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Men’s Tennis Falls Short 4-1 Against No. 29 SMU
3/22/2026 6:08:00 PM | Men's Tennis
DALLAS – The No. 47 Florida State men's tennis team (11-10, 2-6 ACC) fell 4-1 at No. 29 SMU (15-8, 5-3 ACC) at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex on Sunday.
SMU began the match with the doubles point after wins on courts one and three.
In singles play, the nation's top-ranked nation player Trevor Svajda secured SMU's first point of the day with a 6-1, 6-2 straight-set victory against Luis Felipe Miguel. Florida State found a way to get on the board on court two after No. 92 Erik Schiessl defeated No. 102 Alex Finkelstein 6-4, 6-2. SMU responded to continue its lead when Noah McDonald won on court six over Justin Lyons 6-3, 6-3.
Attention then turned to court five, where Jerry Barton of SMU and Gabor Hornung of Florida State were battling in a third set. After Barton won the first set, Hornung found a relief in action in the second set but ultimately fell 6-0 in the final set for SMU to clinch the match 4-1.
Florida State will return home for its next round of conference match up, starting with No. 1 Virginia on Friday at 5:30 p.m., before facing off against Virginia Tech on Sunday at noon.
Live stats and stream will be available on Seminoles.com
Match Results
Florida State 1, SMU 4
Singles Competition:
1. #1 Trevor Svajda (SMU) def. #121 Luis Felipe Miguel (FSU) 6-1, 6-2
2. #92 Erik Schiessl (FSU) def. #102 Alex Finkelstein (SMU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Georgi Georgiev (SMU) vs. Mohammad Alkotop (FSU) 7-5, 6-5, unfinished
4. #124 Azariah Rusher (FSU) vs. Krish Arora (SMU) 6-4, 6-7, unfinished
5. Jerry Barton (SMU) def. Gabor Hornung (FSU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-0
6. Noah McDonald (SMU) def. Justin Lyons (FSU) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles Competition:
1. Erik Schiessl/Jan Sebesta (FSU) def. Victory Markov/Noa Vukadin (SMU) 7-6 (5)
2. Luis Felipe Miguel/Mohammad Alkotop (FSU) def. Trevor Svajda/Jerry Barton (SMU) 6-4
3. Georgi Georgiev/Vikas Deo (SMU) def. Oren Ezerzer/Gabor Hornung (FSU) 6-2
Florida State (11-10) | SMU (15-8)
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,2,6,4)
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).
SMU began the match with the doubles point after wins on courts one and three.
In singles play, the nation's top-ranked nation player Trevor Svajda secured SMU's first point of the day with a 6-1, 6-2 straight-set victory against Luis Felipe Miguel. Florida State found a way to get on the board on court two after No. 92 Erik Schiessl defeated No. 102 Alex Finkelstein 6-4, 6-2. SMU responded to continue its lead when Noah McDonald won on court six over Justin Lyons 6-3, 6-3.
Attention then turned to court five, where Jerry Barton of SMU and Gabor Hornung of Florida State were battling in a third set. After Barton won the first set, Hornung found a relief in action in the second set but ultimately fell 6-0 in the final set for SMU to clinch the match 4-1.
Florida State will return home for its next round of conference match up, starting with No. 1 Virginia on Friday at 5:30 p.m., before facing off against Virginia Tech on Sunday at noon.
Live stats and stream will be available on Seminoles.com
Match Results
Florida State 1, SMU 4
Singles Competition:
1. #1 Trevor Svajda (SMU) def. #121 Luis Felipe Miguel (FSU) 6-1, 6-2
2. #92 Erik Schiessl (FSU) def. #102 Alex Finkelstein (SMU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Georgi Georgiev (SMU) vs. Mohammad Alkotop (FSU) 7-5, 6-5, unfinished
4. #124 Azariah Rusher (FSU) vs. Krish Arora (SMU) 6-4, 6-7, unfinished
5. Jerry Barton (SMU) def. Gabor Hornung (FSU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-0
6. Noah McDonald (SMU) def. Justin Lyons (FSU) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles Competition:
1. Erik Schiessl/Jan Sebesta (FSU) def. Victory Markov/Noa Vukadin (SMU) 7-6 (5)
2. Luis Felipe Miguel/Mohammad Alkotop (FSU) def. Trevor Svajda/Jerry Barton (SMU) 6-4
3. Georgi Georgiev/Vikas Deo (SMU) def. Oren Ezerzer/Gabor Hornung (FSU) 6-2
Florida State (11-10) | SMU (15-8)
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,2,6,4)
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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