Friday, February 8
Lubbock, Texas
6:00 PM
Mississippi State
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at
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Texas Tech
Florian Broska clinched MSU's 4-2 victory at Texas Tech on Friday night.
Photo by: Blake Williams/MSU Athletics
No. 3 Bulldogs Earn Gutsy 4-2 Victory At Texas Tech
February 08, 2019 | Men's Tennis
by Caleb Garner, Graduate Assistant/Communications
LUBBOCK, Texas – After having to move indoors and play two hours later than originally scheduled due to cold temperatures, the No. 3 Mississippi State men's tennis team was unfazed, ultimately taking a tough 4-2 victory at Texas Tech Friday night.
The Bulldogs (5-0) continued to showcase strong doubles play to down the Red Raiders (5-3), but also posted three tough singles wins to earn the win. State is 5-0 for the first time since 2014 and now leads the series with the Red Raiders 5-2.
"What a match from both teams tonight," head coach Matt Roberts said. "We dealt with the adversity very well and I'm so proud of the boys for sticking together and battling through it. Texas Tech started very strong in doubles and put a lot of pressure on us early and throughout singles. They served and returned very well indoors, and we had to make more adjustments than we are used to. That's why I'm so proud of these resilient young men. We will get a late dinner and recover as quickly as possible for another late-night match indoors tomorrow against a very good Tulane team."
The Red Raiders earned an early advantage in doubles when 14th-ranked Bjorn Thomson and Parker Wynn topped State's No. 34 Nuno Borges and Strahinja Rakic on court 1 in a tight 6-4 decision.
However, the Bulldogs would hang tough once again on courts 2 and 3. The undefeated MSU tandem of Trevor Foshey and Gregor Ramskogler emerged victorious once more, claiming a gritty 7-5 victory against TTU's Artem Kapshuk and Matheus Leite to move to 9-0 on the year and put all eyes on court 2.
There, State's sixth-ranked duo of Niclas Braun and Giovanni Oradini held off the Red Raider pair of Jackson Cobb and Tommy Mylnikov for a 7-5 win that extended MSU's doubles point win streak to 16 matches and gave the Bulldogs a valuable 1-0 lead going into singles.
The fifth-ranked Borges pushed MSU's lead to 2-0 rather quickly, taking a 6-2, 6-3 victory over 78th-ranked Red Raider Mylnikov at the top spot in the lineup. Borges' doubles partner, Rakic, then gave the Bulldogs a commanding 3-0 advantage with a solid 7-6(3), 6-2 win over TTU's Thomson at No. 3.
The homestanding Red Raiders would not go away quietly, cutting MSU's lead to 3-2 with back-to-back wins. Ilgiz Valiev upset MSU's 98th-ranked Foshey in a tight 7-6(7), 6-3 decision on court 4 before Wynn upended State's 66th-ranked Oradini in three sets - 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 – at the No. 2 spot.
With Bulldogs Florian Broska and Ramskogler playing the day's final two matches to decide the match, Broska emerged victorious in a 6-4, 6-4 victory over the Red Raiders' Kapshuk at the No. 5 position. Ramskogler was up a set on court 6 at the time of Broska's clincher.
Next Up For MSU …
State will wrap up its Texas trip with an 8:30 p.m. CT match against No. 19 Tulane indoors Saturday night, once again playing at The Falls Tennis and Athletic Club in Lubbock. No live scoring will be available but follow the team on Twitter for live match updates.
For more information on the Mississippi State men's tennis program, follow "HailStateMT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
No. 3 Mississippi State 4, Texas Tech 2
February 8, 2019
The Falls Tennis and Athletic Club – Lubbock, Texas
Doubles
1. #14 Bjorn Thomson/Parker Wynn (TTU) def. #34 Nuno Borges/Strahinja Rakic (MSU) 6-4
2. #6 Niclas Braun/Giovanni Oradini (MSU) def. Jackson Cobb/Tommy Mylnikov (TTU) 7-5
3. Trevor Foshey/Gregor Ramskogler (MSU) def. Artem Kapshuk/Matheus Leite (TTU) 7-5
Order of finish: 1,3,2
Singles
1. #5 Nuno Borges (MSU) def. #78 Tommy Mylnikov (TTU) 6-2, 6-3
2. Parker Wynn (TTU) def. #66 Giovanni Oradini (MSU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
3. Strahinja Rakic (MSU) def. Bjorn Thomson, 7-6(3), 6-2
4. Ilgiz Valiev (TTU) def. #98 Trevor Foshey (MSU) 7-6(7), 6-3
5. Florian Broska (MSU) def. Artem Kapshuk (TTU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Gregor Ramskogler (MSU) vs. Franco Ribero 6-2, 0-1 (susp.)
Order of finish: 1,3,4,2,5
LUBBOCK, Texas – After having to move indoors and play two hours later than originally scheduled due to cold temperatures, the No. 3 Mississippi State men's tennis team was unfazed, ultimately taking a tough 4-2 victory at Texas Tech Friday night.
The Bulldogs (5-0) continued to showcase strong doubles play to down the Red Raiders (5-3), but also posted three tough singles wins to earn the win. State is 5-0 for the first time since 2014 and now leads the series with the Red Raiders 5-2.
"What a match from both teams tonight," head coach Matt Roberts said. "We dealt with the adversity very well and I'm so proud of the boys for sticking together and battling through it. Texas Tech started very strong in doubles and put a lot of pressure on us early and throughout singles. They served and returned very well indoors, and we had to make more adjustments than we are used to. That's why I'm so proud of these resilient young men. We will get a late dinner and recover as quickly as possible for another late-night match indoors tomorrow against a very good Tulane team."
The Red Raiders earned an early advantage in doubles when 14th-ranked Bjorn Thomson and Parker Wynn topped State's No. 34 Nuno Borges and Strahinja Rakic on court 1 in a tight 6-4 decision.
However, the Bulldogs would hang tough once again on courts 2 and 3. The undefeated MSU tandem of Trevor Foshey and Gregor Ramskogler emerged victorious once more, claiming a gritty 7-5 victory against TTU's Artem Kapshuk and Matheus Leite to move to 9-0 on the year and put all eyes on court 2.
There, State's sixth-ranked duo of Niclas Braun and Giovanni Oradini held off the Red Raider pair of Jackson Cobb and Tommy Mylnikov for a 7-5 win that extended MSU's doubles point win streak to 16 matches and gave the Bulldogs a valuable 1-0 lead going into singles.
The fifth-ranked Borges pushed MSU's lead to 2-0 rather quickly, taking a 6-2, 6-3 victory over 78th-ranked Red Raider Mylnikov at the top spot in the lineup. Borges' doubles partner, Rakic, then gave the Bulldogs a commanding 3-0 advantage with a solid 7-6(3), 6-2 win over TTU's Thomson at No. 3.
The homestanding Red Raiders would not go away quietly, cutting MSU's lead to 3-2 with back-to-back wins. Ilgiz Valiev upset MSU's 98th-ranked Foshey in a tight 7-6(7), 6-3 decision on court 4 before Wynn upended State's 66th-ranked Oradini in three sets - 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 – at the No. 2 spot.
With Bulldogs Florian Broska and Ramskogler playing the day's final two matches to decide the match, Broska emerged victorious in a 6-4, 6-4 victory over the Red Raiders' Kapshuk at the No. 5 position. Ramskogler was up a set on court 6 at the time of Broska's clincher.
Next Up For MSU …
State will wrap up its Texas trip with an 8:30 p.m. CT match against No. 19 Tulane indoors Saturday night, once again playing at The Falls Tennis and Athletic Club in Lubbock. No live scoring will be available but follow the team on Twitter for live match updates.
For more information on the Mississippi State men's tennis program, follow "HailStateMT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
No. 3 Mississippi State 4, Texas Tech 2
February 8, 2019
The Falls Tennis and Athletic Club – Lubbock, Texas
Doubles
1. #14 Bjorn Thomson/Parker Wynn (TTU) def. #34 Nuno Borges/Strahinja Rakic (MSU) 6-4
2. #6 Niclas Braun/Giovanni Oradini (MSU) def. Jackson Cobb/Tommy Mylnikov (TTU) 7-5
3. Trevor Foshey/Gregor Ramskogler (MSU) def. Artem Kapshuk/Matheus Leite (TTU) 7-5
Order of finish: 1,3,2
Singles
1. #5 Nuno Borges (MSU) def. #78 Tommy Mylnikov (TTU) 6-2, 6-3
2. Parker Wynn (TTU) def. #66 Giovanni Oradini (MSU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
3. Strahinja Rakic (MSU) def. Bjorn Thomson, 7-6(3), 6-2
4. Ilgiz Valiev (TTU) def. #98 Trevor Foshey (MSU) 7-6(7), 6-3
5. Florian Broska (MSU) def. Artem Kapshuk (TTU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Gregor Ramskogler (MSU) vs. Franco Ribero 6-2, 0-1 (susp.)
Order of finish: 1,3,4,2,5
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