Nuno Borges earned First Team Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-American honors on Friday, marking the second straight year he has been honored at the national level for his success on the court and in the classroom.
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Borges Tabbed First Team Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-American
June 21, 2019 | Men's Tennis
by Caleb Garner, Graduate Assistant/Communications
STARKVILLE – While his historic collegiate tennis career may have ended last month, Mississippi State's Nuno Borges is not done racking up honors off the court.
The five-time All-American added to his lengthy résumé by being named First Team Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-America on Friday, marking the second year in a row he has earned Academic All-American laurels. In 2018, Borges earned Second Team Academic All-America honors and is the seventh player in program history to earn multiple Academic All-American accolades, the sixth to receive first-team billing.
In the classroom, the two-time SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year holds a sparkling 3.90 cumulative GPA after pacing the Bulldogs with a 4.0 this spring. The Maia, Porto, Portugal, product is slated to complete his bachelor's degree in kinesiology with a concentration in clinical exercise physiology in the fall. Borges is a two-time ITA Scholar-Athlete and is expected to receive the distinction again later this summer.
Borges reached the NCAA Singles title match on May 25 in Orlando, after having become the first Bulldog ever to advance to the NCAA semis in both 2017 and 2018. He finished his final season with a sparkling 37-3 singles mark that included a program-best 31-match winning streak, with 26 of those 31 wins coming in straight-set fashion. Borges finished his career ranked first nationally in singles, becoming the first Bulldog to finish seasons in the top spot in both singles and doubles.
In his four-year career at State, Borges amassed a staggering 121 singles triumphs while adding 68 doubles victories to total 189 overall triumphs as a Bulldog, which ranks first all-time in the MSU Men's Tennis record book. He also ranks first in two other wins categories, including total dual match wins (135) and dual match singles victories (81). More impressively, he is State's all-time leader in overall winning percentage (74.4%, 189-65), singles winning percentage (84.0%, 121-23), overall dual match winning percentage (75.8%, 135-43) and singles dual match winning percentage (87.1%, 81-12).
The 2019 ITA National Player of the Year also finished his tenure ranked third nationally in doubles with Rakic after the pair reached the NCAA Doubles quarterfinals and earned All-America status for the second year in a row. The tandem was ranked as high as No. 1 in their time as a team, finishing the 2018 campaign atop the national rankings. Borges and Rakic totaled a 23-11 ledger in 2018-19, including a 16-7 mark in dual matches. In just three years playing together, the tandem amassed the most wins by a doubles pair (57) in program history.
For more information on the Mississippi State men's tennis program, follow "HailStateMT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
STARKVILLE – While his historic collegiate tennis career may have ended last month, Mississippi State's Nuno Borges is not done racking up honors off the court.
The five-time All-American added to his lengthy résumé by being named First Team Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-America on Friday, marking the second year in a row he has earned Academic All-American laurels. In 2018, Borges earned Second Team Academic All-America honors and is the seventh player in program history to earn multiple Academic All-American accolades, the sixth to receive first-team billing.
In the classroom, the two-time SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year holds a sparkling 3.90 cumulative GPA after pacing the Bulldogs with a 4.0 this spring. The Maia, Porto, Portugal, product is slated to complete his bachelor's degree in kinesiology with a concentration in clinical exercise physiology in the fall. Borges is a two-time ITA Scholar-Athlete and is expected to receive the distinction again later this summer.
Borges reached the NCAA Singles title match on May 25 in Orlando, after having become the first Bulldog ever to advance to the NCAA semis in both 2017 and 2018. He finished his final season with a sparkling 37-3 singles mark that included a program-best 31-match winning streak, with 26 of those 31 wins coming in straight-set fashion. Borges finished his career ranked first nationally in singles, becoming the first Bulldog to finish seasons in the top spot in both singles and doubles.
In his four-year career at State, Borges amassed a staggering 121 singles triumphs while adding 68 doubles victories to total 189 overall triumphs as a Bulldog, which ranks first all-time in the MSU Men's Tennis record book. He also ranks first in two other wins categories, including total dual match wins (135) and dual match singles victories (81). More impressively, he is State's all-time leader in overall winning percentage (74.4%, 189-65), singles winning percentage (84.0%, 121-23), overall dual match winning percentage (75.8%, 135-43) and singles dual match winning percentage (87.1%, 81-12).
The 2019 ITA National Player of the Year also finished his tenure ranked third nationally in doubles with Rakic after the pair reached the NCAA Doubles quarterfinals and earned All-America status for the second year in a row. The tandem was ranked as high as No. 1 in their time as a team, finishing the 2018 campaign atop the national rankings. Borges and Rakic totaled a 23-11 ledger in 2018-19, including a 16-7 mark in dual matches. In just three years playing together, the tandem amassed the most wins by a doubles pair (57) in program history.
For more information on the Mississippi State men's tennis program, follow "HailStateMT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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