Four Bulldogs Open Fall In Fayetteville

Monday, September 20

Fayetteville, Ark.

Mississippi State

Fayetteville 15K

Photo by: Austin Perryman/MSU Athletics

Four Bulldogs Open Fall In Fayetteville

September 19, 2021 | Men's Tennis

By: Logan Lowery, Assistant Coordinator/Communications

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Mississippi State is sending four of its top men's tennis players to participate in the Fayetteville 15K as part of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Men's World Tennis Tour this week.

Carles Hernandez, Florian Broska, Nemanja Malesevic and Davide Tortora will all represent the Bulldogs but will be competing as individuals in the event which features some of the top tennis players in the world.

"The guys are really excited to play this week here in Fayetteville in a high-quality tournament against some great quality competition," said MSU assistant coach Jake Jacoby. "There is a great mix of high-level college players and touring ITF and ATP players in the event this week, so everyone is looking forward to getting great experience this week and making the most of this opportunity."

Hernandez will start the singles qualifying on Monday at 9 a.m. against Virginia's Jeffrey Von Der Schulenberg, who is ranked No. 16 in the ITF Juniors.

Broska will begin at 10:30 a.m. against Kiranpal Pannu of New Zealand while Malesevic takes on Mathieu Scaglia of France at 1:30 p.m. and Tortora closes out the day against American Chad Kissell at 3 p.m.

Hernandez currently holds the highest ITF ranking on the Bulldogs' roster at 1,261 followed by Tortora (1,315), Malesevic (1,353) and Broska (1,984).

The Fayetteville 15K will run through Sept. 26 and is the first event the Bulldogs have participated in this fall. State and eighth-year head coach Matt Roberts will host the MSU Bulldog Invitational at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre and the Rula Tennis Pavilion on Oct. 1-3.

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