No. 16 Bulldogs Pick Up Dominant Ranked Road Win

Thursday, March 13

Nashville, Tenn.

3:30 p.m.

Mississippi State

Vanderbilt

Photo by: Mike Mattina/MSU Athletics

No. 16 Bulldogs Pick Up Dominant Ranked Road Win

March 13, 2025 | Men's Tennis

By: Thomas Hunt, Student Assistant

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – 16^th-ranked Mississippi State picked up a ranked road win defeating No. 48 Vanderbilt, 6-1, on Thursday at Brownlee O. Currey Tennis Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Bulldogs lost their first doubles match of the day, but Dusan Milanovic and Michal Novansky quickly responsed picking up a 6-3 victory. No. 4 Petar Jovanonic and Benito Sanchez Martinez clinched the doubles point for the Maroon and White defeating Vanderbilt's 28^th-ranked duo of Nathan Cox and Michael Ross 7-6(2).

State won three-consecutive singles matches to clinch the match courtesy of wins from No. 125 Niccolo Baroni, No. 72 Benito Sanchez Martinez and No. 92 Mario Martinez Serrano. Michal Novansky and Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes would both tack on singles victories of their own to end the day.

Records
No. 16 Mississippi State (14-3, 4-2 SEC)
No. 48 Vanderbilt (8-8, 1-5 SEC)

Match Notes
• The victory over No. 48 Vanderbilt marks Mississippi State's third ranked win of the year.
• Petar Jovanovic and Benito Sanchez Martinez earned their 47th career doubles victories which ties them with George Coupland and Artem IIyshin for third-most all-time at State.
• Jovanovic and Sanchez Martinez extend their doubles clinching streak to three-consecutive matches and lead the team with eight doubles clinches this season.
• Jovanovic and Sanchez Martinez extend their doubles winning streak to eight matches, which is a career-long for the all-American pair.
• Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes remains undefeated In SEC singles play, improving to 4-0 this season. He is currently on am eight match win streak in singles.
• Michal Novansky earned his 12th straight dual match victory tonight, which is the longest on the team and dates back to April 2023.

Up Next
No. 16 Mississippi State will travel to take on No. 30 Georgia on Saturday at 12 p.m.

Match Results
Doubles
1. #4 Petar Jovanovic/Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSU) def. #28 Nathan Cox/Michael Ross (VANDY) – 7-6(2)
2. Pablo Martinez Gomez/Danil Panarin (VANDY) def. #29 Niccolo Baroni/Mario Martinez Serrano (MSU) – 6-3
3. Dusan Milanovic/Michal Novansky (MSU) def. Dylan Charlap/Henry Ruger (VANDY) – 6-3
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1

Singles
1. #72 Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSU) def. Nathan Cox (VANDY) – 6-3, 6-3
2. Danil Panarin (VANDY) def. #88 Petar Jovanovic (MSU) – 1-6, 6-1, 6-4
3. #125 Niccolo Baroni (MSU) def. Pablo Martinez Gomez (VANDY) – 6-4, 6-2
4. #92 Mario Martinez Serrano (MSU) def. Henry Ruger (VANDY) – 6-4, 6-4
5. Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes (MSU) def. Hugo Coquelin (VANDY) – 7-6(4), 6-1
6. Michal Novansky (MSU) def. Dylan Charlap (VANDY) – 7-6(1), 6-4
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 4*, 2, 6, 5
* Clincher

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