TALLAHASSEE – The No. 18 Florida State men’s tennis team defeated No. 44 Miami 4-3 on Wednesday evening at Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center.
“Tonight, we really had to dig deep, Miami came out and played really well and won the doubles point, and continued the momentum in singles and won a got bunch of quick first sets,” head coach Dwayne Hultquist said. “We had to fight back, which shows our capacity as a team to never be out. The crowd is a big advantage for us, and they stayed the full time. It was great having them cheering us on, and at times when we needed to get picked up, they helped pick us up.”
Miami jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after it won the doubles point.
The Hurricanes doubled their lead following a 6-3, 6-3 victory on court No. 5.
Down 3-1 in set two, Jamie Connel won three straight points to take a 4-3 lead before earning the Seminoles their first point with a 6-4, 6-4 straight-sets victory on court No. 6.
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