No. 17 Florida State Defeats No. 29 Louisville, 4-0

TALLAHASSEE – The No. 17 Florida State males’s tennis crew defeated No. 29 Louisville 4-0 on Friday afternoon at Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Heart.

‘It was a really hard-fought match; not typically do you’ve gotten a match the place all six video games go to a 3rd set,” head coach Dwayne Hultquist stated. “It was essential how we performed doubles. They’re an excellent doubles crew and for us to get the doubles level was very crucial. They’re a top-25 crew and will probably be even higher later within the 12 months.”

Florida State jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, after it gained the doubles level.

Maks Silagy and Barnaby Smith gave FSU their first doubles win after their 6-3 win on courtroom No. 3, after which Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif’s 7-5 victory over No. 68-ranked Sergio Hernandez and Etienne Donnet clinched the doubles level for the Seminoles.

After two rain delays and all courts needing third units, Andreja Petrovic’s 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 win on courtroom No. 2 gave Florida State a 2-0 lead.

Dous-Karpenschif battled again from a 4-2 deficit in his third set, earlier than profitable 7-5, inserting the Seminoles just one level away from victory.

Regardless of dropping the primary set, Cournut-Chauvinc’s 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 come-from-behind win on courtroom No. 1 clinched the victory for the Seminoles. Cornut-Chauvinc gained 4 straight video games within the second set after being down 4-2, requiring a 3rd set to be performed.

“After Antoine misplaced the primary set, and bounced again to clinch the match, Youcef loses first set, and in addition was at match level to clinch, these guys coming from behind and battling was actually key,” Hultquist stated. “We confirmed a number of toughness, gained momentum from the second rain delay and pulled away to get the win. Everybody within the ACC is hard and we’ve bought to prepare for Notre Dame on Sunday.”

Florida State is now 11-5 on the season. The Seminoles resume play towards No. 43 Notre Dame on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. at Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Heart. Reside stats and dwell video will probably be accessible on Seminoles.com.

#17 Florida State 4, #29 Louisville 0

Singles Competitors

1. #4 Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc (FSU) def. #36 Etienne Donnet (LOU) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
2. Loris Pourroy (FSU) vs. #60 Natan Rodrigues (LOU) 7-6, 5-7, 0-2 (unfinished)
3. #107 Youcef Rihane vs. #50 Fabian Salle (LOU) 3-6, 7-6, 5-4 (unfinished)
4. Joshua Dous-Karpenschif def. David Mizrahi (LOU) 6-1, 0-6, 7-5
5. Andreja Petrovic (FSU) def. Andre Steinbach (LOU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
6. Jamie Connel (FSU) vs. Sergio Hernandez (LOU) 7-5, 4-6, 3-3 (unfinished)

Doubles Competitors

1. Loris Pourroy/Alex Bulte (FSU) vs. #28 Fabian Salle/ Natan Rodrigues (LOU) 5-6 (unfinished)
2. Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc/Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def. #68 Natan Rodrigues/ Etienne Donnet (LOU) 7-5
3. Maks Silagy/Barnaby Smith (FSU) def. David Mizrahi/Will Mayew (LOU) 6-3

Order of End      Singles (5,4,1)      Doubles (3,2)

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