The Bears came back from Austin, Texas, with solid results in doubles competition but still much to accomplish to achieve regularity in singles matches.
TALLAHASSEE – The 10th-ranked Florida State men’s tennis team returns to action Saturday when it hosts FAU at 1 p.m.
In their last match, the Seminoles defeated No. 7 Georgia 5-2 and improved to 3-0 on the season after sweeping the opening weekend in Hawai’i.
Florida State is led by junior Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc, who is the No. 12 singles player in the nation. All three of his singles wins this season have been over ranked opponents, including the No. 1-ranked singles player Ethan Quinn from Georgia. Youcef Rihane, ranked 24th nationally, is also 3-0 in singles play. Sophomore Jamie Connel, who is ranked 53rd in the country, is 2-0 with a win against Georgia over the 21st-ranked player nationally. Junior Andreja Petrovic’s two wins also include a ranked victory over the 70th-ranked singles player.
FAU has two doubles pairs in the national rankings. Nicolas Acevedo and Filip Krolo are 32nd, and Kevin Huempfner and Hunter Robbins are the country’s No. 51-ranked doubl
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Senior Duarte Vale at the ITA Tournament in Gainesville last season. Vale won in straight sets, 7-6, 6-3, on Saturday. Photo by Samantha Harrison | The Independent Florida Alligator
With a clear sky and 56-degree weather, the action at Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex was at full-scale Saturday as Florida took on FAU, kicking off their 2021 campaign.
But the near sixty-minute singles matchup between Vale and Maxime Lapraille captivated the crowd
Frustration in the form of curses and self-criticisms echoed through the cold, 56-degree air, as the rallies seemed non-stop between serves. Tiebreakers littered each set, but through it all, Vale remained strong and defeated Lapraille 7-6 (5),