ORLANDO – Florida State’s No. 7-ranked Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc fell to Florida’s Axel Nefve in three sets 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in the first round of the NCAA Singles Tournament on Monday.
After rain delays pushed the match back from its 6:00 p.m. start time, the first serve began at 11:35 p.m.
Nefve battled back from a 3-1 deficit to take the first set 6-3 after winning five straight games.
Cornut-Chauvinc’s dominant 6-1 second-set victory meant the match required a third set to determine a winner.
Nefve clinched the win and will advance to the second round of the NCAA Singles Tournament after a 6-3 third-set victory.
This was the second time Cornut-Chauvinc and Nefve played this season, with Cornut-Chauvinc earning a 6-1, 6-4 victory earlier over Nefve this spring.
Cornut-Chauvinc and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif will play Florida’s William Grant and Nefve in the NCAA Doubles Tournament on Tuesday.
Live stats and live video will be available on ncaa.co
The No. 20 Florida Gators (14-13, 5-7 SEC) fell to the No. 47 Oklahoma State Cowboys (13-13, 0-5 Big 12) 4-2 Friday afternoon in Orlando in the first round of the NCAA Championships.