Men’s Tennis Falls To Stanford in NCAA Quarterfinals
May 16, 2025 | Men's Tennis
WACO, Texas – The Mississippi State men's tennis season came to a close Friday, falling to No. 4 Stanford 4-3 in the Quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament.
After losing the doubles point for just the fourth time all season, Mississippi State lost on courts five and four to fall into an early 3-0 hole to No. 4 Stanford. After a come-from-behind victory on court one by Petar Jovanovic, the Bulldogs were ready to mount a comeback.
Needing to win on three courts to reach the winning four-point mark, the Bulldogs were up 5-4 in the third set on courts six, one and three. On court six Mario Martinez Serrano earned the Bulldog's second point of the afternoon, and within seconds, on court one, Benito Sanchez Martinez earned the 6-4 set three win to tie the match at three all.
With the entire stadium watching court three, true freshman Niccolo Baroni had the whole season on his back. Stanford's Max Basing was able to force a third set tiebreak before ending the Bulldogs season by winning the tiebreak and the match, 7-6 (5).
Records
Mississippi State: 25-6
Stanford: 26-5
Mississippi State Notes
• Mississippi State falls to 0-5 all-time against Stanford. 0-4 in the NCAA Tournament.
• Under head coach Matt Roberts, Mississippi State is 18-9 in the NCAA Tournament.
• Against teams ranked in the ITA rankings, the Bulldogs have a record of 13-6. Against teams ranked inside the top 5, State is 0-2.
• In neutral court matches this season, Mississippi State is 1-2.
• Dating back to February 2, the No. 1 ranked doubles pair of Petar Jovanovic and Benito Sanchez Martinez have won 17 straight doubles matches. During that stretch, only four matches went unfinished.
• With today's doubles win, Jovanovic and Sanchez Martinez have earned 58 doubles victories, the most in program history.
• Jovanovic and Sanchez Martinez won 33 doubles matches this year (fall & spring), the most in program history for a single-season.
• Mississippi State's 25 wins this season were tied with the 1979 team for the most single-season victories in program history.
• Petar Jovanovic has 78 career doubles wins, 8th in program history.
• Jovanovic has 55 career dual match doubles wins, ranking 5th all-time at State.
• Sanchez Martinez has 61 combined singles & doubles wins between the fall and spring seasons. His 61 wins are ranked 5th most in a single season in program history.
• Sanchez Martinez has won 34 total doubles matches this season, tied for 2nd all-time at State in a single season. Jovanovic is 4th with 33 doubles wins this season.
• Jovanovic and Sanchez Martinez won 22 doubles dual matches this season, the most all-time at Mississippi State. Their combined winning percentage of .960 (22-1) is the best all-time.
• The Bulldogs won their first points against the Cardinal since 1994.
Match Results: [12] No. 12 Mississippi State 3, [4] No. 5 Stanford 4
Doubles
(1) #1 Petar Jovanovic / Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSU) def. #70 Nicholas Godsick / Hudson Rivera (STAN) – 6-3
(2) #47 Kyle Kang / Henry Von Der Schulenburg (STAN) def. #60 Niccolo Baroni / Mario Martinez Serrano (MSU) – 6-7 (3)
(3) #48 Samir Banerjee / Alexander Razeghi (STAN) def. Dusan Milanovic / Michal Novansky (MSU) – 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles
(1) #28 Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSU) def. #7 Samir Banerjee (STAN) – 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
(2) #67 Petar Jovanovic (MSU) def. Kyle Kang (STAN) – 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
(3) #101 Max Basing (STAN) def. #111 Niccolo Baroni (MSU) – 6-3, 2-6, 6-7 (5)
(4) #73 Henry von der Schulenburg (STAN) def. Dusan Milanovic (MSU) – 4-6, 5-7
(5) Bryan Hernandez Cortes (MSU) def. Nicholas Godsick (STAN) – 3-6, 4-6
(6) Mario Martinez Serrano (MSU) def. Alexander Razeghi (STAN) – 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 2, 6, 1, 3
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After losing the doubles point for just the fourth time all season, Mississippi State lost on courts five and four to fall into an early 3-0 hole to No. 4 Stanford. After a come-from-behind victory on court one by Petar Jovanovic, the Bulldogs were ready to mount a comeback.
Needing to win on three courts to reach the winning four-point mark, the Bulldogs were up 5-4 in the third set on courts six, one and three. On court six Mario Martinez Serrano earned the Bulldog's second point of the afternoon, and within seconds, on court one, Benito Sanchez Martinez earned the 6-4 set three win to tie the match at three all.
With the entire stadium watching court three, true freshman Niccolo Baroni had the whole season on his back. Stanford's Max Basing was able to force a third set tiebreak before ending the Bulldogs season by winning the tiebreak and the match, 7-6 (5).
Records
Mississippi State: 25-6
Stanford: 26-5
Mississippi State Notes
• Mississippi State falls to 0-5 all-time against Stanford. 0-4 in the NCAA Tournament.
• Under head coach Matt Roberts, Mississippi State is 18-9 in the NCAA Tournament.
• Against teams ranked in the ITA rankings, the Bulldogs have a record of 13-6. Against teams ranked inside the top 5, State is 0-2.
• In neutral court matches this season, Mississippi State is 1-2.
• Dating back to February 2, the No. 1 ranked doubles pair of Petar Jovanovic and Benito Sanchez Martinez have won 17 straight doubles matches. During that stretch, only four matches went unfinished.
• With today's doubles win, Jovanovic and Sanchez Martinez have earned 58 doubles victories, the most in program history.
• Jovanovic and Sanchez Martinez won 33 doubles matches this year (fall & spring), the most in program history for a single-season.
• Mississippi State's 25 wins this season were tied with the 1979 team for the most single-season victories in program history.
• Petar Jovanovic has 78 career doubles wins, 8th in program history.
• Jovanovic has 55 career dual match doubles wins, ranking 5th all-time at State.
• Sanchez Martinez has 61 combined singles & doubles wins between the fall and spring seasons. His 61 wins are ranked 5th most in a single season in program history.
• Sanchez Martinez has won 34 total doubles matches this season, tied for 2nd all-time at State in a single season. Jovanovic is 4th with 33 doubles wins this season.
• Jovanovic and Sanchez Martinez won 22 doubles dual matches this season, the most all-time at Mississippi State. Their combined winning percentage of .960 (22-1) is the best all-time.
• The Bulldogs won their first points against the Cardinal since 1994.
Match Results: [12] No. 12 Mississippi State 3, [4] No. 5 Stanford 4
Doubles
(1) #1 Petar Jovanovic / Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSU) def. #70 Nicholas Godsick / Hudson Rivera (STAN) – 6-3
(2) #47 Kyle Kang / Henry Von Der Schulenburg (STAN) def. #60 Niccolo Baroni / Mario Martinez Serrano (MSU) – 6-7 (3)
(3) #48 Samir Banerjee / Alexander Razeghi (STAN) def. Dusan Milanovic / Michal Novansky (MSU) – 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles
(1) #28 Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSU) def. #7 Samir Banerjee (STAN) – 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
(2) #67 Petar Jovanovic (MSU) def. Kyle Kang (STAN) – 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
(3) #101 Max Basing (STAN) def. #111 Niccolo Baroni (MSU) – 6-3, 2-6, 6-7 (5)
(4) #73 Henry von der Schulenburg (STAN) def. Dusan Milanovic (MSU) – 4-6, 5-7
(5) Bryan Hernandez Cortes (MSU) def. Nicholas Godsick (STAN) – 3-6, 4-6
(6) Mario Martinez Serrano (MSU) def. Alexander Razeghi (STAN) – 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 2, 6, 1, 3
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