Mississippi State Men's Tennis History
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MISSISSIPPI STATE MEN’S TENNIS HISTORY 1965: Southeastern Conference Champions 1967: Southeastern Conference Champions 1992: Southeastern Conference Regular Season Champions 1992: Southeastern Conference Indoors "Mythical" Team Champions 1992: Blue-Gray National Collegiate Classic Champions 1993: Southeastern Conference Regular Season Champions 1993: Southeastern Conference Champions 1996: Southeastern Conference Tournament Champions 2011: Southeastern Conference Western Division Champions 2012: Blue-Gray National Collegiate Classic Champions 2012: Southeastern Conference Western Division Champions S 2018: Southeastern Conference Tournament Champions 2019: Southeastern Conference Tournament Champions HIP S 1993 SEC CHAMPIONS FRONT ROW (L-R): MANAGER DREW ANTHONY, JOHN HALL, REMI BARBARIN, STEPHANE PLOT, SYLVAIN GUICHARD, MANAGER SHANNON JENKINS, ASSISTANT COACH DWAYNE CLEGG. BACK ROW (L-R): JEREMY ALLEY, MARC SIMS, DANIEL COURCOL, LAURENT ORSINI, PION LAURENT MIQUELARD, CHASE HENSON, PER NILSSON, KRISTIAN BROEMS, UNDERGRADUATE ASSISTANT HRISTOPHE AMIENS RETT LIDEWELL EAD OACH NDY ACKSON M C D , B G , H C A J . HA C M EA 1965 SEC CHAMPIONS FRONT ROW (L-R): GRAHAM PRIMROSE, PHIL LIVINGSTON, ROBERT DEAN, ORLANDO BRACAMONTE. BACK ROW (L-R): HEAD COACH TOM SAWYER, HAGAN STATON, MACK CAMERON, TITO ECHIBURU, BOBBY BRIEN, MANAGER GEORGE BIDDLE. MSU T 2011 SEC WESTERN DIVISION CHAMPIONS FRONT ROW (L-R): HREHAN HAKEEM, ARTEM ILYUSHIN, TREY SEYMOUR, ANTONIO LASTRE, LOUIS CANT, ASSISTANT COACH MATT HILL. BACK ROW (L-R): VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH CHRIS DOERR, MALTE STROPP, TANNER STUMP, MAX GREGOR, GEORGE COUPLAND, ZACH WHITE, JAMES CHAUDRY, HEAD COACH PER NILSSON. 1967 SEC CHAMPIONS FRONT ROW (L-R): JOHN EDMOND, BOBBY BRIEN, PIERRE LAMARCHE, HUGH THOMSON. BACK ROW (L-R): HEAD COACH TOM SAWYER, ROB CADWALLADER, GLEN GRISILLO, MACK CAMERON, GARY HOCKEY, TED JONES, GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH GRAHAM PRIMROSE. 2012 SEC WESTERN DIVISION CHAMPIONS FRONT ROW (L-R): MALTE STROPP, TREY SEYMOUR, LOUIS CANT, ARTEM ILYUSHIN, JAMES CHAUDRY. BACK ROW (L-R): HEAD COACH PER NILSSON, ZACH WHITE, GEORGE COUPLAND, ETHAN WILKINSON, MANAGER ANDREW KIRKLAND, ASSISTANT COACH MATT HILL. MSU IN MAJOR COLLEGIATE EVENTS Members of Mississippi State’s men’s tennis teams have had 1992), members of MSU’s nationally-ranked teams have captured nine their share of success in college’s major championships. From (six singles, three doubles) of the possible titles at those events, which 1986 until 2001, there were four major events that constituted the ranks among the nation’s best. Collegiate “Grand Slam” each academic year—the National Clay MSU’s most successful season in the majors was 1992-93 when Court Championships in September, the All-American Hardcourt former Bulldog All-Americans Daniel Courcol and Laurent Miquelard Championships in October, the National Indoor Championships in won a combined four titles. Courcol’s four overall titles that season February and concluding with the NCAA Individual Championships in were unprecedented in college tennis history. Prior to Borges’ win at May. The Clay Courts and National Indoors were later disbanded but, the Oracle in 2017, State’s most recent crowns came in the fall of 1996 in 2017, the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships were initiated and at the National Clay and Hardcourt Championships, when Thomas State All-American Nuno Borges claimed the singles title that year. Dupré beat MSU teammate Matthieu Ballay for the singles title of both Each of the tournaments features a singles and doubles draw. The of those events, also an unprecedented feat. majors officially began in 1986. Below is a listing of MSU players who have placed in the Round of In the major events held during the past 29 seasons (since Fall 16 or better at each of the major college events since 1986. B NATIONAL CLAY COURT ALL-AMERICAN HARDCOURT CHAMPIONSHIPS CHAMPIONSHIPS U LLDOG Champions Champions 1992: Daniel Courcol (S) 1992: Daniel Courcol (S) 1993: Laurent Orsini (S) Daniel Courcol/ 1996: Thomas Dupré (S) Laurent Miquelard (D) XYZ 1996: Thomas Dupré (S) Finalists 1996: Matthieu Ballay (S) Finalists 1994: Laurent Miquelard/ H Semifinalists Joc Simmons (D) 1989: Mark Jeffrey (S) 1996: Matthieu Ballay (S) 1994: Laurent Miquelard/ I 2018: Nuno Borges (S) ST Joc Simmons (D) 1997: Matthieu Ballay (S) Semifinalists 1993: Laurent Miquelard/ ORY Quarterfinalists Joc Simmons (D) 1988: Mark Jeffrey (S) 2004: Luiz Carvalho/ 1995: Thomas Dupré/ Jose-Carlos Pinto (D) Thomas Thieulot (D) 1999: Marco Baron (S) Quarterfinalists 2000: René-Charles Combette (S) 1991: Daniel Courcol (S) DANIEL COURCOL WON FOUR COLLEGIATE GRAND SLAM TITLES (SINGLES AND DOUBLES COM- Daniel Courcol/ Round of 16 Christophe Damiens (D) BINED) DURING THE 1992-93 SEASON. HE IS THE ONLY PLAYER IN COLLEGE TENNIS HISTORY TO 1991: Daniel Courcol (S) 1993: Laurent Orsini (S) HAVE WON FOUR OR MORE MAJOR TITLES IN A SINGLE YEAR. 1992: Daniel Courcol/ 2003: Romain Ambert (S) Laurent Miquelard (D) 2012: Jordan Angus/Malte Stropp (D) 1993: Laurent Miquelard/ NATIONAL INDOOR NCAA Laurent Orsini (D) Round of 16 HAMPIONSHIPS HAMPIONSHIPS 1997: Jeremy Bayon/Simon Larose (D) 1991: Christophe Damiens (S) C C 2000: Romain Ambert/ Champions Champions René-Charles Combette (D) 1993: Daniel Courcol/ 1994: Laurent Miquelard/ Marco Baron/Charles Sévigny (D) Laurent Miquelard (D) Joc Simmons (D) RACLE ATIONAL 2007: Philippe Frayssinoux (S) O ITA N 2013: Jordan Angus/Malte Stropp (D) Finalists Finalists FALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 1990: Roy Moscattini/ 2019: Nuno Borges (S) Juan Rios (D) Champions 1994: Laurent Miquelard/Joc Simmons (D) Semifinalists 2017: Nuno Borges (S) 2017: Nuno Borges (S) Semifinalists 2018: Nuno Borges (S) 2016: Nuno Borges (S) 2019: Niclas Braun/Giovanni Oradini (D) Quarterfinalists Quarterfinalists 1994: Laurent Orsini (S) 1991: Daniel Courcol/ 1997: Matthieu Ballay (S) Christophe Damiens (D) Simon Larose/Matt Pledger (D) 1994: Laurent Orsini (S) 1998: Simon Larose (S) Joc Simmons (S) 2003: Romain Ambert (S) 1998: Thomas Dupré (S) 2012: Romain Bogaerts (S) 2000: Marco Baron/Charles Sévigny (D) 2018: Nuno Borges/Strahinja Rakic (D) Round of 16 2019: Giovanni Oradini (S) 1992: Daniel Courcol (S) 2019: Nuno Borges/Strahinja Rakic (D) 1993: Daniel Courcol (S) 1995: Laurent Orsini (S) Round of 16 1996: Matthieu Ballay/ 1995: Laurent Orsini (S) Mattias Karlsson (D) 1997: Matthieu Ballay (S) 1998: Matthieu Ballay (S) Simon Larose (S) 2000: Chris McDonald/Mathieu Soto (D) Simon Larose/Matt Pledger (D) 2001: Romain Ambert (S) 2001: Marco Baron/Chris McDonald (D) 2004: Luiz Carvalho/ 2012: Louis Cant (S) Jose-Carlos Pinto (D) Artem Ilyushin (S) 2012: Jordan Angus/Malte Stropp (D) 2013: Jordan Angus/Malte Stropp (D) LAURENT MIQUELARD(L) AND JOC SIMMONS, PICTURED HERE AFTER CAPTURING THE 1994 2013: Malte Stropp (S) 2014: Jordan Angus/Malte Stropp (D) NCAA DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP, WENT ON TO COMPETE IN THE U.S. OPEN LATER THAT YEAR. 2014: Julian Cash/Florian Lakat (D) 2017: Niclas Braun/Trevor Foshey (D) 2018: Giovanni Oradini (S) 1965 - LOS ANGELES, CALIF. - 8TH PLACE 1968 - SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - T-13TH PLACE 13-1 OVERALL - SEC CHAMPIONS 16-0 OVERALL Mississippi State’s first-ever appearance in the NCAA Championship as a The final of four consecutive trips to the NCAAs for the Bulldogs. team came in 1965 under legendary head coach Tom Sawyer. The ‘65 squad, which Following a perfect record during the regular season, State has three play- claimed MSU’s first-ever SEC title, would be the first of four straight Bulldog teams ers advance to the third round of the national championship in all-SEC stars Rob to compete in the national championship. Cadwallader, John Edmond and Hugh Thomson. Though new to the tournament, the Bulldogs managed an eighth place Cadwallader and Glen Grisillo team to reach the third round in doubles, finish, spurred by all-American Bobby Brien. Brien reached the singles round while Edmond and Thomson make the second round. of 16 and teamed with Graham Primrose to make the quarterfinals in doubles. S UCLA’s Arthur Ashe was the spoiler for State in both matches, teaming with Ian Crookenden in doubles. 1991 - ATHENS, GA. - ROUND OF 16 17-12 (5-7) - FINAL ITA RANKING: 20TH HIP 1966 - CORAL GABLES, FLA. - T-3RD PLACE The first of State’s appearances in the national championship under the S 12-2 OVERALL team format adopted in 1977 and also the first of nine straight showings under young head coach Andy Jackson. Sawyer guides the Bulldogs to an improvement upon their eighth place No. 18 MSU downs New Mexico 5-3 in its first NCAA match under the team finish in ‘65, tying for third at the national championship. format before falling to second-ranked and eventual national champion UCL 5-1 in All-American Bobby Brien again leads MSU, winning four matches to reach the round of 16. PION the quarterfinals of the singles tournament. All-SEC selections Tito Echiburu and In the individual championships, Daniel Courcol and Christophe Damiens John Edmond make the third round to help the cause. reach the quarterfinals in doubles and are named all-America. M In doubles, State place two teams in the round of 16—Echiburu and Hugh Thomson and Brien and Edmond. HA C AA C N HE 1991 BULLDOGS FRONT ROW (L-R): GRAD. ASST. COACH JAY COHEN, JOHN HALL, T TOM PEACOCK, CHRISTOPHE DAMIENS, MARK JEFFREY. BACK ROW (L-R): GARY HENDERSON, DANIEL COURCOL, BILLY PATE, PER NILSSON, N 1966 BULLDOGS FRONT ROW (L-R): TITO ECHIBURU, HUGH THOMSON. STUDENT ASST. COACH JEY BEWLEY, HEAD COACH ANDY JACKSON. I BACK ROW (L-R): MACK CAMERON, BOBBY BRIEN, HEAD COACH TOM SAWYER, HAGAN STATON, JOHN EDMOND. 1992 - ATHENS, GA. - ROUND OF 16 1967 - CARBONDALE, ILL. - T-3RD PLACE 19-6 (9-3) - FINAL ITA RANKING: 9TH 18-4 OVERALL - SEC CHAMPIONS The Bulldogs return to the NCAA Championship after posting the most wins in a season since 1979 and claiming the SEC regular season title. The Bulldogs match their tie for third in 1966 with another outstanding Entering the tournament ranked sixth nationally, the favored Bulldogs are MSU tournament following the second SEC crown in three years.