Reigning SEC Player of the Year Nuno Borges and five other Bulldogs have played in tournaments this summer
Men’s Tennis: Summer Pro Circuit Update
July 12, 2017 | Men's Tennis
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Five members of the Mississippi State men's tennis team competed in ITF Futures events in June and early July, marking the start of the summer pro circuit for 2017 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year Nuno Borges, Strahinja Rakic, Giovanni Oradini, Niclas Braun and newcomer Florian Broska.
All five Bulldog netters reached the main draw phase at least once, with each doing so through qualifying play at least once. Borges received automatic qualifying after his success in the Portugal F8 Futures.
In the F8 Futures in his native country of Portugal, Borges made it through the qualifying phase to reach the finals in singles play before dropping a hard-fought three-setter to second-seeded Joao Monteiro (ATP 342). A week later, the two met again in the finals of the Portugal F9 Futures, with Borges taking a 6-3, 6-0 decision. In that tournament, he also won his second doubles title in a row after winning the doubles crown the week before.
Oradini followed up on his impressive Freshman All-SEC season in the Italy F19 Futures tournament, downing top-seeded Walter Trusendi (ATP 357) in straight-set fashion. The rising sophomore also won a tournament in Verona, Italy against three players with ATP points.
Players earn ranking points on the professional circuit by winning main draw matches in these events, as an accumulation of points leads to an ATP world ranking.
In addition to his ITF play, Braun had a nice run in a tournament in his home nation of Germany, reaching the final round.
Trevor Foshey also had a nice run in the Loriet Open at The Bradenton Country Club in Bradenton, Florida. After downing his opening round opponent 8-0, Foshey went on to defeat a pair of players seeded in the Top 10 before dropping a tough match to top-seeded Nicolas Mejia.
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Nuno Borges
Portugal F8 Futures (S): Qualifying Draw (Round 1) – BYE; Qualifying Draw (Round 2) – Def. Renato Van Veggel; Qualifying Draw (Round 3) – Def. Bogdan Djurdjevic; Main Draw (Round of 32) – Def. Nuno Deus; Main Draw (Round of 16) – Def. J.C. Aragone; Main Draw (Quarterfinals) – Def. Fred Gil; Main Draw (Semifinals) – Def. David Vega Hernandez; Main Draw (Finals) – Lost to Joao Monteiro
Portugal F8 Futures (D): Main Draw (Round of 16) – Def. Bourchier/Nolan; Main Draw (Quarterfinals) – Def. Deus/Gil; Main Draw (Semifinals) – Def. Eshmade/Nkomba; Main Draw (Finals) – Def. Barry/Mousley
Portugal F9 Futures (S): Main Draw (Round of 32) – Def. Peter Bothwell; Main Draw (Round of 16) – Def. Blake Ellis; Main Draw (Quarterfinals) – Def. Matteo Viola; Main Draw (Semifinals) – Def. Daniel Nolan; Main Draw (Finals) – Def. Joao Monteiro
Portugal F9 Futures (D): Main Draw (Round of 16) – Def. Hannestad/Roberts; Main Draw (Quarterfinals) – Def. Crepaldi/Hernando-Ruano; Main Draw (Semifinals) – Def. Aragone/Pulgar-Garcia; Main Draw (Finals) – Def. Bourchier/Nolan
Portugal F10 Futures (S): Main Draw (Round of 32) – Lost to Albano Olivetti
Portugal F10 Futures (D): Main Draw (Round of 16) – Adv. on walkover by Syromolotov Netrebin/Vidal Azorin; Main Draw (Quarterfinals) – Lost to Munoz-Abreu/Perez Sanz
Strahinja Rakic
Hungary F4 Futures (S): Qualifying Draw (Round 1) – BYE; Qualifying Draw (Round 2) – Def. Marcell Bartakovics; Qualifying Draw (Round 3) – Def. Nebojsa Peric; Main Draw (Round of 32) – Lost to Constant Lestienne
Hungary F4 Futures (D): Main Draw (Round of 16) – Lost to Cornea/Mena
Hungary F5 Futures (S): Qualifying Draw (Round 1) – Lost to Petr Nouza
Hungary F5 Futures (D): Main Draw (Round of 16) – Lost to Neuchrist/Pichler
Giovanni Oradini
Italy F19 Futures (S): Qualifying Draw (Round 1) – Def. Alexander Weis; Qualifying Draw (Round 2) – Def. Francesco Ferrari; Main Draw (Round of 32) – Def. Walter Trusendi; Main Draw (Round of 16) – Loic Perret; Main Draw (Quarterfinals) – Lost to Javier Marti
Italy F19 Futures (D): Main Draw (Round of 16) – Lost to Leite/Sant'anna
Niclas Braun
Germany F4 Futures (S): Qualifying Draw (Round 1) – Def. Johannes Heussner; Qualifying Draw (Round 2) – Def. Sebastian Schoenholz; Qualifying Draw (Round 3) – Def. Arnd Weyhausen; Main Draw (Round of 32) – Lost to Valentin Guenther
Germany F4 Futures (D): Main Draw (Round of 16) – Lost to Haerteis/Wessels
Florian Broska
Czech Republic F2 Futures (S): Qualifying Draw (Round 1) – BYE; Qualifying Draw (Round 2) – Lost to Antonin Bolardt
Germany F4 Futures (S): Main Draw (Round of 32) – Lost to Dominik Bartels
Germany F4 Futures (D): Main Draw (Round of 16) – Lost to Haerteis/Wessels
Germany F5 Futures (S): Qualifying Draw (Round 1) – BYE; Qualifying Draw (Round 2) – Def. Patrick Pradella; Qualifying Draw (Round 3) – Def. Benjamin Loccisano; Main Draw (Round of 32) – Lost to Paul Woerner
Trevor Foshey
Loriet Open at The Bradenton Country Club (S): Round of 32 – Def. Gigi Kinani; Round of 16 – Def. Phillip Gresk; Quarterfinals – Def. Antoine Sanchez; Semifinals – Lost to Nicolas Mejia
Loriet Open at The Bradenton Country Club (D): Quarterfinals – Def. Billingham/Gordon; Semifinals – Lost to Andrade/Legall
All five Bulldog netters reached the main draw phase at least once, with each doing so through qualifying play at least once. Borges received automatic qualifying after his success in the Portugal F8 Futures.
In the F8 Futures in his native country of Portugal, Borges made it through the qualifying phase to reach the finals in singles play before dropping a hard-fought three-setter to second-seeded Joao Monteiro (ATP 342). A week later, the two met again in the finals of the Portugal F9 Futures, with Borges taking a 6-3, 6-0 decision. In that tournament, he also won his second doubles title in a row after winning the doubles crown the week before.
Oradini followed up on his impressive Freshman All-SEC season in the Italy F19 Futures tournament, downing top-seeded Walter Trusendi (ATP 357) in straight-set fashion. The rising sophomore also won a tournament in Verona, Italy against three players with ATP points.
Players earn ranking points on the professional circuit by winning main draw matches in these events, as an accumulation of points leads to an ATP world ranking.
In addition to his ITF play, Braun had a nice run in a tournament in his home nation of Germany, reaching the final round.
Trevor Foshey also had a nice run in the Loriet Open at The Bradenton Country Club in Bradenton, Florida. After downing his opening round opponent 8-0, Foshey went on to defeat a pair of players seeded in the Top 10 before dropping a tough match to top-seeded Nicolas Mejia.
For more information on the Mississippi State men's tennis program, follow "HailStateMT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Nuno Borges
Portugal F8 Futures (S): Qualifying Draw (Round 1) – BYE; Qualifying Draw (Round 2) – Def. Renato Van Veggel; Qualifying Draw (Round 3) – Def. Bogdan Djurdjevic; Main Draw (Round of 32) – Def. Nuno Deus; Main Draw (Round of 16) – Def. J.C. Aragone; Main Draw (Quarterfinals) – Def. Fred Gil; Main Draw (Semifinals) – Def. David Vega Hernandez; Main Draw (Finals) – Lost to Joao Monteiro
Portugal F8 Futures (D): Main Draw (Round of 16) – Def. Bourchier/Nolan; Main Draw (Quarterfinals) – Def. Deus/Gil; Main Draw (Semifinals) – Def. Eshmade/Nkomba; Main Draw (Finals) – Def. Barry/Mousley
Portugal F9 Futures (S): Main Draw (Round of 32) – Def. Peter Bothwell; Main Draw (Round of 16) – Def. Blake Ellis; Main Draw (Quarterfinals) – Def. Matteo Viola; Main Draw (Semifinals) – Def. Daniel Nolan; Main Draw (Finals) – Def. Joao Monteiro
Portugal F9 Futures (D): Main Draw (Round of 16) – Def. Hannestad/Roberts; Main Draw (Quarterfinals) – Def. Crepaldi/Hernando-Ruano; Main Draw (Semifinals) – Def. Aragone/Pulgar-Garcia; Main Draw (Finals) – Def. Bourchier/Nolan
Portugal F10 Futures (S): Main Draw (Round of 32) – Lost to Albano Olivetti
Portugal F10 Futures (D): Main Draw (Round of 16) – Adv. on walkover by Syromolotov Netrebin/Vidal Azorin; Main Draw (Quarterfinals) – Lost to Munoz-Abreu/Perez Sanz
Strahinja Rakic
Hungary F4 Futures (S): Qualifying Draw (Round 1) – BYE; Qualifying Draw (Round 2) – Def. Marcell Bartakovics; Qualifying Draw (Round 3) – Def. Nebojsa Peric; Main Draw (Round of 32) – Lost to Constant Lestienne
Hungary F4 Futures (D): Main Draw (Round of 16) – Lost to Cornea/Mena
Hungary F5 Futures (S): Qualifying Draw (Round 1) – Lost to Petr Nouza
Hungary F5 Futures (D): Main Draw (Round of 16) – Lost to Neuchrist/Pichler
Giovanni Oradini
Italy F19 Futures (S): Qualifying Draw (Round 1) – Def. Alexander Weis; Qualifying Draw (Round 2) – Def. Francesco Ferrari; Main Draw (Round of 32) – Def. Walter Trusendi; Main Draw (Round of 16) – Loic Perret; Main Draw (Quarterfinals) – Lost to Javier Marti
Italy F19 Futures (D): Main Draw (Round of 16) – Lost to Leite/Sant'anna
Niclas Braun
Germany F4 Futures (S): Qualifying Draw (Round 1) – Def. Johannes Heussner; Qualifying Draw (Round 2) – Def. Sebastian Schoenholz; Qualifying Draw (Round 3) – Def. Arnd Weyhausen; Main Draw (Round of 32) – Lost to Valentin Guenther
Germany F4 Futures (D): Main Draw (Round of 16) – Lost to Haerteis/Wessels
Florian Broska
Czech Republic F2 Futures (S): Qualifying Draw (Round 1) – BYE; Qualifying Draw (Round 2) – Lost to Antonin Bolardt
Germany F4 Futures (S): Main Draw (Round of 32) – Lost to Dominik Bartels
Germany F4 Futures (D): Main Draw (Round of 16) – Lost to Haerteis/Wessels
Germany F5 Futures (S): Qualifying Draw (Round 1) – BYE; Qualifying Draw (Round 2) – Def. Patrick Pradella; Qualifying Draw (Round 3) – Def. Benjamin Loccisano; Main Draw (Round of 32) – Lost to Paul Woerner
Trevor Foshey
Loriet Open at The Bradenton Country Club (S): Round of 32 – Def. Gigi Kinani; Round of 16 – Def. Phillip Gresk; Quarterfinals – Def. Antoine Sanchez; Semifinals – Lost to Nicolas Mejia
Loriet Open at The Bradenton Country Club (D): Quarterfinals – Def. Billingham/Gordon; Semifinals – Lost to Andrade/Legall
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