now join with the rest of the team in Starkville to gear up for the ITA Southern Regional that goes from Oct. 14-19 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

ITA All-American Championships
Oct. 8, 2021 – Mount Pleasant, S.C.

No. 7 Bronte Murgett/ Marta Oliviera (Missouri) def. No. 41 Emmanouela Antonaki/ Tamara Racine (MSU) 6-3, 4-6(11-9)

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