Florida State University Athletics
Thursday, November 5
Tallahassee, Fla.
Florida State
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ITA Sectionals Championships
11/4/2026 12:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida State men's tennis team will be hosting the 2026 ITA South Sectionals Championships. The tournament will begin on Thursday and end Sunday. Action will take place at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center.
The event, entering its third iteration, will serve as the final qualification opportunity for the 2026 NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships. Six singles players, made up of the four semifinalists and two quarterfinal playoff winners, and three doubles teams, the two finalists and a third-place playoff winner, will earn bids to the individual championships.
32 singles players and 16 doubles teams are entered into the event, set to begin on Thursday, November 5. Play is set to begin at 9 a.m. ET each day. After opening rounds on Thursday, singles round of 16 matches and doubles quarterfinals will be held on Friday. The first NCAA bids will be handed out on Saturday with the playing of the singles quarterfinals and doubles semifinals. Sunday's final day of play will see the losers from Saturday contest each other for the final available slots.
Azariah Rusher, Gabor Hornung, Seydina Andre, Justin Lyons and Mikail Alimli will represent Florida State in the singles main draw. In doubles, three Seminole pairings will compete: Oren Ezerzer and Hornung, Justin Lyons and Rusher, and Alimli and Andre.
In FSU last outing, Florida State recorded 11 victories, with three Seminoles advancing to the quarterfinals of the ITA Regional Championship in Atlanta, hosted by Georgia Tech. Andre highlighted the Seminoles' performance.
The true freshmen led Florida State in singles play, advancing to the quarterfinals after securing a spot in the singles main draw. Andre opened with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Georgia Tech's Jonathan Irwanto before defeating Florida's Andreas Timini 6-3, 6-2 in the round of 32. He followed with a 6-4, 7-5 win over UCF's Wissam Abderrahman to secure his quarterfinal berth and extend his winning streak to three matches. Andre's run came to an end in the quarterfinals with a loss to Georgia's Noah Johnston.
Live stats will be available on Seminoles.com and the ITA website.
For more information on the Florida State men's tennis program, check Seminoles.com and follow us on social media at Florida State Men's Tennis (FB) and FSUMTennis (IG and X).
The event, entering its third iteration, will serve as the final qualification opportunity for the 2026 NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships. Six singles players, made up of the four semifinalists and two quarterfinal playoff winners, and three doubles teams, the two finalists and a third-place playoff winner, will earn bids to the individual championships.
32 singles players and 16 doubles teams are entered into the event, set to begin on Thursday, November 5. Play is set to begin at 9 a.m. ET each day. After opening rounds on Thursday, singles round of 16 matches and doubles quarterfinals will be held on Friday. The first NCAA bids will be handed out on Saturday with the playing of the singles quarterfinals and doubles semifinals. Sunday's final day of play will see the losers from Saturday contest each other for the final available slots.
Azariah Rusher, Gabor Hornung, Seydina Andre, Justin Lyons and Mikail Alimli will represent Florida State in the singles main draw. In doubles, three Seminole pairings will compete: Oren Ezerzer and Hornung, Justin Lyons and Rusher, and Alimli and Andre.
In FSU last outing, Florida State recorded 11 victories, with three Seminoles advancing to the quarterfinals of the ITA Regional Championship in Atlanta, hosted by Georgia Tech. Andre highlighted the Seminoles' performance.
The true freshmen led Florida State in singles play, advancing to the quarterfinals after securing a spot in the singles main draw. Andre opened with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Georgia Tech's Jonathan Irwanto before defeating Florida's Andreas Timini 6-3, 6-2 in the round of 32. He followed with a 6-4, 7-5 win over UCF's Wissam Abderrahman to secure his quarterfinal berth and extend his winning streak to three matches. Andre's run came to an end in the quarterfinals with a loss to Georgia's Noah Johnston.
Live stats will be available on Seminoles.com and the ITA website.
For more information on the Florida State men's tennis program, check Seminoles.com and follow us on social media at Florida State Men's Tennis (FB) and FSUMTennis (IG and X).
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