Jovanovic and Sanchez Martinez Earn Academic All-America Honors
June 03, 2026 | Men's Tennis
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State men's tennis standouts Petar Jovanovic and Benito Sanchez Martinez have been named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-American team, the organization announced Wednesday.
Jovanovic, who also earned first team honors in 2025, becomes the first player in program history to earn multiple First Team Academic All-America honors. This is also just the third time in program history, first since 2012, that Mississippi State has had multiple players earn CSC Academic All-American honors in the same season.
Mississippi State now has 18 total Academic All-American honors (CoSIDA and CSC), which is the third-most among all NCAA and NAIA divisions. State's 18 honorees all-time is also the most of all Division I institutions. Stanford and Texas are tied for second with 12 honors all-time.
Petar Jovanovic
• First Team Academic All-American.
• Has earned a 3.94 GPA in Finance.
• First player in program history to earn multiple First Team Academic All-American honors.
• Earned 2026 ITA All-America honors in both singles and doubles.
• Earned First Team All-SEC honors.
• Has earned multiple academic honors, including SEC Academic Honor Roll (2025), ITA Scholar Athlete (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
• Became Mississippi State's all-time wins leader (combined singles and doubles) with over 200 career wins.
Benito Sanchez Martinez
• Second Team Academic All-American
• Has earned a 3.60 GPA in Business Administration.
• Has earned multiple academic honors, including SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024, 2025) and ITA Scholar Athlete (2024, 2025, 2026).
• Earned 2026 ITA All-America honors in both singles and doubles.
• Named 2026 SEC Player of the Year after going 12-3 in SEC play, all wins coming at No. 1 singles. He also won seven doubles matches in SEC play.
• Earned First Team All-SEC honors.
For more information on the Bulldog men's tennis program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateMT" on X, Instagram and Facebook.
Jovanovic, who also earned first team honors in 2025, becomes the first player in program history to earn multiple First Team Academic All-America honors. This is also just the third time in program history, first since 2012, that Mississippi State has had multiple players earn CSC Academic All-American honors in the same season.
Mississippi State now has 18 total Academic All-American honors (CoSIDA and CSC), which is the third-most among all NCAA and NAIA divisions. State's 18 honorees all-time is also the most of all Division I institutions. Stanford and Texas are tied for second with 12 honors all-time.
Petar Jovanovic
• First Team Academic All-American.
• Has earned a 3.94 GPA in Finance.
• First player in program history to earn multiple First Team Academic All-American honors.
• Earned 2026 ITA All-America honors in both singles and doubles.
• Earned First Team All-SEC honors.
• Has earned multiple academic honors, including SEC Academic Honor Roll (2025), ITA Scholar Athlete (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
• Became Mississippi State's all-time wins leader (combined singles and doubles) with over 200 career wins.
Benito Sanchez Martinez
• Second Team Academic All-American
• Has earned a 3.60 GPA in Business Administration.
• Has earned multiple academic honors, including SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024, 2025) and ITA Scholar Athlete (2024, 2025, 2026).
• Earned 2026 ITA All-America honors in both singles and doubles.
• Named 2026 SEC Player of the Year after going 12-3 in SEC play, all wins coming at No. 1 singles. He also won seven doubles matches in SEC play.
• Earned First Team All-SEC honors.
For more information on the Bulldog men's tennis program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateMT" on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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