No. 6 Mississippi State Falls to Oklahoma in Norman

Saturday, April 4

Norman, Okla.

12 p.m.

Mississippi State

Oklahoma

No. 6 Mississippi State Falls to Oklahoma in Norman

April 04, 2026 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

Tad Couch, Athletic Communications Student Intern

NORMAN, Okla. – No. 6 Mississippi State came up just short on the road Saturday, falling to No. 11 Oklahoma, 4-3.

The Sooners claimed the early advantage by securing the doubles point. Oklahoma took a pair of 6-3 wins on courts two and three to take the early advantage into singles.

Mississippi State battled back in singles play with three strong victories. No. 16 Benito Sanchez Martinez delivered one of the most impressive performances of the day, rallying from a set down to defeat No. 30 Luis Alvarez, 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1. Raphael Vaksmann added a straight-sets win on court four, 7-5, 6-4, while Bryan Hernandez Cortes controlled his match on court five, earning a 6-3, 6-2 victory.

Oklahoma picked up wins on courts six, three and two, ultimately clinching the match on court two. Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes dropped a 6-0, 6-1 decision on court six to start singles.

The Sooners picked up momentum with a three-set win on court three. The match was clinched on court two, where Niccolo Baroni pushed to a third set but fell just short, as Oklahoma secured the decisive fourth point.

Records
No. 6 Mississippi State (19-4, 10-3 SEC)
No. 11 Oklahoma (16-5, 8-4 SEC)

Match Notes
• Benito Sanchez Martinez extended his ranked singles win streak to seven matches.
• Bryan Hernandez Cortes secured his fifth consecutive singles win.
• Mississippi State dropped its fourth match of the season.
• Raphael Vaksmann added another ranked singles win in straight sets.

Up Next
No. 6 Mississippi State wraps up the regular season at home with No. 46 Alabama at 1 p.m. CT on senior day.

Match Results
Doubles
1. Benito Sanchez Martinez and Michal Novansky (MSU) vs. Bruno Nhavene and Luis Alvarez (OKLA) – 5-4 unf.
2. Alejandro Melero and Oscar Lacides (OKLA)  def. Mario Martinez Serrano and Niccolo Baroni (MSU) – 6-3
3. Johan Rodriguez and Asahi Harazaki (OKLA) def. Bryan Hernandez Cortes and Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes (MSU) – 3-6
Oklahoma won the Doubles Point
Order of Finish: 3, 2*

Singles
1. Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSU) def. Luis Alvarez (OKLA) – 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1
2. Oscar Lacides (OKLA) def. Niccolo Baroni (MSU) – 6-4, 6(5)-7
3. Johan Rodriguez (OKLA) def. Mario Martinez Serrano (MSU) – 6-3, 1-6, 6-0
4. Raphael Vaksmann (MSU) def. Orel Kimhi (OKLA) – 7-5, 6-4
5. Bryan Hernandez Cortes (MSU) def. Alejandro Melero (OKLA) – 6-3, 6-2
6. Asahi Harazaki (OKLA) def. Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes (MSU) – 6-0, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 5, 3, 4, 2*, 1
*Clincher

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