2026-27 Men's Tennis Roster
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Raphael Vaksmann
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Paris, France
- High School/Previous School:
- National Centre for Distance Education
Career Honors
โข SEC Freshman of the Week (2/25/26)
2025-26 (True Freshman Season)
Spring 2026
โข Earned a career-high ITA Singles ranking of No. 123.
โข Tallied two seven-game winning streaks, the second streak coming at the end of the season.
โข Played primarily on courts four and five, earning a 20-4 record (11-3 SEC).
โข Played four doubles matches on court three, going 1-3.
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
โขย Picked up his first career ranked singles victoryย over No. 109 Stefano DโAgostino (Ole Miss)
โข Tied with Bryan Hernandez Cortes for the secondย best singles winning percentage (.750)
โข Earned a ranked doubles victory alongside Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes over No. 55 Stefano DโAgostino/Pietro Pampanin of Ole Miss
Before Mississippi State
โข Career-best ATP Pro Ranking of 1414, a UTR rating of 12.91 and a French ranking of -15
found success on Junior ITF circuit with a tournament win in 2023 at the J60 Hillegom Netherlands ITF Junior tournament
โข Two-time participant in the Roland Garros Junior Championship in 2023 and 2024
โข Reached the finals of five different ITF junior events and has notable Pro ITF victories over ATP #393 Matthew Dellavedova, #471 Thomas Laurent and #512 Stijn Slump
Personal
โข Born: Nov. 20
โข Hometown:ย Paris, France
โข Major:ย Undeclared
โข SEC Freshman of the Week (2/25/26)
2025-26 (True Freshman Season)
Spring 2026
โข Earned a career-high ITA Singles ranking of No. 123.
โข Tallied two seven-game winning streaks, the second streak coming at the end of the season.
โข Played primarily on courts four and five, earning a 20-4 record (11-3 SEC).
โข Played four doubles matches on court three, going 1-3.
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
โขย Picked up his first career ranked singles victoryย over No. 109 Stefano DโAgostino (Ole Miss)
โข Tied with Bryan Hernandez Cortes for the secondย best singles winning percentage (.750)
โข Earned a ranked doubles victory alongside Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes over No. 55 Stefano DโAgostino/Pietro Pampanin of Ole Miss
Before Mississippi State
โข Career-best ATP Pro Ranking of 1414, a UTR rating of 12.91 and a French ranking of -15
found success on Junior ITF circuit with a tournament win in 2023 at the J60 Hillegom Netherlands ITF Junior tournament
โข Two-time participant in the Roland Garros Junior Championship in 2023 and 2024
โข Reached the finals of five different ITF junior events and has notable Pro ITF victories over ATP #393 Matthew Dellavedova, #471 Thomas Laurent and #512 Stijn Slump
Personal
โข Born: Nov. 20
โข Hometown:ย Paris, France
โข Major:ย Undeclared
Friday, May 01
Saturday, May 03
Friday, May 02
Monday, April 28
