Saturday, April 7
Starkville
10:00 AM
Mississippi State
6
vs
1
Arkansas
Niclas Braun on his seventh consecutive match of the season and moved to 11-1 overall with a win Saturday.
Photo by: Blake Williams/MSU Athletics
No. 7 Bulldogs Down Razorbacks Saturday; Set For Battle At Ole Miss Sunday
April 07, 2018 | Men's Tennis
STARKVILLE, Miss. – It was 1998 the last time a Mississippi State men's tennis team finished the regular season undefeated at home.
That changed Saturday as the seventh-ranked Bulldogs (15-1, 9-0 SEC) downed No. 44 Arkansas (12-12, 3-7), 6-1 on a very cold Saturday after Friday's originally-scheduled match was washed out. MSU's win moved the Bulldogs to 10-0 at home and marked the continuation of its school-record start to league play. It was also the 11th-straight win for the Maroon and White—the longest since the 1979 squad won 18 in a row.
"Today's match was another great opportunity to test our toughness," fourth-year head coach Matt Roberts said. "It was very cold and it's usually a lot warmer this far into the season. I'm very proud of how we battled in doubles and then carried that momentum over into singles. This was a great win for our team going into another tough match tomorrow."
State made quick work of the Razorbacks in doubles, taking a pair of commanding wins. On court 2, MSU's 42nd-ranked Niclas Braun and Giovanni Oradini notched their 10th-straight win on court 2 by a 6-2 mark against Arkansas' Pedro Alonso and Jose Salazar. At the No. 2 doubles spot this season, the Bulldogs are 14-0.
On court 3, Florian Broska and Trevor Foshey earned a solid 6-1 triumph over the Razorback pair of Josh Howard-Tripp and Alex Reco to clinch the match. MSU's 46th-ranked Nuno Borges and Strahinja Rakic were in a tight battle with No. 88 Oscar Mesquida and Adam Sanjurjo, with the Hogs leading 5-4 when the match was suspended.
Once again, the Bulldogs were dominant in singles, taking all six first sets. Braun was the first finisher of the day, taking a very quick 6-0, 6-2 win on court 4 against Howard-Tripp in a match that lasted under an hour. About 10 minutes later, the 83rd-ranked Rakic put the Bulldogs up 3-0 with a 6-0, 6-4 victory against Mesquida. Braun has now won seven straight while Rakic's streak is at five.
The clincher came by way of Oradini once more, as the 23rd-ranked Bulldog took a 6-2, 6-2 victory against Sanjurjo on court 2 to seal the deal, although all matches would be played out.
On court 6, MSU rookie Arvid Nordquist notched his second career singles victory, taking a decisive 6-2, 6-2 win against Razorback Jose Alonso. A brief mist then halted play on the remaining two courts for about 15 minutes.
After resuming action, the Bulldogs went up 6-0 with a win at the No. 5 position by Broska, who took down Pedro Alonso by a 6-3, 7-5 mark. The Hogs then notched their lone point of the day when the 38th-ranked Razorback Salazar took a tightly-contested three-set decision against State's fourth-ranked Borges, winning 6-7(2), 6-3, 1-0(8).
MSU has now won 10 in a row against the Razorbacks and five straight in Starkville. In the series since 1973, the Bulldogs own a commanding 29-7 lead.
Next Up For MSU…
MSU will now turn its attention to in-state rival Ole Miss (13-9, 3-7 SEC), facing the 35th-ranked Rebels at 1 p.m. Sunday in Oxford. UM boasts a pair of ranked singles players in No. 30 Tim Sandkaulen and Gustav Hansson, who is ranked 40th nationally.
In doubles, the Rebels have three ranked duos, led by 19th-ranked Fabian Fallert and Sandkaulen. Grey Hamilton teams up with Sandkaulen to form the 56th-ranked tandem, while Hansson and Zvonimir Babic are ranked 80th in the nation.
For more information on the Mississippi State men's tennis program, follow "HailStateMT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
No. 7 Mississippi State 6, No. 44 Arkansas 1
A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre
Starkville, Miss.
April 7, 2018
Doubles
1. #46 Nuno Borges/Strahinja Rakic (MSU) vs. #88 Oscar Mesquida/Adam Sanjurjo (UA) 4-5 (susp.)
2. #42 Niclas Braun/Giovanni Oradini (MSU) def. Pedro Alonso/Jose Salazar (UA) 6-2
3. Florian Broska/Trevor Foshey (MSU) def. Josh Howard-Tripp/Alex Reco (UA) 6-1
Order of finish: 2, 3
Singles
1. #38 Jose Salazar (UA) def. #4 Nuno Borges (MSU) 6-7(2), 6-3, 1-0(8)
2. #23 Giovanni Oradini (MSU) def. Adam Sanjurjo (UA) 6-2, 6-2
3. #83 Strahinja Rakic (MSU) def. Oscar Mesquida (UA) 6-0, 6-4
4. Niclas Braun (MSU) def. Josh Howard-Tripp (UA) 6-0, 6-2
5. Florian Broska (MSU) def. Pedro Alonso (UA) 6-3, 7-5
6. Arvid Nordquist (MSU) def. Jose Alonso (UA) 6-2, 6-2
Order of finish: 4, 3, 2, 6, 5, 1
That changed Saturday as the seventh-ranked Bulldogs (15-1, 9-0 SEC) downed No. 44 Arkansas (12-12, 3-7), 6-1 on a very cold Saturday after Friday's originally-scheduled match was washed out. MSU's win moved the Bulldogs to 10-0 at home and marked the continuation of its school-record start to league play. It was also the 11th-straight win for the Maroon and White—the longest since the 1979 squad won 18 in a row.
"Today's match was another great opportunity to test our toughness," fourth-year head coach Matt Roberts said. "It was very cold and it's usually a lot warmer this far into the season. I'm very proud of how we battled in doubles and then carried that momentum over into singles. This was a great win for our team going into another tough match tomorrow."
State made quick work of the Razorbacks in doubles, taking a pair of commanding wins. On court 2, MSU's 42nd-ranked Niclas Braun and Giovanni Oradini notched their 10th-straight win on court 2 by a 6-2 mark against Arkansas' Pedro Alonso and Jose Salazar. At the No. 2 doubles spot this season, the Bulldogs are 14-0.
On court 3, Florian Broska and Trevor Foshey earned a solid 6-1 triumph over the Razorback pair of Josh Howard-Tripp and Alex Reco to clinch the match. MSU's 46th-ranked Nuno Borges and Strahinja Rakic were in a tight battle with No. 88 Oscar Mesquida and Adam Sanjurjo, with the Hogs leading 5-4 when the match was suspended.
Once again, the Bulldogs were dominant in singles, taking all six first sets. Braun was the first finisher of the day, taking a very quick 6-0, 6-2 win on court 4 against Howard-Tripp in a match that lasted under an hour. About 10 minutes later, the 83rd-ranked Rakic put the Bulldogs up 3-0 with a 6-0, 6-4 victory against Mesquida. Braun has now won seven straight while Rakic's streak is at five.
The clincher came by way of Oradini once more, as the 23rd-ranked Bulldog took a 6-2, 6-2 victory against Sanjurjo on court 2 to seal the deal, although all matches would be played out.
On court 6, MSU rookie Arvid Nordquist notched his second career singles victory, taking a decisive 6-2, 6-2 win against Razorback Jose Alonso. A brief mist then halted play on the remaining two courts for about 15 minutes.
After resuming action, the Bulldogs went up 6-0 with a win at the No. 5 position by Broska, who took down Pedro Alonso by a 6-3, 7-5 mark. The Hogs then notched their lone point of the day when the 38th-ranked Razorback Salazar took a tightly-contested three-set decision against State's fourth-ranked Borges, winning 6-7(2), 6-3, 1-0(8).
MSU has now won 10 in a row against the Razorbacks and five straight in Starkville. In the series since 1973, the Bulldogs own a commanding 29-7 lead.
Next Up For MSU…
MSU will now turn its attention to in-state rival Ole Miss (13-9, 3-7 SEC), facing the 35th-ranked Rebels at 1 p.m. Sunday in Oxford. UM boasts a pair of ranked singles players in No. 30 Tim Sandkaulen and Gustav Hansson, who is ranked 40th nationally.
In doubles, the Rebels have three ranked duos, led by 19th-ranked Fabian Fallert and Sandkaulen. Grey Hamilton teams up with Sandkaulen to form the 56th-ranked tandem, while Hansson and Zvonimir Babic are ranked 80th in the nation.
For more information on the Mississippi State men's tennis program, follow "HailStateMT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
No. 7 Mississippi State 6, No. 44 Arkansas 1
A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre
Starkville, Miss.
April 7, 2018
Doubles
1. #46 Nuno Borges/Strahinja Rakic (MSU) vs. #88 Oscar Mesquida/Adam Sanjurjo (UA) 4-5 (susp.)
2. #42 Niclas Braun/Giovanni Oradini (MSU) def. Pedro Alonso/Jose Salazar (UA) 6-2
3. Florian Broska/Trevor Foshey (MSU) def. Josh Howard-Tripp/Alex Reco (UA) 6-1
Order of finish: 2, 3
Singles
1. #38 Jose Salazar (UA) def. #4 Nuno Borges (MSU) 6-7(2), 6-3, 1-0(8)
2. #23 Giovanni Oradini (MSU) def. Adam Sanjurjo (UA) 6-2, 6-2
3. #83 Strahinja Rakic (MSU) def. Oscar Mesquida (UA) 6-0, 6-4
4. Niclas Braun (MSU) def. Josh Howard-Tripp (UA) 6-0, 6-2
5. Florian Broska (MSU) def. Pedro Alonso (UA) 6-3, 7-5
6. Arvid Nordquist (MSU) def. Jose Alonso (UA) 6-2, 6-2
Order of finish: 4, 3, 2, 6, 5, 1
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