Friday, March 23
Columbia, Mo.
5:00 PM
Mississippi State
at
Missouri
No. 24 MSU continues SEC play at Missouri Friday night.
Photo by: Blake Williams/MSU Athletics
No. 24 MSU Women’s Tennis Looks To Extend Win Streak At Missouri Friday
March 22, 2018 | Women's Tennis
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Looking to extend a three-match league winning streak, the 24th-ranked Mississippi State's women's tennis team (12-5, 3-3 SEC) hits the road for Missouri (11-8, 0-5 SEC) for a Friday night matchup. The match is slated for 5 p.m. CT at the Mizzou Tennis Complex.
After upsetting No. 2 and defending SEC Champion Vanderbilt, as well as No. 14 Kentucky, in exciting home matches last weekend, MSU made the biggest jump of anyone in the country in this week's ITA national rankings, going from unranked to No. 24.
"We definitely have some positive momentum and we are determined to keep it going," head coach Daryl Greenan said. "Every match provides plenty of challenges and adversity. We are all well aware that every team in our league is tough, and we are all excited about going back to battle tomorrow."
Last Time Out for MSU…
In their last outing Saturday, State knocked off No. 14 Kentucky 4-0. The Bulldog shutout was the first against the Wildcats in program history. State notched its 10th doubles point of the season as the tandem of Madison Harrison and Khrystyna Vozniak, along with the pair of Sara Lizariturry and Anastasia Rentouli, posted victories in doubles.
In singles, the senior Vozniak posted her second-straight conference win while State's Lizariturry won her fifth consecutive contest to remain undefeated in conference action. Clinching her third straight match, the reigning SEC Player of the Week Rentouli posted a come-from-behind victory to secure the 4-0 triumph for the Bulldogs.
About Missouri…
Missouri is coming off of a tough 4-2 loss to No. 40 LSU in Baton Rouge in their most recent outing. The Tigers are led by Serena Nash and Mackenzy Middlebrooks in singles. Combined, the two have an 18-10 dual match record. In doubles, Marta Oliveira and Clare Raley lead UM at the No. 1 position.
What to Note As MSU Faces Missouri
· MSU leads the all-time series against Missouri 5-1
· In the last meeting (2017), State defeated the Tigers, 4-0, in Starkville
· The Bulldogs currently hold a three-match win streak in the series
· Sophomore Bulldog Sara Lizariturry is currently on a five-match singles win streak and is 6-1 in dual matches
· Junior Anastasia Rentouli has won four in a row and leads State with a 10-2 dual match mark this spring; she has clinched all three of State's conference victories
· Senior Khrystyna Vozniak is 9-2 in dual matches this spring
· In doubles, Lizariturry and Rentouli hold MSU's best dual doubles mark at 11-3
Live Video/Stats
Live stats for Friday's match will be provided at statbroadcast.com.
Next Up For MSU…
MSU continues its current four-match SEC road swing Sunday, March 25, traveling to No. 46 Arkansas.
Social Media
For more information on the Mississippi State women's tennis program, follow "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
After upsetting No. 2 and defending SEC Champion Vanderbilt, as well as No. 14 Kentucky, in exciting home matches last weekend, MSU made the biggest jump of anyone in the country in this week's ITA national rankings, going from unranked to No. 24.
"We definitely have some positive momentum and we are determined to keep it going," head coach Daryl Greenan said. "Every match provides plenty of challenges and adversity. We are all well aware that every team in our league is tough, and we are all excited about going back to battle tomorrow."
Last Time Out for MSU…
In their last outing Saturday, State knocked off No. 14 Kentucky 4-0. The Bulldog shutout was the first against the Wildcats in program history. State notched its 10th doubles point of the season as the tandem of Madison Harrison and Khrystyna Vozniak, along with the pair of Sara Lizariturry and Anastasia Rentouli, posted victories in doubles.
In singles, the senior Vozniak posted her second-straight conference win while State's Lizariturry won her fifth consecutive contest to remain undefeated in conference action. Clinching her third straight match, the reigning SEC Player of the Week Rentouli posted a come-from-behind victory to secure the 4-0 triumph for the Bulldogs.
About Missouri…
Missouri is coming off of a tough 4-2 loss to No. 40 LSU in Baton Rouge in their most recent outing. The Tigers are led by Serena Nash and Mackenzy Middlebrooks in singles. Combined, the two have an 18-10 dual match record. In doubles, Marta Oliveira and Clare Raley lead UM at the No. 1 position.
What to Note As MSU Faces Missouri
· MSU leads the all-time series against Missouri 5-1
· In the last meeting (2017), State defeated the Tigers, 4-0, in Starkville
· The Bulldogs currently hold a three-match win streak in the series
· Sophomore Bulldog Sara Lizariturry is currently on a five-match singles win streak and is 6-1 in dual matches
· Junior Anastasia Rentouli has won four in a row and leads State with a 10-2 dual match mark this spring; she has clinched all three of State's conference victories
· Senior Khrystyna Vozniak is 9-2 in dual matches this spring
· In doubles, Lizariturry and Rentouli hold MSU's best dual doubles mark at 11-3
Live Video/Stats
Live stats for Friday's match will be provided at statbroadcast.com.
Next Up For MSU…
MSU continues its current four-match SEC road swing Sunday, March 25, traveling to No. 46 Arkansas.
Social Media
For more information on the Mississippi State women's tennis program, follow "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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