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Men’s Tennis Defeats Virginia Tech
3/29/2026 4:08:00 PM | Men's Tennis
TALLAHASSEE –The No. 50 Florida State men's tennis team (12-11, 3-7 ACC) found a way back into the win column after defeating Virginia Tech (5-13, 2-8 ACC) 5-1 on Sunday afternoon.
A close doubles battle went in favor of Virginia Tech after securing wins on courts one and three. Florida State got the ball rolling first on court two, taking down Ilyas Fahim and Patrik Jurina 6-1. After Virginia Tech evened it up on court two, all eyes turned to court three for a back-and-forth battle between the Seminoles' Oren Ezerzer and Gabor Hornung. Ultimately, the Hokies pulled out the match 7-5 to secure the doubles point.
Florida State added five straight singles victories on courts two, five, six, three and one to clinch the match after dropping the doubles point.
The Seminoles were able to shift the momentum after claiming all six first sets in singles play. No. 92 Erik Schiessl cruised to a 6-2, 6-4 victory of Eyal Shumilov, marking Schiessl's fourth ACC victory on the season. Justin Lyons delivered a convincing two-set win over the Hokies' Blake Hilsen. Mohammad Alkotop sealed the team win with a 7-5, 6-4 decision court two. No. 112 Luis Felipe Miguel finished on court one simultaneously giving Florida State an extra point to conclude the weekend.
Florida State remains home next week against Duke Friday at 6 p.m. before concluding the weekend with Senior Day vs. North Carolina at 2 p.m.
Live stats and video will be available on seminoles.com.
Match Results
Florida State 5, Virginia Tech 1
Singles Competition:
1. #121 Luis Felipe Miguel (FSU) def. llyas Fahim (VT) 6-2, 7-6 (5-7)
2. #92 Erik Schiessl (FSU) def. Eyal Shumilov (VT) 6-2, 6-4
3. Mohammad Alkotop (FSU) def. Julian Lozano (VT) 7-5, 6-4
4. #124 Azariah Rusher (FSU) vs. Drew Fishback (VT) 6-7 (4-7), 5-6, unfinished
5. Justin Lyons (FSU) def. Blake Hilsen (VT) 6-1, 6-2
6. Gabor Hornung (FSU) def. Frank Thompson (VT) 6-4, 6-0
Doubles Competition:
1. Blake Hilsen/Eyal Shumilov (VT) def. #15 Erik Schiessl/Luis Felipe Miguel (FSU) 6-2
2. Justin Lyons/Mohammad Alkotop (FSU) def. llyas Fahim/Patrik Jurina (VT) 6-1
3. Frank Thompson/Drew Fishback (VT) def. Oren Ezerzer/Gabor Hornung (FSU) 7-5
Florida State (12-11) | Virginia Tech (5-13)
(2,1,3); Singles (2,5,6,3,1)
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