No. 44 Mississippi State Collects a Loss on the Road

Thursday, March 26

Auburn, Ala.

5 p.m.

Mississippi State

Auburn

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No. 44 Mississippi State Collects a Loss on the Road

March 26, 2026 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

By: Sophia Karavantos-Schnur, Athletic Communications

AUBURN, Ala. – Mississippi State women's tennis falls to No. 2 Auburn, 7-0

Auburn gained early momentum by collecting the doubles point with victories on courts three and two.

In singles play, the Bulldogs battled, but the Tigers clinched the match with wins on all six courts.

Up Next
Mississippi State will head to Gainesville for a matchup against Florida on March 28 at 11 a.m. CT.

Match Results vs. Auburn
Doubles
1. Chiara Di Genova/ Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz (MSST) vs. DJ Bennett/ Ava Esposito (AU) – 4-2 unf.
2. Angella Okutoyi/ Merna Refaat (AU) def. Athina Pitta/ Gianna Oboniye (MSST) – 6-2
3. Ashton Bowers/ Ekaterina Khairutdinova (AU) def. Emma Cohen/ Thessy Ntondele Zinga (MSST) – 6-0
Auburn won the Doubles Point
Order of Finish: 3, 2

Singles
1. DJ Bennett (AU) def. Gianna Oboniye (MSST) – 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
2. Angella Okutoyi (AU) def. Thessy Ntondele Zinga (MSST) – 6-2, 6-1
3. Merna Refaat (AU) def. Chiara Di Genova (MSST) – 6-1, 2-6, 6-4
4. Ashton Bowers (AU) def. Carolina Troiano (MSST) – 7-5, 6-2
5. Ava Esposito (AU) def. Mia Robinson (MSST) – 6-7 (7-9), 6-4, 1-0 (10-5)
6. Eva Ionescu (AU) def. Athina Pitta (MSST) – 6-0, 6-3
Order of Finish: 6, 2, 4, 1, 5, 3

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