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Sunday, January 28
Starkville, Miss.
11:00 a.m.
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No. 25 Florida State Downs No. 12 Mississippi State
1/28/2024 10:03:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Starkville, Miss. – The No. 25 Florida State men's tennis team defeated No. 12 Mississippi State in its final match of the ITA Kickoff Weekend. Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc defeated the 13th-ranked player in the country for his fifth victory and third top-15 win of the season.
The doubles round was another intense occasion as Loris Pourroy and Youcef Rihane avenged their lone doubles loss of the season by defeating Hernandez and Milanovic in 6-2 fashion.
The two remaining matches were both deadlocked at 6-6 but breaking yesterday's trend, the Seminoles closed out as Alex Bulte and Azariah Rusher won their tiebreaker 7-3 to grab the first point of the match. Cornut-Chauvinc and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif were leading their tiebreaker before the match was abandoned.
Dous-Karpenschif dropped his singles match in straight sets while Bulte finished one of his most complete weekends. Bulte controlled the first set 6-3 and finished the match with a 6-4 second set to put the Seminoles back in the driver's seat with a 2-1 lead.
Cornut-Chauvinc was tasked with another top-15 opponent and smoothly dealt with the opposition. After dominating the first set 6-2, Cornut-Chauvinc was engaged in a 6-6 tiebreaker where momentum of the entire team match hung in the balance. He executed his play proficiently and won the tiebreaker 7-3 to put Florida State within one match of the top-15 victory.
Rihane faced a tough first set down 6-2 but powered back to win the second set 6-3 and took a solid lead heading into the business end of the third frame. The score tied back up at 5 games each but Rihane rose to the occasion and won the remaining two games to win the set and match.
Pourroy and Connel's matches were abandoned after the conclusion of the Rihane victory.
Florida State leaves Starkville at 4-2 this season and looks ahead to 20th-ranked Florida in Orlando at the USTA National Campus on Saturday at 5 p.m.
#25 Florida State 4, #12 Mississippi State 1
Singles Competition:
1. Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc (FSU) def. #13 Petar Jovanovic (MSU) 6-2, 7-6 (3)
2. Nemanja Malesevic (MSU) vs Loris Pourroy (FSU) 6-0, 3-6, 4-3, unfinished
3. Youcef Rihane (FSU) def. Dusan Milanovic (MSU) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
4. Carles Hernandez (MSU) vs. #97 Jamie Connel (FSU) 7-5, 1-6, 1-3, unfinished
5. Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSU) def. Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) 6-1, 6-3
6. Alex Bulte (FSU) def. Radomir Tomic (MSU) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles Competition:
1. Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc/Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) vs. #24 Petar Jovanovic/Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSU) 6-6 (1-0), unfinished
2. #52 Loris Pourroy/Youcef Rihane (FSU) def. Carles Hernandez/Dusan Milanovic (MSU) 6-2
3. Alex Bulte/Azariah Rusher (FSU) def. Marshall Landry/Nemanja Malesevic (MSU) 7-6 (3)
Order of Finish: Singles (5, 6, 1, 3) Doubles (2, 3)
For more information on the Florida State men's tennis program, check Seminoles.com and follow us on social media at FSUMTennis (IG) and @FSUMTennis (X).
The doubles round was another intense occasion as Loris Pourroy and Youcef Rihane avenged their lone doubles loss of the season by defeating Hernandez and Milanovic in 6-2 fashion.
The two remaining matches were both deadlocked at 6-6 but breaking yesterday's trend, the Seminoles closed out as Alex Bulte and Azariah Rusher won their tiebreaker 7-3 to grab the first point of the match. Cornut-Chauvinc and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif were leading their tiebreaker before the match was abandoned.
Dous-Karpenschif dropped his singles match in straight sets while Bulte finished one of his most complete weekends. Bulte controlled the first set 6-3 and finished the match with a 6-4 second set to put the Seminoles back in the driver's seat with a 2-1 lead.
Cornut-Chauvinc was tasked with another top-15 opponent and smoothly dealt with the opposition. After dominating the first set 6-2, Cornut-Chauvinc was engaged in a 6-6 tiebreaker where momentum of the entire team match hung in the balance. He executed his play proficiently and won the tiebreaker 7-3 to put Florida State within one match of the top-15 victory.
Rihane faced a tough first set down 6-2 but powered back to win the second set 6-3 and took a solid lead heading into the business end of the third frame. The score tied back up at 5 games each but Rihane rose to the occasion and won the remaining two games to win the set and match.
Pourroy and Connel's matches were abandoned after the conclusion of the Rihane victory.
Florida State leaves Starkville at 4-2 this season and looks ahead to 20th-ranked Florida in Orlando at the USTA National Campus on Saturday at 5 p.m.
#25 Florida State 4, #12 Mississippi State 1
Singles Competition:
1. Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc (FSU) def. #13 Petar Jovanovic (MSU) 6-2, 7-6 (3)
2. Nemanja Malesevic (MSU) vs Loris Pourroy (FSU) 6-0, 3-6, 4-3, unfinished
3. Youcef Rihane (FSU) def. Dusan Milanovic (MSU) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
4. Carles Hernandez (MSU) vs. #97 Jamie Connel (FSU) 7-5, 1-6, 1-3, unfinished
5. Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSU) def. Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) 6-1, 6-3
6. Alex Bulte (FSU) def. Radomir Tomic (MSU) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles Competition:
1. Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc/Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) vs. #24 Petar Jovanovic/Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSU) 6-6 (1-0), unfinished
2. #52 Loris Pourroy/Youcef Rihane (FSU) def. Carles Hernandez/Dusan Milanovic (MSU) 6-2
3. Alex Bulte/Azariah Rusher (FSU) def. Marshall Landry/Nemanja Malesevic (MSU) 7-6 (3)
Order of Finish: Singles (5, 6, 1, 3) Doubles (2, 3)
For more information on the Florida State men's tennis program, check Seminoles.com and follow us on social media at FSUMTennis (IG) and @FSUMTennis (X).
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