Florida State University Athletics
Cornut-Chauvinc Shines at ITA All-American Championships
10/7/2022 6:50:07 PM | Men's Tennis
TULSA, Okla. – The Florida State men’s tennis team competed at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa this week, led by Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc who advanced to the singles Round of 16.
“We showed that we have a lot of good players, and we showed that we’re one of the better teams in the country,” head coach Dwayne Hultquist said. “Having 10 ranked wins, beating some top seeds and people that are ranked high shows that we have made some good progress.”
Cornut-Chauvinc, the 105th-ranked singles player in the preseason rankings, entered the tournament in the qualifying round where he won three straight matches, including victories over No. 75 Gavin Young from Michigan and No. 125 David Stevenson from Memphis.
In the first round of the main draw, Cornut-Chauvinc was paired up against the No. 2 seed in the tournament and No. 3 ranked player in the country, Cannon Kingsley from Ohio State. After dropping the first set, Cornut-Chauvinc won nine straight games from 3-4 to close out the second set and sweep the third.
Cornut-Chauvinc earned his fourth ranked win of the tournament and fifth overall against No. 79 Tyler Zink from Oklahoma State to advance to the Round of 16. He is the first Seminole since Lucas Poullain in 2017 to advance to the Round of 16 at the All-American Championships.
The Round of 16 matchup featured the 2022 preseason top newcomer, Ethan Quinn from Georgia, against the 2021 preseason top newcomer in Cornut-Chauvinc. The two battled in a close match, but Cornut-Chauvinc fell just short in three sets.
“Antoine showed why he’s one of the best players in college tennis,” Hultquist added. “I thought that he played better as the tournament went on. He lost in a very tough match. He beat the No. 2 seed and had multiple other ranked wins.”
Florida State excelled as a program in this tournament. The Seminoles were one of only two programs to see two players advance from singles qualifying to the main draw. Florida State was one of five schools with three players competing in the singles main draw.
Collectively, Florida State finished 21-11 in singles and earned nine wins over ranked singles opponents. Youcef Rihane accounted for three of these as he advanced to the singles main draw after ranked wins over No. 55 Ryan Fishback from Virginia Tech and No. 104 Noah Berry from California Polytechnic. He then defeated No. 22 Filippo Moroni from Wake Forest in the main draw consolation round.
“I’m very pleased with Youcef,” Hultquist mentioned. “He racked up four wins, three in qualifying and one in the main in consolation. It really shows that he’s emerging. He’s off to a good start and is upping his game from a year ago.”
Loris Pourroy also earned a significant ranked win in the main draw consolation round against No. 11 Brian Cernoch from North Carolina. Alex Bulte secured a ranked win during qualifying over No. 45 Tim Zeitvogel from Pepperdine. During prequalifying, sophomore transfer Jamie Connel finished 4-0 to advance to the qualifying round.
“Any time you advance from one level draw to the next is a good accomplishment, and Jamie did that,” Hultquist said. “I thought he got stronger and played well on the second day and dominated both opponents, then picked up a win in the qualifying consolation.
UP NEXT: Florida State returns home to host the ITA Southeast Regional Championships, beginning on October 20.
NOTES:
- FSU was one of four schools with six players competing in qualifying or main draw singles play.
- FSU was one of six schools with three or more doubles pairs in qualifying or the main draw.
- FSU was one of two schools with two players who advanced from singles qualifying to the main draw.
- FSU was one of five schools with three players competing in the singles main draw.
- The Seminoles earned nine ranked singles wins cumulatively.
- Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc was the first Seminole to advance to the Round of 16 at the ITA All-American Championships since Lucas Poullain in 2017.
- Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc was one of four players who advanced to the singles main draw from qualifying that reached the Round of 16.
RESULTS
Singles Pre-Qualifying
Round of 256
- Josh Dous-Karpenschif def. Reece Yakubov (Ohio State) 6-2, 6-3
- Maks Silagy def. Callum Rendle (Wofford) 6-3, 6-0
- Jamie Connel def. Gus Tettamble (Tulsa) 6-1, 6-2
- John Bernard def. Jack Winkler (SMU) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
Round of 128
- Josh Dous-Karpenschif def. Louis Cloud (SMU) 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
- Emir Sendogan (Rice) def. Maks Silagy 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
- Jamie Connel def. Dusan Milanovic (Presbyterian) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
- Shunya Maruyama (Nebraska) def. John Bernard 6-3, 6-3
Round of 64
- Sebastian Rodriguez (UTSA) def. Josh Dous-Karpenschif 6-2, 6-2
- Jamie Connel def. Mykhalio Kvantaliani (Wichita State) 6-2, 6-3
Round of 32
- Jamie Connel def. Alejandro Garcia (Oklahoma State) 6-1, 6-2
Singles Qualifying
Round of 128
- Alex Bulte def. Tim Zeitvogel (Pepperdine) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Andy Petrovic def. Matheo Coupu (Nevada) 6-1, 6-0
- Youcef Rihane def. Ryan Fishback (Virginia Tech) 6-3, 6-3
- Karl Poling (UNC) def. Jamie Connel 6-0, 6-3
- Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc def. Michael Sun (Yale) 6-3, 6-3
Round of 64
- Pedro Rodenas (Duke) def. Alex Bulte 6-4, 6-4
- Quinn Vandecasteele (Oregon) def. Andy Petrovic 6-4, 6-3
- Youcef Rihane def. Angel Diaz (Tennessee) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
- Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc def. Gavin Young (Michigan) 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
Round of 32
- Youcef Rihane def. Noah Berry (Cal Poly) 6-0, 6-2
- Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc def. David Stevenson (Memphis) 6-3, 6-3
Singles Qualifying Consolation
- Jamie Connel def. Bodin Zarkovic (Utah State) 6-7 (4-7), 6-0, 6-3
Singles Main Draw
Round of 64
- Jeremy Schifris (Drake) def. Youcef Rihane 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
- Joshua Charlton (Oregon) def. Loris Pourroy 6-4, 6-4
- Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc def. Cannon Kingsley (Ohio State) 1-6, 6-4, 6-0
Round of 32
- Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc def. Tyler Zink (Oklahoma State) 6-1, 6-4
Round of 16
- Ethan Quinn (Georgia) def. Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Singles Main Draw Consolation
Round of 32
- Youcef Rihane def. Filippo Moroni (Wake Forest) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
- Loris Pourroy def. Brian Cernoch (UNC) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Round of 16
- Edoardo Graziani (Pennsylvania) def. Youcef Rihane 6-2, 6-3
- JJ Tracy (Ohio State) def. Loris Pourroy 6-2, 6-4
Doubles Qualifying
Round of 64
- Fons Van Sambeek/Martins Rocens (NC State) def. Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc/Jamie Connel 6-3, 6-7 (1-7), 1-0 (10-7)
- Alexander Bernard/Jack Anthrop (Ohio State) def. Maks Silagy/Josh Dous-Karpenschif 6-3, 7-5
Doubles Main Draw
Round of 32
- Noah Schachter/Trey Hilderbrand (Texas A&M) def. Youcef Rihane/Alex Bulte 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8)
Doubles Main Draw Consolation
Round of 16
- Youcef Rihane/Alex Bulte def. Franco Capalbo/Geronimo Busleiman (Utah) Wo [Inj]
Quarterfinals
- Fabien Salle/Natan Rodrigues (Louisville) def. Youcef Rihane/Alex Bulte 6-3, 6-0
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