No. 16 MSU Set for Two Match Road Trip

Mississippi State men's tennis goes back on the road for two more SEC matchups. State will travel to No. 48 Vanderbilt on Thursday and then No. 30 Georgia on Saturday.

No. 16 MSU will head to Nashville to take on Vanderbilt (8-7, 1-4 SEC) on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. then have a quick turnaround to face the Georgia Bulldogs (9-6, 3-2 SEC) on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Rankings
MSU
Singles – Benito Sanchez Martinez (72), Petar Jovanovic (88), Mario Martinez Serrano (92), Niccolo Baroni. (125)
Doubles – Jovanovic/Sanchez Martinez (4), Baroni/Martinez Serrano (29)

Vanderbilt
Singles – n/a
Doubles – Nathan Cox/Michael Ross (28)

Georgia
Singles – Thomas Paulsell (26), Ryan Colby (27), Miguel Perez Pena (32)
Doubles – Colby/Paulsell (14), Freddy Blaydes/Niels Ratiu (23), Perez Pena/Oscar Pinto Sansano (47)

Series History
vs. Vanderbilt
Overall: State leads 46-14
In Starkville: State leads 20-5
Last Meeting: State won in Starkville, 5-2 (2024)

vs. Georgia
Overall: Georgia leads 61-11
In Starkville: Georgia leads 23-4
Last Meeting: State won in Starkville, 4-3 (2024)

State Wins Leaders
Overall singles – Baroni and Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes (17)
Matches clinched – Martinez Serrano (4)
Overall doubles – Jovanovic/Sanchez Martinez (21)
vs. ranked opponents – Jovanovic/Sanchez Martinez (8)
Double clinches – Jovanovic/Sanchez Martinez (7)

Notes to know
• Mississippi State is in its 102nd season of men's tennis. The program played its first tennis match in 1907 and has competed every year since 1946.
• Matt Roberts is in his 13th season at MSU and 11th as the Bulldogs' head coach. Roberts has compiled a 200-80 overall record and a 128-25 mark at home. He is the longest-tenured head coach at State.
• The Bulldogs have made 13 consecutive appearances in the NCAA Championships and have reached the Sweet 16 in five of the past six seasons.
• Men's tennis posted a 3.68 grade point average during the fall semester. It was the highest team GPA of any sport at Mississippi State.
• MSU jumped six spots in the ITA rankings to No. 16 after losing a tough battle against No. 4 Texas and dominating at home against No. 16 Oklahoma last weekend
• Jovanovic and Sanchez Martinez have accumulated 46 career doubles victories together, which is good for fourth-most all time in school history. The All-American tandem just needs one more to tie George Coupland and Artem IIyshin for third place.
• Jovanovic and Sanchez Martinez have been on a two-game doubles clinching streak, and they look to add more to that streak this weekend.
• Niccolo Baroni and Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes are tied with the most wins on the team (17) and for the least amount of losses in dual match play (1).
• Ferrer Guimaraes is the only player on Mississippi State's roster that is still undefeated in SEC singles play, having a 3-0 record this season. He is currently also on a seven match win streak in singles, which is the longest of his career.
• Jovanovic and Sanchez Martinez are currently on a six match win streak in doubles play, which is tied for the longest of their career. A win on Thursday would set a new career high for them.

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No. 16 MSU Set for Two Match Road Trip

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Niccolo Baroni

Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes

Petar Jovanovic

Mario Martinez Serrano

Benito Sanchez Martinez

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