STARKVILLE – Mississippi State women’s tennis fell to No. 4 Georgia 4-0 on Friday afternoon at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre.
In doubles, MSU’s Emmanouela Antonaki and Dharani Niroshan dropped to Mell Reasco and Dasha Vidmanova 6-2 on Court 1 while UGA’s tandem of Ania Hertel and Anastaiia Lopata clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 win over Sydney Hrehor and Alexandra Mikhailuk.
In singles, State’s Niroshan fell to No. 66 Mell Reasco 6-1, 6-1 as did Maria Rizzolo to Guillermina Grant 6-1, 6-4. No. 95 Antonaki was downed by third-ranked Lea Ma 6-3, 6-3.
The other three matches went unfinished with all courts being in the second set. Cohen lost the first set 6-4 to fifth-ranked Vidmanova but Cohen was up 4-2 in the second set before the match was called. Mikhailuk dropped the first set to UGA’s No. 68 Lopata 6-3 while the second was tied up at 4-4 in the second set.
Mississippi State’s Emily Surcey fell 6-4 in the first set to Mai Nirundorn and was down 3-1 in the second set before the match went unfinished.
MSU will close out its regular season on Sunday by hosting No. 14 Tennessee at 1 p.m. Prior to the match, the Bulldogs will honor the departing class of Antonaki, Cohen, Maddie Bemisderfer and Maddie McKee.
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No. 4 Georgia 4, Mississippi State 0
A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre | Starkville, Miss.
March 14, 2023
Doubles
1. Mell Reasco/Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. Emmanouela Antonaki/Dharani Niroshan (MSU) 6-2
2. Maddie Bemisderfer/Gia Cohen (MSU) vs. #38 Guillermina Grant/Mai Nirundorn (UGA) 4-3, unfinished
3. Ania Hertel/Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Sydney Hrehor/Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) 6-2
Order of finish: (1,3)
Singles
1. #3 Lea Ma (UGA) def. #95 Emmanouela Antonaki (MSU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Gia Cohen (MSU) vs. #5 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) 4-6, 4-2, unfinished
3. #66 Mell Reasco (UGA) def. Dharani Niroshan (MSU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) vs. #68 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) 3-6, 4-4, unfinished
5. Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. Maria Rizzolo (MSU) 6-1, 6-4
6. Emily Surcey (MSU) vs. Mai Nirundorn (UGA) 4-6, 1-3, unfinished
Order of finish: (3,1,5)
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