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Arkadianou Battles In First Round of NCAA Singles Tournament ORLANDO – Florida State’s Anna Arkadianou dropped a three-set battle to Page Freeman of Notre Dame 6-1, 6-7 (x), 6-3 in the first round of the NCAA Singles Tournament on Monday. “QUOTE” Arkadianou was the second alternate in the NCAA Singles Tournament and was officially added to the field Monday morning. The match began with Freeman taking the first set 6-1. Freeman continued her dominant play and took a 5-1 lead in the second set, moving one game away from victory. Arkadianou battled back and won six straight games to win the second set 7-6 (X). Arkadianou fought hard in the third set and was able to win two straight games to cut the lead to 5-3 before ultimately falling 6-3 in the deciding set. “QUOTE” Arkadinaou finished the 2022-23 season with 32 total wins, including 20 in dual-match competition. The Greece native has one year of eligibility left in her colligate career and was a key component for the Semin
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida State women’s tennis team hosts three matches this week in the team's final homestand of the 2023 spring season. The Seminoles face Notre Dame on Thursday and continue with Saturday's doubleheader against Louisville and FAMU. Florida State is 10-9 on the season and enters this week’s matches ranked 39th in the national team rankings. Junior Ellie Schoppe is coming off a 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 win against the No. 14-ranked Carson Tanguilig of North Carolina. Florida State’s Vic Allen also secured a 6-7 (4), 1-0 victory against the 70th-ranked Cameron Morra of Duke at No. 1 singles. Allen is ranked No. 79 in the national singles rankings. Notre Dame is 13-7 on the season and is ranked No. 23 in the nation. The Irish are led by senior Page Freeman who is ranked 53rd in the nation. Louisville comes into this weekend's matchup with an 8-11 record. The Cardinals are led by sophomore Tyra Ricardson, who leads the team with 10 wins on the season. FAMU is