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.
Trailing 2-1 with al
TALLAHASSEE – The 17th-ranked Florida State men’s tennis team resumes play Friday when it returns home to play No. 29 Louisville at 5:30 p.m at Scott Speicher Tennis Center. The Seminoles play No. 43 Notre Dame on Sunday at 12:30 p.m.
Florida State is led by junior Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc, who is the No. 4 singles player in the nation. Cornut-Chauvinc enters this weekend’s matches with a 9-2 record with five of those wins coming against ranked opponents.
Cornut-Chauvinc has won three weekly honors after winning ACC’s co-Player of the Week on January 31, his third weekly honor after earning Player of the Week and Doubles Pair of the Week on January 17.
Sophomores Maks Silagy and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif earned Florida State its fourth weekly award this season after earning ACC Doubles Pair of the Week on February 28.
Youcef Rihane, ranked 107th nationally, is 11-3 and has beaten three nationally ranked players so far this year. Rihane is the first Seminole to record d
TALLAHASSEE – The 9th-ranked Florida State men’s tennis team returns home Friday when they play South Alabama at 4 p.m. at Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center. The Seminoles have played two consecutive ranked opponents. Florida State’s record stands at 5-2 for the season. Florida State is led by junior Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc, who is the No. 12 singles player in the nation. Cornut-Chauvinc’s enters Friday’s match with a 6-0 record with five of those wins coming against ranked opponents, most recently defeating Axel Nefve of Florida. Cornut-Chauvinc has won three weekly honors after winning ACC’s co-Player of the Week on January 31, his third weekly honor after earning Player of the Week and Doubles Pair of the Week on January 17. Youcef Rihane, ranked 24th nationally, has been dominant in singles play for the Noles. Rihane is 6-1 and has beaten two nationally ranked players so far this year. Sophomore Jamie Connel is ranked 53rd in the country in singles com
TALLAHASSEE – The 16th-ranked Florida State men’s tennis team hosts No. 7 Georgia in FSU’s home opener Sunday. In last season’s NCAA Tournament, Florida State traveled to Athens and won two matches, including defeating the 11th-seeded Bulldogs in the second round, to advance to the Round of 16 for the first time since 2009. The 4-3 victory began with the Seminoles claiming the doubles point before earning wins at the No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 singles courts to capture FSU’s first NCAA Tournament victory over Georgia. Florida State is 2-0 in 2023 after defeating Hawai’i and Cal in Honolulu last weekend. Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc, who is ranked No. 12 in the nation in singles, 24th-ranked Youcef Rihane and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif all boast perfect 2-0 marks in singles play. Jamie Connel, the 2022 SoCon Freshman of the Year, made his FSU dual-match debut with a victory against Cal at No. 5 singles. Loris Pourroy teamed with Andreja Petrovic to claim victory at No. 3 doubles and th