Mississippi State Women’s Tennis Hosts Four Matches at Home
STARKVILLE, Miss. — No. 37 Mississippi State women’s tennis kicks off a four-match home stretch over five days, beginning with SEC play on Feb. 26. The Bulldogs will host No. 14 Tennessee in a doubleheader before facing Eastern Kentucky and Kentucky at home. The stretch concludes with a rescheduled match against Memphis on March 2.
Mississippi State enters the stretch aiming for its first SEC victory after falling 4-1 to No. 29 Alabama this past weekend. The team has shown strength in non-conference play under head coach Chris Hooshyar, compiling a 28-3 record. The Bulldogs are 24-6 in doubleheader matches this season and are ranked 37th nationally by the ITA.
In doubles, the duo of Gianna Oboniye and Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz is ranked No. 13 in the ITA Doubles Rankings. The pair secured their first win of the season with a 6-0 victory over Georgia Southern’s Mackenzie Leopold and Evelyn Warkentin on Feb. 6.
Mississippi State will face No. 14 Tennessee after the Volunteers defeated Kentucky 4-0. The Bulldogs are 11-41 all-time against Tennessee and aim to bounce back from last season’s 4-0 loss. Their most recent win over the Volunteers was in 2021 in Starkville, with a 4-3 result.
Eastern Kentucky, which is riding a four-match winning streak, defeated Western Kentucky and Bowling Green in a doubleheader on Feb. 15. The Colonels lead their all-time series against Mississippi State 2-1, with the Bulldogs winning the last meeting 4-0 in Starkville. Kentucky, meanwhile, will travel from Alabama for Saturday’s match. The Wildcats are 7-44 all-time versus Mississippi State, with the last win in 2022 in Lexington.
Memphis is scheduled to play No. 52 Columbia on Feb. 28 before traveling to Starkville for the rescheduled match. The Bulldogs defeated Memphis 4-2 in their most recent meeting in 2025 at home. For more information, fans can visit HailState.com or follow the team on X, Instagram, and Facebook under the handle “HailStateWT.”
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