Wednesday, April 20
Gainesville, Fla.
11 a.m.
Mississippi State
4
vs
2
Missouri
Bulldogs Take Down Missouri In SEC Championship
April 20, 2022 | Women's Tennis
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Mississippi State women's tennis claimed a 4-2 victory over No. 12 seed Missouri to open the 2022 SEC Championship at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex on at the University of Florida campus on Wednesday.
The 13th-seeded Bulldogs lost a tough 4-3 decision to Missouri during the regular season on April 10, but prevailed in the postseason to eliminate the Tigers and advance. MSU will meet No. 5 seed Arkansas in the second round on Thursday at 8 a.m. CT.
"We were pretty disappointed with the loss to Missouri on senior day and were excited about the rematch," said head coach Daryl Greenan. "We were solid in doubles once again and we knew that was going to be an important point to get to start the match. Marta Falceto had the biggest turn around and played flawlessly avenging her loss to the same girl in Starkville a little over a week ago. That set the tone for Emmanouela Antonaki and Chloé Cirotte to once again come out on top over the same opponents they faced at home. Emma had a more difficult time starting a little slow but was extremely dominant in the third set to clinch the win. Now we set our sights on Arkansas tomorrow morning."
MSU set the tone with back-to-back doubles wins to start the day. Antonaki and Falceto defeated Emelie Schwarte and Elys Ventura 6-3 while Tamara Racine and Magda Adaloglou secured the point with their 6-4 victory against Bronte Murgett and Gabriela Martinez.
Antonaki now stands alone in fourth all-time at MSU in career doubles wins at 69.
Falceto carried her doubles momentum over into singles play. Falceto dominated Romary Cardenas in straight sets 6-1, 6-1. Falceto has now won eight of her last nine decisions, including seven wins over SEC opponents.
Cirotte earned a win over Schwarte in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 to claim her seventh victory in her last eight singles matches.
The 76th-rankend Antonaki lost the first set to Murgett 7-5, but bounced back in the next two sets 6-4, 6-0 to clinch the win for the Bulldogs.
Antonaki remains third all-time in career singles wins with 78.
For more information on the Bulldog women's tennis program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
No. 64 Mississippi State 4, Missouri 2
Gainesville, Fla. | Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex
April 20, 2022
Doubles
1. Tamara Racine/Magda Adaloglou (MSU) def. Bronte Murgett/Gabriela Martinez (MIZ) 6-4
2. Emmanouela Antonaki/Marta Falceto (MSU) def. Emelie Schwarte/Elys Ventura (MIZ) 6-3
3. Ellie Wright/Romary Cardenas (MIZ) vs. Chloé Cirotte/Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) 3-5, unfinished
Order of finish: (2,1)
Singles
1. #76 Emmanouela Antonaki (MSU) def. Bronte Murgett (MIZ) 5-7, 6-4, 6-0
2. Ellie Wright (MIZ) vs. Magda Adaloglou (MSU) 6-4, 4-6, 0-2, unfinished
3. Elys Ventura (MIZ) def. Tamara Racine (MSU) 6-3, 7-5
4. Chloé Cirotte (MSU) def. Emelie Schwarte (MIZ) 6-2, 6-4
5. Gabriela Martinez (MIZ) def. Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Marta Falceto (MSU) def. Romary Cardenas (MIZ) 6-1, 6-1
Order of finish: (6,5,4,3,1)
The 13th-seeded Bulldogs lost a tough 4-3 decision to Missouri during the regular season on April 10, but prevailed in the postseason to eliminate the Tigers and advance. MSU will meet No. 5 seed Arkansas in the second round on Thursday at 8 a.m. CT.
"We were pretty disappointed with the loss to Missouri on senior day and were excited about the rematch," said head coach Daryl Greenan. "We were solid in doubles once again and we knew that was going to be an important point to get to start the match. Marta Falceto had the biggest turn around and played flawlessly avenging her loss to the same girl in Starkville a little over a week ago. That set the tone for Emmanouela Antonaki and Chloé Cirotte to once again come out on top over the same opponents they faced at home. Emma had a more difficult time starting a little slow but was extremely dominant in the third set to clinch the win. Now we set our sights on Arkansas tomorrow morning."
MSU set the tone with back-to-back doubles wins to start the day. Antonaki and Falceto defeated Emelie Schwarte and Elys Ventura 6-3 while Tamara Racine and Magda Adaloglou secured the point with their 6-4 victory against Bronte Murgett and Gabriela Martinez.
Antonaki now stands alone in fourth all-time at MSU in career doubles wins at 69.
Falceto carried her doubles momentum over into singles play. Falceto dominated Romary Cardenas in straight sets 6-1, 6-1. Falceto has now won eight of her last nine decisions, including seven wins over SEC opponents.
Cirotte earned a win over Schwarte in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 to claim her seventh victory in her last eight singles matches.
The 76th-rankend Antonaki lost the first set to Murgett 7-5, but bounced back in the next two sets 6-4, 6-0 to clinch the win for the Bulldogs.
Antonaki remains third all-time in career singles wins with 78.
For more information on the Bulldog women's tennis program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
No. 64 Mississippi State 4, Missouri 2
Gainesville, Fla. | Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex
April 20, 2022
Doubles
1. Tamara Racine/Magda Adaloglou (MSU) def. Bronte Murgett/Gabriela Martinez (MIZ) 6-4
2. Emmanouela Antonaki/Marta Falceto (MSU) def. Emelie Schwarte/Elys Ventura (MIZ) 6-3
3. Ellie Wright/Romary Cardenas (MIZ) vs. Chloé Cirotte/Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) 3-5, unfinished
Order of finish: (2,1)
Singles
1. #76 Emmanouela Antonaki (MSU) def. Bronte Murgett (MIZ) 5-7, 6-4, 6-0
2. Ellie Wright (MIZ) vs. Magda Adaloglou (MSU) 6-4, 4-6, 0-2, unfinished
3. Elys Ventura (MIZ) def. Tamara Racine (MSU) 6-3, 7-5
4. Chloé Cirotte (MSU) def. Emelie Schwarte (MIZ) 6-2, 6-4
5. Gabriela Martinez (MIZ) def. Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Marta Falceto (MSU) def. Romary Cardenas (MIZ) 6-1, 6-1
Order of finish: (6,5,4,3,1)
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