2015-16 Women's Tennis Roster
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Rentouli, Anastasia
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Anastasia Rentouli
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School/Previous School:
- Papagos HS
- Hometown:
- Athens, Greece
Bio
Career
Singles Record: 72-30 // 38-17 dual // 15-13 SECDoubles Record: 51-30 // 27-17 dual // 8-11 SEC
Highest National Singles Ranking:36th (1/5/16)
Highest National Doubles Ranking:61st (3/22/16)
Awards/Honors
SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2019)
ITA Southern Region Arthur Ashe, Jr. Leadership & Sportsmanship Award, 2x (2018, 2019)
Spirit of State Award (2019)
Wilson ITA Promoter of the Year (2019)
ITA Southern Region Cissy Leary Sportsmanship Award (2018)
Second Team All-SEC, 2x (2018, 2019)
SEC Community Service Team, 3x (2017, 2018, 2019)
SEC Player of the Week, 2x (3/21/18, 3/6/2019)
ITA Scholar-Athlete (2016, 2017)
SEC Academic Honor Roll (2016, 2017)
Senior (2018-19)
Singles Record: 24-6 // 15-2 dual // 6-1 SECDoubles Record: 17-14 // 12-11 dual // 4-8 SEC
Highest National Singles Ranking: 125th (2x: 9/11/18, 5/1/19)
Awards/Honors
ITA Southern Region Arthur Ashe, Jr. Leadership & Sportsmanship Award (2019)
SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2019)
Second Team All-SEC (2019)
Spirit of State Award (2019)
Wilson ITA Promoter of the Year (2019)
SEC Community Service Team (2019)
SEC Player of the Week (3/6/2019)
FALL:
- Opened her final season with a 9-4 singles mark and 5-3 in doubles
- Tabbed the nation’s 125th-ranked player in the ITA’s pre-fall rankings (9/11/18)
- Earned her fifth career victory over a ranked opponent on Sept. 22 against North Carolina’s 82nd-ranked Chloe Ouellet-Pizer at the Debbie Southern Fall Classic
- Grabbed two straights triumphs at the ITA All-American Championships to advance to the singles prequalifying Round of 16
- Recorded three straight victories at the ITA Southern Regional Championships to make her one of two Bulldogs to advance to the singles quarterfinals
- Went 2-3 in doubles with fellow senior Janina Braun, making the tandem 6-6 overall through two seasons
- Ended fall singles with a 2-1 mark at the ASU Thunderbird Invite, collecting wins against host Arizona State’s Tereza Kolarova and Washington’s Kenadi Hance
- Concluded her final fall going undefeated in doubles at the Thunderbird Invite alongside rookie Emma Antonaki, leaving the pair the only duo of the tournament to go unbeaten
SPRING:
- Earned her second straight ITA Southern Region Arthur Ashe, Jr. Leadership and Sportsmanship Award
- Became the first in program history to be named the SEC women’s tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
- Finished her spectacular well-rounded career on a high note, winning two in a row and seven of her last eight, while only dropping two matches all spring
- Posted three ranked victories in the dual-match season
- Ousted Florida’s Victoria Emma after dropping the first set to aid in MSU’s first-ever win over the Gators (3/3)
- Clinched the Bulldogs’ win over Missouri with a three-set decision over Risa Fukutoku (3/29).
- Posted a straight-set win over 59th-ranked NCAA Singles qualifier Jessica Golovin in a Senior Day victory over LSU (4/14)
- Capped off her career with a three-set triumph over Texas A&M’s 69th-ranked Jayci Goldsmith in the 2019 SEC Championship (4/18)
Junior (2017-18)
Singles Record: 22-7 // 14-4 dual // 7-2 SEC
Doubles Record: 17-14 // 13-9 dual // 5-6 SEC
Awards/Honors
ITA Southern Region Arthur Ashe, Jr. Leadership & Sportsmanship Award (2018)ITA Southern Region Cissy Leary Sportsmanship Award (2018)
Second Team All-SEC (2018)
SEC Community Service Team (2018)
SEC Player of the Week (3/21/18)
FALL:
- Finished third in Flight 2 at the Debbie Southern Fall Classic
- Advanced to the Round of 16 in singles at the ITA Southern Regional Championships
- Crowned champion of the Heather Geros Draw at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic
- Ended the fall slate on a three-match winning streak
- Completed the fall with an 8-3 singles record and led the squad with a 72.7 winning percentage
- In doubles, had a 4-5 record pairing primarily with Janina Braun, going 4-3 as a duo
- Braun and Rentouli advanced to the championship match of the Erin Routliffe Draw at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic
SPRING:
- Earned Second Team All-SEC laurels, the first conference honor of her career
- Clinched an incredible five-straight matches in SEC play for the Bulldogs from March 10 to March 25—all in three sets
- Downed Vanderbilt’s 98th-ranked Amanda Meyer to clinch the Bulldogs’ upset victory over the second-ranked Commodores
- Followed that win up with a three-set victory over Diana Tkachenko of Kentucky to clinch MSU’s 4-0 win against the No. 14 Wildcats, earning league Player of the Week honors the following Wednesday
- Led the Maroon and White with a 14-4 dual match ledger in singles, while also winning a team-high 22 singles bouts and a squad-best 7-2 mark in the powerful SEC
- Won 11 of 12 singles matches at one point during the spring and was undefeated in three-set affairs in 2017-18 (8-0)
- In doubles, teamed up with Sara Lizariturry to go 13-9 in dual match battles, primarily at No. 3 doubles
- The duo won six straight from Feb. 4-March 3 and opened by winning 11 of its first 14 bouts
Sophomore (2016-17)
Singles Record: 12-12 // 7-8 Dual Match // 2-6 SEC
Doubles Record: 9-6 // 5-3 Dual Match // 1-2 SEC
Highest Singles Ranking: 75th (9/13/16)
Awards/Honors:
SEC Community Service Team (2017)
FALL:
- Was a participant at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships
- Advanced to the championship match of Flight 3 at the Furman Fall Classic
- Made it to the championship match of the Myke Loomis Draw at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic
- In doubles, crowned the champion of Flight 3 at the Furman Fall Classic with teammate Sara Lizariturry
SPRING:
- Finished the season 12-12 with a 7-8 dual match record
- Represented MSU on court 4 for the majority of the season
- Clinched a team leading five matches
- They clinched wins for the Bulldogs against UAB, Louisiana Lafayette, Alcorn State, Georgia State and LSU
- The clinch against LSU secured MSU’s first back-to-back victory against LSU since 2005
- Rentouli clinched the 6-1 victory against LSU on April 2 for State’s largest margin of victory against a top-20 foe in program history
- Went undefeated the month of February
- Went 9-6 in doubles, with a 7-3 record coming with teammate Sara Lizariturry
- The duo aided in MSU clinching the doubles point against Texas A&M on March 31
Freshman (2015-16)
Singles Record: 29-7 // 17-5 Dual Match // 6-5 SEC
Doubles Record: 20-7 // 9-5 Dual Match // 2-3 SEC
Highest Singles Ranking: 36th (1/5/16)
Highest Doubles Ranking: 61st (3/22/16)
Doubles Record: 20-7 // 9-5 Dual Match // 2-3 SEC
Highest Singles Ranking: 36th (1/5/16)
Highest Doubles Ranking: 61st (3/22/16)
Awards/Honors:
2016 ITA Scholar Athlete
2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll
FALL
- Opened her career as a Bulldog by winning her first ten matches, including two at the USTA/ITA Southern Regional in Auburn, Ala.
- Picked up two top 90 victories and one coming in the top 55
- Advanced to the semifinals of the A Draw at the USTA/ITA Southern Regional
- Advanced to the final match of the Courtney McLane Draw at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic
- Won ten doubles matches when paired with Georgiana Patrasc, the two were crowned champions of the consolation bracket at the USTA/ITA Southern Regional
SPRING:
- Much like how she opened the fall, started the spring off by winning her first ten matches, including a clinching win against No. 73 Southern Miss
- Picked up a win against Arkansas’ Makenzie Craft on April 21, helping the Bulldogs advance to the SEC Championship quarterfinals for the second year in a row
- Defeated Virginia Tech’s Raluco Mita, aiding in State’s advance to the 2nd round of the 2016 NCAA Championships
- Finished tied for fourth on the Season Singles Wins list after collecting her 29 singles victories
- Stands third on the Season Singles Winning Percentage list with her win percentage being .806 in her first season
Pre-Mississippi State
- Attended Papagos High School in Athens, Greece
- Has been a staple in ITF and European competition since 2012, when she won the U16 Greek National Championships in both singles and doubles
- Captured two Team Europe tournaments in doubles and was a semifinalist in two more in 2012
- Ended the 2012 year ranked No. 1 in Greece Girls U16 competition
- Won three tournaments and advanced to the finals in three more in 2013
- Member of the 2013 U16 Greek National Teams in the European Winter Cups, Summer Cups and the European Championship>
- Ended 2013 ranked third in Greece U16 competition and second in U18 play
- Won two national tournaments in singles and doubles in 2014 and 2015
- Also won an ITF Junior Tournament in doubles during that stretch
- In addition, she also advanced to the finals four more times in ITF Junior competition, including three in singles play
- Finished 2014 as a member of the Greek U18 National Team and was the U18 Greek National Champion in singles
- Gained the top U18 Girls ranking in Greece in February 2014, maintaining that position throughout the year
- Currently a 2015 Greek National Champion in doubles and has won one ITF Junior Tournament in singles
- Has been ranked as high as No. 270 worldwide in the ITF Juniors Ranking, a career best
Personal
- Native of Athens, Greece
- Born on December 18, 1997
- Double majoring in Finance and Marketing with a minor in Public Relations
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