No. 6 Mississippi State Sweeps Singles, Takes Down No. 27 Ole Miss 6-1

STARKVILLE – No. 6 Mississippi State continued its dominant run at home Friday, defeating Ole Miss 6-1 at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre. 

Ole Miss struck first in doubles, as the Rebels’ duo of Matthieu Chambonniere and Benjamin Martin took a 6-3 win. The Bulldogs responded on court two, where Mario Martinez Serrano and Michal Novansky evened the score with a 6-2 victory. Ole Miss clinched the doubles point on court one, where Kai Milburn and Isac Stromberg upset the No. 4 pair of Petar Jovanovic and Benito Sanchez Martinez in a tight 7-6(4) tiebreak.

Mississippi State completely erased that early deficit in singles, sweeping all six courts to secure the win. No. 97 Bryan Hernandez Cortes put the Bulldogs on the board with a quick 6-2, 6-2 win on court six. 

No. 6 Petar Jovanovic extended the advantage to 2-1 with a 6-4, 6-4 win on court two No. 62 Mario Martinez Serrano followed with a 6-4, 6-2 victory on court four to give State a 3-1 lead. 

No. 123 Raphael Vaksmann secured the clinch for Mississippi State, winning 6-3, 6-4 on court five to give the Bulldogs an insurmountable 4-1 advantage.

The Bulldogs added two more points to the final tally. No. 35 Benito Sanchez Martinez earned a 6-2, 6-4 victory on court one and No. 68 Niccolo Baroni capped the night by rallying for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 win on court three.

Records 

No. 6 Mississippi State (17-3, 8-2 SEC)

No. 27 Ole Miss (15-6, 3-6 SEC)

Match Notes 

• Mississippi State secured back to back 6-1 victories over ranked opponents

• Mississippi State swept singles

• Five Bulldogs earned singles wins in straight sets or tiebreak finishes

• Mississippi State secured its eighth ranked conference win of the season

• Raphael Vaksmann picked up his third career clinch

• Benito Sanchez Martinez picked up another ranked singles win

Up Next 

No. 6 Mississippi State hosts the Kentucky Wildcats, Sunday, March 29th at 12 p.m. CT.  

Match Results

Doubles

1. Kai Milburn/Isac Stromberg (OM) def. No. 4 Petar Jovanovic/Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSST) – 7-6(4)*

2. Mario Martinez Serrano/Michal Novansky (MSST) def. Stefano D’Agostino/Pietro Pampanin (OM) – 6-2 

3. Matthi Chambonniere/Benjamin Martin (OM) def. Niccolo Baroni/Br Hernandez Cortes (MSST) – 6-3 

Ole Miss won the doubles point

Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1 

Singles

1. No. 35 Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSST) def. No. 77 Stefano D’Agostino (OM) – 6-2, 6-4 

2. No. 6 Petar Jovanovic (MSST) def. Matthi Chambonniere (OM) – 6-4, 6-4 

3. No. 68 Niccolo Baroni (MSST) def. Pietro Pampanin (OM) – 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 

4. No. 62 Ma Martinez Serrano (MSST) def. Vlado Jankanj (OM) – 6-4, 6-2 

5. No. 123 Raphael Vaksmann (MSST) def. Noah Schlagenhauf (OM) – 6-3, 6-4*

6. No. 97 Br Hernandez Cortes (MSST) def. Loan Lestir (OM) – 6-2, 6-2 

Order of Finish: 6, 2, 4, 5, 1, 3* 

*Clincher

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