Wednesday, November 19
Orlando, Fla.
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Mississippi State
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NCAA Singles and Doubles Championship
Jovanovic Advances in Singles and Doubles as Bulldogs Complete Day Two in Orlando
November 19, 2025 | Men's Tennis
ORLANDO, Fla. – Mississippi State standout Petar Jovanovic delivered another historic performance on Wednesday, advancing to the Round of 16 in both singles and doubles at the NCAA Individual Championships at the USTA National Campus.
Jovanovic, ranked No. 31 nationally, earned one of the biggest singles wins of his career with a gritty 6-3, 0-6, 6-3 victory over No. 12 Sebastian Grozny of Texas in the Round of 32. With the victory, Jovanovic secured ITA All-American status in singles, becoming just the sixth Bulldog in program history to achieve All-America honors in both singles and doubles.
His advancement also marks the first time since 2019—when Nuno Borges and Giovanni Oradini accomplished the feat—that a Bulldog has reached the Round of 16 in both draws in the same season.
In other singles action, No. 11 Benito Sanchez Martinez fell in a tight two-set battle to Clemson's Romain Gales, 3-6, 6-7(4). Bryan Hernandez Cortes also saw his tournament come to a close, dropping a pair of competitive 4-6 sets to No. 9 Dylan Dietrich of Virginia.
Mississippi State responded in doubles, where the nation's No. 1-ranked duo of Jovanovic and Sanchez Martinez posted a composed 6-4, 6-4 win over Arizona State's Rudy Quan and Aadarsh Tripathi. The victory sends the Bulldog tandem to the NCAA Round of 16 for the third consecutive year, a streak unmatched in program history.
Up Next – Thursday's Round of 16
Singles
No. 31 Petar Jovanovic vs. No. 98 Keegan Rice (Virginia)
Doubles
No. 1 Petar Jovanovic / Benito Sanchez Martinez vs. No. 18 Mans Dahlberg / Dylan Dietrich (Virginia)
Mississippi State continues competition Thursday as Jovanovic looks to push deeper into both draws and extend a postseason run already etched into the Bulldog record books.
For the most up-to-date information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU Men's Tennis on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateMT"
– HailState.com –
Jovanovic, ranked No. 31 nationally, earned one of the biggest singles wins of his career with a gritty 6-3, 0-6, 6-3 victory over No. 12 Sebastian Grozny of Texas in the Round of 32. With the victory, Jovanovic secured ITA All-American status in singles, becoming just the sixth Bulldog in program history to achieve All-America honors in both singles and doubles.
His advancement also marks the first time since 2019—when Nuno Borges and Giovanni Oradini accomplished the feat—that a Bulldog has reached the Round of 16 in both draws in the same season.
In other singles action, No. 11 Benito Sanchez Martinez fell in a tight two-set battle to Clemson's Romain Gales, 3-6, 6-7(4). Bryan Hernandez Cortes also saw his tournament come to a close, dropping a pair of competitive 4-6 sets to No. 9 Dylan Dietrich of Virginia.
Mississippi State responded in doubles, where the nation's No. 1-ranked duo of Jovanovic and Sanchez Martinez posted a composed 6-4, 6-4 win over Arizona State's Rudy Quan and Aadarsh Tripathi. The victory sends the Bulldog tandem to the NCAA Round of 16 for the third consecutive year, a streak unmatched in program history.
Up Next – Thursday's Round of 16
Singles
No. 31 Petar Jovanovic vs. No. 98 Keegan Rice (Virginia)
Doubles
No. 1 Petar Jovanovic / Benito Sanchez Martinez vs. No. 18 Mans Dahlberg / Dylan Dietrich (Virginia)
Mississippi State continues competition Thursday as Jovanovic looks to push deeper into both draws and extend a postseason run already etched into the Bulldog record books.
For the most up-to-date information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU Men's Tennis on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateMT"
– HailState.com –
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