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The Florida State men’s tennis swept its first ranked ACC match of the season over SMU on Sunday afternoon. The Seminoles have won seven consecutive matches against conference opponents including the team’s run to its first ACC title last season.
Alex Bulte and Youcef Rihane wasted no time in grabbing a handle in the doubles round after winning four consecutive games to close out a 6-2 win on Court 1. The No. 5 pairing in the nation notched back-to-back victories to begin conference play.
Erik Schiessl and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif found themselves level at 2-2 before making a comeback of their own, winning four of the last five games to clinch the doubles point at 6-3. Both winning duos have been named ACC Doubles Team of the Week honorees this season.
FSU’s form intensified during singles play as they swept the first set across all six courts for the second time this weekend. Dous-Karpenschif blanked his opponent 6-0 in the first frame before dishing out a 6-3 second set to secure his second win of the weekend and 10th singles win this season.
SMU battled back with second set leads and forced early three set matches on Courts 3 and 6. Senior Jamie Connel was engaged in a back-and-forth second set before creating some huge chances late to pull away and find a 6-3, 7-5 straight-sets victory. Connel and Dous-Karpenschif share the team lead with eight singles wins in the calendar year.
Corey Craig fully handled his first frame at 6-1 before finding tough resistance to the start of the next set. The All-American dug deep to weather the storm and made huge plays to propel himself to the 6-3 set win and clinched a third consecutive match victory.
Craig has won seven matches against ranked opponents with three consecutive wins since claiming his first-ever Court 1 win as a Seminole. Craig earned his first ACC Player of the Week honors last week and began conference play emphatically.
The Seminoles swept both matches to begin their defense as conference champions, marking the first full weekend sweep in ACC play since defeating top-50 opponents Louisville and Notre Dame in 2023.
Florida State will head west to the Pacific for a second time this season to face new conference members California and Stanford. Live video and stats will be available on Seminoles.com.
#27 Florida State 4, #63 SMU 0
Singles Competition:
Doubles Competition:
Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 2); Singles (5, 2, 1)
The Florida State men’s tennis swept its first ranked ACC match of the season over SMU on Sunday afternoon. The Seminoles have won seven consecutive matches against conference opponents including the team’s run to its first ACC title last season.
Alex Bulte and Youcef Rihane wasted no time in grabbing a handle in the doubles round after winning four consecutive games to close out a 6-2 win on Court 1. The No. 5 pairing in the nation notched back-to-back victories to begin conference play.
Erik Schiessl and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif found themselves level at 2-2 before making a comeback of their own, winning four of the last five games to clinch the doubles point at 6-3. Both winning duos have been named ACC Doubles Team of the Week honorees this season.
FSU’s form intensified during singles play as they swept the first set across all six courts for the second time this weekend. Dous-Karpenschif blanked his opponent 6-0 in the first frame before dishing out a 6-3 second set to secure his second win of the weekend and 10th singles win this season.
SMU battled back with second set leads and forced early three set matches on Courts 3 and 6. Senior Jamie Connel was engaged in a back-and-forth second set before creating some huge chances late to pull away and find a 6-3, 7-5 straight-sets victory. Connel and Dous-Karpenschif share the team lead with eight singles wins in the calendar year.
Corey Craig fully handled his first frame at 6-1 before finding tough resistance to the start of the next set. The All-American dug deep to weather the storm and made huge plays to propel himself to the 6-3 set win and clinched a third consecutive match victory.
Craig has won seven matches against ranked opponents with three consecutive wins since claiming his first-ever Court 1 win as a Seminole. Craig earned his first ACC Player of the Week honors last week and began conference play emphatically.
The Seminoles swept both matches to begin their defense as conference champions, marking the first full weekend sweep in ACC play since defeating top-50 opponents Louisville and Notre Dame in 2023.
Florida State will head west to the Pacific for a second time this season to face new conference members California and Stanford. Live video and stats will be available on Seminoles.com.
#27 Florida State 4, #63 SMU 0
Singles Competition:
- #19 Corey Craig (FSU) def. #117 Georgi Georgiev (SMU) 6-1, 6-3
- #43 Jamie Connel (FSU) def. Ofek Shimanov (SMU) 6-3, 7-5
- Alex Bulte (FSU) vs. #94 Jerry Barton (SMU) 6-4, 2-6, 0-1, unfinished
- Erik Schiessl (FSU) vs. Louis Cloud (SMU) 7-6 (9), 3-1, unfinished
- Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def. Maks Silagy (SMU) 6-0, 6-3
- Azariah Rusher (FSU) vs. Noah McDonald (SMU) 6-1, 1-6, 5-0, unfinished
Doubles Competition:
- #5 Alex Bulte/Youcef Rihane (FSU) def. Georgi Georgiev/Ofek Shimanov (SMU) 6-2
- Erik Schiessl/Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def. Vikas Deo/Xavier Calvelo (SMU) 6-3
- Jan Sebesta/Jamie Connel (FSU) vs. Maks Silagy/Louis Cloud (SMU) 3-5, unfinished
Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 2); Singles (5, 2, 1)
