Mississippi State
Debbie Southern Fall Classic
Women's Tennis Adds Three Singles Wins On Saturday
September 18, 2021 | Women's Tennis
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Mississippi State's women's tennis picked up a trio of singles victories on Day 2 at the Debbie Southern Fall Classic hosted by Furman on Saturday.
Magda Adaloglou bounced back after a tough loss on Friday by winning in straight sets over Yufei Long of Vanderbilt, 6-4, 6-2.Â
Adaloglou's win was followed up by a decisive victory by Marta Falceto over Sara McClure of UNC, who for the second day in a row won in straight sets 6-2, 6-1.Â
Falceto now moves on to the Flight 10 final on Sunday in hopes of going 3-0 in singles play for the weekend.Â
Emmanouela Antonaki notched her first win of the fall against South Carolina's No. 50 Megan Davies. Antonaki fought back after losing the first set 4-6 and won the next two with ease, 6-0, 6-1.
"Magda did an outstanding job," said MSU assistant coach Sachin Kirtane. "She raised her game significantly from yesterday to today. Marta was great. The standout win today was Emma. Beating a girl who is ranked and also beat her in straight sets this past season. For her to come out and win 6-0, 6-1 is tremendous. She made a huge jump from yesterday to today."
Both Tamara Racine and Chloé Cirotte won their first set, but fell in three sets to their opponents.Â
"Overall, we performed a little better today than we did yesterday," Kirtane said. "I feel like the biggest difference was we converted a lot more of our chances than yesterday.I am proud of them for making that jump [and] coming out and competing like they did today."
MSU's doubles did not fare as well today, dropping all three matches.Â
The duo of Antonaki and Racine fell 2-6 to the No. 26 pair of Julia Adams and Madison Dillon of Furman. Meanwhile, the pairings of Adaloglou and Cirotte as well as Falceto and Alexandra Mikhailuk each lost 4-6 in their respective matches.
The tournament concludes on Sunday with one round of singles play starting at 8:00 am CT.
MSU Women's Tennis Results at the 2021 Debbie Southern Fall Classic - Day 2
September 18, 2021 - Greenville, S.C.
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DOUBLES
Flight 1
Third Round – #26 Julia Adams/Madison Dillon (Furman) def. #41 Emmanouela Antonaki/Tamara Racine (MSU) 6-2
Flight 2
Third Round – #15 Kacie Harvey/Alle Sanford (North Carolina) def. #43 Magda Adaloglou/Chloé Cirotte (MSU) 6-4
Flight 4
Third Round - Samantha Buyckx/Ali Despain (Clemson) def. Marta Falceto/Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) 6-4
Flight 6
Third Round - Rosie Garcia Gross/Sophia Sassoli (Georgia Tech) def. Maddie McKee (MSU)/ Eva Borders (Furman) 6-3
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SINGLES
Flight 1Â
Second Round - #22 Emmanouela Antonaki (MSU) def. #50 Megan Davies (South Carolina) 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
Flight 3
Second Round - Magda Adaloglou (MSU) def. Yufei Long (Vanderbilt) 6-4, 6-2
Flight 5
Second Round - Daria Kuzcar (Tennessee) def. Tamara Racine (MSU) 7-6, 6-7, 1-6
Flight 6
Second Round - Sydney Ratliffe (Ohio State) def. Chloé Cirotte (MSU) 6-4, 3-6, 3-6
Flight 9
Second Round - Amy Stevens (Vanderbilt) def. Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) by default
Flight 10
Second Round - Marta Falceto (MSU) def. Sara McClure (North Carolina) 6-2, 6-1
Flight 12
Second Round - Sophia Sassoli (Georgia Tech) def. Maddie McKee (MSU) default
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