{"id":578711,"date":"2026-04-03T03:03:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T03:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/578711\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T03:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T03:03:11","slug":"womens-tennis-defeats-mississippi-state-in-4-3-thriller-ole-miss-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/578711\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Tennis Defeats Mississippi State in 4-3 Thriller – Ole Miss Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"

OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 After falling behind early, No. 45 Ole Miss women’s tennis stormed back to take down No. 51 Mississippi State, 4-3, in a match that came down to the final court on Thursday night at the Palmer\/Salloum Outdoor Tennis Center.
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\nOle Miss (10-9, 4-8 SEC) was able to put together a win against in-state rival No. 51
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\nIn doubles, the Bulldogs (15-9, 3-9 SEC) made a statement, winning decisively on courts one and two. Beatrice Stagno<\/a> and Brooklyn Olson’s<\/a> doubles court would go unfinished, but they came close to closing out their match against Thessy Ntondele Zinga and Emma Cohen, for they held a 5-3 advantage before play concluded.
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\nThe Rebels responded quickly in singles, with No. 18 Emily Welker<\/a> getting the Rebels on the board with a 6-2, 6-0 win against Gianna Oboniye. Ichino Horikawa<\/a> would follow soon after, for she would defeat Carolina Troiano, 6-4, 6-2, to put Ole Miss back in front 2-1.
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\nAndrea Nova<\/a> would finish next and would defeat Ntongele Zinga, 6-2, 6-4, to increase the Rebels’ lead to 3-1.
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\nThe final three courts would be tricky. Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocs would get the best of Alice Souli\u00e9, winning in the third set, 6-2, 4-6, 6-0. Then Mia Robinson would knot the match up 3-3 after defeating Stagno, 1-6, 7-5, 6-4.
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\nThe deciding matchup would take place on court four, between Riley Crowder<\/a> and Chiara Di Genova. The first set would be decided in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (7-3). Di Genova would win the second set to force a third.
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\nIn the third set, Crowder took control and powered the Rebels to victory, winning a decisive 6-1 set. The victory marked eight straight wins for Ole Miss against Mississippi State, going back to 2018.
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\nThe Rebels’ last home SEC match will take place at the Palmer\/Salloum Outdoor Tennis Center on Saturday, April 4, at 10 a.m. CT against No. 44 Mississippi State.
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\nSATURDAY’S RESULTS:
\nDoubles
\n1. #20 Chiara Di Genova\/Cha Kempenaers-Pocz (MSST) def. #9 Emily Welker<\/a>\/Andrea Nova<\/a> (OM) 6-1
\n2. #52 Gianna Oboniye\/Athina Pitta (MSST) def. Riley Crowder<\/a>\/Alice Soulie (OM) 6-3
\n3. Beatrice Stagno<\/a>\/Brooklyn Olson<\/a> (OM) vs. Emma Cohen\/Thes Ntondele Zinga (MSST) 5-3, unfinished
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\nSingles
\n1. #18 Emily Welker<\/a> (OM) def. Gianna Oboniye (MSST) 6-2, 6-0
\n2. Cha Kempenaers-Pocz (MSST) def. Alice Soulie (OM) 6-2, 4-6, 6-0
\n3. Andrea Nova<\/a> (OM) def. Thes Ntondele Zinga (MSST) 6-2, 6-4
\n4. Riley Crowder<\/a> (OM) def. Chiara Di Genova (MSST) 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-1
\n5. Ichino Horikawa<\/a> (OM) def. Carolina Troiano (MSST) 6-4, 6-2
\n6. Mia Robinson (MSST) def. Beatrice Stagno<\/a> (OM) 1-6, 7-5, 6-4
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\nOrder of finish: Doubles (1, 2); Singles (1, 5, 3, 2, 6, 4)
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