HANOVER, N.H. — The women's tennis team started it dual-match season with a 5-2 loss to Mississippi State on Saturday morning in the Kick Off Classic at Dartmouth's Boss Tennis Center.
 
Marika Cusick teamed with classmate Alexandra D'Ascenzo to win the No. 2 doubles match, then went on to defeat Naomi Tran in No. 3 singles, 7-6(3), 6-2. Mississippi State (1-0) won the other two doubles matches to capture the day's first point. After Cusick's singles victories, the Big Red's second point came from Kristin Quill's win at No. 6 singles in a super tiebreaker.
 
Cornell wraps up the weekend against either Dartmouth or Brown on Sunday.
 
MISSISSIPPI STATE 5, CORNELL 2
Saturday's results; at Hanover, N.H.
Doubles
1. Frantova/Tran (M) def. L. Stewart/Tanenbaum, 6-4
2. Cusick/D'Ascenzo (C) def. Guibe/Ronaldson, 6-3
3. Brown/Patrasc (M) def. Shah/J. Stewart, 6-4
Singles
1. Georgiana Patrasc (M) def. Dena Tanenbaum, 6-1, 6-2
2. Martina Frantova (M) def. Lizzie Stewart, 6-3, 6-2
3. Marika Cusick (C) def. Louise Ronaldson, 7-6(3), 6-2
4. Jennifer Brown (M) def. Priyanka Shah, 6-1, 6-4
5. Timea Guibe (M) def. Jane Stewart, 7-6(3), 6-2
6. Kristin Quill (C) def. Alex Corder, 6-1, 6-7(2), (10-5)