Score: Mississippi State 4, VCU 2
Location: Starkville, Miss.
Records: VCU 4-3 (1-0 Atlantic 10) , Mississippi State 7-3

The Short Story: VCU concluded another weekend in Mississippi with a rematch against the Bulldogs, who they had previously defeated in January. After taking the doubles point, VCU couldn't overcome fast starts in singles for Mississippi State and fell, 4-2.

Opening Serve

• The Bulldogs took the doubles point on courts two and three
• Junior Mathis Bondaz, currently ranked #65 in the nation, remained undefeated on the year, winning his match on court two, 6-4, 6-3.
• Freshman Hamza El Amine won his third straight match, 6-2, 6-4

Singles results

1. Nemanja Malesevic (MS) def. #36 Matisse Bobichon (VCU) 6-1, 7-6 (8-6)
2. #65 Mathis Bondaz (VCU) def. #26 Petar Jovanovic (MS) 6-4, 6-3
3. Carles Hernandez (MS) vs. Romain Gales (VCU) 4-6, 6-4, 1-1, unfinished
4. Dusan Milanovic (MS) def. Tristan Piombo (VCU) 6-2, 6-3
5. B. Sanchez Martinez (MS) def. German Samofalov (VCU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Hamza El Amine (VCU) def. Radomir Tomic (MS) 6-2, 6-4

Order of finish: 4, 5, 2, 6, 1

Doubles results

1. Carles Hernandez/Dusan Milanovic (MS) vs. Romain Gales/German Samofalov (VCU) 3-5, unfinished
2. #29 Petar Jovanovic/B. Sanchez Martinez (MS) def. Matisse Bobichon/Mathis Bondaz (VCU) 6-2
3. R. Ferrer Guimaraes/Nemanja Malesevic (MS) def. Hamza El Amine/Tristan Piombo (VCU) 6-2

Order of finish: 3, 2

Notable: 

• The loss snaps VCU's three-game win streak

Up next: The Rams will return home to face Old Dominion on Friday, February 16th at 3 p.m. The match will be played at the Country Club of Virginia, Westhampton.