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Mississippi State
No. 19 Men's Tennis Falls to No. 3 Mississippi State in Tight, 4-1 Decision
Feb 10, 2019 | Men's Tennis
The doubles point turned into a major battle on all three courts, but the Bulldogs (6-0) earned an early edge with a 6-4 victory on court two. Courts one and three advanced into tiebreakers however, and while the Green Wave (4-2) held a 3-0 lead on court one, Mississippi State earned a 7-1 victory in the breaker on court three to slide in front, 1-0, in the overall match.
The indoor facility at The Falls possesses just four courts, allowing just the first four singles matches to be played, with the No. 5 and No. 6 singles matches commencing once two matches have concluded. Mississippi State earned a pair of straight-set victories at No. 1 and No. 2 to push Tulane to the brink, but sophomore Hamish Stewart got the Green Wave on the scoreboard with a tough, three-set triumph at No. 3.
The Bulldogs were able to clinch the match at No. 4 however, earning a three-set, comeback victory.
Senior Tyler Schick was ahead by one set and led, 5-2, in the second frame at No. 5 at the time of Mississippi's clinch, while sophomore Akos Kotorman was even at 4-4 in the first set at No. 6.
Tulane makes a quick turnaround to face Texas Tech on its home courts on Sunday, February 10. First serve is set for 1 p.m.
No. 3 Mississippi State 4, No. 19 Tulane 1
Doubles
1. #34 Nuno Borges/Strahinja Rakic (MSU) vs. Akos Kotorman/Ewan Moore (TU) 6-6 (0-3) (unfinished)
2. #6 Niclas Braun/Giovanni Oradini (MSU) def. Tim Ruetzel/Hamish Stewart (TU) 6-4
3. Trevor Foshey/Gregor Ramskogler (MSU) def. Luis Erlenbusch/Tyler Schick (TU) 7-6(1)
Order of finish: 2,3
Singles
1. #5 Nuno Borges (MSU) def. #63 Ewan Moore (TU) 6-3, 6-4
2. #66 Giovanni Oradini (MSU) def. #42 Luis Erlenbusch (TU) 7-5, 6-4
3. Hamish Stewart (TU) def. Strahinja Rakic (MSU) 7-6(8), 4-6, 6-2
4. #64 Niclas Braun (MSU) def. Dane Esses (TU) 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-2
5. #98 Trevor Foshey (MSU) vs. #78 Tyler Schick (TU), 1-6, 2-5 (susp.)
6. Florian Broska (MSU) vs. Akos Kotorman (TU) 4-4 (susp.)
Order of finish: 1,2,3,4
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