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FSU Falls in Nail-Biter at Syracuse
2/24/2023 9:37:31 PM | Women's Tennis
Syracuse, N.Y. – The Florida State women’s tennis team fell to Syracuse 4-3 in Syracuse, New York on Friday.
The Seminoles began the match with a win at No. 2 doubles where Anna Arkadianou and Millie Bissett claimed a 6-3 victory, but Syracuse captured No. 1 doubles and claimed the doubles point with a 7-6 tiebreaker win at the No. 3 doubles.
Florida State’s Vic Allen tied the match 1-1 with a dominant 6-2, 6-1 straight-set win at No. 2 singles, moving to a team-leading record of 12-5 this season. Arkadianou gave the Seminoles the 2-1 lead with a 6-3, 6-2 straight-set win at No. 1 singles.
The Orange were able to win a No. 4 to tie the match at 2-2, just as the final three remaining matches entered a third set.
After dropping the first set, freshman Millie Bissett won 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 at No. 6 singles to give Florida State a 3-2 lead.
The Orange finished the match with a win at No. 3 and No. 6 singles to escape with a 4-3 victory.
Florida State returns to action Sunday at 10 a.m., at Boston College. Live stats will be available on Seminoles.com.
Syracuse 4, Florida State 3
Singles Competition
1. #78 Anna Arkadianou (FSU) def. Zeynep Erman (SYR) 6-3, 6-2
2. Vic Allen (FSU) def. Miyuka Kimoto (SYR) 6-2, 6-1
3. Viktoriya Kanapatskaya (SYR) def. Ellie Schoppe (FSU) 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2
4. Polina Kozyreva (SYR) def. Mila Saric (FSU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Shiori Ito (SYR) def. Olympe Lancelot (FSU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
6. Millie Bissett (FSU) def. Ines Fonte (SYR) 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
Doubles Competition
1. Zeynep Erman/Shiori Ito (SYR) def. Ellie Schoppe/Kianah Motosono (FSU) 6-4
2. Anna Arkadianou/Millie Bissett (FSU) def. Viktoriya Kanapatskaya/Ines Fonte (SYR) 6-3
3. Polina Kozyreva/Miyuka Kimoto (SYR) def. Olympe Lancelot/Vic Allen (FSU) 7-6 (1)
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,1,4,6,3,5)
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