Saturday, January 15
Starkville
2 p.m.
Mississippi State
7
vs
0
Jacksonville State
Photo by: Austin Perryman/MSU Athletics
Women's Tennis Sweeps Season Opener
January 15, 2022 | Women's Tennis
STARKVILLE - For the 11th straight season, Mississippi State's women's tennis team started the season with a win.
The Bulldogs defeated Jacksonville State 7-0 in front of a record crowd in Rula Pavilion on Saturday afternoon.
MSU opened up the match with a clean sweep in doubles. The senior paring of Emmanouela Antonaki and Tamara Racine emerged victorious against Carolina Bulatovic and Kennedi Jones 6-4 on Court 1. Meanwhile, the No. 28 duo of Magda Adaloglou and Chloé Cirotte as well as the tandem of Marta Falceto and Alessia Tagliente won their respective matches 6-1.
"As a team we worked hard in the fall," Adaloglou said. "We had some good highlights in the fall and that has helped us to grow and become better players and trust ourselves. I'm very happy to see my team and the girls become better every day and compete like this today. I'm very proud of them."
It is hard to imagine singles play going any better for the maroon and white with all six players winning in straight sets.
Alexandra Mikhailuk set the tone for singles play, dominating Balsen Kaya 6-1, 6-1.
On Court 1, Adaloglou – ranked 67th as a singles competitor - won with ease against Bulatovic 6-2, 6-1. One court over, Adaloglou's doubles partner Cirotte defeated Romane Mosse 6-4, 6-1.
No. 50 Antonaki won a tough first set tiebreaker 7-6(3) against Zuzana Pavelekova , but proceeded to dominate the second set 6-2 to secure her first singles win of the spring.
Falceto clinched the win for the Bulldogs by taking down Jones 6-1, 6-4.
In her collegiate debut, Tagliente showed great resilience winning the tiebreaker 7-6(2) in her first set and taking care of business in the second set against Anna Syrova 6-1.
It was the 47th straight non-conference home win for MSU and a packed Rula Tennis Pavilion of 182 fans were there to witness it.
The benches behind each court were filled with fans. It was the first time fans were able to watch a match in the Rula Tennis Pavilion as fans were not permitted at indoor matches last year due to COVID-19 restrictions.
"It was unbelievable. It was the best turnout for the first match of the year in my 13 years here," said head coach Daryl Greenan. "I was really excited about that. I really appreciate the fans. It was nice to see the Rula packed out like that."
Next Up
The Bulldogs will host a double header against Memphis and Louisiana-Lafayette on Jan. 22. MSU meets the Tigers at 11 a.m. and its match against the Ragin' Cajuns is slated to start at 3 p.m.
For more information on the Bulldog women's tennis program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Mississippi State 7, Jacksonville State 0
Jan. 15, 2022
Starkville, Miss. – Rula Tennis Pavilion
Doubles
1. Emmanouela Antonaki/Tamara Racine (MSU) def. Carolina Bulatovic/Kennedi Jones (Jacksonville State) 6-3
2. #28 Magda Adaloglou/Chloé Cirotte (MSU) def. Romane Mosse/Zuzana Pavelekova (Jacksonville State) 6-1
3. Marta Falceto/Alessia Tagliente (MSU) def. Balsen Kaya/Anna Syrova (Jacksonville State) 6-1
Order of finish: (2,3,1)
Singles
1. #67 Magda Adaloglou (MSU) def. Carolina Bulatovic (Jacksonville State) 6-2, 6-1
2. #50 Emmanouela Antonaki (MSU) def. Zuzana Pavelekova (Jacksonville State) 7-6(3), 6-2
3. Chloé Cirotte (MSU) def. Romane Mosse (Jacksonville State) 6-4, 6-1
4. Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) def. Balsen Kaya (Jacksonville State) 6-1, 6-1
5. Alessia Tagliente (MSU) def. Anna Syrova (Jacksonville State) 7-6(2), 6-1
6. Marta Falceto (MSU) def. Kennedi Jones (Jacksonville State) 6-1, 6-4
Order of finish: (4,1,2,6,5,3)
The Bulldogs defeated Jacksonville State 7-0 in front of a record crowd in Rula Pavilion on Saturday afternoon.
MSU opened up the match with a clean sweep in doubles. The senior paring of Emmanouela Antonaki and Tamara Racine emerged victorious against Carolina Bulatovic and Kennedi Jones 6-4 on Court 1. Meanwhile, the No. 28 duo of Magda Adaloglou and Chloé Cirotte as well as the tandem of Marta Falceto and Alessia Tagliente won their respective matches 6-1.
"As a team we worked hard in the fall," Adaloglou said. "We had some good highlights in the fall and that has helped us to grow and become better players and trust ourselves. I'm very happy to see my team and the girls become better every day and compete like this today. I'm very proud of them."
It is hard to imagine singles play going any better for the maroon and white with all six players winning in straight sets.
Alexandra Mikhailuk set the tone for singles play, dominating Balsen Kaya 6-1, 6-1.
On Court 1, Adaloglou – ranked 67th as a singles competitor - won with ease against Bulatovic 6-2, 6-1. One court over, Adaloglou's doubles partner Cirotte defeated Romane Mosse 6-4, 6-1.
No. 50 Antonaki won a tough first set tiebreaker 7-6(3) against Zuzana Pavelekova , but proceeded to dominate the second set 6-2 to secure her first singles win of the spring.
Falceto clinched the win for the Bulldogs by taking down Jones 6-1, 6-4.
In her collegiate debut, Tagliente showed great resilience winning the tiebreaker 7-6(2) in her first set and taking care of business in the second set against Anna Syrova 6-1.
It was the 47th straight non-conference home win for MSU and a packed Rula Tennis Pavilion of 182 fans were there to witness it.
The benches behind each court were filled with fans. It was the first time fans were able to watch a match in the Rula Tennis Pavilion as fans were not permitted at indoor matches last year due to COVID-19 restrictions.
"It was unbelievable. It was the best turnout for the first match of the year in my 13 years here," said head coach Daryl Greenan. "I was really excited about that. I really appreciate the fans. It was nice to see the Rula packed out like that."
Next Up
The Bulldogs will host a double header against Memphis and Louisiana-Lafayette on Jan. 22. MSU meets the Tigers at 11 a.m. and its match against the Ragin' Cajuns is slated to start at 3 p.m.
For more information on the Bulldog women's tennis program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Mississippi State 7, Jacksonville State 0
Jan. 15, 2022
Starkville, Miss. – Rula Tennis Pavilion
Doubles
1. Emmanouela Antonaki/Tamara Racine (MSU) def. Carolina Bulatovic/Kennedi Jones (Jacksonville State) 6-3
2. #28 Magda Adaloglou/Chloé Cirotte (MSU) def. Romane Mosse/Zuzana Pavelekova (Jacksonville State) 6-1
3. Marta Falceto/Alessia Tagliente (MSU) def. Balsen Kaya/Anna Syrova (Jacksonville State) 6-1
Order of finish: (2,3,1)
Singles
1. #67 Magda Adaloglou (MSU) def. Carolina Bulatovic (Jacksonville State) 6-2, 6-1
2. #50 Emmanouela Antonaki (MSU) def. Zuzana Pavelekova (Jacksonville State) 7-6(3), 6-2
3. Chloé Cirotte (MSU) def. Romane Mosse (Jacksonville State) 6-4, 6-1
4. Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) def. Balsen Kaya (Jacksonville State) 6-1, 6-1
5. Alessia Tagliente (MSU) def. Anna Syrova (Jacksonville State) 7-6(2), 6-1
6. Marta Falceto (MSU) def. Kennedi Jones (Jacksonville State) 6-1, 6-4
Order of finish: (4,1,2,6,5,3)
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