TALLAHASSEE – The 16th-ranked Florida State men’s tennis team won for the second time in three days Sunday, defeating Cal 5-2 to sweep its season-opening weekend in Honolulu, Hawai’i.
The Seminoles won five of six singles competitions to earn the team victory after Cal gained the match’s initial point by winning at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles.
Youcef Rihane, ranked 24th in the country in singles, earned his second victory of the weekend with a 6-1, 6-4 decision at No. 4. Jamie Connel, the nation’s No. 53-ranked singles player, made his FSU singles dual match debut and won 7-5, 7-6 (3) at No. 5. Joshua Dous-Karnpenschif won his second singles competition of the season with a 6-4, 7-5 victory at No. 6.
Andreja Petrovic also claimed a straight-sets victory courtesy of a 6-4, 7-6 (6) final at No. 3. Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc, ranked 12th nationally in singles play, fought back from dropping the first set to win 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Cal’s Yuta Kikuchi claimed the only singles point for the Golden Bears with a 6-1, 7-5 decision at No. 2.
Florida State takes the court again next Sunday, Jan. 15, for its home opener against No. 7 Georgia. First serve is set for 1 p.m. at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center.
#16 Florida State 5, Cal 2
Singles Competition
- #12 Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc (FSU) def. #52 Ryder Jackson (UC) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
- Yuta Kikuchi (UC) def. Loris Pourroy (FSU) 6-1, 7-5
- Andreja Petrovic (FSU) def. Siddhant Banthia (UC) 6-4, 7-6 (6)
- #24 Youcef Rihane (FSU) def. Carl Emil Overbeck (UC) 6-1, 6-4
- #53 Jamie Connel (FSU) def. Derrick Chen (UC) 7-5, 7-6 (3)
- Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def. Lucas Magnaudet (UC) 6-4, 7-5
Doubles Competition
- Carl Emil Overbeck/Siddhant Banthia (UC) vs. Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc/Barnaby Smith (FSU) 5-4, unfinished
- Lucas Magnaudet/Ryder Jackson (UC) def. Maks Silagy/Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) 6-3
- Philip Hjorth/Yuta Kikuchi (UC) def. Andreja Petrovic/Loris Pourroy (FSU) 6-2
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