Friday, February 8
Lubbock, Texas
6:00 PM
Mississippi State
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Texas Tech
No. 3 MSU is set for its first road trip of the 2019 slate, traveling to Lubbock, Texas, to take on Texas Tech and No. 19 Tulane.
No. 3 Bulldogs Trek To Lone Star State To Take On Texas Tech, Tulane
February 07, 2019 | Men's Tennis
by Caleb Garner, Graduate Assistant/Communications
STARKVILLE – Riding a four-match win streak to open the 2019 season, the No. 3 Mississippi State men's tennis team is set for its first road tests of the year, traveling to Lubbock, Texas, to take on Texas Tech and Tulane.
The Bulldogs (4-0) first face the Red Raiders (5-2) at 8 p.m. CT on Friday before playing the 19th-ranked Green Wave (4-1) at 8:30 p.m. Saturday indoors at the Lubbock Country Club. Matches were originally scheduled for 4 p.m. and 2 p.m. at TTU's McLeod Tennis Center, but cold temperatures led to the decision to move the matches indoors. Live scoring will be available to fans for Friday's match against Texas Tech, with the password being "ttu". Fans can follow the team's Twitter account for live updates on both days.
"We're really excited about our first road tests of the year this weekend," head coach Matt Roberts said. "Texas Tech and Tulane are both outstanding, well-coached teams that are consistently in the NCAA Tournament year-in and year-out. This weekend is a great opportunity to test ourselves against some very good players and teams on the road before we head to Chicago for National Indoors."
MSU In The Oracle ITA Rankings …
The Bulldogs are currently ranked third nationally—matching the program's highest ranking ever and the highest since 1999. This week marked the 14th straight week MSU was ranked inside the top 25. In the ITA national singles rankings, two-time All-American Nuno Borges leads four State players at No. 5 in the nation. Niclas Braun (career-best No. 64), Giovanni Oradini (No. 66) and Trevor Foshey (No. 98) round out MSU's current ranked singles players. State boasts a pair of ranked doubles tandems in sixth-ranked Braun and Giovanni Oradini and No. 34 Borges and Strahinja Rakic.
Know The Foes: Texas Tech and Tulane
Texas Tech enters Friday's match with a 5-2 mark after upsetting 14th-ranked Texas A&M, 4-3, in Dallas this past Friday. The Red Raiders opened their season winning four straight before dropping a pair of matches to Florida State and Tennessee at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Tallahassee, Florida.
The Red Raiders received votes in this week's ITA rankings, with Tommy Mylnikov being the lone ranked singles player at No. 78 in the nation. In doubles, Bjorn Thomson teams up with Parker Wynn to form the nation's 14th-ranked tandem.
Tulane is a familiar foe for the Maroon and White, having met 19 times in recorded history. The Green Wave enter Saturday's contest having won four of their first five matches, including advancing to the 2019 ITA National Team Indoor Championship with 4-2 victories against Tennessee and at Florida State at the same ITA Kick-Off Weekend site as TTU. Most recently, TU dropped a tough 4-3 decision at home to LSU.
The Green Wave boasts three ranked singles players, led by Luis Erlenbusch at 42nd nationally. Ewan Moore (No. 63) and Tyler Schick (No. 76) round out Tulane's ranked singles trio.
Need To Know …
Live Scoring
Live scoring will be available for Friday's match vs. Texas Tech via StatBroadcast, with the password being "ttu". Fans can follow the team's Twitter account for live updates on both days.
Last Time Out For MSU …
On Sunday (Feb. 3), the Bulldogs posted a dominant 6-1 victory against South Florida to close out a four-match homestand to open the season. State got off to a quick start in doubles, with a 6-2 win by seventh-ranked Braun and Oradini to set up Foshey and Ramskogler's clincher on court 3 to give MSU its 15th-straight doubles point. In singles, the Bulldogs saw victories from No. 11 Borges, No. 93 Foshey, Oradini, Rakic and Ramskogler to cruise to victory.
Next Up For MSU …
After taking on Texas Tech and Tulane, the Bulldogs will head to Chicago for the 2019 ITA National Team Indoor Championship, which will be held Feb. 15-18 at the Midtown Athletic Club. Each team in the 16-team field is guaranteed three matches in the event. It will be State's 12th appearance all-time in the National Indoors.
For more information on the Mississippi State men's tennis program, follow "HailStateMT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
STARKVILLE – Riding a four-match win streak to open the 2019 season, the No. 3 Mississippi State men's tennis team is set for its first road tests of the year, traveling to Lubbock, Texas, to take on Texas Tech and Tulane.
The Bulldogs (4-0) first face the Red Raiders (5-2) at 8 p.m. CT on Friday before playing the 19th-ranked Green Wave (4-1) at 8:30 p.m. Saturday indoors at the Lubbock Country Club. Matches were originally scheduled for 4 p.m. and 2 p.m. at TTU's McLeod Tennis Center, but cold temperatures led to the decision to move the matches indoors. Live scoring will be available to fans for Friday's match against Texas Tech, with the password being "ttu". Fans can follow the team's Twitter account for live updates on both days.
"We're really excited about our first road tests of the year this weekend," head coach Matt Roberts said. "Texas Tech and Tulane are both outstanding, well-coached teams that are consistently in the NCAA Tournament year-in and year-out. This weekend is a great opportunity to test ourselves against some very good players and teams on the road before we head to Chicago for National Indoors."
MSU In The Oracle ITA Rankings …
The Bulldogs are currently ranked third nationally—matching the program's highest ranking ever and the highest since 1999. This week marked the 14th straight week MSU was ranked inside the top 25. In the ITA national singles rankings, two-time All-American Nuno Borges leads four State players at No. 5 in the nation. Niclas Braun (career-best No. 64), Giovanni Oradini (No. 66) and Trevor Foshey (No. 98) round out MSU's current ranked singles players. State boasts a pair of ranked doubles tandems in sixth-ranked Braun and Giovanni Oradini and No. 34 Borges and Strahinja Rakic.
Know The Foes: Texas Tech and Tulane
Texas Tech enters Friday's match with a 5-2 mark after upsetting 14th-ranked Texas A&M, 4-3, in Dallas this past Friday. The Red Raiders opened their season winning four straight before dropping a pair of matches to Florida State and Tennessee at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Tallahassee, Florida.
The Red Raiders received votes in this week's ITA rankings, with Tommy Mylnikov being the lone ranked singles player at No. 78 in the nation. In doubles, Bjorn Thomson teams up with Parker Wynn to form the nation's 14th-ranked tandem.
Tulane is a familiar foe for the Maroon and White, having met 19 times in recorded history. The Green Wave enter Saturday's contest having won four of their first five matches, including advancing to the 2019 ITA National Team Indoor Championship with 4-2 victories against Tennessee and at Florida State at the same ITA Kick-Off Weekend site as TTU. Most recently, TU dropped a tough 4-3 decision at home to LSU.
The Green Wave boasts three ranked singles players, led by Luis Erlenbusch at 42nd nationally. Ewan Moore (No. 63) and Tyler Schick (No. 76) round out Tulane's ranked singles trio.
Need To Know …
- Mississippi State is playing its 95th season of men's tennis, with Matt Roberts in his fifth season at the helm.
- State has started 4-0 for the third straight season.
- MSU's No. 3 national ranking matches its highest in program history and marks the 14th straight week the Bulldogs appeared in the top 25 of the Oracle ITA Rankings.
- The Bulldogs hold a 4-2 lead in the series against Texas Tech since 1969, having won three of the last four meetings.
- Against Tulane, MSU is 13-6 overall (since 1969), winning five straight and nine of the last 11 matches.
- State has won 15 straight doubles points dating back to 2018.
- Nuno Borges is currently sixth all-time at MSU in career singles wins (94) and dual match singles wins (59).
- Borges and Strahinja Rakic are third all-time in career doubles pairing wins (42).
- Niclas Braun is currently seventh in career doubles wins (74) at MSU.
Live Scoring
Live scoring will be available for Friday's match vs. Texas Tech via StatBroadcast, with the password being "ttu". Fans can follow the team's Twitter account for live updates on both days.
Last Time Out For MSU …
On Sunday (Feb. 3), the Bulldogs posted a dominant 6-1 victory against South Florida to close out a four-match homestand to open the season. State got off to a quick start in doubles, with a 6-2 win by seventh-ranked Braun and Oradini to set up Foshey and Ramskogler's clincher on court 3 to give MSU its 15th-straight doubles point. In singles, the Bulldogs saw victories from No. 11 Borges, No. 93 Foshey, Oradini, Rakic and Ramskogler to cruise to victory.
Next Up For MSU …
After taking on Texas Tech and Tulane, the Bulldogs will head to Chicago for the 2019 ITA National Team Indoor Championship, which will be held Feb. 15-18 at the Midtown Athletic Club. Each team in the 16-team field is guaranteed three matches in the event. It will be State's 12th appearance all-time in the National Indoors.
For more information on the Mississippi State men's tennis program, follow "HailStateMT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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