NCAA Mens Tennis

Bulldogs Complete Sunday Sweep – Mississippi State

Bulldogs Complete Sunday Sweep - Mississippi State


STARKVILLE – Sunday was certainly a success for Mississippi State men’s tennis.

The Bulldogs (8-1) proved they could win inside as well as outside during their doubleheader sweep of Presbyterian and Jackson State. MSU blanked the Blue Hose 7-0 inside the Rula Tennis Pavilion to start the morning and finished off the Tigers 6-1 outdoors at the Pitts Tennis Centre later that afternoon.

“It’s not always easy to get up and get ready for an early 9 a.m. timeslot and take care of business,” said assistant coach Jake Jacoby. “But we came out really focused in doubles and it was cool to see guys get a ranked win in doubles and a ranked win at No. 1 singles.”

After clinching both singles and doubles and also earning a ranked singles win during the victory over Tulane on Friday, Nemanja Malesevic continued to carry that momentum into Sunday’s match against Presbyterian (2-6). Malesevic knocked off his fellow countryman Dusan Milanovic in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 to clinch the match for the Bulldogs and also clinched the doubles point with his 6-1 victory with partner Carles Hernandez over 22nd-ranked Milanovic and Max Benson.

“Getting that ranked win on Friday really helped me and I came into today with a lot of confidence,” Malesevic said. “I had a really good week of practice and good conversations with my coaches on what I needed to focus on. I stuck to my game plan the whole week and had a lot of fun, especially in doubles with Carles.”

Petar Jovanovic and Gregor Ramskogler claimed the first doubles victory of the day, shutting out Sebastian Dominguez and Javier Matos 6-0.

Ramskogler was also the first singles player to secure a win, defeating David Mamalat 6-4, 6-0. Benito Sanchez Martinez wasn’t too far behind after topping Teo Cariov 6-1, 6-1 before Malesevic clinched things for Mississippi State.

Ewen Lumsden also won in straight sets 6-4, 6-2 over Matos, as did Hernandez against Dominguez 6-4, 6-1. Jovanovic, ranked 107th nationally, closed out the shutout with his 6-2, 4-6, 1-0(3) victory against Benson.

Things did not start off as well in the Bulldogs’ second match against Jackson State (0-2). Ramskogler and Jovanovic won 7-5 over Raul Centeno and Francisco Vargas but MSU fell in its other two matches and dropped just the second point in school history to the Tigers in seven total meetings.

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