STARKVILLE, Miss.  – Sophomore Partha Adavelly picked up a win over No. 97 Tassilo Schmid, but it would be the only point that the Colonels received on Saturday as No. 48 Mississippi State defeated Nicholls, 6-1, at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre.
 
Playing at No. 3, Adavelly went to the tiebreaker in the first set against Schmid and came away with a 7-6(4) victory. He then closed out the match with a 6-4 win in the second set.
 
In doubles play, Mississippi State (11-3) took the first set on Court 1 before Nicholls (1-7) picked up a win with Evan Karatzas and Sam Meessen coming out on top on the No. 3 court to even the match. However, Adavelly and Lukas Clemens were defeated, 6-4, at No. 2, giving the Bulldogs the doubles point.
 
For the rest of singles, MSU won all five matches in straight sets. In the No. 6 match, Clemens fell in  the first set to Robin Haden, 7-6(4), and battled in the second set in a 7-5 loss.
 
Nicholls will return to the courts at home on Monday, March 9, against USC-Upstate. First serve at the Colonel Tennis Complex is scheduled for 2 p.m.
 
#48 Mississippi State 6, Nicholls 1
 
Singles
1. #114 Florian Lakat (MSU) def. Evan Karatzas (NICM) 6-3, 6-1
2. Juan Cruz Estevarena (MSU) def. Sam Meessen (NICM) 6-3, 6-2
3. Partha Adavelly (NICM) def. #97 Tassilo Schmid (MSU) 7-6 (10-4), 6-4
4. Julian Cash (MSU) def. Bernard Wezeman (NICM) 6-1, 6-1
5. Rishab Agarwal (MSU) def. Kieran Cronin (NICM) 6-2, 6-0
6. Robin Haden (MSU) def. Lukas Clemens (NICM) 7-6 (10-4), 7-5
 
Doubles
1. #27 Julian Cash/Florian Lakat (MSU) def. Kieran Cronin/Bernard Wezeman (NICM) 6-3
2. #46 Mate Cutura/Tassilo Schmid (MSU) def. Partha Adavelly/Lukas Clemens (NICM) 6-4
3. Evan Karatzas/Sam Meessen (NICM) def. Juan Cruz Estevarena/Robin Haden (MSU) 6-3
 
Match Notes:
Nicholls 1-7
Mississippi State 11-3; National ranking #48
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,5,1,2,3,6)