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Giovanni Oradini

Height:
6-2
Weight:
null
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Rovereto, Italy
High School/Previous School:
Istituto Voltaire

Career
Singles Record: 82-41 // 50-27 dual // 20-14 SEC
Doubles Record: 64-29 // 43-19 dual // 18-6 SEC
Highest Singles Ranking: 5th (9/11/18)
Highest National Doubles Ranking: 3rd (3/5/19)

Awards/Honors
NCAA Singles Quarterfinalist (2019)
NCAA Doubles Semifinalist (2019)
ITA Southern Region Player to Watch (2019)
ITA All-American Championships Consolation Doubles Champion (2018)
ITA Southern Regional Championships Doubles Champion (2018)
ITA All-American, Singles, 2x (2018, 2019)
ITA All-American, Doubles (2019)
NCAA Singles Round of 16 (2018)
All-SEC First Team, 2x (2018, 2019)
All-SEC Second Team (2021)
All-SEC Freshman Team (2017)
SEC All-Tournament Team, 2x (2017, 2018)
SEC Freshman of the Week (3/22/17)
Oracle ITA National Fall Championships Consolation Singles Finalist (2017)
ITA Southern Regional Singles Finalist (2017)
ITA Scholar-Athlete (2017)
SEC Player of the Week (3/14/18)
SEC Community Service Team (4/16/20)

Senior (2019-20)
Singles Record: 14-8 // 6-5 dual // 1-2 SEC
Doubles Record: 5-5 // 3-5 dual // 1-2 SEC

FALL:
Earned the 24t^h national ranking in singles and a tied for 32^nd ranking in doubles to open the fall…Started the fall with a three match win streak at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic in Milwaukee Wisconsin…Earned three victories over ranked opponents throughout the fall…Reached the quarterfinals of the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa Oklahoma…Later in the fall, reached the round of 16 at the ITA National Fall Championships in Newport Beach California…Finished the fall ranked 15^th nationally in singles.

Junior (2018-19)
Singles Record: 21-13 // 13-9 dual // 7-4 SEC
Doubles Record: 32-8 // 17-2 dual // 5-1 SEC
Highest Singles Ranking: 5th (9/11/18)
Highest National Doubles Ranking: 3rd (3/5/19)

Awards/Honors
ITA All-American, Singles & Doubles (2019)
NCAA Doubles Semifinalist (2019)
NCAA Singles Quarterfinalist (2019)
ITA Southern Region Player to Watch (2019)
ITA All-American Championships Consolation Doubles Champion (2018)
ITA Southern Regional Championships Doubles Champion (2018)

FALL:

Earned a career-best No. 5 national ranking in singles and No. 7 ranking in doubles to open the fall...With Niclas Braun, won the consolation doubles draw of the 2018 ITA All-American Championships...Later in the fall, Braun and Oradini captured their second title of the season by winning the ITA Southern Regional doubles crown...Finished the fall ranked seventh nationally in doubles after advancing to the quarterfinals of the 2018 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships.

SPRING:

Was named the ITA Southern Region’s Player to Watch to end 2019, while also finishing the season ranked 46^th in singles and 13^th in doubles...Received an invitation into the NCAA Singles field of 64 after originally being named first alternate for the championship...At the NCAA Championships, made the most of his time, earning All-American honors in both singles and doubles with quarterfinal and semifinal finishes, respectively...Recorded 32 doubles wins, all with Niclas Braun, which ranks tied for fourth in program history for doubles wins in a season. Those 32 wins with Braun are tied for the most by a doubles pair in a season...Clinched MSU’s 4-2 win over No. 11 Notre Dame at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships (2/17) with a three-set win against No. 74 Richard Ciamarra...Ousted Vanderbilt’s George Harwell in straight sets to clinch MSU’s SEC-opening victory over No. 27 Vanderbilt (3/1)...Battled back from a set down to upend Georgia’s No. 13 Jan Zielinski 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 to aid in MSU’s 4-3 win over the Athens-based Bulldogs (3/24). The win marked his highest of the season...Posted an exciting three-set win over No. 77 Hady Habib of Texas A&M in MSU’s 6-1 win in College Station (4/12)...Clinched State’s first-round victory over Alabama State (5/3)..Claimed three top-70 wins en route to the NCAA Singles quarterfinals, with two coming in straight sets...Clinched four doubles points with Niclas Braun...Ousted Carlos Hassey and Jonas Ziverts to clinch MSU’s doubles point against Arizona during ITA Kick-Off Weekend (2/27)...Sealed MSU’s doubles point against Texas Tech (2/8), downing Jackson Cobb and Tommy Mylnikov...Took a 6-3 victory against Florida’s Johannes Ingildsen and Alfredo Perez (3/10) to clinch doubles against the Gators...Defeated Sacha Modica and Sam Serrano of South Alabama to clinch MSU’s doubles point in the NCAA Second Round (5/4)

Sophomore (2017-18)
Singles Record: 33-12 // 17-5 dual // 7-3 SEC
Doubles Record: 22-10 // 17-7 dual // 10-0 SEC
Highest Singles Ranking:13th (2/7/18; 3/20/18)
Highest Doubles Ranking:26th (5/30/18)

Awards/Honors
ITA All-American, Singles (2018)
NCAA Singles Round of 16 (2018)
All-SEC First Team (2018)
SEC All-Tournament Team (2018)
SEC Player of the Week (3/14/18)
ITA Scholar-Athlete (2018)
Oracle ITA National Fall Championships Consolation Singles Finalist (2017)
ITA Southern Regional Singles Finalist (2017)

FALL:

Garnered the first ITA national ranking of his career, coming in at No. 29 in the nation on Nov. 15. ..Earned a team-high 14 victories, with 10 of those coming against ranked opposition...Earned his first national rankings in both singles and doubles in November...Rebounded well after dropping his opening round match at the ITA National Fall Championships, tallying four consecutive wins including three against ranked foes, to reach the finals of the consolation draw in Indian Wells...Won four straight matches, including a semifinal match against Tulane’s No. 13 Constantin Schmitz, en route to finishing as a finalist in the 2017 ITA Southern Regional Championships...Finished as the runner-up in the Orange singles draw at the Gator Ranked+1 tournament in Gainesville, Fla...In doubles, held a 5-3 record overall, going 4-2 with Florian Broska.

SPRING:
Clinched a team-high 11 matches as a sophomore for the Bulldogs in singles play...Combined for a 17-7 doubles record in dual matches, pairing up with both Florian Broska (0-5) and Niclas Braun (17-2)...Earned SEC Player of the Week honors on March 14 after going 4-0 in wins over No. 9 Florida and 28^th-ranked South Carolina...Won 12 doubles matches in a row alongside Braun from Feb. 9 to April 27 and went a perfect 10-0 in SEC play...Helped clinch seven doubles points for the Maroon and White w/ Braun, including four in a row from April 28 to May 12...Teamed up with Braun to take down Florida’s 12^th-ranked duo of McClain Kessler and Duarte Vale on March 9...Gave the Bulldogs the lead against No. 9 Florida by defeating Florida’s sixth-ranked Johannes Ingildsen 6-3, 6-4. Ingildsen was the highest-ranked player Oradini had ever beaten...Clinched MSU’s win over 28^th-ranked South Carolina by taking a 6-4, 6-3 win against Paul Jubb...Once again came up in the clutch on March 16, taking down Alabama’s Thibault Cancel to clinch the 4-0 Bulldog victory against the Crimson Tide...Posted one of his most dominant performance of the year on March 30, taking down Georgia’s No. 55 Emil Reinberg by a 6-1, 6-2 mark...Clinched MSU’s win at No. 19 Tennessee on April 1 with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 win against UT’s Luis Valero...Helped clinch the doubles point for MSU at No. 35 Ole Miss on April 8, downing Babic/Kraljevic 6-1..Clinched MSU’s victory in the SEC semifinals with a three-set victory over Florida’s Oliver Crawford on April 28; also clinched both of State’s victories in the NCAA First and Second Rounds while going undefeated in the NCAA Team Championship..Helped clinch the doubles point in MSU’s SEC Championship final vs. Texas A&M..Won eight singles matches in a row from April 28 to May 24 and ended the season having won 12 of his last 14...Was a solid 11-4 as a sophomore in three-set singles matches...Won a team-high 33 singles matches as a sophomore, tying Thomas Dupré for eighth all-time for wins in a singles season..His 17 dual match doubles wins are tied for seventh all-time for single season dual match doubles victories.

Freshman (2016-17)
Singles Record: 14-8 // 14-8 Dual Match // 5-5 SEC
Doubles Record: 4-5 // 4-5 Dual Match // 2-2 SEC

Awards/Honors
All-SEC Freshman Team (2017)
SEC All-Tournament Team (2017)
SEC Freshman of the Week (3/22/17)

SPRING:
As a freshman, Giovanni Oradini ranked fourth on the team in singles wins after earning 14 victories for MSU...The Bulldog clinched five of MSU’s matches to lead the team...Oradini's lone ranked win came against No. 60 Elliot Orkin in three sets at the ITA Indoors (Feb. 18)...His next big win came at Kentucky (March 18) after beating Enzo Wallart in three sets to clinch MSU’s 4-3 over the Wildcats...He won SEC Freshman of the Week after clinching against UK...During the SEC Tournament he earned a 3-1 singles record and clinched two of MSU’s matches...Oradini clinched a 4-1 win over No. 19 South Carolina (April 28) and a 4-3 win over No. 11 Texas A&M (April 29) Both of his clinches at the SECs were three set wins...Oradini was also named to the SEC All-Tournament Team and SEC All-Freshman Team...The freshman finished the season ranked 20th in the ITA Southern Region for singles play

Pre-Mississippi State
Attended Istituto Voltaire in Napoli, Italy...Owns a career-high 1275 ranking in doubles on the ITF Pro Circuit...Posted eight doubles wins in ITF main draws before joining the Bulldogs in 2017...Earned a 171 world ranking in doubles action as a junior

Personal
Native of Rovereto, Italy...Born on Sept. 14, 1997 in Rovereto, Italy...Majoring in Business...Son of Pierluigi Oradini and Valeria Mingotti