Saturday, March 2
Starkville
3:00 PM
Mississippi State
7
vs
0
Kentucky
Strahinja Rakic won his second straight match to help No. 8 MSU sweep Kentucky 7-0 on Saturday.
Photo by: Blake Williams/MSU Athletics
No. 8 MSU Closes SEC-Opening Weekend With 7-0 Blanking Of Kentucky
March 02, 2019 | Men's Tennis
by Caleb Garner, Graduate Assistant/Communications
STARKVILLE – Fresh off a 7-0 sweep of No. 27 Vanderbilt on Friday, the No. 8 Mississippi State men's tennis team duplicated that result on Saturday, dominating Kentucky by the same score to close out the first weekend of SEC play.
The Bulldogs (10-2, 2-0 SEC) did so without surrendering a set in the match to the Wildcats (7-7, 1-1) to extend their home winning streak to 21 matches, with 11 of those victories coming against SEC foes. MSU also captured its sixth straight triumph over UK.
"It was a great weekend to start SEC play," head coach Matt Roberts said. "We had a great week of practice and this weekend was a result of our hard work. The guys are getting better and they're very focused on what they need to do to keep developing, and I thought today was a great match to put those things into play. We had a lot of support from our fans this weekend and the guys love playing in front of them. We're showing them a lot of fight and we're excited for more home matches the rest of this season."
MSU's tandem of Trevor Foshey and Gregor Ramskogler gave the Bulldogs a quick advantage in doubles, taking a 6-2 decision against Kentucky's Theo McDonald and Fabian Penzkofer on court 3.
A pair of tight battles were being played out on courts 1 and 2 to decide the doubles point, with MSU a game away from the match on both. State's 11th-ranked duo of Nuno Borges and Strahinja Rakic won the race to the finish, taking a 6-4 triumph over Kentucky's Cesar Bourgois and Enzo Wallart on court 1. With the win, Borges and Rakic moved into a tie for first in program history in career doubles pairing wins (47), matching George Coupland and Artem Ilyushin (2010-12).
The sixth-ranked Bulldog pair of Niclas Braun and Giovanni Oradini led 5-3 at the clinch. State has now won four straight doubles points and 22 of its last 23.
The Bulldogs rolled in singles as well, not dropping a set en route to their second straight shutout.
MSU's Rakic was first off the singles courts on Saturday, taking a 6-3, 6-2 win against Cesar Bourgois on court 3. On the adjacent court 1, State's third-ranked Borges continued his winning ways, trouncing UK's 29th-ranked Ryo Matsumura 6-3, 6-1. With the win, the two-time reigning SEC Player of the Year Borges moved into third all-time in career dual match wins (112), passing Thomas Dupré (1995-98) while tying Mark Thompson (1977-80) for second in career dual match singles triumphs (66).
Moments later on court 4, the 82nd-ranked Bulldog Braun clinched the match by completing a 6-3, 6-2 victory over UK's Parth Aggarwal.
With the victory sealed, the Bulldogs continued to shine in the remaining matches. Foshey made it 5-0 MSU with a 6-2, 6-2 win against Wildcat Kevin Huempfner, while the 80th-ranked Bulldog Oradini knocked off Wallart in a 6-2, 6-3 decision on court 2.
On court 6, MSU's Florian Broska capped off the sweep for the second-straight outing , taking a 6-4, 6-2 victory against Penzkofer.
Next Up For MSU …
MSU will hit the road for the first time in SEC play, first traveling to Columbia, South Carolina, to face No. 34 South Carolina at 4 p.m. CT this Friday, March 8. On Sunday, the Bulldogs are set to battle No. 10 Florida at Noon CT in Gainesville, Florida, also the site of the 2019 SEC Championship. After returning from Gainesville, State will be back home at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre at 3 p.m. on March 14 to battle No. 20 Alabama.
For more information on the Mississippi State men's tennis program, follow "HailStateMT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
No. 8 Mississippi State 7, Kentucky 0
March 2, 2019
A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre – Starkville, Miss.
Doubles
1. #11 Nuno Borges/Strahinja Rakic (MSU) def. Cesar Bourgois/Enzo Wallart (UK) 6-4
2. #6 Niclas Braun/Giovanni Oradini (MSU) vs. Kevin Huempfner/Ryo Matsumura (UK) 5-3 (susp.)
3. Trevor Foshey/Gregor Ramskogler (MSU) def. Theo McDonald/Fabian Penzkofer (UK) 6-2
Order of finish: 3,1
Singles
1. #3 Nuno Borges (MSU) def. #29 Ryo Matsumura (UK) 6-3, 6-1
2. #80 Giovanni Oradini (MSU) def. Enzo Wallart (UK) 6-2, 6-3
3. Strahinja Rakic (MSU) def. Cesar Bourgois (UK) 6-3, 6-2
4. #82 Niclas Braun (MSU) def. Parth Aggarwal (UK) 6-3, 6-2
5. Trevor Foshey (MSU) def. Kevin Huempfner (UK) 6-2, 6-2
6. Florian Broska (MSU) def. Fabian Penzkofer (UK) 6-4, 6-2
Order of finish: 3,1,4,5,2,6
STARKVILLE – Fresh off a 7-0 sweep of No. 27 Vanderbilt on Friday, the No. 8 Mississippi State men's tennis team duplicated that result on Saturday, dominating Kentucky by the same score to close out the first weekend of SEC play.
The Bulldogs (10-2, 2-0 SEC) did so without surrendering a set in the match to the Wildcats (7-7, 1-1) to extend their home winning streak to 21 matches, with 11 of those victories coming against SEC foes. MSU also captured its sixth straight triumph over UK.
"It was a great weekend to start SEC play," head coach Matt Roberts said. "We had a great week of practice and this weekend was a result of our hard work. The guys are getting better and they're very focused on what they need to do to keep developing, and I thought today was a great match to put those things into play. We had a lot of support from our fans this weekend and the guys love playing in front of them. We're showing them a lot of fight and we're excited for more home matches the rest of this season."
MSU's tandem of Trevor Foshey and Gregor Ramskogler gave the Bulldogs a quick advantage in doubles, taking a 6-2 decision against Kentucky's Theo McDonald and Fabian Penzkofer on court 3.
A pair of tight battles were being played out on courts 1 and 2 to decide the doubles point, with MSU a game away from the match on both. State's 11th-ranked duo of Nuno Borges and Strahinja Rakic won the race to the finish, taking a 6-4 triumph over Kentucky's Cesar Bourgois and Enzo Wallart on court 1. With the win, Borges and Rakic moved into a tie for first in program history in career doubles pairing wins (47), matching George Coupland and Artem Ilyushin (2010-12).
The sixth-ranked Bulldog pair of Niclas Braun and Giovanni Oradini led 5-3 at the clinch. State has now won four straight doubles points and 22 of its last 23.
The Bulldogs rolled in singles as well, not dropping a set en route to their second straight shutout.
MSU's Rakic was first off the singles courts on Saturday, taking a 6-3, 6-2 win against Cesar Bourgois on court 3. On the adjacent court 1, State's third-ranked Borges continued his winning ways, trouncing UK's 29th-ranked Ryo Matsumura 6-3, 6-1. With the win, the two-time reigning SEC Player of the Year Borges moved into third all-time in career dual match wins (112), passing Thomas Dupré (1995-98) while tying Mark Thompson (1977-80) for second in career dual match singles triumphs (66).
Moments later on court 4, the 82nd-ranked Bulldog Braun clinched the match by completing a 6-3, 6-2 victory over UK's Parth Aggarwal.
With the victory sealed, the Bulldogs continued to shine in the remaining matches. Foshey made it 5-0 MSU with a 6-2, 6-2 win against Wildcat Kevin Huempfner, while the 80th-ranked Bulldog Oradini knocked off Wallart in a 6-2, 6-3 decision on court 2.
On court 6, MSU's Florian Broska capped off the sweep for the second-straight outing , taking a 6-4, 6-2 victory against Penzkofer.
Next Up For MSU …
MSU will hit the road for the first time in SEC play, first traveling to Columbia, South Carolina, to face No. 34 South Carolina at 4 p.m. CT this Friday, March 8. On Sunday, the Bulldogs are set to battle No. 10 Florida at Noon CT in Gainesville, Florida, also the site of the 2019 SEC Championship. After returning from Gainesville, State will be back home at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre at 3 p.m. on March 14 to battle No. 20 Alabama.
For more information on the Mississippi State men's tennis program, follow "HailStateMT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
No. 8 Mississippi State 7, Kentucky 0
March 2, 2019
A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre – Starkville, Miss.
Doubles
1. #11 Nuno Borges/Strahinja Rakic (MSU) def. Cesar Bourgois/Enzo Wallart (UK) 6-4
2. #6 Niclas Braun/Giovanni Oradini (MSU) vs. Kevin Huempfner/Ryo Matsumura (UK) 5-3 (susp.)
3. Trevor Foshey/Gregor Ramskogler (MSU) def. Theo McDonald/Fabian Penzkofer (UK) 6-2
Order of finish: 3,1
Singles
1. #3 Nuno Borges (MSU) def. #29 Ryo Matsumura (UK) 6-3, 6-1
2. #80 Giovanni Oradini (MSU) def. Enzo Wallart (UK) 6-2, 6-3
3. Strahinja Rakic (MSU) def. Cesar Bourgois (UK) 6-3, 6-2
4. #82 Niclas Braun (MSU) def. Parth Aggarwal (UK) 6-3, 6-2
5. Trevor Foshey (MSU) def. Kevin Huempfner (UK) 6-2, 6-2
6. Florian Broska (MSU) def. Fabian Penzkofer (UK) 6-4, 6-2
Order of finish: 3,1,4,5,2,6
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