Friday, April 2
Starkville
3:00 PM
Mississippi State
1
vs
4
Ole Miss
Photo by: Mississippi State Athletics
No. 40 Mississippi State Drops 4-1 Decision To No. 27 Ole Miss
April 02, 2021 | Women's Tennis
STARKVILLE – The 40th-ranked Mississippi State women's tennis team grabbed an inspired doubles point early on but ultimately fell 4-1 to No. 27 Ole Miss in a tight rivalry battle Friday at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre.
With the setback, State dropped to 10-9, 2-9 in SEC play, while the Rebels improved to 9-7, 5-5 in conference play.
The Bulldogs drew first blood after winning an exciting doubles point to start the match. Chloé Cirotte and Alexandra Mikhailuk made quick work of the Rebels' duo Lillian Gabrielsen and Tereza Janatova, with a 6-2 triumph on court 3. State's 14th-ranked tandem of Magda Adaloglou and Tamara Racine then fell by the same 6-2 score to Alexa Bortles and Anna Vrbenska at the top spot in the lineup.
The Bulldog duo of Emma Antonaki and Marta Falceto then fought back from 5-3 down, winning four consecutive games to oust Rebels Tiphanie Fiquet and Sabina Machalova 7-5 at the No. 2 position to clinch the doubles point and a 1-0 advantage for the Bulldogs.
Ole Miss then claimed four of the six first sets in singles, including three critical tiebreakers, and go on to eventually win the first four matches finished to clinch the team victory.
Reka Zadori evened the score for the Rebels at 1-1 as she downed MSU's Falceto 6-1, 6-0 on court 6. On court 3, MSU's Adaloglou saw her eight-match win streak come to an end when UM's 110th-ranked Janatova handed the 74th-ranked Bulldog a 7-6(5), 6-2 defeat.
MSU's Racine took the first set 6-4 with Ole Miss' No. 63 Fiquet at No. 2, but the Rebel fought back to claim the next two sets 6-1, 6-2 for a 3-1 UM advantage in the contest. State's Mikhailuk was one point shy of claiming the first set on court 4, but UM's Vrbenska pushed the set to a tiebreaker, where Mikhailuk ended up falling 7-6(4). Vrbenska went on to best Mikhailuk in a tight 7-6(4), 6-4 decision to clinch the victory for Ole Miss.
The remaining two matches were suspended at that point. State's 32nd-ranked Antonaki was battling the Rebels' 28th-ranked Machalova in a top 35 singles battle on court 1. Antonaki dropped a close first set 7-6(3) before convincingly taking the second 6-0. Machalova led 5-3 in the third when play was halted. MSU's true freshman Cirotte had rallied from a set down and led Ole Miss' Gabrielsen 2-6, 7-5, 4-1 at the No. 5 spot when play was suspended.
Next Up
The Bulldogs will continue their five-match homestand next weekend as they host No. 21 Kentucky (Apr. 8, 3 p.m.) and No. 19 Vanderbilt (Apr. 10, 12 p.m.) in two more important battles that will conclude the 2021 regular season for State.
For more information on Mississippi State women's tennis team, visit HailState.com and follow "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#27 Ole Miss 4, #40 Mississippi State 1
April 2, 2021
Starkville, Miss. – A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre
Doubles
1. Alexa Bortles/Anna Vrbenska (UM) def. #14 Magda Adaloglou/Tamara Racine (MSU) 2-6
2. Emma Antonaki/Marta Falceto (MSU) def. Tiphanie Fiquet/Sabina Machalova (UM) 7-5
3. Chloé Cirotte/Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) def. Lillian Gabrielsen/Tereza Janatova (UM) 6-2
Order of finish: 3,1,2
Singles
1. #28 Sabina Machalova (UM) vs. #32 Emma Antonaki (MSU) 7-6(3), 0-6, 5-3, susp.
2. #63 Tiphanie Fiquet (UM) def. Tamara Racine (MSU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
3. #110 Tereza Janatova (UM) def. #74 Magda Adaloglou (MSU) 7-6(5), 6-2
4. Anna Vrbenska (UM) def. Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) 7-6(4), 6-4
5. Chloe Cirotte (MSU) vs. Lillian Gabrielsen (UM) 2-6, 7-5, 4-1, susp.
6. Reka Zadori (UM) def. Marta Falceto (MSU) 6-1, 6-0
Order of finish: 6,3,2,4
With the setback, State dropped to 10-9, 2-9 in SEC play, while the Rebels improved to 9-7, 5-5 in conference play.
The Bulldogs drew first blood after winning an exciting doubles point to start the match. Chloé Cirotte and Alexandra Mikhailuk made quick work of the Rebels' duo Lillian Gabrielsen and Tereza Janatova, with a 6-2 triumph on court 3. State's 14th-ranked tandem of Magda Adaloglou and Tamara Racine then fell by the same 6-2 score to Alexa Bortles and Anna Vrbenska at the top spot in the lineup.
The Bulldog duo of Emma Antonaki and Marta Falceto then fought back from 5-3 down, winning four consecutive games to oust Rebels Tiphanie Fiquet and Sabina Machalova 7-5 at the No. 2 position to clinch the doubles point and a 1-0 advantage for the Bulldogs.
Ole Miss then claimed four of the six first sets in singles, including three critical tiebreakers, and go on to eventually win the first four matches finished to clinch the team victory.
Reka Zadori evened the score for the Rebels at 1-1 as she downed MSU's Falceto 6-1, 6-0 on court 6. On court 3, MSU's Adaloglou saw her eight-match win streak come to an end when UM's 110th-ranked Janatova handed the 74th-ranked Bulldog a 7-6(5), 6-2 defeat.
MSU's Racine took the first set 6-4 with Ole Miss' No. 63 Fiquet at No. 2, but the Rebel fought back to claim the next two sets 6-1, 6-2 for a 3-1 UM advantage in the contest. State's Mikhailuk was one point shy of claiming the first set on court 4, but UM's Vrbenska pushed the set to a tiebreaker, where Mikhailuk ended up falling 7-6(4). Vrbenska went on to best Mikhailuk in a tight 7-6(4), 6-4 decision to clinch the victory for Ole Miss.
The remaining two matches were suspended at that point. State's 32nd-ranked Antonaki was battling the Rebels' 28th-ranked Machalova in a top 35 singles battle on court 1. Antonaki dropped a close first set 7-6(3) before convincingly taking the second 6-0. Machalova led 5-3 in the third when play was halted. MSU's true freshman Cirotte had rallied from a set down and led Ole Miss' Gabrielsen 2-6, 7-5, 4-1 at the No. 5 spot when play was suspended.
Next Up
The Bulldogs will continue their five-match homestand next weekend as they host No. 21 Kentucky (Apr. 8, 3 p.m.) and No. 19 Vanderbilt (Apr. 10, 12 p.m.) in two more important battles that will conclude the 2021 regular season for State.
For more information on Mississippi State women's tennis team, visit HailState.com and follow "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#27 Ole Miss 4, #40 Mississippi State 1
April 2, 2021
Starkville, Miss. – A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre
Doubles
1. Alexa Bortles/Anna Vrbenska (UM) def. #14 Magda Adaloglou/Tamara Racine (MSU) 2-6
2. Emma Antonaki/Marta Falceto (MSU) def. Tiphanie Fiquet/Sabina Machalova (UM) 7-5
3. Chloé Cirotte/Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) def. Lillian Gabrielsen/Tereza Janatova (UM) 6-2
Order of finish: 3,1,2
Singles
1. #28 Sabina Machalova (UM) vs. #32 Emma Antonaki (MSU) 7-6(3), 0-6, 5-3, susp.
2. #63 Tiphanie Fiquet (UM) def. Tamara Racine (MSU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
3. #110 Tereza Janatova (UM) def. #74 Magda Adaloglou (MSU) 7-6(5), 6-2
4. Anna Vrbenska (UM) def. Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) 7-6(4), 6-4
5. Chloe Cirotte (MSU) vs. Lillian Gabrielsen (UM) 2-6, 7-5, 4-1, susp.
6. Reka Zadori (UM) def. Marta Falceto (MSU) 6-1, 6-0
Order of finish: 6,3,2,4
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