Alabama Women’s Tennis Hosts Mississippi State, Ole Miss In Weekend Matches

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama Women's Tennis team (7-4, 0-1 SEC) returns home to host Mississippi State (10-3, 0-2 SEC) and Ole Miss (7-3, 1-1 SEC), after two weeks on the road. First serve between the Tide and the Bulldogs is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT on Friday, while UA and Ole Miss face off Sunday at 1 p.m. CT.

The Matches

Mississippi State:

Date: Friday, March 10
Time: 3 p.m. CT
Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Venue: Alabama Tennis Stadium

Ole Miss:

Date: Sunday, March 12
Time: 1 p.m. CT
Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Venue: Alabama Tennis Stadium

How to Follow

Links to live scoring and the video stream will be available at RollTide.com
Updates will be provided on the team's Twitter account @AlabamaWTN

The Crimson Tide

The Tide enters the weekend with a 7-4 overall record
Alabama is coming off a 4-3 loss against then-ranked No. 8 Auburn
No. 96 Loudmilla Bencheikh leads the Tide at the top of the lineup as she holds an 8-3 record
Bencheikh clinched her first win over a ranked opponent this season against Auburn's then-ranked No. 28 Ariana Arsenault
Anna Parkhomenko also took her first win against a ranked opponent this season against Auburn's then-ranked No. 120 Kaitlyn Carnicella
In doubles, No. 58 Bencheikh and Anne Marie Hiser hold a 3-1 record after securing a win against Auburn's then-ranked No. 21 Ariana Arseneault and Carolyn Ansari

Scouting the Bulldogs

Mississippi State enters the match with a 10-3 record which includes a 0-2 start in SEC play
The Bulldogs are coming off a win after sweeping Alabama A&M in a 7-0 match
The win against Alabama A&M is the latest of the Bulldogs' six sweeps this season
Two of Mississippi States' three losses came against teams ranked in the top 25: then-ranked No. 14 Iowa State, then-ranked No. 18 Vanderbilt and Kentucky
Alabama leads the all-time series, 35-17
In the last meeting between the two teams in 2022, the Bulldogs took a 4-2 win
No. 88 Maria Rizzolo leads the team in singles, posting a 5-4 record

Scouting the Rebels

Ole Miss ranks 58^th in the latest ITA rankings
The Rebels enter the match against UA with a 7-3 overall record and a 1-1 record in conference
The team will face Auburn Friday before travel to Tuscaloosa for its match against the Tide on Sunday
Alabama trails the all-time series 35-17
In the last meeting between the two teams in 2022, the Rebels took a 4-2 win over the Tide
No. 93 Ludmila Kareisova leads Ole Miss in singles at the number two spot
In doubles, No. 59 Kareisova and Anaelle Leclercq-Ficher are 6-1 at the top of the ladder

Get all the latest information on the team by following @AlabamaWTN on Twitter and Facebook and AlabamaWTN on Instagram. General athletic news can also be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and AlabamaAthletics on Facebook.

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