Four Bulldogs Reach Main Draw In Fayetteville

Tuesday, September 20

Fayetteville, Ark.

Mississippi State

Fayetteville 15K

STARKVILLE, MS - April 15, 2022 - Mississippi State's Gregor Ramskogler during the match between the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Mississippi State Bulldogs at the AJ Pitts Tennis Centre in Starkville, MS. Photo By Kevin Snyder

Photo by: Kevin Snyder/MSU Athletics

Four Bulldogs Reach Main Draw In Fayetteville

September 20, 2022 | Men's Tennis

By: Logan Lowery, Assistant Director/Communications

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., - Four Mississippi State players will be representing the Bulldogs in the main draw of the International Tennis Federation Fayetteville 15K.

Carles Hernandez was an automatic qualifier for the main draw while Gregor Ramskogler, Petar Jovanovic and Benito Sanchez Martinez punched their tickets on Tuesday.

Ramskogler secured the first victory of the day by beating former Ole Miss standout Finn Reynolds of New Zealand in straight sets 6-2, 6-4.

For Jovanovic and Sanchez Martinez to advance however, the two freshmen had to do so over their Bulldog teammates. Jovanovic defeated Nemanja Malesevic 6-1, 7-6(5) for his second victory of the tournament while Sanchez Martinez topped Ewen Lumsden 6-4, 6-4.

Sanchez Martinez moves on to meet Baylor's Finn Bass in the first round of the main draw on Wednesday while Jovanovic is set to face Sander Jong of TCU. Both of those matches will close out the day on Courts 4 and 5 respectively. Ramskogler takes on former Wisconsin product Osgar O'Hoisin of Ireland in the second match on Court 4 followed by Hernandez going head-to-head against Great Britain's Blu Baker not before 4 p.m.

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ITF Fayetteville 15K Second Round Qualifying
Billingsley Tennis Center | Fayetteville, Ark.
Sept. 20, 2022

Singles
Gregor Ramskogler (MSU/ Austria) def. Finn Reynolds (New Zealand) 6-2, 6-4
Petar Jovanovic (MSU/ Montenegro) def. Nemanja Malesevic (MSU/ Bosnia and Herzegovina) 6-1, 7-6(5)
Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSU/ Germany) def. Ewen Lumsden (MSU/ Scotland) 6-4, 6-4