2012 Men's Tennis - Year In Review
Dwayne Hultquist, Head Coach
Nick Crowell, Associate Coach
Andy Gerst, Volunteer Assistant
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2012 Men's Tennis - Year In Review | |
| Coaching Staff Dwayne Hultquist, Head Coach Nick Crowell, Associate Coach Andy Gerst, Volunteer Assistant Click here to see individual mug shots |
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Dominic Cotrone, 6-2, Bradenton
Joao Gauer, 6-5, Parana, Brazil
Cristian Gonzalez Mendez, 6-3, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Benjamin Lock, 6-5, Harare, Zimbabwe
2012 Roster - By Name
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R Name Hgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* Brian Alden 6-5 So-R Barrington, Ill. (Laurel Springs/Illinois)
* Andres Bucaro 6-1 Jr ** Guatemala City, Guatemala (Kaplan Online)
* Dominic Cotrone 6-2 Fr Bradenton (Bradenton Christian)
* Blake Davis 6-1 So * Austin, Tex. (Texas Tech)
Joao Gauer 6-5 Fr Parana, Brazil (Colegio Positivo)
* Cristian Gonzalez Mendez
6-3 Fr Santiago de Compostela, Spain (IES Sanchez Canton)
* Jordan Kelly-Houston 5-10 Jr ** Christchurch, New Zealand (Christchurch Boys')
* Benjamin Lock 6-5 Fr Harare, Zimbabwe (Pretoria Boys')
* Anderson Reed 5-8 Jr ** Daphne, Ala. (Bayside Academy)
* Jason Zafiros 5-9 Sr Bradenton (IMG Academy/Arizona)
2012 Conference Awards
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Jordan Kelly-Houston Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference
All-Conference - 1
2012 Schedule and Results
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| Thomasville Collegiate September 9-11, 2011, Thomasville, Ga. |
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| State of Florida Championship September 23-26, 2011, went to the 26th because of rain, Tampa, Fla. |
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| Seminole Invitational | |||||
| ITA All-American Championship October 3-5, 2011, Tulsa, Okla. |
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| ITA Southeast Regional October 20-24, 2011, Athens, Ga. |
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| North Florida | |||||
| Florida A&M | |||||
| Troy | |||||
| South Alabama Seminole Quad |
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| Alabama-Birmingham Seminole Quad |
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| Furman Seminole Quad |
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| Rice National Team Indoor Championships, Waco, Tex. |
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| Baylor National Team Indoor Championships |
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| South Florida | |||||
| Florida | |||||
| Boston College Longmeadow, Mass. |
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| Georgia Tech | |||||
| Miami Miami, Fla. |
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| Texas Houston, Tex. |
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| UNC-Wilmington | |||||
| Clemson | |||||
| Oklahoma | |||||
| Wake Forest | |||||
| North Carolina State | |||||
| Maryland | |||||
| Duke | |||||
| North Carolina | |||||
| Virginia | |||||
| Virginia Tech | |||||
| Miami ACC, Cary, N.C. |
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| Virginia Tech ACC, Cary, N.C. |
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| Virginia ACC, Cary, N.C. |
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| Boise State NCAA, Athens, Ga. |
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| Georgia NCAA |
EOY StatsRef Overall Home Away Neutral ------------------------------------------------ FSU record is 19-10 12- 3 3- 5 4- 2 vs ACC 7- 4 4- 2 3- 2 0- 0
2012 Atlantic Coast Conference Results 1 Virginia 11- 0 29- 2 2t Duke 9- 2 25- 6 2t North Carolina 9- 2 15- 8 4t Florida State 7- 4 19-10 4t Virginia Tech 7- 4 11-12 6t North Carolina State 5- 6 20-10 6t Clemson 5- 6 9-14 8t Georgia Tech 4- 7 9-13 8t Maryland 4- 7 8-14 10 Wake Forest 3- 8 14-15 11t Miami 1-10 8-13 11t Boston College 1-10 6-15
2012 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, Cary, NC Date Score Comments ========== ================================================== ================================== 04/19/2012 (9)Maryland 4, (8)Georgia Tech 2 Round 1 04/19/2012 (5)Florida State 4, (12)Miami 0 Round 1 04/19/2012 (10)Wake Forest 4, (7)Clemson 3 Round 1 04/19/2012 (6)North Carolina State 4, (11)Boston College 0 Round 1 04/20/2012 (1)Virginia 4, (9)Maryland 0 Round 2 04/20/2012 (5)Florida State 4, (4)Virginia Tech 1 Round 2 04/20/2012 (2)North Carolina 4, (10)Wake Forest 0 Round 2 04/20/2012 (3)Duke 4, (6)North Carolina State 0 Round 2 04/21/2012 (1)Virginia 4, (5)Florida State 0 Round 3 04/21/2012 (3)Duke 4, (2)North Carolina 2 Round 3 04/22/2012 (1)Virginia 4, (3)Duke 1 Round 4
Individual Results Highest vs 3 Fall/Spring Name Rank Rank ACC Sets Tournaments 1 2 3 4 5 6 NCAA Total ------------------------- ------- ----- ----- ----- ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Brian Alden 1-1 7-3 7-3 Andres Bucaro 3-1 8-2 7-3 9-5 10-4 8-0 27-9 Dominic Cotrone 3-0 2-4 5-4 1-0 4-1 10-5 Blake Davis 1-9 6-5 3-2 4-1 0-1 15-11 0-1 19-14 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez 1-3 5-4 6-7 4-3 0-1 6-5 6-3 3-2 19-14 Jordan Kelly-Houston 2-16 3-8 7-5 5-3 12-14 0-1 17-18 Benjamin Lock 1-1 8-1 4-1 3-2 1-1 10-1 14-4 Anderson Reed 0-1 2-3 2-3 7-4 3-1 1-1 5-1 16-7 Jason Zafiros 0-2 5-3 8-4 7-5 11-6 4-0 22-11 Totals 48-28 12-15 15-13 16-10 20-6 17-10 23-3 151-85
Doubles Results Highest vs Tie Fall/Spring Name Rank Rank ACC Break Tournaments 1 2 3 NCAA Total --------------------------------------------- ------- ----- ----- ----- ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Brian Alden/Andres Bucaro 1-1 1-1 Brian Alden/Jordan Kelly-Houston 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 Brian Alden/Jason Zafiros 4-2 1-0 5-2 Andres Bucaro/Blake Davis 3-1 3-1 Andres Bucaro/Cristian Gonzalez Mendez 1-1 1-1 Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock 0-2 8-2 3-0 3-1 16-4 19-5 Andres Bucaro/Jason Zafiros 1-1 1-1 Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed 1-4 4-7 2-4 7-3 3-4 9-7 3-2 22-16 Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston 47 4-8 4-6 0-1 3-1 11-10 3-2 17-13 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Jordan Kelly-Houston 0-1 0-1 Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Jason Zafiros 0-1 0-1 Benjamin Lock/Jason Zafiros 0-1 0-1 0-1 Totals 20-12 14-14 16-10 21-7 71-43
Brian Alden
Singles Opp
Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf
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09/23/2011 T Colin Brown Florida Gulf Coast W 6-2, 7-6(7) 1-0
09/25/2011 T Norbert Nemcsek North Florida L 6-2, 6-3 1-1
09/30/2011 T Matthew Hansen Jacksonville W 6-3, 6-2 2-1
09/30/2011 T Temuera Asafu-Adjaye Florida A&M W 6-4, 6-2 3-1
10/01/2011 T Michael Elortegui Southern Mississippi W 7-6(2), 6-2 4-1
10/01/2011 T Lucas Dirube Alabama-Birmingham W 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 5-1
10/02/2011 T Blake Gregor South Alabama L 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 5-2
10/20/2011 T Erik Halaj Stetson W 6-4, 6-2 6-2
10/20/2011 T Eduardo Martinez Jacksonville W 6-4, 6-1 7-2
10/21/2011 T Levan Clark Florida A&M L 7-6(5), 6-1 7-3
Andres Bucaro
Singles Opp
Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf
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09/09/2011 T Sebastian Jasyk Valdosta State L 3-6, 6-4, 1-0(11-9) 0-1
09/09/2011 T Blake Gregor South Alabama W 6-0, 6-0 1-1
09/10/2011 T Daniel Leitner South Alabama W 6-0, 6-2 2-1
09/11/2011 T Dauw Kruger South Alabama W 6-2, 6-1 3-1
09/23/2011 T Garrett Betsarakis Florida Atlantic W 6-0, 5-7, 1-0(10-5) 4-1
09/25/2011 T Jackson Moore Florida Gulf Coast W 6-4, 6-3 5-1
09/26/2011 T Willy De Vilchez South Florida L 7-5, 7-5 5-2
09/26/2011 T Leonardo Nahar North Florida L 1-6, 6-4, 1-0(12-10) 5-3
09/30/2011 T Dean Tsamas Florida Gulf Coast W 7-6(4), 6-2 6-3
09/30/2011 T Daniel Moser Alabama-Birmingham W 6-2, 6-7(11), 6-1 7-3
10/01/2011 T Norbert Nemcsek North Florida W 6-0, 7-6(3) 8-3
10/01/2011 T Salif Kante Florida A&M L 2-6, 6-2, 7-6(6) 8-4
10/21/2011 T Mario Samson Central Florida W 6-3, 6-1 9-4
10/22/2011 T Ignacio Taboada Georgia L 6-4, 6-3 9-5
01/14/2012 3 Norbert Nemcsek North Florida W 6-2, 6-1 10-5 1-0
01/16/2012 4 Mansingh Athare Troy W 6-4, 6-1 11-5 2-0
01/21/2012 3 Hanno Bartsch South Alabama W 6-2, 6-3 12-5 3-0
01/22/2012 4 Robbie Aru Furman W 7-5, 6-2 13-5 4-0
01/28/2012 4 Jonathan Chang Rice W 7-6(5), 6-3 14-5 5-0
01/29/2012 4 Robert Verzaal Baylor W 1-6, 6-0, 6-3 15-5 6-0
02/04/2012 4 Yannick Yoshizawa South Florida W 6-3, 7-5 16-5 7-0
02/11/2012 4 Floret Diep Florida W 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 17-5 8-0
02/15/2012 3 Alex Skinner Boston College W 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 18-5 9-0 1-0
02/25/2012 4 Dusan Miljevic Georgia Tech W 7-5, 0-6, 6-3 19-5 10-0 2-0
03/04/2012 4 Diego Soto Miami W 6-4, 7-5 20-5 11-0 3-0
03/10/2012 4 Ben Chen Texas dnf 6-4, 3-6, 5-5 susp 20-5 11-0
03/15/2012 3 Kosta Blank UNC-Wilmington W 6-2, 7-6(5) 21-5 12-0
03/17/2012 3 Dominique Maden Clemson W 6-4, 6-2 22-5 13-0 4-0
03/20/2012 103 3 Tsvetan Milhov Oklahoma W 3-6, 7-5, 1-0(10-2) 23-5 14-0
03/23/2012 3 Amogh Prabhakar Wake Forest W 6-3, 6-1 24-5 15-0 5-0
03/25/2012 3 Robbie Mudge North Carolina State L 7-6(3), 6-2 24-6 15-1 5-1
03/30/2012 3 Jesse Kiuru Maryland W 6-3, 6-4 25-6 16-1 6-1
04/06/2012 106 3 Torsten Wietoska Duke W 7-5, 6-2 26-6 17-1 7-1
04/08/2012 101 3 Esben Hess-Olesen North Carolina W 6-4, 6-2 27-6 18-1 8-1
04/15/2012 3 Patrick Daciek Virginia Tech L 6-3, 6-2 27-7 18-2 8-2
04/19/2012 3 Wilfredo Gonzalez Miami dnf 4-6, 3-2 27-7 18-2
04/20/2012 3 Lucas Oliveira Virginia Tech dnf 6-4, 4-6, 5-4 dnf 27-7 18-2
04/21/2012 1 3 Mitchell Frank Virginia dnf 2-6, 2-3 dnf 27-7 18-2
05/12/2012 3 Andy Bettles Boise State L 6-2, 6-3 27-8 18-3
05/13/2012 32 3 Sadio Doumbia Georgia L 6-0, 6-4 27-9 18-4
Dominic Cotrone
Singles Opp
Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf
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09/09/2011 T Sebastian Kirmse South Alabama W 6-3, 6-1 1-0
09/09/2011 T Luis Loeffler Valdosta State L 6-3, 6-2 1-1
09/10/2011 T Temuera Asafu-Adaye Florida A&M W 6-1, 6-3 2-1
09/11/2011 T Jason Zafiros Florida State W 6-2, 4-0 ret 3-1
09/23/2011 T Moritz Buerchner North Florida L 6-2, 2-6, 1-0(10-8) 3-2
09/30/2011 T Daniel Leitner South Alabama W 6-2, 6-1 4-2
09/30/2011 T Julian Belair North Florida W 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 5-2
10/01/2011 T Salif Kante Florida A&M L 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 5-3
10/21/2011 T Campbell Johnson Georgia L 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 5-4
01/16/2012 6 Tadju Davies Troy W 6-2, 6-2 6-4 1-0
01/21/2012 5 Lucas Dirube Alabama-Birmingham W 6-2, 6-0 7-4 2-0
02/15/2012 6 Klaus Puestow Boston College W 6-3, 6-1 8-4 3-0 1-0
03/17/2012 6 Cedric Williems Clemson W 7-6(4), 6-4 9-4 4-0 2-0
03/20/2012 6 David Pultur Oklahoma L 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 9-5 4-1
04/13/2012 6 Philippe Oudshoorn Virginia W 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 10-5 5-1 3-0
Blake Davis
Singles Opp
Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf
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09/23/2011 T Omar Aly Miami W 6-4, 3-6, 1-0(10-4) 1-0
09/24/2011 T Dean Tsamas Florida Gulf Coast W 6-0, 6-0 2-0
09/25/2011 T Mitch Thams Central Florida W 6-2, 6-3 3-0
09/30/2011 T Norbert Nemcsek North Florida L 7-5, 6-4 3-1
10/21/2011 T Oliver Webb Georgia Southern W 6-2, 6-0 4-1
01/14/2012 2 Daniel Sotomarino North Florida W 6-3, 6-1 5-1 1-0
01/16/2012 2 Levan Clark Florida A&M W 6-3, 6-2 6-1 2-0
01/16/2012 2 Sami Ghorbel Troy W 6-1, 6-3 7-1 3-0
01/21/2012 2 Alex Bernard South Alabama W 6-1, 6-1 8-1 4-0
01/21/2012 2 David Zimmerman Alabama-Birmingham L 6-3, 6-1 8-2 4-1
01/22/2012 2 Joel Cook Furman W 6-0, 6-3 9-2 5-1
01/28/2012 2 Peter Frank Rice W 7-6(4), 6-0 10-2 6-1
01/29/2012 54 2 Roberto Maytin Baylor L 6-4, 7-5 10-3 6-2
02/04/2012 2 Federico Sabogal South Florida W 6-2, 6-2 11-3 7-2
02/11/2012 3 Tripper Carleton Florida L 6-3, 6-3 11-4 7-3
02/15/2012 2 Billy Grokenberger Boston College W 6-3, 6-4 12-4 8-3 1-0
02/25/2012 88 2 Juan Spir Georgia Tech W 6-1, 6-3 13-4 9-3 2-0
03/04/2012 2 Omar Aly Miami W 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(6) 14-4 10-3 3-0
03/10/2012 79 2 Daniel Whitehead Texas L 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 14-5 10-4
03/15/2012 2 Chris Cooprider UNC-Wilmington W 6-2, 6-4 15-5 11-4
03/17/2012 2 Gerardo Meza Clemson L 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 15-6 11-5 3-1
03/20/2012 15 1 Costin Paval Oklahoma L 7-6(5), 7-5 15-7 11-6
03/23/2012 2 Danny Kreyman Wake Forest W 6-1, 0-6, 7-6(4) 16-7 12-6 4-1
03/25/2012 2 Dominic Hodgson North Carolina State W 6-1, 6-1 17-7 13-6 5-1
03/30/2012 2 Vlad Stefan Maryland L 6-4, 6-4 17-8 13-7 5-2
04/06/2012 26 2 Chris Mengel Duke L 6-4, 6-4 17-9 13-8 5-3
04/08/2012 85 2 Brennan Boyajian North Carolina L 7-6(6), 6-3 17-10 13-9 5-4
04/13/2012 47 2 Alex Domijan Virginia L 6-0, 6-1 17-11 13-10 5-5
04/15/2012 2 Lucus Oliveira Virginia Tech W 6-3, 7-6(7) 18-11 14-10 6-5
04/19/2012 2 Omar Aly Miami dnf 7-5, 2-0 18-11 14-10
04/20/2012 2 Patrick Daciek Virginia Tech W 6-3, 6-1 19-11 15-10
04/21/2012 42 2 Alex Domijan Virginia L 6-3, 6-1 19-12 15-11
05/12/2012 69 2 Damian Hume Boise State L 6-1, 6-4 19-13 15-12
05/13/2012 19 2 KU Singh Georgia L 6-1, 6-2 19-14 15-13
Joao Gauer
Singles Opp
Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf
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Cristian Gonzalez Mendez
Singles Opp
Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf
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09/23/2011 T Lucas Marin-Salcedo South Florida W 6-4, 6-4 1-0
09/24/2011 T Taylor Albrecht Florida Atlantic W 7-5, 7-5 2-0
09/25/2011 T Moritz Buerchner North Florida L 6-4, 7-5 2-1
10/03/2011 T Yannick Hanfmann Southern California L 6-1, 6-3 2-2
10/04/2011 67 T Clarke Spinosa San Diego W 5-7, 6-4, 1-0(10-8) 3-2
10/21/2011 T Billy Federofer Florida L 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 3-3
10/22/2011 T Garrett Braseaux Georgia W 6-3, 7-5 4-3
01/14/2012 4 Julien Belair North Florida W 7-6(5), 6-2 5-3 1-0
01/16/2012 3 Takura Heppy Florida A&M W 6-4, 6-2 6-3 2-0
01/16/2012 3 Jamie Eccleton Troy W 6-2, 6-3 7-3 3-0
01/21/2012 4 Daniel Leitner South Alabama W 6-1, 6-1 8-3 4-0
01/21/2012 3 Chris Helliar Alabama-Birmingham W 6-3, 6-2 9-3 5-0
01/22/2012 3 Jacob Behal Furman W 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 10-3 6-0
01/28/2012 3 Sam Garforth-Bles Rice L 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 10-4 6-1
01/29/2012 3 Marko Krickovic Baylor L 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 10-5 6-2
02/04/2012 3 Juan Carlos Acuna South Florida W 6-2, 6-4 11-5 7-2
02/11/2012 2 Nassim Sliam Florida L 6-0, 4-6, 6-4 11-6 7-3
02/25/2012 3 Juan Melian Georgia Tech W 6-4, 5-7, 1-0(10-2) 12-6 8-3 1-0
03/04/2012 3 Wilfredo Gonzalez Miami L 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(3) 12-7 8-4 1-1
03/10/2012 3 Sudanwa Sitaram Texas L 6-4, 6-3 12-8 8-5
03/15/2012 4 Pedro Mol UNC-Wilmington L 7-6(3), 5-7, 1-0(7) 12-9 8-6
03/17/2012 4 Ayrton Wibowo Clemson W 6-3, 6-1 13-9 9-6 2-1
03/20/2012 67 4 Peerakit Siributwong Oklahoma L 6-3, 6-2 13-10 9-7
03/25/2012 4 Julian Sullivan North Carolina State W 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 14-10 10-7 3-1
03/30/2012 4 John Collins Maryland W 6-3, 6-2 15-10 11-7 4-1
04/06/2012 4 Fred Saba Duke L 6-4, 6-3 15-11 11-8 4-2
04/08/2012 4 Joey Burkhardt North Carolina W 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 10-3 16-11 12-8 5-2
04/13/2012 1 3 Mitchell Frank Virginia L 6-2, 6-2 16-12 12-9 5-3
04/15/2012 5 Mauricio Antun Virginia Tech L 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 16-13 12-10 5-4
04/19/2012 5 Mark Schanerman Miami W 6-0, 6-4 17-13 13-10
04/20/2012 5 Maurico Antun Virginia Tech W 6-3, 0-6, 7-6(9) 18-13 14-10
04/21/2012 79 5 Justin Shane Virginia L 6-4, 6-4 18-14 14-11
05/12/2012 5 Flipp Pogostkin Boise State W 7-5, 6-4 19-14 15-11
05/13/2012 5 Nathan Pasha Georgia dnf 4-5 dnf 19-14 15-11
Jordan Kelly-Houston
Singles Opp
Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf
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09/23/2011 T Pedro Ast Miami W 6-3, 6-2 1-0
09/24/2011 T Daniel Sotomarino North Florida W 6-4, 7-5 2-0
09/25/2011 T Yannick Yoshizawa South Florida W 7-5, 6-1 3-0
09/26/2011 104 T Wael Kilani South Florida L 6-4, 6-1 3-1
10/03/2011 116 T Jarryd Botha Alabama L 6-4, 7-5 3-2
10/04/2011 T Thibaut Visy San Diego W 6-2, 6-4 4-2
10/21/2011 T Andrew Butz Florida W 1-6, 6-2, 7-6(2) 5-2
10/23/2011 24 T Sadio Doumbia Georgia L 7-5, 6-2 5-3
01/14/2012 1 Moritz Buerchner North Florida W 6-0, 2-6, 6-2 6-3 1-0
01/16/2012 1 Salif Kante Florida A&M W 2-6,7-6(3),1-0(10-6) 7-3 2-0
01/16/2012 1 Anas Rouchdi Troy W 1-6, 7-5, 1-0(10-3) 8-3 3-0
01/21/2012 1 Romain Bocaert South Alabama dnf 6-3, 4-6, 3-4 dnf 8-3 3-0
01/21/2012 1 Danny Manlow Alabama-Birmingham W 7-6(7), 6-3 9-3 4-0
01/22/2012 1 Andrew Mellow Furman W 7-5, 6-0 10-3 5-0
01/28/2012 41 1 Harry Fowler Rice L 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 10-4 5-1
01/29/2012 20 1 Mate Zsiga Baylor L 7-5, 7-6(2) 10-5 5-2
02/04/2012 1 Wael Kilani South Florida W 6-2, 6-0 11-5 6-2
02/11/2012 69 1 Bob van Overbeek Florida L 6-3, 7-6(6) 11-6 6-3
02/15/2012 1 Akash Muppidi Boston College W 6-7(5), 7-6(4), 10-7 12-6 7-3 1-0
02/25/2012 7 1 Kevin King Georgia Tech L 6-1, 6-2 12-7 7-4 1-1
03/04/2012 1 Gabriel Flores Miami W 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 13-7 8-4 2-1
03/10/2012 50 1 Soren Hess-Olesen Texas L 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(5) 13-8 8-5
03/15/2012 77 1 Rafael Aita UNC-Wilmington W 6-2, 6-3 14-8 9-5
03/17/2012 49 1 Yannick Maden Clemson L 7-5, 7-6(8) 14-9 9-6 2-2
03/20/2012 2 Guillermo Alcorta Oklahoma L 7-6(5), 6-4 14-10 9-7
03/23/2012 1 David Hopkins Wake Forest W 6-2, 6-3 15-10 10-7 3-2
03/25/2012 66 1 Jaime Pulgar North Carolina State L 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 15-11 10-8 3-3
03/30/2012 1 Maros Horny Maryland L 6-3, 6-3 15-12 10-9 3-4
04/06/2012 6 1 Henrique Cunha Duke L 6-2, 6-2 15-13 10-10 3-5
04/08/2012 43 1 Jose Hernandez North Carolina L 6-2, 6-2 15-14 10-11 3-6
04/13/2012 6 1 Jarmere Jenkins Virginia L 6-2, 6-4 15-15 10-12 3-7
04/15/2012 44 1 Luka Somen Virginia Tech L 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 15-16 10-13 3-8
04/19/2012 1 Gabriel Flores Miami W 6-3, 6-1 16-16 11-13
04/20/2012 56 1 Luka Somen Virginia Tech L 6-0, 6-4 16-17 11-14
04/21/2012 5 1 Jarmere Jenkins Virginia dnf 6-3, 4-5 dnf 16-17 11-14
05/12/2012 94 1 James Meredith Boise State W 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 17-17 12-14
05/13/2012 11 1 Wil Spencer Georgia L 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 17-18 12-15
Benjamin Lock
Singles Opp
Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf
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01/16/2012 6 Temuera Asafu-Adjaye Florida A&M W 6-2, 6-4 1-0 1-0
01/21/2012 6 James Gardner Alabama-Birmingham W 6-0, 6-3 2-0 2-0
01/22/2012 6 Ryan Miller Furman W 6-7(4), 6-2, 1-0(9) 3-0 3-0
01/29/2012 6 Julian Bley Baylor W 6-2, 6-1 4-0 4-0
02/11/2012 6 Michael Alford Florida L 6-4, 6-3 4-1 4-1
02/15/2012 5 Philip Nelson Boston College L 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 4-2 4-2 0-1
02/25/2012 6 Sebastian Lopez Georgia Tech W 6-3, 6-1 5-2 5-2 1-1
03/15/2012 6 Zach Hublitz UNC-Wilmington W 6-1, 6-0 6-2 6-2
03/23/2012 6 Alex Tsai Wake Forest W 6-2, 7-5 7-2 7-2 2-1
03/25/2012 6 Beck Bond North Carolina State W 6-1, 6-1 8-2 8-2 3-1
03/30/2012 6 Mathias Sarrazin Maryland W 7-6(3), 6-2 9-2 9-2 4-1
04/06/2012 6 Jason Tahir Duke W 6-1, 6-4 10-2 10-2 5-1
04/08/2012 5 William Parker North Carolina W 6-3, 6-4 11-2 11-2 6-1
04/13/2012 86 4 Justin Shane Virginia W 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 12-2 12-2 7-1
04/15/2012 4 Corrado Degl' Incerti Tocci
Virginia Tech W 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-3 13-2 13-2 8-1
04/19/2012 4 Diego Soto Miami dnf 4-6, 3-2 13-2 13-2
04/20/2012 4 Corrado Degl'Incerti TocciVirginia Tech dnf 7-6(2), 2-6, 5-5 dnf 13-2 13-2
04/21/2012 4 Drew Courtney Virginia L 6-2, 6-1 13-3 13-3
05/12/2012 4 Nathan Sereke Boise State W 7-6(5), 6-7(2), 7-5 14-3 14-3
05/13/2012 52 4 Ignacio Taboada Georgia L 6-4, 6-4 14-4 14-4
Anderson Reed
Singles Opp
Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf
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09/09/2011 T Tammo Haake Valdosta State W 6-2, 6-1 1-0
09/09/2011 T Temuera Asafu-Adaye Florida A&M W 6-0, 6-1 2-0
09/10/2011 T Luis Loeffler Valdosta State W 1-6, 6-3, 1-0(10-8) 3-0
09/11/2011 T Konstantin Kutschenko Valdosta State L 6-4, 7-6(4) 3-1
09/23/2011 T Joe Delinks Central Florida W 6-2, 6-1 4-1
09/24/2011 T Wael Kilani South Florida L 7-6(), ret 4-2
09/30/2011 T Alex Bernard South Alabama W 6-2, 6-1 5-2
09/30/2011 T Paolo Alvarado Southern Mississippi W 7-6(1), 6-1 6-2
10/01/2011 T Chris Helliar Alabama-Birmingham W 6-2, 6-0 7-2
10/01/2011 T Jason Zafiros Florida State L 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 7-3
10/21/2011 34 T Juan Spir Georgia Tech L 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 7-4
01/14/2012 6 Graham Edgar North Florida W 6-4, 6-2 8-4 1-0
01/16/2012 4 Chidi Gabriel Florida A&M W 6-2, 7-6(1) 9-4 2-0
01/21/2012 6 Dauw Kruger South Alabama dnf dnf 9-4 2-0
01/21/2012 4 Daniel Moser Alabama-Birmingham W 6-1, 6-3 10-4 3-0
01/28/2012 6 Philipp Seifert Rice W 7-6(9), 6-2 11-4 4-0
02/04/2012 6 Oliver Pramming South Florida W 6-1, 6-4 12-4 5-0
02/15/2012 4 Jonathan Raude Boston College W 6-1, 7-6(6) 13-4 6-0 1-0
03/04/2012 6 Victor Mauz Miami W 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 14-4 7-0 2-0
03/10/2012 6 Chris Camillone Texas W 6-4, 6-1 15-4 8-0
03/15/2012 5 Kaue Pereira UNC-Wilmington W 6-2, 7-6(7) 16-4 9-0
03/17/2012 5 Hunter Harrington Clemson L 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 16-5 9-1 2-1
03/23/2012 4 Adam Lee Wake Forest L 6-4, 6-2 16-6 9-2 2-2
04/08/2012 6 Oystein Sterio North Carolina L 6-3, 7-5 16-7 9-3 2-3
Jason Zafiros
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09/09/2011 T Daniel Leitner South Alabama W 6-4, 6-2 1-0
09/09/2011 T Konstantin Kutschenko Valdosta State L 6-4, 5-7, 1-0(10-7) 1-1
09/10/2011 T Sebastian Jasyk Valdosta State W 6-1, 6-2 2-1
09/11/2011 T Dominic Cotrone Florida State L 6-2, 4-0 ret 2-2
09/23/2011 T Kiki Aulina Central Florida L 6-2, 6-4 2-3
09/24/2011 T Gabriel Flores Miami L 7-6(6), 6-1 2-4
09/30/2011 T Beau Treyz North Florida W 6-3, 6-2 3-4
09/30/2011 T Danny Manlow Alabama-Birmingham W 6-7(8), 6-4, 6-4 4-4
10/01/2011 T Levan Clark Florida A&M W 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-4 5-4
10/01/2011 T Anderson Reed Florida State W 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 6-4
10/02/2011 T Salif Kante Florida A&M L 6-1, 6-3 6-5
10/21/2011 T Diego Soto Miami W 1-6, 7-5, 7-5 7-5
01/14/2012 5 Leonardo Nahar North Florida W 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 8-5 1-0
01/16/2012 5 Fabrice Myrtil Florida A&M W 6-0, 6-1 9-5 2-0
01/16/2012 5 Patrick Eichler Troy W 6-2, 4-6, 1-0(10-0) 10-5 3-0
01/21/2012 5 Cody Hall South Alabama dnf 0-6 dnf 10-5 3-0
01/22/2012 5 Tyler Droll Furman W 6-2, 6-0 11-5 4-0
01/28/2012 5 Michael Nuesslein Rice W 6-4, 6-2 12-5 5-0
01/29/2012 5 Kike Grangeiro Baylor W 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 13-5 6-0
02/04/2012 5 Lucas Marin-Salcedo South Florida W 6-1, 7-5 14-5 7-0
02/11/2012 84 5 Spencer Newman Florida L 6-3, 7-6(3) 14-6 7-1
02/25/2012 5 Eduardo Segura Georgia Tech W 6-1, 7-5 15-6 8-1 1-0
03/04/2012 5 Henrique Tsukamoto Miami W 7-5, 6-2 16-6 9-1 2-0
03/10/2012 5 Davis Holiner Texas L 6-1, 6-2 16-7 9-2
03/20/2012 78 5 Dane Webb Oklahoma L 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 16-8 9-3
03/23/2012 5 Connor Sherwood Wake Forest W 6-4, 6-3 17-8 10-3 3-0
03/25/2012 5 Austin Powell North Carolina State L 7-6(5), 1-6, 6-4 17-9 10-4 3-1
03/30/2012 5 Tommy Laine Maryland L 0-6, 6-4, 3-2(5) 17-10 10-5 3-2
04/06/2012 5 Raphael Hemmeler Duke L 7-5, 6-2 17-11 10-6 3-3
04/13/2012 5 Drew Courtney Virginia W 7-6(3),6-7(2),1-0(3) 18-11 11-6 4-3
04/15/2012 6 Trpimir Kujumdzic Virginia Tech W 6-4, 6-4 19-11 12-6 5-3
04/19/2012 6 Marco Stancati Miami W 6-2, 6-3 20-11 13-6
04/20/2012 6 Trpimir Kujundzic Virginia Tech W 7-5, 6-1 21-11 14-6
04/21/2012 6 Philippe Oudshoorn Virginia dnf 6-3, 2-6, 0-0 dnf 21-11 14-6
05/12/2012 6 Scott Sears Boise State W 6-3, 6-4 22-11 15-6
05/13/2012 60 6 Hernus Pieters Georgia dnf 1-6, 0-1 dnf 22-11 15-6
Brian Alden Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/23/2011 T Jason Zafiros Gabriel Flores/Diego Soto Miami L 8-4 0-1 09/24/2011 T Jason Zafiros Sean Bacha/Chris Janssen Florida Atlantic W 8-5 1-1 09/30/2011 T Jason Zafiros Matt Hansen/Eduardo Martinez Jacksonville W 8-3 2-1 09/30/2011 T Jason Zafiros Chris Helliar/Danny Manlow Alabama-Birmingham W 8-2 3-1 10/01/2011 T Jason Zafiros Julian Belair/Beauregard Treyz North Florida W 8-4 4-1 10/02/2011 T Jason Zafiros Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed Florida State L 8-2 4-2 10/21/2011 T Andres Bucaro Omar Al/Pedro Ast Miami W 8-1 5-2 10/21/2011 T Andres Bucaro Andrew Butz/Bob van Overbeek Florida L 8-6 5-3 01/16/2012 3 Jordan Kelly-Houston Mansingh Athare/Jamie Eccleton Troy W 8-5 6-3 1-0 01/22/2012 3 Jason Zafiros Tyler Droll/Watson George Furman W 8-3 7-3 2-0 03/04/2012 2 Jordan Kelly-Houston Gabriel Flores/Diego Soto Miami W 8-6 8-3 3-0 1-0 Andres Bucaro Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/10/2011 T Jason Zafiros Sebastian Jasyk/Konstantin Kutschenko Valdosta State L 8-5 0-1 09/10/2011 T Jason Zafiros Sebastian Kirmse/Dauw Kruger South Alabama W 8-5 1-1 09/23/2011 T Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Leonardo Nahar/Nemcsek North Florida W 8-2 2-1 09/24/2011 T Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Gabriel Flores/Diego Soto Miami L 8-5 2-2 09/30/2011 T Blake Davis Tianyu Bao/Matthew Rock Florida Gulf Coast W 8-2 3-2 10/01/2011 T Blake Davis Timo Kranz/Norbert Nemcsek North Florida W 8-0 4-2 10/02/2011 T Blake Davis Levan Clark/Salif Kante Florida A&M W 8-4 5-2 10/02/2011 T Blake Davis Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed Florida State L 8-5 5-3 10/21/2011 T Brian Alden Omar Al/Pedro Ast Miami W 8-1 6-3 10/21/2011 T Brian Alden Andrew Butz/Bob van Overbeek Florida L 8-6 6-4 01/14/2012 3 Benjamin Lock Moritz Buerchner/Leonardo Hahar North Florida W 8-5 7-4 1-0 01/16/2012 3 Benjamin Lock Temuera Asafu-Adjaye/Fabrice Myrtil Florida A&M W 8-1 8-4 2-0 01/16/2012 2 Benjamin Lock Anas Rouchdi/Ture Skinner Troy W 8-2 9-4 3-0 01/21/2012 3 Benjamin Lock Hanno Bartsch/Dauw Kruger South Alabama W 8-5 10-4 4-0 01/21/2012 3 Benjamin Lock Lucas Dirube/Chris Helliar Alabama-Birmingham W 8-7(8-6) 11-4 5-0 01/22/2012 2 Benjamin Lock Nate Collins/Joel Cook Furman W 8-6 12-4 6-0 01/28/2012 3 Benjamin Lock Leif Berger/Peter Frank Rice W 8-0 13-4 7-0 01/29/2012 3 Benjamin Lock Julian Bley/Kike Grangeiro Baylor dnf 5-4 dnf 13-4 7-0 02/04/2012 3 Benjamin Lock Sebastian Hagn/Lucas Marin-Salcedo South Florida W 8-7(2) 14-4 8-0 02/11/2012 25 3 Benjamin Lock Andrew Butz/Bob van Overbeek Florida L 8-5 14-5 8-1 02/15/2012 3 Benjamin Lock Philip Nelson/Matt Wagner Boston College W 8-3 15-5 9-1 1-0 02/25/2012 3 Benjamin Lock Vikram Hundal/Juan Melian Georgia Tech W 8-6 16-5 10-1 2-0 03/04/2012 3 Benjamin Lock Victor Mauz/Marco Stancati Miami W 8-0 17-5 11-1 3-0 03/10/2012 3 Benjamin Lock Soren Hess-Olesen/Alex Hilliard Texas W 8-6 18-5 12-1 03/15/2012 3 Benjamin Lock Rafael Aita/Pedro Mol UNC-Wilmington W 8-5 19-5 13-1 03/17/2012 3 Benjamin Lock Dominique Maden/Wes Moran Clemson L 9-7 19-6 13-2 3-1 03/20/2012 3 Benjamin Lock Lawrence Formentera/David Pultur Oklahoma L 8-4 19-7 13-3 03/23/2012 3 Benjamin Lock Connor Sherwood/Sam Wells Wake Forest W 8-5 20-7 14-3 4-1 03/25/2012 3 Benjamin Lock Dominic Hodgson/Dave Thomson North Carolina State W 8-6 21-7 15-3 5-1 03/30/2012 3 Benjamin Lock Jesse Kiuru/Andy Magee Maryland W 8-5 22-7 16-3 6-1 04/06/2012 3 Benjamin Lock Fred Saba/Jason Tahir Duke W 8-1 23-7 17-3 7-1 04/08/2012 3 Benjamin Lock Esben Hess-Olesen/Oystein Sterio North Carolina L 8-6 23-8 17-4 7-2 04/15/2012 3 Benjamin Lock Hunter Koontz/Trpimir Kujundzic Virginia Tech W 8-7(5) 24-8 18-4 8-2 04/19/2012 2 Benjamin Lock Gabriel Flores/Marco Stancati Miami dnf 5-5 dnf 24-8 18-4 04/20/2012 2 Benjamin Lock Patrick Daciek/Lucas Oliveira Virginia Tech dnf 4-7 dnf 24-8 18-4 04/21/2012 2 Benjamin Lock Rooda/Justin Shane Virginia dnf 5-6 dnf 24-8 18-4 05/12/2012 2 Benjamin Lock Damian Hume/Scott Sears Boise State W 8-3 25-8 19-4 05/13/2012 41 2 Benjamin Lock Nathan Pasha/Ignacio Taboada Georgia L 8-4 25-9 19-5 Dominic Cotrone Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/10/2011 T Anderson Reed Blake Gregor/Daniel Leitner South Alabama W 8-3 1-0 09/10/2011 T Anderson Reed Michael Lue/Andrey Pozhidaev West Florida W 9-8(5) 2-0 09/11/2011 T Anderson Reed Temuera Asafu-Adaye/Andy Gerst Florida A&M L 9-8(2) 2-1 09/23/2011 T Anderson Reed Tianyu Bao/Matthew Rock Florida Gulf Coast W 8-2 3-1 09/24/2011 T Anderson Reed Wael Kilani/Federico Sabogal South Florida L 8-5 3-2 09/30/2011 T Anderson Reed Max De Juan/Jovan Zeljkovic Southern Mississippi W 8-1 4-2 10/01/2011 T Anderson Reed Larry Condez/Jose Fantova Jacksonville W 9-7 5-2 10/02/2011 T Anderson Reed Brian Alden/Jason Zafiros Florida State W 8-2 6-2 10/02/2011 T Anderson Reed Andres Bucaro/Blake Davis Florida State W 8-5 7-2 10/21/2011 T Anderson Reed Didrik Berg/Njal Stene Stetson L 8-6 7-3 01/14/2012 2 Anderson Reed Norbert Nemcsek/Daniel Sotomarino North Florida W 8-4 8-3 1-0 01/16/2012 2 Anderson Reed Chidi Gabriel/Takura Heppy Florida A&M W 8-4 9-3 2-0 01/16/2012 1 Anderson Reed Patrick Eichler/Sami Ghorbel Troy W 8-1 10-3 3-0 01/21/2012 2 Anderson Reed Christian Kuehne/Daniel Leitner South Alabama W 8-1 11-3 4-0 01/21/2012 2 Anderson Reed Danny Manlow/Daniel Moser Alabama-Birmingham W 8-4 12-3 5-0 01/28/2012 2 Anderson Reed Harry Fowler/Justin To Rice W 8-1 13-3 6-0 01/29/2012 2 Anderson Reed Roberto Maytin/Mate Zsiga Baylor L 8-1 13-4 6-1 02/04/2012 2 Anderson Reed Wael Kilani/Federico Sabogal South Florida W 8-6 14-4 7-1 02/11/2012 41 2 Anderson Reed Tripper Carleton/Spencer Newman Florida L 8-7(2) 14-5 7-2 02/15/2012 2 Anderson Reed Billy Grokenberger/Michael McGinnis Boston College W 8-4 15-5 8-2 1-0 02/25/2012 2 Anderson Reed Sebastian Lopez/Eduardo Segura Georgia Tech W 8-5 16-5 9-2 2-0 03/04/2012 1 Anderson Reed Omar Aly/Wilfredo Gonzalez Miami W 8-4 17-5 10-2 3-0 03/10/2012 35 1 Anderson Reed Chris Camillone/Davis Holiner Texas L 8-3 17-6 10-3 03/15/2012 2 Anderson Reed Michael Reilly/Sam Williams UNC-Wilmington W 9-7 18-6 11-3 03/17/2012 53 1 Anderson Reed Yannick Maden/Zachary Rigsby Clemson W 9-8(6) 19-6 12-3 4-0 03/20/2012 18 1 Anderson Reed Costin Paval/Dane Webb Oklahoma L 9-8(3) 19-7 12-4 03/23/2012 1 Anderson Reed David Hopkins/Amogh Prabhaker Wake Forest L 9-8(2) 19-8 12-5 4-1 03/25/2012 1 Anderson Reed Julian Sullivan/Sean Weber North Carolina State L 8-6 19-9 12-6 4-2 03/30/2012 2 Anderson Reed Tommy Laine/Vlad Stefan Maryland L 7-8 19-10 12-7 4-3 04/06/2012 2 Anderson Reed Cale Hammond/Raphael Hemmeler Duke L 8-6 19-11 12-8 4-4 04/08/2012 49 2 Anderson Reed Cameron Ahari/Brennan Boyajian North Carolina L 8-4 19-12 12-9 4-5 04/13/2012 2 Anderson Reed Steven Eelkman Rooda/Justin Shane Virginia L 8-6 19-13 12-10 4-6 04/15/2012 2 Anderson Reed Patrick Daciek/Lucas Oliveira Virginia Tech L 8-6 19-14 12-11 4-7 04/19/2012 3 Anderson Reed Victor Mauz/Mark Schanerman Miami W 8-4 20-14 13-11 04/20/2012 3 Anderson Reed Hunter Koontz/Trpimir Kujundzic Virginia Tech W 8-4 21-14 14-11 04/21/2012 3 Anderson Reed Alex Domijan/Mitchell Frank Virginia L 8-4 21-15 14-12 05/12/2012 3 Anderson Reed Andy Bettles/Flipp Pogostkin Boise State L 8-2 21-16 14-13 05/13/2012 3 Anderson Reed Ku Singh Georgia W 8-3 22-16 15-13 Blake Davis Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/23/2011 T Jordan Kelly-Houston Garrett Betsarakis/Robert Dubuque Florida Atlantic W 8-3 1-0 09/25/2011 T Jordan Kelly-Houston Taylor Albrecht/Will Neuner Florida Atlantic L 9-8(11-9) 1-1 09/30/2011 T Andres Bucaro Tianyu Bao/Matthew Rock Florida Gulf Coast W 8-2 2-1 10/01/2011 T Andres Bucaro Timo Kranz/Norbert Nemcsek North Florida W 8-0 3-1 10/02/2011 T Andres Bucaro Levan Clark/Salif Kante Florida A&M W 8-4 4-1 10/02/2011 T Andres Bucaro Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed Florida State L 8-5 4-2 10/21/2011 T Jordan Kelly-Houston Wael Kilani/Federico Sabogal South Florida W 8-5 5-2 10/21/2011 T Jordan Kelly-Houston Fernando Bano Lopez/Richard Casagrande Jacksonville W 8-6 6-2 01/14/2012 1 Jordan Kelly-Houston Julien Belair/Beauregard Treyz North Florida W 8-3 7-2 1-0 01/16/2012 1 Jordan Kelly-Houston Levan Clark/Salif Kante Florida A&M W 8-3 8-2 2-0 01/21/2012 1 Jordan Kelly-Houston Alex Bernard/Romain Bocaert South Alabama W 8-6 9-2 3-0 01/21/2012 1 Jordan Kelly-Houston Tom Puetz/David Zimmerman Alabama-Birmingham W 8-4 10-2 4-0 01/22/2012 1 Jordan Kelly-Houston Jacob Behal/Andrew Mellow Furman W 8-5 11-2 5-0 01/28/2012 1 Jordan Kelly-Houston Michael Nuesslein/Christian Saravia Rice dnf 3-4 dnf 11-2 5-0 01/29/2012 1 Jordan Kelly-Houston Marko Krickovic/Robert Verzaal Baylor L 8-4 11-3 5-1 02/04/2012 60 1 Jordan Kelly-Houston Oliver Pramming/Yannick Yoshizawa South Florida W 8-6 12-3 6-1 02/11/2012 4 1 Jordan Kelly-Houston Billy Federhofer/Nassim Slilam Florida L 8-5 12-4 6-2 02/15/2012 1 Jordan Kelly-Houston Akash Muppidi/Alex Skinner Boston College L 8-4 12-5 6-3 0-1 02/25/2012 2 1 Jordan Kelly-Houston Kevin King/Juan Spir Georgia Tech L 8-4 12-6 6-4 0-2 03/10/2012 2 Jordan Kelly-Houston Ben Chen/Daniel Whitehead Texas W 8-6 13-6 7-4 03/15/2012 70 1 Jordan Kelly-Houston Chris Cooprider/Kosta Blank UNC-Wilmington L 8-5 13-7 7-5 03/17/2012 2 Jordan Kelly-Houston Ayrton Wibowo/Cedric Willems Clemson W 8-4 14-7 8-5 1-2 03/20/2012 68 2 Jordan Kelly-Houston Tsvetan Mihov/Peerakit Siributwong Oklahoma L 8-4 14-8 8-6 03/23/2012 2 Jordan Kelly-Houston Danny Kreyman/Adam Lee Wake Forest L 8-6 14-9 8-7 1-3 03/25/2012 2 Jordan Kelly-Houston Robbie Mudge/Jaime Pulgar North Carolina State W 8-6 15-9 9-7 2-3 03/30/2012 24 1 Jordan Kelly-Houston John Collins/Maros Horny Maryland W 8-6 16-9 10-7 3-3 04/06/2012 26 1 Jordan Kelly-Houston Henrique Cunha/Chris Mengel Duke W 8-6 17-9 11-7 4-3 04/08/2012 29 1 Jordan Kelly-Houston Joey Burkhardt/Jose Hernandez North Carolina L 8-6 17-10 11-8 4-4 04/13/2012 47 18 1 Jordan Kelly-Houston Drew Courtney/Jarmere Jenkins Virginia L 8-4 17-11 11-9 4-5 04/15/2012 47 51 1 Jordan Kelly-Houston Luka Somen/Corrado Degl' Incerti Tocci Virginia Tech L 8-2 17-12 11-10 4-6 04/19/2012 60 1 Jordan Kelly-Houston Wilfredo Gonzalez/Henrique Tsukamoto Miami W 8-5 18-12 12-10 04/20/2012 60 43 1 Jordan Kelly-Houston Luka Somen/Corrado Degl'Incerti Tocci Virginia Tech W 8-5 19-12 13-10 04/21/2012 60 18 1 Jordan Kelly-Houston Drew Courtney/Jarmere Jenkins Virginia L 8-5 19-13 13-11 05/12/2012 54 1 Jordan Kelly-Houston James Meredith/Nathan Sereke Boise State L 8-5 19-14 13-12 05/13/2012 54 1 Jordan Kelly-Houston Sadio Doumbia/Hernus Pieters Georgia W 8-4 20-14 14-12 Joao Gauer Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/23/2011 T Andres Bucaro Leonardo Nahar/Nemcsek North Florida W 8-2 1-0 09/24/2011 T Andres Bucaro Gabriel Flores/Diego Soto Miami L 8-5 1-1 10/04/2011 T Jordan Kelly-Houston Carlos Cueto/Ben McLachlan California L 8-3 1-2 10/21/2011 T Jason Zafiros Julian Belair/Beau Treyz North Florida L 8-5 1-3 Jordan Kelly-Houston Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/23/2011 T Blake Davis Garrett Betsarakis/Robert Dubuque Florida Atlantic W 8-3 1-0 09/25/2011 T Blake Davis Taylor Albrecht/Will Neuner Florida Atlantic L 9-8(11-9) 1-1 10/04/2011 T Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Carlos Cueto/Ben McLachlan California L 8-3 1-2 10/21/2011 T Blake Davis Wael Kilani/Federico Sabogal South Florida W 8-5 2-2 10/21/2011 T Blake Davis Fernando Bano Lopez/Richard Casagrande Jacksonville W 8-6 3-2 01/14/2012 1 Blake Davis Julien Belair/Beauregard Treyz North Florida W 8-3 4-2 1-0 01/16/2012 1 Blake Davis Levan Clark/Salif Kante Florida A&M W 8-3 5-2 2-0 01/16/2012 3 Brian Alden Mansingh Athare/Jamie Eccleton Troy W 8-5 6-2 3-0 01/21/2012 1 Blake Davis Alex Bernard/Romain Bocaert South Alabama W 8-6 7-2 4-0 01/21/2012 1 Blake Davis Tom Puetz/David Zimmerman Alabama-Birmingham W 8-4 8-2 5-0 01/22/2012 1 Blake Davis Jacob Behal/Andrew Mellow Furman W 8-5 9-2 6-0 01/28/2012 1 Blake Davis Michael Nuesslein/Christian Saravia Rice dnf 3-4 dnf 9-2 6-0 01/29/2012 1 Blake Davis Marko Krickovic/Robert Verzaal Baylor L 8-4 9-3 6-1 02/04/2012 60 1 Blake Davis Oliver Pramming/Yannick Yoshizawa South Florida W 8-6 10-3 7-1 02/11/2012 4 1 Blake Davis Billy Federhofer/Nassim Slilam Florida L 8-5 10-4 7-2 02/15/2012 1 Blake Davis Akash Muppidi/Alex Skinner Boston College L 8-4 10-5 7-3 0-1 02/25/2012 2 1 Blake Davis Kevin King/Juan Spir Georgia Tech L 8-4 10-6 7-4 0-2 03/04/2012 2 Brian Alden Gabriel Flores/Diego Soto Miami W 8-6 11-6 8-4 1-2 03/10/2012 2 Blake Davis Ben Chen/Daniel Whitehead Texas W 8-6 12-6 9-4 03/15/2012 70 1 Blake Davis Chris Cooprider/Kosta Blank UNC-Wilmington L 8-5 12-7 9-5 03/17/2012 2 Blake Davis Ayrton Wibowo/Cedric Willems Clemson W 8-4 13-7 10-5 2-2 03/20/2012 68 2 Blake Davis Tsvetan Mihov/Peerakit Siributwong Oklahoma L 8-4 13-8 10-6 03/23/2012 2 Blake Davis Danny Kreyman/Adam Lee Wake Forest L 8-6 13-9 10-7 2-3 03/25/2012 2 Blake Davis Robbie Mudge/Jaime Pulgar North Carolina State W 8-6 14-9 11-7 3-3 03/30/2012 24 1 Blake Davis John Collins/Maros Horny Maryland W 8-6 15-9 12-7 4-3 04/06/2012 26 1 Blake Davis Henrique Cunha/Chris Mengel Duke W 8-6 16-9 13-7 5-3 04/08/2012 29 1 Blake Davis Joey Burkhardt/Jose Hernandez North Carolina L 8-6 16-10 13-8 5-4 04/13/2012 47 18 1 Blake Davis Drew Courtney/Jarmere Jenkins Virginia L 8-4 16-11 13-9 5-5 04/15/2012 47 51 1 Blake Davis Luka Somen/Corrado Degl' Incerti Tocci Virginia Tech L 8-2 16-12 13-10 5-6 04/19/2012 60 1 Blake Davis Wilfredo Gonzalez/Henrique Tsukamoto Miami W 8-5 17-12 14-10 04/20/2012 60 43 1 Blake Davis Luka Somen/Corrado Degl'Incerti Tocci Virginia Tech W 8-5 18-12 15-10 04/21/2012 60 18 1 Blake Davis Drew Courtney/Jarmere Jenkins Virginia L 8-5 18-13 15-11 05/12/2012 54 1 Blake Davis James Meredith/Nathan Sereke Boise State L 8-5 18-14 15-12 05/13/2012 54 1 Blake Davis Sadio Doumbia/Hernus Pieters Georgia W 8-4 19-14 16-12 Benjamin Lock Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 01/14/2012 3 Andres Bucaro Moritz Buerchner/Leonardo Hahar North Florida W 8-5 1-0 1-0 01/16/2012 3 Andres Bucaro Temuera Asafu-Adjaye/Fabrice Myrtil Florida A&M W 8-1 2-0 2-0 01/16/2012 2 Andres Bucaro Anas Rouchdi/Ture Skinner Troy W 8-2 3-0 3-0 01/21/2012 3 Andres Bucaro Hanno Bartsch/Dauw Kruger South Alabama W 8-5 4-0 4-0 01/21/2012 3 Andres Bucaro Lucas Dirube/Chris Helliar Alabama-Birmingham W 8-7(8-6) 5-0 5-0 01/22/2012 2 Andres Bucaro Nate Collins/Joel Cook Furman W 8-6 6-0 6-0 01/28/2012 3 Andres Bucaro Leif Berger/Peter Frank Rice W 8-0 7-0 7-0 01/29/2012 3 Andres Bucaro Julian Bley/Kike Grangeiro Baylor dnf 5-4 dnf 7-0 7-0 02/04/2012 3 Andres Bucaro Sebastian Hagn/Lucas Marin-Salcedo South Florida W 8-7(2) 8-0 8-0 02/11/2012 25 3 Andres Bucaro Andrew Butz/Bob van Overbeek Florida L 8-5 8-1 8-1 02/15/2012 3 Andres Bucaro Philip Nelson/Matt Wagner Boston College W 8-3 9-1 9-1 1-0 02/25/2012 3 Andres Bucaro Vikram Hundal/Juan Melian Georgia Tech W 8-6 10-1 10-1 2-0 03/04/2012 3 Andres Bucaro Victor Mauz/Marco Stancati Miami W 8-0 11-1 11-1 3-0 03/10/2012 3 Andres Bucaro Soren Hess-Olesen/Alex Hilliard Texas W 8-6 12-1 12-1 03/15/2012 3 Andres Bucaro Rafael Aita/Pedro Mol UNC-Wilmington W 8-5 13-1 13-1 03/17/2012 3 Andres Bucaro Dominique Maden/Wes Moran Clemson L 9-7 13-2 13-2 3-1 03/20/2012 3 Andres Bucaro Lawrence Formentera/David Pultur Oklahoma L 8-4 13-3 13-3 03/23/2012 3 Andres Bucaro Connor Sherwood/Sam Wells Wake Forest W 8-5 14-3 14-3 4-1 03/25/2012 3 Andres Bucaro Dominic Hodgson/Dave Thomson North Carolina State W 8-6 15-3 15-3 5-1 03/30/2012 3 Andres Bucaro Jesse Kiuru/Andy Magee Maryland W 8-5 16-3 16-3 6-1 04/06/2012 3 Andres Bucaro Fred Saba/Jason Tahir Duke W 8-1 17-3 17-3 7-1 04/08/2012 3 Andres Bucaro Esben Hess-Olesen/Oystein Sterio North Carolina L 8-6 17-4 17-4 7-2 04/13/2012 3 Jason Zafiros Alex Domijan/Mitchell Frank Virginia L 8-3 17-5 17-5 7-3 04/15/2012 3 Andres Bucaro Hunter Koontz/Trpimir Kujundzic Virginia Tech W 8-7(5) 18-5 18-5 8-3 04/19/2012 2 Andres Bucaro Gabriel Flores/Marco Stancati Miami dnf 5-5 dnf 18-5 18-5 04/20/2012 2 Andres Bucaro Patrick Daciek/Lucas Oliveira Virginia Tech dnf 4-7 dnf 18-5 18-5 04/21/2012 2 Andres Bucaro Rooda/Justin Shane Virginia dnf 5-6 dnf 18-5 18-5 05/12/2012 2 Andres Bucaro Damian Hume/Scott Sears Boise State W 8-3 19-5 19-5 05/13/2012 41 2 Andres Bucaro Nathan Pasha/Ignacio Taboada Georgia L 8-4 19-6 19-6 Anderson Reed Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/10/2011 T Dominic Cotrone Blake Gregor/Daniel Leitner South Alabama W 8-3 1-0 09/10/2011 T Dominic Cotrone Michael Lue/Andrey Pozhidaev West Florida W 9-8(5) 2-0 09/11/2011 T Dominic Cotrone Temuera Asafu-Adaye/Andy Gerst Florida A&M L 9-8(2) 2-1 09/23/2011 T Dominic Cotrone Tianyu Bao/Matthew Rock Florida Gulf Coast W 8-2 3-1 09/24/2011 T Dominic Cotrone Wael Kilani/Federico Sabogal South Florida L 8-5 3-2 09/30/2011 T Dominic Cotrone Max De Juan/Jovan Zeljkovic Southern Mississippi W 8-1 4-2 10/01/2011 T Dominic Cotrone Larry Condez/Jose Fantova Jacksonville W 9-7 5-2 10/02/2011 T Dominic Cotrone Brian Alden/Jason Zafiros Florida State W 8-2 6-2 10/02/2011 T Dominic Cotrone Andres Bucaro/Blake Davis Florida State W 8-5 7-2 10/21/2011 T Dominic Cotrone Didrik Berg/Njal Stene Stetson L 8-6 7-3 01/14/2012 2 Dominic Cotrone Norbert Nemcsek/Daniel Sotomarino North Florida W 8-4 8-3 1-0 01/16/2012 2 Dominic Cotrone Chidi Gabriel/Takura Heppy Florida A&M W 8-4 9-3 2-0 01/16/2012 1 Dominic Cotrone Patrick Eichler/Sami Ghorbel Troy W 8-1 10-3 3-0 01/21/2012 2 Dominic Cotrone Christian Kuehne/Daniel Leitner South Alabama W 8-1 11-3 4-0 01/21/2012 2 Dominic Cotrone Danny Manlow/Daniel Moser Alabama-Birmingham W 8-4 12-3 5-0 01/28/2012 2 Dominic Cotrone Harry Fowler/Justin To Rice W 8-1 13-3 6-0 01/29/2012 2 Dominic Cotrone Roberto Maytin/Mate Zsiga Baylor L 8-1 13-4 6-1 02/04/2012 2 Dominic Cotrone Wael Kilani/Federico Sabogal South Florida W 8-6 14-4 7-1 02/11/2012 41 2 Dominic Cotrone Tripper Carleton/Spencer Newman Florida L 8-7(2) 14-5 7-2 02/15/2012 2 Dominic Cotrone Billy Grokenberger/Michael McGinnis Boston College W 8-4 15-5 8-2 1-0 02/25/2012 2 Dominic Cotrone Sebastian Lopez/Eduardo Segura Georgia Tech W 8-5 16-5 9-2 2-0 03/04/2012 1 Dominic Cotrone Omar Aly/Wilfredo Gonzalez Miami W 8-4 17-5 10-2 3-0 03/10/2012 35 1 Dominic Cotrone Chris Camillone/Davis Holiner Texas L 8-3 17-6 10-3 03/15/2012 2 Dominic Cotrone Michael Reilly/Sam Williams UNC-Wilmington W 9-7 18-6 11-3 03/17/2012 53 1 Dominic Cotrone Yannick Maden/Zachary Rigsby Clemson W 9-8(6) 19-6 12-3 4-0 03/20/2012 18 1 Dominic Cotrone Costin Paval/Dane Webb Oklahoma L 9-8(3) 19-7 12-4 03/23/2012 1 Dominic Cotrone David Hopkins/Amogh Prabhaker Wake Forest L 9-8(2) 19-8 12-5 4-1 03/25/2012 1 Dominic Cotrone Julian Sullivan/Sean Weber North Carolina State L 8-6 19-9 12-6 4-2 03/30/2012 2 Dominic Cotrone Tommy Laine/Vlad Stefan Maryland L 7-8 19-10 12-7 4-3 04/06/2012 2 Dominic Cotrone Cale Hammond/Raphael Hemmeler Duke L 8-6 19-11 12-8 4-4 04/08/2012 49 2 Dominic Cotrone Cameron Ahari/Brennan Boyajian North Carolina L 8-4 19-12 12-9 4-5 04/13/2012 2 Dominic Cotrone Steven Eelkman Rooda/Justin Shane Virginia L 8-6 19-13 12-10 4-6 04/15/2012 2 Dominic Cotrone Patrick Daciek/Lucas Oliveira Virginia Tech L 8-6 19-14 12-11 4-7 04/19/2012 3 Dominic Cotrone Victor Mauz/Mark Schanerman Miami W 8-4 20-14 13-11 04/20/2012 3 Dominic Cotrone Hunter Koontz/Trpimir Kujundzic Virginia Tech W 8-4 21-14 14-11 04/21/2012 3 Dominic Cotrone Alex Domijan/Mitchell Frank Virginia L 8-4 21-15 14-12 05/12/2012 3 Dominic Cotrone Andy Bettles/Flipp Pogostkin Boise State L 8-2 21-16 14-13 05/13/2012 3 Dominic Cotrone Ku Singh Georgia W 8-3 22-16 15-13 Jason Zafiros Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/10/2011 T Andres Bucaro Sebastian Jasyk/Konstantin Kutschenko Valdosta State L 8-5 0-1 09/10/2011 T Andres Bucaro Sebastian Kirmse/Dauw Kruger South Alabama W 8-5 1-1 09/23/2011 T Brian Alden Gabriel Flores/Diego Soto Miami L 8-4 1-2 09/24/2011 T Brian Alden Sean Bacha/Chris Janssen Florida Atlantic W 8-5 2-2 09/30/2011 T Brian Alden Matt Hansen/Eduardo Martinez Jacksonville W 8-3 3-2 09/30/2011 T Brian Alden Chris Helliar/Danny Manlow Alabama-Birmingham W 8-2 4-2 10/01/2011 T Brian Alden Julian Belair/Beauregard Treyz North Florida W 8-4 5-2 10/02/2011 T Brian Alden Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed Florida State L 8-2 5-3 10/21/2011 T Cristian Gonzalez Mendez Julian Belair/Beau Treyz North Florida L 8-5 5-4 01/22/2012 3 Brian Alden Tyler Droll/Watson George Furman W 8-3 6-4 1-0 04/13/2012 3 Benjamin Lock Alex Domijan/Mitchell Frank Virginia L 8-3 6-5 1-1 0-1
Play Concludes At TCI.
Reed played in both the singles and doubles final matches today.
THOMASVILLE, GA - Play concluded at the 7th Annual Thomasville Collegiate Invitational after three days of play. Sunday concluded with the singles and doubles round with Florida State represented in each match. FSU was joined by South Alabama, Florida A&M, Valdosta State and West Florida at the Glen Arven Country Club.
Reaching the finals of singles and doubles was junior Anderson Reed (Daphne, Ala.). After winning both of his matches on Friday, he defeated the No. 1 seed Luis Loeffler of Valdosta State 1-6, 6-3, 10-8 on Saturday. On Sunday he faced another Blazer, this time Konstantin Kutschenko. Reed played strong but lost a close two set match, 6-4, 7-6(4). Reed would finish the tournament with a 5-2 record.
Earlier in the day, Reed teamed up with freshman Dominic Cotrone (Bradenton, Fla.) to play in the final doubles match. In order to get the finals match, the duo defeated the No. 1 seed of Blake Gregor and Daniel Leitner of South Alabama 8-2 on Saturday. The duo faced the open team of FAMU's Temuera Asafu-Adjaye and FSU volunteer assistant coach Andy Gerst. Both duos entertained the crowd with a well-played, energetic match with ended with a tiebreaker. After battling back and forth, Asafu-Adjaye and Gerst took the tiebreaker to win the title 9-8 (2).
Cotrone played consolation singles earlier in the day where he defeated teammate Jason Zafiros, a senior from Bradenton, Fla. Cotrone won the first set 6-2 and was leading 4-0 before Zafiros retired. Cotrone finishes the weekend with a 5-2 record as well.
Junior Andres Bucaro (Guatemala City, Guatemala) finished the tournament strong winning his last three matches. On Sunday he defeated No. 4 seed Dauw Kruger of South Alabama 6-2, 6-1. On Saturday he beat the Jaguars' Daniel Leitner 6-0, 6-2. In his final doubles match of the tournament, he and Zafiros won 8-5 over Kruger and Sebastian Kirmse of USA.
09/09/2011
Singles
Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Sebastian Kirmse (USA) 6-3, 6-1
Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Daniel Leitner (USA) 6-4, 6-2
Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Tammo Haake (VSU) 6-2, 6-1
Sebastian Jasyk (VSU) d. Andres Bucaro (FSU) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0(11-9)
Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Temuera Asafu-Adaye (FAMU) 6-0, 6-1
Luis Loeffler (VSU) d. Dominic Cotrone (FSU) 6-3, 6-2
Konstantin Kutschenko (VSU) d. Jason Zafiros (FSU) 6-4, 5-7, 1-0(10-7)
Andres Bucaro (FSU) d. Blake Gregor (USA) 6-0, 6-0
09/10/2011
Doubles
Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Blake Gregor/Daniel Leitner (USA) 8-3
Sebastian Jasyk/Konstantin Kutschenko (VSU) d. Andres Bucaro/Jason Zafiros (FSU) 8-5
Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Michael Lue/Andrey Pozhidaev (UWF) 9-8(5)
Andres Bucaro/Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Sebastian Kirmse/Dauw Kruger (USA) 8-5
Singles
Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Luis Loeffler (VSU) 1-6, 6-3, 1-0(10-8)
Andres Bucaro (FSU) d. Daniel Leitner (USA) 6-0, 6-2
Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Sebastian Jasyk (VSU) 6-1, 6-2
Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Temuera Asafu-Adaye (FAMU) 6-1, 6-3
09/11/2011
Doubles
Temuera Asafu-Adaye/Andy Gerst (FAMU) d. Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) 9-8(2)
Singles
Konstantin Kutschenko (VSU) d. Anderson Reed (FSU) 6-4, 7-6(4)
Andres Bucaro (FSU) d. Dauw Kruger (USA) 6-2, 6-1
Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Jason Zafiros (FSU) 6-2, 4-0 ret
Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Jason Zafiros (FSU) 6-2, 4-0 ret
Reed, Cotrone Take Doubles Title.
Florida State finished the Seminole Invitational with all six players competing in a final match.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Day three of the Seminole Invitational ended with the Seminoles taking the doubles title. The men's tennis team ended the tournament with all six participating players reached a finals match.
"Having six guys play in the tournament and having all of them reach a final is a great effort," said associate coach Nick Crowell. "One of our goals was to win one of the events this weekend and to have six guys in that position was a great accomplishment. We're really pleased with our guys right now with how hard they are working on the track and in the weight room. We hope to build off of that going into the regionals."
The semifinals of doubles started with junior Andres Bucaro (Guatemala City, Guatemala) and sophomore Blake Davis (Austin, Texas) defeating Salif Kante and Levan Clark of Florida A&M 8-4. The other semifinals match was junior Anderson Reed (Daphne, Ala.) and freshman Dominic Cotrone (Bradenton, Fla.) against senior Jason Zafiros (Bradenton, Fla.) and redshirt sophomore Brian Alden (Barrington, Ill.). Cotrone and Reed came out on top and won 8-2.
In the finals, it was Bucaro and Davis pitted against Reed and Cotrone. The duos battled back and forth but Reed and Cotrone came out on top 8-5 to win the title.
"It's apparent that the team is really gelling together," said Reed. "We all like to see each other win. All of us playing in all the finals today, that doesn't happen very often. You always want to see the freshmen step up. My partner was a freshman in the doubles and we ended up winning it. That just fuels the rest of the team's confidence."
"Today was probably one of the cleanest matched we've played," said Cotrone. "We're just starting to get the kinks out of our game. It's easy for me to play well with Anderson because he knows the college game of doubles which is different than what I'm used to."
In the Singles A Draw Championship match, Zafiros fell short to Kante of Florida A&M 6-1, 6-3 while Alden lost a close three set match in the B Draw Finals to Blake Gregor of South Alabama 2-6, 6-4, 6-1.
09/30/2011
Doubles
Brian Alden/Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Matt Hansen/Eduardo Martinez (JU) 8-3
Andres Bucaro/Blake Davis (FSU) d. Tianyu Bao/Matthew Rock (FGCU) 8-2
Brian Alden/Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Chris Helliar/Danny Manlow (UAB) 8-2
Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Max De Juan/Jovan Zeljkovic (USM) 8-1
Singles
Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Beau Treyz (UNF) 6-3, 6-2
Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Alex Bernard (USA) 6-2, 6-1
Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Daniel Leitner (USA) 6-2, 6-1
Andres Bucaro (FSU) d. Dean Tsamas (FGCU) 7-6(4), 6-2
Norbert Nemcsek (UNF) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 7-5, 6-4
Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Danny Manlow (UAB) 6-7(8), 6-4, 6-4
Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Paolo Alvarado (USM) 7-6(1), 6-1
Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Julian Belair (UNF) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
Andres Bucaro (FSU) d. Daniel Moser (UAB) 6-2, 6-7(11), 6-1
Brian Alden (FSU) d. Matthew Hansen (JU) 6-3, 6-2
Brian Alden (FSU) d. Temuera Asafu-Adjaye (FAMU) 6-4, 6-2
10/01/2011
Doubles
Andres Bucaro/Blake Davis (FSU) d. Timo Kranz/Norbert Nemcsek (UNF) 8-0
Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Larry Condez/Jose Fantova (JU) 9-7
Brian Alden/Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Julian Belair/Beauregard Treyz (UNF) 8-4
Singles
Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Levan Clark (FAMU) 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-4
Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Chris Helliar (UAB) 6-2, 6-0
Salif Kante (FAMU) d. Dominic Cotrone (FSU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
Andres Bucaro (FSU) d. Norbert Nemcsek (UNF) 6-0, 7-6(3)
Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Anderson Reed (FSU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Anderson Reed (FSU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
Salif Kante (FAMU) d. Andres Bucaro (FSU) 2-6, 6-2, 7-6(6)
Brian Alden (FSU) d. Michael Elortegui (USM) 7-6(2), 6-2
Brian Alden (FSU) d. Lucas Dirube (UAB) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
10/02/2011
Doubles
Andres Bucaro/Blake Davis (FSU) d. Levan Clark/Salif Kante (FAMU) 8-4
Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Brian Alden/Jason Zafiros (FSU) 8-2
Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Brian Alden/Jason Zafiros (FSU) 8-2
Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Andres Bucaro/Blake Davis (FSU) 8-5
Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Andres Bucaro/Blake Davis (FSU) 8-5
Singles
Salif Kante (FAMU) d. Jason Zafiros (FSU) 6-1, 6-3
Blake Gregor (USA) d. Brian Alden (FSU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
Freshman Earns First Ranked Win.
The freshman from Spain earned his first ranked win of his career in only his second tournament at Florida State.
TULSA, OK - The Florida State men's tennis team concluded play at the ITA All-Americans on the campus of the University of Tulsa today. Both Seminoles competing won their consolation singles matches but fell in the second round of the doubles qualifying draw.
In only his second tournament, freshman Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (Santiago de Compostela, Spain) gained his first collegiate ranked win. After falling in the first set to No. 67 Clarke Spinosa of San Diego, the freshman was behind a break in the second set but fought back to win. The match came down to a third set tiebreaker where the freshman came out on top again. The final result was 5-7, 6-4, 10-8.
"I played very well," said Gonzalez Mendez. "I think it was my best match here. I felt comfortable in baseline and won a lot of points at the net. It was a good win because I was lost one set and was a break down in the second set and I came back."
Jordan Kelly-Houston (Christchurch, New Zealand) took on San Diego's Thibaut Visy in his consolation match. Playing one of his best matches ever, the junior came out on top with a 6-2, 6-4 win.
"Jordan was very sharp today and played an exceptional first set," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "With the match kind of on serve in the second, he finished it off really strong in the last three games. He played very confidently and aggressively. He finished a lot of points around the net and really controlled the court today."
"I think today Jordan and Cristian probably played their best matches of the year," finished Hultquist.
In doubles play, the duo took on Carlos Cueto and Ben McLachlan of California but lost 8-3 in the second round of the doubles qualifying draw.
10/03/2011
Singles
#116 Jarryd Botha (UAl) d. Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 6-4, 7-5
Yannick Hanfmann (USC) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) 6-1, 6-3
10/04/2011
Doubles
Carlos Cueto/Ben McLachlan (Cal) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 8-3
Singles
Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. Thibaut Visy (USD) 6-2, 6-4
Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. #67 Clarke Spinosa (USD) 5-7, 6-4, 1-0(10-8)
Noles Blank Osprey's In Home Opener.
The Seminoles only dropped two sets in today's win.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Building off the energy of a very enthusiastic crowd, the No. 44 Florida State men's tennis team shut out No. 74 North Florida 7-0. With the win today, Florida State has now won their last 11 season openers and increases their all-time record against UNF to 9-1.
"To me, since I've been here, I'd say it's the best UNF team that they've had," head coach Dwayne Hultquist said. "They had some really good fall results; their number one player won the State of Florida Tournament. They have some good players and compete really hard. It was a good win because at all nine positions we played well and played hard and came through at important stages."
"It was a very good crowd," continued Hultquist. "I think one of the things I liked was our ability to play hard. When you play hard with a lot of enthusiasm people want to come out and watch you play. I thought it was very entertaining and well played on both sides."
Starting the day was doubles with the Noles taking a quick lead winning all three of their matches. One court one, junior Jordan Kelly-Houston and sophomore Blake Davis defeated Julien Belair and Beau Treyz 8-3. On court two, junior Anderson Reed and freshman Dominic Cotrone continued their winning ways from the fall and nabbed the 8-4 match over Norbert Nemcsek and Daniel Sotomarino.
On court three, freshman Benjamin Lock made his debut in Garnet and Gold to team up with junior Andres Bucaro to win 8-5 over Moritz Buerchner and Leonardo Nahar.
"We got off to a really good start in doubles," continued Hultquist. "We got up a quick break on all three courts and I thought that was important."
After taking the 1-0 lead from doubles, the team went to work in singles winning five of the six first sets. Coming off first for the Seminoles was Bucaro who dominated court three winning 6-2, 6-1 over Nemcsek. Following him off the courts was Davis who won 6-3, 6-1 over Sotomarino on court two.
Clinching the match for the Seminoles was Reed on court six. Only needing two sets, the junior topped Graham Edgar 6-4, 6-2. Kelly-Houston was off next for the Seminoles with a three set match against Buerchner on court one. Kelly-Houston won the first set 6-0 but the talented Buerchner won the second set 6-2. After a tight beginning in the third set, Kelly-Houston came out on top to win the match 6-0, 2-6, 6-2.
"North Florida has been a tough team," said Kelly-Houston. "We had a tough fall with them. The guy I played (Buerchner) is obviously a good player. It was a little deceiving after the first set and I knew he would come back strong. I'm glad I was able to come out in the third set and get back to where I was in the first and finish it out strong."
Playing in the first collegiate duel match, Cristian Gonzalez Mendez forced a first set tiebreaker against Belair which he won. Using the momentum from that first set, the freshman finished out the match with a 7-6 (5), 6-2 win on court four.
"I felt like a couple of matches could have swung either way in the first sets," said Hultquist. "After Blake and Cristian won their tight first sets, we won five first sets. We pretty much dominated after that."
After losing his first set and being down in the second, senior Jason Zafiros knew he needed to come back strong and did just that. Building off the energy from the crowd, he came back to win the second set. Using that drive, he came won the third set decisively to with the match 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.
"It was really important to take UNF very seriously because they beat us during the fall," described Zafiros. "It was huge to have a 7-0 win across the board. It gives us a lot of confidence going to the next match. It was a really big confidence booster. The crowd was extremely helpful and I hope they realize that can help us win a lot of matches down the stretch. A lot of us feed off energy so it's really important for the crowd to be involved."
No. 44 Florida State 7, No. 74 North Florida 0
Doubles
No. 1: Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. Julien Belair/Beauregard Treyz (UNF) 8-3
No. 2: Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Norbert Nemcsek/Daniel Sotomarino (UNF) 8-4
No. 3: Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Moritz Buerchner/Leonardo Hahar (UNF) 8-5
Singles
No. 1: Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. Moritz Buerchner (UNF) 6-0, 2-6, 6-2
No. 2: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Daniel Sotomarino (UNF) 6-3, 6-1
No. 3: Andres Bucaro (FSU) d. Norbert Nemcsek (UNF) 6-2, 6-1
No. 4: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Julien Belair (UNF) 7-6(5), 6-2
No. 5: Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Leonardo Nahar (UNF) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
No. 6: Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Graham Edgar (UNF) 6-4, 6-2
Noles Shut Out Rattlers, Trojans.
Florida State has shut out its first three opponents for the first time since 1988.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - For the first time since 1988, the No. 44 Florida State men's tennis team (3-0) has started the season shutting out its first three opponents. Earlier in the day, the Seminoles stopped Florida A&M 7-0 then shut down Troy 7-0 tonight at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center.
"I'm really pleased that even though we won the matches, we didn't let up and everyone took pride in winning every single match," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I think we've demonstrated we've got a lot of depth which I'm pleased with. I'm particularly pleased with how we've played doubles and adjusted to partners and playing hard together."
"It was really good for the team to start out 27-0," said Blake Davis. "It was a great confidence booster for everybody. I know some of us didn't have as good as a fall as we wanted to, even though we put in the work. We got here January 2nd and kept putting in the work and got off to a strong start."
Florida State stormed the courts to take a quick lead winning all three of the doubles matches against Florida A&M. Junior Jordan Kelly-Houston and sophomore Blake Davis defeated Salif Kante and Levan Clark 8-3 on court one while Dominic Cotrone and Anderson Reed won 8-4 over Takura Happy and Chidi Gabriel on court two. Freshman Benjamin Lock and junior Andres Bucaro won 8-1 on court three against Temuera Asafu-Adjaye and Fabrice Myrtil.
In singles play, Florida State came out swinging as senior Jason Zafiros won 6-0, 6-1 against Myrtil and freshman Cristian Gonzalez Mendez beat Happy 6-4, 6-2. Playing in his first career singles match, Lock won 6-2, 6-4 against Asafu-Adjaye on court six. Davis and Reed came off the courts next. Davis won 6-3, 6-2 over Levan Clark while Reed overtook Gabriel 6-2, 7-6(1). Kelly-Houston closed out the match as he defeated last year's Junior College National Champion Salif Kante 2-6, 7-6 (3), 1-0 (10-6) on court one.
In the night bout against Troy, the Seminoles once again came out strong in doubles not showing and wear from the earlier match. Mixing up the line-up, Cotrone and Reed played on court one and shut down Patrick Eichler and Sami Ghorbel 8-1. On court two Bucaro and Lock won 8-2 over Anas Rouchdi and Ture Skinner. Teaming up with Kelly-Houston in his spring debut was redshirt sophomore Brian Alden. The dup topped Mansingh Athare and Jamie Eccleton 6-2, 6-3.
In singles play, the Seminoles played their third different line-up in as many matches. Playing in his first singles match of the spring was Cotrone who won 6-2, 6-2 against Tadju Davies on court six. Bucaro won 6-4, 6-1 on court four against Athare and then clinched Davis clinched the match against Ghorbel 6-1, 6-3.
"My first two games lasted quite a long time against Troy," said Davis. "I know I was looking down at some other courts and it's 4-2 and 5-3 and I'm 1-1. I was pretty much ready to play until midnight but luckily Ghorbel kind of broke down mentally and physically a little bit and I was able to capitalize on it."
Zafiros once again played an enthusiastic match as we defeated Eichler 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-3) on court five. On court three, Gonzalez Mendez topped Eccleton 6-2, 6-3. Creating a little bit of suspense was Kelly-Houston as he dropped the first set against Rouchdi. The junior won the tight second set to force a third set tiebreaker. Dominating the tiebreaker, he won the match 1-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-3).
"It's feels pretty good that I just got here six months ago and these are my first dual matches," said Gonzalez Mendez. "I was really nervous my first match. I feel very good winning those matches and it's good for my confidence."
"I think we put a big emphasis on the fall on conditioning and certain standards we wanted to meet," continued Hultquist. "We're off to a good start. This next weekend is another big weekend, we've got three more matches and then go from there."
No. 44 Florida State 7 v. Florida A&M 0
Doubles
No. 1: Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. Levan Clark/Salif Kante (FAMU) 8-3
No. 2: Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Chidi Gabriel/Takura Heppy (FAMU) 8-4
No. 3: Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Temuera Asafu-Adjaye/Fabrice Myrtil (FAMU) 8-1
Singles
No. 1: Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. Salif Kante (FAMU) 2-6,7-6(3),1-0(10-6)
No. 2: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Levan Clark (FAMU) 6-3, 6-2
No. 3: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Takura Heppy (FAMU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 4: Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Chidi Gabriel (FAMU) 6-2, 7-6(1)
No. 5: Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Fabrice Myrtil (FAMU) 6-0, 6-1
No. 6: Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Temuera Asafu-Adjaye (FAMU) 6-2, 6-4
Noles Shut Out Rattlers, Trojans.
Florida State has shut out its first three opponents for the first time since 1988.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - For the first time since 1988, the No. 44 Florida State men's tennis team (3-0) has started the season shutting out its first three opponents. Earlier in the day, the Seminoles stopped Florida A&M 7-0 then shut down Troy 7-0 tonight at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center.
"I'm really pleased that even though we won the matches, we didn't let up and everyone took pride in winning every single match," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I think we've demonstrated we've got a lot of depth which I'm pleased with. I'm particularly pleased with how we've played doubles and adjusted to partners and playing hard together."
"It was really good for the team to start out 27-0," said Blake Davis. "It was a great confidence booster for everybody. I know some of us didn't have as good as a fall as we wanted to, even though we put in the work. We got here January 2nd and kept putting in the work and got off to a strong start."
Florida State stormed the courts to take a quick lead winning all three of the doubles matches against Florida A&M. Junior Jordan Kelly-Houston and sophomore Blake Davis defeated Salif Kante and Levan Clark 8-3 on court one while Dominic Cotrone and Anderson Reed won 8-4 over Takura Happy and Chidi Gabriel on court two. Freshman Benjamin Lock and junior Andres Bucaro won 8-1 on court three against Temuera Asafu-Adjaye and Fabrice Myrtil.
In singles play, Florida State came out swinging as senior Jason Zafiros won 6-0, 6-1 against Myrtil and freshman Cristian Gonzalez Mendez beat Happy 6-4, 6-2. Playing in his first career singles match, Lock won 6-2, 6-4 against Asafu-Adjaye on court six. Davis and Reed came off the courts next. Davis won 6-3, 6-2 over Levan Clark while Reed overtook Gabriel 6-2, 7-6(1). Kelly-Houston closed out the match as he defeated last year's Junior College National Champion Salif Kante 2-6, 7-6 (3), 1-0 (10-6) on court one.
In the night bout against Troy, the Seminoles once again came out strong in doubles not showing and wear from the earlier match. Mixing up the line-up, Cotrone and Reed played on court one and shut down Patrick Eichler and Sami Ghorbel 8-1. On court two Bucaro and Lock won 8-2 over Anas Rouchdi and Ture Skinner. Teaming up with Kelly-Houston in his spring debut was redshirt sophomore Brian Alden. The dup topped Mansingh Athare and Jamie Eccleton 6-2, 6-3.
In singles play, the Seminoles played their third different line-up in as many matches. Playing in his first singles match of the spring was Cotrone who won 6-2, 6-2 against Tadju Davies on court six. Bucaro won 6-4, 6-1 on court four against Athare and then clinched Davis clinched the match against Ghorbel 6-1, 6-3.
"My first two games lasted quite a long time against Troy," said Davis. "I know I was looking down at some other courts and it's 4-2 and 5-3 and I'm 1-1. I was pretty much ready to play until midnight but luckily Ghorbel kind of broke down mentally and physically a little bit and I was able to capitalize on it."
Zafiros once again played an enthusiastic match as we defeated Eichler 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-3) on court five. On court three, Gonzalez Mendez topped Eccleton 6-2, 6-3. Creating a little bit of suspense was Kelly-Houston as he dropped the first set against Rouchdi. The junior won the tight second set to force a third set tiebreaker. Dominating the tiebreaker, he won the match 1-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-3).
"It's feels pretty good that I just got here six months ago and these are my first dual matches," said Gonzalez Mendez. "I was really nervous my first match. I feel very good winning those matches and it's good for my confidence."
"I think we put a big emphasis on the fall on conditioning and certain standards we wanted to meet," continued Hultquist. "We're off to a good start. This next weekend is another big weekend, we've got three more matches and then go from there."
No. 44 Florida State 7 v. Troy 0
Doubles
No. 1: Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Patrick Eichler/Sami Ghorbel (Troy) 8-1
No. 2: Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Anas Rouchdi/Ture Skinner (Troy) 8-2
No. 3: Brian Alden/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. Mansingh Athare/Jamie Eccleton (Troy) 8-5
Singles
No. 1: Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. Anas Rouchdi (Troy) 1-6, 7-5, 1-0(10-3)
No. 2: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Sami Ghorbel (Troy) 6-1, 6-3
No. 3: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Jamie Eccleton (Troy) 6-2, 6-3
No. 4: Andres Bucaro (FSU) d. Mansingh Athare (Troy) 6-4, 6-1
No. 5: Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Patrick Eichler (Troy) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0(10-0)
No. 6: Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Tadju Davies (Troy) 6-2, 6-2
Noles Top Jaguars, Blazers.
Florida State's freshmen went 4-0 in singles today and 6-0 in doubles.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 44 Florida State men's tennis team extended their winning streak to increase their record to 5-0. The Noles were victorious over South Alabama after a 1:15 fog delay with a 4-0 win. Later in the night FSU faced UAB and won 6-1 at the Scott Speicher Tennis Courts.
"It's been a long day," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "We had a delay in the morning and then played two matches. One of the things I challenged them with was concentration. We competed for a lot of hours here and some people played a lot of tennis. That helps them to prepare the rest of the season now that we don't have any more doubleheaders."
In doubles play against South Alabama, junior Anderson Reed and freshman Dominic Cotrone came off the courts first with an 8-1 win over Daniel Leitner and Christian Kuehne on court two. Junior Andres Bucaro and freshman Benjamin Lock clinched the doubles point defeating Hanno Bartsch and Dauw Kruger 8-5 on court three. Junior Jordan Kelly-Houston and sophomore Blake Davis closed it out on court one winning 8-6 against Romain Bocaert and Alex Bernard.
The Seminoles put singles 1-3 on the courts and fed in the other matches while UAB and Furman played on the other three courts. Coming off first for Florida State was Davis who put up a 6-1, 6-1 win over Bernard on court two. Bucaro followed his lead after winning 6-2, 6-3 against Bartsch on court three. Playing in the fourth spot and clinching the match was freshman Cristian Gonzalez Mendez who beat Leitner 6-1, 6-1.
Later in the day Florida State squared off against UAB and battled hard in doubles to pull out a win on all three courts. With each match tied at 4-4, the Seminoles pulled away with Kelly-Houston and Davis and Cotrone and Reed each winning 8-4 moments after one another. Bucaro and Lock continued to battle back and forth to a tiebreaker. In the tiebreak the duo was down 5-1 but came back to win it 8-6.
"UAB had pretty good doubles teams and kind of took it to us," continued head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "They were up breaks on both courts one and three. Then I felt like we really got our game going. I was really pleased with Andres and Benjamin given the fact we already won the doubles point and saved five match points to win their match. That showed a lot of heart and determination that they didn't want to lose that."
In singles play the freshmen battled hard and went 3-0 without dropping a set. Dominic Cotrone came off first with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Lucas Dirube on court five. Benjamin Lock defeated James Gardner 6-0, 6-3 on court six. Gonzalez Mendez closed it out for the freshmen with a 6-3, 6-2 win on court three against Chris Helliar.
"I think we practice really hard and bring a lot of effort in practice with a lot of experienced people in our team," said Gonzalez Mendez. "We go out there and fight hard. We need to be focused in the matches if we want to win."
On court four Reed won 6-1, 6-3 against Daniel Moser while Kelly-Houston closed the night with a 7-6(7), 6-3 win over Danny Manlow on court one.
No. 44 Florida State 4, South Alabama 0
Doubles
No. 1: Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. Alex Bernard/Romain Bocaert (USA) 8-6
No. 2: Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Christian Kuehne/Daniel Leitner (USA) 8-1
No. 3: Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Hanno Bartsch/Dauw Kruger (USA) 8-5
Singles
No. 1: Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) vs. Romain Bocaert (USA) 6-3, 4-6, 3-4 dnf
No. 2: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Alex Bernard (USA) 6-1, 6-1
No. 3: Andres Bucaro (FSU) d. Hanno Bartsch (USA) 6-2, 6-3
No. 4: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Daniel Leitner (USA) 6-1, 6-1
No. 5: Jason Zafiros (FSU) vs. Cody Hall (USA) 0-6 dnf
No. 6: Anderson Reed (FSU) vs. Dauw Kruger (USA) dnf
Noles Top Jaguars, Blazers.
Florida State's freshmen went 4-0 in singles today and 6-0 in doubles.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 44 Florida State men's tennis team extended their winning streak to increase their record to 5-0. The Noles were victorious over South Alabama after a 1:15 fog delay with a 4-0 win. Later in the night FSU faced UAB and won 6-1 at the Scott Speicher Tennis Courts.
"It's been a long day," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "We had a delay in the morning and then played two matches. One of the things I challenged them with was concentration. We competed for a lot of hours here and some people played a lot of tennis. That helps them to prepare the rest of the season now that we don't have any more doubleheaders."
In doubles play against South Alabama, junior Anderson Reed and freshman Dominic Cotrone came off the courts first with an 8-1 win over Daniel Leitner and Christian Kuehne on court two. Junior Andres Bucaro and freshman Benjamin Lock clinched the doubles point defeating Hanno Bartsch and Dauw Kruger 8-5 on court three. Junior Jordan Kelly-Houston and sophomore Blake Davis closed it out on court one winning 8-6 against Romain Bocaert and Alex Bernard.
The Seminoles put singles 1-3 on the courts and fed in the other matches while UAB and Furman played on the other three courts. Coming off first for Florida State was Davis who put up a 6-1, 6-1 win over Bernard on court two. Bucaro followed his lead after winning 6-2, 6-3 against Bartsch on court three. Playing in the fourth spot and clinching the match was freshman Cristian Gonzalez Mendez who beat Leitner 6-1, 6-1.
Later in the day Florida State squared off against UAB and battled hard in doubles to pull out a win on all three courts. With each match tied at 4-4, the Seminoles pulled away with Kelly-Houston and Davis and Cotrone and Reed each winning 8-4 moments after one another. Bucaro and Lock continued to battle back and forth to a tiebreaker. In the tiebreak the duo was down 5-1 but came back to win it 8-6.
"UAB had pretty good doubles teams and kind of took it to us," continued head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "They were up breaks on both courts one and three. Then I felt like we really got our game going. I was really pleased with Andres and Benjamin given the fact we already won the doubles point and saved five match points to win their match. That showed a lot of heart and determination that they didn't want to lose that."
In singles play the freshmen battled hard and went 3-0 without dropping a set. Dominic Cotrone came off first with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Lucas Dirube on court five. Benjamin Lock defeated James Gardner 6-0, 6-3 on court six. Gonzalez Mendez closed it out for the freshmen with a 6-3, 6-2 win on court three against Chris Helliar.
"I think we practice really hard and bring a lot of effort in practice with a lot of experienced people in our team," said Gonzalez Mendez. "We go out there and fight hard. We need to be focused in the matches if we want to win."
On court four Reed won 6-1, 6-3 against Daniel Moser while Kelly-Houston closed the night with a 7-6(7), 6-3 win over Danny Manlow on court one.
No. 44 Florida State 6, Alabama-Birmingham 1
Doubles
No. 1: Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. Tom Puetz/David Zimmerman (UAB) 8-4
No. 2: Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Danny Manlow/Daniel Moser (UAB) 8-4
No. 3: Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Lucas Dirube/Chris Helliar (UAB) 8-7(8-6)
Singles
No. 1: Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. Danny Manlow (UAB) 7-6(7), 6-3
No. 2: David Zimmerman (UAB) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 3: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Chris Helliar (UAB) 6-3, 6-2
No. 4: Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Daniel Moser (UAB) 6-1, 6-3
No. 5: Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Lucas Dirube (UAB) 6-2, 6-0
No. 6: Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. James Gardner (UAB) 6-0, 6-3
FSU Shuts Out Furman 7-0.
Jordan Kelly-Houston finishes the week off by going 9-0 in singles and doubles.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 44 Florida State men's tennis team (6-0) got to play their first match at the Indoor Tennis Facility today, January 22. Playing singles and then doubles, the Seminoles got a 7-0 win over Furman to close out the Seminole Quad 3-0. The Noles are off to their best start since 2008 when the team started 6-0. The team is now 50-1 in singles and doubles play this year.
"It's a good start," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I think a couple guys didn't play great but they found ways to win. I think anytime you can do that it's important for great players to find ways to win on days that aren't their best days."
In singles play sophomore Blake Davis got a quick 6-0, 6-3 win on court two over Joel Cook. On court five, senior Jason Zafiros followed suit and came off with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Tyler Droll. After winning a tight first set, junior Jordan Kelly-Houston closed out the second to get the 7-5, 6-0 win over Andrew Mellow on court one.
"A couple guys I thought played really good today was Blake, who really bounced back from yesterday, played outstanding, so did Jason," continued Hultquist. "They got on it and played quickly. It's also good for Jordan who won a lot of matches this week and has come a long way from where he was a year ago."
"The team really worked hard this weekend," said Kelly-Houston. "These matches are built to really give us confidence and that's exactly what has come out of this weekend. We only lost one singles match but everyone's feeling good about themselves. It's been a whole team effort and everyone is feeling great."
On court four, junior Andres Bucaro also won a close first set. He down 1-2 in the second set, he came back to win five straight games and win the match 7-5, 6-2 on court four over Robbie Aru. Freshman Benjamin Lock lost his first set but came back to win the match 6-7 (4), 6-2, 1-0 (11-9) against Ryan Miller on court six. On court three, freshman Cristian Gonzalez Mendez finished the sweep with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 win over Jacob Behal.
In doubles play redshirt-sophomore Brian Alden and Zafiros teamed up on court three and came off with the 8-3 win over Watson George and Droll. Lock and Bucaro finished next with an 8-6 win over Cook and Nate Collins. Finishing the sweep was Kelly-Houston and Davis who won 8-5 over Mellow and Behal on court one.
No. 44 Florida State 7, Furman 0
Doubles
No. 1: Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. Jacob Behal/Andrew Mellow (FU) 8-5
No. 2: Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Nate Collins/Joel Cook (FU) 8-6
No. 3: Brian Alden/Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Tyler Droll/Watson George (FU) 8-3
Singles
No. 1: Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. Andrew Mellow (FU) 7-5, 6-0
No. 2: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Joel Cook (FU) 6-0, 6-3
No. 3: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Jacob Behal (FU) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
No. 4: Andres Bucaro (FSU) d. Robbie Aru (FU) 7-5, 6-2
No. 5: Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Tyler Droll (FU) 6-2, 6-0
No. 6: Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Ryan Miller (FU) 6-7(4), 6-2, 1-0(9)
Noles Top Rice 5-2.
The Seminoles increased to 7-0 on the season for the first time since 1998.
WACO, TX - The No. 42 Florida State men's tennis team continued their winning ways today with a 5-2 win over No. 37 Rice in the first round of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend. The Seminoles have started the season 7-0 for the first time since 1998. The team is now 56-3 in singles and doubles this season. Tomorrow Florida State will face No. 8 Baylor for a chance to advance to the ITA Indoor Team Championships at the University of Virginia.
In doubles play the Seminoles got to a strong start with junior Anderson Reed and freshman Dominic Cotrone defeating Justin To and Harry Fowler 8-1 on court two. Junior Andres Bucaro and freshman Benjamin Lock clinched the doubles point by shutting out Leif Berger and Peter Frank 8-0 on court three.
"After playing excellent doubles and finishing quickly, the key to the match was winning three first set tiebreakers," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "Blake (Davis) was down 4-0 but won 7-4, Andres (Bucaro) won 7-5 and then Anderson (Reed) won 11-9 in the tiebreakers. Once we established winning five first sets, several of the matches came off quickly. I really liked the toughness the team showed playing in cold and windy weather today."
In singles play, senior Jason Zafiros came off the courts first with a 6-4, 6-2 win on court five against Michael Nuesslein. Bucaro came off next against Jonathan Chang with a 7-6 (5), 6-0 win on court four. Clinching the match was sophomore Blake Davis on court two. The Austin, Texas, native won 7-6 (4), 6-0 over Frank.
"A lot of my family members were out there today," said Davis. "It was fun that they got to see me play, and for some of them it was their first time. Getting that quick doubles win gave us momentum going into singles. Playing a team that is talented as Rice and to play on court two in a high stakes match was a cool experience. I got to a slow start in my first set but capitalized at the end. It was fun to get the win and clinch to move on against Baylor."
The Seminoles closed out the match with Reed defeating Philipp Seifert 7-6 (9), 6-2 on court six. Junior Jordan Kelly-Houston and freshman Cristian Gonzalez Mendez each dropped their matches in the third set.
No. 42 Florida State 4, No. 37 Rice 2
Doubles
No. 1: Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) vs. Michael Nuesslein/Christian Saravia (RU) 3-4 dnf
No. 2: Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Harry Fowler/Justin To (RU) 8-1
No. 3: Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Leif Berger/Peter Frank (RU) 8-0
Singles
No. 1: #41 Harry Fowler (RU) d. Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
No. 2: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Peter Frank (RU) 7-6(4), 6-0
No. 3: Sam Garforth-Bles (RU) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
No. 4: Andres Bucaro (FSU) d. Jonathan Chang (RU) 7-6(5), 6-3
No. 5: Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Michael Nuesslein (RU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 6: Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Philipp Seifert (RU) 7-6(9), 6-2
Noles Drop 4-3 To Baylor.
The Seminoles drop their first match of the season to go 7-1 on the season.
WACO, TX - Coming down the wire, the No. 42 Florida State men's tennis team suffered their first loss of the season falling to No. 8 Baylor 4-3. In the four hour match, the 3-1 Bears and 7-1 Seminoles went back and forth until the last point at the Hurd Tennis Center on the campus of Baylor University.
"It was a great college match," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I am really proud of how we played and competed today. Baylor has a great program and always has. Having a lot of people fighting bodes well for our future with how well we played today."
Baylor won the first point of the match after winning on court two and three of doubles. In singles play, freshman Benjamin Lock came out swinging to drop Julian Bley on court six 6-2, 6-1 to tie the match at 1-1. Next off was sophomore Blake Davis who lost to No. 54 Roberto Maytin 6-4, 7-5 on court two. To tie the match up at 2-2, junior Andres Bucaro defeated Robert Verzaal on court four. After dropping the first set, Bucaro only lost three games to win the match 1-6, 6-0, 6-3.
Junior Jordan Kelly-Houston faced No. 20 Mate Zsiga on court one but fell 7-5, 7-6 (2) for Baylor to take the 3-2 lead. Senior Jason Zafiros faced Kike Grangeiro on court five to win his first set and then drop his second set. After being down 3-1 in the third, Zafiros battled back and fought through five match points to win the match 7-5, 3-6, 7-5.
"I was pleased of the fight we showed today with Jason coming back to win after facing five match points," continued Hultquist. "It was great to see Benjamin continue to learn to see Andres win his match after losing his first set. We had a great effort from a lot of people. Jordan kept fighting even though he was down and so did Blake. Cristian was down a set and fought through match points as well."
With the match tied at 3-3, the match came down to court three with freshman Cristian Gonzalez Mendez and Marko Krickovic. Gonzalez Mendez lost his first set but came back to win the tight second set. After battling back in forth in the third, Baylor came out on top to win 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.
No. 8 Baylor 4, No. 42 Florida State 3
Doubles
No. 1: Marko Krickovic/Robert Verzaal (BU) d. Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 8-4
No. 2: Roberto Maytin/Mate Zsiga (BU) d. Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) 8-1
No. 3: Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) vs. Julian Bley/Kike Grangeiro (BU) 5-4 dnf
Singles
No. 1: #20 Mate Zsiga (BU) d. Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 7-5, 7-6(2)
No. 2: #54 Roberto Maytin (BU) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 6-4, 7-5
No. 3: Marko Krickovic (BU) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
No. 4: Andres Bucaro (FSU) d. Robert Verzaal (BU) 1-6, 6-0, 6-3
No. 5: Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Kike Grangeiro (BU) 7-5, 3-6, 7-5
No. 6: Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Julian Bley (BU) 6-2, 6-1
Seminoles Roll To 7-0 Win.
Florida State improves to 8-1 on the season with another impressive showing.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - For fifth time this season the Seminole men's tennis team defeated its opponent in impressive 7-0 fashion. On Saturday Florida State improved to 8-1 on the year with a shutout victory over No. 53 USF (0-4). Florida State won all six singles matches in straight sets and fought back from deep holes in all three doubles matches only to win them all.
"I thought we played really well up top," said FSU Head Coach Dwayne Hultquist. "Our top three guys all lost their last match when we faced No. 8 Baylor. Jordan (Kelly-Houston) beat a very good player in a dominating fashion, as did Blake (Davis). Christian (Gonzalez Mendez) had a good win as well. Those guys really bounced back and won impressively today. I was proud our guys finished things off and won all six matches and we didn't drop a set today against a very good USF team."
With the victorious women's tennis team playing singles as the men's match got underway, the Seminoles and Bulls opened the day on the doubles courts. All three FSU doubles teams were down at the five-game mark including the Seminoles' No. 1 doubles team of Jordan Kelly-Houston and Blake Davis. Kelly-Houston and Davis were in a 5-1 hole before winning seven of the next eight games to go on to an 8-6 win. Dominic Cotrone and Anderson Reed secured the doubles point with a come-from-behind 8-6 win of their own on court two. Despite the doubles point being in-hand, Andres Bucaro and Benjamin Lock may have set the tone for the day with their 8-7 (7-2) win in which they fought off more than a half dozen match points on court three.
"I thought the doubles was very important today," said Hultquist. "We kind of got off to a slow start and they were playing very well and hard. At one point we were down a break on every court and specifically we were down 5-1 at No. 1 doubles. We roared back to take that. That was a great turnaround. We fought back at No. 2 doubles as well and ended up winning a close one there.
"Even though we didn't clinch the doubles point at court No. 3 I think it really helped that we fought off seven match points and won No. 3 doubles. That showed our toughness and resilience to not give in and come back and win when we already had the doubles point secured."
With the Seminoles leading 1-0 Kelly-Houston led the way on the singles sides. Playing in the No. 1 spot the junior from New Zealand rolled to a 6-2, 6-0 victory to put FSU in front 2-0. Anderson Reed put FSU one point closer to clinching the win as he posted an impressive 6-1, 6-4 victory over Oliver Pramming of USF. Sophomore Blake Davis then clinched the win on court two with a 6-2, 6-2 victory extending the Seminoles to a 4-0 lead.
One of the most emotional matches of the day came on court five as senior Jason Zafiros took the first set easily 6-1 but had to fight back to win in straight sets 7-5. The Bradenton, FL native was rallying a very large and excited crowd the whole way on his comeback in the second set.
"I thought the crowd was great today," said Hultquist. "We really appreciate that and our guys had fun playing in that environment. We aren't home again until the end of February but the crowd made a big difference in the match today."
Gonzalez Mendez put the Seminoles one step closer to a sweep with a 6-2, 6-4 win and that same fight the team showed in doubles was on display on court four where Bucaro took the first set 6-3 and then fought through a tough second set winning 7-5 to secure yet another 7-0 win.
No. 35 Florida State 7, South Florida 0
Doubles
No. 1: Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. #60 Oliver Pramming/Yannick Yoshizawa (USF) 8-6
No. 2: Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Wael Kilani/Federico Sabogal (USF) 8-6
No. 3: Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Sebastian Hagn/Lucas Marin-Salcedo (USF) 8-7(2)
Singles
No. 1: Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. Wael Kilani (USF) 6-2, 6-0
No. 2: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Federico Sabogal (USF) 6-2, 6-2
No. 3: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Juan Carlos Acuna (USF) 6-2, 6-4
No. 4: Andres Bucaro (FSU) d. Yannick Yoshizawa (USF) 6-3, 7-5
No. 5: Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Lucas Marin-Salcedo (USF) 6-1, 7-5
No. 6: Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Oliver Pramming (USF) 6-1, 6-4
Noles Drop To No. 5 Gators 6-1.
Andres Bucaro won the only match of the day against Florida.
GAINESVILLE, FL - The No. 32 Florida State men's tennis team (8-2) lost to No. 5 Florida (4-1) at the Ring Tennis Complex 6-1. In the windy Saturday afternoon match, Andres Bucaro was the lone Seminole to get a win for the team.
"I thought it was an excellent played match by Florida," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "They won the majority of the big points and capitalized on their opportunities. We had multiple opportunities in doubles and they managed to get out a number of games by some nice serving and net play."
In doubles play the Noles came out strong, using momentum from the crowd, to get up early on courts one and two. The No. 4 Florida duo of Billy Federhofer and Nassim Slilam defeated Davis and Kelly-Houston 8-5 on court one while the No. 41 Gator duo of Andrew Butz and Bob van Overbeek topped junior Anderson Reed and freshman Dominic Cotrone in a tiebreaker.
In singles play, the team lost all of their first sets but started coming back in the second set. At one point, the Seminoles were up in all of the second sets. On court six, Michael Alford defeated Benjamin Lock 6-4, 6-3. On court one No. 69 Bob van Overbeek defeated junior Jordan Kelly-Houston in the first set. Kelly-Houston battled hard in the second set and was up 6-5. Unable to break van Overbeek, the match went into a tiebreaker. Kelly-Houston dropped the tight match 6-3, 7-6(6).
"We had a couple windows of opportunities in singles," continued Hultquist. "I thought the key matches were when Bob van Overbeek held off one set point from Jordan (Kelly-Houston) pushing the match in the third and Spencer Newman defeating Jason (Zafiros) in a tiebreaker."
On court three, Tripper Carleton of Florida defeated sophomore Blake Davis 6-3, 6-3 to clinch the match for the Gators. On court five, senior Jason Zafiros was battling in his second set tiebreaker but No. 84 Spencer Newman won the match 6-3, 7-6 (3). Freshman Cristian Gonzalez Mendez played Nassim Slilam on court two. After losing 6-0 in the first set, he came back to win the second set. In the third set, the two battled back and forth until Slilam came out with the 6-0, 4-6, 6-4 win.
Andres Bucaro faced Florent Diep on court four. After losing the first set, the junior won his second match easily. Bucaro continued his strong play in the third set to win 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, the lone match of the day.
"I was proud of the way that Andres was able to finish off his match," finished Hultquist. "Several of our guys competed well, in particular Cristian came back from down 6-0 to win the second set and being almost right there to win the third set."
No.
5 Florida 6, No. 32 Florida State 1
Doubles
No. 1: #4 Billy Federhofer/Nassim Slilam (UF) d. Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 8-5
No. 2: #41 Tripper Carleton/Spencer Newman (UF) d. Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) 8-7(2)
No. 3: #25 Andrew Butz/Bob van Overbeek (UF) d. Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) 8-5
Singles
No. 1: #69 Bob van Overbeek (UF) d. Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 6-3, 7-6(6)
No. 2: Nassim Sliam (UF) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) 6-0, 4-6, 6-4
No. 3: Tripper Carleton (UF) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 6-3, 6-3
No. 4: Andres Bucaro (FSU) d. Floret Diep (UF) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
No. 5: #84 Spencer Newman (UF) d. Jason Zafiros (FSU) 6-3, 7-6(3)
No. 6: Michael Alford (UF) d. Benjamin Lock (FSU) 6-4, 6-3
Noles Down Eagles 6-1.
Florida State is off to a 1-0 start in the ACC with tonight's win.
LONGMEADOW, MA - Opening up ACC play, the No. 32 Florida State men's tennis team (9-2, 1-0) defeated Boston College (3-3,0-2) 6-1Wednesday, February 15. The two teams squared off at the Grande Meadows Athletic Club in Longmeadow, Mass. The Seminoles are now 9-0 all-time against the Eagles.
"It's good to get off to a 1-0 start in the ACC," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "We look forward to a little break this week and to play some ACC competition the next couple weeks after that. I thought we did a very good job at two and three doubles and got off to quick starts getting up two breaks and controlling the doubles point. I thought that was important since their doubles point is one of their best points."
Opening up in doubles play, the Seminoles got off to a quick lead on courts two and three and were able to capitalize on that by winning the doubles point. Junior Andres Bucaro and freshman Benjamin Lock got off the courts first with an 8-3 win on court three against Matt Wagner and Philip Nelson. On court two, junior Anderson Reed and freshman Dominic Cotrone clinched the point by defeated Billy Grokenberger and Michael McGinnis 8-4.
In singles play, sophomore Blake Davis came off the courts first for the Noles to make the score 2-0. Davis topped Grokenberger 6-3, 6-4 on court two. Off next was Reed who won 6-1, 7-6 (6) on court four against Jonathan Raude. Reed moves onto 6-0 on the season while Davis is now 8-3.
Clinching the match was Cotrone in only his third singles match of the year. Now 3-0 on the year, he defeated Klaus Puestow 6-3, 6-1 on court six. Bucaro is now 9-0 on the season after topping Alex Skinner 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 on court three in singles. Closing the match out was Jordan Kelly-Houston on court one against Akash Muppidi. The junior lost his first set in a tight tiebreaker but won his second set in another close tiebreaker. The `Nole won 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4), 10-7 to increase his record to 8-3 on the year.
"In singles we controlled four of the first six sets but Boston College played hard in the second sets to tighten things up," concluded Hultquist. "We were fortunate to finish off three two set matches and win two of the three in third sets."
No. 32 Florida State 6,
Boston College 1
Doubles
No. 1: Akash Muppidi/Alex Skinner (BC) d. Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 8-4
No. 2: Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Billy Grokenberger/Michael McGinnis (BC) 8-4
No. 3: Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Philip Nelson/Matt Wagner (BC) 8-3
Singles
No. 1: Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. Akash Muppidi (BC) 6-7(5), 7-6(4), 10-7
No. 2: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Billy Grokenberger (BC) 6-3, 6-4
No. 3: Andres Bucaro (FSU) d. Alex Skinner (BC) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
No. 4: Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Jonathan Raude (BC) 6-1, 7-6(6)
No. 5: Philip Nelson (BC) d. Benjamin Lock (FSU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
No. 6: Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Klaus Puestow (BC) 6-3, 6-1
'Noles Swat Yellow Jackets 6-1.
Florida State defeated Georgia Tech to move up to 10-2 on the season.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 31 Florida State men's tennis team (10-2, 2-0) grabbed a hefty 6-1 victory against No.32 Georgia Tech (5-6, 0-1) today, Saturday February 25, at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center. The Seminoles remained unbeaten at home (8-0) while Blake Davis won his first ranked win of the year and Andres Bucaro entered the record books with his 20th win of the season.
"Georgia Tech is a really good team," Head Coach Dwayne Hultquist said. "Their coach, Kenny Throne, does a really good job. They returned four starters off that team, so it's a great win for us. It very easily could have been tighter, but we won those two close matches at the end. We won 6-1, but realistically, it was tighter than that but I was proud of the overall team effort today."
Despite losing the doubles match on court one, the Seminole took two out of the three matches in order to secure the point. Playing at number one, the team of junior Jordan Kelly-Houston and sophomore Blake Davis fell to the No.2 team of Kevin King and Juan Spir, 8-4.
Junior Anderson Reed and freshman Dominic Cotrone would even the match by taking their dual on court two against Eduardo Segura and Sebastian Lopez, 8-5. Shifting the attention to the third court junior Andres Bucaro and freshman Benjamin Lock held on as they went on to defeat Juan Melian and Vikram Hundal 8-6.
In singles, Georgia Tech would tie the match at one with FSU's Kelly-Houston falling to No. 7 King, 6-1,6-2 on court one. Davis would break that tie putting the Seminoles ahead 2-1 with a victory on court two, defeating No. 88 Spir, 6-1, 6-3 to earn his first ranked win of the year.
"I thought that key match today was Blake's," Hultquist said. "He beat Spir, who's played high for them for several years and he's a very good, nationally ranked player. Blake was really aggressive and he controlled his rallies."
From that moment, the momentum swung as the Seminoles added two quick points from courts five and six as Lock rolled on to defeat Lopez 6-3, 6-1 on six. Senior Jason Zafiros worked on court five to beat Segura 6-1, 7-5 in order to give the Noles their fourth point, thus sealing the match.
Bucaro battled out his match on court four, taking it in three sets against Miljevic, 7-5, 0-6, 6-3. Bucaro won his 20th match of the year and holds a 10-0 record this spring along with a 10-4 record from the fall.
"I'm happy I can help the team with my win thus far," said Bucaro. "My teammates really push me in practice and the hard work that we all have put in as a whole makes it easier for me to compete on gameday.
The last match to finish up would be on court three between freshman Cristian Gonzalez Mendez and Melian, which was a tight three-set tiebreak deciding thriller among two Spanish natives. After dropping the second set, Mendez captured the first eight points of the tiebreak as he went on to outlast Melian 6-4, 5-7, 10-2.
"Cristian had the marathon match," Hultquist said. "He's playing a Spanish guy, I'm sure they know each other so that was a little unusual, but it was a very well played match."
No. 31 Florida State 6, No. 32 Georgia Tech 1
Doubles
No. 1: #2 Kevin King/Juan Spir (GT) d. Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 8-4
No. 2: Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Sebastian Lopez/Eduardo Segura (GT) 8-5
No. 3: Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Vikram Hundal/Juan Melian (GT) 8-6
Singles
No. 1: #7 Kevin King (GT) d. Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 2: Blake Davis (FSU) d. #88 Juan Spir (GT) 6-1, 6-3
No. 3: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Juan Melian (GT) 6-4, 5-7, 1-0(10-2)
No. 4: Andres Bucaro (FSU) d. Dusan Miljevic (GT) 7-5, 0-6, 6-3
No. 5: Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Eduardo Segura (GT) 6-1, 7-5
No. 6: Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Sebastian Lopez (GT) 6-3, 6-1
Florida State Downs Miami 6-1.
The Seminoles are off to a 3-0 start in ACC play.
CORAL GABLES, FL - The No. 23 Florida State men's tennis team (11-2, 3-0) remains undefeated in ACC play after a 6-1 win over No. 52 Miami (6-3, 0-1). The teams played singles first where the Noles went 5-1. In doubles, FSU swept all three courts to conclude the match.
"It was an incredible match with four matches going to three sets and two going to tiebreakers," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "We are fortunate to beat a very good Miami team and it was great how every match we competed hard, which is why he are successful this year."
"The key to the match was winning our last sets," said Hultquist. "We broke serve on three different courts to win four first sets. It was a long match, very competitive and a great team win. It meant so much for our former players to be out cheering us down here is Miami. They are always a great motivation for us."
Off the courts first for the Seminoles were senior Jason Zafiros and junior Andres Bucaro. Zafiros is now 9-1 this season after defeating Henrique Tsukamoto 7-5, 6-2 on court five. Bucaro topped Diego Soto on court four 6-4, 7-5 to win his 11th straight match of the season.
Junior Jordan Kelly-Houston came of the courts next for the Seminoles. After dropping his first set, he won his next to sets to improve his record to 8-4 after dropping Gabriel Flores 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Junior Anderson Reed clinched the match 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 on court six against Victor Mauz. After winning his first set, he dropped his second to force a third set. He lost one game in the third to remain undefeated this season at 7-0.
"Dominic and I have been playing well together in doubles," said Reed. "We're fundamentally oriented and today we took the responsibility on court one. We got up an early break and were able to get the win. It felt good to clinch down here in Miami. This team always gives us a big fight, and it's an instate rival which made us want to come down here to get this big win."
Sophomore Blake Davis and freshman Cristian Gonzalez Mendez both played in third set tiebreakers on courts two and three, respectively. Davis came out on top 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (6) against Omar Aly while Gonzalez Mendez fell to Wilfredo Gonzalez 2-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3).
In doubles play, the teams switched up the line-up with Reed and freshman Dominic Cotrone playing on court one. The duo won 8-4 against Aly and Gonzalez. Kelly-Houston paired up with redshirt-sophomore Brian Alden for only the second time this year and came up with an 8-6 win on court two. Bucaro and freshman Benjamin Lock swept Mauz and Marco Stancati 8-0 on court three.
No. 23 Florida State 6, No. 52 Miami 1
Doubles
No. 1: Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Omar Aly/Wilfredo Gonzalez (UM) 8-4
No. 2: Brian Alden/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. Gabriel Flores/Diego Soto (UM) 8-6
No. 3: Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Victor Mauz/Marco Stancati (UM) 8-0
Singles
No. 1: Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. Gabriel Flores (UM) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
No. 2: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Omar Aly (UM) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(6)
No. 3: Wilfredo Gonzalez (UM) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(3)
No. 4: Andres Bucaro (FSU) d. Diego Soto (UM) 6-4, 7-5
No. 5: Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Henrique Tsukamoto (UM) 7-5, 6-2
No. 6: Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Victor Mauz (UM) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
Noles Drop Close 4-2 Match Against No. 11 Texas.
The Seminoles were able to get the doubles point but lost four singles matches.
HOUSTON, TX - The No. 32 Florida State men's tennis team (11-3, 3-0) dropped a tight 4-2 match against No. 11 Texas (12-4) at The Downtown Club at The Met in Houston. Inclement weather moved that match three hours away to indoor courts. This marked the fifth straight match between the two teams.
"I thought it was a well fought match," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "Both teams played competitively. It was a tough adjustment moving to Houston to play indoors but I thought we did a good job of playing tonight."
The Seminoles started the match with doubles with their third different doubles line-up in as many matches. Second in the line-up was junior Jordan Kelly-Houston and sophomore Blake Davis who defeated Ben Chen and Daniel Whitehead 8-6. The pair is now 7-4 on the year in doubles.
"I was proud Jordan and Blake came back after being down 3-0," continued Hultquist. "It was excellent for them to come back and get that point. We came out strong in singles and won four first sets but they came back and got us."
On court three was junior Andres Bucaro and freshman Benjamin Lock who tallied an 8-6 win against Soren Hess-Olesen and Alex Hilliard. The duo improved to 12-1 on the year with today's win. Junior Anderson Reed and freshman Dominic Cotrone played on court one for the second straight match but lost to the No. 35 duo of Chris Camillone and Davis Holiner.
In singles play, the Seminoles won four first sets but were forced to play three sets in three of those matches. Nabbing the lone win in singles was Reed who took down Camillone 6-4, 6-1 on court six. The Daphne, Ala., native is now 8-0 on the year in singles.
Kelly-Houston faced off against No. 50 Hess-Olesen on court one. After winning the first set, he dropped the second to force a third set. Kelly-Houston had a 4-2 lead but Hess-Olesen came back to force a tiebreaker in which gave the Longhorn the 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) victory.
Davis, an Austin, Texas native, faced off against No. 79 Whitehead on court two. Like Kelly-Houston, Davis won the first set but then lost the second. Whitehead took the 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 win to clinch the match.
No. 11 Texas 4, No. 32 Florida State
2
Doubles
No. 1: #35 Chris Camillone/Davis Holiner (UTx) d. Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) 8-3
No. 2: Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. Ben Chen/Daniel Whitehead (UTx) 8-6
No. 3: Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Soren Hess-Olesen/Alex Hilliard (UTx) 8-6
Singles
No. 1: #50 Soren Hess-Olesen (UTx) d. Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(5)
No. 2: #79 Daniel Whitehead (UTx) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
No. 3: Sudanwa Sitaram (UTx) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) 6-4, 6-3
No. 4: Andres Bucaro (FSU) vs. Ben Chen (UTx) 6-4, 3-6, 5-5 susp
No. 5: Davis Holiner (UTx) d. Jason Zafiros (FSU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 6: Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Chris Camillone (UTx) 6-4, 6-1
Noles Spear The Seahawks 6-1.
Florida State remains undefeated at home this season after today's win.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 30 Florida State men's tennis team fought hard tonight, March 15, against No. 33 UNC-Wilmington to come up victorious. After posting the 6-1 win the Seminoles rose to a 12-3 record while UNC-Wilmington fell to 9-4 on the year. The Seminoles are now 9-0 at home this season.
Entering doubles, the Seahawks had only lost one doubles point while Florida State had lost only two. To start the match, the strong doubles play showed with each court being tied. On court two, UNC-Wilmington's Michael Reilly and Sam Williams took a 7-5 lead with the match in their hands but Florida State's Anderson Reed and Dominic Cotrone came back and won four straight games to win the match 9-7.
On court three, Andres Bucaro and Benjamin Lock clinched the doubles point with an 8-5 win over Rafael Aita and Pedro Mol. The Seahawks closed out doubles with a win on court one.
"I thought we didn't play well early in doubles but Dom (Cotrone) and Anderson (Reed) made a very nice comeback," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "They got their energy level up and started putting away some balls and making some good returns and then they turned that match around. I thought that was the key to how the match started in singles. I think the doubles point set the tone for the day."
In singles play, the team stormed the court to win five of the six first sets. Lock, a freshman from Zimbabwe, dropped only one game in his 6-1, 6-0 victory over Zach Hublitz on court six. Following his quick lead was junior Jordan Kelly-Houston who won his first ranked win of the spring. He topped No. 77 Rafael Aita 6-2, 6-3 on court one.
"In singles everyone was just intense and focused in their match," said Lock. "I think all around everyone played well, even though we lost one match, I think everyone played good. We won the big points, I think that was the difference today.
To clinch the match, sophomore Blake Davis won 6-2, 6-4 over Chris Cooprider on court two. On court five, Reed quickly topped his opponent in the first set but needed to win the second set in a tiebreaker. The junior pulled it out with a 6-2, 7-6 (7) win over Kaue Pereira.
"It was a great experience tonight," said Davis. "We played a really, really good team, a quality opponent and were able to jump on them early. It got a little tight in the end so it was nice to finish them off. It was really good we played as a team today in doubles in singles. We started off neck and neck with our opponents. The team really rallied between courts two and three and they came up big for us which is all it's about."
Bucaro did the same as Reed winning his first set quickly but needed to win a tiebreaker in the second set. The junior also came out on top with a 6-2, 7-6 (5) win over Kosta Blank. The lone loss of the day was Cristian Gonzalez Mendez who lost in a third set tiebreaker. Pedro Mol topped him on court four 7-6 (3), 5-7, 1-0 (10-7).
No. 30 Florida State 6, No. 33 UNC-Wilmington 1
Doubles
No. 1: #70 Chris Cooprider/Kosta Blank (UNCW) d. Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 8-5
No. 2: Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Michael Reilly/Sam Williams (UNCW) 9-7
No. 3: Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Rafael Aita/Pedro Mol (UNCW) 8-5
Singles
No. 1: Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. #77 Rafael Aita (UNCW) 6-2, 6-3
No. 2: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Chris Cooprider (UNCW) 6-2, 6-4
No. 3: Andres Bucaro (FSU) d. Kosta Blank (UNCW) 6-2, 7-6(5)
No. 4: Pedro Mol (UNCW) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) 7-6(3), 5-7, 1-0(7)
No. 5: Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Kaue Pereira (UNCW) 6-2, 7-6(7)
No. 6: Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Zach Hublitz (UNCW) 6-1, 6-0
Noles Top Tigers 4-3.
Florida State has won 10 straight home matches for the first time since 2008.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 31 Florida State men's tennis team (13-3, 4-0) were looking to extend their ACC win streak and were able to pull it off after freshman Dominic Cotrone clinched today's doubles and singles matches. The Seminoles topped No. 71 Clemson (5-9, 2-1) 4-3 in a four and a half hour long battle at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center. The Seminoles have won ten straight home matches this season for the first time since 2008.
"It was a really hard fought match," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "Clemson played very hard. We played for four and a half hours in 87 degree heat. It was a great win for us. I was really proud of Dom (Cotrone). I feel like we gave him the game ball with what he did to clinch the doubles point and clinch the singles. He hasn't played as much as some of the other guys but he really stepped it up and came through big for us today."
In doubles play, the two teams battled back in forth with junior Jordan Kelly-Houston and sophomore Blake Davis winning the first match. In the two spot, the duo topped Clemson's pair of Ayrton Wibowo and Cedric Willems 8-4.
Clinching the doubles point was the pair of Cotrone and junior Anderson Reed. Playing in the one spot for only the third time this season, the twosome won their first ranked win of the year. No. 53 Yannick Maden and Zachary Rigsby made the win difficult by going to a tiebreaker. Florida State prevailed and got the 9-8 (6) win.
"Anderson and I knew it was going to be a battle on court one," said Cotrone. "We played good tennis and trusted each other. It was really close all the way to the end in both singles and doubles. I didn't realize the doubles point was depending on us until we lost on court three. That's when Anderson and I knew the team needed us big time."
Moving onto singles, Florida State took a quick lead winning five of the first sets. Freshman Cristian Gonzalez Mendez snapped his two match losing streak by quickly winning 6-3, 6-1 over Wibowo on court four. Off next for the Seminoles was junior Andres Bucaro who continued his undefeated season with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Dominique Maden on court three. Bucaro is now 13-0 this spring.
Cotrone started his match on court six down 4-1 in the first set, but fought his way back to a tiebreaker. Having played only three singles matches this season, he didn't let his inexperience get in the way as he won the tiebreaker and went on to clinch the match with his 7-6 (4), 6-4 win over Cedric Willems.
"Going into singles I struggled in the beginning as I went down 4-1 and down a break," continued Cotrone. "But I knew I could fight back. I started trusting my shots and attacking a lot more and it paid off. Coach Dwayne really helped me find the weaknesses in my opponent and that's when I rallied back to clinch. It is a great experience and confidence booster."
After Cotrone's win Florida State failed to put another point on the board. Kelly-Houston dropped 7-5, 7-6 (8) to No. 49 Yannick Maden. Davis and freshman Cristian Gonzalez Mendez both fell in third sets.
No. 30 Florida State 4, No. 71 Clemson 3
Doubles
No. 1: Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) d. #53 Yannick Maden/Zachary Rigsby (CU) 9-8(6)
No. 2: Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. Ayrton Wibowo/Cedric Willems (CU) 8-4
No. 3: Dominique Maden/Wes Moran (CU) d. Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) 9-7
Singles
No. 1: #49 Yannick Maden (CU) d. Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 7-5, 7-6(8)
No. 2: Gerardo Meza (CU) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
No. 3: Andres Bucaro (FSU) d. Dominique Maden (CU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 4: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Ayrton Wibowo (CU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 5: Hunter Harrington (CU) d. Anderson Reed (FSU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
No. 6: Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Cedric Williems (CU) 7-6(4), 6-4
Noles Fall To Oklahoma 6-1.
Junior Andres Bucaro is still undefeated on the season with a 14-0 record.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 31 Florida State Seminoles (13-4, 4-0) dropped their first match at home after losing to No. 25 Oklahoma (8-3) 6-1. Florida State has a couple days off before returning to the Scott Speicher Tennis Center on Friday.
"I think you have to give Oklahoma a lot of credit," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "They played a better match then us and set the tone in doubles. They were kind of tougher than us today. I think they are a real good team, by the end of the year they will be a top 10 or 15 team."
In doubles play, junior Anderson Reed and freshman Dominic Cotrone were up 7-4 to the No. 18 duo of Costin Paval and Dane Webb on court one. Oklahoma fought from behind to win the match 9-8 (3). On courts two and three, the Sooners won each court 8-4. This was only the third time all year the Seminoles dropped the doubles point.
In singles play, the Seminoles fought hard but were only able to come up with one win as junior Andres Bucaro extended his undefeated streak to 14-0 this spring. After dropping his first set and down in the second set, he fought off match point twice to tie at 5-5 and eventually forced a third set tiebreaker. He topped No. 103 Tsvetan Mihov 3-6, 7-6 (5), 1-0 (10-2) on court three.
"I was proud of Andres of how he came out from behind," continued Hultquist. "He's a guy that just doesn't give up. He was really out of the match and came back and won, I thought that was great. I thought we competed well. I thought Blake did a great job of competing against one of the better players in the country. We had some opportunities but we didn't take opportunity of them."
Oklahoma's No. 15 Costin Paval topped sophomore Blake Davis 7-6 (5), 7-5 on court one while Guillermo Alcorta beat junior Jordan Kelly-Houston on court two 7-6 (5), 6-4. No. 67 Peerakit Siributwong topped Cristian Gonzalez Mendez 6-3, 6-2 on court four. No. 78 Dane Webb beat Jason Zafiros 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 while Davis Pultur won 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 over Dominic Cotrone.
No.
25 Oklahoma 6, No. 31 Florida State 1
Doubles
No. 1: #18 Costin Paval/Dane Webb (OU) d. Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) 9-8(3)
No. 2: #68 Tsvetan Mihov/Peerakit Siributwong (OU) d. Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 8-4
No. 3: Lawrence Formentera/David Pultur (OU) d. Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) 8-4
Singles
No. 1: #15 Costin Paval (OU) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 7-6(5), 7-5
No. 2: Guillermo Alcorta (OU) d. Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 7-6(5), 6-4
No. 3: Andres Bucaro (FSU) d. #103 Tsvetan Milhov (OU) 3-6, 7-5, 1-0(10-2)
No. 4: #67 Peerakit Siributwong (OU) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) 6-3, 6-2
No. 5: #78 Dane Webb (OU) d. Jason Zafiros (FSU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
No. 6: David Pultur (OU) d. Dominic Cotrone (FSU) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
Noles Stop Demon Deacons 5-2.
Florida State overcame a weather delay to top Wake Forest and remains undefeated in the ACC.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 31 Florida State men's tennis team (14-4, 5-0) overcame adversity tonight, March 23, to remain undefeated in the ACC with a 5-2 win over Wake Forest (9-9, 0-3). After beginning the match at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center, lightning moved the conclusion of the match to the Indoor Tennis Facility.
In doubles play, junior Andres Bucaro and freshman Benjamin Lock nabbed their 14th win of the season with an 8-5 win over Connor Sherwood and Sam Wells on court three. The Noles failed to win another doubles match and Wake Forest won the doubles point.
"I thought there were a few key first sets," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "Jason (Zafiros) was down a break and then came back to win the first set. When Jason won the first set, I was feeling pretty good with where we were. Things changed when the weather came in, we weren't sure how that was going to affect things. We haven't won after losing a doubles point this year so it was good to see that we can do that."
Although the Seminoles lost the doubles point, they turned the momentum around to win five of the six first sets. After those first sets were completed, lightning came in the area and moved the matches to the Indoor Tennis Facility. After a 1:15 delay, play between the teams resumed.
Getting off the courts first to tie the match 1-1 was Bucaro. The Guatemalan native is now 15-0 on the year and 5-0 in the ACC. He topped Amogh Prabhakar 6-3, 6-1 on court three. Moments after that match, Wake Forest's Adam Lee topped junior Anderson Reed 6-4, 6-2 on court four to give the Deacons a 2-1 advantage. The Seminoles proceeded to win the next four matches to snap a three match losing streak against Wake Forest.
Off next for the Seminoles was junior Jordan Kelly-Houston who topped David Hopkins 6-2, 6-3 on court one. Kelly-Houston won his 10th match of the season with tonight's win. Also winning his 10th match of the season was senior Jason Zafiros who topped Sherman 6-4, 6-3. After being down 3-1 in the first set, Zafiros won four straight games to eventually win the set.
Clinching the match was Lock. The freshman took down Alex Tsai 6-2, 7-5 on court six. To wrap up the evening, Blake Davis won the match in a third set tiebreaker on court two. He won 6-1, 0-6, 4-3 (4).
"I think our doubles all came down to urgency," said Lock. "We ran out onto the court flat footed, all three doubles pairs, I think Wake Forest really came out firing in the doubles. We got a wake-up call. We had a good team talk in the locker room between singles and doubles which pumped everybody up. Wake Forest gave us a tough time but everyone went out in the first point of singles loud, fiery and giving everything they had."
No. 31 Florida State 5, Wake Forest 2
Doubles
No. 1: David Hopkins/Amogh Prabhaker (Wake) d. Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) 9-8(2)
No. 2: Danny Kreyman/Adam Lee (Wake) d. Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 8-6
No. 3: Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Connor Sherwood/Sam Wells (Wake) 8-5
Singles
No. 1: Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. David Hopkins (Wake) 6-2, 6-3
No. 2: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Danny Kreyman (Wake) 6-1, 0-6, 7-6(4)
No. 3: Andres Bucaro (FSU) d. Amogh Prabhakar (Wake) 6-3, 6-1
No. 4: Adam Lee (Wake) d. Anderson Reed (FSU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 5: Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Connor Sherwood (Wake) 6-4, 6-3
No. 6: Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Alex Tsai (Wake) 6-2, 7-5
FSU Tops NC State To Remain Undefeated In ACC Play.
The Seminole freshmen stepped up in today's match to clinch the match.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Coming into today's match, the Seminoles had won 14 doubles points. After being behind in doubles, the team rallied to win their 15th doubles point of the season. The point proved to be vital as the No. 31 Florida State men's tennis team (15-4, 6-0) took down No. 33 NC State (15-5, 1-3) 4-3 in a four hour battle at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center.
"I'm proud of the fact we're 6-0 in the conference and one of only two teams still undefeated this year," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "That's something we strive to do well in the conference. It makes every match big for now on out. We certainly want to finish high in the conference and be considered one of the top teams."
In doubles play, junior Andres Bucaro and freshman Benjamin Lock got the first win of day with an 8-6 win over Dominic Hodgson and Dave Thomson on court three. The duo won after being down 6-4. Next on court one, NC State's Julian Sullivan and Sean Weber took down junior Anderson Reed and freshman Dominic Cotrone 8-6.
With the doubles point coming down to the last court, both teams rallied behind their teammates but the Seminoles bounced back from being down 6-3 to clinch the match. Junior Jordan Kelly-Houston and sophomore Blake Davis won 8-6 over Robbie Mudge and Jaime Pulgar on court two.
"Doubles was huge," continued Hultquist. "We were down on courts two and three but then the guys really turned it on and played well together. That was a huge point and it was a decisive point."
"It was a really important point in doubles with a 4-3 win," said Davis. "Doubles was really key to the entire match. Jordan and I keep getting off to these slow starts but we really came together and were able to pull out a big match to clinch the doubles point."
Both teams came out swinging in singles with Florida State and NC State each winning three first sets. The Seminoles gained a quick 3-0 lead after Davis nabbed his 13th win of the season over Hodgson 6-3, 6-1 on court two. Lock dropped only two games in his 6-1, 6-1 win over Beck Bond on court six.
"I feel like I've been hitting the ball really well lately and just hitting the ball strong," continued Davis. "I really stepped up in the second set, which I've been struggling to do lately, and finished it off to make the score 2-0 which kind of got some momentum going."
At this point, NC State won two first set tiebreakers and forced a third set on another court to start making a comeback. Freshman Cristian Gonzalez Mendez had lost his first set but fought hard in the second set to win. In the third set, he was able to clinch the match with 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 win on court four over Sullivan.
"I thought we really got off to pretty well starts in singles," concluded Hultquist. "Benjamin (Lock) and Blake (Davis) won quickly. We kind of had a chance to take over the match but NC State did a good job of fighting back. The key match was Cristian (Gonzalez Mendez) losing that first set to come back to win."
After this win, the Wolfpack would go on to win the next three matches. Bucaro lost to Mudge 7-6 (3), 6-2 on court three to snap his undefeated record. Following that Kelly-Houston fell to No. 66 Pulgar 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 on court one. To finish the match, Austin Powell took down senior Jason Zafiros 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-4 on court five.
No. 31 Florida State 4, No. 33 NC State 3
Doubles
No. 1: Julian Sullivan/Sean Weber (NCS) d. Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) 8-6
No. 2: Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. Robbie Mudge/Jaime Pulgar (NCS) 8-6
No. 3: Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Dominic Hodgson/Dave Thomson (NCS) 8-6
Singles
No. 1: #66 Jaime Pulgar (NCS) d. Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
No. 2: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Dominic Hodgson (NCS) 6-1, 6-1
No. 3: Robbie Mudge (NCS) d. Andres Bucaro (FSU) 7-6(3), 6-2
No. 4: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Julian Sullivan (NCS) 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
No. 5: Austin Powell (NCS) d. Jason Zafiros (FSU) 7-6(5), 1-6, 6-4
No. 6: Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Beck Bond (NCS) 6-1, 6-1
Noles Top Terps 4-3; Undefeated In ACC Play.
For the fourth win in a row, a freshman clinched the match.
COLLEGE PARK, MD - The Seminole freshmen stepped up play this afternoon to help the No. 28 Florida State men's tennis team (16-4, 7-0) top Maryland (4-12, 1-5) 4-3 and remain undefeated in ACC play. After today's, March 30, win at the Cole Field House Tennis Courts, the past four wins have been clinched by a freshman.
"I thought the team did well today to win despite very tough cold, windy conditions," said Benjamin Lock. "Jordan (Kelly-Houston) and Blake (Davis) did really well in their doubles match. Everyone showed great spirit and fight. We just have to focus on good preparations this week for a big weekend ahead."
Playing in cold, windy weather the two teams came out in doubles. On court one, junior Jordan Kelly-Houston and sophomore Blake Davis were down 4-0 against the No. 24 duo of Maros Horny and John Collins. Kelly-Houston and Davis fought back and won the match 8-6. Today's win marks the duos 10th win of the season.
On court three, junior Andres Bucaro and freshman Benjamin Lock battled back and forth with Maryland's Andy Magee and Jesse Kiuru. Bucaro and Lock won 8-5 and are 16-3 on the year with a 6-1 mark in the ACC.
"I thought doubles was very tight," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I thought one of the keys was that Jordan (Kelly-Houston) and Blake (Davis) were down 4-0 and came back to win against a ranked team. After they won, Benjamin (Lock) and Andres (Bucaro) clinched it. They were up 6-5, broke serve and served it out. It was important to get the doubles point."
After clinching doubles, the teams returned to the courts for singles play. The first set was split with each team nabbing three wins. Maryland tied the match up when Horny defeated Kelly-Houston 6-3, 6-3 on court one.
The Seminoles then won two matches to make the score 3-1. Freshman Cristian Gonzalez Mendez topped Collins 6-3, 6-2 on court four which makes him 4-1 in the ACC. Bucaro topped Kiuru on court three 6-3, 6-4 to move up to 16-1 on the year and 6-1 in the ACC.
At that point, Davis fell to Vlad Stefan on court two 6-4, 6-4 to make the score 3-2. With the match on the line, the match point came down to senior Jason Zafiros on court five and Lock on court six. After losing his first set, Zafiros fought back to win his second set and keep the team alive.
Lock won his first set in a tiebreaker against Mathias Sarrazin. In the second set, Lock needed little time as he went on to win his match and clinch for the team. He won 7-6 (3), 6-2. Lock is now 9-2 on the season and 4-1 in the ACC. This is also the fourth match he's clinched all year. Zafiros would go on to lose in a tiebreaker against Tommy Laine 6-0, 4-6, 3-2 (5).
"In singles Benjamin's first set went to a tiebreaker," described Hultquist. "I thought it was important to get that. Two of our guys won quickly and Jason (Zafiros) fought back. He put us in position to where we could fight back. Benjamin (Lock) clinched the match which puts us in good position against top teams the next two weeks."
No. 28 Florida State 4, Maryland 3
Doubles
No. 1: Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. #24 John Collins/Maros Horny (UMd) 8-6
No. 2: Tommy Laine/Vlad Stefan (UMd) d. Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) 7-8
No. 3: Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Jesse Kiuru/Andy Magee (UMd) 8-5
Singles
No. 1: Maros Horny (UMd) d. Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 6-3, 6-3
No. 2: Vlad Stefan (UMd) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 3: Andres Bucaro (FSU) d. Jesse Kiuru (UMd) 6-3, 6-4
No. 4: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. John Collins (UMd) 6-3, 6-2
No. 5: Tommy Laine (UMd) d. Jason Zafiros (FSU) 0-6, 6-4, 3-2(5)
No. 6: Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Mathias Sarrazin (UMd) 7-6(3), 6-2
Noles Fall To Duke In Tight 4-3 Match.
Florida State suffered its first conference loss of the season today against Duke.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 26 Florida State men's tennis team (16-5, 7-1) suffered its first ACC loss of the season in a tight 4-3 match against No. 7 Duke (17-3, 6-1) today, Friday, April 6. The two teams battled at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center, as the Seminoles took the lead first by winning the doubles point.
"I thought the key to the match was there were four sets that we were up a break and Duke fought back to win the set," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "We had our opportunities in that first set (in singles) on court 2, 4 and 5 - we were up. That's the difference in the match. Duke was able to come back from behind and win those sets. We are getting better. We are definitely a better them than when we were at the beginning of the year."
The Seminoles stormed the court and were able to get a quick 8-1 win on court three. The tandem of junior Andres Bucaro and freshman Benjamin Lock nabbed the 8-1 win over Duke's Fred Saba and Jason Tahir. The duo is now 17-3 on the season. The Seminoles lost the next match which was junior Anderson Reed and freshman Dominic Cotrone on court two. The duo lost 8-6.
With the doubles point on the line, it came down to the top spot in doubles, the No. 26 Duke duo of Henrique Cunha and Chris Mengel and Florida State's Jordan Kelly-Houston and Blake Davis. Kelly-Houston and Davis had a good lead over Duke but the Blue Devils came back to make the score 7-6 in Florida State's favor. The Seminoles held strong to win 8-6 with their second ranked win in a row.
"We played well in doubles," continued Hultquist. "That was a very good team we beat at No. 1 doubles. I'm proud of that. In general it was a very good match. Duke showed why they are ranked No. 7 in the country. They are a very good team."
After recognizing Jason Zafiros for Senior Day, the teams returned to the court for singles play. Duke's No. 6 Cunha topped Kelly-Houston 6-2, 6-2 on court one to tie up the score. To take a 2-1 lead, Duke's Raphael Hemmeler took down Zafiros 7-5, 6-2 in the fifth position. Zafiros was actually up in the first set, but the Blue Devil was able to fight back.
To tie the match back up was Lock on court six. The freshman took down Jason Tahir 6-1, 6-2 to gain his 10th win of the season. Duke took the lead again after Fred Saba defeated freshman Cristian Gonzalez Mendez 6-4, 6-3 on court four.
To tie the match back up at 3-3 was Bucaro on court three. The junior defeated his second ranked opponent of the spring by upsetting No. 106 Torsten Wietoska 7-5, 6-2. Bucaro is now 17-1 this spring and 7-1 in conference play.
The match point was on court two between No. 26 Mengel of Duke and FSU's Davis. Davis fought hard but ultimately lost as Mengel won 6-4, 6-4.
"I look at a player like Benjamin (Lock) who hasn't lost now since mid-February," concluded Hultquist. "He has clearly gotten better. Andres (Bucaro) has had an incredible year. He adds to his win totals. Blake (Davis) has really improved. He fought hard today against a really good player. All of our guys have really improved and are making strides this year."
No. 7 Duke 4, No. 26 Florida State 3
Doubles
No. 1: Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. #26 Henrique Cunha/Chris Mengel (Duke) 8-6
No. 2: Cale Hammond/Raphael Hemmeler (Duke) d. Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) 8-6
No. 3: Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Fred Saba/Jason Tahir (Duke) 8-1
Singles
No. 1: #6 Henrique Cunha (Duke) d. Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2: #26 Chris Mengel (Duke) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 3: Andres Bucaro (FSU) d. #106 Torsten Wietoska (Duke) 7-5, 6-2
No. 4: Fred Saba (Duke) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) 6-4, 6-3
No. 5: Raphael Hemmeler (Duke) d. Jason Zafiros (FSU) 7-5, 6-2
No. 6: Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Jason Tahir (Duke) 6-1, 6-4
North Carolina Tops Florida State 4-3.
The Seminoles were able to win three matches in today's match.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No.26 Florida State men's tennis team fell to No.21 North Carolina 4-3 today at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center, moving to 16-6 (7-2 ACC) on the season. This was the team's last home match of the season.
"It's a tough loss," head coach Dwayne Hultquist said. "It was a hard fought battle and it's tough when you lose and we needed some of those tiebreakers to fall our way."
The Seminoles were swept in doubles as junior Anderson Reed and freshman Dominic Cotrone fell on court two to No.49 Brennan Boyajian and Cameron Ahari, 8-4. Sophomore Blake Davis and junior Jordan Kelly-Houston dropped their match on court one as No.29 Jose Hernandez and Joey Burkhardt took the match 8-6. Finishing on court three, junior Andres Bucaro and freshman Benjamin Lock lost to Oystein Steiro and Esben Hess-Olesen, 8-6.
The Tar Heels made the score 2-0 after Kelly-Houston lost on court on to No.43 Hernandez, 6-2, 6-2, however Bucaro was able to win his match on court three, 6-4,6-2, pulling the Seminole to within one at 2-1.
The one point North Carolina advantage would be extended after Stiero beat Reed on court six, 6-3, 7-5, making the score 3-1. Lock outlasted his battle on court five as he defeated William Parker 6-3, 6-4, taking the Seminoles back to within one at 3-2.
Moments later on court two, Davis fell to No.85 Boyjian 7-6(8-6), 6-3, sealing the match for the Tar Heels. Freshman Cristian Gonzalez Mendez was able to outlast Burkhardt on court four to win his match, 7-6 (7-5), 6-7(4-7), 1-0 (10-8), leaving the final score 4-3 in favor of North Carolina.
"Andres, Ben and Cristian all played well," Hultquist said. "We needed Blake's first set tiebreaker to fall our way as well as a couple of those second set and we'd still be playing. Tough loss, but a hard fought match."
No.
21 North Carolina 4, No. 26 Florida State 3
Doubles
No. 1: #29 Joey Burkhardt/Jose Hernandez (UNC) d. Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 8-6
No. 2: #49 Cameron Ahari/Brennan Boyajian (UNC) d. Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) 8-4
No. 3: Esben Hess-Olesen/Oystein Sterio (UNC) d. Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) 8-6
Singles
No. 1: #43 Jose Hernandez (UNC) d. Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2: #85 Brennan Boyajian (UNC) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 7-6(6), 6-3
No. 3: Andres Bucaro (FSU) d. #101 Esben Hess-Olesen (UNC) 6-4, 6-2
No. 4: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Joey Burkhardt (UNC) 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 10-3
No. 5: Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. William Parker (UNC) 6-3, 6-4
No. 6: Oystein Sterio (UNC) d. Anderson Reed (FSU) 6-3, 7-5
Noles Fall To No. 3 Virginia 4-3.
Freshman Benjamin Lock got his first ranked win of the season.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - The No. 29 Florida State men's tennis team (16-7, 7-3) fell to the top team in the ACC, No. 3 Virginia (20-1, 10-0) 4-3. The Seminoles were swept in doubles before taking the court for singles. The team plays No. 51Virginia Tech Sunday at 1 p.m. to close out the regular season.
"I thought we played well," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I was proud of Benjamin (Lock) for getting a ranked win. He's certainly getting better as the year has gone on. He lost a tough first set and really came back to dominate the last two sets. I'm really proud of Jason (Zafiros) for beating Drew Courtney who has been a top player for Virginia. It's a very good win. Dom (Dominic Cotrone) hasn't played a lot but I was very pleased with his effort and how he stuck with the game plan to come back to win."
In singles play, Virginia came out strong to win five of the six first sets. The Seminole rebounded and went on to play three, three set matches, which they all won.
Coming off the courts first was sophomore Blake Davis as he fell 6-0, 6-1 to No. 47 Alex Domijan on court two. Next was junior Jordan Kelly-Houston who lost to No. 6 Jarmere Jenkins 6-2, 6-4. Virginia clinched the match next when No. 1 Mitchell Frank topped freshman Cristian Gonzalez Mendez on court three 6-2, 6-2.
After losing his first set, freshman Benjamin Lock lost only two games in his comeback against No. 86 Justin Shane. The freshman defeated his first ranked player of the season with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 win on court four.
Playing in his first singles match since March 20th was freshman Dominic Cotrone. After losing his first set, he came back to win the next to defeat Philippe Oudshoorn 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 on court six.
Jason Zafiros came out onto court five looking for redemption as he had lost his last three matches. The senior came out and played some tight tennis as he was forced to play all tiebreakers. He went on to defeat Drew Courtney 7-6 (3), 6-7 (2), 1-0 (10-3) to wrap up the match on court five.
Florida State was swept in doubles by the Cavaliers. Virginia's No. 18 duo of Courtney and Jenkins took down No. 47 Davis and Kelly-Houston 8-4 on court one. Next, the Seminoles lost on court three as Virginia defeated Lock and Zafiros 8-3 in their first match playing together. The Seminoles were up on court two but Virginia fought back for the sweep as they won 8-6 over Cotrone and junior Anderson Reed. "I thought the key part was the doubles point," explained Hultquist. "At one point it was dead even with us tied on one, up on two and down on three, but Virginia pulled away to win at the end. I thought that was an important point going in. I thought all and all it was a well-played match."
No. 3 Virginia 4, No. 29 Florida State 3
Doubles
No. 1: #18 Drew Courtney/Jarmere Jenkins (UVa) d. #47 Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 8-4
No. 2: Steven Eelkman Rooda/Justin Shane (UVa) d. Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) 8-6
No. 3: Alex Domijan/Mitchell Frank (UVa) d. Benjamin Lock/Jason Zafiros (FSU) 8-3
Singles
No. 1: #6 Jarmere Jenkins (UVa) d. Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 6-2, 6-4
No. 2: #47 Alex Domijan (UVa) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 6-0, 6-1
No. 3: #1 Mitchell Frank (UVa) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 4: Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. #86 Justin Shane (UVa) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0
No. 5: Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Drew Courtney (UVa) 7-6(3),6-7(2),1-0(3)
No. 6: Dominic Cotrone (FSU) d. Philippe Oudshoorn (UVa) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Virginia Tech Tops Florida State 4-3.
Freshman Benjamin Lock won his ninth consecutive match today.
BLACKSBURG, VA - The No. 29 Florida State men's tennis team (16-8, 7-4) dropped its last regular season match of the season with a 4-3 loss to No. 51 Virginia Tech (11-10, 7-4). With today's loss, the Seminoles will be the No. 5 seed entering the ACC tournament next weekend.
"It was a pretty intense match," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "The competitive spirits were definitely showing. I liked how we fought back. Jordan (Kelly-Houston) fought to be in position to win, Benjamin (Lock) fought back to win, Blake fought back to win although he wasn't feeling great and Jason (Zafiros) did a terrific job to win. We had an upward fight all day. We evened it out but Virginia Tech stepped it up to win in the end."
The Seminoles started out in doubles play, Virginia Tech won the first two matches to clinch the doubles point. Junior Andres Bucaro and freshman Benjamin Lock did win their match on court three, 8-7 (5), for their 18th win of the season.
In singles play, the Seminoles scored first as senior Jason Zafiros defeated Trpimir Kujundzic 6-4, 6-4 on court six. The Hokies tied up the match when Patrick Daciek topped Andres Bucaro 6-3, 6-2 on court three.
The Seminoles tied the match back up when sophomore Blake Davis took down Lucas Oliveira 6-3, 7-6 (7) on court two. Virginia Tech would go on to win the next two matches to clinch the match. Lock would go on to win the last match of the day in an intense three set match, 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-3 against Corrado Degl'Incerti Tocci on court four. This marks his ninth consecutive win.
No. 51 Virginia Tech 4, No. 29 Florida State 3
Doubles
No. 1: #51 Luka Somen/Corrado Degl' Incerti Tocci (VT) d. #47 Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 8-2
No. 2: Patrick Daciek/Lucas Oliveira (VT) d. Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) 8-6
No. 3: Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Hunter Koontz/Trpimir Kujundzic (VT) 8-7(5)
Singles
No. 1: #44 Luka Somen (VT) d. Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
No. 2: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Lucus Oliveira (VT) 6-3, 7-6(7)
No. 3: Patrick Daciek (VT) d. Andres Bucaro (FSU) 6-3, 6-2
No. 4: Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Corrado Degl' Incerti Tocci (VT) 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-3
No. 5: Mauricio Antun (VT) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
No. 6: Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Trpimir Kujumdzic (VT) 6-4, 6-4
Noles Shuts Out Miami 4-0.
Florida State will face Virginia Tech tomorrow at noon.
CARY, NC - The No. 5 seed Florida State men's tennis team shut down the No. 12 seed Miami 4-0 in the first round of the ACC Championships. The Seminoles improved to 17-8 on the season with the win today. Tomorrow, the Seminoles will play against No. 4 seed Virginia Tech at the Cary Tennis Complex.
"As usual, it was important to get the doubles point," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "After a little bit of a slow start, I was happy to see the guys take control of doubles. Anderson (Reed) and Dominic (Cotrone) played very aggressive. I really liked how we closed it out at No. 1 doubles and how Jordan (Kelly-Houston) served out the match for doubles. It was important to win a bunch of first sets in singles and it was important to see the guys close out the match."
The teams started out in the doubles play needing two matches to clinch the point. The Seminoles grabbed a quick 8-4 win on court three with junior Anderson Reed and freshman Dominic Cotrone over Victor Mauz and Mark Schanerman.
On court one the Seminoles got off to a slow start but quickly turned it around to clinch the doubles point. The No. 60 duo of junior Jordan Kelly-Houston and sophomore Blake Davis defeated Wilfredo Gonzalez and Henrique Tsukamoti 8-4.
"In doubles we were just trying to focus on one game at a time," said Kelly-Houston. "It is the best of three matches and we just wanted to get off the courts first and get momentum in singles. During singles it was the same thing; it's the first team to four. It was good for me to finish early because it gives the guys some confidence."
In singles play, the Seminoles stormed the courts and won the first three matches to clinch the match. Play was stopped after the match was clinched.
Coming off the court first for the Seminoles was Kelly-Houston who defeated Gabriel Flores 6-3, 6-1. Next for the Seminoles was senior Jason Zafiros who won 6-2, 6-3 on court six over Marco Stancati.
Clinching the match for Florida State was freshman Cristian Gonzalez Mendez on court five. He defeated Schanerman 6-0, 6-4.
"I started really strong in the match with really high energy," said Gonzalez Mendez. "I got the lead really fast after he started to break down. In the second set I got off to a fast start with a 4-1 lead but he started to play better to tie it up 4-4. But in the end I got the support of my teammates and played smart to clinch."
No. 32 Florida State 4, No. 69 Miami
0
Doubles
No. 1: #60 Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. Wilfredo Gonzalez/Henrique Tsukamoto (UM) 8-5
No. 2: Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) vs. Gabriel Flores/Marco Stancati (UM) 5-5 dnf
No. 3: Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Victor Mauz/Mark Schanerman (UM) 8-4
Singles
No. 1: Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. Gabriel Flores (UM) 6-3, 6-1
No. 2: Blake Davis (FSU) vs. Omar Aly (UM) 7-5, 2-0
No. 3: Andres Bucaro (FSU) vs. Wilfredo Gonzalez (UM) 4-6, 3-2
No. 4: Benjamin Lock (FSU) vs. Diego Soto (UM) 4-6, 3-2
No. 5: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Mark Schanerman (UM) 6-0, 6-4
No. 6: Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Marco Stancati (UM) 6-2, 6-3
FSU Tops Virginia Tech 4-1 To Reach Semifinals.
Florida State will play No. 1 seed Virginia tomorrow at 10am.
CARY, NC - After losing to Virginia Tech six days ago, the Florida State men's tennis team revenged the earlier match with a 4-1 win against the No. 4 seed today, Friday, April 20. The No. 5 seed Seminoles are 18-8 on the season now and will face No. 1 seed Virginia tomorrow morning at 10 am at the Cary Tennis Complex.
The Seminoles are playing in their first semifinals since 2009. The team lost to Virginia a week ago 4-3.
In today's match, the Seminoles got off to a slow start in doubles put quickly pulled it together by winning the first two matches to clinch the point. On court one, the No. 60 duo of junior Jordan Kelly-Houston and sophomore Blake Davis upset the No. 43 team of Luka Somen and Corrado Degl'Incerti Tocci 8-5 on court one.
On court three, junior Anderson Reed and freshman Dominic Cotrone won their second match in a row with a 8-4 win over Hunter Koontz and Trpimir Kujumdzic.
"For Jordan and Blake it was probably their best doubles of the year," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I think the other key is that Anderson and Dominic are now on a streak. They played pretty solid to clinch it 8-4. Last time we lost 4-3 to Virginia Tech and they won doubles. This time we won doubles and I think it was a big part of today's win."
In singles play, both teams battled hard with Florida State winning five first sets. Off the courts first was Davis who nabbed a quick 6-3, 6-1 over Patrick Daciek on court two. The match was his 15th win of the spring. Virginia Tech won the next match when No. 56 Luka Somen topped FSU's Kelly-Houston 6-0, 6-4.
"I was especially pleased with Blake," said Hultquist. "He really just dominated today and won a big match today to get off the courts quick. Jason was down 5-2 in the first set and comes back to win, of course Cristian being down match points and for him to come back and beat a player who he lost to last week in the third is a great job."
On court six, senior Jason Zafiros was down 5-2 in the first set and then proceed to win the next 11 of 12 games to win the match. He topped Kujundzic 7-5, 6-1 to make the score 3-1 in Florida State's favor.
At this point the remaining three matches were all in the third set with all the matches battling back and forth. After winning the first set and losing the second freshman Cristian Gonzalez Mendez battled back and forth Maurico Antun on court five. When that match got to 6-6, the freshman had to play in a tiebreaker. With his teammates rallying behind him he pulled out the win for the 6-3, 0-6, 7-6 (11-9) victory.
"Words can't even explain how proud I am of Cristian," said Zafiros. "For him, as a freshman, to be one of the losses last week and play the same guy and go through that adversity in the match today takes a lot of heart and effort. That was one of the most special matches I've seen in four years of playing college tennis."
"Today was a really tough match," said Gonzalez Mendez. "I was motivated because I lost last week. I tried to do my best and fought every ball down. At the end I got the support from my teammates and overcame the adversity."
No. 32 Florida State 4, No. 41 Virginia Tech 1
Doubles
No. 1: #60 Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. #43 Luka Somen/Corrado Degl'Incerti Tocci (VT) 8-5
No. 2: Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) vs. Patrick Daciek/Lucas Oliveira (VT) 4-7 dnf
No. 3: Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Hunter Koontz/Trpimir Kujundzic (VT) 8-4
Singles
No. 1: #56 Luka Somen (VT) d. Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 6-0, 6-4
No. 2: Blake Davis (FSU) d. Patrick Daciek (VT) 6-3, 6-1
No. 3: Andres Bucaro (FSU) vs. Lucas Oliveira (VT) 6-4, 4-6, 5-4 dnf
No. 4: Benjamin Lock (FSU) vs. Corrado Degl'Incerti Tocci (VT) 7-6(2), 2-6, 5-5 dnf
No. 5: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Maurico Antun (VT) 6-3, 0-6, 7-6(9)
No. 6: Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Trpimir Kujundzic (VT) 7-5, 6-1
Noles Fall In Semifinals To Virginia.
No. 5 seed Florida State lost to the No. 1 seed Virginia 4-0 at the ACC Championships.
CARY, N.C. - Playing in their first ACC Championships semifinal match since 2009, the No. 5 seed Florida State men's tennis team fought hard but lost to the No. 1 seed Virginia 4-0. The Seminoles are now 18-9 and are off until the NCAA tournament. Play was held at the Cary Tennis Park.
"We played better doubles than we did last week against them," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I thought all three teams fought hard. I thought Virginia played better than last time we played them."
In doubles play, the Seminoles fought back and forth with Virginia early on, but Virginia pulled ahead to win on courts one and three. Virginia's No. 18 duo of Jarmere Jenkins and Drew Courtney defeated FSU's No. 60 pairing of junior Jordan Kelly-Houston and sophomore Blake Davis 8-5. On court three junior Anderson Reed and Dominic Cotrone lost 8-4.
In singles play, the Seminoles came out to win two first sets, but it was not enough as Virginia won three straight matches to clinch. Coming off the courts first was freshman Benjamin Lock who lost 6-2, 6-1 to Drew Courtney on court four. On court two, Davis lost to No. 42 Alex Domijan 6-3, 6-1.
Wrapping up the match was freshman Cristian Gonzalez Mendez who lost to No. 69 Justin Shane in a tight 6-4, 6-4 match. When the match was clinched, play on the remaining courts were stopped. At the time, Kelly-Houston was up 6-3, 4-5 against No. 5 Jarmere Jenkins and senior Jason Zafiros was at 6-3, 2-6 beginning his third set.
"Jordan was playing excellent to get off to a quick start," continued Hultquist. "It was unfortunate he didn't have enough time to finish the match because it would have been a great opportunity to have his best win of the year. Jason had a great ACC tournament as a senior. He was 2-0 and had won his first set today."
No. 2 Virginia
4, No. 32 Florida State 0
Doubles
No. 1: #18 Drew Courtney/Jarmere Jenkins (UVa) d. #60 Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 8-5
No. 2: Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) vs. Rooda/Justin Shane (UVa) 5-6 dnf
No. 3: Alex Domijan/Mitchell Frank (UVa) d. Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) 8-4
Singles
No. 1: Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) vs. #5 Jarmere Jenkins (UVa) 6-3, 4-5 dnf
No. 2: #42 Alex Domijan (UVa) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 3: Andres Bucaro (FSU) vs. #1 Mitchell Frank (UVa) 2-6, 2-3 dnf
No. 4: Drew Courtney (UVa) d. Benjamin Lock (FSU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 5: #79 Justin Shane (UVa) d. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 6: Jason Zafiros (FSU) vs. Philippe Oudshoorn (UVa) 6-3, 2-6, 0-0 dnf
Call It A Comeback.
The FSU men's tennis team overcame a 3-0 deficit to defeat Boise State, 4-3, Saturday.
ATHENS, GA - The Florida State men's tennis team trailed Boise State, 3-0, on Saturday, but mounted an amazing comeback to capture a 4-3 victory over the Broncos in the first round of the NCAA Regionals to advance to the tournament's second day for the seventh time in eight seasons.
In a match that lasted four-and-half hours at the at the University of Georgia's Dan Magill Tennis Complex, the outcome was decided on court four, where Seminoles' freshman Benjamin Lock outlasted Boise State's Nathan Sereke in three sets, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (2), 7-5, to clinch FSU's path to the second round. Lock trailed Sereke, 4-2, in the third set, but rallied to propel the Seminoles into a 2 p.m. matchup on Sunday against host Georgia, who defeated South Carolina State, 4-0, on Saturday.
"Ben was down in that third set, but he got a couple of breaks and came back to win," Florida State head coach Dwayne Hultquist said. "We weren't nervous at all. Ben has clinched matches for us all season long.
"Our team has been down 3-0 and came back and won in my career before, but I can't remember coming back like this in the NCAA Tournament. It's a great win for our team. I'm so proud of our guys."
"When Jordan won his match on court one, it was now 3-3," said Lock. "I was in the second tiebreaker and started to feel the pressure. When I lost the second set, I knew that the third was going to be a battle. I just told myself to keep making one more extra ball over the net than my opponent. When it came to match point I just told myself not to miss.
"It was an unreal feeling to win a match like this, one of the best feelings of my life. I'm just so glad that I got to play a match like this and under these circumstances. It's something I will keep with me for the rest of my life."
The Broncos jumped out to a 1-0 lead by claiming the doubles point. Boise State's No. 1 tandem of James Meredith and Sereke defeated FSU's duo of Blake Davis and Jordan Kelly-Houston, 8-5, and the Bo. 3 Bronco team of Andy Bettles and Flipp Pogostkin beat FSU's Dominic Cotrone and Anderson Reed, 8-2. FSU won on court two, as Andres Bucaro and Lock defeated Damian Hume and Scott Sears, 8-3.
Boise State took a commanded 3-0 lead by winning the first two singles match to finish, as BSU's Hume routed FSU's Davis, 6-1, 6-4, on court two and Bettles defeated Bucaro, 6-2, 6-3, on court three. For Bucaro, it was just his seventh loss in singles all season.
Florida State fought back to make the score 3-2 moments later, however, with straight-set victories of its own on courts five and six. Nearly simultaneously, FSU's Jason Zafiros defeated BSU's Sears, 6-3, 6-4, on court six, while Nole Cristian Gonzalez Mendez took down Bronco Pogostkin, 7-5, 6-4 on court five.
"Jason and Cristian gave us two victories at almost the exact same time that were huge for us," Hultquist said. "Cristian even came from behind to win his match, too."
The match came down to courts one and four, where FSU's No. 1 player, Kelly Houston, and Lock were entrenched in three-set battles.
Kelly-Houston hung on to defeat Boise State's Meredith, ranked No. 94, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, on court one, before Lock's match-clinching victory over Sereke.
No. 33 Florida State 4, No. 37 Boise State 3
Doubles
No. 1: James Meredith/Nathan Sereke (BSU) d. #54 Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 8-5
No. 2: Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Damian Hume/Scott Sears (BSU) 8-3
No. 3: Andy Bettles/Flipp Pogostkin (BSU) d. Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) 8-2
Singles
No. 1: Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. #94 James Meredith (BSU) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
No. 2: #69 Damian Hume (BSU) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 6-1, 6-4
No. 3: Andy Bettles (BSU) d. Andres Bucaro (FSU) 6-2, 6-3
No. 4: Benjamin Lock (FSU) d. Nathan Sereke (BSU) 7-6(5), 6-7(2), 7-5
No. 5: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) d. Flipp Pogostkin (BSU) 7-5, 6-4
No. 6: Jason Zafiros (FSU) d. Scott Sears (BSU) 6-3, 6-4
Men's Tennis Falls to Georgia in NCAA Second Round.
The Seminoles wrap up the season with a record of 19-10.
ATHENS, GA - The Florida State men's tennis team's season came to an end on Sunday at Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Courts, as the Seminoles dropped a hard-fought match to national No. 2-seed Georgia, 4-1, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Florida State caps the season with a record of 19-10.
"We were a very young team this year, but we showed a lot of improvement," Florida State head coach Dwayne Hultquist said. "We played three freshmen every day and they certainly improved. Our older players also showed improvement from previous seasons, increasing their win-loss percentages. This was a very deep team that had eight guys contribute day-in and day-out.
"We played great down the stretch of the season and I think we can build on that for next year. We showed a lot of heart on Saturday by coming back to win that first round match against Boise State."
The Seminoles began Sunday's match strong by taking the doubles point from the Bulldogs. Dominic Cotrone and Anderson Reed combined to defeat Georgia's Wil Spencer and KU Singh, 8-3, on court three, while Jordan Kelly-Houston and Blake Davis downed the Dawgs' top tandem of Hernus Pieters and Sadio Doumbia, 8-4, on court one.
It was just the sixth time Georgia had dropped the initial point all season.
"We played exceptional doubles today," Hultquist said. "I'm very proud of the way we competed at the start of the match. That's the best doubles we played all year, and probably the best matches by Blake and Jordan and Dominic and Anderson all season."
Florida State couldn't match its doubles success during singles play, however.
Playing on Georgia's four-court indoor facility, FSU's No. 1 through No. 4 players competed first, with Nos. 5 and 6 stepping in after the conclusion of those first matches.
Davis was downed in straight sets by Singh, the nation's No. 19-ranked player, 6-1, 6-2, on court two.
That was the same fate suffered by Andres Bucaro on court three and Benjamin Lock on court four. Bucaro lost to Doumbia, ranked No. 34, 6-0, 6-4.
Lock, the hero of Saturday's comeback win over Boise State, couldn't channel the same magic that enabled him to clinch the Seminoles' first round win. He dropped a two-set match to No. 52 Ignacio Taboada, 6-4, 6-4.
The only three-set match of the day came between FSU's Kelly-Houston and Georgia's Spencer, ranked No. 11. Kelly-Houston took the first set, 6-4, but dropped the final two sets, 6-4, 6-0.
Playing at No. 5, Cristian Gonzalez Mendez's match to Nathan Pasha was stopped with Pasha leading 5-4 in the first set. Jason Zafiros' match with Pieters on court six ended with Pieters leading 1-0 in the second set after capturing the first set, 6-1.
No. 3 Georgia 4, No. 33 Florida State 1
Doubles
No. 1: #54 Blake Davis/Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) d. Sadio Doumbia/Hernus Pieters (UGa) 8-4
No. 2: #41 Nathan Pasha/Ignacio Taboada (UGa) d. Andres Bucaro/Benjamin Lock (FSU) 8-4
No. 3: Dominic Cotrone/Anderson Reed (FSU) d. Ku Singh (UGa) 8-3
Singles
No. 1: #11 Wil Spencer (UGa) d. Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
No. 2: #19 KU Singh (UGa) d. Blake Davis (FSU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 3: #32 Sadio Doumbia (UGa) d. Andres Bucaro (FSU) 6-0, 6-4
No. 4: #52 Ignacio Taboada (UGa) d. Benjamin Lock (FSU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 5: Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (FSU) vs. Nathan Pasha (UGa) 4-5 dnf
No. 6: Jason Zafiros (FSU) vs. #60 Hernus Pieters (UGa) 1-6, 0-1 dnf