TALLAHASSEE – The 16th-ranked Florida State men’s tennis team hosts No. 7 Georgia in FSU’s home opener Sunday. In last season’s NCAA Tournament, Florida State traveled to Athens and won two matches, including defeating the 11th-seeded Bulldogs in the second round, to advance to the Round of 16 for the first time since 2009. The 4-3 victory began with the Seminoles claiming the doubles point before earning wins at the No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 singles courts to capture FSU’s first NCAA Tournament victory over Georgia. Florida State is 2-0 in 2023 after defeating Hawai’i and Cal in Honolulu last weekend. Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc, who is ranked No. 12 in the nation in singles, 24th-ranked Youcef Rihane and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif all boast perfect 2-0 marks in singles play. Jamie Connel, the 2022 SoCon Freshman of the Year, made his FSU dual-match debut with a victory against Cal at No. 5 singles. Loris Pourroy teamed with Andreja Petrovic to claim victory at No. 3 doubles and th
TALLAHASSEE – The 16th-ranked Florida State men’s tennis team opens the dual-match portion of its schedule with two matches in Hawai’i this weekend. FSU plays its first spring match Friday at Hawai’i and compete against Cal on Sunday, also in Honolulu.
The Seminoles, who boast three of the nation’s top-53 singles players, return seven contributors from last year’s team that advanced to the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009.
Florida State is led by junior Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc, who is the No. 12 singles player in the nation. He finished his fall schedule with a 13-3 overall record after advancing to the semifinal round of the ITA Fall Championships in San Diego. The Lyon, France, native defeated six ranked opponents in the fall, including two top-10 wins, and all three of his losses were to the eventual champion in each tournament.
Sophomore Youcef Rihane is the No. 24-ranked singles player nationally after posting an 11-3 record in
Tallahassee, FL – For the fourth time in the last five seasons, the FSU men’s tennis team is off to a 3-0 start in spring play. The Seminoles did not drop a point for the second time in three matches as they swept South Alabama (2-1) 4-0 at the Indoor Tennis Facility. Florida State was led by Loris Pourroy and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif, who each won their singles matches in straight sets and both were part of a doubles win. FSU secured the doubles point for the third straight match, winning 2-0. Playing at one doubles, Pourroy and Sebastian Arcila got the Seminoles off to a good start taking their match 6-2. Dous-Karpenschif and Maks Silagy secured the 1-0 lead taking their match on court three 6-3. Dous-Karpenschif continued the stellar start to his Seminole career putting FSU up 2-0. The freshman improved to 3-0 on the season in singles as he won his match 6-3, 6-2 on court six. Pourroy continued his strong start to 2022 as well playing on court one as he improved to 3-0 coming of