2018 SEC Tournament Champions
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s Junior Nuno Borges 2017 & 2018 All-American 2017 & 2018 SEC Player of the Year 2017 & 2018 All-SEC First Team 2017 & 2018 NCAA Singles Selection; '18 Doubles 2017 NCAA Singles Semifinalist 2017 Oracle ITA National Fall Singles Champion 2018 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Current ITA Singles Ranking: #2 Current ITA Doubles Ranking: #1 Sophomore Giovanni Oradini 2018 All-SEC First Team 2018 NCAA Singles Selection 2018 SEC All-Tournament Team Current ITA Singles Ranking: #23 Current ITA Doubles Ranking: #38 2018 SEC Tournament Champions Junior Strahinja Rakic 2018 All-American 2018 All-SEC First Team 2018 NCAA Doubles Selection Current ITA Singles Ranking: #84 NCAA DIVISIONCurrent ITA Doubles Ranking: #1 I MEN’S Head Coach Matt Roberts TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 SEC Coach of the Year First & Second Rounds — May 11-12, 2018 Assistant Coach Mississippi State University — Starkville, MS Andrew Goodwin Mississippi State Men’s Tennis Quick Facts/Rosters 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championships (First & Second Rounds) May 11-12, 2018 — Mississippi State University — Starkville, Miss. LOCATION: Starkville, Mississippi HEAD COACH: Matt Roberts FOUNDED: February 28, 1878 RECORD AT MSU: 79-28 (4 years) ENROLLMENT: 21,622 CAREER RECORD: 79-28 (4 years) NICKNAME: Bulldogs ASSISTANT COACH: Andrew Goodwin (1 year) MASCOT: Bully VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH: Thomas Andersson COLORS: Maroon & White 2018 OVERALL RECORD: 20-2 CONFERENCE: Southeastern 2018 SEC RECORD (FINISH): 11-1 (2nd) PRESIDENT: Dr. Mark Keenum CURRENT NATIONAL RANKING: 7th ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: John Cohen NCAA APPEARANCES: 27* HOME COURT: A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre *MSU has made 27 NCAA appearances overall, four which CAPACITY: 750 came in the 1960s prior to the team format starting in 1977 BEST NCAA FINISH: Semifinals (1994, 1998) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Name Ht. Yr. Hometown (Prev. School) Nuno Borges 6-2 Jr. Maia, Porto, Portugal (Escola Secundaria Da Maia) Niclas Braun 5-10 Jr. Berlin, Germany (Leonardo da Vinci Schule) Florian Broska 5-10 Fr. Eitelborn, Germany (Gynmasium im Kannenbäckerland) Trevor Foshey 6-1 Jr. St. Cloud, FL (St. Cloud High School) Hunter Harrison 6-0 Fr. Little Rock, AR (Pulaski Academy) Arvid Nordquist 6-1 Fr. Västerjung, Sweden Giovanni Oradini 6-2 So. Rovereto, Italy (Istituto Voltarie) Strahinja Rakic 6-0 Jr. Belgrade, Serbia (Peta Ekonomska Skola Rakovica) ROSTER BY POSITION (PROBABLE) Pos. Name Ht. Yr. Hometown (Prev. School) 1S/1D Nuno Borges 6-2 Jr. Maia, Porto, Portugal (Escola Secundaria Da Maia) 2S/2D Giovanni Oradini 6-2 So. Rovereto, Italy (Istituto Voltarie) 3S/1D Strahinja Rakic 6-0 Jr. Belgrade, Serbia (Peta Ekonomska Skola Rakovica) 4S/2D Niclas Braun 5-10 Jr. Berlin, Germany (Leonardo da Vinci Schule) 5S/3D Florian Broska 5-10 Fr. Eitelborn, Germany (Gynmasium im Kannenbäckerland) 6S/3D Trevor Foshey 6-1 Jr. St. Cloud, FL (St. Cloud High School) 7S/4D Arvid Nordquist 6-1 Fr. Västerjung, Sweden 8S/4D Hunter Harrison 6-0 Fr. Little Rock, AR (Pulaski Academy) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Nuno Borges – New-no Bor-Geus (like gorgeous) Niclas Braun - NICK-luss Brawn Florian Broska - FLOOR-ee-an BRO-skuh Trevor Foshey – Fo-Shay Arvid Nordquist - ARE-vidd NORD-kwist Giovanni Oradini – GEE-oh-VON-ee Ora-DEEN-ee Strahinja Rakic – Stra-HEEN-ya RACK-itch NOTE TO THE MEDIA: Mississippi State University appreciatively welcomes your in ter est in Mis sis sip pi State tennis. This packet has been compiled to assist you in your coverage of the Bulldogs during the 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Cham pi on ships First and Second Rounds in Starkville, Miss. If information you seek regarding the Bulldogs is not found within this supplement or online at www.hailstate.com/menstennis, please con tact Caleb Garner of MSU Athletic Communications to assist you in anyway possible. Garner can be reached via cell phone (662-361-1993) or through the MSU Athletic Media Relations Office (662-325-6259). Please contact Garner to coordinate any desired interviews with MSU head coach Matt Roberts and/or any MSU players, or for any other information you may need regarding MSU tennis. You may also contact John Cade, Assistant AD/Communications (662-312-0863), as a secondary contact. Thank you for your interest in Mis sis sip pi State tennis. Mississippi State Men’s Tennis Notes 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championships (First & Second Rounds) May 11-12, 2018 — Mississippi State University — Starkville, Miss. MSU Earns Eighth-Straight NCAA Bid, 27th Overall; The Bulldogs went 1-1 in their MSU IN THE Will Host 1st/2nd Rounds As No. 6 National Seed initial showing (1991), de feat ing West- NCAA TEAM CHAM PI ON SHIP (1991-2005 & 2011-17, 24-22 record Mississippi State’s men’s ten nis team, currently ranked seventh ern Athletic Con fer ence cham pi on New Mexico 5-3 before a 5-1 round of 1991 (@ Athens, GA) nationally with a 20-2 overall record, earned its eighth-straight bid to the Opponent Round Result 16 loss to No. 2 UCLA. New Mexico First W, 5-3 NCAA Team Championship and 27th in program history. UCLA Round of 16 L, 1-5 During the next two seasons, 1992 (@ Athens, GA) State will open the 2018 NCAAs at the friendly confines of the A.J. Opponent Round Result MSU dropped 5-3 deci sions to Notre Notre Dame Round of 16 L, 3-5 Pitts Tennis Centre, hosting the 1st and 2nd Rounds for the third time in 1993 (@ Athens, GA) Dame, both years in the round of 16. Opponent Round Result the last seven seasons. Notre Dame Round of 16 L, 3-5 The next five seasons (1994-98), State 1994 (@ South Bend, IN) MSU’s appearance in this year’s NCAA Team Championship marks Opponent Round Result was an NCAA quarterfinalist or better. Kansas Round of 16 W, 4-0 the 27th appearance overall in the NCAAs, the 23rd since the event Georgia Quarterfinals W, 4-2 In ‘94, MSU went 2-1, reach ing *Southern Cal Semifinals L, 0-4 adopted its current dual match format in 1977. 1995 (@ Athens, GA) State qualified for the NCAA Championship 15 consecutive seasons the semifinals of the NCAAs for the Opponent Round Result California Round of 16 W, 4-2 (1991-2005) at one point, making 10 Round of 16 showings (1991-99, first time in school history. MSU *Stanford Quarterfinals L, 0-4 1996 (@ Athens, GA) 2001), five quarterfinal appearances (1994-98), and two national semifi- de feat ed Kansas 4-0 in the first round, Opponent Round Result SEC rival Georgia 4-2 in the quarterfi- Harvard Round of 16 W, 4-1 nals (1994,1998) during that time span. Georgia Quarterfinals L, 0-4 1997 (@ Los Angeles, CA) nals, and fell to eventual champion Opponent Round Result Southern Cal 4-0 in the semis. Florida Round of 16 W, 4-1 State Faces Tennessee Tech To Open 2018 NCAAs Georgia Quarterfinals L, 2-4 In 1995, MSU bested Cal i for nia 1998 (@ Athens, GA) The Bulldogs open NCAA action against Tennessee Tech on Friday, Opponent Round Result 4-2 in first-round action before losing South Carolina Round of 16 W, 4-0 May 11, at 1 p.m. CT, with the winner advancing to play either No. 21 Auburn Quarterfinals W, 4-0 to even tu al cham pi on Stanford 4-0 in *Stanford Semifinals L, 0-4 Memphis or South Alabama in Saturday's second round. 1999 the quarterfinals. Opponent Round Result TTU (10-11), the No. 4 seed in the region, received an automatic bid (@ Knoxville, TN) In '96, the Bulldogs got a 4-1 win Purdue First W, 4-1 to the field of 64 for the third year in a row. The Golden Eagles are coming Tennessee Second W, 4-3 over Harvard before falling to host (@ Athens, GA) off a thrilling 4-3 victory against top-seeded Belmont to win their third- Ole Miss Round of 16 L, 2-4 Georgia 4-0 in the quarterfinals. 2000 straight Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship. Opponent Round Result 1997 saw the Bulldogs down The first round contest will mark the fourth meeting between MSU (@ Waco, TX) Florida 4-1 be fore being eliminated Louisville First W, 4-3 and TTU all-time. The Bulldogs lead the series 2-1, with the last meeting Baylor Second L, 2-4 by Geor gia once again in the quarter- 2001 coming in 2013 in Starkville, a 5-0 MSU win. The Golden Eagles won the Opponent Round Result finals, this time by a 4-2 count. (@ Champaign, IL) first-ever meeting between the teams - 5-4 in 1971 in Starkville. Middle Tennessee First W, 4-0 In 1998, State returned to the Illinois Second W, 4-3 In history, the Bulldogs have been a dominant force in the opening (@ Athens, GA) national semifinals, downing SEC SMU Round of 16 L, 2-4 round, going 18-4. MSU has not lost an NCAA first round match since 2002 foes South Carolina and Auburn 4-0 Opponent Round Result falling 4-2 to VCU in 2005 in Durham, N.C. (@ Auburn, AL) before falling to eventual champion South Alabama First W, 4-1 Auburn Second L, 0-4 Stanford by that score in the semis. 2003 Opponent Round Result MSU vs. Memphis/South Alabama That season, the Cardinal was consid- (@ Nashville, TN) Pepperdine First L, 1-4 Should State claim victory in its match with Tennessee Tech, MSU ered by many to be college tennis’ 2004 Opponent Round Result would then meet either No. 21 Memphis (18-5) or South Alabama (14-9) best team ever.