GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The 64th-ranked and 13th-seeded Mississippi State women’s tennis squad fell 4-1 to the 30th-ranked and fifth-seeded Arkansas on Thursday in the second round of the 2022 SEC Championship at Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex.
Arkansas earned an early 1-0 lead after claiming the doubles point. On Court 2, Razorback’s Laura Rijkers and Lenka Stara downed Emmanouela Antonaki and Marta Falceto 6-1 and State’s Chloé Cirotte and Alexandra Mikhailuk fell to Indianna Spink and Kelly Keller 6-2.
Magda Adaloglou and Tamara Racine were well on their way to taking down the 45th-ranked tandem of Tatum Rice and Morgan Cross, but the match went unfinished as MSU had the lead at 5-2.
In singles, No. 76 Antonaki took down the 68th-ranked Razorback Tatum Rice in straight sets 6-1, 6-2. Antonaki has now won five consecutive SEC matches and is still ranked third all-time in career singles wins with 79.
Razorback Kelly Keller took the match is straight sets against Adaloglou 6-3, 6-4 and Racine dropped to Spink 6-0, 6-3. Cirotte lost to Lenka Stara in straight sets 6-3, 6-2.
All remaining matches were then suspended. Falceto secured the first set 7-6(1) and was up in the second set 3-2. Razorback Cross took the first set 6-3 against Mikhailuk and was up for 4-3 in the second set.
The Bulldogs conclude their season 12-15 overall and 2-11 in conference play.
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No. 30 Arkansas 4, No. 64 Mississippi State 1
Gainesville, Fla. | Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex
April 21, 2022
Doubles
1. Tamara Racine/Magda Adaloglou (MSU) vs. #45 Tatum Rice/Morgan Cross (ARKW) 5-2, unfinished
2. Laura Rijkers/Lenka Stara (ARKW) def. Emmanouela Antonaki/Marta Falceto (MSU) 6-1
3. Indianna Spink/Kelly Keller (ARKW) def. Chloé Cirotte/Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) 6-2
Order of finish: (2,3)
Singles
1. #76 Emmanouela Antonaki (MSU) def. #68 Tatum Rice (ARKW) 6-1, 6-2
2. Kelly Keller (ARKW) def. Magda Adaloglou (MSU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Indianna Spink (ARKW) def. Tamara Racine (MSU) 6-0, 6-3
4. Lenka Stara (ARKW) def. Chloé Cirotte (MSU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Morgan Cross (ARKW) vs. Alexandra Mikhailuk (MSU) 6-2, 4-3, unfinished
6. Marta Falceto (MSU) vs. Laura Rijkers…
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