Thursday, November 1
Birmingham, Ala.
All Day
Mississippi State
vs
USTA Futures
Gregor Ramskogler is set for his second collegiate tournament of his career Friday at the CCB Invitational with sophomore Stedman Strickland.
Ramskogler, Strickland Set For CCB Collegiate Invite
November 01, 2018 | Men's Tennis
by Caleb Garner, Graduate Assistant/Communications
STARKVILLE – With a busy, tennis-filled month of October in the books for the Mississippi State men's tennis team, a pair of Bulldogs are set to travel to Birmingham, Alabama, for the Country Club of Birmingham (CCB) Collegiate Invitational.
Freshman Gregor Ramskogler and sophomore Stedman Strickland will represent the Maroon and White over the weekend in Birmingham, with action beginning Friday morning.
In addition to the Bulldogs, 12 other programs will be represented at the tournament—host Alabama, Belmont, East Tennessee State, Kentucky, Lipscomb, Middle Tennessee, Ole Miss, Samford, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Tulane and UAB.
The day will begin with two rounds of doubles. Ramskogler and Strickland will team up to face UAB's Giovani Pasini and Fernando Vargas in the White Doubles Draw at 9 a.m. CT. The second round is set for 10 a.m. and, after the two rounds of doubles, both players will play one round of singles Friday.
In singles, Ramskogler is set to open up against Stijn Slump of Middle Tennessee in the White Singles Draw. Strickland will take on third-seeded Santiago Di Loreto of South Alabama in the Houndstooth Singles Draw. Both Bulldogs are set to take the court at 2 p.m.
Each player is guaranteed four singles and three doubles matches on the weekend.
Both Ramskogler and Strickland are looking to secure their first victories as Bulldogs in singles. In doubles, Ramskogler holds a 4-0 record after cruising through the Flight A Doubles draw at the Gamecock Fall Invitational to open the fall slate.
State's Rakic Drops Tough Round-Of-16 Match At USTA Birmingham Futures
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – At the nearby Highland Park Tennis Center, MSU's Strahinja Rakic's incredible run ended at the USTA Birmingham Futures.
The senior from Belgrade, Serbia, dropped a tough 6-1, 6-1 decision to top-seeded Fabrizio Ornago (ATP 356) in the Round of 16, capping off an incredible run that saw the All-American win four straight matches to qualify for the main draw.
Rakic reached Thursday's Round of 16 with an impressive straight-set win over Lucas Renard (ATP 1105) of Sweden—a player who was once ranked among the world's top-700 players.
For more information on the Mississippi State men's tennis program, follow "HailStateMT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
MSU at the 2018 USTA Birmingham Futures
November 1, 2018 – Birmingham, Alabama (Highland Park Tennis Center)
Singles Main Draw
Round of 16 –Fabrizio Ornago [1] def. Strahinja Rakic (MSU) 6-1, 6-1
Tournament seeding in brackets.
STARKVILLE – With a busy, tennis-filled month of October in the books for the Mississippi State men's tennis team, a pair of Bulldogs are set to travel to Birmingham, Alabama, for the Country Club of Birmingham (CCB) Collegiate Invitational.
Freshman Gregor Ramskogler and sophomore Stedman Strickland will represent the Maroon and White over the weekend in Birmingham, with action beginning Friday morning.
In addition to the Bulldogs, 12 other programs will be represented at the tournament—host Alabama, Belmont, East Tennessee State, Kentucky, Lipscomb, Middle Tennessee, Ole Miss, Samford, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Tulane and UAB.
The day will begin with two rounds of doubles. Ramskogler and Strickland will team up to face UAB's Giovani Pasini and Fernando Vargas in the White Doubles Draw at 9 a.m. CT. The second round is set for 10 a.m. and, after the two rounds of doubles, both players will play one round of singles Friday.
In singles, Ramskogler is set to open up against Stijn Slump of Middle Tennessee in the White Singles Draw. Strickland will take on third-seeded Santiago Di Loreto of South Alabama in the Houndstooth Singles Draw. Both Bulldogs are set to take the court at 2 p.m.
Each player is guaranteed four singles and three doubles matches on the weekend.
Both Ramskogler and Strickland are looking to secure their first victories as Bulldogs in singles. In doubles, Ramskogler holds a 4-0 record after cruising through the Flight A Doubles draw at the Gamecock Fall Invitational to open the fall slate.
State's Rakic Drops Tough Round-Of-16 Match At USTA Birmingham Futures
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – At the nearby Highland Park Tennis Center, MSU's Strahinja Rakic's incredible run ended at the USTA Birmingham Futures.
The senior from Belgrade, Serbia, dropped a tough 6-1, 6-1 decision to top-seeded Fabrizio Ornago (ATP 356) in the Round of 16, capping off an incredible run that saw the All-American win four straight matches to qualify for the main draw.
Rakic reached Thursday's Round of 16 with an impressive straight-set win over Lucas Renard (ATP 1105) of Sweden—a player who was once ranked among the world's top-700 players.
For more information on the Mississippi State men's tennis program, follow "HailStateMT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
MSU at the 2018 USTA Birmingham Futures
November 1, 2018 – Birmingham, Alabama (Highland Park Tennis Center)
Singles Main Draw
Round of 16 –Fabrizio Ornago [1] def. Strahinja Rakic (MSU) 6-1, 6-1
Tournament seeding in brackets.
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