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Borges begins run at NCAA Singles Championship on Wednesday.
Borges Enters NCAA Singles Championship As No. 2 National Seed
May 23, 2017 | Men's Tennis
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State men's tennis sophomore Nuno Borges debuts at the 2017 NCAA Singles Championship on Wednesday as the Bulldog seeks to continue his stellar season on the court.
Borges will open the competition as the No. 2 national seed, and is scheduled to take on No. 53 Adam Moundir of Old Dominion at 12:30 p.m. CT in first round action from the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga. The University of Georgia will provide live stats and video at Georgiadogs.com.
Slotted fourth in the latest ITA National Singles Rakings, Borges vaulted to the No. 2 seed after TCU's Cameron Norrie (No. 1 seed) and Illinois' Aleks Vukic (No. 3 seed) withdrew from contention on Tuesday.
This season, Borges has earned one of the best campaigns in singles play for any Bulldog in program history. The sophomore has earned a 32-6 record overall, while going a staggering 20-3 at the No. 1 position and collected 22 ranked singles wins. The Bulldog also became the youngest player in program history to be named the SEC Player of the Year, while also earning All-SEC First Team and SEC All-Tournament Team honors this season.
The Bulldogs last singles participant was Rishab Agarwal last season, who advanced to the second round of play in Tulsa, Okla. MSU's highest finish in the singles bracket has been the quarterfinals, with three appearances by Thomas Dupre (1998), Joc Simmons (1994) and Laurent Orsini (1994).
MSU will also be represented in the 32-team NCAA Doubles Championship starting on Thursday, with No. 8 Niclas Braun and Trevor Foshey set to make MSU's first appearance since 2014. The pair, seeded will face Princeton's 59th-ranked Alexander Day and Luke Gamble on Thursday.
This season, the tandem led the Maroon & White with a 19-13 record overall. Braun and Foshey earned 10 ranked wins as a pair, while also owning five wins over the current ITA Doubles Top 10. In addition to their ranked victories, the duo also clinched seven doubles points for the Bulldogs this year.
The last MSU pair to compete at the doubles championship was Jordan Angus and Malte Stropp in 2014, advancing all the way to the round of 16. The Bulldog pair of Laurent Miquelard and Joc Simmons won the national championship in 1994 after tallying five wins in South Bend, Ind.
"We're excited to watch these three continue their great seasons here in Athens," head coach Matt Roberts said. "Nuno, Nic and Trevor have been outstanding this season and it's a great reward for these guys to compete against the nation's best this week. We're looking forward to the opportunity of improving and developing against great competition."
Up Next
MSU's Borges will begin NCAA Individual action for the Maroon and White on Wednesday, with Braun and Foshey starting their run on Thursday.
Admission
Tickets for the NCAA Individual Championships can be purchased at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. Adult tickets are $10, while youth/senior tickets are $6.
Live Stats/Video
Live stats and video for this week's NCAA Individual Championships can be found here.
Additional Notes
Social Media
For more information on the Mississippi State men's tennis program, follow "HailStateMT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Borges will open the competition as the No. 2 national seed, and is scheduled to take on No. 53 Adam Moundir of Old Dominion at 12:30 p.m. CT in first round action from the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga. The University of Georgia will provide live stats and video at Georgiadogs.com.
Slotted fourth in the latest ITA National Singles Rakings, Borges vaulted to the No. 2 seed after TCU's Cameron Norrie (No. 1 seed) and Illinois' Aleks Vukic (No. 3 seed) withdrew from contention on Tuesday.
This season, Borges has earned one of the best campaigns in singles play for any Bulldog in program history. The sophomore has earned a 32-6 record overall, while going a staggering 20-3 at the No. 1 position and collected 22 ranked singles wins. The Bulldog also became the youngest player in program history to be named the SEC Player of the Year, while also earning All-SEC First Team and SEC All-Tournament Team honors this season.
The Bulldogs last singles participant was Rishab Agarwal last season, who advanced to the second round of play in Tulsa, Okla. MSU's highest finish in the singles bracket has been the quarterfinals, with three appearances by Thomas Dupre (1998), Joc Simmons (1994) and Laurent Orsini (1994).
MSU will also be represented in the 32-team NCAA Doubles Championship starting on Thursday, with No. 8 Niclas Braun and Trevor Foshey set to make MSU's first appearance since 2014. The pair, seeded will face Princeton's 59th-ranked Alexander Day and Luke Gamble on Thursday.
This season, the tandem led the Maroon & White with a 19-13 record overall. Braun and Foshey earned 10 ranked wins as a pair, while also owning five wins over the current ITA Doubles Top 10. In addition to their ranked victories, the duo also clinched seven doubles points for the Bulldogs this year.
The last MSU pair to compete at the doubles championship was Jordan Angus and Malte Stropp in 2014, advancing all the way to the round of 16. The Bulldog pair of Laurent Miquelard and Joc Simmons won the national championship in 1994 after tallying five wins in South Bend, Ind.
"We're excited to watch these three continue their great seasons here in Athens," head coach Matt Roberts said. "Nuno, Nic and Trevor have been outstanding this season and it's a great reward for these guys to compete against the nation's best this week. We're looking forward to the opportunity of improving and developing against great competition."
Up Next
MSU's Borges will begin NCAA Individual action for the Maroon and White on Wednesday, with Braun and Foshey starting their run on Thursday.
Admission
Tickets for the NCAA Individual Championships can be purchased at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. Adult tickets are $10, while youth/senior tickets are $6.
Live Stats/Video
Live stats and video for this week's NCAA Individual Championships can be found here.
Additional Notes
- Nuno Borges qualified for the NCAA Singles Championship as an automatic bid, earning All-America status in the process
- Borges has spent the entire spring season ranked in the ITA Top 10, not dropping below No. 8 overall
- The 32 wins in singles play this season for Borges is the most since Romain Ambert's 37 in 2002
- Borges is tied for sixth overall in program history for most victories in a single season
- Borges has earned a 27-10 record for his career against ranked singles foes
Social Media
For more information on the Mississippi State men's tennis program, follow "HailStateMT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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