Mississippi State University Women's Tennis

THE HOOSHYAR FILE Hometown: Manchester, United Kingdom Graduate: SMU (M.A. in Conflict Resolution) Undergraduate: SMU, 2010 (Bachelor of Sociology) Twitter: @ChrisHooshyar COACHING EXPERIENCE 2024-present: Mississippi State, Head Coach 2023: Auburn, Men's Associate Head Coach 2019-2022: Auburn, Men's Assistant Coach 2017-2018: Auburn, Women's Associate Head Coach 2014-2016: Auburn, Women's Assistant Coach 2012-2013: SMU, Women's Volunteer Assistant Coach YEAR-BY-YEAR OVERALL RECORD Year School W-L Pct. 2025 Mississippi State 10-16 .385 2024 Mississippi State 11-16 .407 School Years Record Pct. Mississippi State 2 21-32 .396 Total 2 21-32 .396 YEAR-BY-YEAR CONFERENCE RECORD Year School W-L Pct. 2025 Mississippi State 0-15 .000 2024 Mississippi State 1-12 .077 School Years Record Pct. Mississippi State 2 1-27 .036 Total 2 1-27 .036 BY THE NUMBERS 82 SEC Academic Honor Roll Recognitions 33 ITA Scholar Athletes 13 All-SEC Selections 12 SEC Community Service Teams 8 ITA All-Americans 9 SEC Freshman of the Week 7 NCAA Tournament Appearances 6 ITA All-Academic Team Selections 6 SEC All-Freshman Selections 4 SEC Players of the Week 3 SEC All-Tournament Team Selections 2 SEC Scholar-Athletes of the Year 1 ITA Senior Player of the Year AUBURN HIGHLIGHTS 7 NCAA Tournament Appearances 5 NCAA Individual Tournament Selections 8 ITA All-Americans 1 ITA Senior Player of the Year 13 All-SEC Selections 6 SEC All-Freshman Selections 5 SEC Freshmen of the Year 3 SEC All-Tournament Team Selection

Began at Mississippi State: September 2021 Job Responsibilities: Coordinates team travel and oversees day-to-day operations of both tennis programs. Point of contact for and coordinator of the Bulldog Tennis Booster Club area at matches. Point of contact for MSU Tennis Camps. Education: Mississippi State University, 2016 (Anthropology) Personal: Bratton is originally from Cleveland, Mississippi. She is married to Associate Head Softball Coach Tyler Bratton. Together they live in Starkville with their stepson Maddux and daughter Bailey.

Noah Tippen was announced as Mississippi State women’s tennis assistant coach on July 24, 2023. Before he arrived in Starkville, Tippen spent two seasons at James Madison where he was an assistant coach for the women’s tennis program. In his first season, he helped coach the Dukes to a 9-11 overall record amidst the program embarking on its toughest schedule in program history. JMU faced off with seven teams in the national rankings, with a win against 62nd-ranked Michigan State. Four Dukes were named to the All-Colonial Athletic Association Team, as Kylie Moulin was a Second Team singles selection, while Daria Afanasyeva earned Third Team status. In doubles, Daniela Voloh and Michelle Los Arcos were voted to the Third Team. Year two saw a move to the Sun Belt Conference, and JMU finished 15-8 with a 9-1 mark in conference play to finish in second place. The Dukes advanced to the Sun Belt Championship title match after picking up postseason victories against South Alabama and Marshall. Three players were named All-Sun Belt, as Kylie Moulin was a First Team All-Sun Belt singles selection and Daniela Voloh was named to the Second Team. In doubles and after going unbeaten against SBC foes, the tandem of Voloh and Daria Munteanu were voted First Team All-Sun Belt. JMU ranked top 10 in the ITA Atlantic Region following both seasons, being fifth in 2023 and 10th in 2022. Moulin was 13th in the region singles rankings this past season and 18th following the 2022 campaign. Tippen cam

New women’s tennis coach Chris Hooshyar reached into his recent past to make his first hire at Mississippi State, tabbing Taylor Russo as his assistant coach. Russo played for Hooshyar during his tenure at Auburn before she broke into the coaching ranks as an assistant coach at Wisconsin last year. During her tenure, Russo helped lead the Badgers to one of the most successful seasons in program history. Russo was actually recruited by Hooshyar to The Plains out of Deerfield Beach, Florida, where she was the top-ranked player in the state and the No. 2 prospect in the Southeast. Russo played for Hooshyar for three years before he moved over to coach the Tigers’ men’s team. During her lone season with Wisconsin, Russo helped guide the Badgers to their first victory in the NCAA Championships in 21 years. Wisconsin went 20-7 overall, including an 8-3 mark in Big Ten play and were ranked as highly as 11th in the nation during the 2023 season. With Russo’s assistance, Ava Markham and Maria Sholokhova were members of the All-Big Ten team with Markham becoming the first Badger to qualify for the NCAA Individual Singles Championship since 2016. As a student-athlete, Russo lettered for five seasons at Auburn from 2017-21 and was twice named a captain for the Tigers. She was selected to the SEC All-Freshman team in 2017 and was the ITA Southern Region Senior Player of the Year in 2020. She was a five-time SEC Academic Honor Roll member, was tabbed to the SEC Community Service Team three