Friday, April 15
Nashville, Tenn.
2 p.m.
Mississippi State
1
at
5
Vanderbilt
Photo by: Austin Perryman/MSU Athletics
Women’s Tennis Falls At Vanderbilt
April 15, 2022 | Women's Tennis
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Mississippi State women's tennis fell 5-1 on the road at No. 36 Vanderbilt on Friday afternoon.
No. 81 Emmanouela Antonaki claimed a singles victory for the 67th-ranked Bulldogs. Antonaki took down the Commodores No. 44 Anna Ross in straight sets 6-2, 6-0. It was the sixth ranked singles win that Antonaki has had during the 2021-22 campaign.
Antonaki is now tied with teammate Magda Adaloglou in all-time career singles victories at 76.
Adaloglou had a three-set battle with 69th-ranked Anessa Lee. Lee won the first set 6-3 before Adaloglou evened things up with a dominant 6-1 showing in the second. Lee, however, was able to outlast the MSU senior in a third set tiebreaker 7-6(3) to take the point.
Vandy's Dasha Kourkina got a win over Alexandra Mikhailuk in straight sets 6-3, 6-2. The Bulldogs' Marta Falceto won her first set against Amy Stevens 6-2, but Stevens fought back with 6-4, 6-4 victories in the final two sets.
Tamara Racine fell to Vanderbilt's 86th-ranked Holly Staff in a close first set 7-6(4) and 6-3 in the second set. Commodore Marcella Cruz won the first set 6-4, while Chloé Cirotte came back in the second set with a 7-6(2) victory, but the match went unfinished at 1-1 in the third set.
In doubles, Antonaki and Falceto took down Lee and Cruz 6-4. Antonaki now stands alone at fourth all-time career doubles wins at 67.
Vanderbilt took the doubles point when the No. 39 tandem of Ross and Staff defeated Racine and Adaloglou 7-6(5) and Kourkina and Maryann Rompf took down the duo of Cirotte and Mikhailuk 6-4.
Vanderbilt moves to 14-8 overall and 5-7 in Southeastern Conference play. The Bulldogs dropped to 10-14 overall and 1-11 in league play.
State heads to Lexington to take on No. 58 Kentucky at 11 a.m. CT and close out the regular season.
For more information on the Bulldog women's tennis program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
No. 36 Vanderbilt 5, No. 67 Mississippi State 1
Vanderbilt, Tenn. | Currey Tennis Center
April 14, 2022
Doubles
1. #39 Anna Ross/Holly Staff (VANDY) def. Tamara Racine/Magda Adaloglou (MSU) 7-6 (7-5)
2. Emmanouela Antonaki/Marta Falceto (MSU) def. Anessa Lee/Marcella Cruz (VANDY) 6-4
3. Dasha Kourkina/MaryAnn Rompf (VANDY) def. Chloé Cirotte/Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) 6-4
Order of finish: (2,3,1)
Singles
1. #81 Emmanouela Antonaki (MSU) def. #44 Anna Ross (VANDY) 6-2, 6-0
2. #69 Anessa Lee (VANDY) def. Magda Adaloglou (MSU) 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (7-3)
3. #86 Holly Staff (VANDY) def. Tamara Racine (MSU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
4. Marcella Cruz (VANDY) vs. Chloé Cirotte (MSU) 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 1-1, unfinished
5. Dasha Kourkina (VANDY) def. Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Amy Stevens (VANDY) def. Marta Falceto (MSU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Order of finish: (1,5,3,6)
No. 81 Emmanouela Antonaki claimed a singles victory for the 67th-ranked Bulldogs. Antonaki took down the Commodores No. 44 Anna Ross in straight sets 6-2, 6-0. It was the sixth ranked singles win that Antonaki has had during the 2021-22 campaign.
Antonaki is now tied with teammate Magda Adaloglou in all-time career singles victories at 76.
Adaloglou had a three-set battle with 69th-ranked Anessa Lee. Lee won the first set 6-3 before Adaloglou evened things up with a dominant 6-1 showing in the second. Lee, however, was able to outlast the MSU senior in a third set tiebreaker 7-6(3) to take the point.
Vandy's Dasha Kourkina got a win over Alexandra Mikhailuk in straight sets 6-3, 6-2. The Bulldogs' Marta Falceto won her first set against Amy Stevens 6-2, but Stevens fought back with 6-4, 6-4 victories in the final two sets.
Tamara Racine fell to Vanderbilt's 86th-ranked Holly Staff in a close first set 7-6(4) and 6-3 in the second set. Commodore Marcella Cruz won the first set 6-4, while Chloé Cirotte came back in the second set with a 7-6(2) victory, but the match went unfinished at 1-1 in the third set.
In doubles, Antonaki and Falceto took down Lee and Cruz 6-4. Antonaki now stands alone at fourth all-time career doubles wins at 67.
Vanderbilt took the doubles point when the No. 39 tandem of Ross and Staff defeated Racine and Adaloglou 7-6(5) and Kourkina and Maryann Rompf took down the duo of Cirotte and Mikhailuk 6-4.
Vanderbilt moves to 14-8 overall and 5-7 in Southeastern Conference play. The Bulldogs dropped to 10-14 overall and 1-11 in league play.
State heads to Lexington to take on No. 58 Kentucky at 11 a.m. CT and close out the regular season.
For more information on the Bulldog women's tennis program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
No. 36 Vanderbilt 5, No. 67 Mississippi State 1
Vanderbilt, Tenn. | Currey Tennis Center
April 14, 2022
Doubles
1. #39 Anna Ross/Holly Staff (VANDY) def. Tamara Racine/Magda Adaloglou (MSU) 7-6 (7-5)
2. Emmanouela Antonaki/Marta Falceto (MSU) def. Anessa Lee/Marcella Cruz (VANDY) 6-4
3. Dasha Kourkina/MaryAnn Rompf (VANDY) def. Chloé Cirotte/Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) 6-4
Order of finish: (2,3,1)
Singles
1. #81 Emmanouela Antonaki (MSU) def. #44 Anna Ross (VANDY) 6-2, 6-0
2. #69 Anessa Lee (VANDY) def. Magda Adaloglou (MSU) 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (7-3)
3. #86 Holly Staff (VANDY) def. Tamara Racine (MSU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
4. Marcella Cruz (VANDY) vs. Chloé Cirotte (MSU) 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 1-1, unfinished
5. Dasha Kourkina (VANDY) def. Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Amy Stevens (VANDY) def. Marta Falceto (MSU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Order of finish: (1,5,3,6)
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