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#7 Mississippi State
Hoosiers Suffer First Loss of the Season
1/18/2026 4:15:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––––– Indiana men's tennis suffered its first loss of the season Sunday, falling 6-1 to the ITA No. 7 Mississippi State at the IU Tennis Center.
The Hoosiers opened the match by claiming the doubles point. Facundo Yunis and Braeden Gelletich earned a 6-4 victory at No. 3 doubles, while Sam Landau and Jip van Assendelft rallied at the top spot to defeat the ITA No. 2-ranked duo of Petar Jovanovic and Be Sanchez Martinez, 7-6 (7-4).
Mississippi State answered in singles play, winning all six matches to secure the dual. Indiana battled throughout the lineup, including at No. 1 singles and No. 5, where Sam Landau and Braeden Gelletich both forced a third set.
Indiana will look to bounce back when it travels to Charlottesville to take on the ITA No. 5-ranked Virginia Cavaliers.
FULL RESULTS
INDIANA 1, MISSISSIPPI STATE 6
Singles:
1. No. 54 Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSU) Def. No. 105 Sam Landau (IU), 3-6, 7-5, 2-0; Sam Landau retires due to injury.
2. No. 13 Petar Jovanovic (MSU) Def. Jip Van Assendelft (IU), 6-3, 6-4.
3. Niccolo Baroni (MSU) Def. Facundo Yunis (IU), 7-6 (7-2), 6-1.
4. No. 37 Mario Martinez Serrano (MSU) Def. Michael Andre (IU), 6-2, 7-5.
5. No. 125 Rapheal Vaksmann (MSU) Def. Braeden Gelltich (IU), 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 6-1.
6. Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes (MSU) Def. Ben Pomeranets (IU), 6-3, 6-2.
Order of Finish: 2, 6, 4, 3, 1, 5
Doubles:
1. Sam Landau/Jip Van Assendelft (IND) Def. No. 2 Petar Jovanovic/Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSU), 7-6 (7-4).
2. Mario Martinez Serrano/Niccolo Baroni (MSU) Def. No. 54 Michael Andre/Matteo Antonescu (IND), 7-6 (7-3).
3. Facundo Yunis/Braeden Gelletich (IND) Def. Michal Novansky/ Bryan Hernandez Cortes (MSU), 6-4.
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
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