No. 6 Mississippi State Secures 5

STARKVILLE – No. 6 Mississippi State defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide 5-2 on Senior Day at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre.

Prior to the match, seniors Benito Sanchez Martinez, Petar Jovanovic, Michal Novansky and Mario Martinez Serrano were recognized.

Mississippi State claimed the doubles point with a win on courts two and three. Niccolo Baroni and Mario Martinez Serrano defeated Rohan Hazratwala and Matic Kriznik, while Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes and Brayan Hernandez Cortes secured clinched the point with a win over Carlos Gimenez Perez and Brendan Loh.

In singles play, the Bulldogs got off to a fast start, winning five consecutive matches to secure the victory. Benito Sanchez Martinez defeated Vit Kalina for his eighth consecutive ranked singles win while Niccolo Baroni picked up a ranked win, over Matic Kriznik.

Additional singles victories came from Raphael Vaksmann, who defeated Rohan Hazratwala and Brayan Hernandez Cortes who earned a win over Yoshka Sborowsky.

With the victory, head coach Matt Roberts secured his seventh 20-win season. The win also tied his highest SEC win total, 11.

Records

No. 6 Mississippi State (20-4, 11-3 SEC)

No. 49 Alabama (12-16, 3-11 SEC)

Match Notes

• Mississippi State has won 20 games for the seventh time under Matt Roberts.

• Benito Sanchez Martinez extended his ranked singles win streak to eight matches.

• Bryan Hernandez Cortes secured his sixth consecutive singles win.

• Raphael Vaksmann added another straight set singles victory.

• Niccolo Baroni picked up his third ranked singles victory of the season.

• Matt Roberts tied his highest SEC win total all-time with 11 wins.

Up Next

No. 6 Mississippi State will head to Bryan-College Station, Texas for the SEC Championships.

Match Results

Doubles

1. Vit Kalina and Andrii Zimnokh (ALA) def. Benito Sanchez Martinez and Michal Novansky (MSU) – 6-4

2. Mario Martinez Serrano and Niccolo Baroni (MSU) def. Rohan Hazratwala and Matic Kriznik (ALA) – 6-2

3. Bryan Hernandez Cortes and Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes (MSU) def. Carlos Gimenez Perez and Brendan Loh (ALA) – 6-3*

Mississippi State won the Doubles Point

Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3*

Singles

1. Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSU) def. Vit Kalina (ALA) – 6-2, 7-6(2)

2. Niccolo Baroni (MSU) def. Matic Kriznik (ALA) – 6-3, 6-2*

3. Andrii Zimnokh (ALA) def. Mario Martinez Serrano (MSU) – 6-4, 1-6, 10-7

4. Raphael Vaksmann (MSU) def. Rohan Hazratwala (ALA) – 6-2, 6-1

5. Bryan Hernandez Cortes (MSU) def. Yoshka Sborowsky (ALA) – 6-3, 6-3

6. Carlos Gimenez Perez (ALA) def. Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes (MSU) – 6-3, 2-6, 13-11

Order of Finish: 4, 5, 2*, 1, 3, 6

*Clincher

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