Men's Tennis

Six Bulldogs represented Mississippi State men's tennis in the newest Intercollegiate Tennis Association individual rankings, the organization announced Wednesday.

Nuno Borges was once again the highestranked Bulldog, coming in at No. 3 after winning the singles crown at the inaugural Oracle ITA National Fall Championships earlier this month. The All-American and 2017 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year Borges holds a 7-1 record this fall in ITA competition, including a six-match win streak entering the spring.

State's sophomore sensation Giovanni Oradini earned his first-career ITA national ranking Wednesday, coming in at 29th after compiling an impressive 14-6 record this fall, with 10 of his victories coming against ranked opponents. The southpaw also reached the fi- nals of the consolation draw at ITA Fall Nationals in addition to being a singles finalist at the ITA Southern Regional Championships.

Junior Strahinja Rakic joined Borges and Oradini in the singles rankings, coming in at a career-best No. 54. Rakic won the singles crown at Southern Regionals and holds an impressive 8-4 ledger this fall.

Like Oradini, junior Bulldog Niclas Braun also earned the first singles ranking of his career, entering the list at the No. 118 spot with a 5-4 record this fall.

In doubles, State had two pairs ranked in the top 50, as the young duo of Florian Broska and Oradini entered the rankings at 41st nationally - the duo's first national ranking. MSU's tandem of Braun and Trevor Foshey were tabbed 49th in the nation.

The ITA's 2018 preseason team rankings will be announced Jan. 3. State, which finished 18th nationally this past spring, opens its challenging spring schedule Jan. 14 at home against UAB.