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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Friday, March 27
Starkville, Miss.
5 p.m.
Ole Miss
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Mississippi State
Men’s Tennis Prepares to Face off Against In-State Rival No. 6 Mississippi State Before Rounding off the Weekend against Alabama
3/26/2026 | Men's Tennis
OXFORD, Miss.– The No. 27 Ole Miss Men's Tennis team prepares for a challenging weekend as it travels to No. 6 Mississippi State and No. 49 Alabama.
The weekend opens with a Friday evening match at 5 p.m. in Starkville, Mississippi, at the A.J. Pitts Centre. The Bulldogs (16-3, 7-2 SEC) enter with momentum after coming off a dominant 6-1 victory against No. 7 LSU.
Mississippi State has a highly ranked lineup featuring six ranked singles players, led by No. 6 Peter Jovanovic and No. 35 Benito Sanchez Martinez. Their doubles are just as strong with No. 4 Benito Sanchez Martinez and Petar Jovanovic, and No. 47 Bryan Hernandez Cortes and Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes. Jovanovic leads the Bulldogs after setting the program record for career wins with over 190 combined.
Head coach Jake Jacoby will also be making his return to his past coaching tenure at Mississippi State. Jacoby served as an associate head coach for six years for the Bulldogs before joining Ole Miss this past summer.
Following Friday's match, the Rebels will travel to Tuscaloosa for a Sunday match-up at 1 p.m. against No. 49 Alabama at the University of Alabama Tennis Stadium. The Crimson Tide (9-11, 3-6 SEC) has proved they can compete against the top-ranked competition in the conference, for the Crimson Tide took down No. 11 Georgia 4-3 earlier in the season.
Alabama is led by three ranked singles players, No. 79 Vit Kalina, No. 94 Matic Kriznik, and No. 109 Andrii Zimnokh. In addition, they have ranked doubles No. 33 Andrii Zimnokh and Vit Kalina.
Ole Miss (15-5, 3-5 SEC) will look to its own ranked leaders to set the tone on the road. Stefano D'Agostino is ranked at No. 77 in singles and is also No. 85 in doubles with Pietro Pampanin as his partner.
FOLLOW THE REBELS ON SOCIAL
For more information on Ole Miss Men's Tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissMTennis, on Facebook at OleMissMTennis, and on Instagram at OleMissMTennis. Follow Coach Jacoby on Twitter at @JakeJacoby.
THE REBELS
Matthieu Chambonniere (So.) – Paris, France
- Finished the 2024 season with a 23-7 singles record and a 14-15 doubles record
- Earned the most wins in singles and doubles by any Rebel during the season
- First Rebel Freshman to earn 20 singles wins since 2020-21 season
- Ranked as high as No. 67 in the ITA doubles rankings
- Tallied 26 singles victories in dual matches
- Secured a Rebel best seven singles wins in conference play
Stefano D'Agostino (Fr.) – Arco, Italy
- Ranked as high as No.2 in the ITF singles ranking in August 2024
- Earned ATP career-high rankings of No.742 in doubles and No. 782 in singles
Vlado Jankanj (Fr.) – Belgrade, Serbia
- Holds an ATP career-high singles ranking of No. 1074
- Secured first junior title, winning the J60 Maribor tournament in Slovenia
- Notched a 71% win rate in his ITF men's career, earing 25 wins over the past two years
Loan Lestir (So.) – Lille, France
- Secured a 14-12 Singles record in his rookie season
- Tallied a team-high 10 singles dual wins
-Captured six SEC singles victories
- Clinched match against Memphis in collegiate dual debut
Benjamin Martin (So.) – Nort-sur-Erdre, France
- Notched 14 single victories
- Earned 13 wins in doubles play
- Tied a team-high nine dual doubles wins
Kai Milburn (So.) – Queenstown, New Zealand
- Compiled an 8-2 record in singles his rookie year
- Secured 17 dual wins in career doubles
- Played primarily on court No. 6 in singles and court No. 1 in doubles
-Ranked as high as No. 51 in the ITA doubles rankings with Isac Strömberg
Pietro Pampanin (Fr.) – Trieste, Italy
- Won M15 Getxo doubles title to secure first ITF World Tennis Tour victory
- Strung together 18 ITF points across two years
- Earned ITF career-high singles ranking of No. 24
- Notched an ATP career-best doubles ranking of No. 813
Noah Schlagenhauf (Sr.) – Nuertingen, Germany
- Earned a 59-42 overall career singles record, primarily in the No. 1 spot
- Earned 10 doubles victories during the 2025 campaign
Isac Strömberg (Sr.) – Stockholm, Sweden
- Earned 12 singles wins during the 2025 season
- Notched a 14-12 doubles record
- Primarily played in the No. 3 spot in singles and No. 1 slot for doubles
- Ranked as high as No. 51 in ITA doubles rankings with Kai Milburn
- Boasts three top 30 ranked wins in doubles
Gordon Whitwell (Sr.) – Oxford, Mississippi
- Finished the season with an overall 4-4 record in singles and 3-2 record in doubles
- Primarily played on court six for singles and doubles
- Had a perfect 3-0 record in dual singles matches
The weekend opens with a Friday evening match at 5 p.m. in Starkville, Mississippi, at the A.J. Pitts Centre. The Bulldogs (16-3, 7-2 SEC) enter with momentum after coming off a dominant 6-1 victory against No. 7 LSU.
Mississippi State has a highly ranked lineup featuring six ranked singles players, led by No. 6 Peter Jovanovic and No. 35 Benito Sanchez Martinez. Their doubles are just as strong with No. 4 Benito Sanchez Martinez and Petar Jovanovic, and No. 47 Bryan Hernandez Cortes and Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes. Jovanovic leads the Bulldogs after setting the program record for career wins with over 190 combined.
Head coach Jake Jacoby will also be making his return to his past coaching tenure at Mississippi State. Jacoby served as an associate head coach for six years for the Bulldogs before joining Ole Miss this past summer.
Following Friday's match, the Rebels will travel to Tuscaloosa for a Sunday match-up at 1 p.m. against No. 49 Alabama at the University of Alabama Tennis Stadium. The Crimson Tide (9-11, 3-6 SEC) has proved they can compete against the top-ranked competition in the conference, for the Crimson Tide took down No. 11 Georgia 4-3 earlier in the season.
Alabama is led by three ranked singles players, No. 79 Vit Kalina, No. 94 Matic Kriznik, and No. 109 Andrii Zimnokh. In addition, they have ranked doubles No. 33 Andrii Zimnokh and Vit Kalina.
Ole Miss (15-5, 3-5 SEC) will look to its own ranked leaders to set the tone on the road. Stefano D'Agostino is ranked at No. 77 in singles and is also No. 85 in doubles with Pietro Pampanin as his partner.
FOLLOW THE REBELS ON SOCIAL
For more information on Ole Miss Men's Tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissMTennis, on Facebook at OleMissMTennis, and on Instagram at OleMissMTennis. Follow Coach Jacoby on Twitter at @JakeJacoby.
THE REBELS
Matthieu Chambonniere (So.) – Paris, France
- Finished the 2024 season with a 23-7 singles record and a 14-15 doubles record
- Earned the most wins in singles and doubles by any Rebel during the season
- First Rebel Freshman to earn 20 singles wins since 2020-21 season
- Ranked as high as No. 67 in the ITA doubles rankings
- Tallied 26 singles victories in dual matches
- Secured a Rebel best seven singles wins in conference play
Stefano D'Agostino (Fr.) – Arco, Italy
- Ranked as high as No.2 in the ITF singles ranking in August 2024
- Earned ATP career-high rankings of No.742 in doubles and No. 782 in singles
Vlado Jankanj (Fr.) – Belgrade, Serbia
- Holds an ATP career-high singles ranking of No. 1074
- Secured first junior title, winning the J60 Maribor tournament in Slovenia
- Notched a 71% win rate in his ITF men's career, earing 25 wins over the past two years
Loan Lestir (So.) – Lille, France
- Secured a 14-12 Singles record in his rookie season
- Tallied a team-high 10 singles dual wins
-Captured six SEC singles victories
- Clinched match against Memphis in collegiate dual debut
Benjamin Martin (So.) – Nort-sur-Erdre, France
- Notched 14 single victories
- Earned 13 wins in doubles play
- Tied a team-high nine dual doubles wins
Kai Milburn (So.) – Queenstown, New Zealand
- Compiled an 8-2 record in singles his rookie year
- Secured 17 dual wins in career doubles
- Played primarily on court No. 6 in singles and court No. 1 in doubles
-Ranked as high as No. 51 in the ITA doubles rankings with Isac Strömberg
Pietro Pampanin (Fr.) – Trieste, Italy
- Won M15 Getxo doubles title to secure first ITF World Tennis Tour victory
- Strung together 18 ITF points across two years
- Earned ITF career-high singles ranking of No. 24
- Notched an ATP career-best doubles ranking of No. 813
Noah Schlagenhauf (Sr.) – Nuertingen, Germany
- Earned a 59-42 overall career singles record, primarily in the No. 1 spot
- Earned 10 doubles victories during the 2025 campaign
Isac Strömberg (Sr.) – Stockholm, Sweden
- Earned 12 singles wins during the 2025 season
- Notched a 14-12 doubles record
- Primarily played in the No. 3 spot in singles and No. 1 slot for doubles
- Ranked as high as No. 51 in ITA doubles rankings with Kai Milburn
- Boasts three top 30 ranked wins in doubles
Gordon Whitwell (Sr.) – Oxford, Mississippi
- Finished the season with an overall 4-4 record in singles and 3-2 record in doubles
- Primarily played on court six for singles and doubles
- Had a perfect 3-0 record in dual singles matches
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