Antonaki Named To All-SEC Second Team

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – For the second straight year, Mississippi State women’s tennis standout Emmanouela Antonaki was selected for an award from the Southeastern Conference.  
 
On Thursday, Antonaki was named to the All-SEC second team after combining for 43 overall wins for the Bulldogs this season. 
 
Antonaki has earned an overall record of 22-16 in singles and 21-15 in doubles. Her career-best 21 doubles victories were the most for MSU during the 2021-22 campaign and her 22 singles wins are tied for the team lead. 
 
It was the third time she had posted at least 20 singles and doubles wins in a single season. 
 
The senior from Athens, Greece has accumulated a total of seven ranked wins during the season. Her highest ranked win came against Vanderbilt’s Anna Ross on the road on April 15. Antonaki is 10-3 against Southern Region opponents, 8-4 in dual play and 9-6 at home. 
 
Of Antonaki’s 15 dual match victories this spring, 10 of those came at the No. 1 position. She had four separate winning streaks of at least three matches. During SEC play, she strung together a five-match winning streak. Antonaki has remained in the ITA singles rankings the entire season, ranked as highly as 50^th nationally.
 
Antonaki was a first team All-SEC selection as well as an All-American last season. She hopes to continue her 2021-22 season at the NCAA Singles Championships in Urbana, Illinois next month. Draws will be announced on May 3. 
 
First Team All-SEC                                                           
Loudmilla Bencheikh, Alabama                 
Tatum Rice, Arkansas                
Carolyn Ansari, Auburn            
Ariana Arseneault, Auburn
Selin Ovunc, Auburn
McCartney Kessler, Florida
Mell Reasco, Georgia
Lea Ma, Georgia
Sabina Machalova, Ole Miss 
Ayana Akli, South Carolina
Sarah Hamner, South Carolina

Jayci Goldsmith, Texas A&M

Tatiana Makarova, Texas A&M

Carson Branstine, Texas A&M
Tenika McGiffin, Tennessee   
Rebeka Mertena, Tennessee
 
Second Team All-SEC
Petra Sedlackova, Alabama     
Alicia Dudeney, Florida
Marlee Zein, Florida
Morgan Coppoc, Georgia
Meg Kowalski, Georgia             
Dasha Vidmanvoa, Georgia     
Safiya Carrington,…