Mississippi State University Men's Tennis

THE ROBERTS FILE Hometown: Little Rock, Ark. College: Arkansas, 2006 X/Twitter: @CoachMatt_MSU Birthday: July 9, 1984 COACHING EXPERIENCE 2015-present: Mississippi State, Head Coach 2013-2014: Mississippi State, Assistant Coach 2010-2012: Michigan State, Assistant Coach 2008: Arkansas Little Rock, Volunteer Assistant Coach YEAR-BY-YEAR OVERALL RECORD Year School W-L Pct. 2025 Mississippi State 25-6 .810 2024 Mississippi State 19-8 .702 2023 Mississippi State 21-8 .724 2022 Mississippi State 14-13 .520 2021 Mississippi State 18-10 .643 2020 Mississippi State 9-6 .600 2019 Mississippi State 24-4 .857 2018 Mississippi State 23-3 .885 2017 Mississippi State 21-9 .700 2016 Mississippi State 18-9 .670 2015 Mississippi State 20-8 .714 School Years Record Pct. Mississippi State 11 212-84 .720 Total 11 212-84 .720 YEAR-BY-YEAR CONFERENCE RECORD Year School W-L Pct. 2025 Mississippi State 11-3 .786 2024 Mississippi State 9-3 .750 2023 Mississippi State 7-5 .583 2022 Mississippi State 4-8 .333 2021 Mississippi State 5-7 .583 2020 Mississippi State 1-2 .333 2019 Mississippi State 11-1 .920 2018 Mississippi State 11-1 .920 2017 Mississippi State 8-4 .670 2016 Mississippi State 7-4 .636 2015 Mississippi State 9-3 .750 School Years Record Pct. Mississippi State 11 83-41 .670 Total 11 83-41 .670 BY THE NUMBERS 10 NCAA Tournament Appearances 7 NCAA Round of 16 2 NCAA Quarterfinals 2 SEC Tournament Championships 11 ITA Top 25 Finishes 3 ITA Top 10 Finishes 1 NCAA Singles Finalist 13 All-Americ

Mississippi State head men's tennis coach Matt Roberts announced the hiring of Derek Siddiqui as the program's new associate head coach on June 13, 2025. Sid...

Began at Mississippi State: September 2021 Job Responsibilities: Coordinates team travel and oversees day-to-day operations of both tennis programs. Point of contact for and coordinator of the Bulldog Tennis Booster Club area at matches. Point of contact for MSU Tennis Camps. Education: Mississippi State University, 2016 (Anthropology) Personal: Bratton is originally from Cleveland, Mississippi. She is married to Associate Head Softball Coach Tyler Bratton. Together they live in Starkville with their stepson Maddux and daughter Bailey.

Trevor Gotkowski joined the Bulldogs as an assistant coach in the summer of 2024 and comes to Starkville after spending two seasons at The Citadel, where he served as associate coach. “We’re thrilled to add Trevor to our staff,” said head coach Matt Roberts. “When we had the opportunity to add a third coach, we chose to take our time and find the right candidate and Trevor checked all the boxes we had. He brings a ton of energy and expertise. We look forward to him working with our guys when they get back in the fall and continuing to build our program for the future.” During his time at The Citadel, he helped lead the Bulldogs to 18 victories - eight of which were shutouts - and competed in the inaugural NIT Championships in 2023. He assisted in the development of Sebastian Kamieniecki and Hayden Shoemake into All-Southern Conference performers in each of his seasons in Spartanburg. “I feel extremely blessed to have this opportunity to work for not only this great program but a great university,” Gotkowski said. “To be able to work with and learn from easily two of the best coaches in college tennis, Matt and Jake, is something I will not take for granted. I hope to be able to help push Mississippi State tennis to the next level and to continue to compete and excel at the highest national level. My family and I can't wait to make Starkville our home.” Prior to becoming a college coach, Gotkowski worked as a tennis professional and golf shop manager at the Kiawah Island Golf