Bulldogs Kick Off Furman Classic With Four Wins

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Mississippi State's women's tennis picked up a pair of doubles wins on the opening day of the Debbie Southern Fall Classic on Friday.

After dropping their first match during the morning, Alexandra Mikhailuk and Maria Rizzolo bounced back in their second to top the Vanderbilt tandem of Holly Staff and Sonya Macavei 8-2.

The Bulldogs' doubles duo of Dharani Niroshan and Emily Surcey also lost their first doubles match but came back in the second to take down South Carolina's Misa Malkin and Mckenna Schaefbauer 8-5.

MSU's other doubles team, Maddie Bemisderfer and Maddie McKee, dropped a tight 8-6 decision to the Furman duo of Marrissa Pennings and Ellie Schulson.

Sydney Hrehor and Alessia Tagliente of the Bulldogs moved to the second-round due to a bye but fell to Monika Dedaj and Rosie Garcia Gross of Georgia Tech 8-2.

The Bulldogs also picked up a pair of singles wins as well. Rizzolo took down No. 6 Cameron Morra of Duke 1-6, 7-6(4), 2-1 after Morra retired in the third set. Rizzolo's win is one of the highest ranked wins in school history.

Hrehor gave State its fourth win of the day by taking down Danielle Schoenly of Ohio State 6-2, 6-4.

Eight of the 10 teams competing in this weekend's tournament ended last season ranked among the top 50 in the ITA collegiate rankings: North Carolina (3), Duke (4), Ohio State (15), Wake Forest (23), Vanderbilt (26), South Carolina (28), Georgia Tech (32), and host Furman (39).

The tournament continues on Saturday with doubles play starting at 8 a.m. CT followed by a round of singles. The event concludes on Sunday with one round of singles play.

For more information on the Bulldog women's tennis program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

MSU Women's Tennis Results at the 2022 Debbie Southern Fall Classic – Day 1 September 16, 2022 – Greenville, S.C.

DOUBLES
Flight 2
First Round – Fiona Crawley/Abbey Forbes (N.C.) def. Alexandra Mikhailuk/Maria Rizzolo (MSU) 8-3
Second Round - Alexandra Mikhailuk/Maria Rizzolo (MSU) def. Holly Staff/Sonya Macavei (Vanderbilt) 8-2
Flight 3
First Round – Emma Jackson/Brianna Shvets (Duke) def. Dharani Niroshan/Emily Surcey (MSU) 8-1
Second Round - Dharani Niroshan/Emily Surcey (MSU) def. Misa Malkin and Mckenna Schaefbauer (S. Carolina) 8-5
Flight 4
First Round – Marissa Pennings/Ellie Schulson (Furman) def. Maddie Bemisderfer/Maddie McKee (MSU) 8-3
Second Round – Sophia Patel/Lindsay Zink (N.C.) def. Maddie Bemisderfer/Maddie McKee (MSU) 8-6
Second Round – Monika Dedaj/Rosie Garcia Gross (Georgia Tech) def. Sydney Hrehor/Alessia Tagliente (MSU) 8-2

SINGLES
Flight 2
First Round – Maria Rizzolo (MSU) def. No. 6 Cameron Morra (Duke) 1-6, 7-6(4), 2-1 ret.
Flight 3
First Round – Fiona Crawley (N.C.) def. Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) 6-0, 6-1
Flight 4
First Round – Brianna Shvets (Duke) def. Alessia Tagliente (MSU) 6-4, 6-3
Flight 5
First Round – Reilly Tran (N.C.) def. Dharani Niroshan (MSU) 6-4, 6-0
Flight 6
First Round –Marcella Cruz (Vanderbilt) def. Maddie Bemisderfer (MSU) 7-6(5), 6-4
Flight 7
First Round – Amy Stevens (Vanderbilt) def. Emily Surcey (MSU) 7-6(4), 6-3
Flight 8
First Round – Sydney Hrehor (MSU) def. Danielle Schoenly (Ohio State) 6-2, 6-4
Flight 9
First Round – Alexa Griffith (Furman) def. Maddie McKee (MSU) 6-3, 6-4

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