Mississippi State Fights Hard, Falls to No. 1 Virginia in National Indoors Quarterfinals

Saturday, February 14

Dallas, Texas

3:30 p.m.

Mississippi State

Virginia

Petar Jovanovic/Benito Sanchez Martinez Spring 2026

Mississippi State Fights Hard, Falls to No. 1 Virginia in National Indoors Quarterfinals

February 14, 2026 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

By: Tad Couch, Athletic Communications Student Intern

DALLAS – No. 6 Mississippi State men's tennis opened the 2026 ITA National Team Indoor Championship quarterfinals with a strong start but ultimately fell to No. 1 Virginia, 4-1, Saturday at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex.

The Bulldogs secured the doubles point with wins on courts one and two. Mario Martinez Serrano and Michal Novansky earned a 6-3 victory over Mans Dahlberg and Jangjun Kim on court two, No. 6 Petar Jovanovic and Benito Sanchez Martinez clinches the doubles point with a 7-5 win over Stiles Brockett and Dylan Dietrich.

Virginia responded in singles taking the first set on every court and four straight wins to close out the match.

On court five, Stiles Brockett defeated Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes, 6-1, 6-0, to even the score. No. 15 Keegan Rice followed with a 6-3, 7-6(1) win over No. 6 Petar Jovanovic on court two. Andres Santamarta Roig added the third point for the Cavaliers with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over No. 33 Martinez Serrano on court three.

Mans Dahlberg capped the scoring for Virginia, clinching the match on court six with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 win over Novansky.

Two matches were left unfinished, including No. 45 Benito Sanchez Martinez versus No. 2 Dylan Dietrich on court one and Vaksmann versus Kim on court four.

No. 6 Mississippi State will face No. 4 Stanford Sunday at 1 p.m. in a consolation match.

Records
No. 6 Mississippi State (7-1, 0-0 SEC)
No. 1 Virginia (8-1, 0-0 ACC)

Match Notes
•  Mississippi State won the doubles point in back-to-back matches for the second time this season.
•  Freshman Raphael Vaksmann remains unbeaten in dual matches to start his collegiate career
• No. 6 Petar Jovanovic and Benito Sanchez Martinez picked up their second doubles win of the season.
•  Mario Martinez Serrano and Michal Novansky's win has solidified a 2-0 start for the tandem.

Up Next
No. 6 Mississippi State will face No. 4 Standford at 1 p.m. on February 15th.

Doubles
1. Benito Sanchez Martinez and Petar Jovanovic (MSU) def. Dylan Dietrich and Stiles Brockett (UVA) – 7-5
2. Mario Martinez Serrano/Michal Novansky (MSU) def. Mans Dahlberg and Jangjun Kim (UVA) – 6-3
3. Andres Santamarta Roig and Keegan Rice (UVA) def. Bryan Hernandez Cortes/Raphael Vaksmann (MSU) – 6-4

Mississippi State won the Doubles Point
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1*

Singles
1. No. 2 Dylan Dietrich (UVA) vs. No. 45 Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSU) – 6-4, 5-7, 3-3, unf.
2. No. 15 Keegan Rice (UVA) def. No. 6 Petar Jovanovic (MSU) – 6-3, 7-6(1)
3. Andres Santamarta Roig (UVA) def. No. 33 Mario Martinez Serrano (MSU) – 6-4, 7-5
4. No. 81 Jangjun Kim (UVA) vs. Raphael Vaksmann (MSU) – 6-4, 6-7(9), 1-1, unf.
5. Stiles Brockett (UVA) def. Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes (MSU) – 6-1, 6-0
6. Mans Dahlberg (UVA) def. Michal Novansky (MSU) – 6-2, 4-6, 6-4*
Order of Finish: 5, 2, 3, 6*
*Clincher

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