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Alabama Women’s Tennis Falls the Mississippi State in SEC Championships, 4-3
4/19/2021 8:35:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Crimson Tide won the doubles point and at No. 2 and No. 4 singles
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's tennis team fell to Mississippi State in the Southeastern Conference Championships by a score of 4-3 Monday afternoon at the Alabama Tennis Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
In a match that came down a tiebreaker on the final court, Alabama started things off by winning the doubles point in a tiebreaker. Alba Cortina Pou and Anna Parkhomenko earned the win at No. 2 doubles, while Anne Marie Hiser and Sydney Riley clinched the doubles point with a 7-6(5) win at No. 3.
Cortina Pou came back and picked up a straight-set win at No. 2 singles, while Parkhomenko also won in straight sets at No. 4 single. With the scored tied 3-3, the match came down Court 5. Hiser battled to a tiebreak in set two, which went all the 13-11 before the freshman came up just short of splitting and moving on to a third and deciding set.
The SEC Championships continues Tuesday, starting at 9 a.m. and continues through Friday.
Alabama Head Coach Jenny Mainz Said
"We lost a heartbreaker today that could have gone either way. I credit Mississippi State and the tenacity and toughness they showed. They bounced back after losing a very close doubles point. I'm proud of our Alabama team and the fight and competitive character we demonstrated. We've played hard with grit and determination all season and today was no different. Through the course of the season, we've improved, we've come together as a team and we've overcome a lot of adversity. We're optimistic that we'll qualify for NCAA'S. Overall, this match was exactly what we expected, hard fought and down to the last match on the court. We gave ourselves an opportunity to win today and we left it all out on the court. We had a lot of great things happen today with Alba winning a big one at No. 2 singles and Anna fighting back after being down 1-5 in the first set to win in straight sets. Anne Marie Hiser ran out of time today. She is the epitome of everything our Alabama programs stands for and fervently battled until the bitter end."
No. 39 Mississippi State 4, No. 41 Alabama 3
Singles
- No. 1 #27 Emma Antonaki (MS) def. Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
- No. 2. Alba Cortina Pou (UA) def. Magda Adaloglou (MS) 6-4, 6-1
- No. 3 Tamara Racine (MS) def. Moka Ito (UA) 6-3, 6-3
- No. 4 Anna Parkhomenko (UA) def. Lilian Poling (MS) 7-5, 6-3
- No. 5 Alexandra Mikhailuk (MS) def. Anne Marie Hiser (UA) 6-1, 7-6 (13-11)
- No. 6 Chloe Cirotte (MS) def. Sydney Riley (UA) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles
- No. 1 #18 Tamara Racine/Magda Adaloglou (MS) def. #74 Moka Ito/Loudmilla Bencheikh (UA) 6-0
- No. 2 Anne Marie Hiser/Sydney Riley (UA) def. Emma Antonaki/Marta Falceto (MS) 7-6 (7-5)
- No. 3 Alba Cortina Pou/Anna Parkhomenko (UA) def. Chloe Cirotte/Alexandra Mikhailuk (MS) 6-4
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