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Miguel, Schiessl Qualify for NCAA Tournament
10/13/2025 1:20:00 PM | Men's Tennis
GAINESVILLE – The Florida State men's tennis team capped off the ITA Southeast Regional Championship on Monday by claiming two NCAA Championship qualifying positions in singles and doubles. Transfer Luis Felipe Miguel shared the regional singles co-champion title. Erik Schiessl and Miguel were named the regional doubles champions.
Florida State sent nine out of ten players to Regionals, with Miguel and Schiessl, Jan Sebesta, Justin Lyons, Corey Craig, Gabriele Brancatelli, Azariah Rusher, and Mohammad Alkotop representing the Seminoles in Gainesville.
In the round of 32 of the main draw play, the Seminoles went a perfect 5-0 to advance to round 16. Schiessl captured the biggest upset of the tournament over Florida's Jeremy Jin in a two-set victory, knocking off the No. 45 player in the nation.
In the doubles tournament, Miguel and Schiessl came up huge in the semifinals in a two-set victory to win against the No.69 pair in the nation (6-3, 7-6). The doubles pair were crowned champions in their final match of the tournament, defeating Marek Pazdera and Mark Havlicke of FAU 7-6 (2), 6-0.
Florida State will hit the road next weekend and travel to Alabama for the Crimson Tide Fall Challenge beginning on Friday.
ITA Men's Southeast Regional Championships - Men's Singles Main Draw Round of 32 (consolation)
Justin Lyons (FSU) def. Joao Portugal (UNF) 6-2, 6-4
Gianluca Carlini (GT) def. Oren Ezerzer (FSU) 6-1, 6-2
Hugo Magnusson (FGCU) def. #115 Gabriele Brancatelli (FSU) 6-3, 6-4)
Tanner Povey (FGCU) def. Justin Lyons (FSU) 4-6, 6-2, 10-6
ITA Men's Southeast Regional Championships - Men's Singles Main Draw Round of 64
Corey Craig (FSU) def. Ben Hudson (KSU) 6-0, 6-4
Luis Felipe Miguel (FSU) def. Guglielmo Verdese (USF) 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
Erik Schiessl (FSU) def. Ettore Danesi (USF) 6-3, 6-2
Azariah Rusher (FSU) def. Wissam Abderrahman (UCF) 6-0, 6-2
Mohammad Alkotop (FSU) def. Jules Garot (Miami) 7-6(9), 6(4)-7, 6-1
Elias Shokry (GT) def. #115 Gabriele Brancatelli (FSU) 6-4, 6-3
Santiago Giamichelle (UGA) def. Justin Lyons (FSU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
ITA Men's Southeast Regional Championships - Men's Singles Main Draw Round of 32
Corey Craig (FSU) def. Mark Havlicek (FAU) 6-3, 6-4
Luis Felipe Miguel (FSU) def. Kevin Edengren (UF) 6-2, 6-4
Erik Schiessl (FSU) def. Hod' Abalo Isak Padio (Mercer) 6-1, 6-4
Azariah Rusher (FSU) def. William Jansen (UGA) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
Mohammad Alkotop (FSU) def. Andreas Timini (UF) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
ITA Men's Southeast Regional Championships - Men's Singles Main Draw Round of 16
Luis Felipe Miguel (FSU) def. Pedro Rodrigues (UCF) 6-1, 6(5)-7, 6-3
Erik Schiessl (FSU) def Jeremy Jin (UF) 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
Antonio Prat (Miami) def. Azariah Rusher (FSU) 6-3, 3-0 RET. [inj.]
Christophe Clement (GT) def. Mohammad Alkotop (FSU) 6-3, 6-1
Segundo Goity Zapico (FAU) def. Corey Craig (FSU) 6-4, 7-5
ITA Men's Southeast Regional Championships - Men's Doubles Main Draw - Round of 32
Jan Sebesta/Justin Lyons (FSU) def. Alexandre Verlaguet/Kartik Mandla (Stetson) 8-3
Azariah Rusher/Mohammad Alkotop (FSU) vs. Christian Kuehne/Mihnea Maftei (Stetson) 8-2
Luis Felipe Miguel/Erik Schiessl (FSU) def. Gregoire Delattre/Davis Taylor (Ga. Southern) 8-6
Leon Peranovic/Nathan Walters (KSU) def. Corey Craig/Gabriele Bracatelli (FSU) 8-6
ITA Men's Southeast Regional Championships - Men's Doubles Main Draw - Round of 16
Luis Felipe Miguel/Erik Schiessl (FSU) def. Jonathan Baron/Tanner Povey (FGCU) 8-6
Tanapatt Nirundorn/Andreas Timini (UF) def. Azariah Rusher/Mohammad Alkotop (FSU) 8-5
Luis Felipe Miguel/Erik Schiessl (FSU) def. Jonathan Baron/Tanner Povey (FGCU) 8-6
ITA Men's Southeast Regional Championships - Men's Singles Main Draw Quarterfinal
Luis Felipe Miguel (FSU) def. Segundo Goity Zapico (FAU) 6-0, 6-4
Erik Schiessl (FSU) def. Jonathan Irwanto (GT) 6-4, 6-4
ITA Men's Southeast Regional Championships - Men's Singles Main Draw Semifinal
Luis Felipe Miguel (FSU) def. Erik Schiessl (FSU) 6-4, 6-0
ITA Men's Southeast Regional Championships - Men's Singles Main Draw Final
#32 Hugo Car (USF) & Luis Felipe Miguel (FSU) Co-Champion
ITA Men's Southeast Regional Championships - Men's Doubles Main Draw - Quarterfinals
Luis Felipe Miguel/Erik Schiessl (FSU) def. Tanapatt Nirundorn/Andreas Timini (UF) 8-5
ITA Men's Southeast Regional Championships - Men's Doubles Main Draw - Semifinals
Luis Felipe Miguel/Erik Schiessl (FSU) def. Antonio Prat/Jakub Kroslak (Miami) 6-3, 7(8)-6(6)
ITA Men's Southeast Regional Championships - Men's Doubles Main Draw - Finals
Luis Felipe Miguel/Erik Schiessl (FSU) def. Marek Pazdera/Mark Havlicek (FAU) 7-6(2), 6-0
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