Men's Tennis Wraps Up Fall Play at Two ITA Championships

Thursday, November 5

Gainesville, Fla.

Mississippi State

ITA South Sectional Championships

Draws & Results

STARKVILLE, MS - April 12, 2026 - Mississippi State’s Bryan Hernandez Cortes during the match between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Mississippi State Bulldogs at the AJ Pitts Tennis Centre in Starkville, MS. Photo By Will Porada

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November 09, 2026 | Men's Tennis

By: Ryan Walton, Athletic Communications Student Assistant

Four Bulldogs wrapped up play this past weekend at the ITA Conference Masters Championships and South Sectional Championships.

Bryan Hernandez Cortes competed for the ITA Conference Masters Championship in Rome, Georgia, advancing to the quarterfinals. After taking down Alabama A&M's Mihnea Petru Stanciu and Northern Arizona's Jakub Jedrzejczaak, the junior fell to the 72nd ranked player in the nation, Aleksa Pisaric from Pepperdine.

Diego Duran, Raphael Vaksmann and Luigi Valletta all traveled to Tallahassee, Florida for the ITA Southern Sectional Championships. Duran and Valletta advanced to the quarterfinals after taking down third-seeded Maxime Dubouch and Noah Johnston of Georgia. The pair fell in the quarterfinals to Auburn's Freddy Blaydes and Tyler Bowers. Vaksmann competed in the singles draw, but was forced to retire his first round match due to an injury.

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