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MSU Opens SEC Play Against No. 11 Texas A&M
March 10, 2022 | Women's Tennis
STARKVILLE - Mississippi State's women's tennis welcomes Texas A&M on Friday at 3:00 p.m. CT to open their home SEC slate.
The 64th-ranked Bulldogs (8-5, 0-2 SEC) enters this weekend having lost their first pair of SEC matches on the road at then No. 23 Tennessee and at 36th-ranked Georgia.
No. 11 Texas A&M (16-1, 2-0 SEC) is coming off of a strong start to SEC play where they defeated South Carolina and No. 13 Florida in College Station. They have three singles players ranked within the top 80 as well as two doubles tandems ranked within the top 30.
MSU has been stout at home with an impressive 7-0 record and have outscored their opponents by a combined score of 38-4.
Doubles play has been the key to success for State this season. When MSU wins the doubles point, they are 7-1. Also, the Bulldogs have won the doubles point in six of their seven home matches.
The highlight of singles play last weekend was Tamara Racine's upset of Georgia's then No. 22 Mell Reasco. This was the highest ranked victory of Racine's career and earned herself the first ranking of her career entering the ITA top 125 at No. 116.
Reigning ITA Southern Region Rookie of the Year Chloé Cirotte has been riding a hot streak in singles play, having won 12 of her past 15 matches going back to the fall.
In singles play, the No. 1 and 2 spots have been stalwart for the Bulldogs, combining for a 17-6 record.
Senior Magda Adaloglou has a chance to shake up the record books this weekend. She needs two wins in singles or doubles to tie former teammate and fellow Greek Anastasia Rentouli (2016-19) for fourth in combined career wins with 150.
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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