2014 Men's Tennis - Year In Review
Dwayne Hultquist, Head Coach
Taylor Braziel, Volunteer Assistant
Tami Brown, Director of Operations
Nick Crowell, Associate Coach
Dave Plettl, Strength and Conditioning
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2014 Men's Tennis - Year In Review | |
| Coaching Staff Dwayne Hultquist, Head Coach Taylor Braziel, Volunteer Assistant Tami Brown, Director of Operations Nick Crowell, Associate Coach Dave Plettl, Strength and Conditioning Click here to see individual mug shots |
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Parker Evertsen, 5-10, Marietta, Ga.
Grayson Goldin, 6-0, Bradenton
Jose Gracia, 6-6, Delray Beach
Jack Haffey, 6-0, Naples
Marco Nunez, 6-0, Monterrey, Mexico
2014 Roster - By Name
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* Jake Albo 5-11 Fr Plantation (The Sagemont School)
* Dominic Cotrone 6-1 Jr ** Bradenton (Bradenton Christian)
* Blake Davis 6-1 Sr *** Austin, Tex. (Texas Tech)
Parker Evertsen 5-10 Fr Marietta, Ga. (Rivers Academy)
* Joao Gauer 6-5 So-R * Parana, Brazil (Colegio Positivo)
* Grayson Goldin 6-0 Fr Bradenton (Florida Virtual School)
* Cristian Gonzalez Mendez
6-4 Jr ** Santiago de Compostela, Spain (IES Sanchez Canton)
Jose Gracia 6-6 Fr Delray Beach (Florida Virtual School)
* Jack Haffey 6-0 Fr Naples (Florida Virtual School)
Benjamin Lock 6-5 Jr ** Harare, Zimbabwe (Pretoria Boys')
* Marco Nunez 6-0 So Monterrey, Mexico (Laurel Springs)
* Michael Rinaldi 5-10 So * Palm City (Martin County)
2014 Conference Awards
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Dominic Cotrone Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 3rd Team
All-Conference - 2
2014 Schedule and Results
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| Napa Valley Tennis Classic September 20-22, 2013, Napa, Calif. |
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| Bedford Cup September 26-29, 2013 |
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| ITA All-American September 28-October 7, 2013, Tulsa, Okla. |
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| ITA SE Regional Championship October 11-15, 2013, Atlanta, Ga. |
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| USTA Clay Court Invitational October 24-27, 2013, Orlando, Fla. |
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| National Indoor Championship November 7-10, 2013, Flushing, N.Y. |
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| Texas Christian ITA Kickoff, Gainesville, Fla. |
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| UNC-Wilmington ITA Kickoff, Gainesville, Fla. |
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| Boston College Dedham, Mass. |
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| Miami ACC, Cary, N.C. |
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| Virginia ACC, Cary, N.C. |
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| South Florida NCAA, Gainesville, Fla. |
EOY StatsRef Overall Home Away Neutral ------------------------------------------------ FSU record is 18-12 14- 3 2- 6 2- 3 vs ACC 5- 6 3- 2 2- 4 0- 0
2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Results 1 Virginia 11- 0 27- 3 2 Duke 10- 1 20- 7 3 North Carolina 9- 2 27- 6 4 Notre Dame 7- 4 21-10 5 Clemson 6- 5 21- 9 6t North Carolina State 5- 6 18-10 6t Virginia Tech 5- 6 14-12 6t Florida State 5- 6 18-12 9 Miami 4- 7 14-11 10 Wake Forest 3- 8 15-14 11 Georgia Tech 1-10 7-15 12 Boston College 0-11 4-16
2014 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, Cary, NC Date Score Comments ========== ================================================== ================================== 04/24/2014 (8)Florida State 4, (9)Miami 0 Round 1 04/24/2014 (5)Clemson 4, (12)Boston College 0 Round 1 04/24/2014 (7)Virginia Tech 4, (10)Wake Forest 2 Round 1 04/24/2014 (6)North Carolina State 4, (11)Georgia Tech 0 Round 1 04/25/2014 (1)Virginia 4, (8)Florida State 0 Round 2 04/25/2014 (4)Notre Dame 4, (5)Clemson 2 Round 2 04/25/2014 (2)Duke 4, (7)Virginia Tech 3 Round 2 04/25/2014 (3)North Carolina 4, (6)North Carolina State 0 Round 2 04/26/2014 (1)Virginia 4, (4)Notre Dame 0 Round 3 04/26/2014 (3)North Carolina 4, (2)Duke 1 Round 3 04/27/2014 (1)Virginia 4, (3)North Carolina 0 Round 4
Individual Results Highest vs 3 Fall/Spring Name Rank Rank ACC Sets Tournaments 1 2 3 4 5 6 NCAA Total ------------------------- ------- ----- ----- ----- ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Jake Albo 1-1 3-1 1-2 2-5 2-0 2-1 6-6 Dominic Cotrone 57 6-14 7-6 3-4 5-3 15-13 2-0 22-16 Blake Davis 0-6 5-6 4-3 4-4 5-6 5-5 2-1 16-16 Joao Gauer 2-1 3-2 3-5 3-1 6-6 Grayson Goldin 116 0-2 6-4 4-7 8-4 2-0 3-2 10-5 23-11 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez 65 4-5 7-6 11-2 11-2 6-5 8-2 1-0 1-0 27-9 Jose Gracia 0-1 2-1 5-4 1-0 2-0 8-4 Jack Haffey 1-1 2-6 2-6 Benjamin Lock 61 2-4 3-3 11-5 0-1 1-0 12-6 Marco Nunez 0-6 8-5 2-6 2-5 1-0 5-2 9-9 0-1 17-17 Michael Rinaldi 0-2 6-5 2-7 10-5 1-1 9-8 1-0 21-14 Totals 63-48 15-14 15-11 18-9 15-11 16-11 18-7 160-111
Doubles Results Highest vs Tie Fall/Spring Name Rank Rank ACC Break Tournaments 1 2 3 NCAA Total --------------------------------------------- ------- ----- ----- ----- ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Jake Albo/Dominic Cotrone 1-0 1-0 1-0 Jake Albo/Joao Gauer 1-0 1-0 Jake Albo/Jack Haffey 1-0 1-1 1-1 Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis 3 2-4 2-6 0-2 3-2 8-10 2-0 13-12 Dominic Cotrone/Marco Nunez 0-1 1-1 0-2 1-0 1-2 Dominic Cotrone/Michael Rinaldi 1-0 1-0 1-0 Blake Davis/Cristian Gonzalez Mendez 2-1 3-1 3-1 Joao Gauer/Cristian Gonzalez Mendez 0-1 1-1 0-1 1-2 Joao Gauer/Jack Haffey 1-0 1-0 1-0 Joao Gauer/Benjamin Lock 1-1 1-1 Grayson Goldin/Marco Nunez 0-2 4-0 2-0 7-4 9-4 Grayson Goldin/Michael Rinaldi 0-1 5-3 1-0 2-3 0-2 2-1 6-1 10-7 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Jose Gracia 0-1 1-3 1-3 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Marco Nunez 1-2 2-4 1-1 0-1 2-4 2-5 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Michael Rinaldi 0-1 2-2 3-3 3-3 Jose Gracia/Jack Haffey 1-1 1-1 Jack Haffey/Michael Rinaldi 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-1 Benjamin Lock/Marco Nunez 9 4-1 3-0 12-2 1-0 13-2 Totals 23-15 11-15 16-9 14-6 64-45
Jake Albo Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/26/2013 T Cahit Kapukiran Stetson L 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 0-1 10/11/2013 T Everth Dzib South Florida W 7-5, 7-6(5) 1-1 10/12/2013 T Maxx Lipman Florida L 7-5, 6-1 1-2 10/13/2013 72 T Hernus Pieters Georgia L 6-1, 6-1 1-3 10/24/2013 T Sameer Kumar U.S. Tennis Assoc L 6-3, 6-1 1-4 10/25/2013 T Blake Bazarnak Illinois L 6-7(4), 6-1, 1-0(6) 1-5 10/26/2013 T Matt Kirby Tulsa W 3-6, 6-4, 1-0(7) 2-5 01/12/2014 6 Ben Horst Furman dnf 7-5, 4-1 2-5 0-0 01/18/2014 5 Oliver Dedding Citadel W 6-3, 6-1 3-5 1-0 03/11/2014 6 Fernando Sala Clemson W 6-1, 6-2 4-5 2-0 1-0 03/23/2014 5 Jalen Evans Florida A&M W 6-0, 6-1 5-5 3-0 03/29/2014 106 6 Luca Corinteli Virginia W 6-4, 6-3 6-5 4-0 2-0 04/04/2014 6 Nelson Vick North Carolina L 6-2, 7-5 6-6 4-1 2-1 04/25/2014 6 J.C. Aragone Virginia dnf 6-4, 0-2 dnf 6-6 4-1 Dominic Cotrone Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/20/2013 57 100 T Becker O'Shaughnessy Alabama W 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 1-0 09/21/2013 57 T Gregory Bayane California W 6-4, 6-1 2-0 09/22/2013 57 T Martin Redlicki U.S. Tennis Assoc W 6-4, 6-2 3-0 09/22/2013 57 T Nikhil Jayashankar California W 11-9 4-0 09/22/2013 57 95 T Danil Proskura Alabama L 10-5 4-1 09/30/2013 57 T Sven Lalic Indiana L 1-6, 6-4, 6-6 def. 4-2 10/12/2013 57 T Jake Bouchillon Kennesaw State W 6-2, 6-2 5-2 10/13/2013 57 T Elliott Orkin Florida L 6-4, 6-2 5-3 01/11/2014 2 Caio Gomes North Florida W 6-1, 6-2 6-3 1-0 01/11/2014 1 Oliver Snaider Mercer W 6-4, 6-2 7-3 2-0 01/12/2014 2 Tuki Jacobs South Alabama W 6-4, 6-0 8-3 3-0 01/12/2014 1 Matt Browne Furman W 6-0, 6-1 9-3 4-0 01/18/2014 66 1 Jordi Vives Florida Gulf Coast L 4-6, 6-4, 1-0(10-5) 9-4 4-1 01/18/2014 1 Elliott Sperr Citadel W 6-2, 6-1 10-4 5-1 01/20/2014 1 Dusty Boyer Nebraska W 6-1, 6-5(7-2) 11-4 6-1 01/20/2014 1 Gabriel Sciacca Dias Troy W 6-1, 6-1 12-4 7-1 01/25/2014 84 1 Nick Chappell Texas Christian L 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 12-5 7-2 01/26/2014 1 Sam Williams UNC-Wilmington W 6-2, 6-0 13-5 8-2 02/07/2014 5 1 Guillermo Alcorta Oklahoma L 6-3, 6-4 13-6 8-3 02/22/2014 112 1 Nathan Rakitt Georgia Tech W 6-2, 6-3 14-6 9-3 1-0 02/22/2014 112 1 Andrei Morin-Kougoucheff Florida Atlantic W 6-1, 6-1 15-6 10-3 02/26/2014 65 1 Spencer Newman Florida W 7-5, 6-2 16-6 11-3 03/01/2014 81 1 Roberto Cid South Florida L 6-2, 6-2 16-7 11-4 03/07/2014 31 1 Soren Hess-Olesen Texas L 6-1, 6-3 16-8 11-5 03/11/2014 122 90 1 Hunter Harrington Clemson L 7-6(5), 6-4 16-9 11-6 1-1 03/21/2014 122 41 1 Austin Powell North Carolina State W 6-4, 6-4 17-9 12-6 2-1 03/23/2014 122 20 1 Romain Bogaerts Wake Forest L 6-3, 6-4 17-10 12-7 2-2 03/23/2014 122 1 Admire Mushonga Florida A&M W 6-0, 6-2 18-10 13-7 03/28/2014 101 19 1 Amerigo Contini Virginia Tech L 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 18-11 13-8 2-3 03/29/2014 101 4 1 Mitchell Frank Virginia L 6-1, 6-4 18-12 13-9 2-4 04/04/2014 101 25 1 Ronnie Schneider North Carolina L 6-1, 6-2 18-13 13-10 2-5 04/06/2014 101 48 1 Jason Tahir Duke W 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-5 19-13 14-10 3-5 04/11/2014 84 1 Philip Nelson Boston College W 6-3, 6-2 20-13 15-10 4-5 04/13/2014 84 20 1 Greg Andrews Notre Dame L 6-4, 6-3 20-14 15-11 4-6 04/19/2014 90 66 1 Omar Aly Miami W 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 21-14 16-11 5-6 04/24/2014 72 68 1 Omar Aly Miami W 6-1, 6-4 22-14 17-11 04/25/2014 72 14 1 Alex Domijan Virginia L 6-0, 6-2 22-15 17-12 05/10/2014 66 47 1 Roberto Cid South Florida L 6-3, 6-0 22-16 17-13 Blake Davis Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/30/2013 T Alejandro Argente VA Commonwealth L 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 0-1 10/11/2013 T Bernard Tefel Miami W 6-3, 6-0 1-1 10/12/2013 T Michael Alford Florida L 6-4, 6-1 1-2 10/13/2013 T Sofiane Chevallier Georgia State W 6-0, 5-2 retired 2-2 10/13/2013 T Oliver Snaider Mercer L 6-4, 2-0 retired 2-3 10/24/2013 T Alexander Solonin Pepperdine W 6-2, 6-1 3-3 10/25/2013 98 T Quentin Monaghan Notre Dame L 7-6(1), 6-0 3-4 10/26/2013 T Blake Bazarnak Illinois W 6-0, 6-4 4-4 01/11/2014 3 Jack Findel-Hawkins North Florida W 6-4, 6-4 5-4 1-0 01/12/2014 3 Shayann Yaezzadeh South Alabama W 6-3, 6-1 6-4 2-0 01/12/2014 4 Juan Sheppard Furman W 6-2, 6-4 7-4 3-0 01/18/2014 2 Tianyu Bao Florida Gulf Coast W 6-2, 4-6, 1-0(10-6) 8-4 4-0 01/20/2014 2 Marc Herrmann Nebraska L 6-2, 6-2 8-5 4-1 01/20/2014 2 Mansingh Athare Troy W 6-1, 6-0 9-5 5-1 01/25/2014 2 Arnau Dachs Texas Christian L 6-5(5), 6-0 9-6 5-2 01/26/2014 2 Pedro Mol UNC-Wilmington W 6-3, 6-3 10-6 6-2 02/07/2014 6 2 Axel Alvarez Oklahoma L 7-5, 6-2 10-7 6-3 02/22/2014 2 Carlos Benito Georgia Tech W 6-2, 7-6(8), 1-0(11) 11-7 7-3 1-0 02/26/2014 2 Gordon Watson Florida L 6-2, 7-6(7-3) 11-8 7-4 03/01/2014 2 Oliver Pramming South Florida W 1-6, 6-0, 6-1 12-8 8-4 03/07/2014 22 2 Lloyd Glasspool Texas L 6-4, 6-2 12-9 8-5 03/11/2014 2 Dominique Maden Clemson L 3-6, 7-6(4), 1-0(2) 12-10 8-6 1-1 03/21/2014 3 Sean Weber North Carolina State W 6-1, 6-2 13-10 9-6 2-1 03/23/2014 56 3 Maksim Kan Wake Forest L 7-6(4), 6-2 13-11 9-7 2-2 03/28/2014 3 Joao Monteiro Virginia Tech L 6-1, 6-3 13-12 9-8 2-3 03/29/2014 40 3 Ryan Shane Virginia L 6-0, 6-4 13-13 9-9 2-4 04/04/2014 3 Esben Hess-Olesen North Carolina W 6-2, 7-6(6) 14-13 10-9 3-4 04/06/2014 3 Raphael Hemmeler Duke L 6-7(6), 6-2, 1-0(4) 14-14 10-10 3-5 04/11/2014 3 Aiden McNulty Boston College W 6-3, 6-1 15-14 11-10 4-5 04/13/2014 89 3 Quentin Monaghan Notre Dame L 6-2, 6-0 15-15 11-11 4-6 04/19/2014 4 Wilfredo Gonzalez Miami W 2-6, 7-6(2), 6-2 16-15 12-11 5-6 04/24/2014 4 Wilfredo Gonzalez Miami dnf 6-4, 5-7, 4-3 dnf 16-15 12-11 04/25/2014 80 4 Mac Styslinger Virginia dnf 4-6, 0-3 16-15 12-11 05/10/2014 4 Vadym Kalyuzhnyy South Florida L 6-0, 6-3 16-16 12-12 Parker Evertsen Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- Joao Gauer Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/26/2013 T Gilbert Rotich Bethune-Cookman W 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-1 1-0 09/26/2013 T Laurynas Antropikas Stetson L 6-3, 6-4 1-1 09/28/2013 T Riaan Du Toit Central Florida L 6-2, 6-4 1-2 10/11/2013 T Austin Emmet Mercer W 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-1 2-2 10/11/2013 T Federico Sabogal South Florida L 1-6, 7-6(), 6-1 2-3 10/24/2013 T Inaki Espindola Central Florida W 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(6) 3-3 10/25/2013 T Nortbert Nemscek North Florida L 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 3-4 10/26/2013 T Sameer Kumar U.S. Tennis Assoc L 6-1, 6-4 3-5 01/18/2014 6 Joe Bove Citadel W 6-1, 6-2 4-5 1-0 02/22/2014 6 Stefan Burnett Florida Atlantic W 6-2, 6-1 5-5 2-0 03/23/2014 6 Jason Ulacio Florida A&M W 6-0, 6-2 6-5 3-0 04/06/2014 6 TJ Pura Duke L 6-1, 6-2 6-6 3-1 0-1 Grayson Goldin Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/26/2013 T Adrian Reid Florida Gulf Coast W 6-1, 6-2 1-0 09/26/2013 T Gerald Nickerson Florida Atlantic W 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 2-0 09/27/2013 T Andrei Morin-Kougoucheff Florida Atlantic W 6-3, ret 3-0 09/28/2013 T Jordi Vives Florida Gulf Coast W 6-3, 6-4 4-0 09/28/2013 T Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Florida State L 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 4-1 10/11/2013 T Jack Murphy Miami W 6-1, 6-0 5-1 10/12/2013 19 T Ben Wagland Georgia L 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 5-2 10/13/2013 T Jannis Koeke Georgia State L 6-3, 6-2 5-3 10/24/2013 T Amar Hromic Central Florida W 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-3 6-3 10/25/2013 T Kenny Sabacinski Notre Dame W 6-4, 6-4 7-3 10/25/2013 T Martin Redlicki U.S. Tennis Assoc L 7-6(9), 6-0 7-4 10/26/2013 T Jesse Flores Central Florida W 6-3, 6-2 8-4 01/11/2014 6 Austin Emmet Mercer dnf 6-4, 5-1 dnf 8-4 0-0 01/12/2014 5 Joel Cook Furman W 6-3, 6-4 9-4 1-0 01/18/2014 6 Lance Lvosky Florida Gulf Coast W 6-2, 6-0 10-4 2-0 01/18/2014 4 Jackson Pride Citadel W 6-2, 6-2 11-4 3-0 01/20/2014 6 Vasileious Stavropoulos Nebraska W 6-2, 6-1 12-4 4-0 01/20/2014 5 Tadju Davies Troy W 6-1, 6-3 13-4 5-0 01/25/2014 6 Andres Alfonzo Texas Christian W 6-3, 6-0 14-4 6-0 01/26/2014 6 Karan Salwan UNC-Wilmington W 6-3, 6-4 15-4 7-0 02/07/2014 6 Nick Papac Oklahoma dnf dnf 15-4 7-0 02/22/2014 6 Will Showers Georgia Tech W 6-4, 4-6, 1-0(8) 16-4 8-0 1-0 02/22/2014 4 Sean Bacha Florida Atlantic W 6-1, 6-0 17-4 9-0 02/26/2014 6 Michael Alford Florida dnf 4-6, 2-5 dnf 17-4 9-0 03/01/2014 6 Federico Sabogal South Florida W 6-3, 6-3 18-4 10-0 03/07/2014 6 Clement Homs Texas L 5-7, 6-1, 1-0(7) 18-5 10-1 03/11/2014 116 5 Luke Johnson Clemson L 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 18-6 10-2 1-1 03/21/2014 116 6 Parker McGuiness North Carolina State L 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 18-7 10-3 1-2 03/23/2014 116 6 Pedro Dumont Wake Forest W 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 19-7 11-3 2-2 03/28/2014 6 Jai Corbett Virginia Tech L 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-4 19-8 11-4 2-3 04/06/2014 5 Josh Levine Duke W 6-1, 6-3 20-8 12-4 3-3 04/11/2014 6 Alexzndre Thirouin Boston College W 6-2, 6-3 21-8 13-4 4-3 04/13/2014 6 Eric Schnurrenberger Notre Dame L 7-6(3), 6-1 21-9 13-5 4-4 04/19/2014 6 Danny Shebshayevich Miami W 6-1, 6-4 22-9 14-5 5-4 04/24/2014 6 William Albanese Miami W 6-1, 6-1 23-9 15-5 04/25/2014 115 5 Thai-Son Kwiatkowski Virginia L 6-2, 6-1 23-10 15-6 05/10/2014 6 Federico Sabogal South Florida L 6-0, 4-6, 6-4 23-11 15-7 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/26/2013 T Caio Gomez North Florida W 6-1, 6-2 1-0 09/27/2013 T Inaki Espindola Central Florida W 6-1, 6-2 2-0 09/28/2013 T Jose Gracia Florida State W 6-4, 6-1 3-0 09/28/2013 T Grayson Goldin Florida State W 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 4-0 09/29/2013 T Michael Rinaldi Florida State W 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(2) 5-0 10/12/2013 T Oliver Snaider Mercer W 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 6-0 10/13/2013 T Gabriel Flores Miami W 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 7-0 10/13/2013 T Michael Alford Florida L 6-3, 7-5 7-1 10/24/2013 T Cole Fiegel Georgia Tech W 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 8-1 10/25/2013 T Mike Alford Florida W 6-3, 6-4 9-1 10/25/2013 50 T Daniel Leitner South Alabama W 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 10-1 10/26/2013 T Carlos Bautista Tulsa W 6-2, 6-4 11-1 10/27/2013 T Martin Redlicki U.S. Tennis Assoc L 7-6(2), 6-2 11-2 01/11/2014 4 Yannick Zuern North Florida dnf 3-6, 6-3, 1-2 dnf 11-2 0-0 01/12/2014 5 Manuel Belda South Alabama W 6-0, 6-4 12-2 1-0 01/12/2014 3 Jacob Behal Furman dnf 6-4, 2-3 12-2 1-0 01/18/2014 3 Dean Tsamas Florida Gulf Coast W 6-3, 6-3 13-2 2-0 01/18/2014 3 Dillon Berkabile Citadel W 6-1, 6-2 14-2 3-0 01/20/2014 3 Andrew Dzulynsky Nebraska W 6-2, 6-1 15-2 4-0 01/20/2014 3 Sami Ghorbel Troy W 6-3, 6-2 16-2 5-0 01/25/2014 4 Rodolfo Bustamante Texas Christian W 6-0, 3-6, 6-5(4) 17-2 6-0 01/26/2014 4 Santtu Leskinen UNC-Wilmington dnf dnf 17-2 6-0 02/07/2014 37 3 Andrew Harris Oklahoma L 6-3, 6-2 17-3 6-1 02/22/2014 98 3 Eduardo Segura Georgia Tech W 6-4, 6-3 18-3 7-1 1-0 02/22/2014 98 2 Will Neuner Florida Atlantic W 7-6(7-1), 6-0 19-3 8-1 02/26/2014 3 Diego Hildalgo Florida W 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 20-3 9-1 03/01/2014 3 Sasha Gozun South Florida W 6-4, 6-4 21-3 10-1 03/07/2014 60 3 George Goldhoff Texas W 6-3, 6-7(6), 1-0(8) 22-3 11-1 03/11/2014 86 3 Alejandro Augusto Clemson L 7-6(6), 6-3 22-4 11-2 1-1 03/21/2014 86 98 2 Robbie Mudge North Carolina State W 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 23-4 12-2 2-1 03/23/2014 86 48 2 Adam Lee Wake Forest W 6-4, 6-3 24-4 13-2 3-1 03/23/2014 86 2 Zack Everden Florida A&M W 6-2, 6-1 25-4 14-2 03/28/2014 65 120 2 Andreas Bjerrehus Virginia Tech L 6-4, 7-6(6) 25-5 14-3 3-2 03/29/2014 65 24 2 Alex Domijan Virginia L 6-3, 6-2 25-6 14-4 3-3 04/04/2014 65 58 2 Brett Clark North Carolina L 7-5, 6-7(6), 6-3 25-7 14-5 3-4 04/06/2014 65 54 2 Fred Saba Duke L 6-0, 6-4 25-8 14-6 3-5 04/11/2014 100 2 Jonathan Raude Boston College W 6-3, 6-4 26-8 15-6 4-5 04/13/2014 100 2 Ryan Bandy Notre Dame W 6-7(4),7-6(8),1-0(9) 27-8 16-6 5-5 04/19/2014 121 2 Gabriel Flores Miami L 6-0, 7-6(1) 27-9 16-7 5-6 04/24/2014 2 Gabriel Flores Miami dnf 4-6, 6-3, 4-5 dnf 27-9 16-7 04/25/2014 4 2 Mitchell Frank Virginia dnf 4-6, 2-2 dnf 27-9 16-7 05/10/2014 2 Oliver Pramming South Florida dnf 7-6(4), 4-6, 5-4 dnf 27-9 16-7 Jose Gracia Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/26/2013 T Jalen Evans Florida A&M W 6-4, 6-1 1-0 09/26/2013 T Jack Findel-Hawkins North Florida W 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 2-0 09/27/2013 T Yannick Zuern North Florida W 6-1, 6-3 3-0 09/28/2013 T Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Florida State L 6-4, 6-1 3-1 10/12/2013 T Richard Brej Florida W 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 4-1 10/13/2013 T Jordi Vives Florida Gulf Coast L 6-4, 7-5 4-2 10/24/2013 T Dylan McCloskey Tulsa W 6-2, 6-2 5-2 10/25/2013 T Brian Page Illinois L 3-6, 7-6(9), 6-2 5-3 10/26/2013 39 T Stephane Piro Florida L 6-4, 6-4 5-4 01/11/2014 6 Pablo Tellez North Florida W 6-2, 6-1 6-4 1-0 01/11/2014 5 Arsav Mohanty Mercer W 6-2, 6-1 7-4 2-0 01/12/2014 6 Juan Troglia South Alabama W 7-6(7-4), 6-3 8-4 3-0 Jack Haffey Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/26/2013 T Joao Almeida Bethune-Cookman W 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-4 1-0 09/26/2013 T Andrei Morin-Kougoucheff Florida Atlantic L 6-1, 6-4 1-1 09/28/2013 T Hans Adrian Riseng Stetson L 6-3, 6-3 1-2 10/11/2013 T Maksim Yorsh Kennesaw State L 6-0, 6-1 1-3 10/11/2013 T Jack Murphy Miami W 7-6(5), 6-3 2-3 10/24/2013 T Nico Montoya Notre Dame L 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 2-4 10/25/2013 T Jesse Flores Central Florida L 6-3, 6-3 2-5 10/26/2013 T Catalin Mateas U.S. Tennis Assoc L 6-2, 6-2 2-6 Benjamin Lock Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/20/2013 116 T Sameer Kumar U.S. Tennis Assoc W 6-2, 6-1 1-0 09/21/2013 116 T Andre Goransson California W 7-6(4), 6-3 2-0 09/22/2013 116 123 T Thomas Tenreiro Boise State W 6-3, 7-6(3) 3-0 09/22/2013 116 119 T Uros Petronijevic San Diego L 12-10 3-1 09/30/2013 116 53 T Leandro Toledo Minnesota W 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-2 4-1 10/01/2013 116 T Behzad Minavi Texas A&M W 6-4, 6-1 5-1 10/02/2013 116 T Bruno Semenzato Duke W 5-7, 6-0, 6-3 6-1 10/03/2013 116 10 T Soren Hess-Olesen Texas L 6-4, 6-4 6-2 10/03/2013 116 24 T Hunter Reese Tennessee L 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-1 6-3 10/12/2013 116 T Thomas Cook Georgia State W 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 7-3 10/13/2013 116 T Paul Polarczyk South Florida W 6-2, 6-1 8-3 10/13/2013 116 T Henrique Tsukamoto Miami W 6-2, 6-3 9-3 10/14/2013 116 T Maxx Lipman Florida L 7-5, 6-3 9-4 10/24/2013 116 T Kento Tanka-Tamaki Pepperdine W 6-4, 6-2 10-4 10/25/2013 116 T Carlos Baulista Tulsa L 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 10-5 10/26/2013 116 T Mitch Stewart U.S. Tennis Assoc W 6-1, 6-3 11-5 01/11/2014 61 1 Norbert Nemcsek North Florida dnf 7-6(4), 6-4, 2-1 dnf 11-5 0-0 01/11/2014 61 2 Arnav Mohanty Mercer W 6-2, 6-1 12-5 1-0 01/12/2014 61 117 1 Daniel Leitner South Alabama L 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 12-6 1-1 01/12/2014 61 2 Adam Steryous Furman dnf 6-3, 2-2 dnf 12-6 1-1 Marco Nunez Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/20/2013 T Jackson Withrow Texas A&M L 6-3, 6-1 0-1 09/21/2013 T Taylor Fritz U.S. Tennis Assoc L 7-5, 4-6, 1-0(10-6) 0-2 09/22/2013 T Maciek Ramowicz Stanford L 7-5, 6-1 0-3 09/30/2013 60 T Mate Zsiga Baylor L 6-3, 7-5 0-4 10/12/2013 T Vadym Kaluzhnyy South Florida L 6-1, 6-2 0-5 10/13/2013 T Arnav Mohanty Mercer W 6-3, 6-2 1-5 10/13/2013 T Cole Fiegel Georgia Tech W 7-6(2), 7-6(2) 2-5 01/11/2014 4 Anderson Scarpa Mercer W 6-1, 6-1 3-5 1-0 01/12/2014 4 Gerhard Gruindelingh South Alabama L 3-6, 6-2, 1-0(10-7) 3-6 1-1 01/18/2014 4 Gabriel Echeverry Florida Gulf Coast W 6-2, 6-1 4-6 2-1 01/18/2014 2 Peter Bleach Citadel W 6-3, 6-2 5-6 3-1 01/20/2014 4 Tom Blackwell Nebraska L 6-4, 6-3 5-7 3-2 01/20/2014 4 Daniel Bustamante Troy W 6-2, 6-4 6-7 4-2 01/25/2014 118 3 Facundo Lugones Texas Christian L 6-2, 5-6(9), 6-1 6-8 4-3 01/26/2014 3 Zach Hublitz UNC-Wilmington dnf dnf 6-8 4-3 02/07/2014 40 4 Dane Webb Oklahoma L 6-3, 6-1 6-9 4-4 02/22/2014 4 Casey Kay Georgia Tech W 6-4, 6-2 7-9 5-4 1-0 02/22/2014 3 Richard Meade Florida Atlantic W 6-4, 6-1 8-9 6-4 02/26/2014 4 Florent Diep Florida L 4-6, 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South Florida W 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 17-17 15-12 Michael Rinaldi Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/20/2013 T Andrew Goodwin Alabama W 6-2, 6-3 1-0 09/21/2013 T Kalman Boyd U.S. Tennis Assoc W 6-2, 7-5 2-0 09/22/2013 T Daniel Ho Stanford W 6-3, 6-4 3-0 09/22/2013 11 T Jeremy Efferding Texas A&M L 10-6 3-1 09/26/2013 T Admire Mushonga Florida A&M W 6-2, 6-1 4-1 09/27/2013 T Chris Barrus Central Florida W 6-3, 6-2 5-1 09/28/2013 T Laurynas Antropikas Stetson W 6-3, 7-6(1) 6-1 09/28/2013 T Norbert Nemcsek North Florida W 6-2, 6-3 7-1 09/29/2013 T Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Florida State L 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(2) 7-2 10/12/2013 T Simon Pritchard Kennesaw State W 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-2 8-2 10/13/2013 T William Albanese Miami W 6-2, 6-0 9-2 10/13/2013 T Maxx Lipman Florida L 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-3 9-3 10/24/2013 T Kyle Seeling U.S. Tennis Assoc W 6-3, 7-6(2) 10-3 10/25/2013 T Max DeVroome Southern California L 6-4, 6-2 10-4 10/26/2013 T Carlos Benito Georgia Tech L 6-3, 7-6(5) 10-5 01/11/2014 5 Zach Goldberg North Florida W 6-3, 6-2 11-5 1-0 01/11/2014 3 Manuel de Luis Mercer dnf 6-1, 5-2 dnf 11-5 1-0 01/18/2014 5 Lucas Vaz Florida Gulf Coast W 6-1, 6-2 12-5 2-0 01/20/2014 5 Beauregard Treyz Nebraska W 6-2, 6-3 13-5 3-0 01/20/2014 6 Pablo Moreno Troy W 6-3, 6-4 14-5 4-0 01/25/2014 5 Trey Daniel Texas Christian L 6-5(4), 4-6, 6-2 14-6 4-1 01/26/2014 5 Kaue Pereira UNC-Wilmington dnf dnf 14-6 4-1 02/07/2014 5 Austin Siegel Oklahoma dnf dnf 14-6 4-1 02/22/2014 5 Cole Fiegel Georgia Tech L 6-7(4), 6-4, 1-0(6) 14-7 4-2 0-1 02/22/2014 5 Robert Dubuque Florida Atlantic W 7-6(13-11), 6-0 15-7 5-2 02/26/2014 5 Maxx Lipman Florida L 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 15-8 5-3 03/01/2014 5 Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz South Florida L 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3) 15-9 5-4 03/07/2014 5 David Holiner Texas W 6-3, 7-6(7) 16-9 6-4 03/21/2014 5 Simon McGuinness North Carolina State L 6-4, 6-4 16-10 6-5 0-2 03/23/2014 5 Nicky Kunz Wake Forest W 6-2, 6-3 17-10 7-5 1-2 03/23/2014 4 Courage Okungbowa Florida A&M W 6-1, 6-1 18-10 8-5 03/28/2014 5 Florian Nicoud Virginia Tech W 6-4, 6-4 19-10 9-5 2-2 03/29/2014 112 4 Thai-Son Kwiatkowski Virginia L 6-1, 6-1 19-11 9-6 2-3 04/04/2014 5 Jack Murray North Carolina L 1-6, 6-2, 7-6(0) 19-12 9-7 2-4 04/11/2014 5 Kyle Childree Boston College W 6-4, 6-2 20-12 10-7 3-4 04/13/2014 5 Eddy Covalschi Notre Dame L 6-4, 6-3 20-13 10-8 3-5 04/19/2014 5 Henrique Tsukamoto Miami W 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 21-13 11-8 4-5 04/24/2014 5 Henrique Tsukamoto Miami dnf 6-3, 1-6, 6-6 dnf 21-13 11-8 05/10/2014 5 Ignacio Gonzalez South Florida L 5-7, 6-3, 6-0 21-14 11-9
Jake Albo Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 10/12/2013 T Joao Gauer Bernard Tefel/Henrique Tsukamoto Miami W 8-6 1-0 10/24/2013 T Jack Haffey Tuki Jacobs/Shayann Vaezzadeh South Alabama L 8-4 1-1 10/26/2013 T Jack Haffey Catalin Mateas/Kyle Seeling U.S. Tennis Assoc W 8-7(5) 2-1 03/23/2014 2 Dominic Cotrone Courage Okungbowa/Augustin Waitman Florida A&M W 8-2 3-1 1-0 Dominic Cotrone Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 10/12/2013 5 T Blake Davis Vadym Kalyuzhnyy/Paul Polarczyk South Florida W 8-5 1-0 10/12/2013 5 T Blake Davis Lucas Vaz/Jordi Vives Florida Gulf Coast W 8-2 2-0 10/13/2013 5 57 T Blake Davis Elliott Orkin/Gordon Watson Florida L 8-5 2-1 10/25/2013 3 T Blake Davis Jesse Flores/Amar Hromic Central Florida W 8-6 3-1 10/26/2013 5 T Blake Davis Caio Gomes/Yannick Zuern North Florida L 8-5 3-2 01/12/2014 2 Blake Davis Daniel Leitner/Juan Troglia South Alabama W 6-2 4-2 1-0 01/12/2014 1 Blake Davis Joel Cook/Alex Christ Furman W 6-2 5-2 2-0 01/18/2014 1 Blake Davis Dean Tsamas/Jordi Vives Florida Gulf Coast W 6-2 6-2 3-0 01/18/2014 1 Blake Davis Dillon Berkabile/Elliott Sperr Citadel W 6-2 7-2 4-0 01/20/2014 1 Blake Davis Brandon Videtich/Bradford Zitsch Nebraska W 6-3 8-2 5-0 01/20/2014 1 Blake Davis Mansingh Athare/Sami Ghorbel Troy L 6-4 8-3 5-1 01/25/2014 11 1 Blake Davis Nick Chappell/Will Stein Texas Christian W 6-1 9-3 6-1 01/26/2014 1 Blake Davis Santtu Leskinen/Sam Williams UNC-Wilmington W 6-4 10-3 7-1 02/22/2014 51 15 1 Blake Davis Carlos Benito/Eduardo Segura Georgia Tech W 8-6 11-3 8-1 1-0 02/22/2014 2 Michael Rinaldi Stefan Burnett/Richard Meade Florida Atlantic W 8-1 12-3 9-1 02/26/2014 23 26 1 Blake Davis Michael Alford/Stephane Piro Florida L 8-6 12-4 9-2 03/01/2014 23 29 1 Blake Davis Roberto Cid/Sasha Gozun South Florida L 8-7 (6) 12-5 9-3 03/07/2014 23 8 1 Blake Davis Lloyd Glasspool/Soren Hess-Olesen Texas L 8-7(7-4) 12-6 9-4 03/11/2014 41 1 Blake Davis Hunter Harrington/Dominique Maden Clemson L 8-4 12-7 9-5 1-1 03/21/2014 41 1 Blake Davis Ian Dempster/Robbie Mudge North Carolina State L 8-2 12-8 9-6 1-2 03/23/2014 41 1 Blake Davis Jon Ho/Adam Lee Wake Forest W 8-3 13-8 10-6 2-2 03/23/2014 2 Jake Albo Courage Okungbowa/Augustin Waitman Florida A&M W 8-2 14-8 11-6 03/28/2014 41 1 Blake Davis Andreas Bjerrehus/Hunter Koontz Virginia Tech L 8-5 14-9 11-7 2-3 03/29/2014 41 1 Blake Davis Jordan Daigle/Thai-Son Kwiatkowski Virginia L 8-5 14-10 11-8 2-4 04/04/2014 41 1 Blake Davis Brett Clark/Brayden Schnur North Carolina L 8-5 14-11 11-9 2-5 04/06/2014 41 1 Blake Davis Raphael Hemmeler/Fred Saba Duke L 8-0 14-12 11-10 2-6 04/11/2014 2 Marco Nunez Jonathan Raude/Alexandre Thirouin Boston College W 8-3 15-12 12-10 3-6 04/13/2014 2 Marco Nunez Greg Andrews/Josh Hagar Notre Dame dnf dnf 15-12 12-10 3-6 04/19/2014 1 Marco Nunez Omar Aly/Wilfredo Gonzalez Miami L 8-4 15-13 12-11 3-7 04/24/2014 1 Marco Nunez Omar Aly/Wilfredo Gonzalez Miami dnf 6-4 dnf 15-13 12-11 04/25/2014 54 1 Marco Nunez Luca Corinteli/Mac Styslinger Virginia L 8-5 15-14 12-12 05/10/2014 81 2 Blake Davis Ignacio Gonzalez/Oliver Pramming South Florida W 8-5 16-14 13-12 Blake Davis Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 10/12/2013 5 T Dominic Cotrone Vadym Kalyuzhnyy/Paul Polarczyk South Florida W 8-5 1-0 10/12/2013 5 T Dominic Cotrone Lucas Vaz/Jordi Vives Florida Gulf Coast W 8-2 2-0 10/13/2013 5 57 T Dominic Cotrone Elliott Orkin/Gordon Watson Florida L 8-5 2-1 10/25/2013 3 T Dominic Cotrone Jesse Flores/Amar Hromic Central Florida W 8-6 3-1 10/26/2013 5 T Dominic Cotrone Caio Gomes/Yannick Zuern North Florida L 8-5 3-2 01/12/2014 2 Dominic Cotrone Daniel Leitner/Juan Troglia South Alabama W 6-2 4-2 1-0 01/12/2014 1 Dominic Cotrone Joel Cook/Alex Christ Furman W 6-2 5-2 2-0 01/18/2014 1 Dominic Cotrone Dean Tsamas/Jordi Vives Florida Gulf Coast W 6-2 6-2 3-0 01/18/2014 1 Dominic Cotrone Dillon Berkabile/Elliott Sperr Citadel W 6-2 7-2 4-0 01/20/2014 1 Dominic Cotrone Brandon Videtich/Bradford Zitsch Nebraska W 6-3 8-2 5-0 01/20/2014 1 Dominic Cotrone Mansingh Athare/Sami Ghorbel Troy L 6-4 8-3 5-1 01/25/2014 11 1 Dominic Cotrone Nick Chappell/Will Stein Texas Christian W 6-1 9-3 6-1 01/26/2014 1 Dominic Cotrone Santtu Leskinen/Sam Williams UNC-Wilmington W 6-4 10-3 7-1 02/22/2014 51 15 1 Dominic Cotrone Carlos Benito/Eduardo Segura Georgia Tech W 8-6 11-3 8-1 1-0 02/26/2014 23 26 1 Dominic Cotrone Michael Alford/Stephane Piro Florida L 8-6 11-4 8-2 03/01/2014 23 29 1 Dominic Cotrone Roberto Cid/Sasha Gozun South Florida L 8-7 (6) 11-5 8-3 03/07/2014 23 8 1 Dominic Cotrone Lloyd Glasspool/Soren Hess-Olesen Texas L 8-7(7-4) 11-6 8-4 03/11/2014 41 1 Dominic Cotrone Hunter Harrington/Dominique Maden Clemson L 8-4 11-7 8-5 1-1 03/21/2014 41 1 Dominic Cotrone Ian Dempster/Robbie Mudge North Carolina State L 8-2 11-8 8-6 1-2 03/23/2014 41 1 Dominic Cotrone Jon Ho/Adam Lee Wake Forest W 8-3 12-8 9-6 2-2 03/28/2014 41 1 Dominic Cotrone Andreas Bjerrehus/Hunter Koontz Virginia Tech L 8-5 12-9 9-7 2-3 03/29/2014 41 1 Dominic Cotrone Jordan Daigle/Thai-Son Kwiatkowski Virginia L 8-5 12-10 9-8 2-4 04/04/2014 41 1 Dominic Cotrone Brett Clark/Brayden Schnur North Carolina L 8-5 12-11 9-9 2-5 04/06/2014 41 1 Dominic Cotrone Raphael Hemmeler/Fred Saba Duke L 8-0 12-12 9-10 2-6 04/11/2014 3 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Kyle Childree/Hank Workman Boston College W 8-2 13-12 10-10 3-6 04/13/2014 3 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Ryan Bandy/Matt Dooley Notre Dame L 8-3 13-13 10-11 3-7 04/19/2014 3 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez William Albanese/Henrique Tsukamoto Miami W 8-3 14-13 11-11 4-7 04/24/2014 3 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Bernard Tefel/Henrique Tsukamoto Miami W 8-6 15-13 12-11 04/25/2014 3 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Mitchell Frank/Justin Shane Virginia dnf 6-7 dnf 15-13 12-11 05/10/2014 81 2 Dominic Cotrone Ignacio Gonzalez/Oliver Pramming South Florida W 8-5 16-13 13-11 Parker Evertsen Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- Joao Gauer Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/27/2013 T Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Zack Evenden/Courage Okungbowa Florida A&M W 8-1 1-0 09/27/2013 T Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Riaan Du Toit/Inaki Espindola Central Florida L 9-7 1-1 10/12/2013 T Jake Albo Bernard Tefel/Henrique Tsukamoto Miami W 8-6 2-1 10/24/2013 T Benjamin Lock Sunay Bhat/Colton Norton Tennessee W 8-1 3-1 10/25/2013 T Benjamin Lock Mike Alford/Stephane Piro Florida L 8-2 3-2 01/18/2014 3 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Gabriel Echeverry/Lucas Vaz Florida Gulf Coast L 6-5(7-5) 3-3 0-1 02/22/2014 3 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Sean Bacha/Robert Dubuque Florida Atlantic dnf 5-6 dnf 3-3 0-1 03/23/2014 3 Jack Haffey Jalen Evans/Jason Ulacio Florida A&M W 8-1 4-3 1-1 Grayson Goldin Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/27/2013 T Michael Rinaldi Chester Espie/Simon Julin Stetson W 8-1 1-0 09/27/2013 T Michael Rinaldi Caio Gomez/Yannick Zuern North Florida W 8-5 2-0 09/28/2013 T Michael Rinaldi Riaan Du Toit/Inaki Espindola Central Florida L 8-3 2-1 10/24/2013 T Michael Rinaldi Tom Fawcett/Mitch Stewart U.S. Tennis Assoc L 8-2 2-2 10/26/2013 T Michael Rinaldi Cole Fiegel/Nathan Rakitt Georgia Tech L 8-4 2-3 01/12/2014 3 Michael Rinaldi Tuki Jacobs/Shayann Vaezzadeh South Alabama dnf 4-3 dnf 2-3 0-0 01/12/2014 3 Michael Rinaldi Matt Browne/Ben Horst Furman W 6-4 3-3 1-0 01/18/2014 2 Marco Nunez Tianyu Boa/Lance Lvovsky Florida Gulf Coast W 6-2 4-3 2-0 01/18/2014 2 Marco Nunez Peter Bleach/Jackson Pride Citadel W 6-0 5-3 3-0 01/20/2014 2 Marco Nunez Marc Herrmann/Beauregard Treyz Nebraska W 6-2 6-3 4-0 01/20/2014 2 Marco Nunez Tommy Cundy/Pablo Moreno Troy W 6-2 7-3 5-0 01/25/2014 2 Marco Nunez Arnau Dachs/Trey Daniel Texas Christian L 6-4 7-4 5-1 01/26/2014 2 Marco Nunez Pedro Mol/Kaue Pereira UNC-Wilmington L 6-3 7-5 5-2 02/22/2014 2 Marco Nunez Casey Kay/Nathan Rakitt Georgia Tech W 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Michael Rinaldi Daniel McCall/Bruno Semenzato Duke W 8-7 (9-7) 16-8 14-5 6-1 04/11/2014 1 Michael Rinaldi Philip Nelson/Matt Wagner Boston College L 8-6 16-9 14-6 6-2 04/13/2014 1 Michael Rinaldi Alex Lawson/Billy Pecor Notre Dame L 8-5 16-10 14-7 6-3 04/19/2014 2 Michael Rinaldi Gabriel Flores/Diego Soto Miami W 8-4 17-10 15-7 7-3 04/24/2014 2 Michael Rinaldi Gabriel Flores/Diego Soto Miami W 8-3 18-10 16-7 04/25/2014 74 2 Michael Rinaldi Alex Domijan/Harrison Richmond Virginia L 8-3 18-11 16-8 05/10/2014 3 Michael Rinaldi Everth Dzib/Vadym Kalyuzhnyy South Florida W 8-1 19-11 17-8 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/27/2013 T Joao Gauer Zack Evenden/Courage Okungbowa Florida A&M W 8-1 1-0 09/27/2013 T Joao Gauer Riaan Du Toit/Inaki Espindola Central Florida L 9-7 1-1 10/12/2013 T Jose Gracia Thomas Cook/Valentin Horvat Georgia State L 8-3 1-2 10/12/2013 T Jose Gracia Richard Brej/Maxx Lipman Florida W 8-1 2-2 10/13/2013 T Jose Gracia Ignacio Gonzalez/Oliver Pramming South Florida L 8-5 2-3 10/24/2013 T Jose Gracia Francesc Aulina/Matthew Gladstone Central Florida L 8-7(3) 2-4 01/12/2014 2 Benjamin Lock Jacob Behel/Adam Steryous Furman dnf 5-5 dnf 2-4 0-0 01/18/2014 3 Joao Gauer Gabriel Echeverry/Lucas Vaz Florida Gulf Coast L 6-5(7-5) 2-5 0-1 01/20/2014 3 Michael Rinaldi Dusty Boyer/Andrew Dzulynsky Nebraska dnf 2-4 dnf 2-5 0-1 01/20/2014 3 Michael Rinaldi Daniel Bustamante/Gabriel Sciacca Dias Troy L 6-5(7-2) 2-6 0-2 01/25/2014 3 Michael Rinaldi Jhonathan Gonzalez/Facundo Lugones Texas Christian W 6-5(5) 3-6 1-2 01/26/2014 3 Michael Rinaldi Zach Hublitz/Christiaan Van der Burgh UNC-Wilmington W 6-5(2) 4-6 2-2 02/22/2014 3 Michael Rinaldi Cole Fiegel/Will Showers Georgia Tech dnf 6-7 dnf 4-6 2-2 0-0 02/22/2014 3 Joao Gauer Sean Bacha/Robert Dubuque Florida Atlantic dnf 5-6 dnf 4-6 2-2 02/26/2014 3 Michael Rinaldi Diego Hildalgo/Spencer Newman Florida dnf 4-7 dnf 4-6 2-2 03/01/2014 3 Michael Rinaldi Everth Dzib/Vadym Kalyuzhnyy South Florida W 8-5 5-6 3-2 03/07/2014 3 Michael Rinaldi Adrien Berkowicz/George Goldhoff Texas L 8-7(7-4) 5-7 3-3 03/11/2014 3 Michael Rinaldi Austin Ansari/Luke Johnson Clemson L 8-2 5-8 3-4 0-1 03/21/2014 27 2 Marco Nunez Nick Horton/Sean Weber North Carolina State L 8-6 5-9 3-5 0-2 03/23/2014 58 2 Marco Nunez Romain Bogaerts/Maksim Kan Wake Forest W 8-7(5) 6-9 4-5 1-2 03/28/2014 2 Marco Nunez Amerigo Contini/Joao Monteiro Virginia Tech W 8-2 7-9 5-5 2-2 03/29/2014 2 Marco Nunez Alex Domijan/Harrison Richmond Virginia L 8-3 7-10 5-6 2-3 04/04/2014 2 Marco Nunez Oystein Steiro/Nelson Vick North Carolina L 8-6 7-11 5-7 2-4 04/06/2014 2 Marco Nunez Josh Levine/Jason Tahir Duke L 8-7 (7-2) 7-12 5-8 2-5 04/11/2014 3 Blake Davis Kyle Childree/Hank Workman Boston College W 8-2 8-12 6-8 3-5 04/13/2014 3 Blake Davis Ryan Bandy/Matt Dooley Notre Dame L 8-3 8-13 6-9 3-6 04/19/2014 3 Blake Davis William Albanese/Henrique Tsukamoto Miami W 8-3 9-13 7-9 4-6 04/24/2014 3 Blake Davis Bernard Tefel/Henrique Tsukamoto Miami W 8-6 10-13 8-9 04/25/2014 3 Blake Davis Mitchell Frank/Justin Shane Virginia dnf 6-7 dnf 10-13 8-9 05/10/2014 45 1 Marco Nunez Roberto Cid/Sasha Gozun South Florida L 8-5 10-14 8-10 Jose Gracia Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/27/2013 T Jack Haffey Jose Sangroniz/Arjun Watane Central Florida W 8-2 1-0 09/27/2013 T Jack Haffey Nathan Debut/Hans Adrian Riseng Stetson L 8-6 1-1 10/12/2013 T Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Thomas Cook/Valentin Horvat Georgia State L 8-3 1-2 10/12/2013 T Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Richard Brej/Maxx Lipman Florida W 8-1 2-2 10/13/2013 T Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Ignacio Gonzalez/Oliver Pramming South Florida L 8-5 2-3 10/24/2013 T Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Francesc Aulina/Matthew Gladstone Central Florida L 8-7(3) 2-4 Jack Haffey Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/27/2013 T Jose Gracia Jose Sangroniz/Arjun Watane Central Florida W 8-2 1-0 09/27/2013 T Jose Gracia Nathan Debut/Hans Adrian Riseng Stetson L 8-6 1-1 10/12/2013 58 T Michael Rinaldi Sofiane Chevallier/Robert Schulze Georgia State L 8-7(7) 1-2 10/24/2013 T Jake Albo Tuki Jacobs/Shayann Vaezzadeh South Alabama L 8-4 1-3 10/26/2013 T Jake Albo Catalin Mateas/Kyle Seeling U.S. Tennis Assoc W 8-7(5) 2-3 01/18/2014 3 Michael Rinaldi Oliver Dedding/Connor Grady Citadel W 6-0 3-3 1-0 03/23/2014 3 Joao Gauer Jalen Evans/Jason Ulacio Florida A&M W 8-1 4-3 2-0 Benjamin Lock Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/20/2013 T Marco Nunez Jeremy Efferding/Junior Ore Texas A&M W 8-7(7) 1-0 09/21/2013 T Marco Nunez Uros Petronijevic/Clarke Spinosa San Diego W 8-5 2-0 10/01/2013 T Marco Nunez Cale Hammond/Fred Saba Duke W 8-3 3-0 10/02/2013 T Marco Nunez Harrison Richmond/Justin Shane Virginia W 8-7(6) 4-0 10/02/2013 49 T Marco Nunez Nick Horton/Sean Weber North Carolina State L 8-6 4-1 10/12/2013 T Marco Nunez Austin Emmet/Oliver Snaider Mercer W 8-5 5-1 10/12/2013 7 T Marco Nunez Garrett Brasseaux/Nathan Pasha Georgia W 8-6 6-1 10/13/2013 58 T Marco Nunez Sofiane Chevallier/Robert Schulze Georgia State W 8-3 7-1 10/14/2013 57 T Marco Nunez Elliott Orkin/Gordon Watson Florida W 8-6 8-1 10/15/2013 39 T Marco Nunez Ignacio Gonzalez/Oliver Pramming South Florida W 8-2 9-1 10/24/2013 T Joao Gauer Sunay Bhat/Colton Norton Tennessee W 8-1 10-1 10/25/2013 T Joao Gauer Mike Alford/Stephane Piro Florida L 8-2 10-2 11/07/2013 T Marco Nunez William Kallberg/Stefan Lindmark Mississippi W 8-6 11-2 11/07/2013 T Marco Nunez Jose Bendeck/Cristobal Ramos Idaho W 8-7(2) 12-2 11/08/2013 T Marco Nunez Lloyd Glasspool/Soren Hess-Olesen Texas W 8-6 13-2 11/09/2013 T Marco Nunez Ashok Narayana/Max Schnur Columbia L 6-4, 6-4 13-3 01/12/2014 9 1 Marco Nunez Manuel Belda/Gerhard Gruindelingh South Alabama W 6-1 14-3 1-0 01/12/2014 2 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Jacob Behel/Adam Steryous Furman dnf 5-5 dnf 14-3 1-0 Marco Nunez Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/20/2013 T Benjamin Lock Jeremy Efferding/Junior Ore Texas A&M W 8-7(7) 1-0 09/21/2013 T Benjamin Lock Uros Petronijevic/Clarke Spinosa San Diego W 8-5 2-0 10/01/2013 T Benjamin Lock Cale Hammond/Fred Saba Duke W 8-3 3-0 10/02/2013 T Benjamin Lock Harrison Richmond/Justin Shane Virginia W 8-7(6) 4-0 10/02/2013 49 T Benjamin Lock Nick Horton/Sean Weber North Carolina State L 8-6 4-1 10/12/2013 T Benjamin Lock Austin Emmet/Oliver Snaider Mercer W 8-5 5-1 10/12/2013 7 T Benjamin Lock Garrett Brasseaux/Nathan Pasha Georgia W 8-6 6-1 10/13/2013 58 T Benjamin Lock Sofiane Chevallier/Robert Schulze Georgia State W 8-3 7-1 10/14/2013 57 T Benjamin Lock Elliott Orkin/Gordon Watson Florida W 8-6 8-1 10/15/2013 39 T Benjamin Lock Ignacio Gonzalez/Oliver Pramming South Florida W 8-2 9-1 11/07/2013 T Benjamin Lock William Kallberg/Stefan Lindmark Mississippi W 8-6 10-1 11/07/2013 T Benjamin Lock Jose Bendeck/Cristobal Ramos Idaho W 8-7(2) 11-1 11/08/2013 T Benjamin Lock Lloyd Glasspool/Soren Hess-Olesen Texas W 8-6 12-1 11/09/2013 T Benjamin Lock Ashok Narayana/Max Schnur Columbia L 6-4, 6-4 12-2 01/12/2014 9 1 Benjamin Lock Manuel Belda/Gerhard Gruindelingh South Alabama W 6-1 13-2 1-0 01/18/2014 2 Grayson Goldin Tianyu Boa/Lance Lvovsky Florida Gulf Coast W 6-2 14-2 2-0 01/18/2014 2 Grayson Goldin Peter Bleach/Jackson Pride Citadel W 6-0 15-2 3-0 01/20/2014 2 Grayson Goldin Marc Herrmann/Beauregard Treyz Nebraska W 6-2 16-2 4-0 01/20/2014 2 Grayson Goldin Tommy Cundy/Pablo Moreno Troy W 6-2 17-2 5-0 01/25/2014 2 Grayson Goldin Arnau Dachs/Trey Daniel Texas Christian L 6-4 17-3 5-1 01/26/2014 2 Grayson Goldin Pedro Mol/Kaue Pereira UNC-Wilmington L 6-3 17-4 5-2 02/22/2014 2 Grayson Goldin Casey Kay/Nathan Rakitt Georgia Tech W 8-6 18-4 6-2 1-0 02/22/2014 1 Grayson Goldin Andrei Morin-Kougoucheff/Will Neuner Florida Atlantic W 8-3 19-4 7-2 02/26/2014 9 2 Grayson Goldin Elliott Orkin/Gordon Watson Florida L 8-5 19-5 7-3 03/01/2014 35 2 Grayson Goldin Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz/Oliver Pramming South Florida L 8-5 19-6 7-4 03/07/2014 2 Grayson Goldin David Holiner/Jacoby Lewis Texas W 8-6 20-6 8-4 03/11/2014 2 Grayson Goldin Alejandro Augusto/Robert Dudley Clemson W 8-3 21-6 9-4 2-0 03/21/2014 27 2 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Nick Horton/Sean Weber North Carolina State L 8-6 21-7 9-5 2-1 03/23/2014 58 2 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Romain Bogaerts/Maksim Kan Wake Forest W 8-7(5) 22-7 10-5 3-1 03/23/2014 1 Grayson Goldin Zack Everden/Admire Mushonga Florida A&M W 8-3 23-7 11-5 03/28/2014 2 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Amerigo Contini/Joao Monteiro Virginia Tech W 8-2 24-7 12-5 4-1 03/29/2014 2 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Alex Domijan/Harrison Richmond Virginia L 8-3 24-8 12-6 4-2 04/04/2014 2 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Oystein Steiro/Nelson Vick North Carolina L 8-6 24-9 12-7 4-3 04/06/2014 2 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Josh Levine/Jason Tahir Duke L 8-7 (7-2) 24-10 12-8 4-4 04/11/2014 2 Dominic Cotrone Jonathan Raude/Alexandre Thirouin Boston College W 8-3 25-10 13-8 5-4 04/13/2014 2 Dominic Cotrone Greg Andrews/Josh Hagar Notre Dame dnf dnf 25-10 13-8 5-4 04/19/2014 1 Dominic Cotrone Omar Aly/Wilfredo Gonzalez Miami L 8-4 25-11 13-9 5-5 04/24/2014 1 Dominic Cotrone Omar Aly/Wilfredo Gonzalez Miami dnf 6-4 dnf 25-11 13-9 04/25/2014 54 1 Dominic Cotrone Luca Corinteli/Mac Styslinger Virginia L 8-5 25-12 13-10 05/10/2014 45 1 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Roberto Cid/Sasha Gozun South Florida L 8-5 25-13 13-11 Michael Rinaldi Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/27/2013 T Grayson Goldin Chester Espie/Simon Julin Stetson W 8-1 1-0 09/27/2013 T Grayson Goldin Caio Gomez/Yannick Zuern North Florida W 8-5 2-0 09/28/2013 T Grayson Goldin Riaan Du Toit/Inaki Espindola Central Florida L 8-3 2-1 10/12/2013 58 T Jack Haffey Sofiane Chevallier/Robert Schulze Georgia State L 8-7(7) 2-2 10/24/2013 T Grayson Goldin Tom Fawcett/Mitch Stewart U.S. Tennis Assoc L 8-2 2-3 10/26/2013 T Grayson Goldin Cole Fiegel/Nathan Rakitt Georgia Tech L 8-4 2-4 01/12/2014 3 Grayson Goldin Tuki Jacobs/Shayann Vaezzadeh South Alabama dnf 4-3 dnf 2-4 0-0 01/12/2014 3 Grayson Goldin Matt Browne/Ben Horst Furman W 6-4 3-4 1-0 01/18/2014 3 Jack Haffey Oliver Dedding/Connor Grady Citadel W 6-0 4-4 2-0 01/20/2014 3 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Dusty Boyer/Andrew Dzulynsky Nebraska dnf 2-4 dnf 4-4 2-0 01/20/2014 3 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Daniel Bustamante/Gabriel Sciacca Dias Troy L 6-5(7-2) 4-5 2-1 01/25/2014 3 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Jhonathan Gonzalez/Facundo Lugones Texas Christian W 6-5(5) 5-5 3-1 01/26/2014 3 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Zach Hublitz/Christiaan Van der Burgh UNC-Wilmington W 6-5(2) 6-5 4-1 02/22/2014 3 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Cole Fiegel/Will Showers Georgia Tech dnf 6-7 dnf 6-5 4-1 0-0 02/22/2014 2 Dominic Cotrone Stefan Burnett/Richard Meade Florida Atlantic W 8-1 7-5 5-1 02/26/2014 3 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Diego Hildalgo/Spencer Newman Florida dnf 4-7 dnf 7-5 5-1 03/01/2014 3 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Everth Dzib/Vadym Kalyuzhnyy South Florida W 8-5 8-5 6-1 03/07/2014 3 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Adrien Berkowicz/George Goldhoff Texas L 8-7(7-4) 8-6 6-2 03/11/2014 3 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Austin Ansari/Luke Johnson Clemson L 8-2 8-7 6-3 0-1 03/21/2014 3 Grayson Goldin Parker McGuiness/Austin Powell North Carolina State W 8-5 9-7 7-3 1-1 03/23/2014 3 Grayson Goldin Anthony Delcore/Aws Laaribi Wake Forest W 8-6 10-7 8-3 2-1 03/28/2014 3 Grayson Goldin Jai Corbett/Florian Nicoud Virginia Tech W 8-5 11-7 9-3 3-1 03/29/2014 3 Grayson Goldin Justin Shane/Ryan Shane Virginia dnf 6-4 dnf 11-7 9-3 3-1 04/04/2014 3 Grayson Goldin Jack Murray/Ronnie Schneider North Carolina L 8-2 11-8 9-4 3-2 04/06/2014 3 Grayson Goldin Daniel McCall/Bruno Semenzato Duke W 8-7 (9-7) 12-8 10-4 4-2 04/11/2014 1 Grayson Goldin Philip Nelson/Matt Wagner Boston College L 8-6 12-9 10-5 4-3 04/13/2014 1 Grayson Goldin Alex Lawson/Billy Pecor Notre Dame L 8-5 12-10 10-6 4-4 04/19/2014 2 Grayson Goldin Gabriel Flores/Diego Soto Miami W 8-4 13-10 11-6 5-4 04/24/2014 2 Grayson Goldin Gabriel Flores/Diego Soto Miami W 8-3 14-10 12-6 04/25/2014 74 2 Grayson Goldin Alex Domijan/Harrison Richmond Virginia L 8-3 14-11 12-7 05/10/2014 3 Grayson Goldin Everth Dzib/Vadym Kalyuzhnyy South Florida W 8-1 15-11 13-7
Seminoles Start Strong At Bedford Cup.
Florida State goes 8-3 in singles on the first day of competition.
Sept. 26, 2013
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Florida State men's tennis team played two round of singles today and came out strong with four players advancing to the round of 16 at the Bedford Cup. After the fog rolled away in the morning, perfect playing conditions set in at the Scott Speicher Tennis Courts.
Today the team went 8-3 in singles with four players advancing to the round of 16.
"It was a good day today with the 8-3 record," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "It's a good follow-up from last weekend at Napa Valley. I was pleased we won three, three set matches today. It shows our conditioning has made strides. We're pleased to have four guys still in the tournament but we know we have more work to do tomorrow."
In his first match as a Seminole, freshman Grayson Goldin started his day off strong with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Adrian Reid of Florida Gulf Coast. The Bradenton, Fla., native lost his first set in the second round, but fought back to win his match 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 over Gerald Nickerson of FAU. He takes on Andrei Morin-Kougoucheff of FAU Friday at 10:30 a.m.
"I felt prepared from the training that we've been doing and felt like we were in great shape," said Goldin. "It felt great to represent my school and get my first two wins as a Seminole. I'm looking forward to our next matches tomorrow and can't wait to see how the rest of the team does."
Jose Gracia, a freshman from Delray Beach, Fla., won his first match at Florida State with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Florida A&M's Jalen Evans 6-4, 6-1. In the second round, he UNF's Jack Findel-Hawkins 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 and takes on Tannick Zuern of UNF at 10:30 a.m. Friday.
After receiving a bye in the first round, junior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez came out to beat Caio Gomez of UNF 6-1, 6-2. Friday he takes on Inaki Espindola of UCF at 10:30 a.m. Sophomore Michael Rinaldi also received a first round bye to defeat Admire Mushonga of Florida A&M 6-2, 6-1 and takes on UCF's Chris Barrus at 11:00 a.m. Friday.
Sophomore Joćo Gauer won his first match of the day over Gilbert Rotich of Bethune-Cookman 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-2. In the second round, he fell to Stetson's Laurynas Antropikas 6-3, 6-4.
Freshman Jack Haffey (Naples, Fla.) won his first collegiate match with a 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-4 tough win over Bethune-Cookman's Joao Almeida in the first round. Haffey lost in the second round to Morin-Kougoucheff 6-1, 6-4.
Freshman Jake Albo lost in the first round in three sets to Cahit Kapukiran of Stetson 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Joining Florida State is eight other schools including Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M, Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, Miami, North Florida, Stetson and UCF.
The Seminoles are 16-5 at the Bedford Cup.
Sept. 27, 2013
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Florida State men's tennis team came out strong in the singles round of 16 with a perfect 4-0 record at the Bedford Cup to play in tomorrow's quarterfinals and a combined 16-5 record the past two days. After two rounds of doubles play, the Seminoles have one pairing playing in tomorrow's semifinals at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center.
"It was a good day in singles," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I think our physical play really showed today and we played well. I was proud to see some of our guys win convincingly to move onto the next round. Tomorrow is a more challenging day to play two singles, and we have two of our guys playing each other. The tennis is going to get heightened and it's going to get a little more intense tomorrow."
Early this morning, the singles round of 16 started with junior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez winning 6-1, 6-2 over UCF's Inaki Espindola. Freshman Jose Gracia came out strong with a dominating 6-1, 6-3 win over Yannick Zuern of North Florida.
Sophomore Michael Rinaldi topped Chris Barrus of UCF 6-3, 6-2 while freshman Grayson Goldin advanced after Andrei Morin-Kougoucheff of FAU retired due to an injury.
In the doubles round of 16, the Seminoles won all three matches. Against Stetson's Espie and Julin, Goldin and Rinaldi teamed up to win 8-1 in their first match together. In the quarterfinals, the duo topped Zuern and Gomez of UNF 8-5 to play in tomorrow's semifinals.
"At first I was pretty shaking in my first set of singles, but I played strong in the second set to win," said Rinaldi. "Hopefully we all get to the semifinals tomorrow. It was Grayson and mine's first time playing a doubles match, but we've been playing well in practice and play similar games so we just stayed aggressive and go for our shots."
Gracia teamed up with freshman Jack Haffey to win 8-2 over Watane and Sangroniz of UCF 8-2. Also in the round of 16, Gonzalez Mendez and sophomore Joćo Gauer defeated Evenden and Okungbowa of Florida A&M 8-1. Both doubles teams lost in close matches in the quarterfinals.
Teammates Cristian Gonzalez Mendez and Michael Rinaldi face off for the Bedford Cup Trophy Sunday.
Sept. 28, 2013
TALLAHASSEE, FL - After a day of playing tough opponents and their own teammates, Florida State's Cristian Gonzalez Mendez and Michael Rinaldi face off in Sunday's singles finals of the Bedford Cup at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center at 9:00 a.m.
"I thought singles was very strong today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "We won all of the main draw matches with an exception of when we played against each other. I am very pleased with how much Cristian and Michael have improved from last year. Cristian is finishing around the net and Michael's conditioning and fitness are paying off.
Beginning in the quarterfinals, Gonzalez Mendez, a junior, faced off against his teammate freshman Jose Gracia. With Gracia down 4-1 in the first set, he fought make to tie it a 4-4. Gonzalez Mendez fought back and finished the match to win 6-4, 6-1. Moving into the semifinals, he once again faced off against a teammate in freshman Grayson Goldin. Goldin played strong in the first set to win it, but the upperclassman fought back to win the match 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.
"I'm really glad to be playing in tomorrow's finals," said Gonzalez Mendez. "It was different having to beat two of my own teammates, but they both played really tough matches, not only today but the whole week. It just shows how good the team is going to be this year."
In order to get to the semifinals, Goldin squared off against the No. 1 seed of the tournament, Jordi Vives of Florida Gulf Coast. Goldin won the quarterfinal match 6-3, 6-4.
`I was really pleased with Grayson's win over the top seed today," continued Hultquist. "It was a good breakthrough for him and shows that we are moving in the right direction in developing his game."
The other Seminole in the final is the sophomore Rinaldi, the No. 2 seed of the tournament. In the quarterfinals this morning, he topped Laurynas Antropikas of Stetson 6-3, 7-6 (1). Facing off against the No. 3 seed in the semifinals, he easily took down North Florida's Norbert Nemcsek 6-2, 6-3.
The Seminoles did not fare as well in doubles play with Goldin and Rinaldi losing 8-3 to Inaki Espindola and Riaan Du Toit of UCF.
In a Seminole showdown, Gonzalez Mendez tops teammate Rinaldi to win the singles title.
Sept. 29, 2013
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - After an epic tennis match that last over three and a half hours, junior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez won the singles trophy at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center with a 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (2) win. He becomes the first Seminole to win the singles title in the Bedford Cup, which is in its third year.
"This weekend we've had really good records in the third sets," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I thought some of our best tennis came out when we were playing against each other. Cristian was able to win two matches in three sets this weekend."
Sophomore Michael Rinaldi and Gonzalez Mendez both battled hard going back and forth in the first set until the junior got a break to win 6-4. The opposite happened during the second set with both players competing back and forth until Rinaldi got a late break to win 7-5.
In the third set, Rinaldi seemed to be in complete control, up 5-2, but Gonzalez Mendez fought back by winning three straight games to make it 5-5. With the set going into a tiebreaker, the junior won three straight points and held on to the lead to win 7-2 against the physically tired Rinaldi.
"It was a very tough match against my teammate," said Gonzalez Mendez. "There were a lot of ups and downs for both of us. I knew I had to fight hard just to get a chance to come back to win the match. It is an honor to win this prestigious event and to be the first Seminole to win the singles title. Michael had such a great tournament and played real hard today.
"Cristian was down 5-2 in the third and came back to win," continued Hultquist. "It's always good to see how someone can come back and not be out of the match. This is Michael's his first match that he's lost this fall and is now 7-1. It's important that he's playing good every day and is stronger than he was last year."
09/26/2013
Singles
Grayson Goldin (FSU) d. Adrian Reid (FGCU) 6-1, 6-2
Jack Haffey (FSU) d. Joao Almeida (BCU) 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-4
Jose Gracia (FSU) d. Jalen Evans (FAMU) 6-4, 6-1
Joao Gauer (FSU) d. Gilbert Rotich (BCU) 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-1
Cahit Kapukiran (Stet) d. Jake Albo (FSU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Grayson Goldin (FSU) d. Gerald Nickerson (FAU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Caio Gomez (UNF) 6-1, 6-2
Jose Gracia (FSU) d. Jack Findel-Hawkins (UNF) 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Admire Mushonga (FAMU) 6-2, 6-1
Laurynas Antropikas (Stet) d. Joao Gauer (FSU) 6-3, 6-4
Andrei Morin-Kougoucheff (FAU) d. Jack Haffey (FSU) 6-1, 6-4
09/27/2013
Doubles
Jose Gracia/Jack Haffey (FSU) d. Jose Sangroniz/Arjun Watane (UCF) 8-2
Grayson Goldin/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Chester Espie/Simon Julin (Stet) 8-1
Joao Gauer/Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Zack Evenden/Courage Okungbowa (FAMU) 8-1
Grayson Goldin/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Caio Gomez/Yannick Zuern (UNF) 8-5
Nathan Debut/Hans Adrian Riseng (Stet) d. Jose Gracia/Jack Haffey (FSU) 8-6
Riaan Du Toit/Inaki Espindola (UCF) d. Joao Gauer/Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) 9-7
Singles
Grayson Goldin (FSU) d. Andrei Morin-Kougoucheff (FAU) 6-3, ret
Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Inaki Espindola (UCF) 6-1, 6-2
Jose Gracia (FSU) d. Yannick Zuern (UNF) 6-1, 6-3
Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Chris Barrus (UCF) 6-3, 6-2
09/28/2013
Doubles
Riaan Du Toit/Inaki Espindola (UCF) d. Grayson Goldin/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 8-3
Singles
Grayson Goldin (FSU) d. Jordi Vives (FGCU) 6-3, 6-4
Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Jose Gracia (FSU) 6-4, 6-1
Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Jose Gracia (FSU) 6-4, 6-1
Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Laurynas Antropikas (Stet) 6-3, 7-6(1)
Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Norbert Nemcsek (UNF) 6-2, 6-3
Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Grayson Goldin (FSU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Grayson Goldin (FSU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Hans Adrian Riseng (Stet) d. Jack Haffey (FSU) 6-3, 6-3
Riaan Du Toit (UCF) d. Joao Gauer (FSU) 6-2, 6-4
09/29/2013
Singles
Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(2)
Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(2)
Lock Continues To Win At All-Americans.
Lock reached the third round of both singles and doubles play.
Oct. 1, 2013
TULSA, OK - After a hard first day of competition, the Seminoles bounced back on Tuesday at the ITA All-American Championships at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center at the University of Tulsa. Benjamin Lock advanced to the third round of the qualifying draw and teamed up with Marco Nunez to reach the third round of qualifying doubles.
On Monday, No. 116 Lock was the only Seminole to win his first round match of qualifying and followed up on Tuesday with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Behzad Minavi of Texas A&M. He takes on Bruno Semenzato of Duke Wednesday morning.
"Benjamin played well and is gaining momentum each day," said associate coach Nick Crowell. "He is serving big and running a lot of extra balls down. He is fit and ready to make another run tomorrow."
In doubles play, Nunez and Lock received first round byes to compete in the second round on Tuesday. The duo faced Cale Hammond and Fred Saba of Duke to win 8-3. They need to win two matches on Wednesday to advance to the main draw of doubles. They take on Virginia's Harrison Richmond and Justin Shane at 9 a.m.
"Marco and Benjamin meshed well today in doubles," continued Crowell. "They got out to a fast start and broke serve three times today. Tomorrow will be a big day for the duo and will have to win two matches to qualify. They are pumped and looking forward to the challenge."
Lock reached the finals of both qualifying draws on Wednesday.
Oct. 2, 2013
TULSA, OK - After three days of long matches and hard work, Benjamin Lock advanced to the singles main draw of the ITA All-American Championships on Wednesday. He competes Thursday at the University of Tulsa against No. 10 Soren Hess-Olesen of Texas.
In the final match of the day, Lock faced Bruno Semenzato of Duke for the chance to advance to the main draw. Semenzato won the first set after both players stayed on serve. Lock stepped up his play, and to the baseline, and did not back down to easily win the next two sets to win the match 5-7, 6-0, 6-3.
"I'm really happy with the way I have been playing this week," said Lock. "I have been training hard with the coaches this semester and it's great to see the hard work paying off. Today was a tough match physically but after the first set, I started playing some of my best tennis of the fall. Coach Nick (Crowell) did a great job on the court with me. He kept me calm and helped me finish strong. I'm extremely happy to qualify for the main draw but tomorrow is a new day."
Lock started Wednesday morning in the qualifying doubles draw with partner Marco Nunez. The paired defeated Virginia's Harrison Richmond and Justin Shane 8-7 (6) in the third round. The duo played the final round against the No. 49 couple in the nation, Sean Weber and Nick Horton of NC State. After a tight match going back and forth, Florida State lost 8-6.
"I'm really proud of Benjamin for qualifying to the main draw of All-Americans," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "He lost in three sets last year so you can see the hard work and improvement he put in this summer. He had a tough draw and had a long day with three matches today, but it just shows the conditioning and hard work he's put into practice."
09/30/2013
Singles
#116 Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. #53 Leandro Toledo (UMn) 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-2
Sven Lalic (InU) d. #57 Dominic Cotrone (FSU) 1-6, 6-4, 6-6 def.
Alejandro Argente (VCU) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
#60 Mate Zsiga (BU) d. Marco Nunez (FSU) 6-3, 7-5
10/01/2013
Doubles
Benjamin Lock/Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Cale Hammond/Fred Saba (Duke) 8-3
Singles
#116 Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Behzad Minavi (TAMU) 6-4, 6-1
10/02/2013
Doubles
Benjamin Lock/Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Harrison Richmond/Justin Shane (UVa) 8-7(6)
#49 Nick Horton/Sean Weber (NCS) d. Benjamin Lock/Marco Nunez (FSU) 8-6
Singles
#116 Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Bruno Semenzato (Duke) 5-7, 6-0, 6-3
10/03/2013
Singles
#10 Soren Hess-Olesen (UTx) d. #116 Benjamin Lock (FSU) 6-4, 6-4
#24 Hunter Reese (UTn) d. #116 Benjamin Lock (FSU) 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-1
Three Seminoles Advance To Main Draw.
Florida State has nine players in tomorrow's main draw of singles.
Oct. 11, 2013
ATLANTA, GA - The Florida State men's tennis team advanced three of five players to the main draw of singles at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships on Friday. The team won four of six matches at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex on the campus of Georgia Tech. Main draw play begins tomorrow at 8:00 a.m.
Receiving first round byes was senior Blake Davis and freshmen Jake Albo and Grayson Golden. The trio needed to win one match a piece and accomplished that feat in the morning.
"I was very confident with how I was playing and training the past two weeks," said Goldin. "My fitness has improved immensely and I feel ready to go tomorrow against the No. 1 seed of the tournament."
Davis took down Bernard Tefel of Miami 6-3, 6-0 while Goldin quickly won 6-1, 6-0 over Miami's Jack Murphy. Albo defeated USF's Everth Dzib 7-5, 7-6 (5).
Beginning in the first round, and needing to win two matches, was freshman Jack Haffey and sophomore Joćo Gauer. Gauer won his match 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1 over Mercer's Austin Emmet. Gauer fell in the second match 1-6, 7-6, 6-1 to Federico Sabogal of USF.
Haffey lost in the first round to Maksim Yorsh of Kennesaw State 6-0, 6-1. In his consolation match, he defeated Murphy of
Miami 7-6 (5), 6-3.
The Seminoles have three doubles teams playing in tomorrow's quarterfinals.
Oct. 12, 2013
ATLANTA, GA - After a morning of five Seminoles advancing to the round of 32 of singles, Florida State took control of the doubles draw winning six of seven matches. Three teams compete in tomorrow's quarterfinals of the ITA Southeast Regional Championships.
"I am proud of the guys to have three teams go to the quarterfinals," said Hultquist. "We also had another team that had a great battle but came up short in a tiebreaker. Benjamin and Marco highlighted the night by having a win over the No. 7 doubles team in the nation. Blake and Dominic played better as the day went on in doubles and I'm pleased with Cristian and Jose's play."
Competing at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex on the campus of Georgia Tech, the Seminoles started slow winning only one of five matches until the team finished with four straight wins to advance five players to Sunday's round of 32 of the singles draw. The team did win four of six three set matches.
Junior Dominic Cotrone got the first win of the day with a 6-2, 6-2 match over Jake Bouchillon of Kennesaw State. Junior Benjamin Lock followed suit in a match against Thomas Cook of Georgia State. He lost the first set but came back to win 5-7, 6-3, 6-2.
Junior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez won next with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win over Mercer's Oliver Snaider. Freshman Jose Gracia lost his first set to Richard Brej of Florida but came back to win 5-7, 6-3, 6-2.
"I was playing tentative and not too loose which made me not be the aggressive one so I let him take control of the match," said Gracia. "After he broke me early in the second set I just let the shots go and didn't think about it as I went on to win the match."
Closing out singles was sophomore Michael Rinaldi against Kennesaw State's Simon Pritchard. After losing the first set in a tiebreaker, he fought back strong in the second set and proceeded to play lights out tennis in the third for the 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2.
In doubles play the Seminoles started strong with No. 5 Cotrone and senior Blake Davis winning 8-5 against USF's Paul Polarczyk and Vadym Kalyuzhnyy in the round of 32. In the round of 16, they took down Florida Gulf Coast's Jordi Vives and Lucas Vaz 8-2.
"I thought I played well today," said Cotrone. "I tried to stay solid in singles and find a rhythm on the courts. It was a lot of fun playing doubles with Blake again. We came out and played really well against some good teams, it was good for us to gain confidence with those two wins."
Next up for Florida State was Lock and sophomore Marco Nunez. In the round of 32 the duo won 8-5 over Mercer's Oliver Snaider and Austin Emmet. In the round of 16, they faced off against the No. 7 pair of Garrett Brasseaux and Nathan Pasha. Nunez, a transfer from Georgia, and Lock got the upset with a 8-6 win.
The last doubles group to reach the quarterfinals is Gonzalez Mendez and Gracia. The dup played great tennis to win 8-3 over Thomas Cook and Valentin Horvat of Georgia State. Facing Florida's Richard Brej and Maxx Lipman did not stop the Seminoles as they went on to win 8-1.
"I just came out swinging in doubles during our first match," continued Gracia. "Cristian did a great job of
pumping me up during both matches. In the second match against Florida, I didn't want to lose to them. I just played off pure adrenalin against our rivals."
Lock plays the semifinals of doubles and quarterfinals of singles Monday morning.
Oct. 13, 2013
ATLANTA, GA - Benjamin Lock of the Florida State men's tennis team advanced to the quarterfinals of singles and the semifinals of doubles on Sunday at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships. Play continues Monday morning at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex at Georgia Tech.
In a day with 17 matches, the Seminoles were only able to win eight, but still have Lock and sophomore Marco Nunez competing in both singles and doubles.
This morning the Seminoles took the court for the main draw of singles round of 32. No. 116 Lock won a quick 6-2, 6-1 match against USF's Paul Polarczyk. Junior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez defeated Miami's Gabriel Flores 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 while sophomore Michael Rinaldi topped another Hurricane in William Albanese 6-2, 6-0.
In the round of 16, only Lock won his match but it was with a decisive 6-2, 6-3 win over yet another Hurricane in Henrique Tsukamoto. He takes on Maxx Lipman in the quarterfinals on Monday morning.
"I felt I played well in singles today," said Lock. "I played my game and focused well at important moments in my matches. I feel I'm getting better each match so hopefully I can play some of my best tennis tomorrow."
In the consolation draw, senior Blake Davis won in the round of 32 but rolled his ankle in the round of 16 resulting in him pulling from the draw.
Nunez faced Arnav Mohanty of Mercer to gain a 6-3, 6-2 win in the round of 32. In the next round, he won a tight two set match against Georgia Tech's Cole Fiegel 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2). He plays in the quarterfinals of the consolation match Monday.
In doubles play, Nunez and Lock upset a ranked team for the second straight day with an 8-3 win over No. 58 Robert Schulze and Sofiane Chevallier of Georgia State. The duo plays Florida's Gordon Watson and Elliott Orkin in Monday's semifinals.
"Doubles has been good this fall," said Nunez. "We beat a solid team from Georgia State today and are pumped to play Florida tomorrow in the semifinals. I'm glad to have my first singles win as a Seminole today, even though it came later than I expected. I'm starting to get my game back, but there is still a lot of room for improvement."
"Marco and I have been playing good in doubles," continued Lock. "Today was another good day
for us. We complement each other really well and I like our chances tomorrow."
The duo posted their third upset of the tournament.
Oct. 14, 2013
ATLANTA, GA - Benjamin Lock and Marco Nunez have only played doubles together for a semester, but their hard work is paying off at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships as the duo posted their third upset of the tournament on Monday in the semifinals.
"Benjamin and Marco played well again today," said associate coach Nick Crowell. "They came out focused and didn't drop serve in the match. They continue to mesh well together and will prepare tonight for the finals on Tuesday."
This morning, the team came out against No. 57 Elliott Orkin and Gordon Watson of Florida. That Florida group defeated Florida State's No. 5 doubles team of Dominic Cotrone and Blake Davis on Sunday so the Seminoles knew who they were going to be facing.
After staying on serve, the Seminoles got a break to come up with the 8-6 win in the semifinals. On Sunday Lock and Nunez topped the No. 58 team in the nation after a huge upset over the No. 3 doubles team in the nation from Georgia on Friday. Tuesday they take on the No. 39 team of Oliver Pramming and Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz of USF.
"Marco and I played really solid today," said Lock. "Marco served great and played well on the big points. I'm happy with our success today but we want to take this whole thing."
The doubles champion of the tournament advances to the USTA/ITA National Collegiate Indoor Championships running from November 7-11 at the Billie Jean National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.
In the singles main draw quarterfinals No. 116 Lock fell to Maxx Lipman of Florida 7-5, 6-3.
The duo advances to the National Collegiate Indoors next month.
Oct. 15, 2013
ATLANTA, GA - The Seminoles upset their fourth ranked opponent of the ITA Southeast Regional Championships on Tuesday to win the doubles title and advance to the USTA/ITA National Collegiate Indoor Championships in Flushing, N.Y. on Tuesday.
Junior Benjamin Lock and sophomore Marco Nunez started the morning out with an early break to go up 2-1. The Seminoles held serve and kept breaking No. 39 Oliver Pramming and Ignacio Gonzalez of USF until the Bulls made it 7-2.
Nunez served the ball at 40-30 to have Lock control the ball at the net until Nunez closed it out with a volley which USF sent into the net to win the match 8-2.
"The guys came out really focused today," said associate coach Nick Crowell. "They prepared well prior to the match and carried that into the start of the match. They ran off seven games in a row and then closed the match with some great serving and exciting points at 7-2."
"Marco and I are ecstatic about this win," said Lock. "Today was another great day at the office. Marco played amazing and Coach Nick was doing a great job out there. I'm so happy to win this tournament and having earned a trip to New York at the National Indoors. It's a great day to be a Seminole."
"It feels great to bring the title to Tallahassee," said Nunez. "We have been working really hard this fall and the coaches have done an awesome job to get us ready for the tournament."
10/11/2013
Singles
Joao Gauer (FSU) d. Austin Emmet (MU) 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-1
Maksim Yorsh (KSU) d. Jack Haffey (FSU) 6-0, 6-1
Blake Davis (FSU) d. Bernard Tefel (UM) 6-3, 6-0
Federico Sabogal (USF) d. Joao Gauer (FSU) 1-6, 7-6(), 6-1
Jake Albo (FSU) d. Everth Dzib (USF) 7-5, 7-6(5)
Grayson Goldin (FSU) d. Jack Murphy (UM) 6-1, 6-0
Jack Haffey (FSU) d. Jack Murphy (UM) 7-6(5), 6-3
10/12/2013
Doubles
#5 Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) d. Vadym Kalyuzhnyy/Paul Polarczyk (USF) 8-5
Thomas Cook/Valentin Horvat (GSU) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Jose Gracia (FSU) 8-3
Benjamin Lock/Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Austin Emmet/Oliver Snaider (MU) 8-5
#58 Sofiane Chevallier/Robert Schulze (GSU) d. Jack Haffey/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 8-7(7)
#5 Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) d. Lucas Vaz/Jordi Vives (FGCU) 8-2
Benjamin Lock/Marco Nunez (FSU) d. #7 Garrett Brasseaux/Nathan Pasha (UGa) 8-6
Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Jose Gracia (FSU) d. Richard Brej/Maxx Lipman (UF) 8-1
Jake Albo/Joao Gauer (FSU) d. Bernard Tefel/Henrique Tsukamoto (UM) 8-6
Singles
#57 Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Jake Bouchillon (KSU) 6-2, 6-2
#116 Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Thomas Cook (GSU) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Simon Pritchard (KSU) 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-2
Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Oliver Snaider (MU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Jose Gracia (FSU) d. Richard Brej (UF) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
#19 Ben Wagland (UGa) d. Grayson Goldin (FSU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
Michael Alford (UF) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 6-4, 6-1
Maxx Lipman (UF) d. Jake Albo (FSU) 7-5, 6-1
Vadym Kaluzhnyy (USF) d. Marco Nunez (FSU) 6-1, 6-2
10/13/2013
Doubles
Benjamin Lock/Marco Nunez (FSU) d. #58 Sofiane Chevallier/Robert Schulze (GSU) 8-3
Ignacio Gonzalez/Oliver Pramming (USF) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Jose Gracia (FSU) 8-5
#57 Elliott Orkin/Gordon Watson (UF) d. #5 Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) 8-5
Singles
#116 Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Paul Polarczyk (USF) 6-2, 6-1
Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Gabriel Flores (UM) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. William Albanese (UM) 6-2, 6-0
Elliott Orkin (UF) d. #57 Dominic Cotrone (FSU) 6-4, 6-2
Jordi Vives (FGCU) d. Jose Gracia (FSU) 6-4, 7-5
#116 Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Henrique Tsukamoto (UM) 6-2, 6-3
Michael Alford (UF) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) 6-3, 7-5
Maxx Lipman (UF) d. Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-3
Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Arnav Mohanty (MU) 6-3, 6-2
Blake Davis (FSU) d. Sofiane Chevallier (GSU) 6-0, 5-2 retired
Jannis Koeke (GSU) d. Grayson Goldin (FSU) 6-3, 6-2
#72 Hernus Pieters (UGa) d. Jake Albo (FSU) 6-1, 6-1
Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Cole Fiegel (GT) 7-6(2), 7-6(2)
Oliver Snaider (MU) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 6-4, 2-0 retired
10/14/2013
Doubles
Benjamin Lock/Marco Nunez (FSU) d. #57 Elliott Orkin/Gordon Watson (UF) 8-6
Singles
Maxx Lipman (UF) d. #116 Benjamin Lock (FSU) 7-5, 6-3
10/15/2013
Doubles
Benjamin Lock/Marco Nunez (FSU) d. #39 Ignacio Gonzalez/Oliver Pramming (USF) 8-2
Noles Advance Seven To Second Round.
Florida State begins play at 8:00 a.m. at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
Oct. 24, 2013
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Florida State men's team advanced seven Seminoles to the second round of singles at the USTA Clay Court Invitational at Disney on Thursday. After playing singles at the Grand Cypress Resort, the team moved to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex to play doubles.
"I was pleased with the first day of the event," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "Tomorrow will be a challenging day of two rounds of singles and doubles."
In singles play, the Seminoles won seven on nine matches in the round of 64. Senior Blake Davis got a 6-2, 6-1 win over Pepperdine's Alexander Solonin while junior Benjamin Lock, No. 116 in the nation, defeated Kento Tanka-Tamaki, also of Pepperdine 6-4, 6-2.
Sophomore Michael Rinaldi topped a junior player from the USTA 6-3, 7-6 (2) while freshman Jose Gracia won 6-2, 6-2 over Dylan McCloskey of Tulsa.
The Seminoles needed to play three set matches four times today while coming out on top in three. Junior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez played a tough match against conference opponent Cole Fiegel of Georgia Tech 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Sophomore Joćo Gauer won 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (6) over UCF's Inaki Espindola while freshman Grayson Goldin won 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-3 over UCF's Amar Hromic.
"We did a really good job coming from behind and winning three set matches," continued Hultquist. "Cristian, Joćo and Grayson all did a good job of hanging in there and coming from behind to win.
In doubles play, Lock and Gauer teamed up to take down Tennessee's Sunay Bhat and Colton Norton 8-1 in the round of 32. Junior Dominic Cotrone and Davis received a bye and play
Friday.
Florida State begins play at 11:00 a.m. at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
Oct. 25, 2013
ORLANDO, FL - The Florida State men's tennis team advanced to both the singles and doubles quarterfinals of the USTA Clay Court Invitational at Disney on Friday. Saturday's matches begin for the Seminoles at 11:00 a.m. at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
In the round of 32, junior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez won 6-3, 6-4 over Michael Alford of Florida to get the Seminoles first win of the day. Freshman Grayson Goldin won his match 6-4, 6-4 against Kenny Sabacinski of Notre Dame.
"I was pleased with Cristian's match today and advancing to the quarterfinals," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "He has progress this fall nicely and has played some of his best college tennis. He likes the tournament here at Disney having won the B Draw last year. I'm pleased to have people in both the singles and doubles quarterfinals."
In the round of 16 Gonzalez Mendez was down 2-6, 1-4 to No. 50 Daniel Leitner of South Alabama. After getting back on track by coach Hultquist, he went to work to win the next five games to win the second set. In the third, he came out strong and won the match 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. Gonzalez Mendez plays at 11:00 a.m. Saturday against Carlos Bautista of Tulsa.
"It's very easy to get discourage when you're down a set and down 1-4 in the second," said Gonzalez Mendez. "But during a changeover, coach said to me, `the match isn't over yet.' With that thought in mind and support from the stands, I felt motivated and pushed forward."
Goldin lost his match 7-6 (9), 6-0 to a junior in the USTA.
Florida State had two matches in the doubles round of 16 with senior
Blake Davis and junior Dominic Cotrone defeating UCF's Jesse Flores and Amar Hromic 8-6. Junior Benjamin Lock and sophomore Joćo Gauer lost 8-2 to Florida's Alford and Stephane Piro.
Cristian Gonzalez Mendez will play on ESPN3 at 10:00 a.m. Sunday.
Oct. 26, 2013
ORLANDO, FL - Junior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez is set to close out the fall season with in the semifinals of the USTA Clay Court Invitational at Disney on Sunday in the semifinals of the singles draw. After winning his quarterfinal match on Saturday, his 10:00 a.m. match at the ESPN World Wide of Sports Complex will air live on ESPN3 Sunday.
Gonzalez Mendez faced Carlos Bautista of Tulsa late Saturday morning in the quarterfinals of the main draw. The Santiago de Compostela, Spain, native quickly won his match 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the semifinals.
"I was excited to see Cristian back-up his big win yesterday with a really solid performance today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "He held serve really well today and converted on some big break points. Cristian has had a really solid fall so far and we look forward to seeing what he can do tomorrow."
"Today was the day that I felt the most comfortable playing because my confidence level was high," said Gonzalez Mendez. "I reflected on my game, specifically my serve and my forehand which were very effective. I think my fitness has been very good so far and that helps me stay focused throughout the entire match."
In the doubles quarterfinals, senior Blake Davis and junior Dominic Cotrone lost 8-5 to UNF's Gomes and Zuern.
In the singles consolation bracket, Florida State went 4-4. Davis defeated Blake Bazarnak of Illinois 6-0, 6-4 while junior Benjamin Lock won 6-1, 6-3 over a junior from the USTA. Freshmen Jake Albo and Grayson Goldin both won their matches with Albo winning 2-6, 6-4, 10-7 over Matt Kirby of Tulsa and Goldin defeating Jesse Flores of UCF 6-3, 6-2.
In the doubles consolations, Albo and fellow freshman Jack Haffey won 8-7 (5) over USTA juniors.
10/24/2013
Doubles
Joao Gauer/Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Sunay Bhat/Colton Norton (UTn) 8-1
Tuki Jacobs/Shayann Vaezzadeh (USA) d. Jake Albo/Jack Haffey (FSU) 8-4
Tom Fawcett/Mitch Stewart (USTA) d. Grayson Goldin/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 8-2
Francesc Aulina/Matthew Gladstone (UCF) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Jose Gracia (FSU) 8-7(3)
Singles
Blake Davis (FSU) d. Alexander Solonin (Pepp) 6-2, 6-1
Joao Gauer (FSU) d. Inaki Espindola (UCF) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(6)
#116 Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Kento Tanka-Tamaki (Pepp) 6-4, 6-2
Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Kyle Seeling (USTA) 6-3, 7-6(2)
Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Cole Fiegel (GT) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Grayson Goldin (FSU) d. Amar Hromic (UCF) 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-3
Jose Gracia (FSU) d. Dylan McCloskey (Tul) 6-2, 6-2
Nico Montoya (ND) d. Jack Haffey (FSU) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
Sameer Kumar (USTA) d. Jake Albo (FSU) 6-3, 6-1
10/25/2013
Doubles
#3 Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) d. Jesse Flores/Amar Hromic (UCF) 8-6
Mike Alford/Stephane Piro (UF) d. Joao Gauer/Benjamin Lock (FSU) 8-2
Singles
Nortbert Nemscek (UNF) d. Joao Gauer (FSU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
#98 Quentin Monaghan (ND) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 7-6(1), 6-0
Max DeVroome (USC) d. Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 6-4, 6-2
Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Mike Alford (UF) 6-3, 6-4
Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. #50 Daniel Leitner (USA) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
Carlos Baulista (Tul) d. #116 Benjamin Lock (FSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Grayson Goldin (FSU) d. Kenny Sabacinski (ND) 6-4, 6-4
Martin Redlicki (USTA) d. Grayson Goldin (FSU) 7-6(9), 6-0
Brian Page (Ill) d. Jose Gracia (FSU) 3-6, 7-6(9), 6-2
Blake Bazarnak (Ill) d. Jake Albo (FSU) 6-7(4), 6-1, 1-0(6)
Jesse Flores (UCF) d. Jack Haffey (FSU) 6-3, 6-3
10/26/2013
Doubles
Caio Gomes/Yannick Zuern (UNF) d. #5 Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) 8-5
Jake Albo/Jack Haffey (FSU) d. Catalin Mateas/Kyle Seeling (USTA) 8-7(5)
Cole Fiegel/Nathan Rakitt (GT) d. Grayson Goldin/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 8-4
Singles
Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Carlos Bautista (Tul) 6-2, 6-4
Blake Davis (FSU) d. Blake Bazarnak (Ill) 6-0, 6-4
Jake Albo (FSU) d. Matt Kirby (Tul) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0(7)
Grayson Goldin (FSU) d. Jesse Flores (UCF) 6-3, 6-2
#116 Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Mitch Stewart (USTA) 6-1, 6-3
Catalin Mateas (USTA) d. Jack Haffey (FSU) 6-2, 6-2
Sameer Kumar (USTA) d. Joao Gauer (FSU) 6-1, 6-4
#39 Stephane Piro (UF) d. Jose Gracia (FSU) 6-4, 6-4
Carlos Benito (GT) d. Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 6-3, 7-6(5)
10/27/2013
Singles
Martin Redlicki (USTA) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) 7-6(2), 6-2
Lock, Nunez Advance To Quarterfinals.
The tennis duo won two matches in Flushing, N.Y. in the National Indoors.
Nov. 7, 2013
FLUSHING, NY - It took last minute breaks Thursday, but the doubles team of Benjamin Lock and Marco Nunez advanced to the quarterfinals of the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships. The Florida State men's tennis duo won two matches at the USTA-Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.
"Today we played some great matches," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I was proud to see our guys fight back from being down 5-3 in the second match. We played an excellent tiebreaker and were able to run away with it."
The Noles started the day against William Kallberg and Stefan Lindmark of Ole Miss in the round of 32. After each team stayed on serve throughout the match, the Seminoles broke to go up 7-6 and then held serve to win 8-6.
After a 90 minute break, Lock and Nunez returned to the courts against Idaho's Jose Bendeck and Cristobal Ramos. The Seminoles fell behind 5-3 before fighting back to get back on serve. Florida State broke to go up 7-6 but Nunez was unable to hold serve to force a tiebreaker. At that point, Florida State took control and easily won the tiebreaker to win 8-7 (6).
"I thought today was a tough but good day at the office," said Lock. "We played well in our first match and were happy with the result. I felt that in the second match we didn't serve as well so we had to come up with some big plays on big points. Marco did a great job of returning and really kept us in the match when we were down 5-3. Dwayne kept us mentally stable and helped boost our confidence to clinch it in the tiebreaker."
"We played two tough matches today," said Nunez. "The best players in the country are here and we needed to stay really focused to get both wins. I'm just really proud of our team, Benjamin played awesome and Dwayne helped us a lot on court. There has been a lot of support from back in Tallahassee with our teammates texting us congratulations and Nick (Crowell) and Taylor (Braziel) giving us extra advice for the next matches."
The duo takes on the No. 2 seed of Lloyd Glasspool and Soren Hess-Olesen of Texas on Friday.
"We excited to play in tomorrow's quarterfinals," concluded Hultquist. "We're playing some good doubles but there's a
few things we need to work on to be better."
The tennis duo plays in Flushing, N.Y. in the National Indoors Saturday morning.
Nov. 8, 2013
FLUSHING, NY - Friday morning's match came down to another last game break as the Florida State men's tennis doubles team advanced to the semifinals of the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships at the USTA-Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
Junior Benjamin Lock and sophomore Marco Nunez faced off against the No. 2 seed of Lloyd Glasspool and Soren Hess-Olesen of Texas in the quarterfinals Friday. The Seminoles did not face any break points during the entire match. The two teams battled back and forth with one another staying on serve until the score was 6-all.
With Texas serving, Nunez had a strong backhand return with Lock putting it away at the net to break the Longhorns and go up 7-6. Nunez served out the point and the Seminoles won 8-6 to advance to Saturday's semifinals.
"It was a really well played match," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "Both teams served very well but the key point of the match was when it was at 6-all. I thought Benjamin's ability to return the second serve and put it down at the feet of the server and Marco putting balls away at the net really helped."
"We are so happy to make it to the semifinals here in New York," said Lock. "Today was one of our better matches if the fall. We served and returned great. Marco returned extremely well and as a team we really stepped it up on the big points. Dwayne has been doing a great job with us and we are all excited for tomorrow."
The doubles team faces Ashok Narayana and Max Schnur of Columbia at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
The Seminoles doubles team finishes the fall with a 12-2 record.
Nov. 9, 2013
FLUSHING, NY - The Florida State men's tennis team's incredible fall run ended on Saturday in the semifinals of the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships at the USTA-Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
Junior Benjamin Lock and sophomore Marco Nunez faced off against Columbia's Ashok Narayana and Max Schnur in the semifinals Saturday morning. Columbia came up with a late break to win the first set 6-4. In the second set, the Lions got two early breaks to take a lead. The Seminoles were able to break back once but failed to do so again to lose the match 6-4, 6-4.
"It was a well-played match with Columbia playing real well," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "The difference in the match was converting the big points with them breaking us three times. The difference was only a couple of points. We've had a great fall and have played outstanding doubles. We just need to build on that for the spring."
Entering the tournament with a 9-1 record, the duo finish the fall 12-2.
11/07/2013
Doubles
Benjamin Lock/Marco Nunez (FSU) d. William Kallberg/Stefan Lindmark (UMs) 8-6
Benjamin Lock/Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Jose Bendeck/Cristobal Ramos (UId) 8-7(2)
11/08/2013
Doubles
Benjamin Lock/Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Lloyd Glasspool/Soren Hess-Olesen (UTx) 8-6
11/09/2013
Doubles
Ashok Narayana/Max Schnur (CU) d. Benjamin Lock/Marco Nunez (FSU) 6-4, 6-4
Noles Start Season With Two Wins.
The team dominated both matches to win each 2-0.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The 2014 Florida State men's tennis team opened the season with a pair of wins on Saturday. The Seminoles (2-0) beat both North Florida and Mercer 4-0 at the Indoor Tennis Facility on the campus of Florida State University.
"We were sharper in the afternoon with our guys playing better in their second matches," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "We have two more matches tomorrow and still have a lot of guys to play so we'll keep mixing our line-up to give everyone an opportunity. Our depth will be an asset this year."
The No. 36 Seminoles started the day against No. 71 North Florida. The team had a slow start but was able to quickly gain control of the match with the first win of the year from freshman Jose Gracia with a 6-2, 6-1 score over Pablo Tellez on court six. Junior Dominic Cotrone followed behind him with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Caio Gomez on court two.
Sophomore Michael Rinaldi upped the score to 3-0 when he took down Zach Goldberg 6-3, 6-2 on court five. Only moments later senior Blake Davis clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-4 win on court three against Jack Findel-Hawkins.
"Today was a great day," said Davis. "It was fun to be a part of a team that put it out on the line and performed well. I'm looking forward to what we accomplish this year and hope I am able to contribute to a quality team."
In the afternoon, the Seminoles ran back on the court and got wins from a couple different players. Sophomore Marco Nunez got his first win as a Seminole when he defeated Anderson Scarpa 6-1, 6-1 on court one.
"It feels good to get the first team win as a Seminole," said Nunez. "The whole team is playing well and our coaches are doing an awesome job helping us out on court. I'm excited for the matches tomorrow."
Gracia and Cotrone won their second matches of the day, one after another, to make the match 3-0. Gracia topped Arsav Mohanty 6-2, 6-1 on court five while Cotrone won on court one 6-4, 6-2 over Oliver Snaider.
"I'm feeling accomplished after waiting over a year to get a win for the Seminoles and now I can't wait to get back to the courts tomorrow," said Gracia.
No. 61 Benjamin Lock finished out the match by defeating Arnav Mohanty on court two 6-4, 6-2.
Because of the rain, singles was played first with doubles only being played in the event of a tie.
No. 36 Florida State 4, No. 71 North Florida 0
Singles
No. 1: #61 Benjamin Lock (FSU) vs. Norbert Nemcsek (UNF) 7-6(4), 6-4, 2-1 dnf
No. 2: Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Caio Gomes (UNF) 6-1, 6-2
No. 3: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Jack Findel-Hawkins (UNF) 6-4, 6-4
No. 4: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) vs. Yannick Zuern (UNF) 3-6, 6-3, 1-2 dnf
No. 5: Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Zach Goldberg (UNF) 6-3, 6-2
No. 6: Jose Gracia (FSU) d. Pablo Tellez (UNF) 6-2, 6-1
Noles Start Season With Two Wins.
The team dominated both matches to win each 2-0.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The 2014 Florida State men's tennis team opened the season with a pair of wins on Saturday. The Seminoles (2-0) beat both North Florida and Mercer 4-0 at the Indoor Tennis Facility on the campus of Florida State University.
"We were sharper in the afternoon with our guys playing better in their second matches," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "We have two more matches tomorrow and still have a lot of guys to play so we'll keep mixing our line-up to give everyone an opportunity. Our depth will be an asset this year."
The No. 36 Seminoles started the day against No. 71 North Florida. The team had a slow start but was able to quickly gain control of the match with the first win of the year from freshman Jose Gracia with a 6-2, 6-1 score over Pablo Tellez on court six. Junior Dominic Cotrone followed behind him with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Caio Gomez on court two.
Sophomore Michael Rinaldi upped the score to 3-0 when he took down Zach Goldberg 6-3, 6-2 on court five. Only moments later senior Blake Davis clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-4 win on court three against Jack Findel-Hawkins.
"Today was a great day," said Davis. "It was fun to be a part of a team that put it out on the line and performed well. I'm looking forward to what we accomplish this year and hope I am able to contribute to a quality team."
In the afternoon, the Seminoles ran back on the court and got wins from a couple different players. Sophomore Marco Nunez got his first win as a Seminole when he defeated Anderson Scarpa 6-1, 6-1 on court one.
"It feels good to get the first team win as a Seminole," said Nunez. "The whole team is playing well and our coaches are doing an awesome job helping us out on court. I'm excited for the matches tomorrow."
Gracia and Cotrone won their second matches of the day, one after another, to make the match 3-0. Gracia topped Arsav Mohanty 6-2, 6-1 on court five while Cotrone won on court one 6-4, 6-2 over Oliver Snaider.
"I'm feeling accomplished after waiting over a year to get a win for the Seminoles and now I can't wait to get back to the courts tomorrow," said Gracia.
No. 61 Benjamin Lock finished out the match by defeating Arnav Mohanty on court two 6-4, 6-2.
Because of the rain, singles was played first with doubles only being played in the event of a tie.
No. 36 Florida State 4, Mercer 0
Singles
No. 1: Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Oliver Snaider (MU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 2: #61 Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Arnav Mohanty (MU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 3: Michael Rinaldi (FSU) vs. Manuel de Luis (MU) 6-1, 5-2 dnf
No. 4: Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Anderson Scarpa (MU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 5: Jose Gracia (FSU) d. Arsav Mohanty (MU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 6: Grayson Goldin (FSU) vs. Austin Emmet (MU) 6-4, 5-1 dnf
Florida State Tops South Alabama, Furman.
The Seminoles finish the weekend with a 4-0 record.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Florida State men's tennis team closed out the weekend with a pair of wins on Sunday at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center. The No. 36 Seminoles topped both South Alabama and Furman to up their record to 4-0 on the season. This is the fourth straight year the team has started with four consecutive wins to start the season.
"I was glad to get the season started off with a 4-0 start," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I was really pleased with Dominic Cotrone's weekend going 6-0. I was glad to see the freshmen get some good work in with Jose Gracia going 3-0 and Grayson and Jake to play. It's early in the season and we have work to go in both singles and doubles."
The Seminoles started the brisk morning off against South Alabama coming out on top with a 5-2 win. In doubles play, the first of the season, No. 9 Benjamin Lock and Marco Nunez won 6-1 over Manuel Belda and Gerhard Gruindelingh. Senior Blake Davis and junior Dominic Cotrone clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 win over Daniel Leitner and Juan Troglia.
After a quick break, the teams got back on the court for singles where junior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez got a quick 6-0, 6-4 win over Belda on court five. Davis came off the courts next where he defeated Shayann Vaezzadeh 6-3, 6-1. Cotrone then clinched the match as he defeated Tuki Jacobs 6-4, 6-0 on court two.
"I thought I played well this weekend" said Cotrone. "It was great for the team to see where we match up against the good teams we played. Everyone played well and it was great for the freshmen to get their first wins as a Seminole. It was a little difficult to transition from indoors to outdoors but I played well and struck the ball well. I'm proud of the way our team performed."
Freshman Jose Gracia added another point to the Florida State. Gracia battled in a tough first set tiebreaker and then showed his talent to finish off the 6-5 (4), 6-3 win.
In the afternoon, the Seminoles came out on top with a 4-0 win over Mercer. In doubles play, Cotrone and Davis once against teamed up for a win as they topped Alex Christ and Joel Cook 6-2. Sophomore Michael Rinaldi and freshman Grayson Goldin clinched the point with a 6-4 win over Matt Browne and Adam Steryous on court three. This match was Goldin's first win of the season.
In singles play, the Seminoles once again came out strong and won all six first sets. Cotrone continued his stellar play and won his sixth match of the weekend as he topped Browne 6-0, 6-1 on court one.
Goldin used his doubles momentum to nab a 6-3, 6-4 win over Cook on court five. Davis clinched the match against Juan Sheppard on court four with a 6-3, 6-4 score.
No. 36 Florida State 5, South Alabama 2
Doubles
No. 1: #9 Benjamin Lock/Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Manuel Belda/Gerhard Gruindelingh (USA) 6-1
No. 2: Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) d. Daniel Leitner/Juan Troglia (USA) 6-2
No. 3: Grayson Goldin/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) vs. Tuki Jacobs/Shayann Vaezzadeh (USA) 4-3 dnf
Singles
No. 1: #117 Daniel Leitner (USA) d. #61 Benjamin Lock (FSU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
No. 2: Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Tuki Jacobs (USA) 6-4, 6-0
No. 3: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Shayann Yaezzadeh (USA) 6-3, 6-1
No. 4: Gerhard Gruindelingh (USA) d. Marco Nunez (FSU) 3-6, 6-2, 1-0(10-7)
No. 5: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Manuel Belda (USA) 6-0, 6-4
No. 6: Jose Gracia (FSU) d. Juan Troglia (USA) 7-6(7-4), 6-3
Florida State Tops South Alabama, Furman.
The Seminoles finish the weekend with a 4-0 record.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Florida State men's tennis team closed out the weekend with a pair of wins on Sunday at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center. The No. 36 Seminoles topped both South Alabama and Furman to up their record to 4-0 on the season. This is the fourth straight year the team has started with four consecutive wins to start the season.
"I was glad to get the season started off with a 4-0 start," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I was really pleased with Dominic Cotrone's weekend going 6-0. I was glad to see the freshmen get some good work in with Jose Gracia going 3-0 and Grayson and Jake to play. It's early in the season and we have work to go in both singles and doubles."
The Seminoles started the brisk morning off against South Alabama coming out on top with a 5-2 win. In doubles play, the first of the season, No. 9 Benjamin Lock and Marco Nunez won 6-1 over Manuel Belda and Gerhard Gruindelingh. Senior Blake Davis and junior Dominic Cotrone clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 win over Daniel Leitner and Juan Troglia.
After a quick break, the teams got back on the court for singles where junior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez got a quick 6-0, 6-4 win over Belda on court five. Davis came off the courts next where he defeated Shayann Vaezzadeh 6-3, 6-1. Cotrone then clinched the match as he defeated Tuki Jacobs 6-4, 6-0 on court two.
"I thought I played well this weekend" said Cotrone. "It was great for the team to see where we match up against the good teams we played. Everyone played well and it was great for the freshmen to get their first wins as a Seminole. It was a little difficult to transition from indoors to outdoors but I played well and struck the ball well. I'm proud of the way our team performed."
Freshman Jose Gracia added another point to the Florida State. Gracia battled in a tough first set tiebreaker and then showed his talent to finish off the 6-5 (4), 6-3 win.
In the afternoon, the Seminoles came out on top with a 4-0 win over Mercer. In doubles play, Cotrone and Davis once against teamed up for a win as they topped Alex Christ and Joel Cook 6-2. Sophomore Michael Rinaldi and freshman Grayson Goldin clinched the point with a 6-4 win over Matt Browne and Adam Steryous on court three. This match was Goldin's first win of the season.
In singles play, the Seminoles once again came out strong and won all six first sets. Cotrone continued his stellar play and won his sixth match of the weekend as he topped Browne 6-0, 6-1 on court one.
Goldin used his doubles momentum to nab a 6-3, 6-4 win over Cook on court five. Davis clinched the match against Juan Sheppard on court four with a 6-3, 6-4 score.
No. 36 Florida State 4, Furman 0
Doubles
No. 1: Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) d. Joel Cook/Alex Christ (FU) 6-2
No. 2: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Benjamin Lock (FSU) vs. Jacob Behel/Adam Steryous (FU) 5-5 dnf
No. 3: Grayson Goldin/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Matt Browne/Ben Horst (FU) 6-4
Singles
No. 1: Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Matt Browne (FU) 6-0, 6-1
No. 2: #61 Benjamin Lock (FSU) vs. Adam Steryous (FU) 6-3, 2-2 dnf
No. 3: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) vs. Jacob Behal (FU) 6-4, 2-3
No. 4: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Juan Sheppard (FU) 6-2, 6-4
No. 5: Grayson Goldin (FSU) d. Joel Cook (FU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 6: Jake Albo (FSU) vs. Ben Horst (FU) 7-5, 4-1
Florida State Tops Florida Gulf Coast, The Citadel.
The Seminoles only lost two out of 18 matches Saturday.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Starting the chilly Saturday morning at the Indoor Tennis Facility and concluding the day outside at the Scott Speicher Tennis Facility, the No. 36 Florida State men's tennis team topped both Florida Gulf Coast and The Citadel to advance to a 6-0 record on the season.
"I was pleased with getting an opportunity for several guys to get in the lineup today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "It was good getting two more wins and a good start to the weekend. We look forward to Monday morning against Nebraska and hope to have a good crowd out here to close the weekend. I was pleased with Cristian, Marco and Grayson winning two singles matches, both in straight sets."
The Seminoles beat the Eagles 6-1 in the morning by starting off right winning the doubles point. Senior Blake Davis and junior Dominic Cotrone won their first of two matches of the day while sophomore Marco Nunez and freshman Grayson Goldin teamed up for the first time of the year to win their doubles match as well.
Going into the singles, the Seminoles held onto the momentum winning all six first sets. Goldin won on court six first as he defeated Lance Lvovsky 6-2, 6-0. Sophomore Michael Rinaldi defeated Lucas Vaz easily in two sets 6-1, 6-2. Clinching the match for the first time in his career was Nunez as he won 6-2, 6-1.
Sophomore Cristian Gonzalez Mendez topped Dean Tsamas 6-3, 6-3 on court three while Davis won an exciting three set match 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5) on court two.
"I'm very happy about how I played today," said Gonzalez Mendez. "I feel I'm playing better day after day and I'm glad I was able to clinch the second match. It's always tough to play two matches in one day but I thought everyone did a great job getting early leads and winning their matches fast."
The Noles closed out the day with a 7-0 win against The Citadel. Freshman Jack Haffey and Rinaldi teamed up in their first match together to beat Oliver Dedding and Connor Grady 6-0. Goldin and Nunez teamed up against to win 6-0 while Cotrone and Davis won 6-2.
With doubles behind them, the Seminoles came out with their sixth different singles line-up. Sophomore Joćo Gauer won his first singles match of the spring as he won 6-1, 6-2 against Joe Bove on court six.
The last five matches all concluded within five minutes of one another to finish the match. Nunez won 6-3, 6-2 over Peter Bleach. Gonzalez Mendez clinched the match on court three with a 6-1, 6-2 victory against Dillon Berkabile.
Goldin finished out his day against Jackson Pride on court four to win 6-2, 6-2. Cotrone bounced back from his loss earlier in the day as he defeated Elliott Sperr 6-2, 6-1. Freshman Jake Albo won his first match of the year 6-3, 6-1 over Dedding on court five.
"It was really great to get a win under my belt," said Albo. "My teammates were with me the whole time and their support really helped my confidence going into the match. I can't wait to travel to Gainesville next week and hopefully get another victory for Florida State."
No. 36 Florida State 6, Florida Gulf Coast 1
Doubles
No. 1: Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) d. Dean Tsamas/Jordi Vives (FGCU) 6-2
No. 2: Grayson Goldin/Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Tianyu Boa/Lance Lvovsky (FGCU) 6-2
No. 3: Gabriel Echeverry/Lucas Vaz (FGCU) d. Joao Gauer/Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) 6-5(7-5)
Singles
No. 1: #66 Jordi Vives (FGCU) d. Dominic Cotrone (FSU) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0(10-5)
No. 2: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Tianyu Bao (FGCU) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0(10-6)
No. 3: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Dean Tsamas (FGCU) 6-3, 6-3
No. 4: Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Gabriel Echeverry (FGCU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 5: Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Lucas Vaz (FGCU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 6: Grayson Goldin (FSU) d. Lance Lvosky (FGCU) 6-2, 6-0
Florida State Tops Florida Gulf Coast, The Citadel.
The Seminoles only lost two out of 18 matches Saturday.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Starting the chilly Saturday morning at the Indoor Tennis Facility and concluding the day outside at the Scott Speicher Tennis Facility, the No. 36 Florida State men's tennis team topped both Florida Gulf Coast and The Citadel to advance to a 6-0 record on the season.
"I was pleased with getting an opportunity for several guys to get in the lineup today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "It was good getting two more wins and a good start to the weekend. We look forward to Monday morning against Nebraska and hope to have a good crowd out here to close the weekend. I was pleased with Cristian, Marco and Grayson winning two singles matches, both in straight sets."
The Seminoles beat the Eagles 6-1 in the morning by starting off right winning the doubles point. Senior Blake Davis and junior Dominic Cotrone won their first of two matches of the day while sophomore Marco Nunez and freshman Grayson Goldin teamed up for the first time of the year to win their doubles match as well.
Going into the singles, the Seminoles held onto the momentum winning all six first sets. Goldin won on court six first as he defeated Lance Lvovsky 6-2, 6-0. Sophomore Michael Rinaldi defeated Lucas Vaz easily in two sets 6-1, 6-2. Clinching the match for the first time in his career was Nunez as he won 6-2, 6-1.
Sophomore Cristian Gonzalez Mendez topped Dean Tsamas 6-3, 6-3 on court three while Davis won an exciting three set match 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5) on court two.
"I'm very happy about how I played today," said Gonzalez Mendez. "I feel I'm playing better day after day and I'm glad I was able to clinch the second match. It's always tough to play two matches in one day but I thought everyone did a great job getting early leads and winning their matches fast."
The Noles closed out the day with a 7-0 win against The Citadel. Freshman Jack Haffey and Rinaldi teamed up in their first match together to beat Oliver Dedding and Connor Grady 6-0. Goldin and Nunez teamed up against to win 6-0 while Cotrone and Davis won 6-2.
With doubles behind them, the Seminoles came out with their sixth different singles line-up. Sophomore Joćo Gauer won his first singles match of the spring as he won 6-1, 6-2 against Joe Bove on court six.
The last five matches all concluded within five minutes of one another to finish the match. Nunez won 6-3, 6-2 over Peter Bleach. Gonzalez Mendez clinched the match on court three with a 6-1, 6-2 victory against Dillon Berkabile.
Goldin finished out his day against Jackson Pride on court four to win 6-2, 6-2. Cotrone bounced back from his loss earlier in the day as he defeated Elliott Sperr 6-2, 6-1. Freshman Jake Albo won his first match of the year 6-3, 6-1 over Dedding on court five.
"It was really great to get a win under my belt," said Albo. "My teammates were with me the whole time and their support really helped my confidence going into the match. I can't wait to travel to Gainesville next week and hopefully get another victory for Florida State."
No. 36 Florida State 7, The Citadel 0
Doubles
No. 1: Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) d. Dillon Berkabile/Elliott Sperr (CIT) 6-2
No. 2: Grayson Goldin/Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Peter Bleach/Jackson Pride (CIT) 6-0
No. 3: Jack Haffey/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Oliver Dedding/Connor Grady (CIT) 6-0
Singles
No. 1: Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Elliott Sperr (CIT) 6-2, 6-1
No. 2: Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Peter Bleach (CIT) 6-3, 6-2
No. 3: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Dillon Berkabile (CIT) 6-1, 6-2
No. 4: Grayson Goldin (FSU) d. Jackson Pride (CIT) 6-2, 6-2
No. 5: Jake Albo (FSU) d. Oliver Dedding (CIT) 6-3, 6-1
No. 6: Joao Gauer (FSU) d. Joe Bove (CIT) 6-1, 6-2
Seminoles Remain Undefeated.
Florida State is off to their best start since 1998.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Concluding the long weekend with two wins, the No. 36 Florida State men's tennis team is off to its best start since 1998 with an 8-0 record. Facing adversity for the first time this season, the team was able to handle their problems to defeat both No. 60 Nebraska and Troy at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center.
Beginning the morning against Nebraska (1-1), the Seminoles took an early 1-0 lead by winning the doubles point, but it was not easy. Sophomore Marco Nunez and freshman Grayson Goldin easily won their match 6-2 to help clinch the point. Senior Blake Davis and junior Dominic Cotrone were down 3-1 against Brandon Videtich and Bradford Zitsch on court one, but fought through five straight games to win 6-3.
Following doubles, Goldin continued to put wins in the record book as he took down Vasileious Stavropoulos 6-2, 6-1 while junior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez won 6-2, 6-1 over Andrew Dzulynsky. With the match at 3-1, Nebraska started to gain momentum having topped Davis. After winning his first set, Cotrone was down 5-2 in the second but changed his mind set to begin a comeback.
"I knew the match was close and that Michael was holding on serve on his court," said Cotrone. "But I knew the longer I could stay on the court, it would give confidence to Michael for him to close out his match and clinch for us. I could tell the other guy was starting to get tired so that's when I turned it on."
Sophomore Michael Rinaldi was able to hold onto the lead and clinch the match with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Beauregard Treyz. Cotrone was able to finish his comeback to defeat Dusty Boyer 6-1, 6-5 (5). The Seminoles won the match 5-2 over the Huskers.
In the afternoon, Florida State returned to the courts to take on Troy (0-3). Troy had their own Trojan Horse attack up their sleeve and stunned the Seminoles as they won the doubles point. Having lost their first doubles point of the season, the team knew they had to come out strong in singles.
Davis came off the courts first to tie the match at 1-1. He topped Mansingh Athare easily 6-1, 6-0 on court two to bounce back from his morning match. Cotrone then won his match 6-1, 6-1 on court one to give the Seminoles the lead, which they never looked back from.
Golding extended his spring record to 4-0 as he toppled Tadju Davies 6-1, 6-3. Gonzalez Mendez got his second clinch of the weekend as he won 6-3, 6-2 to give the Seminoles their win.
"We've been practicing very hard since we've been back from the winter break and that helped us today," said Gonzalez Mendez. "After doubles we talked about starting very strong in every court and wanting to win 12 out of the 12 sets, which worked. It stayed in our minds to win every single point."
Rinaldi and Nunez finished out the match with wins to give Florida State the 6-1 victory over Troy.
"It was our first time losing the doubles point and we did a good job bouncing back in singles," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "We had some guys really take care of business and get off the courts fast in singles. It's going to be a little different playing no-ad doubles this year, so it's important to get off to a quick start this year."
No. 36 Florida State 5, No. 60 Nebraska
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Doubles
No. 1: Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) d. Brandon Videtich/Bradford Zitsch (UN) 6-3
No. 2: Grayson Goldin/Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Marc Herrmann/Beauregard Treyz (UN) 6-2
No. 3: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) vs. Dusty Boyer/Andrew Dzulynsky (UN) 2-4 dnf
Singles
No. 1: Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Dusty Boyer (UN) 6-1, 6-5(7-2)
No. 2: Marc Herrmann (UN) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 3: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Andrew Dzulynsky (UN) 6-2, 6-1
No. 4: Tom Blackwell (UN) d. Marco Nunez (FSU) 6-4, 6-3
No. 5: Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Beauregard Treyz (UN) 6-2, 6-3
No. 6: Grayson Goldin (FSU) d. Vasileious Stavropoulos (UN) 6-2, 6-1
Seminoles Remain Undefeated.
Florida State is off to their best start since 1998.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Concluding the long weekend with two wins, the No. 36 Florida State men's tennis team is off to its best start since 1998 with an 8-0 record. Facing adversity for the first time this season, the team was able to handle their problems to defeat both No. 60 Nebraska and Troy at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center.
Beginning the morning against Nebraska (1-1), the Seminoles took an early 1-0 lead by winning the doubles point, but it was not easy. Sophomore Marco Nunez and freshman Grayson Goldin easily won their match 6-2 to help clinch the point. Senior Blake Davis and junior Dominic Cotrone were down 3-1 against Brandon Videtich and Bradford Zitsch on court one, but fought through five straight games to win 6-3.
Following doubles, Goldin continued to put wins in the record book as he took down Vasileious Stavropoulos 6-2, 6-1 while junior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez won 6-2, 6-1 over Andrew Dzulynsky. With the match at 3-1, Nebraska started to gain momentum having topped Davis. After winning his first set, Cotrone was down 5-2 in the second but changed his mind set to begin a comeback.
"I knew the match was close and that Michael was holding on serve on his court," said Cotrone. "But I knew the longer I could stay on the court, it would give confidence to Michael for him to close out his match and clinch for us. I could tell the other guy was starting to get tired so that's when I turned it on."
Sophomore Michael Rinaldi was able to hold onto the lead and clinch the match with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Beauregard Treyz. Cotrone was able to finish his comeback to defeat Dusty Boyer 6-1, 6-5 (5). The Seminoles won the match 5-2 over the Huskers.
In the afternoon, Florida State returned to the courts to take on Troy (0-3). Troy had their own Trojan Horse attack up their sleeve and stunned the Seminoles as they won the doubles point. Having lost their first doubles point of the season, the team knew they had to come out strong in singles.
Davis came off the courts first to tie the match at 1-1. He topped Mansingh Athare easily 6-1, 6-0 on court two to bounce back from his morning match. Cotrone then won his match 6-1, 6-1 on court one to give the Seminoles the lead, which they never looked back from.
Golding extended his spring record to 4-0 as he toppled Tadju Davies 6-1, 6-3. Gonzalez Mendez got his second clinch of the weekend as he won 6-3, 6-2 to give the Seminoles their win.
"We've been practicing very hard since we've been back from the winter break and that helped us today," said Gonzalez Mendez. "After doubles we talked about starting very strong in every court and wanting to win 12 out of the 12 sets, which worked. It stayed in our minds to win every single point."
Rinaldi and Nunez finished out the match with wins to give Florida State the 6-1 victory over Troy.
"It was our first time losing the doubles point and we did a good job bouncing back in singles," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "We had some guys really take care of business and get off the courts fast in singles. It's going to be a little different playing no-ad doubles this year, so it's important to get off to a quick start this year."
No. 36 Florida State 6, The Citadel
1
Doubles
No. 1: Mansingh Athare/Sami Ghorbel (Troy) d. Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) 6-4
No. 2: Grayson Goldin/Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Tommy Cundy/Pablo Moreno (Troy) 6-2
No. 3: Daniel Bustamante/Gabriel Sciacca Dias (Troy) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 6-5(7-2)
Singles
No. 1: Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Gabriel Sciacca Dias (Troy) 6-1, 6-1
No. 2: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Mansingh Athare (Troy) 6-1, 6-0
No. 3: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Sami Ghorbel (Troy) 6-3, 6-2
No. 4: Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Daniel Bustamante (Troy) 6-2, 6-4
No. 5: Grayson Goldin (FSU) d. Tadju Davies (Troy) 6-1, 6-3
No. 6: Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Pablo Moreno (Troy) 6-3, 6-4
Noles Drop Tight 4-3 Match To TCU.
Florida State plays Sunday at noon against UNC-Wilmington.
GAINESVILLE, FL - After a grueling three and a half hour long match, with points going back and forth between Florida State (8-1) and TCU (1-0), the No. 35 Seminoles lost their first match of the year as the No. 38 Horned Frogs won 4-3 Saturday on the campus of the University of Florida.
In the first match of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend, the Seminoles came out strong to win the doubles point. Senior Blake Davis and junior Dominic Cotrone nabbed a quick 6-1 win over the No. 11 doubles team of Nick Chappell and Will Stein. TCU came back to make doubles tied as sophomore Marco Nunez and freshman Grayson Goldin lost 6-4.
Down 4-2 on court three, junior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez and sophomore Michael Rinaldi took control and fought back to win four straight games to clinch the doubles point for the Seminoles with a 6-5 (5) win over Jhonathan Gonzalez and Facundo Lugones.
"Doubles was well played today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "It was very intense. The most important game on court one was them winning the first game very decisively. Third doubles being down and then coming back to win was great for them and it showed their improvement after playing for the first time together last week."
In singles Goldin got off to a quick start by winning his match in under an hour. His 6-3, 6-0 win over Andres Alfonzo gave the Seminoles a 2-0 lead. Davis fought hard in his first set to come back and force a tiebreaker but was unable to keep that momentum going as he lost his match 6-5 (5), 6-0 against Arnau Dachs.
"Grayson did a great job of winning quickly," continued Hultquist. "We put ourselves in a position to win by getting three first sets."
After winning his first set 6-0, Gonzalez Mendez lost his second set to force a third set. With both players battling back and forth, the Seminole got back his momentum to win the match 6-0, 3-6, 6-5 (4). Cotrone also played a three set battle, but lost his match to No. 84 Chappell 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in the first position.
Nunez lost his first set and was down 5-2 in the second set until he battled back to win four straight games to win the set. He was unable to hold on as No. 118 Lugones tied the between the two schools with his 6-2, 5-6 (9), 6-1 win.
The deciding match came down to the fifth court as Rinaldi faced off against Trey Daniel. After winning the first set in a tiebreaker, Daniel bounced back to win the second set. Unable to hold his serves, Rinaldi lost the third set as Daniel won 5-6 (4), 6-4, 6-2.
"I thought it was great Marco and Dominic won their second sets to hang in there and give us a chance," concluded Hultquist. "We had a chance with Michael in the third but unfortunately he didn't get the win."
No. 38 Texas Christian 4, No. 35 Florida State 3
Doubles
No. 1: Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) d. #11 Nick Chappell/Will Stein (TCU) 6-1
No. 2: Arnau Dachs/Trey Daniel (TCU) d. Grayson Goldin/Marco Nunez (FSU) 6-4
No. 3: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Jhonathan Gonzalez/Facundo Lugones (TCU) 6-5(5)
Singles
No. 1: #84 Nick Chappell (TCU) d. Dominic Cotrone (FSU) 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
No. 2: Arnau Dachs (TCU) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 6-5(5), 6-0
No. 3: #118 Facundo Lugones (TCU) d. Marco Nunez (FSU) 6-2, 5-6(9), 6-1
No. 4: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Rodolfo Bustamante (TCU) 6-0, 3-6, 6-5(4)
No. 5: Trey Daniel (TCU) d. Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 6-5(4), 4-6, 6-2
No. 6: Grayson Goldin (FSU) d. Andres Alfonzo (TCU) 6-3, 6-0
Florida State Fights Back To Beat UNCW 4-0.
The Seminoles are now 9-1 on the season.
GAINESVILLE, FL - After dropping their first match of the season, the No. 35 Florida State men's tennis team (9-1) bounced back to 4-0 against the No. 44 UNC-Wilmington (1-2) in the consolation match of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend on the campus of the University of Florida.
The Seminoles once again won the all-important doubles point. After losing the first match on court two, the Seminoles bounced back with junior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez and sophomore Michael Rinaldi winning 6-5 (2). Senior Blake Davis and junior Dominic Cotrone broke the Seahawks on court one to win 6-4 and clinch the doubles point.
"It was a good win today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "UNC-Wilmington is a very good team and it was important to win the doubles point. They got us on court two but I was pleased with Cristian and Michael getting their win on the third court. Blake and Dominic also did a great job of getting the break at 5-4 to win on court one."
In singles play, the Seminoles got off to a quick lead by winning all six first sets. Cotrone won the first singles match as he defeated Sam Williams 6-2, 6-0 on court one. Freshman Grayson Goldin won his tenth consecutive match as he defeated Karan Salwan 6-3, 6-4 on the sixth court.
"I was glad to see us get all six first sets in singles," continued Hultquist. "That really put us in control of the match and it stopped UNC-Wilmington from getting momentum back. Grayson continued his strong play and remains undefeated for the spring. It was good to see Dominic dominate his opponent and Blake to clinch the match as a senior."
Davis bounced back from his loss on Saturday to win 6-3, 6-3 against Pedro Mol to clinch the match for the Seminoles.
"It was really important to win today," said Davis. "It was a little demoralizing losing yesterday but the team did a great job of correcting our problems and bouncing back to win today. It was a tough match for me today, but I did my best to get a quick start in the first and second sets. I was just playing for the team and was able to get a win for the team."
No. 35 Florida State 4, No. 44 UNC-Wilmington 0
Doubles
No. 1: Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) d. Santtu Leskinen/Sam Williams (UNCW) 6-4
No. 2: Pedro Mol/Kaue Pereira (UNCW) d. Grayson Goldin/Marco Nunez (FSU) 6-3
No. 3: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Zach Hublitz/Christiaan Van der Burgh (UNCW) 6-5(2)
Singles
No. 1: Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Sam Williams (UNCW) 6-2, 6-0
No. 2: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Pedro Mol (UNCW) 6-3, 6-3
No. 3: Marco Nunez (FSU) vs. Zach Hublitz (UNCW) dnf
No. 4: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) vs. Santtu Leskinen (UNCW) dnf
No. 5: Michael Rinaldi (FSU) vs. Kaue Pereira (UNCW) dnf
No. 6: Grayson Goldin (FSU) d. Karan Salwan (UNCW) 6-3, 6-4
Florida State Falls To No. 7 Oklahoma 4-0.
The Seminoles played in front of the filled Indoor Tennis Facility.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - With the Seminole Sound playing and fans cheering in the all the from the doorways, Florida State men's tennis was unable to capitalize on the energy as all four of Oklahoma's ranked players clinched the win for the Sooners. Losing 4-0, the No. 37 Seminoles dropped to 9-2 as No. 7 Oklahoma rose to 5-0 at the Indoor Tennis Facility.
"We had an absolute energetic crown to start us off right but Oklahoma was able to get off with a quick 2-0 lead which was the key to the match," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I was played with the performance from both Michael and Grayson on courts five and six. I liked the competitive spirit from both Dominic and Blake to get a chance to try and come back in the end of the match. If we would have converted on some of our big points we would have been in position to push the match further."
With the match being played on ESPN3 for the USTA's College GameDay, singles was played first with doubles only in case of a tie. Oklahoma jumped out to a quick lead as they won five first sets from the Seminoles.
Junior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez fell first for the Seminoles as his ten match win streak was stopped. No. 27 Andrew Harris won 6-3, 6-2 on court two. Sophomore Marco Nunez lost next as No. 40 Dane Webb won on court four 6-3, 6-1.
With the matches getting closer, senior Blake Davis tried to fight back in the first set but was unable to as No. 6 Axel Alvarez went on to win 7-5, 6-2 on court two.
Junior Dominic Cotrone squared off against No. 5 Guillermo Alcorta on court one and showed his gritty personality by fighting in long points and attempting a late break in the second set to force a tiebreaker, but was halted as Alcorta won 6-3, 6-4.
No. 7 Oklahoma 4, No. 37 Florida State 0
Singles
No. 1: #5 Guillermo Alcorta (OU) d. Dominic Cotrone (FSU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 2: #6 Axel Alvarez (OU) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 7-5, 6-2
No. 3: #37 Andrew Harris (OU) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) 6-3, 6-2
No. 4: #40 Dane Webb (OU) d. Marco Nunez (FSU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 5: Michael Rinaldi (FSU) vs. Austin Siegel (OU) dnf
No. 6: Grayson Goldin (FSU) vs. Nick Papac (OU) dnf
Seminoles Roll In Doubleheader.
Florida State opened up ACC play with a 6-1 win over Georgia Tech.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - After two weeks off the courts, the Florida State men's tennis team (11-2, 1-0) won two matches on Saturday including their first ACC match of the year. The team topped Georgia Tech (6-2, 0-1) 6-1 in the afternoon and followed up with a 7-0 win over FAU (5-6) in the evening.
With 12 singles matches played, the Seminoles lost only four sets today and lost only one match.
"It was great to get two wins today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I was really pleased with how we came out and won without playing for two weeks. It was important to get the doubles point against Georgia Tech because they are traditionally strong in doubles. Today's win was a good beginning to our conference play."
Against Georgia Tech, the team came out in doubles with No. 51 Dominic Cotrone and Blake Davis getting an upset over No. 15 Carlos Benito and Eduardo Segura. Sophomore Marco Nunez and freshman Grayson Goldin also got a win on the day over Nathan Rakitt and Casey Kay on court two. Both courts battled back and forth during the matches but Florida State came out with an 8-6 win on each court.
"Blake and I came out strong but it was hard to get momentum because of their strong serve," said Cotrone. "We had to make sure we remained patient and focused long enough to start controlling their serves. We knew they were going to be a good team and wouldn't give up at all. Eventually we started to pick up on their tactics and weaknesses and were able to break back and gain control of the match to win."
In singles play, the Seminoles started strong winning each first set. No. 112 Cotrone came off the courts first with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Rakitt. Nunez came off the courts next for the Seminoles with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Kay on court four.
No. 98 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez clinched the match for the Seminoles winning 6-4, 6-3 against Segura on court three. Goldin won his match 6-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8) while Davis won on court two over Benito 6-2, 6-7 (8), 1-0 (13-11).
Florida State mixed up with doubles line-up against FAU Cotrone teamed up with sophomore Michael Rinaldi on court two and quickly came off with an 8-1 win over Richard Meade and Stefan Burnett. Nunez and Goldin bounced up to the top court and came away with an 8-3 triumph over Andrei Morin-Kougoucheff and Will Neuner to clinch the doubles point.
In singles play, the team proceeded to win all six matches in straight sets. Joining the line-up was sophomore Joćo Gauer on court six. Gauer proceeded to clinch the match for the Seminoles with a 6-2, 6-1 victory on court six.
"Tonight I loved the energy that was brought out by Dominic and Michael in doubles," continued Hultquist. "They came off the courts quickly and then had Marco and Grayson win one for us. We played sharp tonight and now we look forward to going down to Gainesville on Wednesday."
No. 38 Florida State 6, No. 42 Georgia Tech 1
Doubles
No. 1: #51 Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) d. #15 Carlos Benito/Eduardo Segura (GT) 8-6
No. 2: Grayson Goldin/Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Casey Kay/Nathan Rakitt (GT) 8-6
No. 3: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) vs. Cole Fiegel/Will Showers (GT) 6-7 dnf
Singles
No. 1: #112 Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Nathan Rakitt (GT) 6-2, 6-3
No. 2: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Carlos Benito (GT) 6-2, 7-6(8), 1-0(11)
No. 3: #98 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Eduardo Segura (GT) 6-4, 6-3
No. 4: Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Casey Kay (GT) 6-4, 6-2
No. 5: Cole Fiegel (GT) d. Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 6-7(4), 6-4, 1-0(6)
No. 6: Grayson Goldin (FSU) d. Will Showers (GT) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0(8)
Seminoles Roll In Doubleheader.
Florida State opened up ACC play with a 6-1 win over Georgia Tech.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - After two weeks off the courts, the Florida State men's tennis team (11-2, 1-0) won two matches on Saturday including their first ACC match of the year. The team topped Georgia Tech (6-2, 0-1) 6-1 in the afternoon and followed up with a 7-0 win over FAU (5-6) in the evening.
With 12 singles matches played, the Seminoles lost only four sets today and lost only one match.
"It was great to get two wins today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I was really pleased with how we came out and won without playing for two weeks. It was important to get the doubles point against Georgia Tech because they are traditionally strong in doubles. Today's win was a good beginning to our conference play."
Against Georgia Tech, the team came out in doubles with No. 51 Dominic Cotrone and Blake Davis getting an upset over No. 15 Carlos Benito and Eduardo Segura. Sophomore Marco Nunez and freshman Grayson Goldin also got a win on the day over Nathan Rakitt and Casey Kay on court two. Both courts battled back and forth during the matches but Florida State came out with an 8-6 win on each court.
"Blake and I came out strong but it was hard to get momentum because of their strong serve," said Cotrone. "We had to make sure we remained patient and focused long enough to start controlling their serves. We knew they were going to be a good team and wouldn't give up at all. Eventually we started to pick up on their tactics and weaknesses and were able to break back and gain control of the match to win."
In singles play, the Seminoles started strong winning each first set. No. 112 Cotrone came off the courts first with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Rakitt. Nunez came off the courts next for the Seminoles with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Kay on court four.
No. 98 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez clinched the match for the Seminoles winning 6-4, 6-3 against Segura on court three. Goldin won his match 6-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8) while Davis won on court two over Benito 6-2, 6-7 (8), 1-0 (13-11).
Florida State mixed up with doubles line-up against FAU Cotrone teamed up with sophomore Michael Rinaldi on court two and quickly came off with an 8-1 win over Richard Meade and Stefan Burnett. Nunez and Goldin bounced up to the top court and came away with an 8-3 triumph over Andrei Morin-Kougoucheff and Will Neuner to clinch the doubles point.
In singles play, the team proceeded to win all six matches in straight sets. Joining the line-up was sophomore Joćo Gauer on court six. Gauer proceeded to clinch the match for the Seminoles with a 6-2, 6-1 victory on court six.
"Tonight I loved the energy that was brought out by Dominic and Michael in doubles," continued Hultquist. "They came off the courts quickly and then had Marco and Grayson win one for us. We played sharp tonight and now we look forward to going down to Gainesville on Wednesday."
No. 38 Florida State 7, Florida Atlantic 0
Doubles
No. 1: Grayson Goldin/Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Andrei Morin-Kougoucheff/Will Neuner (FAU) 8-3
No. 2: Dominic Cotrone/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Stefan Burnett/Richard Meade (FAU) 8-1
No. 3: Joao Gauer/Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) vs. Sean Bacha/Robert Dubuque (FAU) 5-6 dnf
Singles
No. 1: #112 Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Andrei Morin-Kougoucheff (FAU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 2: #98 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Will Neuner (FAU) 7-6(7-1), 6-0
No. 3: Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Richard Meade (FAU) 6-4, 6-1
No. 4: Grayson Goldin (FSU) d. Sean Bacha (FAU) 6-1, 6-0
No. 5: Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Robert Dubuque (FAU) 7-6(13-11), 6-0
No. 6: Joao Gauer (FSU) d. Stefan Burnett (FAU) 6-2, 6-1
Florida State Drops 4-2 Nail Biter To Florida.
Sophomore Dominic Cotrone gained a rank win while Cristian Gonzalez Mendez won his 20th match of the year.
GAINESVILLE, FL -With bragging rights on the line, the No. 36 Florida State men's tennis team took the courts against No. 22 Florida at the Charles R. & Nancy V. Perry Indoor Tennis Facility in Gainesville. With the match moved indoors because of rain, the two teams battled it out until the last point with the Gators winning 4-2. Florida State fell to 11-3 on the year while Florida is now 5-4.
"It was a really well played match between two very good teams trying to fight hard for their schools," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "Dominic did a good job of finishing off his guy while Michael did a good job of getting his match into the third set. There were a lot of matches that could have gone either way. Cristian won in the third after losing the second while Blake played extremely well to come back from being down in the second."
The Seminoles started strong in doubles with No. 23 Blake Davis and Dominic Cotrone getting a break in the first game. After going up 5-2, the Gators duo of No. 26 Stephane Piro and Michael Alford started to gain momentum to even up the match 6-6. The Gators held serve and then broke the Seminoles to win the match 8-6.
On court two, Marco Nunez and Grayson Goldin struggled early and were down 6-1. The duo started to gain confidence and came back to make the match close and made the score 6-4 in Florida's favor. After some back-and-forth play between the two teams, the No. 9 duo of Gordon Watson and Elliott Orkin won 8-5. With both wins, the Gators clinched the doubles point.
Because the indoor facility only has three courts, the first three positions took to the courts with the last three filling in as the other matches finished. Davis came off the courts first in a battle against Watson in the two position. After falling 6-2 in the first set, Davis was down 5-1in the second set but fought back to make the match 5-5. Unfortunately he was unable to hold onto the momentum as he lost 6-2, 7-6 (3).
One of the highlights of the night was Cotrone playing in the first position against No. 65 Spencer Newman. After the two players battled it out in the first set, Cotrone came away with the first set and then proceeded to win the match 7-5, 6-2.
The next match off for the Seminoles was Cristian Gonzalez Mendez and Diego Hildalgo in the third spot. After dropping the first set, the junior started to set a rhythm as he came back to win the second set by nabbing two aces in the last game. He grasped onto the momentum and carried it over to the third as he won the match 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 to win his 20th match of the season.
Sophomore Marco Nunez took the court against Florent Diep and won his first set in the match however Diep rolled in the second set to force a third. The two competed with each other hard but a late rally by Diep put the Gators up 3-2 as he won 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Sophomore Michael Rinaldi and Maxx Lipman played in the fifth spot with Florida winning the first set. Listening to the cheers of his teammate and seeing Nunez fight on his court, Rinaldi bounced back to win his second set to force a third. Goldin faced Alford in the sixth position and lost the first set. With Rinaldi playing his third set and Goldin in his second, the match came down to the two of them. With Florida serving it out for the win on both courts, Lipman got his serve in first to take down Rinaldi 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 and win the match.
No. 22 Florida 4, No. 36 Florida State 2
Doubles
No. 1: #26 Michael Alford/Stephane Piro (UF) d. #23 Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) 8-6
No. 2: #9 Elliott Orkin/Gordon Watson (UF) d. Grayson Goldin/Marco Nunez (FSU) 8-5
No. 3: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) vs. Diego Hildalgo/Spencer Newman (UF) 4-7 dnf
Singles
No. 1: Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. #65 Spencer Newman (UF) 7-5, 6-2
No. 2: Gordon Watson (UF) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 6-2, 7-6(7-3)
No. 3: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Diego Hildalgo (UF) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
No. 4: Florent Diep (UF) d. Marco Nunez (FSU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
No. 5: Maxx Lipman (UF) d. Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
No. 6: Grayson Goldin (FSU) vs. Michael Alford (UF) 4-6, 2-5 dnf
Seminoles Run Down The Bulls To Win 4-3.
After falling behind 2-0, the Seminoles won four straight singles matches to clinch the win.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Come from behind was the theme of the day as the No. 36 Florida State men's tennis team (12-3) ran down the USF Bulls (5-3) 4-3 on Saturday. After dropping the doubles point and the first singles match, the Seminoles won four straight matches to clinch at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center.
"South Florida capitalized from winning the doubles point by jumping out quickly to get early breaks on four of the six courts and then went on to win three of the six first sets," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "It was great to see us close out a couple of matches quickly in Marco and Grayson. The key to the match was Blake quickly winning the second and third sets after losing the first. It was also great to see Cristian break serve at 5-4 to clinch the match."
In doubles play, sophomore Marco Nunez and freshman Grayson Goldin were defeated early as No. 35 Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz and Oliver Pramming won 8-5 on court two. Junior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez and sophomore Michael Rinaldi were able to tie up doubles as they won 8-5 over Everth Dzib and Vadym Kalyuzhnyy on court three.
On court one No. 26 Dominic Cotrone and Blake Davis held an early lead but the Bulls' No. 29 duo of Roberto Cid and Sasha Gozun fought back to win 8-7 (6) and claim the doubles point for South Florida.
In singles play, the first sets were split between the two teams with South Florida riding thee momentum from the doubles win. No. 81 Cid of USF used his momentum from winning the first set to finish off the match quickly with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Cotrone to gain a 2-0 lead in the match.
Dropping the first set 1-6, Davis changed his game plan and regained control as he lost only one game over the next two sets. With the fans and team rallying behind him, his 1-6, 6-0, 6-1 win put the Seminoles on the board.
Nunez faced Kalyuzhnyy on court four and tied up the match with a strong 6-1, 6-4 win in the four spot. Goldin continued his stellar play as he won his 14 straight singles match with a 6-3, 6-3 win on court six. His win gave Florida State a 3-2 lead.
Clinching the team win for the fourth time this season was Gonzalez Mendez playing in the third position. His 6-4, 6-4 win over Sasha Gozun gave the team the win they needed.
No. 36 Florida State 4, No. 45 South Florida 3
Doubles
No. 1: #29 Roberto Cid/Sasha Gozun (USF) d. #23 Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) 8-7 (6)
No. 2: #35 Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz/Oliver Pramming (USF) d. Grayson Goldin/Marco Nunez (FSU) 8-5
No. 3: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Everth Dzib/Vadym Kalyuzhnyy (USF) 8-5
Singles
No. 1: #81 Roberto Cid (USF) d. Dominic Cotrone (FSU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Oliver Pramming (USF) 1-6, 6-0, 6-1
No. 3: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Sasha Gozun (USF) 6-4, 6-4
No. 4: Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Vadym Kalyuzhnyy (USF) 6-1, 6-4
No. 5: Ignacio Gonzalez-Muniz (USF) d. Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3)
No. 6: Grayson Goldin (FSU) d. Federico Sabogal (USF) 6-3, 6-3
Florida State Falls To Texas 5-2.
Cristian Gonzalez Mendez upsets No. 60 George Goldhoff.
AUSTIN, TX - The Seminoles dropped to No. 7 Texas on Friday night 5-2 at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center. Florida State is now 12-4 this season while the Longhorns are 13-2. They return to action Tuesday against Clemson.
"We played a good hard fought match tonight," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "The doubles point was important and we had some opportunities but we were unable to win the 8-7 tiebreakers. We won three first sets in singles, but it was a competitive match and we couldn't convert all of our chances."
In doubles play, the two teams squared off to fight for a tight doubles point. On court one, No. 23 Blake Davis and Dominic Cotrone faced No. 8 Soren Hess-Olesen and were leading for the first part of the match. Texas broke back and tied the match to force a tiebreaker, the Longhorns went on to win the match 8-7 (6).
On court two, Marco Nunez and Grayson Goldin defeated Jacoby Lewis and David Holiner 8-6 to tie up doubles. On court three, Cristian Gonzalez Mendez and Michael Rinaldi faced off against George Goldhoff and David Holiner but were defeated in a tiebreaker 8-7 (4).
In singles play, the Seminoles managed to win three first sets to give the team a chance to fight back and win the match but the Longhorns quickly won three singles matches to win the match.
Gonzalez Mendez won his first set but dropped his second set against No. 60 Goldhoff to force a third set tiebreaker. The two battled it out but Gonzalez Mendez stayed on top to win 6-3, 6-7 (6), 1-0 (10-8) in the third spot.
"Cristian has played well all year," continued Hultquist. "He's been a very solid point for us this year and I'm not surprised he got another ranked win. He's certainly playing good tennis but is doing it both patiently and aggressively."
Rinaldi also gained a strong 6-3, 7-6 (7) win against Holiner on court five.
No. 7 Texas 5, No. 35 Florida State 2
Doubles
No. 1: #8 Lloyd Glasspool/Soren Hess-Olesen (UTx) d. #23 Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) 8-7(7-4)
No. 2: Grayson Goldin/Marco Nunez (FSU) d. David Holiner/Jacoby Lewis (UTx) 8-6
No. 3: Adrien Berkowicz/George Goldhoff (UTx) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 8-7(7-4)
Singles
No. 1: #31 Soren Hess-Olesen (UTx) d. Dominic Cotrone (FSU) 6-1, 6-3
No. 2: #22 Lloyd Glasspool (UTx) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 3: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. #60 George Goldhoff (UTx) 6-3, 6-7(6), 1-0(8)
No. 4: Adrien Berkowicz (UTx) d. Marco Nunez (FSU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 5: Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. David Holiner (UTx) 6-3, 7-6(7)
No. 6: Clement Homs (UTx) d. Grayson Goldin (FSU) 5-7, 6-1, 1-0(7)
Seminoles Fail To Tame The Tigers.
Jake Albo and Marco Nunez provided Florida State with singles wins.
CLEMSON, SC - The No. 34 Florida State men's tennis team failed to tame the No. 22 Clemson Tigers on Tuesday afternoon at the Hoke Sloan Tennis Center. Despite winning four first sets, the team could not hold on as the Tigers (15-3, 2-0) won 5-2. The Seminoles dropped to 12-5 on the season and are now 1-1 in conference play.
"We were a little banged up today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "We played hard but we were 0-4 in tiebreakers today. If we would have won one of those, we would have had a chance to win. We got the momentum after winning the first four sets but Clemson did a great job of coming back. We had a chance to win on both Blake and Grayson's courts but they couldn't close out the match."
Clemson won the doubles point by winning on courts one and three but sophomore Marco Nunez and freshman Grayson Goldin upped their record to 8-4 on the year with an 8-3 win over Alejandro Augusto and Robert Dudley in the two spot.
In singles play, the Seminoles gained back momentum as they won four first sets to put the team in a strong position. Freshman Jake Albo, playing in his first singles match since mid-January, came off the courts quickly to tie the match up with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Fernando Sala on court six.
Nunez followed suit and came off of court four with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Austin Ansari. While raising his duel record to 8-6, he gave the team a 2-1 lead over the Tigers. Also winning first sets for the team was senior Blake Davis and Goldin.
At that point, the tide turned as juniors No. 122 Dominic Cotrone and No. 86 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez were both upset to give Clemson the 3-2 lead.
With both Davis and Goldin both needing to win their matches, all eyes were on courts two and five, respectively. No. 116 Goldin managed to hold serve against Luke Johnson but was broke at 4-4, Johnson closed out his serve to upset Goldin 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 and to clinch the match for Clemson. Davis's match was closed out but he lost the match to Dominique Maden in the in the third set 3-6, 7-6 (4), 1-0 (10-2).
No. 22 Clemson 5, No. 34 Florida State 2
Doubles
No. 1: Hunter Harrington/Dominique Maden (CU) d. #41 Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) 8-4
No. 2: Grayson Goldin/Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Alejandro Augusto/Robert Dudley (CU) 8-3
No. 3: Austin Ansari/Luke Johnson (CU) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 8-2
Singles
No. 1: #90 Hunter Harrington (CU) d. #122 Dominic Cotrone (FSU) 7-6(5), 6-4
No. 2: Dominique Maden (CU) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 3-6, 7-6(4), 1-0(2)
No. 3: Alejandro Augusto (CU) d. #86 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) 7-6(6), 6-3
No. 4: Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Austin Ansari (CU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 5: Luke Johnson (CU) d. #116 Grayson Goldin (FSU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 6: Jake Albo (FSU) d. Fernando Sala (CU) 6-1, 6-2
Seminoles Fight Off Wolfpack To Win 4-3.
The Seminoles are now 2-1 in conference play.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 41 Florida State men's tennis team (13-5, 2-1) took down No. 31 NC State 4-3 on Friday night at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center. The team won four singles matches to clinch the win after dropping the doubles point.
"It was a great atmosphere tonight," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I was really pleased with the effort put forth to come from behind after losing doubles. NC State is a great team and this was one of our best matches of the year."
With Florida State seeking revenge after being upset last season, both teams took the courts with gusto in doubles. Playing together for the first time since January, sophomore Michael Rinaldi and freshman Grayson Goldin won 8-5 over Austin Powell and Parker McGuiness. Unfortunately NC State won the other two matches to clinch the doubles point.
Down 1-0, the team won only three first sets of singles play with senior Blake Davis getting a fast 6-1, 6-2 win over Sean Weber on court three. Rinaldi would go on to loss to Simon Norenius 6-4, 6-4 on court five to give NC State the 2-1 advantage.
"When you have those tough doubles points, you always want to come out strong in singles to change the momentum," said Davis. "I was able to that today against a good player which gave our team confidence."
After losing their first sets, both junior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez and Goldin won their second sets to force third sets. With momentum gaining back into the Seminoles' favor, No. 122 Dominic Cotrone upset No. 41 Powell 6-4, 6-4 in the one spot to tie the match back up.
"After losing to Austin last year at NC State, Dominic played a really good match tonight and probably one of this best of the year," continued Hultquist. "It was huge for Grayson to win his second set because we had no clue which way it would go."
After losing his first set, No. 86 Gonzalez Mendez put on the cruise control and coasted through the remaining of the match on court two against No. 98 Robbie Mudge and was up 5-2 in the third. Sophomore Marco Nunez was battling it out next to him on court four against Nick Horton and was winning the tiebreaker 6-4.
With both matches needed to clinch the match, the two were just a serve away from the win. Nunez returned Horton's serve to win his match 6-3, 7-6 (4) and give the Seminoles a 3-1 lead.
Gonzalez Mendez served moments later to clinch the match and won 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 for the Seminoles and snapped their two match losing streak.
"The crowd was awesome out there being loud and cheering on the courts that needed it," said Gonzalez Mendez. "It was good that Grayson and I won our second sets after dropping our first sets and losing the doubles point. This win helped us gain momentum and confidence that we can use on Sunday."
"Cristian lost the first set pretty convincingly but didn't panic and came back to win," concluded Hultquist. "I was pleased for Marco to win in the second and not go on further."
Goldin went on to loss his match 6-2, 5-7, 7-2 to Parker McGuiness on court six.
No. 41 Florida State 4, No. 31 North Carolina State 3
Doubles
No. 1: Ian Dempster/Robbie Mudge (NCS) d. #41 Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) 8-2
No. 2: #27 Nick Horton/Sean Weber (NCS) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Marco Nunez (FSU) 8-6
No. 3: Grayson Goldin/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Parker McGuiness/Austin Powell (NCS) 8-5
Singles
No. 1: #122 Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. #41 Austin Powell (NCS) 6-4, 6-4
No. 2: #86 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. #98 Robbie Mudge (NCS) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
No. 3: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Sean Weber (NCS) 6-1, 6-2
No. 4: Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Nick Horton (NCS) 6-3, 7-6(4)
No. 5: Simon McGuinness (NCS) d. Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 6: Parker McGuiness (NCS) d. #116 Grayson Goldin (FSU) 6-2, 5-7, 6-2
Seminoles Knock Down Demon Deacons, Rattlers.
Florida State upsets the No. 18 team in the nation.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 41 Florida State men's tennis team closed out the weekend with a 4-3 upset over No. 18 Wake Forest Sunday afternoon. In the evening, the Seminoles swept the Rattlers 7-0 and are now 15-5 on the season with a 3-1 conference record.
"Wake Forest was probably the best win of the year for us," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "It was a great weekend with us going 3-0 and it now gives us several solid conference wins. We have a lot to look forward to now with a very tough weekend coming up."
After losing an abnormal five straight doubles points in a row this year, the Seminoles were back in form by winning all six doubles matches Sunday.
Beginning the day at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center against Wake Forest, No. 41 Dominic Cotrone and Blake Davis topped Jon Ho and Adam Lee 8-3 on court one. Grayson Goldin and Michael Rinaldi followed up with an 8-6 win over Aws Laaribi and Anthony Delcore on court three. On court two, Cristian Gonzalez Mendez and Marco Nunez upset the No. 58 duo of Romain Bogaerts and Maksim Kan 8-7 (5) to close out doubles.
"It was important to win the doubles point this afternoon," said Hultquist. "It was great to see Blake and Dominic get a solid win and for the rest of the teams to get wins on every court."
"It was great to get the doubles point after losing it five times in a row," said Gonzalez Mendez. "Today the chemistry between Marco and me was better and we were more synchronized which paid off in the end."
As soon as the teams hit the court for singles, rain hit Tallahassee moving the remainder of the matches to the Indoor Tennis Facility. After a 35 minute delay the teams once again went to battle against one another with the two teams splitting the six first sets.
Rinaldi got off the courts quickly to give the team a 2-0 lead. The sophomore gained a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Nicky Kunz on court five. No. 86 Gonzalez Mendez proceeded to upset No. 48 Adam Lee 6-4, 6-3 on court two to give the Seminoles a 3-0 lead.
At that point, the Demon Deacons won two straight matches to make the match tight. No. 122 Cotrone lost to No. 20 Bogaerts 6-3, 6-4 while Nunez dropped 6-3, 6-3 to Ho.
After dropping his last three singles matches, the pressure was put on Goldin, a freshman recently ranked No. 116 in the nation. After winning his first set to Pedro Dumont, Goldin lost his second set where he only won one game. With the third set tied at 4-4, Goldin fought against Dumont's serve to break him and gain the 5-4 lead. Serving it out, Goldin won the match 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 on court six where his teammates proceeded to tackle him on the court in celebration of the team's upset.
"Grayson really grew up today," continued Hultquist. "With the match on his shoulders he came through to break at 4-4 and then served it out to win. Cristian beat a very good player on court two and had three ranked wins on the weekend. Michael also had a big finish to close out his match to get his win."
Wake Forest closed out the match with #56 Maksim Kan defeating Davis (FSU) 7-6 (4), 6-2 on court three to make the final score 4-3.
"The key today was that everyone contributed to the score and put up a fight," finished Gonzalez Mendez. "We got a win against a team that has been doing well this year. Right now we're in a good position in the ACCs and have a big weekend coming up."
Following a 90 minute break, the Seminoles returned to the court to take on Florida A&M. Playing singles first, the team swept the Rattlers while not dropping a set. Taking the court for the first time since mid-February was redshirt-sophomore Joćo Gauer who quickly won 6-0, 6-2 over Jason Ulacio to get the Seminoles on the scoreboard.
Freshman Jake Albo also posted a quick win with a 6-0, 6-1 win on court five over Jalen Evans. Not dropping a beat from his earlier match, Rinaldi came off the courts with another win, this time a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Courage Okungbowa.
Gonzalez Mendez gained a 6-2, 6-1 win over Zack Everden on court two to clinch the match for the Seminoles. Cotrone topped Admire Mushonga 6-0, 6-2 and then Nunez defeated Augustin Waitman 7-6 (3), 6-3 to finish the singles sweep.
The two teams went straight into doubles play with Florida State playing some new pairs. Nunez and Goldin reunited after playing with new partners the last two matches and came away with an 8-3 win. Cotrone and Albo played together for the first time and won 8-2 while Jack Haffey played in his first match since January and came away with an 8-1 win while teamed up with Gauer.
No. 41 Florida State 4, No. 18
Wake Forest 3
Doubles
No. 1: #41 Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) d. Jon Ho/Adam Lee (Wake) 8-3
No. 2: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Marco Nunez (FSU) d. #58 Romain Bogaerts/Maksim Kan (Wake) 8-7(5)
No. 3: Grayson Goldin/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Anthony Delcore/Aws Laaribi (Wake) 8-6
Singles
No. 1: #20 Romain Bogaerts (Wake) d. #122 Dominic Cotrone (FSU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 2: #86 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. #48 Adam Lee (Wake) 6-4, 6-3
No. 3: #56 Maksim Kan (Wake) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 7-6(4), 6-2
No. 4: Jon Ho (Wake) d. Marco Nunez (FSU) 6-3, 6-3
No. 5: Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Nicky Kunz (Wake) 6-2, 6-3
No. 6: #116 Grayson Goldin (FSU) d. Pedro Dumont (Wake) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
Seminoles Knock Down Demon Deacons, Rattlers.
Florida State upsets the No. 18 team in the nation.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 41 Florida State men's tennis team closed out the weekend with a 4-3 upset over No. 18 Wake Forest Sunday afternoon. In the evening, the Seminoles swept the Rattlers 7-0 and are now 15-5 on the season with a 3-1 conference record.
"Wake Forest was probably the best win of the year for us," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "It was a great weekend with us going 3-0 and it now gives us several solid conference wins. We have a lot to look forward to now with a very tough weekend coming up."
After losing an abnormal five straight doubles points in a row this year, the Seminoles were back in form by winning all six doubles matches Sunday.
Beginning the day at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center against Wake Forest, No. 41 Dominic Cotrone and Blake Davis topped Jon Ho and Adam Lee 8-3 on court one. Grayson Goldin and Michael Rinaldi followed up with an 8-6 win over Aws Laaribi and Anthony Delcore on court three. On court two, Cristian Gonzalez Mendez and Marco Nunez upset the No. 58 duo of Romain Bogaerts and Maksim Kan 8-7 (5) to close out doubles.
"It was important to win the doubles point this afternoon," said Hultquist. "It was great to see Blake and Dominic get a solid win and for the rest of the teams to get wins on every court."
"It was great to get the doubles point after losing it five times in a row," said Gonzalez Mendez. "Today the chemistry between Marco and me was better and we were more synchronized which paid off in the end."
As soon as the teams hit the court for singles, rain hit Tallahassee moving the remainder of the matches to the Indoor Tennis Facility. After a 35 minute delay the teams once again went to battle against one another with the two teams splitting the six first sets.
Rinaldi got off the courts quickly to give the team a 2-0 lead. The sophomore gained a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Nicky Kunz on court five. No. 86 Gonzalez Mendez proceeded to upset No. 48 Adam Lee 6-4, 6-3 on court two to give the Seminoles a 3-0 lead.
At that point, the Demon Deacons won two straight matches to make the match tight. No. 122 Cotrone lost to No. 20 Bogaerts 6-3, 6-4 while Nunez dropped 6-3, 6-3 to Ho.
After dropping his last three singles matches, the pressure was put on Goldin, a freshman recently ranked No. 116 in the nation. After winning his first set to Pedro Dumont, Goldin lost his second set where he only won one game. With the third set tied at 4-4, Goldin fought against Dumont's serve to break him and gain the 5-4 lead. Serving it out, Goldin won the match 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 on court six where his teammates proceeded to tackle him on the court in celebration of the team's upset.
"Grayson really grew up today," continued Hultquist. "With the match on his shoulders he came through to break at 4-4 and then served it out to win. Cristian beat a very good player on court two and had three ranked wins on the weekend. Michael also had a big finish to close out his match to get his win."
Wake Forest closed out the match with #56 Maksim Kan defeating Davis (FSU) 7-6 (4), 6-2 on court three to make the final score 4-3.
"The key today was that everyone contributed to the score and put up a fight," finished Gonzalez Mendez. "We got a win against a team that has been doing well this year. Right now we're in a good position in the ACCs and have a big weekend coming up."
Following a 90 minute break, the Seminoles returned to the court to take on Florida A&M. Playing singles first, the team swept the Rattlers while not dropping a set. Taking the court for the first time since mid-February was redshirt-sophomore Joćo Gauer who quickly won 6-0, 6-2 over Jason Ulacio to get the Seminoles on the scoreboard.
Freshman Jake Albo also posted a quick win with a 6-0, 6-1 win on court five over Jalen Evans. Not dropping a beat from his earlier match, Rinaldi came off the courts with another win, this time a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Courage Okungbowa.
Gonzalez Mendez gained a 6-2, 6-1 win over Zack Everden on court two to clinch the match for the Seminoles. Cotrone topped Admire Mushonga 6-0, 6-2 and then Nunez defeated Augustin Waitman 7-6 (3), 6-3 to finish the singles sweep.
The two teams went straight into doubles play with Florida State playing some new pairs. Nunez and Goldin reunited after playing with new partners the last two matches and came away with an 8-3 win. Cotrone and Albo played together for the first time and won 8-2 while Jack Haffey played in his first match since January and came away with an 8-1 win while teamed up with Gauer.
No. 41 Florida State 7, Florida
A&M 0
Doubles
No. 1: Grayson Goldin/Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Zack Everden/Admire Mushonga (FAMU) 8-3
No. 2: Jake Albo/Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Courage Okungbowa/Augustin Waitman (FAMU) 8-2
No. 3: Joao Gauer/Jack Haffey (FSU) d. Jalen Evans/Jason Ulacio (FAMU) 8-1
Singles
No. 1: #122 Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Admire Mushonga (FAMU) 6-0, 6-2
No. 2: #86 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Zack Everden (FAMU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 3: Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Augustin Waitman (FAMU) 7-6(3), 6-3
No. 4: Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Courage Okungbowa (FAMU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 5: Jake Albo (FSU) d. Jalen Evans (FAMU) 6-0, 6-1
No. 6: Joao Gauer (FSU) d. Jason Ulacio (FAMU) 6-0, 6-2
Florida State Falls To Virginia Tech 5-2.
BLACKSBURG, VA - The No. 24-ranked Florida State men's tennis team dropped to No. 54 Virginia Tech (9-7, 2-3) 5-2 on Friday afternoon at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center. The beginning of the match was delayed due to weather. The Seminoles (15-6, 3-2) travel to face No. 4 Virginia Saturday.
"We did a good job of getting started but we didn't close it out," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "It's always a tough place to play and Virginia Tech played very well. The key to the match came down to us not winning all of the second set tiebreakers. Cristian was up 6-5 in his tiebreaker and had set point but was overruled and ended up losing it."
The Seminoles started strong in doubles play winning two of the three matches for the point. Sophomore Marco Nunez and junior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez topped Amerigo Contini and Joao Monteiro 8-2 on court two while sophomore Michael Rinaldi and freshman Grayson Goldin won 8-5 over Jai Corbett and Florian Nicoud on court three.
In singles play, the Hokies won five of the six first sets taking the momentum from the Seminoles. Both Nunez and senior Blake Davis were dropped to give Virginia Tech the 2-1 advantage.
At that point both Goldin and Gonzalez Mendez were competing in second sets to extend their matches; Goldin won his to force a third set. Gonzalez Mendez dropped his second set tiebreaker after having set point but was overruled and ended up losing his match and give Virginia Tech a 3-1 lead.
After winning his second set, No. 101 Dominic Cotrone fell to No. 19 Contini 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 to clinch the match for Virginia Tech.
Rinaldi came up with the sole singles win for the Seminoles with a 6-4, 6-4 bout against Nicoud on court five. Goldin lost his match to give Virginia Tech their final point.
No. 54 Virginia Tech 5, No. 24 Florida State 2
Doubles
No. 1: Andreas Bjerrehus/Hunter Koontz (VT) d. #41 Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) 8-5
No. 2: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Amerigo Contini/Joao Monteiro (VT) 8-2
No. 3: Grayson Goldin/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Jai Corbett/Florian Nicoud (VT) 8-5
Singles
No. 1: #19 Amerigo Contini (VT) d. #101 Dominic Cotrone (FSU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
No. 2: #120 Andreas Bjerrehus (VT) d. #65 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) 6-4, 7-6(6)
No. 3: Joao Monteiro (VT) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 6-1, 6-3
No. 4: Hunter Koontz (VT) d. Marco Nunez (FSU) 7-5, 6-1
No. 5: Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Florian Nicoud (VT) 6-4, 6-4
No. 6: Jai Corbett (VT) d. Grayson Goldin (FSU) 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-4
Virginia Tops Florida State 6-1.
The Seminoles return home next weekend for their last home stand of the year.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - The No. 24 Florida State men's tennis team (15-7, 3-3) dropped to No. 4 Virginia (14-2, 6-0) 6-1 at the Boyd Tinsley Courts at the Boar's Head Sports Club Saturday afternoon. The Seminoles return home next weekend for their final home matches of the year.
"We lost to one of the best teams in the country today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "They are very tough to beat up here especially in the indoor courts. They really showed why they are the National Indoor Champions. I was pleased with the effort we got, especially Jake Albo who got a ranked win."
The Cavaliers won on courts one and two to take the doubles point. Although sophomore Michael Rinaldi and freshman Grayson Goldin were winning against Justin and Ryan Shane on court three, play was stopped to begin singles play.
The Seminoles lost five of the six first sets with Virginia winning the first three matches to clinch the match. No. 112 Thai-Son Kwiatkowski topped sophomore Michael Rinaldi 6-1, 6-1 then No. 24 Alex Domijan defeated No. 65 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez 6-3, 6-2. The Cavaliers clinched when No. 4 Mitchell Frank won 6-1, 6-4 over No. 101 Dominic Cotrone.
Florida State got on the scoreboard after freshman Jake Albo defeated No. 106 Luca Corinteli 6-4, 6-3 on court six for his first ranked win as a Seminole.
Virginia won the last two matches to make the final score 6-1. No. 40 Ryan Shane topped Blake Davis 6-0, 6-4 while No. 59 Mac Styslinger defeated Marco Nunez 6-2, 7-5.
No. 4 Virginia 6, No. 24 Florida State 1
Doubles
No. 1: Jordan Daigle/Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (UVa) d. #41 Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) 8-5
No. 2: Alex Domijan/Harrison Richmond (UVa) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Marco Nunez (FSU) 8-3
No. 3: Grayson Goldin/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) vs. Justin Shane/Ryan Shane (UVa) 6-4 dnf
Singles
No. 1: #4 Mitchell Frank (UVa) d. #101 Dominic Cotrone (FSU) 6-1, 6-4
No. 2: #24 Alex Domijan (UVa) d. #65 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) 6-3, 6-2
No. 3: #40 Ryan Shane (UVa) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 6-0, 6-4
No. 4: #112 Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (UVa) d. Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 5: #59 Mac Styslinger (UVa) d. Marco Nunez (FSU) 6-2, 6-5
No. 6: Jake Albo (FSU) d. #106 Luca Corinteli (UVa) 6-4, 6-3
Noles Fall To Tar Heels In Marathon Match.
The Seminoles close out the home schedule Sunday against Duke.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 30 Florida State men's tennis team (15-8, 3-4) fought in a grueling match on Friday night dropping to No. 9 North Carolina (19-5, 6-1) 5-2. With two three-set matches and three tiebreakers, the deciding point was not made until after four hours played at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center.
"I thought the team played well and competed hard," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I liked seeing Michael, even though he was sick, coming back in his third set. I liked seeing Cristian battling back and Blake coming back. This is the best UNC team I've seen since I've been here. I liked the atmosphere and how energized everyone was."
The two teams started out in doubles which lasted over an hour. UNC quickly got a win on court three with Ronnie Schneider and Jack Murray topping sophomore Michael Rinaldi and freshman Grayson Goldin 8-2. Courts one and two were battling back and forth until Carolina got the edge winning 8-6 on court two where Oystein Steiro and Nelson Vick beat junior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez and sophomore Marco Nunez. Carolina closed out the sweep by winning on court one.
Needing to win four of the six singles matches for the win, the Seminoles got three first set wins to help gain some momentum. Nunez quickly won 6-1, 6-3 over Steiro on court four to tie the match at 1-1. Carolina regained the lead as No. 25 Schneider topped No. 101 Dominic Cotrone 6-1, 6-2.
The Tar Heels took the 3-1 lead as Vick topped freshman Jake Albo 6-2, 7-5 on court six. With the Seminoles needing to win the rest of the matches for the win, senior Blake Davis posted a strong 6-2, 7-6 (6) win over Esben Hess-Olesen on court three to make the score 3-2.
Rinaldi had won his first set against Murray but dropped the second to play in a third set. Gonzalez Mendez dropped his first set to No. 58 Brett Clark but came back to win a tight second set tiebreaker to force a third and give Florida State a chance to win the match.
Fighting illness between each game, Rinaldi was down 5-3 in the third set but came back to tie the set and force a tiebreaker. Unable to hold on, Murray won 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 (0) to clinch the match for the Tar Heels. Gonzalez Mendez was unable to hold onto his match as well as Clark won 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-3.
No. 9 North Carolina 5, No. 30 Florida State 2
Doubles
No. 1: Brett Clark/Brayden Schnur (UNC) d. #41 Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) 8-5
No. 2: Oystein Steiro/Nelson Vick (UNC) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Marco Nunez (FSU) 8-6
No. 3: Jack Murray/Ronnie Schneider (UNC) d. Grayson Goldin/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 8-2
Singles
No. 1: #25 Ronnie Schneider (UNC) d. #101 Dominic Cotrone (FSU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 2: #58 Brett Clark (UNC) d. #65 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) 7-5, 6-7(6), 6-3
No. 3: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Esben Hess-Olesen (UNC) 6-2, 7-6(6)
No. 4: Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Oystein Steiro (UNC) 6-1, 6-3
No. 5: Jack Murray (UNC) d. Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 1-6, 6-2, 7-6(0)
No. 6: Nelson Vick (UNC) d. Jake Albo (FSU) 6-2, 7-5
Florida State Drops To Duke 5-2.
Junior Dominic Cotrone upset the No. 48 player in the nation.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Playing in their final home match of the year, the No. 30 Florida State men's tennis team (15-9, 3-5) dropped to No. 13-ranked Duke (14-5, 6-1) on Sunday 5-2 at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center.
"We lost to a really good Duke team today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "Much like Friday we had some really good efforts. It hurt us a little bit not having Michael (Rinaldi) healthy. I was proud of Grayson (Goldin) getting off the courts fast with his win and also Dominic (Cotrone) coming back to get an upset on one. We need to get a little bit healthier and pick up the doubles which is something that cost us this weekend."
The Blue Devils gained a 1-0 lead after a long doubles point played between the two schools. Although the score was 8-0 in Duke's favor, Florida State's No. 41 tandem of Blake Davis and Dominic Cotrone played many deuce points but dropped to Fred Saba and Raphael Hemmeler on court one.
At the same time, both courts two and three were battling a tiebreaker to decide the doubles point. Duke's Josh Levine and Jason Tahir topped Marco Nunez and Cristian Gonzalez Mendez 8-7 (2) to clinch but Michael Rinaldi and Grayson Goldin held on for the win as the duo won 8-7 (7) over Bruno Semenzato and Daniel McCall.
Just like the team's last match against North Carolina, the two teams split the first sets of singles and had three matches going for three sets. No stranger to long grueling matches, the Seminoles fought hard to try and gain the upset.
TJ Pura gave Duke a 2-0 lead after defeating sophomore Joćo Gauer 6-1, 6-2 on court six but Goldin, a freshman, got the Seminoles on the board with a strong 6-1, 6-3 victory over Levin on court five.
After losing his first set quickly, No. 65 Gonzalez Mendez began to battle back in his second set against No. 54 Saba to give his teammates motivation to play hard in their matches. Saba ended up winning the match 6-0, 6-4 and giving Duke the 3-1 lead.
Needing to win the remainder of the matches for the team win, the three remaining matches ended up all needing a third set to decide the outcome.
After winning his first set, Nunez began to falter as No. 71 Semenzato won the second set losing only one game. The two guys were battling it out on court with the games going back-and-fourth until Semenzato got the break to win 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 and to clinch the match for the Blue Devils.
After playing a first set that lasted nearly 90 minutes, Davis began to cramp up in his third set tiebreaker as Hemmeler gained the 6-7 (6), 6-2, 1-0 (10-4) win on court three.
The most entertaining match of the day was on court one between No. 101 Cotrone and No. 48 Tahir. With Tahir winning the first set, Cotrone gained a 5-0 lead in the second set until Tahir came back and forced a tiebreaker. Supported by his teammates and fans, Cotrone won the tiebreaker and forced a full third set between the two. Once again, the two players dueled it out back-and-forth until Cotrone got the late break to gain the upset and win 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5.
No. 13 Duke 5, No. 30 Florida State 2
Doubles
No. 1: Raphael Hemmeler/Fred Saba (Duke) d. #41 Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) 8-0
No. 2: Josh Levine/Jason Tahir (Duke) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Marco Nunez (FSU) 8-7 (7-2)
No. 3: Grayson Goldin/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Daniel McCall/Bruno Semenzato (Duke) 8-7 (9-7)
Singles
No. 1: #101 Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. #48 Jason Tahir (Duke) 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-5
No. 2: #54 Fred Saba (Duke) d. #65 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) 6-0, 6-4
No. 3: Raphael Hemmeler (Duke) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 6-7(6), 6-2, 1-0(4)
No. 4: #71 Bruno Semenzato (Duke) d. Marco Nunez (FSU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
No. 5: Grayson Goldin (FSU) d. Josh Levine (Duke) 6-1, 6-3
No. 6: TJ Pura (Duke) d. Joao Gauer (FSU) 6-1, 6-2
Florida State Tops Boston College 7-0.
The No. 28 Seminoles are now 4-5 in conference play.
DEDHAM, MA - The No. 28-ranked Florida State men's tennis team rose to a 16-9 record this spring after defeating Boston College (6-14) 7-0 Friday night. The Seminoles are now 4-5 in ACC play after today's match at the Dedham Health and Athletic Complex in Dedham, Mass.
"It was a nice win," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "With it being played indoors, our guys were able to adjust to the quick courts. We had a great start in doubles and we finished it out strong."
Adjusting the doubles line-up, the Seminoles came away with the doubles point after quick wins on courts two and three. Playing together for the first time, junior Dominic Cotrone and sophomore Marco Nunez won 8-3. Also playing together for the first time was senior Blake Davis and junior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez who won 8-2.
The Seminoles did not drop a set as they went on to sweep singles play. On court one, No. 84-ranked Cotrone topped Philip Nelson 6-3, 6-2 while No. 100-ranked Gonzalez Mendez snapped his four match losing streak to defeat Jonathan Raude 6-3, 6-4 on court two. Davis topped Aiden McNulty 6-3, 6-1 on court three.
Nunez beat Hank Workman 6-4, 6-2 on court two while sophomore Michael Rinaldi won 6-4, 6-2 on court five. Freshman Grayson Goldin closed out the night with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Alexandre Thirouin on court six.
No. 28 Florida State 7, Boston College 0
Doubles
No. 1: Philip Nelson/Matt Wagner (BC) d. Grayson Goldin/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 8-6
No. 2: Dominic Cotrone/Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Jonathan Raude/Alexandre Thirouin (BC) 8-3
No. 3: Blake Davis/Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Kyle Childree/Hank Workman (BC) 8-2
Singles
No. 1: #84 Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Philip Nelson (BC) 6-3, 6-2
No. 2: #100 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Jonathan Raude (BC) 6-3, 6-4
No. 3: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Aiden McNulty (BC) 6-3, 6-1
No. 4: Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Hank Workman (BC) 6-4, 6-2
No. 5: Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Kyle Childree (BC) 6-4, 6-2
No. 6: Grayson Goldin (FSU) d. Alexzndre Thirouin (BC) 6-2, 6-3
Notre Dame Tops Florida State 6-1.
Cristian Gonzalez Mendez nabs the lone win against No. 12 Notre Dame.
NOTRE DAME, IN - The No. 28-ranked Florida State men's tennis team dropped to No. 12 Notre Dame 6-1 on Sunday at the Courtney Tennis Center. The Seminoles are now 16-10 this season and are 4-6 in conference play.
"Notre Dame played very well today on their Senior Day," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "We had a chance for the doubles point, we were up at two and on serve on one, but Notre Dame came back to win. We needed that point especially on the road. We were doing okay in the first sets until the end when they broke our serve and pulled ahead. We didn't play well at the beginning of the second sets and couldn't come back."
In doubles play, Notre Dame's Ryan Bandy and Matt Dooley quickly pulled away with an 8-3 win over senior Blake Davis and junior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez on court three. The match on court one was tight until sophomore Michael Rinaldi and freshman Grayson Goldin dropped serve. Alex Lawson and Billy Pecor defeated the Seminole duo 8-5.
In singles play, Davis was topped by No. 89 Quentin Monaghan 6-2, 6-0 on court three while Goldin fell 7-6 (3), 6-1 to Eric Schnurrenberger on court six to give Notre Dame the 3-0 lead. Rinaldi fell 6-4, 6-3 to Eddy Covalschi on court five for Notre Dame's clinch.
On court one, No. 20 Greg Andrews topped No. 84-ranked Cotrone 6-4, 6-3 as the Irish went up 5-0. Sophomore Marco Nunez won his first set against Josh Hagar on court four, but Hagar came back to win 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.
With the match clinched on court two, Gonzalez Mendez had lost the first set to Bandy and was down 5-0 in the second set, but bounced back and fought hard to win a tiebreaker in the second set. The Seminole went on to win the match 6-7 (4), 7-6 (8), 1-0 (11-9).
"I am proud of Cristian for him coming back from being down 5-0 in the second set," continued Hultquist. "It showed a lot of heart, especially with the match being clinched."
No. 15 Notre Dame 6, No. 28 Florida State 1
Doubles
No. 1: Alex Lawson/Billy Pecor (ND) d. Grayson Goldin/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 8-5
No. 2: Dominic Cotrone/Marco Nunez (FSU) vs. Greg Andrews/Josh Hagar (ND) dnf
No. 3: Ryan Bandy/Matt Dooley (ND) d. Blake Davis/Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) 8-3
Singles
No. 1: #20 Greg Andrews (ND) d. #84 Dominic Cotrone (FSU) 6-4, 6-3
No. 2: #100 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Ryan Bandy (ND) 6-7(4),7-6(8),1-0(9)
No. 3: #89 Quentin Monaghan (ND) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 6-2, 6-0
No. 4: Josh Hagar (ND) d. Marco Nunez (FSU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
No. 5: Eddy Covalschi (ND) d. Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 6-4, 6-3
No. 6: Eric Schnurrenberger (ND) d. Grayson Goldin (FSU) 7-6(3), 6-1
Seminoles Weather Out The Hurricanes.
No. 31 Florida State drops No. 47 Miami 6-1.
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - The No. 31-ranked Florida State men's tennis team closed out the regular season with a 6-1 win over No. 47 Miami. After Saturday's match at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center, the team finished with a 17-10 record and a 5-6 conference mark this year.
"It was a typical rivalry match," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "It was very hard fought and Miami did a good job of coming into singles strong, at one point they were winning four of the six singles matches. It was a grind to get down here with our flight being canceled and not being able to practice Friday night, but our guys did a good job of managing it."
The start of the match was delayed because of rain, but it did not slow down the Seminoles in doubles as senior Blake Davis and junior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez got a quick 8-3 win against William Albanese and Henrique Tsukamoto on court three. Sophomore Michael Rinaldi and freshman Grayson Goldin clinched the doubles point with an 8-4 win on court two over Gabriel Flores and Diego Soto.
"The doubles point is always important to win and we have great success when we win it," continued Hultquist. "Grayson and Michael played probably one of their best matches of the year today."
In singles play, the two teams split the first sets to put Miami back in the match. Goldin quickly topped Danny Shebshayevich on court six to win 6-1, 6-4 and give the Seminoles a 2-0 lead. Down 5-4 in the first set, sophomore Marco Nunez won three straight games to win the first set and went on to win 7-5, 6-1 over Soto. Moments later, Gonzalez Mendez dropped 6-0, 7-6 (1) to get Miami on the scoreboard.
"I thought the key to the match was Marco," continued Hultquist. "Down 5-4, he broke serve and went on to win the set. He was down 3-0 to start the match but he came back and dominated the second set. It was important for us to have multiple options."
Despite losing their first sets, junior Dominic Cotrone and Davis both won their second sets to force a third. Davis defeated Wilfredo Gonzalez 2-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 to clinch the match for the Seminoles and give the Seminoles their fourth straight win against the Hurricanes.
No. 99 Cotrone upset No. 66 Omar Aly 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 on court one while Rinaldi won 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 on court five to close out the match.
No. 31 Florida State 6, No. 47 Miami 1
Doubles
No. 1: Omar Aly/Wilfredo Gonzalez (UM) d. Dominic Cotrone/Marco Nunez (FSU) 8-4
No. 2: Grayson Goldin/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Gabriel Flores/Diego Soto (UM) 8-4
No. 3: Blake Davis/Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. William Albanese/Henrique Tsukamoto (UM) 8-3
Singles
No. 1: #90 Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. #66 Omar Aly (UM) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
No. 2: Gabriel Flores (UM) d. #121 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) 6-0, 7-6(1)
No. 3: Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Diego Soto (UM) 7-5, 6-1
No. 4: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Wilfredo Gonzalez (UM) 2-6, 7-6(2), 6-2
No. 5: Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Henrique Tsukamoto (UM) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
No. 6: Grayson Goldin (FSU) d. Danny Shebshayevich (UM) 6-1, 6-4
Florida State Tops Miami 4-0.
The Seminoles face No. 1-seed Virginia Friday morning in the quarterfinals.
CARY, NC - The No. 8-seed Florida State men's tennis team topped No. 9-seed Miami 4-0 in the first round of the ACC Championships Thursday. The Seminoles battled for over three hours at the Cary Tennis Park.
"The match today was very similar to five days ago when we played down in Miami," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "It was a real battle and it showed a lot of the Miami team to be down 3-0 and fight back to win four second sets. Marco had a chance to finish it in the second set and that showed a lot of him to overcome his loss and clinch the match in the third. We look forward to the opportunity to play last year's National Champions Virginia tomorrow."
The Seminoles started strong in doubles play leading all three matches. Sophomore Michael Rinaldi and freshman Grayson Goldin put up an 8-3 win over Gabriel Flores and Diego Soto on court two. Senior Blake Davis and junior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez clinched the match 8-6 against Bernard Tefel and Henrique Tsukamoto on court three.
"It was good for us to get the doubles point which we've now won three out of the last four matches," continued Hultquist. "We had strong starts on all three courts and was in position to win on all three spots."
In singles play, Florida State started strong winning all six first sets.
Goldin got off the courts extremely fast with a 6-1, 6-1 win over William Albanese on court six to give the Seminoles a 2-0 lead. Junior Dominic Cotrone, ranked No. 72 in singles, faced off against No. 68 Omar Aly on court one. Just five days ago, Cotrone upset Aly at Miami in a three set match. Today Cotrone once again upset Aly, this time only needing two sets as he won 6-1, 6-4.
"Dominic defeating their No. 1 player twice in one week showed a really good effort," concluded Hultquist. "It's always hard to play the same opponent back-to-back and it shows a lot to get those ranked wins."
With the score 3-0, the Seminoles needed to win only one match out of the remaining four matches. The Hurricanes started to come back strong and went on to win all four of those second sets. With a chance to clinch in the second set, sophomore Marco Nunez lost that set and started to fight back in the third set.
Nunez started to rally around the support of his teammates and from the women's tennis team who had just won their match. He won his match 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 against Soto to clinch the match for the Seminoles.
"I had chances to close it out in the second set but my opponent played really well to win the second set," continued Nunez. "When the third set started, I was ready because I knew my team needed me for the win. I think everyone had a great effort fighting especially Dominic and Grayson winning fast, which helped us a lot. Having the women's team next to us helped a lot by hearing them cheer. The people outside the court cheering were great motivation for me in the third set."
No. 30 Florida State 4, No. 53 Miami 0
Doubles
No. 1: Dominic Cotrone/Marco Nunez (FSU) vs. Omar Aly/Wilfredo Gonzalez (UM) 6-4 dnf
No. 2: Grayson Goldin/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Gabriel Flores/Diego Soto (UM) 8-3
No. 3: Blake Davis/Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Bernard Tefel/Henrique Tsukamoto (UM) 8-6
Singles
No. 1: #72 Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. #68 Omar Aly (UM) 6-1, 6-4
No. 2: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) vs. Gabriel Flores (UM) 4-6, 6-3, 4-5 dnf
No. 3: Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Diego Soto (UM) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
No. 4: Blake Davis (FSU) vs. Wilfredo Gonzalez (UM) 6-4, 5-7, 4-3 dnf
No. 5: Michael Rinaldi (FSU) vs. Henrique Tsukamoto (UM) 6-3, 1-6, 6-6 dnf
No. 6: Grayson Goldin (FSU) d. William Albanese (UM) 6-1, 6-1
Florida State Drops To Virginia 4-0.
The Seminoles lost to No. 1-seed Virginia Friday morning in the quarterfinals.
CARY, NC - The No. 8-seeded Florida State men's tennis team dropped to the No. 1-seed, Virginia, 4-0 in the quarterfinals of the ACC Championships Friday at the Cary Tennis Park. Florida State is now 18-11 this year.
In doubles play, the Seminoles started well with a break on court three and multiple break point opportunities on court two, but the Cavaliers won 8-5 on court one over Dominic Cotrone and Marco Nunez. Virginia clinched the doubles point with an 8-3 win by Alex Domijan and Harrison Richmond over Grayson Goldin and Michael Rinaldi on court two.
"Early on we had some chances at doubles," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "We got up a break at three and had a good start. We had about eight break point chances to get up on two. We really needed to get up early in doubles but Virginia held off the break points and were able to get the doubles point with wins on one and two."
In singles play, the Seminoles were up on courts four and six and stayed on serve on courts two and three. Freshman Jake Albo won his first set on court six, but none of the other Florida State players were able to hold on as the Cavaliers went on to win the five remaining first sets.
"I was really pleased with how well Jake played," continued Hultquist. "He didn't get to finish but was winning when the match finished. Cristian played Mitchell Frank very well and I thought that was some really good tennis out there and he played a strong match."
No. 14-ranked Domijan topped No. 72 Cotrone on court one 6-0, 6-2 while No. 115 Thai-Son Kwiatowski defeated Goldin 6-2, 6-1 on court five. Virginia clinched the match on court three when No. 47 Ryan Shane topped Nunez 6-3, 6-4.
"We actually started very good in singles," continued Hultquist. "Jake got up and ended up winning the first set. Blake was up 4-1 with two breaks while Cristian and Marco were on serve. I thought the change in the match was when Cristian and Marco lost their first sets and with the momentum switch Blake lost his set."
No. 4 Virginia 4, No. 30 Florida State 0
Doubles
No. 1: #54 Luca Corinteli/Mac Styslinger (UVa) d. Dominic Cotrone/Marco Nunez (FSU) 8-5
No. 2: #74 Alex Domijan/Harrison Richmond (UVa) d. Grayson Goldin/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 8-3
No. 3: Blake Davis/Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) vs. Mitchell Frank/Justin Shane (UVa) 6-7 dnf
Singles
No. 1: #14 Alex Domijan (UVa) d. #72 Dominic Cotrone (FSU) 6-0, 6-2
No. 2: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) vs. #4 Mitchell Frank (UVa) 4-6, 2-2 dnf
No. 3: #47 Ryan Shane (UVa) d. Marco Nunez (FSU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 4: Blake Davis (FSU) vs. #80 Mac Styslinger (UVa) 4-6, 0-3
No. 5: #115 Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (UVa) d. Grayson Goldin (FSU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 6: Jake Albo (FSU) vs. J.C. Aragone (UVa) 6-4, 0-2 dnf
Season Ends As Noles Fall To USF.
Florida State finishes the season 18-12.
GAINESVILLE, FL - The No. 33 Florida State men's tennis team dropped to No. 24 South Florida 4-2 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. The two teams battled it out in a four hour match at the Ring Tennis Complex on the campus of the University of Florida. The Seminoles finished the year with an 18-12 record.
In doubles play, the Seminoles got off to a quick start and were leading on all three courts. Sophomore Michael Rinaldi and freshman Grayson Goldin went on to quickly win their match 8-1 over Vadym Kalyuzhnyy and Everth Dzib on court three.
USF was able to come back and win on court one to tie up the doubles point. The No. 81 duo of Dominic Cotrone and Blake Davis held on and won 8-5 over Oliver Pramming and Ignacio Gonzalez on court two for the doubles point.
"USF and their coaches should be congratulated for their season and getting their guys to play hard and complete well," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "Winning doubles really helped us and put us in a good position, especially when Michael came back to win his first set in singles."
In singles play, the Seminoles were able to win three first sets but USF quickly won matches on court one and court four to take the lead back. No. 47 Roberto Cid topped No. 66-ranked Cotrone 6-3, 6-0 while Kalyuzhnny topped Davis, a senior, 6-0, 6-3.
After not winning a game in the first set, Goldin won his second set to force a third. After that, sophomore Marco Nunez won his match 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 to tie the match at 2-2. With three matches left, both teams needed to win two more singles matches to clinch the win.
"Marco played a great match today and had a very good win," said Hultquist. "But it hurt us losing a couple matches quickly."
Goldin was tied 4-4 in the third until his opponent broke his serve and held on to win the match. On court five, Rinaldi was struggling in the third set and was topped 5-7, 6-3, 6-0 by Ignacio Gonzalez as USF won the match 4-2. On court three, junior Cristian Gonzalez Mendez was leading the third set 5-4 when the play was stopped.
"Cristian played very well and was a couple points away from the win," continued Hultquist. "Not to take anything away from USF, but we were beat up with various guys hurt and sick. We're looking forward to next season getting Benjamin (Lock) and Jose (Gracia) back in the line-up, they would have solidified the team this year."
No. 24 USF 4, No. 33 Florida State 2
Doubles
No. 1: #45 Roberto Cid/Sasha Gozun (USF) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Marco Nunez (FSU) 8-5
No. 2: #81 Dominic Cotrone/Blake Davis (FSU) d. Ignacio Gonzalez/Oliver Pramming (USF) 8-5
No. 3: Grayson Goldin/Michael Rinaldi (FSU) d. Everth Dzib/Vadym Kalyuzhnyy (USF) 8-1
Singles
No. 1: #47 Roberto Cid (USF) d. #66 Dominic Cotrone (FSU) 6-3, 6-0
No. 2: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) vs. Oliver Pramming (USF) 7-6(4), 4-6, 5-4 dnf
No. 3: Marco Nunez (FSU) d. Sasha Gozun (USF) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
No. 4: Vadym Kalyuzhnyy (USF) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 6-0, 6-3
No. 5: Ignacio Gonzalez (USF) d. Michael Rinaldi (FSU) 5-7, 6-3, 6-0
No. 6: Federico Sabogal (USF) d. Grayson Goldin (FSU) 6-0, 4-6, 6-4