STARKVILLE — Mississippi State tennis standout Petar Jovanovic continues to reel in individual accolades after a historic season with the Bulldogs. Last week, he was named an All-American by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, and this week, he was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-American team.
Jovanovic holds a perfect 4.00 GPA and is majoring in finance. He exceeds both the academic standard of 3.50 GPA as well as the athletic standards, having helped the Bulldogs into the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament.
Jovanovic was a member of one of the top doubles teams in the country with teammate, fellow All-American Benito Sanchez Martinez. The pair finished the season ranked No. 2 in the nation and combined to win 17 straight doubles matches to close out the 2024-25 campaign, with only four matches going unfinished during that stretch.
Jovanovic and Martinez have 58 career doubles wins together, the most in program history, and set a single-season record of 33 wins this year.
The Montenegrin international was named an All-American in doubles as well as an All-SEC First Team selection and an NCAA Elite 90 winner. His Academic All-American honor comes along with his selection as the SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year.
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