No. 5 Mississippi State Secures Second Top-10 Win of the Season Against Georgia

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No. 5 Mississippi State Secures Second Top-10 Win of the Season Against Georgia

March 08, 2026 | Men's Tennis

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By: Tad Couch, Athletic Communications Student Intern

STARKVILLE – No. 5 Mississippi State earned a top-10 victory Sunday, defeating No. 8 Georgia 4-2 at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre.

Georgia claimed the doubles point, winning on courts two and three despite a 6-1 victory from Mississippi State's No. 5Petar Jovanovic and Benito Sanchez Martinez on court one.

Mississippi State responded in singles as No. 8 Jovanovic defeated No. 34 Will Jansen 6-1, 6-4 to even the match before Raphael Vaksmann added a 6-2, 6-4 win over No. 120 Noah Johnston to put State in front. Gabriele Vulpitta pulled Georgia even with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes on court six.

No. 55 Sanchez Martinez topped No. 32 Arda Azkara 6-2, 6-2 to give the Mississippi State the lead once more before No. 125 Niccolo Baroni clinched the match, rallying past Derrick Chen 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 on court four.

Records
No. 5 Mississippi State (13-2, 4-1 SEC)
No. 8 Georgia (10-4, 3-3 SEC)

Match Notes
• Mississippi State picked up their second top ten win of the season
• Niccolo Baroni clinched his second match of the season; his first coming at Indiana on Jan. 18
• State won their second match by the score 4-2, this season
• Mississippi State has faced a ranked opponent in every match during conference play; they have defeated four of five SEC opponents.
• Petar Jovanovic extended his singles winning streak to four consecutive victories.

Up Next
No. 5 Mississippi State travels to No. 13 South Carolina Friday, March 13^th at at 4 p.m. CT.

Match Results
Doubles
1. No. 5 Petar Jovanovic/Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSU) def. No. 43 Arda Azkara/Santiago Giamichelle (UGA) – 6-1
2. Gabriele Vulpitta/Will Jansen (UGA) def. No. 72 Mario Martinez Serrano/Michal Novansky (MSU) – 6-1
3. Derrick Chen/Noah Johnston (UGA) def. Niccolo Baroni/Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes (MSU) – 7-6 (7-4)*
Georgia won the Doubles Point
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3*

Singles
1. No. 55 Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSU) def. No. 32 Arda Azkara (UGA) – 6-2, 6-2
2. No. 8 Petar Jovanovic (MSU) def. No. 34 Will Jansen (UGA) – 6-1, 6-4
3. No. 39 Mario Martinez Serrano (MSU) vs. No. 81 Santiago Giamichelle (UGA) – 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 1-3, unf.
4.No. 125 Niccolo Baroni (MSU) def. Derrick Chen (UGA) – 3-6, 6-4, 6-1*
5. Raphael Vaksmann (MSU) def. No. 120 Noah Johnston (UGA) – 6-2, 6-4
6. Gabriele Vulpitta (UGA) def. Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes (MSU) – 6-4, 6-1
Order of Finish: 2, 5, 6, 1, 4*
*Clincher

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