FSU sports information:
The No. 10 Florida State men’s tennis team secured its first victory of the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship with a 4-1 victory over No. 71 North Florida in the first round on Friday afternoon. The Seminoles have won their last 14 matches over the Ospreys dating back to 1987.
The day began with an enthralling doubles match that saw top-15 pairing Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif fight through their match to claim the first doubles win of the tournament after UNF won on Court 3. Loris Pourroy and Youcef Rihane strung together four straight games to take the doubles point at 6-3 on Court 2.
Dous-Karpenschif began his match strong with a 6-3 first set win before replicating the same scoreline in the second to extend the Seminoles 2-0 lead. This marks his fourth victory on Court 4 this season.
Pourroy also capitalized on a 6-3 first set before mounting an early second set lead that propelled himself to his 10th victory of the season Court 2 winning 6-2 in the second.
After the Noles dropped their first point on Court 5, reigning ACC Player of the Year Cornut-Chauvinc rose to the occasion. Cornut-Chauvinc fought through a back-and-forth first set 7-5 before earning five of the first six games in the second set. He clinched the elusive fourth point at 6-2 to send the Seminoles to the second round.
Florida State now advances to the NCAA Second Round for a sixth-straight season when qualifying for the championships. The Seminoles will face UCF on Saturday at 1 p.m. with the chance to advance to the NCAA Super Regionals.
#10 Florida State 4, #71 North Florida 1
Singles Competition:
The No. 10 Florida State men’s tennis team secured its first victory of the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship with a 4-1 victory over No. 71 North Florida in the first round on Friday afternoon. The Seminoles have won their last 14 matches over the Ospreys dating back to 1987.
The day began with an enthralling doubles match that saw top-15 pairing Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif fight through their match to claim the first doubles win of the tournament after UNF won on Court 3. Loris Pourroy and Youcef Rihane strung together four straight games to take the doubles point at 6-3 on Court 2.
Dous-Karpenschif began his match strong with a 6-3 first set win before replicating the same scoreline in the second to extend the Seminoles 2-0 lead. This marks his fourth victory on Court 4 this season.
Pourroy also capitalized on a 6-3 first set before mounting an early second set lead that propelled himself to his 10th victory of the season Court 2 winning 6-2 in the second.
After the Noles dropped their first point on Court 5, reigning ACC Player of the Year Cornut-Chauvinc rose to the occasion. Cornut-Chauvinc fought through a back-and-forth first set 7-5 before earning five of the first six games in the second set. He clinched the elusive fourth point at 6-2 to send the Seminoles to the second round.
Florida State now advances to the NCAA Second Round for a sixth-straight season when qualifying for the championships. The Seminoles will face UCF on Saturday at 1 p.m. with the chance to advance to the NCAA Super Regionals.
#10 Florida State 4, #71 North Florida 1
Singles Competition:
- 1. #4 Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc (FSU) def. #118 Jonas Hartenstein (UNF) 7-5, 6-2
- 2. Loris Pourroy (FSU) def. Rodrigo Crespo (UNF) 6-3, 6-2
- 3. Youcef Rihane (FSU) vs. Juan Pablo Cenoz (UNF) 7-6 (2), 1-1, unfinished
- 4. Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def. PJ Kotan (UNF) 6-3, 6-3
- 5. Andreas Scott (UNF) def. Alex Bulte (FSU) 6-4, 6-2
- 6. Azariah Rusher (FSU) vs. Chase Healey (UNF) 3-6, 5-4, unfinished
- 1. #13 Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc/Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def. Jonas Hartenstein/Rodrigo Crespo (UNF) 6-4
- 2. #88 Youcef Rihane/Loris Pourroy (FSU) def. PJ Kotan/Juan Pablo Cenoz (UNF) 6-3
- 3. Andreas Scott/Chase Healey (UNF) def.Alex Bulte/Justin Lyons (FSU) 6-2
