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Michal Novansky
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Trnava, Slovakia
- High School/Previous School:
- Stredna sportova skola Jozefa Herdu
Career Honors
2025 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2xย ITA Scholar Athlete (2025, 2026)
2025-26 (Senior Season)
Spring 2026
โข Played courts five and six, earning a 3-2 record.
โข Closed out the season ranked No. 26 in the ITA Doubles rankings with Benito Sanchez Martinez.
โข Earned a season-high ranking of No. 19 as a duo with Sanchez Martinez.
โข Played on all three courts in doubles, earning a 14-11 record (8-7 SEC).
โข Helped Mississippi State to 25 dual match wins, tied for most in program history with the 2025 and 1979 season.
โข Helped lead Mississippi State to the NCAA Elite Eight (Quarterfinals) for the first time since 2018.
โข Helped lead Mississippi State to the ITA Team Indoor Championships for the first time since 2019.
โข Helped lead the Bulldogs to 18 ranked wins, 11 of which being top 25 wins.
Fall 2025
โข Earned his first career ranked singles victory with a win over No. 101 Ioan Alexandru Chirita of Baylor.
โข Won three consecutive singles matches to advance to the Round of 16 at the ITF Fayetteville M15.
2024-25 (Junior Season)
Spring 2025
โข Earned a singles record of 9-0 and a doubles record of 15-5.
โข Played all 20 doubles matches on court three.
โข In SEC doubles matches, posted a 7-3 record; In SEC singles record, posted a 1-0 record.
โข He was 3-2 in three-set matches.
โข Won his each of his final 12 singles matches on the year.
ย
Fall 2024
โข Earned a singles record of 5-6 and a doubles record of 3-6.
โข Co-Champion of the GT Fall Invite.
โข Won five of his last seven matches and ended the fall on a three-match winning streak.
โข Reached the Round of 16 at the Southern Regional Championships.
ย
2023-24 (Sophomore Season)
Spring 2024
โข Only competed in doubles play with Nemanja Malesevic and went 8-6 on the season.
โข Went 2-0 in the NCAA Starkville Regional with Malesevic.
ย
Fall 2023
โข Entered the fall ranked 14th nationally in doubles alongside partner Nemanja Malesevic.
โข Did not compete.
ย
2022-23 (True Freshman Season)
Spring 2023
โข Enrolled at Mississippi State in January.
Ended his freshman season with seven singles and seven doubles victories.
Won three straight singles matches from March 11-26.
Ranked in doubles during the final four ITA rankings with partner Nemanja Malesevic.
Earned first-career ranked with over Georgiaโs No.5 ranked team of Trent Bryde and Ethan Quinn.
ย
Personel
โข From Trnava, Slovakia
โข Jozef and Magdalena Novansky
โข Born Aug. 19
โข Has one brother, Martin
โข Major:ย Kinesiology- Sport Administration
2025 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2xย ITA Scholar Athlete (2025, 2026)
2025-26 (Senior Season)
Spring 2026
โข Played courts five and six, earning a 3-2 record.
โข Closed out the season ranked No. 26 in the ITA Doubles rankings with Benito Sanchez Martinez.
โข Earned a season-high ranking of No. 19 as a duo with Sanchez Martinez.
โข Played on all three courts in doubles, earning a 14-11 record (8-7 SEC).
โข Helped Mississippi State to 25 dual match wins, tied for most in program history with the 2025 and 1979 season.
โข Helped lead Mississippi State to the NCAA Elite Eight (Quarterfinals) for the first time since 2018.
โข Helped lead Mississippi State to the ITA Team Indoor Championships for the first time since 2019.
โข Helped lead the Bulldogs to 18 ranked wins, 11 of which being top 25 wins.
Fall 2025
โข Earned his first career ranked singles victory with a win over No. 101 Ioan Alexandru Chirita of Baylor.
โข Won three consecutive singles matches to advance to the Round of 16 at the ITF Fayetteville M15.
2024-25 (Junior Season)
Spring 2025
โข Earned a singles record of 9-0 and a doubles record of 15-5.
โข Played all 20 doubles matches on court three.
โข In SEC doubles matches, posted a 7-3 record; In SEC singles record, posted a 1-0 record.
โข He was 3-2 in three-set matches.
โข Won his each of his final 12 singles matches on the year.
ย
Fall 2024
โข Earned a singles record of 5-6 and a doubles record of 3-6.
โข Co-Champion of the GT Fall Invite.
โข Won five of his last seven matches and ended the fall on a three-match winning streak.
โข Reached the Round of 16 at the Southern Regional Championships.
ย
2023-24 (Sophomore Season)
Spring 2024
โข Only competed in doubles play with Nemanja Malesevic and went 8-6 on the season.
โข Went 2-0 in the NCAA Starkville Regional with Malesevic.
ย
Fall 2023
โข Entered the fall ranked 14th nationally in doubles alongside partner Nemanja Malesevic.
โข Did not compete.
ย
2022-23 (True Freshman Season)
Spring 2023
โข Enrolled at Mississippi State in January.
Ended his freshman season with seven singles and seven doubles victories.
Won three straight singles matches from March 11-26.
Ranked in doubles during the final four ITA rankings with partner Nemanja Malesevic.
Earned first-career ranked with over Georgiaโs No.5 ranked team of Trent Bryde and Ethan Quinn.
ย
Personel
โข From Trnava, Slovakia
โข Jozef and Magdalena Novansky
โข Born Aug. 19
โข Has one brother, Martin
โข Major:ย Kinesiology- Sport Administration
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