Nuno Borges reached the semifinals or better in both singles and doubles in his two ITF Futures tournaments in June.
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Men’s Tennis: Summer Pro Circuit Update—June
July 06, 2018 | Men's Tennis
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A doubles title and deep runs by Mississippi State men's tennis rising senior Nuno Borges highlight the first month of summer competition for five members of the Bulldog squad.
The two-time All-American Borges continued his success in international competition, notching his second straight doubles title in the Portugal F9 Futures, this time against the fourth-seeded French duo of Romain Bauvy (ATP doubles 1066) and Hugo Voljacques (312), notching a 6-4, 6-4 triumph.
Borges also reached the singles final in event in his native Portugal, breezing through the main draw to set up a battle with the top-ranked junior in the world, Chun Hsin Tseng of Taiwan (ATP 727). There, Tseng took the title with a 6-3, 6-4 win against Borges. On his way to the finals of the event for the second year in a row, the rising MSU senior knocked off a pair of opponents ranked in the top 600, including top-seeded Frenchman Baptiste Crepatte (423).
The following week in the Setúbal Open (Portugal F10 Futures), Borges once again got off to a hot start, reaching the doubles final for the second straight week. However, he and partner Francisco Cabral dropped an incredibly tight 7-5, 2-6, 10-8 three-setter to the top-seeded Guatemalan pair of Christopher Diaz-Figueroa (ATP doubles 358) and Wilfredo Gonzalez (443).
After dropping a hard-fought decision in the final qualifying round in his first tournament of the summer, MSU junior-to-be and NCAA Singles All-American Giovanni Oradini found himself as an automatic qualifier for the main draw in Setúbal, joining Borges in the singles field. There, the Italian breezed past his first round foe en route to an appearance in the Round of 16, where he dropped a tough 6-3, 6-4 match to the top-seeded Crepatte.
Bulldogs Niclas Braun, Florian Broska and NCAA Doubles All-American Strahinja Rakic all tallied qualifying draw victories, including Rakic advancing to the singles main draw at the Hungary F4 Futures tournament in Gyula, Hungary. Rakic also earned a victory in the Budapest Open (Hungary F5 Futures) the following week, where he reached the second round of qualifying.
Both Braun and Broska earned a pair of wins in their lone ITF tournaments in June, reaching the third round of qualifying before dropping tough decisions.
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.
For more information on the Mississippi State men's tennis program, follow "HailStateMT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
MSU MEN'S TENNIS SUMMER RESULTS
Nuno Borges
Póvoa de Varzim Open – Portugal F9 Futures (June 18-24)
Singles Main Draw:
First Round – def. Nathan Seateun 6-2, 6-4; Round of 16 – def. Aaron Cortes Alcaraz 6-1, 6-4; Quarterfinals – def. [1] Baptiste Crepatte 7-5, 4-0 ret.; Semifinals – def. [6] Mick Lescure 6-3, 3-6, 6-1; Final – lost to [8] Chun Hsin Tseng 6-3, 6-4
Doubles Main Draw (w/ Francisco Cabral):
Round of 16 – def. Ferreira/Haia 6-3, 6-4; Quarterfinals – def. Fermosell/Mazon-Hernandez 6-3, 6-4; Semifinals – def. [1] Cacao/Gil 7-5, 6-2; Final – def. [4] Bauvy/Voljacques 6-4, 6-4
Setúbal Open – Portugal F10 Futures (June 25-July 1)
Singles Main Draw:
First Round – def. Julien Eon 6-3, 6-0; Round of 16 – def. Jaime Fermosell 7-6(5), 6-3; Quarterfinals – def. Nicolas Rosenzweig by default (walkover); Semifinals – lost to [8] Tiago Cacao 6-4, 6-2
Doubles Main Draw (w/ Francisco Cabral):
Round of 16 – def. Crepatte/Mitjana 3-1, ret.; Quarterfinals – def. Bauvy/Bessire 6-4, 6-2; Semifinals – def. Tchoutakian/Zgombic 6-3, 7-5; Final – lost to [1] Diaz-Figueroa/Gonzalez 7-5, 2-6, 1-0(8)
Strahinja Rakic
Gyula Open – Hungary F4 Futures (June 11-17)
Singles Qualifying Draw:
First Round – def. Andre Biro 6-2, 2-0 ret.; Second Round – def. [2] Denis Klok 6-2, 6-1; Third Round – def. [11] Sven Lah 7-6(3), 6-3
Singles Main Draw:
First Round – lost to Fabian Harozsan 6-1, 6-2
ETC Budapest Open – Hungary F5 Futures (June 18-124)
Singles Qualifying Draw:
First Round – def. Martin Zeljenka 6-2, 6-3; Second Round – lost to [1] Petr Nouza 7-5, 6-3
Giovanni Oradini
Internazionali Citta' di Padova – Italy F13 Futures (June 4-10)
Singles Qualifying Draw:
First Round – def. Massimiliano De Pasquale 5-7, 6-2, 6-2; Second Round – def. Riccardo Roberto 6-2, 6-3; Third Round – lost to Manuel Mazza 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
Doubles Main Draw (w/ Riccardo Bellotti):
Round of 16 – lost to [2] Frigerio/Stefanini 3-6, 6-4, 0-1(9)
Setúbal Open – Portugal F10 Futures (June 25-July 1)
Singles Main Draw:
First Round – def. Edoardo Graziani 6-3, 6-2; Round of 16 – lost to [1] Baptiste Crepatte 6-3, 6-4
Doubles Main Draw (w/ Francesco Borgo):
Round of 16 – lost to Tchoutakian/Zgombic 3-6, 2-6
Niclas Braun
Future Nord (Kaltenkirchen, Germany) – Germany F4 Futures (June 16-June 18)
Singles Qualifying Draw:
First Round – def. Adrian-Benedikt Alhorn 6-1, 6-0; Second Round – def. [14] Sergei Pogosian 7-6(3), 6-1; Third Round – lost to [2] Matthew Dellavedova 6-2, 6-2
Florian Broska
Kamen Open – Germany F5 Futures (June 24-June 26)
Singles Qualifying Draw:
First Round – def. Pavle Daljev 6-0, 6-2; Second Round – def. Elliot Carnello 6-3, 6-2; Third Round – lost to Nikita Mashtakov 6-4, 6-4
The two-time All-American Borges continued his success in international competition, notching his second straight doubles title in the Portugal F9 Futures, this time against the fourth-seeded French duo of Romain Bauvy (ATP doubles 1066) and Hugo Voljacques (312), notching a 6-4, 6-4 triumph.
Borges also reached the singles final in event in his native Portugal, breezing through the main draw to set up a battle with the top-ranked junior in the world, Chun Hsin Tseng of Taiwan (ATP 727). There, Tseng took the title with a 6-3, 6-4 win against Borges. On his way to the finals of the event for the second year in a row, the rising MSU senior knocked off a pair of opponents ranked in the top 600, including top-seeded Frenchman Baptiste Crepatte (423).
The following week in the Setúbal Open (Portugal F10 Futures), Borges once again got off to a hot start, reaching the doubles final for the second straight week. However, he and partner Francisco Cabral dropped an incredibly tight 7-5, 2-6, 10-8 three-setter to the top-seeded Guatemalan pair of Christopher Diaz-Figueroa (ATP doubles 358) and Wilfredo Gonzalez (443).
After dropping a hard-fought decision in the final qualifying round in his first tournament of the summer, MSU junior-to-be and NCAA Singles All-American Giovanni Oradini found himself as an automatic qualifier for the main draw in Setúbal, joining Borges in the singles field. There, the Italian breezed past his first round foe en route to an appearance in the Round of 16, where he dropped a tough 6-3, 6-4 match to the top-seeded Crepatte.
Bulldogs Niclas Braun, Florian Broska and NCAA Doubles All-American Strahinja Rakic all tallied qualifying draw victories, including Rakic advancing to the singles main draw at the Hungary F4 Futures tournament in Gyula, Hungary. Rakic also earned a victory in the Budapest Open (Hungary F5 Futures) the following week, where he reached the second round of qualifying.
Both Braun and Broska earned a pair of wins in their lone ITF tournaments in June, reaching the third round of qualifying before dropping tough decisions.
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.
For more information on the Mississippi State men's tennis program, follow "HailStateMT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
MSU MEN'S TENNIS SUMMER RESULTS
Nuno Borges
Póvoa de Varzim Open – Portugal F9 Futures (June 18-24)
Singles Main Draw:
First Round – def. Nathan Seateun 6-2, 6-4; Round of 16 – def. Aaron Cortes Alcaraz 6-1, 6-4; Quarterfinals – def. [1] Baptiste Crepatte 7-5, 4-0 ret.; Semifinals – def. [6] Mick Lescure 6-3, 3-6, 6-1; Final – lost to [8] Chun Hsin Tseng 6-3, 6-4
Doubles Main Draw (w/ Francisco Cabral):
Round of 16 – def. Ferreira/Haia 6-3, 6-4; Quarterfinals – def. Fermosell/Mazon-Hernandez 6-3, 6-4; Semifinals – def. [1] Cacao/Gil 7-5, 6-2; Final – def. [4] Bauvy/Voljacques 6-4, 6-4
Setúbal Open – Portugal F10 Futures (June 25-July 1)
Singles Main Draw:
First Round – def. Julien Eon 6-3, 6-0; Round of 16 – def. Jaime Fermosell 7-6(5), 6-3; Quarterfinals – def. Nicolas Rosenzweig by default (walkover); Semifinals – lost to [8] Tiago Cacao 6-4, 6-2
Doubles Main Draw (w/ Francisco Cabral):
Round of 16 – def. Crepatte/Mitjana 3-1, ret.; Quarterfinals – def. Bauvy/Bessire 6-4, 6-2; Semifinals – def. Tchoutakian/Zgombic 6-3, 7-5; Final – lost to [1] Diaz-Figueroa/Gonzalez 7-5, 2-6, 1-0(8)
Strahinja Rakic
Gyula Open – Hungary F4 Futures (June 11-17)
Singles Qualifying Draw:
First Round – def. Andre Biro 6-2, 2-0 ret.; Second Round – def. [2] Denis Klok 6-2, 6-1; Third Round – def. [11] Sven Lah 7-6(3), 6-3
Singles Main Draw:
First Round – lost to Fabian Harozsan 6-1, 6-2
ETC Budapest Open – Hungary F5 Futures (June 18-124)
Singles Qualifying Draw:
First Round – def. Martin Zeljenka 6-2, 6-3; Second Round – lost to [1] Petr Nouza 7-5, 6-3
Giovanni Oradini
Internazionali Citta' di Padova – Italy F13 Futures (June 4-10)
Singles Qualifying Draw:
First Round – def. Massimiliano De Pasquale 5-7, 6-2, 6-2; Second Round – def. Riccardo Roberto 6-2, 6-3; Third Round – lost to Manuel Mazza 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
Doubles Main Draw (w/ Riccardo Bellotti):
Round of 16 – lost to [2] Frigerio/Stefanini 3-6, 6-4, 0-1(9)
Setúbal Open – Portugal F10 Futures (June 25-July 1)
Singles Main Draw:
First Round – def. Edoardo Graziani 6-3, 6-2; Round of 16 – lost to [1] Baptiste Crepatte 6-3, 6-4
Doubles Main Draw (w/ Francesco Borgo):
Round of 16 – lost to Tchoutakian/Zgombic 3-6, 2-6
Niclas Braun
Future Nord (Kaltenkirchen, Germany) – Germany F4 Futures (June 16-June 18)
Singles Qualifying Draw:
First Round – def. Adrian-Benedikt Alhorn 6-1, 6-0; Second Round – def. [14] Sergei Pogosian 7-6(3), 6-1; Third Round – lost to [2] Matthew Dellavedova 6-2, 6-2
Florian Broska
Kamen Open – Germany F5 Futures (June 24-June 26)
Singles Qualifying Draw:
First Round – def. Pavle Daljev 6-0, 6-2; Second Round – def. Elliot Carnello 6-3, 6-2; Third Round – lost to Nikita Mashtakov 6-4, 6-4
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