Friday, January 17
Starkville
12 p.m.
Mississippi State
vs
Chattanooga
Photo by: Taylor Sullivan/MSU Athletics
No. 11 MSU Hosts Mocs For Friday Doubleheader
January 16, 2025 | Men's Tennis
STARKVILLE – After shutting out Samford in its season debut last Sunday, No. 11 Mississippi State is hungry for more success.
The Bulldogs will play a doubleheader against Chattanooga on Friday at 12 p.m. and 4 p.m., and they look to continue the winning momentum versus the Mocs.
The series between MSU and Chattanooga is tied 1-1 with the Bulldogs holding a 1-0 edge in Starkville, having won 7-0 at home against the Mocs last season. Dusan Milanovic, Benito Sanchez Martinez, Radomir Tomic, Marshall Landry and Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes all contributed to State's shutout last season.
Friday marks Mississippi State's first doubleheader of the year. Since 1969, the Bulldogs have built an impressive 73-15 record in doubleheader matchups.
No. 9 Petar Jovanovic and Benito Sanchez Martinez have a career doubles record of 37-16 together which is tied with Mark Jeffrey and Mihnea Nastase (1988-90) and Louis Cant and Malte Stropp (2011-12) for sixth all-time in school history.
MSU has another ranked doubles duo in No. 20 Niccolo Baroni and Mario Martinez Serrano. The Bulldogs also have a quartet of ranked singles competitors in Jovanovic (45), Baroni (72), Martinez Serrano (81) and Sanchez Martinez (103).
Martinez Serrano clinched State's opening win against Samford on Sunday, his first as a Bulldog.
The Samford match was also special for Michal Novansky, who earned his first dual-match singles win since March 26, 2023. Offseason surgery kept Novansky regulated to playing only doubles last year, where he went 8-6 including six SEC wins.
Friday marks Chattanooga's first matches of the season. The Mocs had an overall record of 10-15 went 1-10 on the road last season.
For more information on the Bulldog men's tennis program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateMT" on X, Instagram and Facebook.
The Bulldogs will play a doubleheader against Chattanooga on Friday at 12 p.m. and 4 p.m., and they look to continue the winning momentum versus the Mocs.
The series between MSU and Chattanooga is tied 1-1 with the Bulldogs holding a 1-0 edge in Starkville, having won 7-0 at home against the Mocs last season. Dusan Milanovic, Benito Sanchez Martinez, Radomir Tomic, Marshall Landry and Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes all contributed to State's shutout last season.
Friday marks Mississippi State's first doubleheader of the year. Since 1969, the Bulldogs have built an impressive 73-15 record in doubleheader matchups.
No. 9 Petar Jovanovic and Benito Sanchez Martinez have a career doubles record of 37-16 together which is tied with Mark Jeffrey and Mihnea Nastase (1988-90) and Louis Cant and Malte Stropp (2011-12) for sixth all-time in school history.
MSU has another ranked doubles duo in No. 20 Niccolo Baroni and Mario Martinez Serrano. The Bulldogs also have a quartet of ranked singles competitors in Jovanovic (45), Baroni (72), Martinez Serrano (81) and Sanchez Martinez (103).
Martinez Serrano clinched State's opening win against Samford on Sunday, his first as a Bulldog.
The Samford match was also special for Michal Novansky, who earned his first dual-match singles win since March 26, 2023. Offseason surgery kept Novansky regulated to playing only doubles last year, where he went 8-6 including six SEC wins.
Friday marks Chattanooga's first matches of the season. The Mocs had an overall record of 10-15 went 1-10 on the road last season.
For more information on the Bulldog men's tennis program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateMT" on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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