Mississippi State men’s tennis got off to a strong start for the spring semester with a pair of wins in Dallas, Texas, last weekend, notching wins over Southern Methodist and Lamar University at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex.
The seventh-ranked Bulldogs began with a matchup against the Mustangs, scoring a doubles win from the prolific duo of Petar Jovanovic and Benito Sanchez Martinez. The pair began the year ranked No. 2 in the men’s doubles rankings after an impressive fall, which saw them win a southeast regional championship and reach the quarterfinals of the NCAA Individual championships.
The Bulldogs added to their tally with singles wins by Jovanovic, Raphael Vaksmann, Mario Martinez Serrano and Niccolo Baroni to complete a 5-2 team win over SMU.
The Bulldogs had another straightforward win against Lamar in the afternoon, dominating doubles matchup and recording five individual wins for a 6-1 victory.
MSU will return to the courts on Friday with a weekend tour of Big Ten schools Illinois and Indiana. The team will host its first home matches of the semester on the weekend of Jan. 24-25 for the ITA Kickoff Weekend, starting with a Saturday match against Santa Clara at 1 p.m.
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