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Tennis Secures Ranked Win Over No. 55 Mississippi State
3/2/2025 6:16:00 PM | Tennis
COLUMBIA, Mo. - University of Missouri tennis defeated No. 55 Mississippi State, 4-3, at Green Tennis Center on Sunday, March 2. Missouri is now 10-3 (1-2 SEC), and Mississippi State is 9-3 (0-3 SEC). The win marks Missouri's first victory against a nationally ranked team since March 11, 2022, when it defeated No. 43 Kentucky, 4-3.
The Tigers started off hot and earned the doubles point, winning two of the three matches. Junior Andrea Artimedi and senior Mary Brumfield won on court three, 6-2. To clinch the hard-fought doubles point, freshman Zoe Lazar and Graduate student Lailaa Bashir won on court two, 7-5.
Lazar continued continued to push, finishing first on court four with a win, 7-5, 6-2. On court two, winning the first set 7-5 and tied at six, Senior Inah Canete won the second-set tiebreak 7-2 to claim the match. Next up was Brumfield, who fought hard and forced a third set but fell short on court one 4-6, 6-4, 4-6. Clinching the ranked win for the Tigers was Artimedi on court five, 6-4,6-3.
Head Coach Bianca Turati
"Incredible team effort today. Mississippi State came here ranked No. 55, with several good wins earlier this season. There was a good level of tennis on all courts. I am proud of how the team handled the tension of the match. We started strong, fighting hard and winning the doubles point with Zoe and Lailaa saving a match point on court three. After that, we knew it would also be a battle in singles. Big congrats to Zoe, who also showed up today in singles. That was a good win for Inah. She found a way to finish it when the match got very tight, especially in the second set. Andrea gave a great performance to close out the match. She held her nerves and played with courage to finish it off. As we move forward, we will keep working hard with the awareness that we can do some damage in this conference."
Up Next
The Tigers will head out of town for a weekend trip to Norman, Oklahoma on Friday, March 7, competing at 5 p.m. CT against the No. 12 Sooners. Missouri then heads straight to Fayetteville, Arkansas on Sunday, March 9, competing at noon CT against the No. 70 Razorbacks.
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Full Results
Missouri 4, Mississippi State 3
Doubles
1. Gianna Oboniye / Athina Pitta (MS) def. Inah Canete / Korina Roso (MIZ), 6-2
2. Lailaa Bashir / Zoe Lazar (MIZ) def. Jayna Clemens / Chiara Di Genova (MS), 7-5
3. Andrea Artimedi / Mary Brumfield def. Emma Cohen / Alessia Tagliente (MS), 6-2
Order of Finish: 1,3,2
Singles
1. Gianna Oboniye (MS) def. Mary Brumfield (MIZ), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
2. Inah Canete (MIZ) def. Maria Rizzolo (MS), 7-5, 7-6
3. Alessia Tagliente (MS) def. Lailaa Bashir (MIZ), 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
3. Zoe Lazar (MIZ) def. Carolina Troiano (MS), 7-5, 6-2
4. Andrea Artimedi (MIZ) def. Chiara Di Genova (MS), 6-4, 6-3
5. Jayna Clemens (MS) def. Gian Octa (MIZ), 6-1, 6-4
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 1, 3, 5, 6
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