Saturday, March 25
Starkville
3:00 PM
Mississippi State
vs
Ole Miss
Rain washes out singles play between Bulldogs and Rebels.
Rain Postpones Bulldogs, Rebels To Sunday At 10
March 25, 2017 | Men's Tennis
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Doubles play was all that was allowed on Saturday afternoon at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre as rain halted action between 15th-ranked Mississippi State (14-3, 5-0 SEC) and 49th-ranked Ole Miss (7-6, 2-4 SEC).
The Bulldogs and Rebels will pick up in singles action Sunday morning at 10 a.m. CT.
Saturday's match began with a hard-fought doubles session as Ole Miss edged out MSU for the point. The Rebel tandem of Ricardo Jorge and Zvonimir Babic downed Mate Cutura and Vaughn Hunter 6-3, before Ole Miss' Filip Kraljevic and Tim Sandkaulen defeated Nuno Borges and Giovanni Oradini 6-4 for the doubles point. No. 31 Niclas Braun and Trevor Foshey's match against No. 13 Fabian Fallert and Grey Hamilton was suspended at 5-5.
Up Next
After Sunday's match against Ole Miss, the Bulldogs will continue their homestand against Georgia, Tennessee, Texas A&M and LSU.
Sunday's Promotions
Admission
Admission to Sunday's match at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre is free to all fans.
Live Video/Stats
For all home matches at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre, live video and statistics will be made available at www.hailstate.com/livemt.
Additional Notes
Social Media
For more information on the Mississippi State men's tennis program, follow "HailStateMT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
The Bulldogs and Rebels will pick up in singles action Sunday morning at 10 a.m. CT.
Saturday's match began with a hard-fought doubles session as Ole Miss edged out MSU for the point. The Rebel tandem of Ricardo Jorge and Zvonimir Babic downed Mate Cutura and Vaughn Hunter 6-3, before Ole Miss' Filip Kraljevic and Tim Sandkaulen defeated Nuno Borges and Giovanni Oradini 6-4 for the doubles point. No. 31 Niclas Braun and Trevor Foshey's match against No. 13 Fabian Fallert and Grey Hamilton was suspended at 5-5.
Up Next
After Sunday's match against Ole Miss, the Bulldogs will continue their homestand against Georgia, Tennessee, Texas A&M and LSU.
Sunday's Promotions
- Free poster
- Free program
- Sunday S'mores
Admission
Admission to Sunday's match at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre is free to all fans.
Live Video/Stats
For all home matches at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre, live video and statistics will be made available at www.hailstate.com/livemt.
Additional Notes
- Ole Miss leads the all-time series 49-28
- The Rebels have not won in Starkville since 2013
- The last two matches between MSU and Ole Miss have been 4-3 contests
- MSU is seeking its first 6-0 start in the SEC since 1997
- The Bulldogs are a perfect 7-0 in the month of March this season
- Niclas Braun leads MSU with a nine-match win streak in singles play
- Nuno Borges and Giovanni Oradini won their first match as a doubles pair last time out
Social Media
For more information on the Mississippi State men's tennis program, follow "HailStateMT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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