Broska Closes Fall Season With A Championship

ATLANTA, Ga., – The Atlanta Braves were not the only team in town celebrating a championship over the weekend.

Mississippi State's Florian Broska claimed a title as well after posting a 3-0 singles record to win the GT Invite. Broska never lost a set during the three-day event and closed out his championship with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Georgia Tech's Keshav Chopra on Sunday.

"I thought he was outstanding mentally all weekend," said head coach Matt Roberts. "He kept his mental composure and showed a lot of resilience when he had to dig deep against some strong opponents. Coming away with three wins gives him feedback for what he's been working on mentally."

The 27^th-ranked Broska began the tournament by beating Ole Miss' John Hallquist Lithén 6-2, 7-6(7) on Friday and followed up with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Chen Dong of the Yellow Jackets the next day.

Broska also had his share of success in doubles as well, posting a 2-1 record on the weekend with partner Gregor Ramskogler. The sixth-ranked duo closed out a 6-3 victory over Dong and Ángel Guerrero Melgar on Sunday.

In all, the Bulldogs tallied six wins on the day with No. 36 Nemanja Malesevic and No. 54 Davide Tortora each posting a singles win and combining for a doubles victory as well.

Malesevic defeated the Rebels' Walker Stearns 7-5, 6-0 and Tortora dispatched Georgia State's Diego Padilha 6-3, 6-1. Malesevic and Tortora also teamed up for a 7-6(4) win over Lithén and Stearns.

Carles Hernandez also collected a singles win for MSU over Georgia State's Edward Tymes. Hernandez battled back after losing the first set 6-4 to claim the next two handedly 6-1, 6-1.

Hernandez and Alberto Colas fell 6-2 in doubles to Tymes and his partner Patrick Lazo. Ramskogler dropped his singles match to Jakob Cardonau of Ole Miss 6-4, 6-3 and Colas had to retire leading Lazo 5-4 in the second set after losing the first 6-2.

"This weekend was great for our team to compete against some strong players from Georgia Tech, Ole Miss and Georgia State," Roberts said. "We're learning a lot as a team right now and the guys are understanding who needs to step up. We feel like we finished strong today and will carry this momentum into the eight-hour weeks to prepare for our spring season."

Mississippi State will start its spring season with a six match homestand starting with Tennessee Tech on Jan. 14.

GT Invite Day 3
Nov. 7, 2021 | Atlanta, Ga.

DOUBLES
No. 6 Florian Broska/ Gregor Ramskogler (MSU) def. Chen Dong/ Ángel Guerrero Melgar (GT) 6-3
Davide Tortora/ Nemanja Malesevic (MSU) def. John Hallquist Lithén/ Walker Stearns (UM) 7-6(4)
Patrick Lazo/ Edward Tymes (GSU) def. Alberto Colas/ Carles Hernandez (MSU) 6-2

SINGLES
Jakob Cardonau (UM) def. Gregor Ramskogler (MSU) 6-4, 6-3
#36 Nemanja Malesavic (MSU) def. Walker Stearns (UM) 7-5, 6-0
#27 Florian Broska (MSU) def. Keshav Chopra (GT) 6-4, 6-4
Carles Hernandez (MSU) def. Edward Tymes (GSU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
#54 Davide Tortora (MSU) def. Diego Padilha (GSU) 6-3, 6-1
Patrick Lazo (GSU) def. #92 Alberto Colas (MSU) 2-6, 5-4 (Ret.)

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