Men's Tennis

Joining 14 other programs, six members of the Mississippi State men's tennis team will compete at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southern Region Championships beginning today.

State is one of five Southeastern Conference programs represented at the tournament, along with host LSU, Alabama, Auburn and Ole Miss.

MSU freshman Hunter Harrison will kick things off for the Bulldogs in today's qualifying draw at 10 a.m. against Nicholas Kramer of New Orleans.

State's Trevor Foshey will open up his singles main draw play on Friday against Troy's Mustapha Belcora. Giovanni Oradini, Niclas Braun, Florian Broska and Strahinja Rakic all earned a first-round bye in the singles main draw and will not take the court until Saturday.

Last season, 2017 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year Nuno Borges earned the tournament's singles crown in Auburn, Ala.

In doubles, State's seventh-ranked tandem of Braun and Foshey return after reaching the finals last fall. The pair enter the tournament as the top seed in the doubles main draw, earning a bye in the first round. The duo's test will be Jacksonville State's Andres Gomez and Aljaz Kaplja.

Oradini is looking to continue his hot start to the fall, with all six of his victories in 2017 coming against ranked foes. This year's tournament will be the first appearance in the ITA Southern Regional Championships for both he and Broska.

Braun, Foshey and Rakic all saw success in last season's tournament in singles, with Rakic earning a victory against 35th-ranked Jordan Daigle of LSU on his way to facing his teammate Borges in the quarterfinals.

All of the action in Baton Rouge can be followed via live stats. Singles finalists and doubles champions of the ITA Southern Regionals advance to the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships in Indian Wells, Calif., Nov. 1-5.

Also, Nuno Borges got off to a great start in the USTA Futures tournament in Harlingen, Texas, on Wednesday.

MSU's All-American breezed through his first-round match against Ricardo Rodriguez (ATP 811) of Venezuela 6-1, 6-1.

Borges advances to today's Round of 16, where he'll face another tough test against the Australian Alexei Popyrin (ATP 786). Start time for that match has yet to be determined.

Soccer

A battle between Bulldogs takes place today as Mississippi State (7-4-3, 1-4-2 SEC) travels to face Georgia (4-101, 0-7-0) in a crucial Southeastern Conference soccer match at the Turner Soccer Complex in Athens.

The match is set for 6 p.m. and will be streamed live on SEC Network+, with Jeff Dantzler and Tatum Hodge on the call. Today's contest will be State's final regular season road match of the season.

MSU is looking to bounce back after dropping a heartbreaking 3-2 decision in double-overtime at Alabama on Sunday. In Tuscaloosa, State rallied from a 2-0 deficit to send the contest into overtime with goals from MaKayla Waldner and Carly Mauldin. The Bulldogs also had plenty of scoring opportunities, attempting 22 total shots and out-cornering Alabama 9-8. High School Football

Week-by-Week Area Schedule

All Times 7 p.m. (unless otherwise noted)

August 18

Starkville 43, Noxubee County 3; Stakville Academy 43, Lamar School 21; East Webster 14, Choctaw County 12; Eupora 13, Water Valley 7; French Camp 36, Winona Christian 34

August 25

Starkville 28, Oxford 21, 2OT; Starkville Academy 38, French Camp 7; East Webster 31, Okolona 19; Newton 24, Eupora 19; Choctaw County 29, Winona 21

August 31

Choctaw County 49, Choctaw Central 0

Sept. 1

West Point 28, Starkville 3; Indianola Academy 35, Starkville Academy 21; East Webster 62, Smithville 27; Eupora 40, French Camp 6

Sept 8

Starkville 44, Columbus 7; Starkville Academy 34, East Webster 24; Eupora 33, West Tallahatchie 0; Choctaw County 34, Caledonia 0; French Camp 35, Vardaman 25

Sept. 15

Starkville 40, Meridian 6; Starkville Academy 21, Magnolia Heights 0; East Webster 28, Strayhorn 8; Eupora 28, Choctaw County 21

Sept. 22

Starkville 42, Provine 0; Starkville Academy 36, Winston Academy 0; East Webster 44, J.Z. George 6; Eupora 13, Charleston 6; Nanih Waiya 49, French Camp 14

Sept. 29

Starkville 38, Northwest Rankin 14; Starkville Academy 32, Pillow Academy 10; Eupora 39, East Webster 16; Choctaw County 13, Houston 12; French Camp 38, West Lowndes 16

Oct. 6

Starkville 61, Greenville 14; Starkville Academy 38, Canton Academy 0; Calhoun City 67, East Webster 15; Winona 35, Eupora 18, Choctaw County 47, Aberdeen 16; French Camp 21, Noxapater 20

Oct. 12

Eupora 46, Leflore County 40

Oct. 13

Starkville 14, Madison Central 6; Starkville Academy 17, Heritage Academy 14; Choctaw County 62, Nettleton 13; French Camp 42, Ethel 6

Oct. 20

Starkville at Murrah; Leake Academy at Starkville Academy; East Webster at Winona; Choctaw County at South Pontotoc; French Camp at Hamilton

Oct. 27

Starkville at Warren Central; East Webster at Calhoun City; Hatley at Choctaw County; Sebastopol at French Camp

Nov. 3

Clinton at Starkville; Leake County at French Camp

Area Records

Starkville (8-1, 4-0) Starkville Academy (8-1, 3-0) East Webster (5-3, 0-2) Eupora (7-2, 2-1) Choctaw County (6-2, 3-0) French Camp (5-3, 4-1)

SDN Game of the Week

Week 1: Starkville 43, Noxubee County 3 Week 2: Starkville 28, Oxford 21, 2OTs Week 3: West Point 28, Starkville 3 Week 4: Starkville Academy 34, East Webster 24

Week 5: Eupora 28, Choctaw County 21 Week 6: Starkville Academy 36, Winston Academy 0

Week 7: Eupora 39, East Webster 16 Week 8: Choctaw County 47, Aberdeen 16

Week 9: Starkville 14, Madison Central 6; Starkville Academy 17, Heritage Academy 14

Week 10: Leake Starkville Academy

Mississippi Prep Polls

Here are Mississippi’s top high school football teams in each class as selected by a panel of Associated Press state sports writers.

Overall

Team…(W-L)

1. West Point (12)…(8-0)

2. Pearl…(9-0)

3. Tupelo (8-0)

4. Starkville…(8-1)

5. Hattiesburg (8-0)

6. Poplarville…(7-0)

7. Madison Central (6-2)

8. Cleveland Central (1)…(9-0)

10. East Central…(7-0)

Others receiving votes: Olive Branch 9, Jackson Prep 9, Picayune 6, Yazoo County 5, North Panola 4, Philadelphia 2, Warren Central 2, Petal 1, Simmons 1, Horn Lake 1, Jackson Academy 1.

Class 6A

Team…(W-L)

1. Pearl (9)…(9-0)

2. Tupelo (4)…(8-0)

3. Starkville…(8-1)

4. Madison Central…(6-2)

5. Northwest Rankin…(6-2) Others receiving votes: Horn Lake 24, Terry 9, Warren Central 6, Oxford 6.

Class 5A

Team…(W-L)

1. West Point (12)…(8-0)

2. Hattiesburg…(8-0)

3. Cleveland Central (1)…(9-0)

4. Picayune…(7-1)

5. Olive Branch…(7-1)

Others receiving votes: Brookhaven 25.

Class 4A

Team…(W-L)

1. Poplarville (13)…(8-0)

2. East Central…(7-0)

3. Pontotoc…(8-1)

4. Greene County…(8-1)

5. Itawamba AHS…(8-1)

Others receiving votes: Louisville 6, Noxubee County 6.

Class 3A

Team…(W-L)

1. North Panola (10)…(8-0)

2. Yazoo County (2)…(8-0)

Today

BOXING 10 p.m.

ESPN2 — Gabriel Rosado vs. Glen Tapia, middleweights, at Las Vegas

COLLEGE FOOTBALL 6:30 p.m.

ESPNU — Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas St.

7 p.m.

ESPN — Memphis at Houston

FOOTBALL 6:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — High school, Dalton, Ga. vs. Harrison, Ga., at Kennesaw, Ga.

GOLF 8:30 a.m.

GOLF — European PGA Tour, Andalucia Valderrama Masters, first round, at Sotogrande, Spain

9 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour, The CJ Cup, second round, at Jeju Island, South Korea

MLB BASEBALL 7 p.m.

TBS — NL Championship Series, Game 5, L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs (if necessary)

NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m.

TNT — New York at Oklahoma City

9:30 p.m.

TNT — L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers

NFL FOOTBALL 7:25 p.m.

CBS & NFL — Kansas City at Oakland

SOCCER Noon

FS2 — UEFA Europa League, FK Crvena Zvezda vs. Arsenal

2 p.m.

FS1 — UEFA Europa League, Everton vs. Olympique Lyonnais

FS2 — UEFA Europa League, AC Milan vs. AEK Athens

7:30 p.m.

FS1 — Women, International friendly, United States vs. South Korea, at New Orleans

Others receiving votes: Kentucky 64; Memphis 50; Virginia 42; San Diego State 39; South Carolina 19; Utah 14; Navy 9; Boise State 4; Colorado State 4; Marshall 3; Florida 2; Georgia Tech 2; Iowa State 2.

Mississippi State 6; College Basketball Men’s Preseason All-SEC First Team

KeVaughn Allen – Florida, G, 6-2, 193, Jr., Little Rock, Ark.

Yante Maten – Georgia, F, 6-8, 243, Sr., Pontiac, Mich.

Hamidou Diallo – Kentucky, G, 6-5, 198, R-Fr., Queens, N.Y. Michael Porter, Jr. – Missouri, F, 6-10, 215, Fr., Columbia, Mo.

Robert Williams – Texas A&M, F, 6-10, 241, So., Oil City, La.

Second Team

Collin Sexton – Alabama, G, 6-3, 190, Fr., Mableton, Ga.

Kevin Knox – Kentucky, F, 6-9, 215, Fr., Tampa, Fla.

Terence Davis – Ole Miss, G, 6-4, 201, Jr., Southaven, Miss.

Deandre Burnett – Ole Miss, G, 6-2, 192, Sr., Miami Gardens, Fla.

Quinndary Weatherspoon – Mississippi State, G, 6-4, 205, Jr., Canton, Miss.

Tyler Davis – Texas A&M, C, 6-10, 266, Jr., Plano, Texas

Matthew Fisher-Davis – Vanderbilt, G/F, 6-5, 186, Sr., Charlotte, N.C.

SEC Player of the Year (tie)

Yante Maten – Georgia Michael Porter, Jr. – Missouri Robert Williams – Texas A&M

Preseason Media Poll

1. Kentucky

2. Florida

3. Texas A&M

4. Alabama

5. Missouri

6. Arkansas

7. Vanderbilt

8. Georgia

9. Auburn

10. Ole Miss

11. South Carolina

12. Mississippi State

13. Tennessee

14. LSU

Mississippi State men’s 2018 SEC Schedule

Date --- Game --- Time --- TV

Jan. 2 --- Arkansas --- 8 p.m. --- SEC Network

Jan. 6 --- at Ole Miss --- 3:30 p.m. --- SEC Network

Jan. 10 --- at Florida --- 6 p.m. --- SEC Network

Jan. 13 --- Auburn --- 2:30 p.m. --- SEC Network

Jan. 16 --- Vanderbilt --- 6 p.m. --- SEC Network

Jan. 20 --- at Alabama --- 7:30 p.m. --- SEC Network

Jan. 23 --- at Kentucky --- 8 p.m. --- ESPN Jan. 27 --- Missouri --- 7:30 p.m. --- SEC Network

Jan. 31 --- at South Carolina --- 7:30 p.m. --- SEC Network

Feb. 3 --- Georgia --- 5 p.m. --- ESPNU Feb. 6 --- Alabama --- 6 p.m. --- SEC Network

Feb. 10 --- at Missouri --- 1 p.m. --- ESPN/2 Feb. 14 --- at Vanderbilt --- 6 p.m. --- SEC Network

Feb. 17 --- Ole Miss --- 7:30 p.m. --- SEC Network

Feb. 20 --- at Texas A&M --- 6 p.m. --- SEC Network

Feb. 24 --- South Carolina --- 2:30 p.m. --SEC Network

Feb. 27 --- Tennessee --- 6 p.m. --- SEC Network

March 3 --- at LSU --- noon --- SEC Network