Colas/Ramskogler, Tortora Notch Opening Day Wins In Bulldog Challenge

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Colas/Ramskogler, Tortora Notch Opening Day Wins In Bulldog Challenge

October 23, 2020 | Men's Tennis

Live Video/Stats Full Day 1 Results

Alberto Colas and Gregor Ramskogler in doubles, along with Davide Tortora in singles, recorded wins for State on Friday’s opening day.

By: Graham Murphree, Graduate Assistant/Communications

STARKVILLE – Mississippi State men's tennis concluded opening day action of the Bulldog Challenge on the MSU campus Friday. The event is being held at MSU's A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre and Rula Tennis Pavilion.

Alberto Colas and Gregor Ramskogler in doubles, along with Davide Tortora in singles, recorded wins for State on Friday's opening day.

The three-day tournament, which also features players from Alabama, Ole Miss and LSU, will continue Saturday morning with the Bulldogs facing off against LSU's contingent in Session 1 at 9 a.m. CT. Alabama and Tennessee's players will square off in the afternoon session at 2 p.m. Ole Miss players will be mixed into each session throughout the day. Though fans cannot attend due to COVID protocols, the tournament can be followed through live video and stats at www.HailState.com/livemt.

The day got started with doubles. Colas and Ramskogler grabbed a doubles victory over UT's Giles Hussey and Johannus Monday, battling through a very tight match to pull out a 9-8(2) tiebreak victory. On the other doubles courts, Nemanja Malesevic and Davide Tortora would pair up for their first time and put up a strong fight, ultimately falling 8-5 to Volunteers Martim Prata and Luca Wiedmann. Florian Broska and Nicolas Ocana also battled hard in their doubles match up against Pat Harper and Adam Walton, ultimately falling 8-5 to the UT tandem.

In singles competition, Tortora's triumph came to close all of the afternoon's action. The freshman battled through two tiebreakers to ultimately claim a 7-6(5), 1-6, 7-6(4) marathon triumph over Tennessee's Prata.

In other singles action leading up to that victory, MSU's Broska would battle hard in his first set, taking it to a breaker before dropping it and the match 7-6(2), 6-0 to Walton. The Vols' Harper notched a 6-3, 6-2 decision over the MSU rookie Malesevic.

After a close first set, the Bulldog freshman Colas was edged by the Volunteers' Monday 6-4, 6-3. State's Ramskogler fell 6-1, 6-1 to UT's Hussey. Ocana had a tough day against Tennessee's Luca Wiedmann in a 6-0, 6-0 decision. Wrapping up State's action was junior Stedman Strickland who fell 6-3, 6-3 to Vol Andrew Rogers.

MSU Men's Tennis Results At The Bulldog Challenge - Day 1 – October 23, 2020

A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre/Rula Tennis Pavilion – Starkville, Miss.

DOUBLES
Pat Harper/Adam Walton (UT) def. Florian Broska/Nicolas Ocana (MSU) 8-5; Martim Prata/Luca Wiedenmann (UT) def. Nemanja Malesevic/Davide Tortora (MSU) 8-5; Alberto Colas/Gregor Ramskogler (MSU) def. Giles Hussey/Johannus Monday (UT) 9-8(2)

SINGLES
Adam Walton (UT) def. Florian Broska (MSU) 7-6(2), 6-0; Pat Harper (UT) def. Nemanja Malesevic (MSU) 6-3, 6-2; Johannus Monday (UT) def. Alberto Colas (MSU) 6-4, 6-3; Giles Hussey (UT) def. Gregor Ramskogler (MSU) 6-1, 6-1; Davide Tortora (MSU) def. Martim Prata (UT) 7-6(5), 1-6, 7-6(4); Luca Wiedemann (UT) def. Nicolas Ocana (MSU) 6-0, 6-0; Andrew Rogers (UT) def. Stedman Strickland (MSU) 6-3, 6-3 .