Four Mississippi State Players Set for ITA Tennis Events

Four Mississippi State men’s tennis players are scheduled to compete in ITA tournaments from Nov. 5-8, the team announced Wednesday. The events are the Bulldogs’ final scheduled fall tournaments before the NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships later in November.

Junior Bryan Hernandez Cortes, the fourth seed, will represent the SEC at the ITA Conference Masters Championship in Rome, Georgia. The tournament includes one player from each conference and five lottery selections. Hernandez Cortes is scheduled to open Thursday at 8 a.m. Central against Alabama A&M’s Mihnea Petru Stanciu.

At the ITA South Sectionals in Tallahassee, Florida, second-seeded Raphael Vaksmann is scheduled to play singles against Florida State’s Azariah Rusher at 10:30 a.m. Central Thursday. Diego Duran and Luigi Valletta are set to compete in doubles, with their opening match against Georgia’s Maxime Dubouch and Noah Johnston listed for 1:30 p.m. Central.

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