Bulldogs Roll Past Wisconsin, Punch Super Regional Ticket in Dominant Sweep

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Bulldogs Roll Past Wisconsin, Punch Super Regional Ticket in Dominant Sweep

May 02, 2026 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

By: Tad Couch, Athletic Communications Student Intern

STARKVILLE – No. 6 Mississippi State punched its ticket to the NCAA Super Regionals with a 4-0 sweep of Wisconsin at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre.

The Bulldogs, now 40-30 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, set the tone early by securing the doubles point. The pair of Mario Martinez Serrano and Niccolo Baroni earned a 6-3 win on Court 2 before Bryan Hernandez Cortes and Petar Jovanovic clinched the point with a 6-4 victory on Court 3.

In singles play, Mississippi State wasted little time building separation. Bryan Hernandez Cortes extended his career-best winning streak to 11 matches with a straight-sets win on Court 6, while Benito Sanchez Martinez followed with a commanding 6-3, 6-0 victory on Court 1 to put the Bulldogs firmly in control.

Mario Martinez Serrano delivered the deciding point on Court 4, notching his eighth dual-match clinch of the season with a 6-1, 6-4 win to seal the sweep.

Mississippi State improved to 12-1 all-time in the Starkville Regional and saw the doubles duo of Hernandez Cortes and Jovanovic secure their second consecutive clinch together.

Records
No. 6 Mississippi State (24-5, 11-3 SEC)
No. 33 Wisconsin (18-9, 8-5 B1G)

Match Notes
• Bryan Hernandez Cortes secured his 11th consecutive singles win extending his career-long singles win streak.
• Mario Martinez Serrano recorded his eighth dual match clinch of the season.
• Petar Jovanovic and Bryan Hernandez Cortes picked up their second consecutive clinch as a pair.
• The Bulldogs are 12-1 in the Starkville regional all-time
• State improved to 40-30 all-time in NCAA Tournament with the win

Up Next
No. 6 Mississippi State will face the winner of Georgia and N.C. State next weekend at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre, in the Super Regionals of the NCAA Tournament.

Match Results
Doubles
1. Benito Sanchez Martinez and Michal Novansky (MSU) vs. Ferdinand Kloesters and Michael Minasyan (WIS) – 3-4
2. Mario Martinez Serrano and Niccolo Baroni (MSU) def. Edouard Aubert and Tomas Zlatohavek (WIS) – 6-3
3. Bryan Hernandez Cortes and Petar Jovanovic (MSU) def. Matthew Fullerton and Patrik Meszaros (WIS) – 6-4*
Mississippi State won the Doubles Point
Order of Finish: 2, 3*

Singles
1. Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSU) def. Patrik Meszaros (WIS) – 6-3, 6-0
2. Michael Minasyan (WIS) vs. Petar Jovanovic (MSU) – 4-6, 1-2
3. Niccolo Baroni (MSU) vs. Ferdinand Kloesters (WIS) – 6-3, 4-2
4. Mario Martinez Serrano (MSU) def. Edouard Aubert (WIS) – 6-1, 6-4*
5. Raphael Vaksmann (MSU) vs. Tomas Zlatohavek (WIS) – 6-2, 3-4
6. Bryan Hernandez Cortes (MSU) def. Sachiv Kumar (WIS) – 6-3, 6-2
Order of Finish: 6, 1, 4*
*Clincher

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