Monday, September 20
Fayetteville, Ark.
Mississippi State
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Fayetteville 15K
Photo by: Austin Perryman/MSU Athletics
Three Bulldogs Win First Fall Matches
September 20, 2021 | Men's Tennis
FAYTETTEVILLE, Ark. – Three Mississippi State men's tennis players moved one step closer to the main draw with first round qualifying wins at the ITF Fayetteville 15K on Monday.
Florian Broska, Nemaja Malesevic and Davide Tortora all notched victories in their opening matches of the fall and are now one win away from advancing to the main draw of the tournament, which is part of the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour.
Broska reached the win column first with a mid-morning triumph over Kiranpal Pannu of New Zealand, 6-2, 7-6(5).
Malesevic and Tortora followed suit with straight set victories in the afternoon session. Malesevic defeated Mathieu Scaglia of France 6-2, 6-3 while Tortora won 6-3, 6-2 against American Chad Kissell.
The only MSU player not moving on at the event is Carles Hernandez, who fell 6-2, 6-2 to Jeffrey Von Der Schulenberg of the University of Virginia.
"All four guys showed good toughness today in their first matches of the fall," said MSU assistant coach Jake Jacoby, who is with the players in Fayetteville. "Flo' (Broska), 'Dade' (Tortora) and 'Memo' (Malesevic) managed some ups-and-downs in their wins and were very focused on what they could control.
"Carles played a very strong player today that was top 10 in ITF Juniors in the world and was right there with him despite the final score. Overall, I am very happy with each guy's toughness, attitude and resilience today. The Bulldogs definitely got better."
One of State's winners on Monday won't be moving on to the main draw of the tournament. That's because Broska and Tortora will meet head-to-head on Tuesday while Malesevic takes on Great Britain's Blu Baker.
It will be the first time Broska and Tortora have faced off against one another outside of practice.
MSU Men's Tennis Results at the 2021 ITF Fayetteville 15K
September 20, 2021 – Fayetteville, Ark.
Jeffrey Von Der Schulenberg (Switzerland) def. Carles Hernandez (MSU/ Spain) 6-2, 6-2
Florian Broska (MSU/ Germany) def. Kiranpal Pannu (New Zealand) 6-2, 7-6(5)
Nemanja Malesevic (MSU/ Bosnia) def. Mathieu Scaglia (France) 6-2, 6-3
Davide Tortora (MSU/ Italy) def. Chad Kissell (USA) 6-3, 6-2
For more information on the Bulldog men's tennis program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateMT" on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Florian Broska, Nemaja Malesevic and Davide Tortora all notched victories in their opening matches of the fall and are now one win away from advancing to the main draw of the tournament, which is part of the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour.
Broska reached the win column first with a mid-morning triumph over Kiranpal Pannu of New Zealand, 6-2, 7-6(5).
Malesevic and Tortora followed suit with straight set victories in the afternoon session. Malesevic defeated Mathieu Scaglia of France 6-2, 6-3 while Tortora won 6-3, 6-2 against American Chad Kissell.
The only MSU player not moving on at the event is Carles Hernandez, who fell 6-2, 6-2 to Jeffrey Von Der Schulenberg of the University of Virginia.
"All four guys showed good toughness today in their first matches of the fall," said MSU assistant coach Jake Jacoby, who is with the players in Fayetteville. "Flo' (Broska), 'Dade' (Tortora) and 'Memo' (Malesevic) managed some ups-and-downs in their wins and were very focused on what they could control.
"Carles played a very strong player today that was top 10 in ITF Juniors in the world and was right there with him despite the final score. Overall, I am very happy with each guy's toughness, attitude and resilience today. The Bulldogs definitely got better."
One of State's winners on Monday won't be moving on to the main draw of the tournament. That's because Broska and Tortora will meet head-to-head on Tuesday while Malesevic takes on Great Britain's Blu Baker.
It will be the first time Broska and Tortora have faced off against one another outside of practice.
MSU Men's Tennis Results at the 2021 ITF Fayetteville 15K
September 20, 2021 – Fayetteville, Ark.
Jeffrey Von Der Schulenberg (Switzerland) def. Carles Hernandez (MSU/ Spain) 6-2, 6-2
Florian Broska (MSU/ Germany) def. Kiranpal Pannu (New Zealand) 6-2, 7-6(5)
Nemanja Malesevic (MSU/ Bosnia) def. Mathieu Scaglia (France) 6-2, 6-3
Davide Tortora (MSU/ Italy) def. Chad Kissell (USA) 6-3, 6-2
For more information on the Bulldog men's tennis program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateMT" on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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