No. 17 Bulldogs Shutout No. 38 Razorbacks

Thursday, March 27

Starkville

3 p.m.

Mississippi State

Arkansas

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No. 17 Bulldogs Shutout No. 38 Razorbacks

March 27, 2025 | Men's Tennis

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By: Peyton Burkhalter, Student Assistant

STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State men's tennis team put on a dominating performance on Thursday at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre, defeating No. 38 Arkansas 7-0.

State has won every doubles point since SEC play started and that did not change today with wins by Bulldogs pairs Niccolo Baroni and Mario Martinez Serrano, and Dusan Milanovic and Michal Novansky.

Every Razorback was defeated in straight sets in singles play, which just alludes to how well Mississippi State played against Arkansas. This victory moves MSU to 14-1 at home and 6-3 in the SEC.

Records
No. 17 Mississippi State (16-4, 6-3 SEC)
No. 38 Arkansas (14-10, 3-7 SEC)

Match Notes

Mississippi State is now 14-1 at home, which is the best home record in the SEC.
The Bulldogs are also undefeated in SEC play when they are in Starkville with a 4-0 record.
This victory over Arkansas was MSU's first SEC shutout of the season and 10th on the year.
Niccolo Baroni and Mario Martinez Serrano clinched the doubles point for the Bulldogs, which extends their doubles clinching streak to three. They are the second Bulldog pair to clinch three in a row with Benito Sanchez Martinez and Petar Jovanovic.
Dusan Milanovic recorded his first SEC singles win of the season, defeating Connor Smillie, 6-2, 6-4. He was previously on a six-game skid and snapped it today with that victory.
Sanchez Martinez now extends his win streak to five and improved his SEC record to 7-2 after his singles win over Bozo Barun, 6-4, 6-0.
Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes just secured his 20^th singles match win over Brendan Boland, 6-2, 6-2. His 20 overall singles match wins are a team-high and he has improved his SEC record this season to 6-1.

Up Next
No. 17 MSU will go up against No. 29 Florida at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Mar. 29 at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre.

Match Results
Doubles:
1. No. 4 Petar Jovanovic/Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSU) vs. Connor Smillie/Jakub Vrba (ARK) 4-5, unfinished
2. No. 39 Niccolo Baroni/Mario Martinez Serrano (MSU) def. Bozo Barun/Benni Emesz (ARK) 6-4
3. Dusan Milanovic/Michal Novansky (MSU) def. Brendan Boland/Marino Jakic (ARK) 6-2
Order of finish: (3,2)

Singles:
1. No. 38 Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSU) def. Bozo Barun (ARK) 6-4, 6-0
2. No. 100 Petar Jovanovic (MSU) def. Jakub Vrba (ARK) 6-3, 7-6(5)
3. No. 117 Niccolo Baroni (MSU) def. Benni Emesz (ARK) 7-6(0), 7-6(6)
4. No. 95 Mario Martinez Serrano (MSU) def. Arthur Bellegy (ARK) 6-4, 6-1
5. Dusan Milanovic (MSU) def. Connor Smillie (ARK) 6-2, 6-4
6. Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes (MSU) def. Brendan Boland (ARK) 6-2, 6-2
Order of finish: (1,4,6,5,2,3)

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