FSU sports information:
The No. 9 Florida State men’s tennis team swept Georgia State 7-0 in its opening match at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center on Thursday night. The Seminoles have begun the season undefeated through five matches for the third time in the past four seasons.
Justin Lyons and Azariah Rusher came out red-hot, winning their doubles match 6-0 on Court 3. The duo claimed their first victory of the season. Alex Bulte and Youcef Rihane followed with a 6-3 win on Court 1 to claim a fourth consecutive doubles point for the Seminoles. The reigning ACC Doubles Team of the Week have won their opening four matches of the season.
Jamie Connel faced stiff competition, dropping the first set 6-4 and facing defeat with a 5-2 second frame deficit. The senior dug deep within himself and won five consecutive games to steal the second set 7-5 before winning the third set super tiebreaker 10-4. Connel has won all three of his matches on Court 1 this season and is undefeated in singles and doubles play. Connel is also fresh off the year’s first ACC Player of the Week award.
Corey Craig worked through long stretches throughout his match but won three straight games to close out the first frame before winning his second set 6-4. Craig earned his first career home win after his two unfinished matches last weekend. Rihane clinched the first singles point of the night and his first singles win of the season after a dominant 6-3, 6-2 performance.
Joshua Dous-Karpenschif continued his brilliant start to 2025 with his fourth victory in his fourth match of the season winning 6-1, 6-4. Dous-Karpenschif has won all eight sets in singles play. Sophomore Justin Lyons notched a solid victory on Court 5 for his third win of the season while freshman Jan Sebesta won 12 of 16 games for his second win as a Seminole.
FSU has yet to drop a singles match through 30 individual singles matches.
Florida State will play host to a critical top-10 battle with No. 6 Arizona on Saturday at 1 p.m. Live video and stats will be available on Seminoles.com.
#9 Florida State 7, Georgia State 0
Singles Competition:
Doubles Competition:
Florida State (5-0) | Georgia State (0-1)
Order of Finish: Doubles (3, 1); Singles (3, 5, 4, 6, 2, 1)
The No. 9 Florida State men’s tennis team swept Georgia State 7-0 in its opening match at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center on Thursday night. The Seminoles have begun the season undefeated through five matches for the third time in the past four seasons.
Justin Lyons and Azariah Rusher came out red-hot, winning their doubles match 6-0 on Court 3. The duo claimed their first victory of the season. Alex Bulte and Youcef Rihane followed with a 6-3 win on Court 1 to claim a fourth consecutive doubles point for the Seminoles. The reigning ACC Doubles Team of the Week have won their opening four matches of the season.
Jamie Connel faced stiff competition, dropping the first set 6-4 and facing defeat with a 5-2 second frame deficit. The senior dug deep within himself and won five consecutive games to steal the second set 7-5 before winning the third set super tiebreaker 10-4. Connel has won all three of his matches on Court 1 this season and is undefeated in singles and doubles play. Connel is also fresh off the year’s first ACC Player of the Week award.
Corey Craig worked through long stretches throughout his match but won three straight games to close out the first frame before winning his second set 6-4. Craig earned his first career home win after his two unfinished matches last weekend. Rihane clinched the first singles point of the night and his first singles win of the season after a dominant 6-3, 6-2 performance.
Joshua Dous-Karpenschif continued his brilliant start to 2025 with his fourth victory in his fourth match of the season winning 6-1, 6-4. Dous-Karpenschif has won all eight sets in singles play. Sophomore Justin Lyons notched a solid victory on Court 5 for his third win of the season while freshman Jan Sebesta won 12 of 16 games for his second win as a Seminole.
FSU has yet to drop a singles match through 30 individual singles matches.
Florida State will play host to a critical top-10 battle with No. 6 Arizona on Saturday at 1 p.m. Live video and stats will be available on Seminoles.com.
#9 Florida State 7, Georgia State 0
Singles Competition:
- #22 Jamie Connel (FSU) def. Baran Soyler (GAST) 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (4)
- #9 Corey Craig (FSU) def. Edward Tymes (GAST) 6-3, 6-4
- Youcef Rihane (FSU) def. Aryan Jit Singh (GAST) 6-3, 6-2
- Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def. Hugo Nossler (GAST) 6-1, 6-4
- Justin Lyons (FSU) def. Gabriele Datei (GAST) 6-1, 6-4
- Jan Sebesta (FSU) def. Brian Capalnean (GAST) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles Competition:
- #6 Alex Bulte/Youcef Rihane (FSU) def. Hugo Nossler/Aryan Jit Singh (GAST) 6-3
- #47 Jamie Connel/Corey Craig (FSU) vs. Baran Soyler/Gabriele Datei (GAST) 5-4, unfinished
- Justin Lyons/Azariah Rusher (FSU) def. Edward Tymes/McKane Johnson (GAST) 6-0
Florida State (5-0) | Georgia State (0-1)
Order of Finish: Doubles (3, 1); Singles (3, 5, 4, 6, 2, 1)
