Mississippi State Completes the Reverse Sweep, Knocks Off No. 4 Stanford

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Mississippi State Completes the Reverse Sweep, Knocks Off No. 4 Stanford

February 15, 2026 | Men's Tennis

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By: Tad Couch, Athletic Communications Student Intern

DALLAS - No. 6 Mississippi State completed a dramatic 4-3 comeback victory over No. 4 Stanford on Sunday afternoon at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship in Dallas, Texas.

The victory served as redemption for Mississippi State after Stanford edged the Bulldogs, 4-3, in last season's NCAA Quarterfinals. In that match, State erased a 3-0 deficit to tie the contest before Stanford secured the deciding point to eliminate the Bulldogs from the NCAA Championships.

The Bulldogs capped their ITA National Indoor run with two wins over ranked opponents and improved to 8-1 on the season. The victory also marked Mississippi State's second consecutive season with a win over a top-five opponent.

Head Coach Matt Roberts moved within one victory of becoming the all-time winningest head coach in Mississippi State men's tennis history.

In singles play, the Bulldogs stormed back with four straight victories to clinch the dual. Stanford's Alexander Razegghi defeated Michal Novansky, 6-1, 6-0, on court five, and Jagger Leach added a 6-4, 6-2 win over Raphael Vaksmann on court four to give the Cardinal a 3-0 advantage.

No. 68 Bryan Hernandez Cortes jump started the Bulldogs' rally with his first singles win of the season, defeating Mark Krupkin, 6-2, 6-4, on court six. No. 6 Petar Jovanovic followed with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over No. 53 Hudson Rivera on court two, and No. 33 Mario Martinez Serrano knotted the match at three with a 6-3, 6-4 win over No. 80 Alex Chang on court three.

No. 45 Benito Sanchez Martinez clinched the match in three sets, defeating Samir Banerjee, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2.

Records
No. 6  Mississippi State (8-1, 0-0 SEC)
No. 4 Stanford (7-3, 0-0 ACC)

Match Notes
•  Mississippi State defeated Stanford for the first time in program history.
• Head Coach Matt Roberts secured his 220th career win as head coach of the Bulldogs. He is now just one away from holding the record for most career wins all time.
• Both Petar Jovanovic and Mario Martinez Serrano secured ranked singles wins.
• All four ranked Bulldogs picked up victories in their singles matches.
•  Mississippi State completed their first reverse sweep of the season.
• Bryan Hernandez Cortes picked up his first singles victory of the season.

Up Next
No. 6 Mississippi State opens SEC play to face Vanderbilt at 12 p.m. CT on February 21^st at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre.

Match Results
Doubles
1. Alexander Razegghi / Alex Chang (STAN) def. Benito Sanchez Martinez / Petar Jovanovic (MSU) – 6-3*
2. Nicholas Godsick / Jagger Leach (STAN) vs. Mario Martinez Serrano / Michal Novansky (MSU) – 5-3
3. Hudson Rivera / Mark Krupkin (STAN) def. Bryan Hernandez Cortes / Raphael Vaksmann (MSU) – 6-1
Stanford won the Doubles Point
Order of Finish: 3, 1*

Singles
1. Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSU) def. Samir Banerjee (STAN) – 6-2, 2-6, 6-2*
2. Petar Jovanovic (MSU) def. Hudson Rivera (STAN) – 6-4, 6-4
3. Mario Martinez Serrano (MSU) def. Alex Chang (STAN) – 6-3, 6-4
4. Jagger Leach (STAN) def. Raphael Vaksmann (MSU) – 6-4, 6-2
5. Alexander Razegghi (STAN) def. Michal Novansky (MSU) – 6-1, 6-0
6. Bryan Hernandez Cortes (MSU) def. Mark Krupkin (STAN) – 6-2, 6-4
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 6, 2, 3, 1*
*Clincher

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