No. 64 MSU Falls to No. 63 Kentucky

Friday, March 21

Lexington, Ky.

4 p.m. CT

Mississippi State

Kentucky

Photo by: Mississippi State Athletics

No. 64 MSU Falls to No. 63 Kentucky

March 21, 2025 | Women's Tennis

By: Peyton Burkhalter, Student Assistant

LEXINGTON – The Mississippi State women's tennis team dropped their match against the No. 63 Kentucky Wildcats 4-0 on Friday.

Doubles play saw several tight match ups and outstanding tennis overall, as Jayna Clemens and Chiara Di Genova defeated Ellie Myers and Julia Zhu, 6-4. The other two Kentucky pairs had to win seven games to stop the Bulldogs from securing the doubles point.

Tess Butcher, No. 59 Zoe Hammond and Lizzy Stevens of Kentucky all won their individual singles matches to defeat MSU.

Records
No. 64 Mississippi State (10-8, 0-8 SEC)
No. 63 Kentucky (8-8, 2-6 SEC)

Match Notes

Jayna Clemens and Chiara Di Genova secured their sixth doubles win and second SEC victory as a pair.

Up Next
No. 64 MSU will go up against No. 6 Tennessee in Knoxville at 12 p.m. CT on Sunday, Mar. 23.

Match Results
Doubles:
1. No. 65 Ellie Eades/Lizzy Stevens (UK) def. No. 72 Gianna Oboniye/Athina Pitta (MSU) 7-5
2. Asuncion Jadue/Zoe Hammond (UK) def. Emma Cohen/Alessia Tagliente (MSU) 7-6(3)
3. Jayna Clemens/Chiara Di Genova (MSU) def. Elie Myers/Julia Zhu (UK) 6-4
Order of finish: (3,1,2)

Singles:
1. No. 59 Zoe Hammond (UK) def. Gianna Oboniye (MSU) 6-4, 6-3
2. Carolina Troiano (MSU) vs. No. 95 Julia Zhu (UK) 6-4, 4-6, unfinished
3. Lizzy Stevens (UK) def. Alessia Tagliente (MSU) 6-3, 7-5
4. Tess Butcher (UK) def. Athina Pitta (MSU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Jayna Clemens (MSU) vs. Asuncion Jadue (UK) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0, unfinished
6. Chiara Di Genova (MSU) vs. Ellie Myers (UK) 5-7, 4-3, unfinished
Order of finish: (4,1,3)

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