No. 5 Mississippi State Sweeps South Alabama 7-0 in Dominant Tennis Victory

No. 5 Mississippi State Sweeps South Alabama 7-0 in Dominant Tennis Victory

February 26, 2026 Robert Mitchell - News Editor of Newsdirectory3.com News

Mississippi State Men’s Tennis Sweeps South Alabama 7-0

STARKVILLE – The No. 5 Mississippi State men’s tennis team delivered a dominant performance on Tuesday afternoon, sweeping South Alabama 7-0 at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre. The victory improves the Bulldogs’ overall record to 10-2, while South Alabama falls to 2-5 on the season.

Mississippi State secured the doubles point with victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions. The duo of Mario Martinez Serrano and Michal Novansky defeated Juan Accossatto and Jules Caby 6-3. Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes and Bryan Hernandez Cortes followed with a 6-2 win over Victor Frumholz and Adam Bouyacoub on court three. The match on court one, featuring the fourth-ranked tandem of Petar Jovanovic and Benito Sanchez Martinez, was halted with the Bulldogs leading 5-3.

The Bulldogs continued their strong play into singles competition, winning all six matches. No. 33 Mario Martinez Serrano was the first to finish, securing a commanding 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 3 singles. Raphael Vaksmann added a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 4, and No. 55 Bryan Hernandez Cortes clinched a 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 triumph at No. 5.

Mississippi State quickly gained momentum in singles play with straight-set wins on courts three and four. Hernandez Cortes added another straight-set victory at No. 5, before the Bulldogs closed out the sweep with three-set wins on courts one, two, and six. Benito Sanchez Martinez clinched the overall result with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 win at No. 1 singles.

The match lasted 2 hours and 50 minutes. This marked Mississippi State’s first 7-0 sweep of the season.

Up Next

No. 5 Mississippi State will travel to Auburn to face No. 18 Auburn on March 1st at 12:00 p.m. CT.

Match Results

Doubles

  1. No. 4 Jovanovic and Sanchez Martinez (MSU) vs. Hannig and van Raemdonck (USA) – 5-3, unfinished
  2. No. 47 Martinez Serrano and Novansky (MSU) def. Accossatto and Caby (USA) – 6-3
  3. Ferrer Guimaraes and Hernandez Cortes (MSU) def. Frumholz and Yigin (USA) – 6-2

Mississippi State won the Doubles Point

Order of Finish: 2, 3

Singles

  1. No. 45 Sanchez Martinez (MSU) def. Accossatto (USA) – 6-1, 5-7, 6-2
  2. Jovanovic (MSU) def. Hannig (USA) – 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
  3. No. 43 Martinez Serrano (MSU) def. Caby (USA) – 6-1, 6-2
  4. Vaksmann (MSU) def. Van Raemdonck (USA) – 6-2, 6-1
  5. No. 55 Hernandez Cortes (MSU) def. Frumholz (USA) – 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
  6. Ferrer Guimaraes (MSU) def. Bouyacoub (USA) – 6-2, 3-6, 6-1

Order of Finish: 3, 4, 5, 6, 2, 1