Saturday, January 25
Durham, N.C.
9:00 AM
Mississippi State
3
vs
4
Tulsa
Photo by: Blake Williams/MSU Athletics
State Women’s Tennis Edged By Tulsa, 4-3, In ITA Kick-Off Weekend Opener
January 25, 2020 | Women's Tennis
by Mikaela Elizondo, Graduate Assistant/Communications
DURHAM, N.C. – The Mississippi State women's tennis squad was handed its first setback of the 2020 season in a nail-biter against Tulsa, 4-3, on Saturday in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend opener.
State clinched the doubles point after posting victories on courts 2 and 3. The 43rd-ranked duo of Magda Adaloglou and Tamara Racine fell at the top position in a 6-0 decision to Tulsa's No. 40 Martina Okalova and Vera Ploner. MSU's 45th-ranked pair of Emma Antonaki and Alexandra Mikhailuk responded by taking the next match by a 6-4 margin over Megan Hopton and Laia Conde Monfort at No. 2. On court three, State's Marta Falceto and Lizariturry secured the doubles point with a hard-fought 7-6(1) victory over TU's Elodie Foster and Shura Poppe.
In singles, the MSU junior Adaloglou made quick work of the Golden Hurricane's Ploner, taking the first singles match on court 3 6-1, 6-2 for a 2-0 MSU lead in the contest.
Tulsa battled back to 2-2 by claiming the next two matches off the court. The rookie Bulldog Falceto fell to Tulsa's Marina Davtyan 6-3, 6-0 on court 6, and State's 84th-ranked sophomore Antonaki dropped a 7-5, 6-2 decision to TU's 52nd-ranked Oklova at the top spot.
The Maroon and White went back on top at 3-2 when the sophomore Racine won a tough three-set battle over Tulsa's Poppe 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 at the No. 2 position.
But the Golden Hurricane would claim two three-set affairs on courts 4 and 5 to steal the match. Tulsa's Lian Benedejcic held off MSU freshman Valeria Nikolaev 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 at No. 5 before State newcomer Mikhailuk dropped a 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-4 decision to TU's Conde Monfort on court 4.
The Bulldogs will face either fifth-ranked host Duke or Kansas State in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend consolation match Sunday at 9 a.m. CT.
For more information on Mississippi State women's tennis team, visit HailState.com and follow "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Tulsa 4, Mississippi State 3
ITA Kick-Off Weekend
January 25, 2020
Durham, North Carolina – Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center
Doubles
1. #40 Martina Okalova/Vera Ploner (Tulsa) def. #43 Magda Adaloglou/Tamara Racine (MSU) 6-0
2. #45 Emma Antonaki/Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) def. Laia Conde Monfort/Megan Hopton (Tulsa) 6-4
3. Marta Falceto/Lizariturry (MSU) def. Shura Poppe/Elodie Foster (Tulsa) 7-6(1)
Order of finish: 1,2,3
Singles
1. #52 Martina Oklova (Tulsa) def. #84 Emma Antonaki (MSU) 7-5, 6-2
2. Tamara Racine (MSU) def. Shura Poppe (Tulsa) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
3. Magda Adaloglou (MSU) def. Vera Ploner (Tulsa) 6-1, 6-2
4. Laia Conde Monfort (Tulsa) def. Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-4
5. Lian Benedejcic (Tulsa) def. Valeria Nikolaev (MSU) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
6. Marina Davtyan (Tulsa) def. Marta Falceto (MSU) 6-3, 6-0
Order of finish: 3,6,1,2,5,4
DURHAM, N.C. – The Mississippi State women's tennis squad was handed its first setback of the 2020 season in a nail-biter against Tulsa, 4-3, on Saturday in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend opener.
State clinched the doubles point after posting victories on courts 2 and 3. The 43rd-ranked duo of Magda Adaloglou and Tamara Racine fell at the top position in a 6-0 decision to Tulsa's No. 40 Martina Okalova and Vera Ploner. MSU's 45th-ranked pair of Emma Antonaki and Alexandra Mikhailuk responded by taking the next match by a 6-4 margin over Megan Hopton and Laia Conde Monfort at No. 2. On court three, State's Marta Falceto and Lizariturry secured the doubles point with a hard-fought 7-6(1) victory over TU's Elodie Foster and Shura Poppe.
In singles, the MSU junior Adaloglou made quick work of the Golden Hurricane's Ploner, taking the first singles match on court 3 6-1, 6-2 for a 2-0 MSU lead in the contest.
Tulsa battled back to 2-2 by claiming the next two matches off the court. The rookie Bulldog Falceto fell to Tulsa's Marina Davtyan 6-3, 6-0 on court 6, and State's 84th-ranked sophomore Antonaki dropped a 7-5, 6-2 decision to TU's 52nd-ranked Oklova at the top spot.
The Maroon and White went back on top at 3-2 when the sophomore Racine won a tough three-set battle over Tulsa's Poppe 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 at the No. 2 position.
But the Golden Hurricane would claim two three-set affairs on courts 4 and 5 to steal the match. Tulsa's Lian Benedejcic held off MSU freshman Valeria Nikolaev 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 at No. 5 before State newcomer Mikhailuk dropped a 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-4 decision to TU's Conde Monfort on court 4.
The Bulldogs will face either fifth-ranked host Duke or Kansas State in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend consolation match Sunday at 9 a.m. CT.
For more information on Mississippi State women's tennis team, visit HailState.com and follow "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Tulsa 4, Mississippi State 3
ITA Kick-Off Weekend
January 25, 2020
Durham, North Carolina – Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center
Doubles
1. #40 Martina Okalova/Vera Ploner (Tulsa) def. #43 Magda Adaloglou/Tamara Racine (MSU) 6-0
2. #45 Emma Antonaki/Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) def. Laia Conde Monfort/Megan Hopton (Tulsa) 6-4
3. Marta Falceto/Lizariturry (MSU) def. Shura Poppe/Elodie Foster (Tulsa) 7-6(1)
Order of finish: 1,2,3
Singles
1. #52 Martina Oklova (Tulsa) def. #84 Emma Antonaki (MSU) 7-5, 6-2
2. Tamara Racine (MSU) def. Shura Poppe (Tulsa) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
3. Magda Adaloglou (MSU) def. Vera Ploner (Tulsa) 6-1, 6-2
4. Laia Conde Monfort (Tulsa) def. Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-4
5. Lian Benedejcic (Tulsa) def. Valeria Nikolaev (MSU) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
6. Marina Davtyan (Tulsa) def. Marta Falceto (MSU) 6-3, 6-0
Order of finish: 3,6,1,2,5,4
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