2025 Men's Tennis - Year In Review |
| Coaching Staff Dwayne Hultquist, Head Coach Sudanwa Sitaram, Assistant Coach Click here to see individual photos |
Erik Schiessl, Nurnberg, Germany
Jan Sebesta, 5-9, Basel, Switz.
Elias Sumann,
2025 Roster - By Name
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Alex Bulte 6-2 Sr *** Melbourne, Australia (Australia's National Academy)
Jamie Connel 6-4 Sr ** Edinburgh, Scotland (Stewart's Melville College/Furman)
Corey Craig 5-8 Jr Coconut Creek (Monarch/Boston)
Joshua Dous-Karpenschief
5-11 Sr *** Lyon, France
Justin Lyons So * Pensacola (Pensacola Catholic)
Youcef Rihane 6-2 Sr *** Algiers, Algeria
Azariah Rusher 5-11 So * Delray Beach (Laurel Springs)
Erik Schiessl So Nurnberg, Germany (Leibniz-Gymnasium/Oklahoma State)
Jan Sebesta 5-9 Fr Basel, Switz.
Elias Sumann Fr (IMG Academy)
2025 Schedule and Results
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| ITA All-American Championships Sep 21-29, 2024, Tulsa, Okla. |
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| ITA Regionals Oct 16-20, 2024, Athens, Ga. |
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| Bedford Cup Oct 25-27, 2024, Gainesville |
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| ITA South Sectional Nov 7-10, 2024 |
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| Battle at the Beach Nov 8-10, 2024, Destin |
Individual Results Highest vs 3 Fall/Spring Name Rank Rank ACC Sets Tournaments 1 2 3 4 5 6 NCAA Total ------------------------- ------- ----- ----- ----- ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Alex Bulte 2-1 2-0 2-2 2-2 Jamie Connel 82 2-1 3-0 6-1 6-1 Corey Craig 4-1 4-0 5-1 5-1 Joshua Dous-Karpenschief 0-1 0-1 1-3 1-3 Justin Lyons 1-2 2-2 2-2 Youcef Rihane 88 1-1 0-1 3-3 3-3 Azariah Rusher 0-2 2-1 3-2 3-2 Erik Schiessl 1-1 3-2 3-2 Jan Sebesta 1-0 2-3 2-3 Elias Sumann 1-1 2-2 2-2 Totals 29-21 29-21
Doubles Results Highest vs Tie Fall/Spring Name Rank Rank ACC Break Tournaments 1 2 3 NCAA Total --------------------------------------------- ------- ----- ----- ----- ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Alex Bulte/Youcef Rihane 41 3-2 3-1 6-3 6-3 Jamie Connel/Corey Craig 1-1 0-1 1-1 1-1 Jamie Connel/Jan Sebesta 78 0-1 0-1 Corey Craig/Elias Sumann 0-1 0-1 Joshua Dous-Karpenschief/Erik Schiessl 47 2-2 1-3 5-4 5-4 Justin Lyons/Azariah Rusher 3-2 3-2 Jan Sebesta/Elias Sumann 0-1 1-1 1-1 Totals 16-13 16-13
Alex Bulte Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 10/17/2024 58 T Antonio Prat Miami W 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-2 1-0 10/17/2024 T Richard Biagiotti Georgia Tech L 6-1, 6-4 1-1 11/07/2024 22 T Danil Panarin Vanderbilt W 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 2-1 11/08/2024 62 T Andrii Zimnokh Alabama L 6-2, 6-2 2-2 Jamie Connel Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/23/2024 82 53 T Sam Landau Duke L 6-3, 6-1 0-1 09/24/2024 82 T Landon Ardila Princeton W 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-5 1-1 10/17/2024 82 T Stepan Mruzek South Florida W 6-2, 6-3 2-1 10/17/2024 82 T Freddy Blaydes Georgia W 7-6(5), 6-4 3-1 10/18/2024 82 T Dimitris Paliouras Georgia Southern W 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-2 4-1 10/18/2024 82 14 T Thomas Paulsell Georgia W 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-1 5-1 10/19/2024 82 43 T Martin Katz Miami W 6-3, 6-2 6-1 Corey Craig Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/23/2024 93 T Giulio Perego Texas A&M W 6-7(7), 7-5, 6-2 1-0 09/24/2024 98 T Hugo Hashimoto Columbia W 2-6, 6-4, 6-0 2-0 09/25/2024 22 T Danil Panarin Vanderbilt W 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 3-0 09/26/2024 T Jaden Weekes Kentucky W 6-7(3), 6-4, 7-5 4-0 09/27/2024 33 T Braden Shick North Carolina State W 6-2, 6-4 5-0 09/27/2024 3 T Oliver Tarvet San Diego L 6-0, 7-6(1) 5-1 Joshua Dous-Karpenschief Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 10/17/2024 T Edward Tymes Georgia State L 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-1 0-1 10/18/2024 T Cyrus Mahjoob Georgia L 6-3, 6-4 0-2 11/07/2024 T Richard Biagiotti Georgia Tech W 7-6(1), 6-4 1-2 11/08/2024 24 T Jeremy Jin Florida L 6-1, 6-0 1-3 Justin Lyons Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 10/16/2024 T Hod' Abalo Isak Padio Mercer L 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 0-1 10/16/2024 T Pol Del Castillo Georgia Southern W 7-6(4), 1-6, 1-0(13) 1-1 10/25/2024 T Guglielmo Stefanacci Florida Gulf Coast W 6-0, 6-3 2-1 10/25/2024 T Mark Havlicek Florida Atlantic L 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-2 2-2 Youcef Rihane Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/23/2024 88 75 T Rudy Quan UCLA L 6-4, 6-2 0-1 09/24/2024 88 T Timothy Carlsson Seger Tulsa W 6-2, 6-3 1-1 10/17/2024 88 T Eder Fernandez Blanco Stetson L 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 1-2 10/17/2024 88 T Parker Mariencheck Georgia W 6-3, 7-5 2-2 11/07/2024 88 87 T Yassine Dlimi Central Florida W 7-6(5), 6-2 3-2 11/08/2024 88 T Roan Jones Alabama L 6-4, 6-2 3-3 Azariah Rusher Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 10/17/2024 T Ettore Danesi South Florida W 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 1-0 10/17/2024 14 T Thomas Paulsell Georgia L 7-5, 6-2 1-1 10/25/2024 T Lucas Oliver Stetson W 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 2-1 10/26/2024 T Mehdi Sadaoui Miami W 6-4, 6-4 3-1 10/27/2024 58 T Antonio Prat Miami L 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 3-2 Erik Schiessl Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 10/17/2024 T Aaron Williams Georgia Southern L 7-6(5), 6-7(7), 7-5 0-1 10/17/2024 T Hugo Salmeron Kennesaw State W 6-3, 6-3 1-1 11/07/2024 T Niccolo Baroni Mississippi State L 6-4, 6-2 1-2 11/08/2024 T Noah Schlagenhauf Mississippi W 6-3, 6-2 2-2 11/09/2024 T Damien Nezar Alabama W 7-6(8), 4-6, 7-5 3-2 Jan Sebesta Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 10/17/2024 T Nemanja Stefanovic Mercer L 6-4, 6-2 0-1 10/17/2024 T Jiri Jenicek Florida Atlantic W 6-3, 4-6, 1-0(6) 1-1 10/18/2024 T Bruno Vietri North Florida L 6-4, 6-2 1-2 10/25/2024 T Leonardo Dal Boni Miami W 7-5, 6-4 2-2 10/25/2024 T Eder Blanco Fernandez Stetson L 6-4, 6-2 2-3 Elias Sumann Singles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 10/16/2024 T Jean Deloziere North Florida W 6-3, 6-4 1-0 10/16/2024 T Mark Havlicek Florida Atlantic L 1-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 1-1 10/25/2024 T Mattia Akcan Florida W 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-5 2-1 10/25/2024 T Nicolas Oliveira Central Florida L 6-0, 6-2 2-2
Alex Bulte Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/23/2024 41 28 T Youcef Rihane Gerard Planelles Ripoll/Pedro Rodenas Duke W 2-6, 6-3, 1-0(9) 1-0 09/24/2024 41 39 T Youcef Rihane Mehdi Benchakroun/Santiago Giamichelle Central Florida W withdrew-injured 2-0 09/25/2024 41 21 T Youcef Rihane Hugo Hashimoto/Michael Zheng Columbia L 6-4, 2-6, 1-0(4) 2-1 09/26/2024 41 49 T Youcef Rihane Andrew Delgado/Dhakshineswar Suresh Wake Forest L 6-4, 6-4 2-2 10/17/2024 41 T Youcef Rihane Juan Jose Rodriguez Garceran/Marc Saura Stetson W 8-7(4) 3-2 10/18/2024 41 T Youcef Rihane Krish Arora/Christophe Clement Georgia Tech L 8-5 3-3 11/07/2024 41 44 T Youcef Rihane Miguel Perez Pena/Oscar Pinto Sansano Georgia W 3-6, 6-4, 1-0(6) 4-3 11/08/2024 41 T Youcef Rihane Nate Bonetto/Gianluca Carlini Georgia Tech W 6-1, 7-5 5-3 11/09/2024 41 T Youcef Rihane Alex Kotzen/Alejandro Moreno Tennessee W 6-0, 6-3 6-3 Jamie Connel Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 10/17/2024 78 T Jan Sebesta Adriano Dzhenev/Nicolas Oliveira Central Florida L 8-6 0-1 11/07/2024 18 T Corey Craig Zach Foster/Andrii Zimnokh Alabama L 6-3, 2-6, 1-0(6) 0-2 11/08/2024 2 T Corey Craig Freddy Blades/Niels Ratiu Georgia W 6-3, 6-4 1-2 Corey Craig Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 10/16/2024 T Elias Sumann John Bernard/Lucca Pignaton Florida Atlantic L 8-3 0-1 11/07/2024 18 T Jamie Connel Zach Foster/Andrii Zimnokh Alabama L 6-3, 2-6, 1-0(6) 0-2 11/08/2024 2 T Jamie Connel Freddy Blades/Niels Ratiu Georgia W 6-3, 6-4 1-2 Joshua Dous-Karpenschief Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/23/2024 47 T Erik Schiessl Alejandro Jacome/Kristof Minarik Wichita State W 6-3, 6-2 1-0 09/24/2024 47 71 T Erik Schiessl Rudy Quan/Aadarsh Tripathi UCLA W 6-0, 6-1 2-0 09/25/2024 47 86 T Erik Schiessl Hugo Coquelin/Henry Ruger Vanderbilt L 4-6, 6-4, 1-0(9) 2-1 09/26/2024 47 7 T Erik Schiessl Sebastian Abboud/Piotr Pawlak Texas Tech W 6-4, 3-6, 1-0(4) 3-1 09/27/2024 47 2 T Erik Schiessl Freddy Blaydes/Niels Ratiu Georgia L 6-3, 7-6(2) 3-2 10/17/2024 47 T Erik Schiessl Luca Hotze/Simeon Terziev Central Florida W 8-4 4-2 10/18/2024 47 T Erik Schiessl Kevin Edengren/Jeremy Jin Florida L 8-6 4-3 11/07/2024 47 T Erik Schiessl Luc Hoeijmans/Luka Petrovic Tulane W 6-2, 6-2 5-3 11/08/2024 47 T Erik Schiessl Niccolo Baroni/Mario Martinez Serrano Mississippi State L 7-6(8), 6-4 5-4 Justin Lyons Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 10/17/2024 T Azariah Rusher Mark Havlicek/Jiri Jenicek Florida Atlantic L 8-6 0-1 10/25/2024 T Azariah Rusher Ben Hudson/Thomas Pavlekovich-Smith South Florida L 6-4 0-2 10/26/2024 T Azariah Rusher Lorenzo Leti Messina/Andreas Scott North Florida W 6-3 1-2 10/26/2024 T Azariah Rusher Tsz Him CHan/Elijah Cham Central Florida W 6-3 2-2 10/26/2024 T Azariah Rusher Mattia Akcan/Francesco Cordova Florida W 7-5 3-2 Youcef Rihane Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/23/2024 41 28 T Alex Bulte Gerard Planelles Ripoll/Pedro Rodenas Duke W 2-6, 6-3, 1-0(9) 1-0 09/24/2024 41 39 T Alex Bulte Mehdi Benchakroun/Santiago Giamichelle Central Florida W withdrew-injured 2-0 09/25/2024 41 21 T Alex Bulte Hugo Hashimoto/Michael Zheng Columbia L 6-4, 2-6, 1-0(4) 2-1 09/26/2024 41 49 T Alex Bulte Andrew Delgado/Dhakshineswar Suresh Wake Forest L 6-4, 6-4 2-2 10/17/2024 41 T Alex Bulte Juan Jose Rodriguez Garceran/Marc Saura Stetson W 8-7(4) 3-2 10/18/2024 41 T Alex Bulte Krish Arora/Christophe Clement Georgia Tech L 8-5 3-3 11/07/2024 41 44 T Alex Bulte Miguel Perez Pena/Oscar Pinto Sansano Georgia W 3-6, 6-4, 1-0(6) 4-3 11/08/2024 41 T Alex Bulte Nate Bonetto/Gianluca Carlini Georgia Tech W 6-1, 7-5 5-3 11/09/2024 41 T Alex Bulte Alex Kotzen/Alejandro Moreno Tennessee W 6-0, 6-3 6-3 Azariah Rusher Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 10/17/2024 T Justin Lyons Mark Havlicek/Jiri Jenicek Florida Atlantic L 8-6 0-1 10/25/2024 T Justin Lyons Ben Hudson/Thomas Pavlekovich-Smith South Florida L 6-4 0-2 10/26/2024 T Justin Lyons Lorenzo Leti Messina/Andreas Scott North Florida W 6-3 1-2 10/26/2024 T Justin Lyons Tsz Him CHan/Elijah Cham Central Florida W 6-3 2-2 10/26/2024 T Justin Lyons Mattia Akcan/Francesco Cordova Florida W 7-5 3-2 Erik Schiessl Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/23/2024 47 T Joshua Dous-Karpenschief Alejandro Jacome/Kristof Minarik Wichita State W 6-3, 6-2 1-0 09/24/2024 47 71 T Joshua Dous-Karpenschief Rudy Quan/Aadarsh Tripathi UCLA W 6-0, 6-1 2-0 09/25/2024 47 86 T Joshua Dous-Karpenschief Hugo Coquelin/Henry Ruger Vanderbilt L 4-6, 6-4, 1-0(9) 2-1 09/26/2024 47 7 T Joshua Dous-Karpenschief Sebastian Abboud/Piotr Pawlak Texas Tech W 6-4, 3-6, 1-0(4) 3-1 09/27/2024 47 2 T Joshua Dous-Karpenschief Freddy Blaydes/Niels Ratiu Georgia L 6-3, 7-6(2) 3-2 10/17/2024 47 T Joshua Dous-Karpenschief Luca Hotze/Simeon Terziev Central Florida W 8-4 4-2 10/18/2024 47 T Joshua Dous-Karpenschief Kevin Edengren/Jeremy Jin Florida L 8-6 4-3 11/07/2024 47 T Joshua Dous-Karpenschief Luc Hoeijmans/Luka Petrovic Tulane W 6-2, 6-2 5-3 11/08/2024 47 T Joshua Dous-Karpenschief Niccolo Baroni/Mario Martinez Serrano Mississippi State L 7-6(8), 6-4 5-4 Jan Sebesta Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 10/17/2024 78 T Jamie Connel Adriano Dzhenev/Nicolas Oliveira Central Florida L 8-6 0-1 10/25/2024 T Elias Sumann Mattia Akcan/Francesco Cordova Florida W 6-2 1-1 10/25/2024 T Elias Sumann Juan Jose Rodriguez Garceran/Marc Saura Stetson L 7-6(3) 1-2 Elias Sumann Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 10/16/2024 T Corey Craig John Bernard/Lucca Pignaton Florida Atlantic L 8-3 0-1 10/25/2024 T Jan Sebesta Mattia Akcan/Francesco Cordova Florida W 6-2 1-1 10/25/2024 T Jan Sebesta Juan Jose Rodriguez Garceran/Marc Saura Stetson L 7-6(3) 1-2
Florida State Opens ITA All-American Championships.
September 23, 2024
By Jack Oliaro
TULSA, Okla. - Florida State's doubles pairings shined on the first day of qualifying at the ITA All-American Championships while Corey Craig won a three-set thriller in his competitive debut for the Seminoles.
Craig entered the tournament as a wild card entry and was tasked with a top-100 ranked opponent to begin his fall campaign. After dropping the first set tiebreaker, Craig battled back to win the second set 7-5 before pulling away in the final set 6-2 to seal his place in the Round of 32. Craig claimed his first ranked win in his first match as a Seminole.
Both doubles entries made their competition debuts as Oklahoma State transfer Erik Schiessl was paired with reigning NCAA Doubles Championship finalist Joshua Dous-Karpenschif while Youcef Rihane and Alex Bulte rounded out the second pairing.
Schiessl and Dous-Karpenschif made quick work in their first match with a decisive 6-3, 6-2 straight-sets victory. Rihane and Bulte were tested early after dropping set one but powered back with a 6-3 second frame to set up a thrilling 11-9 tiebreaker to earn a top-30 victory to kickoff their fall season.
Rihane and Jamie Connel each dropped in straight sets to move into the qualifying consolation bracket.
Craig and both
doubles pairings advance to the next round of the qualifying stages. Connel and Rihane will play in the consolation bracket.
September 24, 2024
By Jack Oliaro
TULSA, Okla. - The Florida State men's tennis team had all five players in action take victory on the second day of qualifying at the ITA All-American Championships.
Corey Craig entered the tournament as a wild card selection and upset a top-100 ranked player before facing No. 98 Hugo Hashimoto. After dropping the first set, Craig battled through the second set tied at 4-4 before winning eight of the next nine points to force a third frame. The junior transfer blanked his opponent in the final set with eight straight points to end the match and secure a spot in the main draw.
Youcef Rihane avenged his opening round loss with a strong straight-sets victory in the consolation round over Tulsa's Timothy Carlsson Seger. Jamie Connel faced defeat multiple times in his match as he was down a set and tied 5-5 in the second set tiebreaker before earning two points to claim the set. Connel then faced a 5-2 game deficit and amazingly won five straight games to steal the match victory.
Erik Schiessl and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif continued their strong start to the season as they dropped just one game in a
dominant 6-0, 6-1 performance over their top-75 ranked opponents. Rihane and Alex Bulte were set to face UCF's top-40 pairing before their opponents withdrew from the match earlier in the day.
September 25, 2024
By Jack Oliaro
TULSA, Okla. - Corey Craig achieved a third straight win in three days on the first day of the main draw at the ITA All-American Championships.
Craig entered the tournament as a wild card selection and secured two top-100 victories as an unranked player in his first competition as a Seminole to qualify for the main draw. In his first match of the main bracket he faced his first top-25 opponent.
Craig dropped the first set 6-3 before dropping the first game of the second set. The junior transfer unleashed an incredible string of play that propelled him to six straight games and dominated the second frame. In the pressure packed third set, he replicated the exact same feat with six straight games to upset the No. 22 player in the nation and advance to the Main Draw Round of 32.
The doubles pairing of Erik Schiessl and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif looked to continue their impressive run of form and began strong with a 6-4 first set win. Their opponents returned the 6-4 set and set up the third set 10-point tiebreaker. Despite falling behind to 8-4 in the game, Schiessl and Dous-Karpenschif fought back with four straight points to level the game at 8-8. The two pairs traded back and forth before Vanderbilt's pairing took the match at 11-9.
Youcef Rihane and Alex
Bulte dropped the first set before earning a 6-2 second set win and force the 10-point tiebreaker. The top-25 pairing of Columbia secured the tiebreaker at 10-4.
September 26, 2024
By Jack Oliaro
TULSA, Okla. - The Florida State men's tennis team continued its run in the main draw of the ITA All-American Championships with victories in both the singles and doubles championship.
Craig entered the tournament as a wild card selection and through three days secured three top-100 wins and recorded his first top-25 victory. This also marked his competitive debut tournament as a Seminole.
Jaden Weekes was able to secure the first set tiebreaker over Craig and held the lead in the second frame at 4-3 before Craig won the final three games to claim the second set. The two battled tough in the third set at 5-5 as Craig won his service game before winning triple break point to earn his fourth victory in four days. Craig advances to the Main Draw Round of 16.
The doubles pairing of Erik Schiessl and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif were tasked with the No. 7 doubles partnership in the nation in their consolation match. The Seminoles duo kept the Texas Tech pairing at arm's length through the first game to win 6-4 before Sebastian Abboud and Piotr Pawlak returned the favor at 6-3. Schiessl and Dous-Karpenschif began the 10-point tiebreaker expertly well with an early 4-0 lead and used that early momentum to win the tiebreaker at 10-4. The Seminole pairing claimed their first top-10 victory in just their fourth match together.
Youcef Rihane and Alex Bulte were tasked with Wake Forest's Dhakshineswar Suresh and Andrew Delgado, Suresh and Holden Koons finished last season as the
highest ranked doubles pairing in the ACC. Rihane and Bulte came within reach of claiming both of the first two sets but dropped 6-4 in each.
September 27, 2024
By Jack Oliaro
TULSA, Okla. – Corey Craig punched his ticket into the 2024-25 NCAA Individual Championships with a victory in the Round of 16 at the ITA All-American Championships.
Craig entered the championships as a wild card selection and through the week he secured three top-100 wins and recorded his first top-25 victory. The Coconut Creek native had earned four wins in four days in competitive debut for the Seminoles.
Craig began brightly with an early 3-1 lead before winning the final three games to take the first set 6-2. Craig earned his first opening set victory of the tournament. The junior transfer remained cool and collected to finish the match with a 6-4 second set and clinched the automatic qualifier to the NCAA Individual Championships and advance to the quarterfinals.
After dropping the first set of the quarterfinals, Craig battled to a second set tiebreaker where ultimately San Diego's Oliver Tarvet pulled away to win in straight sets.
The doubles pairing of Erik Schiessl and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif played against a top-10 opponent for the second consecutive day after defeating the seventh-ranked pairing in the nation. Georgia's duo of Neils Ratiu and Freddy Blaydes earned a first set victory before winning the second set tiebreaker.
09/23/2024
Doubles
#47 Joshua Dous-Karpenschief/Erik Schiessl (FSU) d. Alejandro Jacome/Kristof Minarik (WSU) 6-3, 6-2
#41 Alex Bulte/Youcef Rihane (FSU) d. #28 Gerard Planelles Ripoll/Pedro Rodenas (Duke) 2-6, 6-3, 1-0(9)
Singles
Corey Craig (FSU) d. #93 Giulio Perego (TAMU) 6-7(7), 7-5, 6-2
#53 Sam Landau (Duke) d. #82 Jamie Connel (FSU) 6-3, 6-1
#75 Rudy Quan (UCLA) d. #88 Youcef Rihane (FSU) 6-4, 6-2
09/24/2024
Doubles
#47 Joshua Dous-Karpenschief/Erik Schiessl (FSU) d. #71 Rudy Quan/Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) 6-0, 6-1
#41 Alex Bulte/Youcef Rihane (FSU) d. #39 Mehdi Benchakroun/Santiago Giamichelle (UCF) withdrew-injured
Singles
Corey Craig (FSU) d. #98 Hugo Hashimoto (CU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-0
#88 Youcef Rihane (FSU) d. Timothy Carlsson Seger (Tul) 6-2, 6-3
#82 Jamie Connel (FSU) d. Landon Ardila (Prin) 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-5
09/25/2024
Doubles
#21 Hugo Hashimoto/Michael Zheng (CU) d. #41 Alex Bulte/Youcef Rihane (FSU) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0(4)
#86 Hugo Coquelin/Henry Ruger (Vand) d. #47 Joshua Dous-Karpenschief/Erik Schiessl (FSU) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0(9)
Singles
Corey Craig (FSU) d. #22 Danil Panarin (Vand) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
09/26/2024
Doubles
#49 Andrew Delgado/Dhakshineswar Suresh (Wake) d. #41 Alex Bulte/Youcef Rihane (FSU) 6-4, 6-4
#47 Joshua Dous-Karpenschief/Erik Schiessl (FSU) d. #7 Sebastian Abboud/Piotr Pawlak (TTU) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0(4)
Singles
Corey Craig (FSU) d. Jaden Weekes (UK) 6-7(3), 6-4, 7-5
09/27/2024
Doubles
#2 Freddy Blaydes/Niels Ratiu (UGa) d. #47 Joshua Dous-Karpenschief/Erik Schiessl (FSU) 6-3, 7-6(2)
Singles
Corey Craig (FSU) d. #33 Braden Shick (NCS) 6-2, 6-4
#3 Oliver Tarvet (USD) d. Corey Craig (FSU) 6-0, 7-6(1)
Connel Shares Singles Title At ITA Southeast Regional Championships.
By Jack Oliaro
ATHENS, Ga. - Jamie Connel became a singles co-champion at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships on Saturday afternoon. Florida State has already secured two automatic NCAA Singles Championship qualifiers with Corey Craig and Connel.
Connel entered the tournament as the No. 7 seeded player and began his run with two straight set victories in the first two rounds. The third round match began with a dropped first set before battling back and claiming the second set tiebreaker en route to a dominant 6-2 third set.
Connel was then tasked with Georgia's Thomas Paulsell, the No. 14 player in the nation at home. The All-ACC honoree blitzed through the first set 6-2 before just falling short in a second set tiebreaker. He responded with a resounding 6-1 third set to move to the semifinals and face No. 43 Martin Katz of Miami. Connel punched his ticket to the 2024 NCAA Men's Tennis Singles and Doubles Championship after only dropping five total games en route to the final. The final was abandoned as the two finalists shared the championship.
Alex Bulte provided one of the bigger upsets of the tournament over Miami's Antonio Prat in three sets, knocking off the No. 58 player in the nation. Azariah Rusher also earned a three-set victory in the first round of singles play.
In the doubles tournament, Youcef Rihane and Bulte came up huge in the set tiebreaker to win 7-4 while Joshua Dous-Karpenschif and Erik Schiessl handled their business in the first round of the tournament with an 8-4 set win. Both pairings dropped in the round of 16.
10/16/2024
Doubles
John Bernard/Lucca Pignaton (FAU) d. Corey Craig/Elias Sumann (FSU) 8-3
Singles
Elias Sumann (FSU) d. Jean Deloziere (UNF) 6-3, 6-4
Hod' Abalo Isak Padio (MU) d. Justin Lyons (FSU) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
Mark Havlicek (FAU) d. Elias Sumann (FSU) 1-6, 7-6(4), 6-4
Justin Lyons (FSU) d. Pol Del Castillo (GSU) 7-6(4), 1-6, 1-0(13)
10/17/2024
Doubles
Mark Havlicek/Jiri Jenicek (FAU) d. Justin Lyons/Azariah Rusher (FSU) 8-6
#47 Joshua Dous-Karpenschief/Erik Schiessl (FSU) d. Luca Hotze/Simeon Terziev (UCF) 8-4
#41 Alex Bulte/Youcef Rihane (FSU) d. Juan Jose Rodriguez Garceran/Marc Saura (Stet) 8-7(4)
Adriano Dzhenev/Nicolas Oliveira (UCF) d. #78 Jamie Connel/Jan Sebesta (FSU) 8-6
Singles
Azariah Rusher (FSU) d. Ettore Danesi (USF) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
#82 Jamie Connel (FSU) d. Stepan Mruzek (USF) 6-2, 6-3
Nemanja Stefanovic (MU) d. Jan Sebesta (FSU) 6-4, 6-2
Alex Bulte (FSU) d. #58 Antonio Prat (UM) 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-2
Eder Fernandez Blanco (Stet) d. #88 Youcef Rihane (FSU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
Aaron Williams (GSU) d. Erik Schiessl (FSU) 7-6(5), 6-7(7), 7-5
Edward Tymes (GSU) d. Joshua Dous-Karpenschief (FSU) 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-1
#14 Thomas Paulsell (UGa) d. Azariah Rusher (FSU) 7-5, 6-2
#82 Jamie Connel (FSU) d. Freddy Blaydes (UGa) 7-6(5), 6-4
Richard Biagiotti (GT) d. Alex Bulte (FSU) 6-1, 6-4
Jan Sebesta (FSU) d. Jiri Jenicek (FAU) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0(6)
#88 Youcef Rihane (FSU) d. Parker Mariencheck (UGa) 6-3, 7-5
Erik Schiessl (FSU) d. Hugo Salmeron (KSU) 6-3, 6-3
10/18/2024
Doubles
Kevin Edengren/Jeremy Jin (UF) d. #47 Joshua Dous-Karpenschief/Erik Schiessl (FSU) 8-6
Krish Arora/Christophe Clement (GT) d. #41 Alex Bulte/Youcef Rihane (FSU) 8-5
Singles
#82 Jamie Connel (FSU) d. Dimitris Paliouras (GSU) 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-2
#82 Jamie Connel (FSU) d. #14 Thomas Paulsell (UGa) 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-1
Bruno Vietri (UNF) d. Jan Sebesta (FSU) 6-4, 6-2
Cyrus Mahjoob (UGa) d. Joshua Dous-Karpenschief (FSU) 6-3, 6-4
10/19/2024
Singles
#82 Jamie Connel (FSU) d. #43 Martin Katz (UM) 6-3, 6-2
Rusher Earns Semifinals Appearance At Bedford Cup.
By Jack Oliaro
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Azariah Rusher recorded a semifinals appearance at the 2024 Bedford Cup on Sunday morning.
Florida State sent four players to the Bedford Cup with Rusher, Jan Sebesta, Justin Lyons, and Elias Sumann representing the Seminoles in Gainesville.
Rusher began the tournament as a seeded player and qualified for a first round bye. He navigated through a tight second round match that saw him win a 6-3 first set before dropping the following frame by the same margin. Rusher outlasted Stetson senior Lucas Olivier in the final frame 7-5 and booked his spot in the quarterfinals.
Rusher played his way and defeated Miami's Mehdi Sadaoui in straight sets to meet the No. 1 seed and No. 58 player in the nation, Antonio Prat. After dropping the first set 6-4, Rusher dominated the second set with a 6-2 frame to set up the third and final set to advance to the finals. Prat was able to work through and defeated Rusher and went on to win the singles orange draw.
All four Seminoles earned victories in the singles tournament. Lyons outclassed Florida Gulf Coast senior Guglielmo Stefanacci in the first round, dropping just three games in the entire match. Sebesta defeated Miami sophomore Leonardo Dal Boni in straight-sets while Sumann overcame a set deficit to defeat Florida sophomore Mattia Akcan in three grueling sets.
In the doubles tournament, the freshmen pairing of Sebesta and Sumann defeated Florida's duo of Akcan and Francesco Cordove by four games to reach the second round where they ran into Stetson's seeded pair and fell in the match tiebreaker. Rusher and Lyons dropped in the Round of 32.
10/25/2024
Doubles
Ben Hudson/Thomas Pavlekovich-Smith (USF) d. Justin Lyons/Azariah Rusher (FSU) 6-4
Jan Sebesta/Elias Sumann (FSU) d. Mattia Akcan/Francesco Cordova (UF) 6-2
Juan Jose Rodriguez Garceran/Marc Saura (Stet) d. Jan Sebesta/Elias Sumann (FSU) 7-6(3)
Singles
Justin Lyons (FSU) d. Guglielmo Stefanacci (FGCU) 6-0, 6-3
Jan Sebesta (FSU) d. Leonardo Dal Boni (UM) 7-5, 6-4
Mark Havlicek (FAU) d. Justin Lyons (FSU) 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-2
Azariah Rusher (FSU) d. Lucas Oliver (Stet) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
Eder Blanco Fernandez (Stet) d. Jan Sebesta (FSU) 6-4, 6-2
Elias Sumann (FSU) d. Mattia Akcan (UF) 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-5
Nicolas Oliveira (UCF) d. Elias Sumann (FSU) 6-0, 6-2
10/26/2024
Doubles
Justin Lyons/Azariah Rusher (FSU) d. Lorenzo Leti Messina/Andreas Scott (UNF) 6-3
Justin Lyons/Azariah Rusher (FSU) d. Tsz Him CHan/Elijah Cham (UCF) 6-3
Justin Lyons/Azariah Rusher (FSU) d. Mattia Akcan/Francesco Cordova (UF) 7-5
Singles
Azariah Rusher (FSU) d. Mehdi Sadaoui (UM) 6-4, 6-4
10/27/2024
Singles
#58 Antonio Prat (UM) d. Azariah Rusher (FSU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2