Oradini Falls In ITA All-American Quarterfinals; Remainder Of Team Set For GT Fall Invite

Friday, October 11

Tulsa, Okla.

All Day

Mississippi State

ITA All-American Championships

Oradini ended the week with three top 90 wins, two in the top 40, while becoming the seventh Bulldog ever to reach the All-American’s singles quarterfinals.

Oradini Falls In ITA All-American Quarterfinals; Remainder Of Team Set For GT Fall Invite

October 11, 2019 | Men's Tennis

by Graham Murphree, Student Assistant/Communications

TULSA, Okla. – After this week's play at the ITA All-American Championships, Mississippi State senior Giovanni Oradini can easily call himself a fighter, as he pulled out three hard-fought singles wins against ranked opponents after being down a set in his first three matches. Oradini claimed his Round of 16 match Friday before falling in the quarters.

The 24^th-ranked Oradini opened the day taking on No. 32 Gui Osorio of San Diego in the Round of 16. As he did in each of the first two rounds this week, Oradini overcame a one-set deficit to secure a win. Early on, Oradini had four break point chances to take the first set but Osorio dug in on serve and forced a tiebreaker that he won 7-6(4). But Oradini stormed back and took control in the final two sets to claim the match 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-3.

In the quarterfinals later in the afternoon, the senior Bulldog's foe was Texas A&M's 45^th-ranked Valentin Vacherot. Oradini began his quarterfinal appearance by coming out and competing with every ounce of fire and determination left in him. However, the Aggie pushed forward early and never really looked back in a 6-0, 6-3 victory.

Oradini ended the week with three top 90 wins, two in the top 40, while becoming the seventh Bulldog ever to reach the All-American's singles quarterfinals.

The other six members of State's team – Isaac Becroft, Florian Broska, Nicolas Ocana, Gregor Ramskogler, Stedman Srickland and Davide Tortora – will make the trek to Atlanta this weekend to partake in the 2019 Georgia Tech Fall Invite Saturday-Monday. The Bulldogs will join student-athletes from Auburn, Georgia Tech, Georgia, Miami, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. Live results will be posted daily at this link.

The tournament will feature three singles and doubles compass draws. Each singles draw will have 16 players, with each doubles draw flight featuring eight teams. Play will commence on Saturday at 9 a.m. ET with two rounds of doubles and the first round of singles. Sunday will include the singles quarterfinal and semifinal rounds. Play will come to an end on Monday with the singles and doubles finals.

For more information on the Mississippi State men's tennis program, follow "HailStateMT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

MSU at the ITA All-American Championships
October 11, 2019 – Tulsa, Oklahoma

SINGLES
Round of 16 - #24 Giovanni Oradini (MSU) def. #32 Gui Osorio (San Diego) 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-3
Quarterfinals - #45 Valentin Vacherot (Texas A&M) def. #24 Giovanni Oradini (MSU) 6-0, 6-3

ITA National rankings precede player names; tournament seedings are in brackets