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No. 34 MSU Women’s Tennis Hits Road To Face No. 22 Texas A&M, No. 19 LSU
March 04, 2021 | Women's Tennis
STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State women's tennis team (9-3, 1-3 SEC), ranked 34th nationally in this week's latest ITA poll, is back on the road this weekend to square off against two Top 25 SEC foes in Texas A&M (9-3, 1-1 SEC) and LSU (8-1, 3-1 SEC). The Bulldogs will face the 22nd-ranked Aggies on Friday, March 5, at 5 p.m. CT, before meeting the 19th-ranked Tigers in Baton Rouge on Sunday at Noon.
"We expect two tough battles this weekend," head coach Daryl Greenan said. "There is so much parity in the league this year, so we are pretty even with any team we will play for the rest of the spring. The fact is that it is always harder to win on the road. Picking up wins on this trip will be extremely valuable for us as we get into the thick of our season."
Live Video/Stats
Live stats and video will be available for both matches courtesy of Texas A&M and LSU.
After upsetting No. 20 Tennessee in a 4-3 thriller this past Friday and dropping a competitive 4-0 decision to No. 3 Georgia Sunday in their first setback at home, No. 34 State is 9-3, 1-3 in conference play.
MSU owns a 23-8 record in doubles dual match play overall, highlighted by a 9-2 ledger from the tandem of Emma Antonaki and Alexandra Mikhailuk, who have won 12 of their last 14 matches together, dating back to last spring. State's duo of Magda Adaloglou and Tamara Racine – ranked 41st nationally – own a 2-1 mark in dual match play, while Chloé Cirotte and Lilian Poling are 2-3.
In singles dual matches this spring, State is an impressive 52-14 overall and is paced by the 69th-ranked Antonaki, who is a team-leading 10-1. Antonaki has claimed 17 of her last 18 singles affairs, dating back to last season. Close behind her is Adaloglou at 9-1 and winner of 17 of her last 19 outings. The MSU veteran has moved into a tie for 10th place in program history for career singles wins (63), a tie for seventh in career doubles wins (55) and sole possession of eighth place for total victories (118). All other members of the Bulldog roster also hold winning records in dual match singles action this spring as well – Racine (5-3), Mikhailuk (8-4), Lilian Poling (5-3), Cirotte (8-2) and Falceto (5-0).
Know the Foe: Texas A&M
No. 22 Texas A&M enters the contest with a 9-3 record, 1-1 in the SEC, with its only losses at then-No. 2 UCLA, at home to No. 20 Baylor, and on the road at Florida in its most recent match this past Sunday. TAMU is paced by 64th-ranked Tatiana Makarova in singles. Makarova is also ranked nationally twice in doubles at No. 39 (with Jayci Goldsmith) and at No. 55 (with Jessica Anzo).
The Aggies lead the Bulldogs 9-1 in the all-time series, and have claimed the last three meetings between the two programs.
Know the Foe: LSU
No. 19 LSU enters this weekend's action at 8-1, 3-1 in SEC play. The Tigers' only setback of the season came last Friday in a 4-2 decision at Florida and also have a win over No. 9 Vanderbilt in Nashville to their credit. The Tigers appear twice in the latest ITA singles rankings with No. 41 Taylor Bridges and No. 83 Safiya Carrington. LSU also boasts the country's 14th-ranked doubles tandem in Nina Geissler and Eden Richardson.
LSU owns a 36-13 advantage over State all-time, but the Bulldogs have claimed three of the last five meetings between the teams, including the last outing – a 4-3 decision in Starkville in 2019.
Last Time Out…
Last weekend, Mississippi State split a pair of SEC contests at home against No. 20 Tennessee (W, 4-3) and No. 3 Georgia (L, 4-0). The Bulldogs posted four three-set singles victories to rally from 2-0 down and upset the Volunteers on Friday, with Marta Falceto claiming an exciting third-set tiebreaker on court 6 to decide the match. State then fell to league-leading UGA 4-0 on Sunday, though the homestanding Bulldogs did not go down quietly, pushing four matches to third sets in the contest.
Next Up For MSU…
Following this weekend's action, the Bulldogs are set to travel to east to compete against the 20th-ranked Auburn Tigers (March 11) and the 44th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (March 13) to conclude their current four-match SEC road swing.
For more information on Mississippi State women's tennis team, visit HailState.com and follow "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
"We expect two tough battles this weekend," head coach Daryl Greenan said. "There is so much parity in the league this year, so we are pretty even with any team we will play for the rest of the spring. The fact is that it is always harder to win on the road. Picking up wins on this trip will be extremely valuable for us as we get into the thick of our season."
Live Video/Stats
Live stats and video will be available for both matches courtesy of Texas A&M and LSU.
- Texas A&M: Live Video/Live Stats
- LSU: Live Video/Live Stats
After upsetting No. 20 Tennessee in a 4-3 thriller this past Friday and dropping a competitive 4-0 decision to No. 3 Georgia Sunday in their first setback at home, No. 34 State is 9-3, 1-3 in conference play.
MSU owns a 23-8 record in doubles dual match play overall, highlighted by a 9-2 ledger from the tandem of Emma Antonaki and Alexandra Mikhailuk, who have won 12 of their last 14 matches together, dating back to last spring. State's duo of Magda Adaloglou and Tamara Racine – ranked 41st nationally – own a 2-1 mark in dual match play, while Chloé Cirotte and Lilian Poling are 2-3.
In singles dual matches this spring, State is an impressive 52-14 overall and is paced by the 69th-ranked Antonaki, who is a team-leading 10-1. Antonaki has claimed 17 of her last 18 singles affairs, dating back to last season. Close behind her is Adaloglou at 9-1 and winner of 17 of her last 19 outings. The MSU veteran has moved into a tie for 10th place in program history for career singles wins (63), a tie for seventh in career doubles wins (55) and sole possession of eighth place for total victories (118). All other members of the Bulldog roster also hold winning records in dual match singles action this spring as well – Racine (5-3), Mikhailuk (8-4), Lilian Poling (5-3), Cirotte (8-2) and Falceto (5-0).
Know the Foe: Texas A&M
No. 22 Texas A&M enters the contest with a 9-3 record, 1-1 in the SEC, with its only losses at then-No. 2 UCLA, at home to No. 20 Baylor, and on the road at Florida in its most recent match this past Sunday. TAMU is paced by 64th-ranked Tatiana Makarova in singles. Makarova is also ranked nationally twice in doubles at No. 39 (with Jayci Goldsmith) and at No. 55 (with Jessica Anzo).
The Aggies lead the Bulldogs 9-1 in the all-time series, and have claimed the last three meetings between the two programs.
Know the Foe: LSU
No. 19 LSU enters this weekend's action at 8-1, 3-1 in SEC play. The Tigers' only setback of the season came last Friday in a 4-2 decision at Florida and also have a win over No. 9 Vanderbilt in Nashville to their credit. The Tigers appear twice in the latest ITA singles rankings with No. 41 Taylor Bridges and No. 83 Safiya Carrington. LSU also boasts the country's 14th-ranked doubles tandem in Nina Geissler and Eden Richardson.
LSU owns a 36-13 advantage over State all-time, but the Bulldogs have claimed three of the last five meetings between the teams, including the last outing – a 4-3 decision in Starkville in 2019.
Last Time Out…
Last weekend, Mississippi State split a pair of SEC contests at home against No. 20 Tennessee (W, 4-3) and No. 3 Georgia (L, 4-0). The Bulldogs posted four three-set singles victories to rally from 2-0 down and upset the Volunteers on Friday, with Marta Falceto claiming an exciting third-set tiebreaker on court 6 to decide the match. State then fell to league-leading UGA 4-0 on Sunday, though the homestanding Bulldogs did not go down quietly, pushing four matches to third sets in the contest.
Next Up For MSU…
Following this weekend's action, the Bulldogs are set to travel to east to compete against the 20th-ranked Auburn Tigers (March 11) and the 44th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (March 13) to conclude their current four-match SEC road swing.
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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