Thursday, November 5
Gainesville, Fla.
Mississippi State
vs
ITA South Sectional Championships
Photo by: Mississippi State Athletics
November 04, 2026 | Men's Tennis
Four Bulldogs will compete in ITA Tournaments between November 5-8. Bryan Hernandez Cortes will travel to Rome, Georgia to play for the ITA Conference Masters Championship while Diego Duran, Raphael Vaksmann and Luigi Valletta will take on the ITA South Sectionals in Tallahassee, Florida.
Fourth-seeded Hernandez Cortes will kick off play in Rome on Thursday at 8:00 a.m. CT against Mihnea Petru Stanciu from Alabama A&M. The ITA Conference Masters features one player from each conference and five lottery selections. Hernandez Cortes was selected to represent the SEC in the tournament, solidifying the junior as one of the best in the conference.
In Tallahassee, Vaksmann will compete in the singles draw while Duran and Valletta compete for the doubles title. Vaksmann enters as the second-seeded player in the tournament and will take on Florida State's Azariah Rusher on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. CT. Duran and Valletta open up play at 1:30 p.m. CT against Maxime Dubouch and Noah Johnston from Georgia.
The weekend's tournaments are the last scheduled fall tournaments leading into the NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships later in November.
For the most up-to-date information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU Men's Tennis on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateMT"
Fourth-seeded Hernandez Cortes will kick off play in Rome on Thursday at 8:00 a.m. CT against Mihnea Petru Stanciu from Alabama A&M. The ITA Conference Masters features one player from each conference and five lottery selections. Hernandez Cortes was selected to represent the SEC in the tournament, solidifying the junior as one of the best in the conference.
In Tallahassee, Vaksmann will compete in the singles draw while Duran and Valletta compete for the doubles title. Vaksmann enters as the second-seeded player in the tournament and will take on Florida State's Azariah Rusher on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. CT. Duran and Valletta open up play at 1:30 p.m. CT against Maxime Dubouch and Noah Johnston from Georgia.
The weekend's tournaments are the last scheduled fall tournaments leading into the NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships later in November.
For the most up-to-date information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU Men's Tennis on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateMT"
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