Sunday, November 18
Pensacola, Fla.
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Nuno Borges closed out MSU's 2018 fall slate in dominant fashion, capturing the Pensacola Futures singles crown on Sunday.
Photo by: Trevor Birchett/MSU Athletics
Borges Captures Pensacola Futures Singles Title To Close Fall Slate
November 18, 2018 | Men's Tennis
by Caleb Garner, Graduate Assistant/Communications
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Nuno Borges could not have asked for a better way to close out his final fall season at Mississippi State.
The senior All-American capped off an incredible run at the 2018 Pensacola Futures Championships with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over sixth-seeded Venezuelan Ricardo Rodriguez (ATP 652) in Sunday's singles final.
In his five-match run, the second-seeded Borges never dropped a set en route to winning the fourth Futures singles crown of his career—his second in 2018. By winning Sunday's final, Borges earned 18 valuable ATP points that will go towards his ATP ranking, which will be updated Monday.
As he has all week on the clay courts in Pensacola, Borges dominated on serve, winning all 10 of his service games on Sunday while also breaking Rodriguez's serve twice. Borges also tallied four aces in the contest, two apiece in each frame.
Out of the gate, Borges and Rodriguez held serve effectively up until Borges, leading 5-4 at the time, broke Rodriguez at 30-40 to go up a set.
Borges' second break came much earlier in the second set, as he broke Rodriguez on ad to go up 3-1. From there, it was no looking back for Borges, as he mounted to a 5-2 lead before Rodriguez held to cut the deficit to 5-3. After that, Borges served it out en route to finishing his dominant tournament run.
Next Up For MSU …
With the fall slate officially in the books, the Bulldogs next turn their focus toward the 2019 spring dual match campaign with hopes of continuing the tremendous success they saw in the 2018 season. MSU's spring schedule will be announced at a later date.
For more information on the Mississippi State men's tennis program, follow "HailStateMT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
MSU at the 2018 USTA Pensacola Futures
November 18, 2018 – Pensacola, Florida (Roger Scott Tennis Center)
Singles – Main Draw
Final – Nuno Borges [2] (MSU) def. Ricardo Rodriguez [6] 6-4, 6-3
Tournament seeding in brackets.
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Nuno Borges could not have asked for a better way to close out his final fall season at Mississippi State.
The senior All-American capped off an incredible run at the 2018 Pensacola Futures Championships with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over sixth-seeded Venezuelan Ricardo Rodriguez (ATP 652) in Sunday's singles final.
In his five-match run, the second-seeded Borges never dropped a set en route to winning the fourth Futures singles crown of his career—his second in 2018. By winning Sunday's final, Borges earned 18 valuable ATP points that will go towards his ATP ranking, which will be updated Monday.
As he has all week on the clay courts in Pensacola, Borges dominated on serve, winning all 10 of his service games on Sunday while also breaking Rodriguez's serve twice. Borges also tallied four aces in the contest, two apiece in each frame.
Out of the gate, Borges and Rodriguez held serve effectively up until Borges, leading 5-4 at the time, broke Rodriguez at 30-40 to go up a set.
Borges' second break came much earlier in the second set, as he broke Rodriguez on ad to go up 3-1. From there, it was no looking back for Borges, as he mounted to a 5-2 lead before Rodriguez held to cut the deficit to 5-3. After that, Borges served it out en route to finishing his dominant tournament run.
Next Up For MSU …
With the fall slate officially in the books, the Bulldogs next turn their focus toward the 2019 spring dual match campaign with hopes of continuing the tremendous success they saw in the 2018 season. MSU's spring schedule will be announced at a later date.
For more information on the Mississippi State men's tennis program, follow "HailStateMT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
MSU at the 2018 USTA Pensacola Futures
November 18, 2018 – Pensacola, Florida (Roger Scott Tennis Center)
Singles – Main Draw
Final – Nuno Borges [2] (MSU) def. Ricardo Rodriguez [6] 6-4, 6-3
Tournament seeding in brackets.
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