TALLAHASSEE – The 16th-ranked Florida State men’s tennis team began its spring season with a 7-0 win at Hawai’i on Friday.
The Seminoles took an early lead by earning the doubles point. Maks Silagy and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif won 6-3 at No. 2, and Andreja Petrovic teamed up with Loris Pourroy to take a 6-2 decision on Court 3.
FSU then swept through the singles matches, taking four of the six contests in straight sets. Barnaby Smith gained the second team point with a 6-1, 6-3 victory at No. 5, and Alex Bulte pushed FSU to the brink of victory with a 6-4, 6-1 win at No. 6.
Youcef Rihane, the No. 24-ranked singles player in America, clinched the team win by taking a 7-5, 6-2 victory at No. 3. Pourroy was the next to finish, earning a 6-2, 7-6 (5) win at No. 2. Dous-Karpenschif fought back for a 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (4) win at No. 4, and Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc, the country’s No. 12-ranked singles player, completed the sweep by winning 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (6) at No. 1.
Florida State wraps up its week in Hawai’i facing off against Cal on Sunday at 2 p.m. Eastern Time.
#16 Florida State 7, Hawai’i 0
Singles Competition
- #12 Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc (FSU) def. Andre Ilagen (UH) 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-6)
- Loris Pourroy (FSU) def. Axel Labrunie (UH) 6-2, 7-6 (5)
- #24 Youcef Rihane (FSU) def. Guillaume Tattevin (UH) 7-5, 6-2
- Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def. Andy Hernandez (UH) 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-4)
- Barnaby Smith (FSU) def. Kilian Maitre (UH) 6-1, 6-3
- Alex Bulte (FSU) def. Karl Collins (UH) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles Competition
- Andre Ilagan/Karl Collins (UH) def. Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc/Barnaby Smith (FSU) 6-4
- Maks Silagy/Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def. Lucas Labrunie/Axel Labrunie (UH) 6-3
- Andreja Petrovic/Loris Pourroy (FSU) def. Andy Hernandez/Kilian Maitre (UH) 6-2
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