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Men’s Tennis Upsets Rival No. 18 Florida
1/30/2026 8:52:00 PM | Men's Tennis
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida State men's tennis team (6-3) handed the No. 18 Florida Gators (3-1) its first loss of the season in rival fashion on Saturday in a tight 4-3 win on the road at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex.
That was an unbelievable college tennis match, said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. I am so proud of Gabor, hanging in there while cramping in the third set. Saving a match point and then playing a terrific tiebreaker, going for his shots. We had an outstanding start to the day, winning the doubles point. Clinching it with Erik and Felipe, serving the match out to take the doubles point, after our freshman Gabor and Oren got the first double sets. Really pleased with Mohammad and Felipe getting off the court quickly, winning in two straight sets. It was a total team effort with a tough week in Arizona.
Florida State took the early 1-0 lead on a hard-fought doubles point. The new duo of Gabor Hornung and Oren Ezerzer defeated Andres Timini and Lorenzo Claverie at No. 3 doubles, 6-4. No. 43 Luis Felipe Miguel and Erik Schiessl earned their sixth win of the season with a 6-4 triumph over Henery Jefferson and Tanapatt Nirundorn to clinch the point.
In singles action, Alkotop made short work of Nirundorn, winning in straights (6-2, 6-2) at the No. 5 court position. Following Alkotop, Miguel picked up his own 6-1, 6-3 straight set victory in the No. 2 spot setting up Hornung for the deciding match. The newcomer wrapped up his grueling three-set battle on court six. The Hungary native won the first set 6-1, before Timini found leverage in the second set (6-1). After reaching a 5-5 deadlock, Hornung won two straight games (7-5) to secure the final singles point for the Seminoles.
The Seminoles will return home on Thursday at 5 p.m. against No. 8 Texas A&M at the Indoor Tennis Courts. Live stats and stream will be available on Seminoles.com.
Match Results
Florida State 4, Florida 3
Singles Competition:
1. Adhithya Ganesan (UF25-26) def. Corey Craig (FSU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
2. #69 Luis Felipe Miguel (FSU) def. Lorenzo Claverie (UF25-26) 6-1, 6-3
3. #115 Henry Jefferson (UF25-26) def. Erik Schiessl (FSU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Pablo Perez Ramos (UF25-26) def. Azariah Rusher (FSU) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
5. Mohammad Alkotop (FSU) def. Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF25-26) 6-2, 6-2
6. Gabor Hornung (FSU) def. Andreas Timini (UF25-26) 6-1, 1-6, 7-6 (7-4)
Doubles Competition:
1. #43 Luis Felipe Miguel/Erik Schiessl (FSU) def. #6 Henry Jefferson/Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF25-26) 7-5
2. Adhithya Ganesan/Pablo Perez Ramos (UF25-26) def. #82 Mohammad Alkotop/Azariah Rusher (FSU) 6-4
3. Gabor Hornung/Oren Ezerzer (FSU) def. Lorenzo Claverie/Andreas Timini (UF25-26) 6-4
Florida State (6-3) | Florida (3-1)
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (3,2,5,1,6)
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