MSU Women's Tennis Hosts Florida Sunday Afternoon
STARKVILLE, Miss. ? Mississippi State’s Lady Bulldog tennis team hosts fourth-ranked Florida on Easter Sunday, March 23. The match with the Gators is slated for a 1 p.m. CT start.
MSU enters Sunday’s action with a 7-6 overall record. MSU dropped Friday’s match up with the Gamecocks of South Carolina 6-1. MSU’s Elna de Villiers claimed the lone point for the Bulldogs with her seventh straight singles victory.
The match on Sunday will mark the 27th meeting between State and Florida. The Gators are currently undefeated against the Lady Bulldogs all-time holding a 26-0 record. Florida is 10-1 in 2008 with their only loss coming against ninth-ranked Duke. They are 4-0 in league play. The Gators are the second top-5 team the Lady Bulldogs have played host to this season (#2 Georgia).
Following this weekend’s action, the Lady Bulldogs will remain at home to host 23rd-ranked Kentucky on Friday, March 28, at 2 p.m. CT and 11th-ranked Vanderbilt on Sunday, March 30, at 1 p.m. Both home matches will be part of 2008 Super Bulldog Weekend festivities.