No. 54 Bulldogs Fall to No. 37 Gators

Friday, March 14

Starkville

3 p.m.

Mississippi State

Florida

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No. 54 Bulldogs Fall to No. 37 Gators

March 14, 2025 | Women's Tennis

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By: Peyton Burkhalter, Student Assistant

STARKVILLE – The No. 54 Mississippi State women's tennis team was defeated by the No. 37 Florida Gators on Friday, 4-0.

Emma Cohen and Alessia Tagliente picked up the sole victory for the Maroon and White in doubles play, as they defeated Florida's pair of Talia Neilson-Gatenby and Noemie Oliveras 6-2. This moves them to 6-4 overall and 3-4 in dual match play.

Athina Pitta battled her way to win the first set against Nikki Daubernova, 7-5, but got stopped before she ever got the chance to finish. Jayna Clemens was also on the comeback in singles, 4-2, in the second set after dropping the first, but the unfortunately had the same outcome as Pitta.

Records
No. 54 Mississippi State (10-6, 0-6 SEC)
No. 37 Florida (5-6, 2-4 SEC)

Match Notes
• The Bulldogs are still 10-3 at home this season
• Cohen and Tagliente recorded their first ever SEC victory as a pair.

Up Next
No. 54 Mississippi State will be back in action on Sunday, March 14, to take on No. 11 Auburn and Mississippi Valley State at 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. respectively

Match Results
Doubles:
1. Alicia Dudeney/Bente Spee (UF) def. Gianna Oboniye/Athina Pitta (MSU) 6-3
2. Emma Cohen/Alessia Tagliente (MSU) def. Talia Neilson-Gatenby/Noemie Oliveras (UF) 6-2
3. Nikola Daubnerova/Rachel Gallis (UF) def. Jayna Clemens/Chiara Di Genova (MSU) 6-0
Order of finish: (3,2,1)

Singles:
1. No. 50 Rachel Gallis (UF) def. Gianna Oboniye (MSU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Alicia Dudeney (UF) def. Carolina Troiano (MSU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Talia Neilson-Gatenby (UF) def. Alessia Tagliente (MSU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Athina Pitta (MSU) vs. Nikki Daubernova (UF) 7-5, 1-3, unfinished
5. Jayna Clemens (MSU) vs. Bente Spee (UF) 1-6, 4-2, unfinished
6. Chiara Di Genova (MSU) vs. Noemie Oliveras (UF) 6-7(4), 0-1, unfinished
Order of finish: (1,2,3)

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