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Men’s Tennis Set to Host NCAA Tournament for Third-Straight Season
April 28, 2025 | Men's Tennis
STARKVILLE – For the seventh time in program history, the first and second rounds of the NCAA Men's Tennis Championships will run through Starkville.
No. 12 Mississippi State will be top seed in the Starkville Regional and takes on fourth-seeded New Orleans on Friday at 1 p.m. It marks the third-straight year that the Bulldogs have hosted the opening rounds of the NCAA Championships.
No. 2 seed Michigan State opens the Starkville Regional against third-seeded North Alabama on Friday at 10 a.m. The winners of Friday's matches will square off on Saturday at 1 p.m. for a shot to advance onward to the Sweet 16.
MSU is making its 14th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championships and 33rd overall. The Bulldogs have at least reached the Round of 16 in five of their last six NCAA bids, including last season.
Mississippi State is 22-5 on the year and finished second in the Southeastern Conference standings with a 11-3 record. No. 30 Benito Sanchez Martinez and No. 65 Petar Jovanovic were named first team All-SEC selections, and Baroni – who is ranked 106th nationally - was tabbed as second team All-SEC and named to the SEC All-Freshman team. Jovanovic and Sanchez Martinez also make up the number one ranked tandem in the country, and have the most ranked wins by one pair in the entire SEC.
MSU is 3-0 all-time against New Orleans and outscored the Privateers 18-2 in those matches. The Bulldogs also sport a 5-0 mark against Michigan State with the last meeting coming 13 years ago in 2012. Mississippi State has never played against North Alabama in its storied history, so it will be our first time ever playing the Lions if both teams advance to the second round.
TICKETS
Fans interested in coming to the event, tickets are available for purchase HERE
For more information on the Bulldog men's tennis program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateMT" on X, Instagram and Facebook.
No. 12 Mississippi State will be top seed in the Starkville Regional and takes on fourth-seeded New Orleans on Friday at 1 p.m. It marks the third-straight year that the Bulldogs have hosted the opening rounds of the NCAA Championships.
No. 2 seed Michigan State opens the Starkville Regional against third-seeded North Alabama on Friday at 10 a.m. The winners of Friday's matches will square off on Saturday at 1 p.m. for a shot to advance onward to the Sweet 16.
MSU is making its 14th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championships and 33rd overall. The Bulldogs have at least reached the Round of 16 in five of their last six NCAA bids, including last season.
Mississippi State is 22-5 on the year and finished second in the Southeastern Conference standings with a 11-3 record. No. 30 Benito Sanchez Martinez and No. 65 Petar Jovanovic were named first team All-SEC selections, and Baroni – who is ranked 106th nationally - was tabbed as second team All-SEC and named to the SEC All-Freshman team. Jovanovic and Sanchez Martinez also make up the number one ranked tandem in the country, and have the most ranked wins by one pair in the entire SEC.
MSU is 3-0 all-time against New Orleans and outscored the Privateers 18-2 in those matches. The Bulldogs also sport a 5-0 mark against Michigan State with the last meeting coming 13 years ago in 2012. Mississippi State has never played against North Alabama in its storied history, so it will be our first time ever playing the Lions if both teams advance to the second round.
TICKETS
Fans interested in coming to the event, tickets are available for purchase HERE
For more information on the Bulldog men's tennis program, visit HailState.com or search for "HailStateMT" on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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