Friday, March 13
Starkville
3 p.m.
Mississippi State
vs
Vanderbilt
MSU Returns to Starkville for a Pair of SEC Matches
March 11, 2026 | Women's Tennis
STARKVILLE, Miss. โ No. 46 Mississippi State women's tennis returns home to Starkville for a couple of conference matches against No. 16 Vanderbilt and Missouri.
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The Bulldogs will open the weekend with a ranked test against No. 16 Vanderbilt on March 13 at 3 p.m. before hosting Missouri on March 15 at 11 a.m. at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre.
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Mississippi State enters the week following a road trip to Texas where they faced two ranked opponents. The Bulldogs fell to No. 8 Texas A&M, 7-0, on March 5 in College Station before dropping a 4-1 decision to No. 14 Texas later in the week.
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State currently sit at No. 46 in the latest ITA team rankings. In doubles play, two MSU pairings represent the maroon and white. Gianna Oboniye and Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz sits at No. 18 and Chiara Di Genova and Kempenaers-Pocz slide into slot No. 71.
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Di Genova and Kempenaers-Pocz delivered key performances in recent matches, helping secure the doubles point against Tennessee and Kentucky. The duo defeated Tennessee's No. 21-ranked pair of Catherine Aulia and Leyla Britez Risso, 6-4, before earning a 7-5 win over Kentucky's Zoe Hammond and Julia Zhu.
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No. 16 Vanderbilt enters the matchup with momentum after earning two top-15 wins in Nashville, defeating No. 1 Georgia 4-2 and No. 11 South Carolina 4-1. Mississippi State will look to bounce back after a 7-0 loss to the Commodores last season. The Bulldogs' last victory over Vanderbilt came in 2018 in Starkville, 4-3.
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Missouri will travel to No. 29 Alabama on March 13 before heading to Starkville for Sunday's contest. The Tigers are coming off a pair of losses against No. 1 Georgia and No. 11 South Carolina. Missouri claimed the last meeting between the programs in 2025 with a 4-3 win in Columbia, while Mississippi State's most recent victory over the Tigers came in 2024 by a 4-1 score.
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For more information on the Bulldog women's tennis program, visitย HailState.comย or follow "HailStateWT" on X, Instagram, and Facebook.
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The Bulldogs will open the weekend with a ranked test against No. 16 Vanderbilt on March 13 at 3 p.m. before hosting Missouri on March 15 at 11 a.m. at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre.
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Mississippi State enters the week following a road trip to Texas where they faced two ranked opponents. The Bulldogs fell to No. 8 Texas A&M, 7-0, on March 5 in College Station before dropping a 4-1 decision to No. 14 Texas later in the week.
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State currently sit at No. 46 in the latest ITA team rankings. In doubles play, two MSU pairings represent the maroon and white. Gianna Oboniye and Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz sits at No. 18 and Chiara Di Genova and Kempenaers-Pocz slide into slot No. 71.
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Di Genova and Kempenaers-Pocz delivered key performances in recent matches, helping secure the doubles point against Tennessee and Kentucky. The duo defeated Tennessee's No. 21-ranked pair of Catherine Aulia and Leyla Britez Risso, 6-4, before earning a 7-5 win over Kentucky's Zoe Hammond and Julia Zhu.
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No. 16 Vanderbilt enters the matchup with momentum after earning two top-15 wins in Nashville, defeating No. 1 Georgia 4-2 and No. 11 South Carolina 4-1. Mississippi State will look to bounce back after a 7-0 loss to the Commodores last season. The Bulldogs' last victory over Vanderbilt came in 2018 in Starkville, 4-3.
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Missouri will travel to No. 29 Alabama on March 13 before heading to Starkville for Sunday's contest. The Tigers are coming off a pair of losses against No. 1 Georgia and No. 11 South Carolina. Missouri claimed the last meeting between the programs in 2025 with a 4-3 win in Columbia, while Mississippi State's most recent victory over the Tigers came in 2024 by a 4-1 score.
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For more information on the Bulldog women's tennis program, visitย HailState.comย or follow "HailStateWT" on X, Instagram, and Facebook.
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