2018 Men's Tennis - Year In Review
Dwayne Hultquist, Head Coach
Ryler DeHeart, Associate Head Coach
Tassilo Schmid, Volunteer Assistant
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2018 Men's Tennis - Year In Review | |
| Coaching Staff Dwayne Hultquist, Head Coach Ryler DeHeart, Associate Head Coach Tassilo Schmid, Volunteer Assistant Click here to see individual mug shots |
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2018 Roster - By Name
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R Name Hgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* Sebastian Arcila 5-8 Fr Trujillo Alto, P.R. (Ogburn Online)
* Rana Roop Bhullar 6-1 So * Oslo, Norway (Norges Toppidrettsgymnas)
* Aziz Dougaz 6-2 Jr ** La Marsa, Tunisia (Lycee Gustave Flaubert)
* Jose Gracia 6-7 Sr-R *** Delray Beach (Florida Virtual School)
* Guy Iradukunda 6-3 Sr * Gitega, Burundi (Seminole State College (Ok))
* Alex Knaff 6-5 So * Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (Sportlycee)
* Lucas Poullain 5-8 Sr-R * Nantes, France (University of Nantes)
* Terrance Whitehurst 6-4 Sr *** Tallahassee (Florida Virtual School)
* Terrell Whitehurst 6-2 Sr *** Tallahassee (Florida Virtual School)
* Chase Wood 5-10 Fr Knoxville, Tenn. (Ogburn Online)
2018 Conference Awards
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Aziz Dougaz Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Dwayne Hultquist Atlantic Coast Conference - Coach of the Year
Guy Iradukunda Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Lucas Poullain Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
All-Conference - 4
2018 Schedule and Results
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| Crimson Tide 4-in-the-Fall September 22-24, 2017, Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
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| All-American Qualifying September 30-October 3, 2017, Tulsa, Okla. |
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| Bedford Cup October 5-7, 2017 |
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| All-American October 5-8, 2017, Tulsa, Okla. |
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| ITA SE Regional Championship October 13-17, 2017, Atlanta, Ga. |
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| ITA National Fall Championship November 1-5, 2017, Indian Wells, Calif. |
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| Hawaii | |||||
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| Texas Tech Honolulu, Hawaii |
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| Louisiana-Lafayette FSU Spring Invitational |
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| Georgia State FSU Spring Invitational |
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| Furman FSU Spring Invitational |
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| Florida Gulf Coast | |||||
| East Tennessee State | |||||
| Purdue ITA Kickoff Weekend, Waco, Tex. |
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| Baylor ITA Kick-off Weekend |
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| Florida Lake Nona, Fla. |
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| Florida A&M | |||||
| Citadel | |||||
| New Orleans | |||||
| Liberty | |||||
| Clemson Athens, Ga. |
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| Miami Lake Nona, Fla. |
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| Duke | |||||
| Duke ACC, Cary, NC, Cary, N.C. |
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| North Carolina ACC, Cary, N.C. |
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| Alabama State NCAA |
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| Alabama NCAA |
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| NCAA Singles & Doubles May 23-28, 2018, Winston-Salem, N.C. |
EOY StatsRef Overall Home Away Neutral ------------------------------------------------ FSU record is 28- 5 16- 2 6- 2 6- 1 vs ACC 10- 2 5- 1 3- 1 2- 0
2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Results 1t Wake Forest 11- 1 31- 2 1t North Carolina 11- 1 24- 6 3 Florida State 10- 2 28- 5 4t Virginia Tech 7- 5 17- 8 4t Notre Dame 7- 5 19-14 6t North Carolina State 6- 6 17- 9 6t Duke 6- 6 16-14 8t Louisville 5- 7 15-11 8t Virginia 5- 7 14-13 10 Miami 4- 8 15-13 11 Clemson 3- 9 9-13 12 Georgia Tech 2-10 8-17 13 Boston College 1-11 6-16
2018 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, Cary, NC Date Score Comments ========== ================================================== ================================== 04/25/2018 (12)Georgia Tech 4, (13)Boston College 0 Round 1 04/26/2018 (12)Georgia Tech 4, (5)Virginia Tech 3 Round 2 04/26/2018 (9)Virginia 4, (8)Louisville 1 Round 2 04/26/2018 (7)North Carolina State 4, (10)Miami 0 Round 2 04/26/2018 (6)Duke 4, (11)Clemson 2 Round 2 04/27/2018 (1)Wake Forest 4, (9)Virginia 1 Round 3 04/27/2018 (4)Notre Dame 4, (12)Georgia Tech 1 Round 3 04/27/2018 (2)North Carolina 4, (7)North Carolina State 0 Round 3 04/27/2018 (3)Florida State 4, (6)Duke 1 Round 3 04/28/2018 (1)Wake Forest 4, (4)Notre Dame 0 Round 4 04/28/2018 (2)North Carolina 4, (3)Florida State 0 Round 4 04/29/2018 (1)Wake Forest 4, (2)North Carolina 0 Round 5
Individual Results Highest vs 3 Fall/Spring Name Rank Rank ACC Sets Tournaments 1 2 3 4 5 6 NCAA Total ------------------------- ------- ----- ----- ----- ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Sebastian Arcila 2-0 3-0 5-0 Rana Roop Bhullar 0-1 3-1 3-2 5-4 2-0 2-0 6-3 15-7 Aziz Dougaz 25 5-6 6-4 5-2 14-5 5-1 19-6 Jose Gracia 0-3 7-2 2-4 5-5 1-1 10-5 1-0 17-11 Guy Iradukunda 8 7-8 4-6 6-5 7-4 7-2 8-4 3-0 0-1 25-11 Alex Knaff 59 1-2 8-1 6-2 7-5 1-0 3-0 8-3 19-8 Lucas Poullain 24 6-2 10-0 7-2 5-3 7-0 17-1 1-1 30-5 Terrance Whitehurst 1-1 3-4 1-1 4-5 Terrell Whitehurst 1-0 2-2 6-4 2-0 1-0 2-0 11-4 Chase Wood 0-1 7-2 6-1 7-4 1-0 1-0 6-2 5-2 20-8 Totals 45-33 21-7 21-5 24-2 16-5 20-5 17-6 1-2 165-65
Doubles Results Highest vs Tie Fall/Spring Name Rank Rank ACC Break Tournaments 1 2 3 NCAA Total --------------------------------------------- ------- ----- ----- ----- ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Sebastian Arcila/Alex Knaff 1-0 1-0 2-0 Sebastian Arcila/Chase Wood 2-0 2-0 Rana Roop Bhullar/Chase Wood 0-1 1-0 1-1 Aziz Dougaz/Guy Iradukunda 35 1-3 1-6 0-1 5-6 3-1 8-7 Aziz Dougaz/Alex Knaff 1-0 1-0 Aziz Dougaz/Lucas Poullain 1-1 1-1 2-1 1-2 3-3 Jose Gracia/Alex Knaff 1-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 Jose Gracia/Lucas Poullain 8 3-5 2-2 0-1 4-2 2-4 4-3 10-9 Jose Gracia/Terrance Whitehurst 2-0 1-0 1-1 2-1 Jose Gracia/Terrell Whitehurst 1-1 1-0 1-1 2-1 Jose Gracia/Chase Wood 3-0 3-0 Guy Iradukunda/Alex Knaff 20 1-3 0-2 1-0 2-1 2-4 2-1 6-6 Alex Knaff/Chase Wood 2-1 2-1 Lucas Poullain/Terrell Whitehurst 1-1 1-1 1-1 Lucas Poullain/Chase Wood 1-1 1-1 1-1 Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst 41 2-0 1-4 1-0 3-3 1-0 10-6 14-9 Totals 14-8 11-15 18-7 18-10 61-40
Sebastian Arcila
Singles Opp
Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf
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01/06/2018 6 Tristan Martin Hawaii W 6-3, 6-4 1-0 1-0
01/13/2018 4 Vlad Kramarou Louisiana-Lafayette dnf 7-6(6), 3-6 dnf 1-0 1-0
02/10/2018 5 Alex Mosehle Lebelo Florida A&M W 6-3, 6-0 2-0 2-0
02/24/2018 5 Giacomo Adoncecchi New Orleans W 6-1, 6-2 3-0 3-0
02/24/2018 6 Samuel Brown Liberty W 6-1, 6-0 4-0 4-0
03/12/2018 6 Felipe Galvao Pepperdine W 6-4, 6-1 5-0 5-0
Rana Roop Bhullar
Singles Opp
Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf
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09/30/2017 T Andre Russo Texas-Arlington W 6-3, 6-2 1-0
09/30/2017 T Mason Dragos Butler W 6-1, 6-4 2-0
10/01/2017 T Guillermo Cabrera Notre Dame W 6-2, 7-6() 3-0
10/01/2017 T Luis Diaz Middle Tennessee St W 6-0, 6-1 4-0
10/02/2017 83 T Felix Corwin Minnesota L 6-3, 6-4 4-1
10/03/2017 T Zeke Clark Texas L 6-0, 6-3 4-2
10/14/2017 T Ezekiel Cerrini Florida Gulf Coast L 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 7-6(7) 4-3
10/15/2017 T Federico Nani Florida A&M W 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 5-3
10/15/2017 T Andy Andrade Florida L 6-4, 6-0 5-4
01/05/2018 6 Tristin Martins Hawaii W 6-4, 7-6() 6-4 1-0
01/08/2018 6 Jackson Cobb Texas Tech W 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 7-4 2-0
01/13/2018 6 Kevin Huynh Georgia State dnf 6-7(9), 1-0 dnf 7-4 2-0
01/20/2018 6 David Gonzalez East Tennessee State W 6-0, 6-2 8-4 3-0
02/03/2018 6 McClain Kessler Florida L 6-2, 7-5 8-5 3-1
02/10/2018 3 Samer Hema Hasona Florida A&M W 6-1, 6-1 9-5 4-1
02/10/2018 5 Will Graham Citadel W 6-3, 6-2 10-5 5-1
02/24/2018 3 Johannes Klein New Orleans W 6-1, 6-2 11-5 6-1
02/24/2018 5 Max Borcuti Liberty W 6-0, 6-3 12-5 7-1
03/12/2018 5 Max Mendelsohn Pepperdine dnf 4-6, 6-1, 1-2 dnf 12-5 7-1
03/30/2018 6 Clement Filho Louisville W 7-5, 6-3 13-5 8-1 1-0
04/08/2018 6 Spencer Bozsik Virginia W 6-3, 6-4 14-5 9-1 2-0
04/12/2018 6 Sean Mullins Boston College W 3-6, 6-1, 1-0(8) 15-5 10-1 3-0
04/15/2018 6 Grayson Broadus Notre Dame L 7-6(4), 7-6(3) 15-6 10-2 3-1
05/11/2018 6 Andrej Trajkovski Alabama State dnf 6-1, 4-0 dnf 15-6 10-2
05/12/2018 6 Zhe Zhou Alabama L 6-0, 1-6, 6-3 15-7 10-3
Aziz Dougaz
Singles Opp
Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf
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01/05/2018 2 Felix Albert Hawaii W 6-1, 6-7(), 6-3 1-0 1-0
01/06/2018 1 Blaz Seric Hawaii W 3-6, 6-0, 7-6(3) 2-0 2-0
01/08/2018 1 Alex Sendegeya Texas Tech W 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 3-0 3-0
01/13/2018 2 Arthur Libaud Louisiana-Lafayette W 6-2, 6-3 4-0 4-0
01/13/2018 1 Andrei Andrukhou Georgia State W 6-3, 6-1 5-0 5-0
01/14/2018 1 Cameron Green Furman W 6-1, 6-3 6-0 6-0
01/20/2018 2 Mateo Ruiz Florida Gulf Coast W 6-3, 6-1 7-0 7-0
01/20/2018 1 Robert Herrera East Tennessee State W 6-3, 6-3 8-0 8-0
01/27/2018 1 Gergley Madarasz Purdue W 6-2, 6-4 9-0 9-0
01/28/2018 11 1 Johannes Schretter Baylor L 6-2, 6-1 9-1 9-1
02/24/2018 53 1 Sam Matheson Liberty dnf 6-2, 5-4 dnf 9-1 9-1
03/02/2018 2 Simon Baudry Clemson W 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 10-1 10-1 1-0
03/09/2018 87 99 1 Christian Langmo Miami dnf 6-4, 4-4 dnf 10-1 10-1 1-0
03/12/2018 87 1 Dane Esses Pepperdine W 6-3, 6-2 11-1 11-1
03/16/2018 87 1 Vinny Gillespie Drake W 7-6(5), 7-6(6) 12-1 12-1
03/18/2018 87 53 1 Carlos Divar Georgia Tech W 6-2, 6-1 13-1 13-1 2-0
03/23/2018 76 24 1 Alexis Galarneau North Carolina State W 7-5, 6-2 14-1 14-1 3-0
03/25/2018 76 7 2 Petros Chrysochos Wake Forest L 7-5, 6-1 14-2 14-2 3-1
03/30/2018 76 98 2 Parker Wynn Louisville W 6-0, 3-6, 6-1 15-2 15-2 4-1
04/06/2018 51 39 1 Mitch Harper Virginia Tech L 6-4, 7-6(4) 15-3 15-3 4-2
04/08/2018 51 35 1 Carl Soderlund Virginia L 6-7(4), 6-3, 1-0(6) 15-4 15-4 4-3
04/15/2018 67 36 1 Alex Lebedev Notre Dame W 7-5, 7-6(4) 16-4 16-4 5-3
04/20/2018 46 2 1 William Blumberg North Carolina L 6-1, 6-4 16-5 16-5 5-4
04/22/2018 46 11 1 Nicolas Alvarez Duke W 7-6(3), 7-5 17-5 17-5 6-4
04/27/2018 34 1 Nicolas Alvarez Duke W 7-6(), 6-1 18-5 18-5
04/28/2018 34 3 1 William Blumberg North Carolina L 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 18-6 18-6
05/11/2018 25 1 Carl-Louis Luckmann Alabama State W 6-0, 6-1 19-6 19-6
05/12/2018 25 10 1 Mazen Osama Alabama dnf 7-5, 5-7, 1-2 dnf 19-6 19-6
Jose Gracia
Singles Opp
Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf
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09/22/2017 T Daniel Rayl Notre Dame W 6-1, 6-2 1-0
09/22/2017 T Jan Pallares Memphis W 7-6(2), 6-3 2-0
09/23/2017 T Tim Reutzel Tulane L 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 2-1
09/24/2017 T Florian Broska Memphis L 6-2, 6-4 2-2
10/02/2017 T Ricky Hernandez Tong New Mexico L 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 2-3
10/14/2017 21 T Wayne Montgomery Georgia L 6-2, 7-6(2) 2-4
10/15/2017 T Pierre Luquet South Florida W 6-2, 6-2 3-4
10/16/2017 T Jordan Belga Florida W 7-6(4), 6-1 4-4
10/16/2017 T Alex Phillips Georgia W 6-2, 6-3 5-4
10/17/2017 T Andy Andrade Florida L 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 5-5
01/05/2018 4 Aleksa Lazarevic Hawaii W 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 6-5 1-0
01/06/2018 5 Fabian Woehrl Hawaii W 6-2, 6-2 7-5 2-0
01/08/2018 4 Ilgiz Valiev Texas Tech L 7-6(4), 6-4 7-6 2-1
01/13/2018 4 Sebastian Acuna Georgia State dnf 7-5, 1-2 dnf 7-6 2-1
01/14/2018 4 Drew Singerman Furman W 6-2, 6-4 8-6 3-1
01/20/2018 4 Javier Fernandez Florida Gulf Coast dnf 6-7(6), 3-0 dnf 8-6 3-1
01/20/2018 4 Frazier Rengifo East Tennessee State dnf 3-6, 6-3, 1-1 dnf 8-6 3-1
01/27/2018 4 Maksymillan Raupuk Purdue dnf 6-2, 5-2 dnf 8-6 3-1
01/28/2018 4 Jimmy Bendeck Baylor dnf 6-3, 4-6 dnf 8-6 3-1
02/03/2018 39 3 Duarte Vale Florida L 6-4, 6-3 8-7 3-2
03/02/2018 4 Yizhou Liu Clemson W 6-4, 7-6(4) 9-7 4-2 1-0
03/09/2018 4 Dane Dunlap Miami W 6-0, 6-0 10-7 5-2 2-0
03/12/2018 3 Brian Berdusco Pepperdine dnf 7-6(8), 2-2 dnf 10-7 5-2
03/16/2018 4 Ben Clark Drake W 6-4, 6-2 11-7 6-2
03/18/2018 4 Andrew Li Georgia Tech W 6-1, 6-4 12-7 7-2 3-0
03/23/2018 4 Ivan Savelijic North Carolina State dnf 6-4, 5-2 dnf 12-7 7-2 3-0
03/25/2018 4 Bar Botzer Wake Forest L 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 12-8 7-3 3-1
04/06/2018 4 Henrik Korsgaard Virginia Tech L 6-3, 6-3 12-9 7-4 3-2
04/08/2018 4 Kyrylo Tsygura Virginia W 6-7(4), 6-3, 1-0(7) 13-9 8-4 4-2
04/12/2018 3 Markus Norby Boston College W 6-4, 6-4 14-9 9-4 5-2
04/15/2018 4 Matt Gamble Notre Dame W 6-3, 6-4 15-9 10-4 6-2
04/20/2018 87 4 Robert Kelly North Carolina dnf 6-3, 4-4 dnf 15-9 10-4 6-2
04/22/2018 4 Robert Levine Duke W 7-6(7), 6-4 16-9 11-4 7-2
04/27/2018 4 Robert Levine Duke W 7-6(), 7-5 17-9 12-4
04/28/2018 87 4 Robert Kelly North Carolina L 7-5, 6-2 17-10 12-5
05/12/2018 4 Edson Ortiz Alabama L 6-3, 7-5 17-11 12-6
Guy Iradukunda
Singles Opp
Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf
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10/05/2017 47 22 T Harrison Scott Texas L 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-3 0-1
10/06/2017 47 40 T Johannes Schretter Baylor W 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 1-1
10/07/2017 47 21 T Wayne Montgomery Georgia W 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 2-1
10/07/2017 47 110 T Kyle Seelig Ohio State L 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 2-2
10/14/2017 47 T Alex Phillips Georgia W 6-4, 6-0 3-2
10/15/2017 47 T Michael Kay Georgia Tech W 6-4, 7-5 4-2
10/15/2017 47 T Oliver Crawford Florida W 1-6, 7-5, 7-5 5-2
10/16/2017 47 102 T Jan Zielinski Georgia L 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-3 5-3
11/01/2017 47 33 T Eduardo Mena Tennessee Tech W 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(5) 6-3
11/02/2017 47 73 T Jackie Tang Columbia W 6-4, 6-3 7-3
11/03/2017 47 30 T Emil Reinberg Georgia L 6-3, 6-1 7-4
01/05/2018 22 1 Blaz Seric Hawaii W 6-4, 6-3 8-4 1-0
01/06/2018 22 3 Lucas Labrunie Hawaii W 6-3, 6-3 9-4 2-0
01/08/2018 22 3 Artem Kapshuk Texas Tech W 7-5, 6-2 10-4 3-0
01/13/2018 22 1 Elio Lago Louisiana-Lafayette W 6-3, 6-4 11-4 4-0
01/13/2018 22 2 Quentin Coulaud Georgia State W 6-4, 6-2 12-4 5-0
01/14/2018 22 3 Ivan Mitric Furman W 6-3, 6-2 13-4 6-0
01/20/2018 22 1 Felipe Ramirez Florida Gulf Coast W 6-2, 6-2 14-4 7-0
01/20/2018 22 3 Sergi Fontcuberta East Tennessee State dnf 6-2, 4-6, 2-0 dnf 14-4 7-0
01/27/2018 22 2 Stephan Koenigsfest Purdue W 6-3, 6-3 15-4 8-0
01/28/2018 22 64 2 Bjoern Petersen Baylor W 6-2, 6-4 16-4 9-0
02/03/2018 22 7 1 Johannes Ingildsen Florida W 7-6(10), 6-3 17-4 10-0
02/10/2018 8 1 Nourelidin Adam Florida A&M dnf 6-4, 4-2 dnf 17-4 10-0
02/10/2018 8 1 Noah Nawabi Citadel W 6-4, 6-0 18-4 11-0
03/02/2018 12 64 1 Alex Favrot Clemson L 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(3) 18-5 11-1 0-1
03/09/2018 16 2 Adria Soriano Miami dnf 6-7(3), 4-3 dnf 18-5 11-1 0-1
03/16/2018 16 2 Tom Hands Drake W 7-6(6), 6-7(4), 1-0(6)19-5 12-1
03/18/2018 16 2 Phillip Gresk Georgia Tech W 6-1, 6-3 20-5 13-1 1-1
03/23/2018 18 2 Igor Savelijic North Carolina State dnf 3-6, 5-5 dnf 20-5 13-1 1-1
03/25/2018 18 29 1 Borna Gojo Wake Forest W 2-6, 7-6(3), 6-2 21-5 14-1 2-1
03/30/2018 18 1 Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff
Louisville L 6-1, 6-3 21-6 14-2 2-2
04/06/2018 18 2 Jason Kros Virginia Tech W 6-3, 6-2 22-6 15-2 3-2
04/08/2018 18 33 2 Aswin Lizen Virginia L 6-4, 7-6(6) 22-7 15-3 3-3
04/12/2018 20 1 Derek Austin Boston College W 6-4, 6-4 23-7 16-3 4-3
04/15/2018 20 2 Richard Ciamarra Notre Dame L 6-3, 7-6(2) 23-8 16-4 4-4
04/20/2018 31 38 2 Benjamin Sigouin North Carolina L 6-2, 6-3 23-9 16-5 4-5
04/22/2018 31 2 Nick Stachowiak Duke L 7-5, 7-5 23-10 16-6 4-6
04/27/2018 41 116 2 Nick Stachowiak Duke dnf 6-7(), 6-3, 0-1 dnf 23-10 16-6
04/28/2018 41 30 2 Benjamin Sigouin North Carolina dnf 2-6, 7-5, 3-3 dnf 23-10 16-6
05/11/2018 44 2 Tomas Fernandez Alabama State W 6-0, 6-2 24-10 17-6
05/12/2018 44 2 Patrick Kaukovalta Alabama W 6-0, 7-6(4) 25-10 18-6
05/23/2018 44 11 N Brandon Holt Southern California L 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 25-11
Alex Knaff
Singles Opp
Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf
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09/30/2017 T Luke Hammond Oklahoma State L 6-3, 7-5 0-1
10/01/2017 T Ben Vandixhorn Northwestern L 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 0-2
10/05/2017 T Enrique Paya Central Florida W 6-2, 6-2 1-2
10/05/2017 T Adriano Soriano South Florida W 6-3, 6-2 2-2
10/06/2017 T Malik Bhatnager Stetson L 6-3, 1-6, 1-0(9) 2-3
10/14/2017 T Lasse Muscheites North Florida W 7-6(3), 6-2 3-3
10/15/2017 88 T McClain Kessler Florida W 4-6, 7-6(17), 6-2 4-3
10/15/2017 T Fermin Calvo Kennesaw State W 6-1, 6-0 5-3
10/16/2017 T Grayson Goldin South Florida W 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 6-3
10/16/2017 101 T Walker Duncan Georgia L 6-3, 7-6(3) 6-4
11/01/2017 T Henry Patten UNC-Asheville W 6-3, 6-1 7-4
11/02/2017 10 T Scander Mansouri Wake Forest L 6-3, 7-5 7-5
01/27/2018 59 5 Athell Bennett Purdue dnf 6-1, 5-5 dnf 7-5 0-0
01/28/2018 59 5 Will Little Baylor L 6-2, 6-1 7-6 0-1
02/03/2018 59 4 Andy Andrade Florida W 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 8-6 1-1
02/10/2018 106 2 Federico Nani Florida A&M dnf 4-6, 2-1 dnf 8-6 1-1
02/10/2018 106 2 Matthew Henson Citadel W 6-2, 6-0 9-6 2-1
02/24/2018 93 2 Alexis Guedy New Orleans dnf 6-4, 2-4 dnf 9-6 2-1
02/24/2018 3 Vince Salas Liberty dnf 7-5, 2-0 dnf 9-6 2-1
03/02/2018 93 5 Carlos Kelaidis Clemson W 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-2 10-6 3-1 1-0
03/09/2018 5 Tatsuki Shimamoto Miami W 6-2, 6-4 11-6 4-1 2-0
03/12/2018 4 Yusuf Khamis Pepperdine dnf 1-6, 6-1, 2-1 dnf 11-6 4-1
03/16/2018 5 Finely Hall Drake W 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 12-6 5-1
03/18/2018 5 Michael Kay Georgia Tech L 7-6(5), 6-2 12-7 5-2 2-1
03/23/2018 5 Georgiy Malyshev North Carolina State W 6-2, 6-2 13-7 6-2 3-1
03/25/2018 5 Alan Gadjiev Wake Forest W 7-5, 6-3 14-7 7-2 4-1
03/30/2018 4 Federico Gomez Louisville W 6-0, 4-6, 7-6(2) 15-7 8-2 5-1
04/12/2018 4 Kent Mukai Boston College W 6-0, 6-0 16-7 9-2 6-1
04/15/2018 5 Tristan McCormick Notre Dame W 6-3, 6-4 17-7 10-2 7-1
04/20/2018 5 Blaine Boyden North Carolina W 6-2, 6-2 18-7 11-2 8-1
04/22/2018 5 Spencer Furman Duke dnf 7-6(5), 6-4 dnf 18-7 11-2 8-1
04/27/2018 5 Spencer Furman Duke W 6-0, 6-1 19-7 12-2
04/28/2018 5 Blaine Boyden North Carolina dnf 6-4, 2-6, 4-2 dnf 19-7 12-2
05/11/2018 4 Chris Andre Alabama State dnf 6-2, 1-1 dnf 19-7 12-2
05/12/2018 5 Alexey Nesterov Alabama L 6-2, 6-4 19-8 12-3
Lucas Poullain
Singles Opp
Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf
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10/05/2017 50 48 T Robert Kelly North Carolina W 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(6) 1-0
10/06/2017 50 80 T Dan Little Utah W 6-3, 6-7(1), 6-4 2-0
10/07/2017 50 3 T Petros Chrysochos Wake Forest L 6-2, 6-3 2-1
10/14/2017 50 T Chris Yun Georgia Tech W 6-4, 6-7(4), 7-5 3-1
10/15/2017 50 T Bojan Jankulovski Miami L 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-2 3-2
11/01/2017 50 T Ricky Hernandez Ton New Mexico W 6-0, 6-1 4-2
11/02/2017 50 11 T Brandon Holt Southern California W 6-3, 6-4 5-2
11/03/2017 50 T Kevin Konfederak Georgia Gwinnett Col L 6-0, 1-6, 7-5 5-3
01/05/2018 24 3 Lucas Labrunie Hawaii W 6-2, 6-3 6-3 1-0
01/06/2018 24 2 Felix Albert Hawaii W 6-3, 6-2 7-3 2-0
01/08/2018 24 2 Connor Curry Texas Tech W 6-3, 6-1 8-3 3-0
01/13/2018 24 3 Jaime Fraser Louisiana-Lafayette W 6-0, 6-0 9-3 4-0
01/13/2018 24 3 Jack MacFarlane Georgia State W 6-1, 6-1 10-3 5-0
01/14/2018 24 2 Jake Munns Furman dnf 6-0, 5-6 dnf 10-3 5-0
01/20/2018 24 3 Oliver Landert Florida Gulf Coast dnf 3-6, 5-2 dnf 10-3 5-0
01/20/2018 24 2 Juan Lugo East Tennessee State W 6-3, 6-4 11-3 6-0
01/27/2018 24 3 Javier Rodriguez Purdue W 6-1, 6-2 12-3 7-0
01/28/2018 24 3 Sven Lah Baylor L 6-4, 6-2 12-4 7-1
02/03/2018 24 2 Oliver Crawford Florida W 7-6(4), 7-6(5) 13-4 8-1
02/24/2018 53 1 Federico Boscarino New Orleans dnf 6-1, 6-5 dnf 13-4 8-1
02/24/2018 53 2 Chase Burton Liberty W 6-3, 6-1 14-4 9-1
03/02/2018 53 3 Sam Edwards Clemson W 6-3, 6-1 15-4 10-1 1-0
03/09/2018 56 3 Bojan Jankulovski Miami W 6-3, 6-2 16-4 11-1 2-0
03/12/2018 56 2 Lautaro Pane Pepperdine W 6-3, 6-4 17-4 12-1
03/16/2018 56 3 Barny Thorold Drake W 6-3, 7-6(1) 18-4 13-1
03/18/2018 56 3 Elijah Melendez Georgia Tech W 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 19-4 14-1 3-0
03/23/2018 61 3 Tadas Babelis North Carolina State W 6-1, 6-3 20-4 15-1 4-0
03/25/2018 61 30 3 Skander Mansouri Wake Forest W 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 21-4 16-1 5-0
03/30/2018 61 3 Nicolas Rouanet Louisville W 6-4, 4-6, 1-0(6) 22-4 17-1 6-0
04/06/2018 32 3 Alex Ribeiro Virginia Tech W 6-4, 6-2 23-4 18-1 7-0
04/08/2018 32 3 Matthew Lord Virginia W 7-5, 7-5 24-4 19-1 8-0
04/12/2018 34 2 Chris Grasel Boston College W 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 25-4 20-1 9-0
04/15/2018 34 3 Guillermo Cabrera Notre Dame W 7-6(5), 6-4 26-4 21-1 10-0
04/20/2018 41 3 Simon Soendergaard North Carolina dnf 6-0, 5-5 dnf 26-4 21-1 10-0
04/22/2018 41 100 3 Catalin Mateas Duke dnf 6-3, 6-7(6), 4-2 dnf 26-4 21-1 10-0
04/27/2018 43 104 3 Catalin Mateas Duke W 6-0, 6-0 27-4 22-1
04/28/2018 43 3 Simon Soendergaard North Carolina dnf 4-6, 6-6 dnf 27-4 22-1
05/11/2018 34 3 Alexis Collard Alabama State W 6-0, 6-2 28-4 23-1
05/12/2018 35 3 Thibault Cancel Alabama W 6-3, 6-4 29-4 24-1
05/23/2018 35 49 N Oliver Crawford Florida W 6-1, 6-1 30-4
05/24/2018 35 72 N Valentin Vacherot Texas A&M L 6-3, 6-4 30-5
Terrance Whitehurst
Singles Opp
Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf
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09/22/2017 T Vuk Budic Illinois W 6-4, 6-1 1-0
09/22/2017 T James Davis Oklahoma L 6-4, 6-4 1-1
09/23/2017 T Nathan Griffin Notre Dame W 6-3, 6-3 2-1
09/24/2017 T Mohamed Abdel-Aziz Rice W 3-6, 6-2, 2-0 retired 3-1
10/05/2017 T Javier Fernandez Florida Gulf Coast L 6-7(), 6-3, 1-0(5) 3-2
10/05/2017 T Karlyn Small Florida A&M dnf 4-3 Whitehurst injured 3-2
10/14/2017 T Danny Kerznerman Central Florida L 7-6(3), 6-4 3-3
10/15/2017 T Felipe Ramirez Florida Gulf Coast L 6-3, 6-2 3-4
01/13/2018 6 Dominik Koenig Louisiana-Lafayette dnf 6-4, 4-6, 3-0 dnf 3-4 0-0
02/10/2018 6 Rodney Sturgis Florida A&M W 6-1, 6-1 4-4 1-0
02/10/2018 6 Gavin Stewart Citadel L 6-3, 6-4 4-5 1-1
02/24/2018 6 Lorenza Camilli New Orleans dnf 6-3, 4-4 dnf 4-5 1-1
Terrell Whitehurst
Singles Opp
Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf
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09/22/2017 T Kai Lemke Memphis W 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 1-0
09/22/2017 T Ferran Calvo Oklahoma L 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 1-1
09/23/2017 T Eric Rutledge Rice W 6-4, 6-3 2-1
09/24/2017 T Jochen Bertsch Oklahoma W 6-4, 6-0 3-1
10/05/2017 T Ezequiel Cerrini Florida Gulf Coast W 6-2, 7-6(3) 4-1
10/05/2017 T Ignacio Garcia Florida Atlantic L 6-2, 6-1 4-2
10/06/2017 T Anotine Sanchez Stetson W 3-6, 6-2, 1-0(6) 5-2
10/14/2017 T Ignacio Garcia Florida Atlantic L 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 5-3
10/15/2017 T Till Winning North Florida W 6-2, 6-2 6-3
10/15/2017 T Stefan Madonia Florida L 6-4, 6-4 6-4
01/13/2018 5 Pearse Dolan Louisiana-Lafayette W 6-3, 7-5 7-4 1-0
01/14/2018 6 Daniel Vishnick Furman dnf 7-5, 1-0 dnf 7-4 1-0
01/20/2018 6 Nicolas Tibaudin Florida Gulf Coast W 6-2, 6-0 8-4 2-0
02/10/2018 4 Luis Barres Espinoza Florida A&M dnf 6-1, 4-1 dnf 8-4 2-0
02/10/2018 4 Jack Pyritz Citadel W 6-1, 6-2 9-4 3-0
02/24/2018 4 Nicolas Kramer New Orleans W 6-1, 6-3 10-4 4-0
04/06/2018 6 Freddy Mesmer Virginia Tech W 6-2, 6-2 11-4 5-0 1-0
Chase Wood
Singles Opp
Date Rank Rank Pos Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf
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09/22/2017 T Eric Rutledge Rice L 7-6(5), 6-2 0-1
09/22/2017 T Paul Gota Notre Dame L 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 0-2
09/23/2017 T Zhe Zhou Alabama W 6-3, 6-0 1-2
09/24/2017 T Oscar Janglin Rice L 6-3, 7-5 1-3
10/05/2017 T Nilo Duarte North Florida W 6-4, 6-2 2-3
10/05/2017 T Anthony Schohn Florida Atlantic W 6-0, 6-4 3-3
10/06/2017 T Daniel Kerznerman Central Florida W 6-4, 2-2 retired (inj) 4-3
10/06/2017 T Malik Bhatnagar Stetson W 3-6, 6-1, 1-0(6) 5-3
10/07/2017 T Mikjail Sokolovskiy Central Florida W 6-4, 6-7(), 1-0(6) 6-3
10/14/2017 T Loic Blanco Stetson W 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 7-3
10/15/2017 102 T Jan Zielinski Georgia L 6-3, 6-4 7-4
01/05/2018 5 Fabian Woehrl Hawaii W 6-3, 7-5 8-4 1-0
01/06/2018 4 Aleksa Lazarevic Hawaii W 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 9-4 2-0
01/08/2018 5 Matheus Leite Texas Tech W 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 10-4 3-0
01/13/2018 5 Giles Hussey Georgia State dnf 6-2, 5-1 dnf 10-4 3-0
01/14/2018 5 Jake Bhangdia Furman dnf 6-4, 4-0 dnf 10-4 3-0
01/20/2018 5 Austin Bates Florida Gulf Coast dnf 6-4, 4-1 dnf 10-4 3-0
01/20/2018 5 Tasei Miyamoto East Tennessee State W 6-1, 6-2 11-4 4-0
01/27/2018 6 Ali Mooraj Purdue dnf 6-4, 2-0 dnf 11-4 4-0
01/28/2018 6 Roy Smith Baylor dnf 2-6, 2-5 dnf 11-4 4-0
02/03/2018 5 Chase Perez-Blanco Florida L 6-3, 6-0 11-5 4-1
02/10/2018 3 Roy Hobson Citadel W 6-0, 6-1 12-5 5-1
02/24/2018 4 Diego Castano Liberty dnf 6-3, 3-0 dnf 12-5 5-1
03/02/2018 6 Marshall Dagostine Clemson W 6-2, 6-2 13-5 6-1 1-0
03/09/2018 6 Niclas Genovese Miami dnf 7-5, 3-2 dnf 13-5 6-1 1-0
03/16/2018 6 Ben Wood Drake W 6-2, 6-2 14-5 7-1
03/18/2018 6 Chris Yun Georgia Tech W 6-3, 6-3 15-5 8-1 2-0
03/23/2018 6 Robert Turzak North Carolina State dnf 6-3, 3-2 dnf 15-5 8-1 2-0
03/25/2018 6 Julian Zlobinsky Wake Forest W 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-4 16-5 9-1 3-0
03/30/2018 5 George Hedley Louisville W 6-3, 6-1 17-5 10-1 4-0
04/06/2018 5 Carlo Donato Virginia Tech L 6-1, 6-3 17-6 10-2 4-1
04/08/2018 5 Jefferson Dockter Virginia W 6-2, 6-0 18-6 11-2 5-1
04/12/2018 5 Max Palmer Boston College W 7-6(), 6-2 19-6 12-2 6-1
04/20/2018 6 Mac Kiger North Carolina L 6-3, 6-2 19-7 12-3 6-2
04/22/2018 6 Sean Sculley Duke W 6-4, 6-3 20-7 13-3 7-2
04/27/2018 6 Sean Sculley Duke dnf 6-4, 1-4 20-7 13-3
04/28/2018 6 Mac Kiger North Carolina L 6-2, 6-1 20-8 13-4
05/11/2018 5 Alejo Calvis Alabama State dnf 6-3, 1-0 dnf 20-8 13-4
Sebastian Arcila Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 02/10/2018 3 Chase Wood Samer Hema Hasona/Rodney Sturgis Florida A&M W 6-2 1-0 1-0 02/10/2018 3 Chase Wood Will Graham/Roy Hobson Citadel W 6-2 2-0 2-0 02/24/2018 2 Alex Knaff Alexis Guedy/Johannes Klein New Orleans W 6-2 3-0 3-0 02/24/2018 3 Alex Knaff Chase Burton/Sam Matheson Liberty W 6-2 4-0 4-0 Rana Roop Bhullar Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 10/14/2017 T Chase Wood Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst Florida State L 8-6 0-1 02/24/2018 3 Chase Wood Giacomo Adoncecchi/Lorenzo Camilli New Orleans W 6-1 1-1 1-0 Aziz Dougaz Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 01/05/2018 2 Guy Iradukunda Lucas Labrunie/Blaz Seric Hawaii W 6-4 1-0 1-0 01/06/2018 1 Guy Iradukunda Felix Albert/Fabian Woehrl Hawaii W 6-2 2-0 2-0 01/08/2018 2 Guy Iradukunda Connor Curry/Matheus Leite Texas Tech dnf dnf 2-0 2-0 01/13/2018 1 Guy Iradukunda Andrei Andrukhou/Quentin Coulaud Georgia State W 6-4 3-0 3-0 01/14/2018 2 Guy Iradukunda Cameron Green/Drew Singerman Furman W 6-2 4-0 4-0 01/20/2018 1 Guy Iradukunda Oliver Landert/Felipe Ramirez Florida Gulf Coast W 6-0 5-0 5-0 01/20/2018 2 Guy Iradukunda Robert Herrera/Tasei Miyamoto East Tennessee State W 6-4 6-0 6-0 01/27/2018 1 Guy Iradukunda Athell Bennett/Gergley Madarasz Purdue W 6-4 7-0 7-0 01/28/2018 2 1 Guy Iradukunda Will Little/Johannes Schretter Baylor L 6-1 7-1 7-1 02/24/2018 1 Lucas Poullain Diego Castano/Alex Poynter Liberty W 6-2 8-1 8-1 03/02/2018 35 2 Guy Iradukunda Sam Edwards/Yizhou Liu Clemson L 6-3 8-2 8-2 0-1 03/09/2018 74 1 Guy Iradukunda Dane Dunlap/Christian Langmo Miami dnf 4-3 dnf 8-2 8-2 0-1 03/12/2018 74 1 Guy Iradukunda Dane Esses/Lautaro Pane Pepperdine dnf 3-2 dnf 8-2 8-2 03/16/2018 2 Alex Knaff Finely Hall/Ben Wood Drake W 6-4 9-2 9-2 03/18/2018 74 13 1 Guy Iradukunda Carlos Divar/Michael Kay Georgia Tech L 6-4 9-3 9-3 0-2 03/23/2018 60 63 1 Guy Iradukunda Alexis Galarneau/Michael Ogden North Carolina State W 6-4 10-3 10-3 1-2 03/25/2018 60 1 Guy Iradukunda Ian Dempster/Skander Mansouri Wake Forest L 7-6(3) 10-4 10-4 1-3 03/30/2018 60 14 1 Guy Iradukunda ChristopherMorin-Kougoucheff/Parker Wynn Louisville L 6-4 10-5 10-5 1-4 04/06/2018 1 Guy Iradukunda Henrik Korsgaard/Alex Ribeiro Virginia Tech dnf 4-5 dnf 10-5 10-5 1-4 04/08/2018 1 Guy Iradukunda Matthew Lord/Carl Soderlund Virginia L 7-5 10-6 10-6 1-5 04/15/2018 86 1 Guy Iradukunda Brendon Kempin/Tristan McCormick Notre Dame L 6-3 10-7 10-7 1-6 04/20/2018 1 1 Lucas Poullain William Blumberg/Robert Kelly North Carolina L 6-2 10-8 10-8 1-7 04/22/2018 87 2 Lucas Poullain Sean Sculley/Nick Stachowiak Duke W 7-5 11-8 11-8 2-7 04/27/2018 2 Lucas Poullain Sean Sculley/Nick Stachowiak Duke L 7-5 11-9 11-9 04/28/2018 2 Lucas Poullain Blaine Boyden/Benjamin Sigouin North Carolina L 6-2 11-10 11-10 05/11/2018 1 Lucas Poullain Alexis Collard/Andrej Trajkovski Alabama State W 6-1 12-10 12-10 05/12/2018 26 1 Lucas Poullain Edson Ortiz/Mazen Osama Alabama dnf 5-5 dnf 12-10 12-10 Jose Gracia Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/22/2017 T Chase Wood Chase Schupp/Grant Stuckey Alabama W 8-1 1-0 09/23/2017 T Chase Wood Ferran Calvo/James Davis Oklahoma W 8-6 2-0 09/23/2017 T Chase Wood Jan Pallares/Turner Voges Memphis W 8-6 3-0 10/06/2017 15 19 T Lucas Poullain Will Little/Johannes Schretter Baylor L 6-7(6), 7-6(3), 1-0(6) 3-1 10/06/2017 15 20 T Lucas Poullain Spencer Papa/Jake van Emburgh Oklahoma W 6-4, 6-4 4-1 10/07/2017 15 26 T Lucas Poullain Victor Pham/Jackie Tang Columbia dnf Columbia injured 4-1 10/08/2017 15 T Lucas Poullain Chema Carranza/Josef Dodridge Wisconsin W 6-4, 6-3 5-1 10/08/2017 15 29 T Lucas Poullain Christopher Kougoucheff/Parker Wynn Louisville W 6-3, 6-1 6-1 11/01/2017 15 T Lucas Poullain Benjamin Hannestad/Tim Ruehl Arizona State W 7-5, 6-1 7-1 11/02/2017 15 T Lucas Poullain Chem Carranza/Joe Dodridge Wisconsin L 6-1, 6-4 7-2 01/05/2018 8 1 Lucas Poullain Felix Albert/Fabian Woehrl Hawaii W 6-3 8-2 1-0 01/06/2018 8 2 Lucas Poullain Lucas Labrunie/Blaz Seric Hawaii W 6-1 9-2 2-0 01/08/2018 8 29 1 Lucas Poullain Jackson Cobb/Alex Sendegeya Texas Tech W 7-5 10-2 3-0 01/13/2018 8 56 2 Lucas Poullain Giles Hussey/Kevin Huynh Georgia State L 6-3 10-3 3-1 01/14/2018 8 1 Lucas Poullain Ivan Mitric/Jake Munns Furman dnf 3-4 dnf 10-3 3-1 01/20/2018 8 2 Lucas Poullain Felipe Escobar/Mateo Ruiz Florida Gulf Coast dnf 4-2 dnf 10-3 3-1 01/20/2018 8 37 1 Lucas Poullain Juan Lugo/Frazier Rengifo East Tennessee State L 7-5 10-4 3-2 01/27/2018 8 2 Lucas Poullain Stephan Koenigsfest/Javier Rodriguez Purdue dnf 4-5 dnf 10-4 3-2 01/28/2018 8 2 Lucas Poullain Jimmy Bendeck/Bjoern Petersen Baylor L 6-4 10-5 3-3 02/03/2018 8 1 1 Lucas Poullain Johannes Ingildsen/Alfredo Perez Florida L 6-2 10-6 3-4 03/02/2018 14 46 1 Lucas Poullain Simon Baudry/Alex Favrot Clemson L 7-5 10-7 3-5 0-1 03/09/2018 18 2 Lucas Poullain Bojan Jankulovski/Adria Soriano Miami W 6-2 11-7 4-5 1-1 03/12/2018 18 2 Lucas Poullain Yusuf Khamis/Max Mendelsohn Pepperdine W 6-1 12-7 5-5 03/16/2018 18 1 Lucas Poullain Vinny Gillespie/Barny Thorold Drake L 6-2 12-8 5-6 03/18/2018 18 2 Lucas Poullain Phillip Gresk/Andrew Li Georgia Tech W 6-2 13-8 6-6 2-1 03/23/2018 53 2 Alex Knaff Igor Saveljic/Ivan Saveljic North Carolina State W 6-2 14-8 7-6 3-1 03/25/2018 2 Alex Knaff Bar Botzer/Petros Chrysochos Wake Forest W 7-5 15-8 8-6 4-1 03/30/2018 2 Alex Knaff Federico Gomez/Brandon Lancaster Louisville W 6-1 16-8 9-6 5-1 04/06/2018 33 2 Lucas Poullain Carol Donato/Mitch Harper Virginia Tech L 6-1 16-9 9-7 5-2 04/08/2018 2 Terrell Whitehurst Aswin Lizen/Kyrylo Tsygura Virginia W 6-4 17-9 10-7 6-2 04/12/2018 2 Terrance Whitehurst Chris Grasel/Max Palmer Boston College W 6-0 18-9 11-7 7-2 04/15/2018 2 Alex Knaff Grayson Broadus/Richard Ciamarra Notre Dame dnf 4-4 dnf 18-9 11-7 7-2 04/20/2018 3 Terrell Whitehurst Mac Kiger/Simon Soendergaard North Carolina L 6-1 18-10 11-8 7-3 04/22/2018 3 Terrance Whitehurst Ryan Dickerson/Jason Lapidus Duke W 6-4 19-10 12-8 8-3 04/27/2018 3 Terrell Whitehurst Ryan Dickerson/Jason Lapidus Duke W 6-2 20-10 13-8 04/28/2018 3 Terrell Whitehurst Mac Kiger/Simon Soendergaard North Carolina dnf 3-4 dnf 20-10 13-8 05/11/2018 3 Terrance Whitehurst Chris Andre/Alejo Calvis Alabama State dnf 4-5 dnf 20-10 13-8 05/12/2018 3 Terrance Whitehurst Patrick Kaukovalta/Zhe Zhou Alabama L 6-3 20-11 13-9 Guy Iradukunda Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 10/14/2017 T Alex Knaff Giles Hussey/Kevin Huynh Georgia State W 8-1 1-0 10/15/2017 T Alex Knaff Carlos Divar/Michael Kay Georgia Tech W 8-7(3) 2-0 10/16/2017 2 T Alex Knaff Robert Loeb/Jan Zielinski Georgia L 8-6 2-1 01/05/2018 2 Aziz Dougaz Lucas Labrunie/Blaz Seric Hawaii W 6-4 3-1 1-0 01/06/2018 1 Aziz Dougaz Felix Albert/Fabian Woehrl Hawaii W 6-2 4-1 2-0 01/08/2018 2 Aziz Dougaz Connor Curry/Matheus Leite Texas Tech dnf dnf 4-1 2-0 01/13/2018 1 Aziz Dougaz Andrei Andrukhou/Quentin Coulaud Georgia State W 6-4 5-1 3-0 01/14/2018 2 Aziz Dougaz Cameron Green/Drew Singerman Furman W 6-2 6-1 4-0 01/20/2018 1 Aziz Dougaz Oliver Landert/Felipe Ramirez Florida Gulf Coast W 6-0 7-1 5-0 01/20/2018 2 Aziz Dougaz Robert Herrera/Tasei Miyamoto East Tennessee State W 6-4 8-1 6-0 01/27/2018 1 Aziz Dougaz Athell Bennett/Gergley Madarasz Purdue W 6-4 9-1 7-0 01/28/2018 2 1 Aziz Dougaz Will Little/Johannes Schretter Baylor L 6-1 9-2 7-1 02/03/2018 10 2 Alex Knaff McClain Kessler/Duarte Vale Florida W 6-4 10-2 8-1 02/10/2018 20 1 Alex Knaff Nourelidin Adam/Federico Nani Florida A&M W 6-3 11-2 9-1 02/10/2018 20 1 Alex Knaff Matthew Henson/Gavin Stewart Citadel W 6-0 12-2 10-1 03/02/2018 35 2 Aziz Dougaz Sam Edwards/Yizhou Liu Clemson L 6-3 12-3 10-2 0-1 03/09/2018 74 1 Aziz Dougaz Dane Dunlap/Christian Langmo Miami dnf 4-3 dnf 12-3 10-2 0-1 03/12/2018 74 1 Aziz Dougaz Dane Esses/Lautaro Pane Pepperdine dnf 3-2 dnf 12-3 10-2 03/18/2018 74 13 1 Aziz Dougaz Carlos Divar/Michael Kay Georgia Tech L 6-4 12-4 10-3 0-2 03/23/2018 60 63 1 Aziz Dougaz Alexis Galarneau/Michael Ogden North Carolina State W 6-4 13-4 11-3 1-2 03/25/2018 60 1 Aziz Dougaz Ian Dempster/Skander Mansouri Wake Forest L 7-6(3) 13-5 11-4 1-3 03/30/2018 60 14 1 Aziz Dougaz ChristopherMorin-Kougoucheff/Parker Wynn Louisville L 6-4 13-6 11-5 1-4 04/06/2018 1 Aziz Dougaz Henrik Korsgaard/Alex Ribeiro Virginia Tech dnf 4-5 dnf 13-6 11-5 1-4 04/08/2018 1 Aziz Dougaz Matthew Lord/Carl Soderlund Virginia L 7-5 13-7 11-6 1-5 04/12/2018 29 1 Alex Knaff Derek Austin/Sean Mullins Boston College L 7-5 13-8 11-7 1-6 04/15/2018 86 1 Aziz Dougaz Brendon Kempin/Tristan McCormick Notre Dame L 6-3 13-9 11-8 1-7 04/20/2018 48 2 Alex Knaff Blaine Boyden/Benjamin Sigouin North Carolina dnf 4-4 dnf 13-9 11-8 1-7 04/22/2018 48 1 Alex Knaff Nicolas Alvarez/Catalin Mateas Duke L 6-4 13-10 11-9 1-8 04/27/2018 62 39 1 Alex Knaff Nicolas Alvarez/Catalin Mateas Duke L 6-4 13-11 11-10 04/28/2018 62 1 1 Alex Knaff William Blumberg/Robert Kelly North Carolina L 6-2 13-12 11-11 05/11/2018 60 2 Alex Knaff Tomas Fernandez/Carl-Louis Luckmann Alabama State W 6-3 14-12 12-11 05/12/2018 60 2 Alex Knaff Thibault Cancel/Alexey Nesterov Alabama L 6-4 14-13 12-12 Alex Knaff Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 10/05/2017 T Chase Wood Malik Bhatnagar/Antoine Sanchez Stetson W 6-1 1-0 10/06/2017 T Chase Wood Vasyl Kiselyov/Enrique Paya Central Florida W 6-2 2-0 10/07/2017 T Chase Wood Bojan Jankulovski/Adriano Soriano Miami L 6-4 2-1 10/14/2017 T Guy Iradukunda Giles Hussey/Kevin Huynh Georgia State W 8-1 3-1 10/15/2017 T Guy Iradukunda Carlos Divar/Michael Kay Georgia Tech W 8-7(3) 4-1 10/16/2017 2 T Guy Iradukunda Robert Loeb/Jan Zielinski Georgia L 8-6 4-2 02/03/2018 10 2 Guy Iradukunda McClain Kessler/Duarte Vale Florida W 6-4 5-2 1-0 02/10/2018 20 1 Guy Iradukunda Nourelidin Adam/Federico Nani Florida A&M W 6-3 6-2 2-0 02/10/2018 20 1 Guy Iradukunda Matthew Henson/Gavin Stewart Citadel W 6-0 7-2 3-0 02/24/2018 2 Sebastian Arcila Alexis Guedy/Johannes Klein New Orleans W 6-2 8-2 4-0 02/24/2018 3 Sebastian Arcila Chase Burton/Sam Matheson Liberty W 6-2 9-2 5-0 03/16/2018 2 Aziz Dougaz Finely Hall/Ben Wood Drake W 6-4 10-2 6-0 03/23/2018 53 2 Jose Gracia Igor Saveljic/Ivan Saveljic North Carolina State W 6-2 11-2 7-0 1-0 03/25/2018 2 Jose Gracia Bar Botzer/Petros Chrysochos Wake Forest W 7-5 12-2 8-0 2-0 03/30/2018 2 Jose Gracia Federico Gomez/Brandon Lancaster Louisville W 6-1 13-2 9-0 3-0 04/12/2018 29 1 Guy Iradukunda Derek Austin/Sean Mullins Boston College L 7-5 13-3 9-1 3-1 04/15/2018 2 Jose Gracia Grayson Broadus/Richard Ciamarra Notre Dame dnf 4-4 dnf 13-3 9-1 3-1 04/20/2018 48 2 Guy Iradukunda Blaine Boyden/Benjamin Sigouin North Carolina dnf 4-4 dnf 13-3 9-1 3-1 04/22/2018 48 1 Guy Iradukunda Nicolas Alvarez/Catalin Mateas Duke L 6-4 13-4 9-2 3-2 04/27/2018 62 39 1 Guy Iradukunda Nicolas Alvarez/Catalin Mateas Duke L 6-4 13-5 9-3 04/28/2018 62 1 1 Guy Iradukunda William Blumberg/Robert Kelly North Carolina L 6-2 13-6 9-4 05/11/2018 60 2 Guy Iradukunda Tomas Fernandez/Carl-Louis Luckmann Alabama State W 6-3 14-6 10-4 05/12/2018 60 2 Guy Iradukunda Thibault Cancel/Alexey Nesterov Alabama L 6-4 14-7 10-5 Lucas Poullain Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 10/06/2017 15 19 T Jose Gracia Will Little/Johannes Schretter Baylor L 6-7(6), 7-6(3), 1-0(6) 0-1 10/06/2017 15 20 T Jose Gracia Spencer Papa/Jake van Emburgh Oklahoma W 6-4, 6-4 1-1 10/07/2017 15 26 T Jose Gracia Victor Pham/Jackie Tang Columbia dnf Columbia injured 1-1 10/08/2017 15 T Jose Gracia Chema Carranza/Josef Dodridge Wisconsin W 6-4, 6-3 2-1 10/08/2017 15 29 T Jose Gracia Christopher Kougoucheff/Parker Wynn Louisville W 6-3, 6-1 3-1 11/01/2017 15 T Jose Gracia Benjamin Hannestad/Tim Ruehl Arizona State W 7-5, 6-1 4-1 11/02/2017 15 T Jose Gracia Chem Carranza/Joe Dodridge Wisconsin L 6-1, 6-4 4-2 01/05/2018 8 1 Jose Gracia Felix Albert/Fabian Woehrl Hawaii W 6-3 5-2 1-0 01/06/2018 8 2 Jose Gracia Lucas Labrunie/Blaz Seric Hawaii W 6-1 6-2 2-0 01/08/2018 8 29 1 Jose Gracia Jackson Cobb/Alex Sendegeya Texas Tech W 7-5 7-2 3-0 01/13/2018 8 56 2 Jose Gracia Giles Hussey/Kevin Huynh Georgia State L 6-3 7-3 3-1 01/14/2018 8 1 Jose Gracia Ivan Mitric/Jake Munns Furman dnf 3-4 dnf 7-3 3-1 01/20/2018 8 2 Jose Gracia Felipe Escobar/Mateo Ruiz Florida Gulf Coast dnf 4-2 dnf 7-3 3-1 01/20/2018 8 37 1 Jose Gracia Juan Lugo/Frazier Rengifo East Tennessee State L 7-5 7-4 3-2 01/27/2018 8 2 Jose Gracia Stephan Koenigsfest/Javier Rodriguez Purdue dnf 4-5 dnf 7-4 3-2 01/28/2018 8 2 Jose Gracia Jimmy Bendeck/Bjoern Petersen Baylor L 6-4 7-5 3-3 02/03/2018 8 1 1 Jose Gracia Johannes Ingildsen/Alfredo Perez Florida L 6-2 7-6 3-4 02/24/2018 1 Aziz Dougaz Diego Castano/Alex Poynter Liberty W 6-2 8-6 4-4 03/02/2018 14 46 1 Jose Gracia Simon Baudry/Alex Favrot Clemson L 7-5 8-7 4-5 0-1 03/09/2018 18 2 Jose Gracia Bojan Jankulovski/Adria Soriano Miami W 6-2 9-7 5-5 1-1 03/12/2018 18 2 Jose Gracia Yusuf Khamis/Max Mendelsohn Pepperdine W 6-1 10-7 6-5 03/16/2018 18 1 Jose Gracia Vinny Gillespie/Barny Thorold Drake L 6-2 10-8 6-6 03/18/2018 18 2 Jose Gracia Phillip Gresk/Andrew Li Georgia Tech W 6-2 11-8 7-6 2-1 03/30/2018 3 Terrell Whitehurst George Hedley/Fredrik Moe Louisville W 7-5 12-8 8-6 3-1 04/06/2018 33 2 Jose Gracia Carol Donato/Mitch Harper Virginia Tech L 6-1 12-9 8-7 3-2 04/08/2018 3 Chase Wood Spencer Bozsik/Jefferson Dockter Virginia W 6-3 13-9 9-7 4-2 04/12/2018 3 Chase Wood Kent Mukai/Conor Mullins Boston College L 6-4 13-10 9-8 4-3 04/15/2018 3 Terrell Whitehurst Guillermo Cabrera/Alex Lebedev Notre Dame L 6-1 13-11 9-9 4-4 04/20/2018 1 1 Aziz Dougaz William Blumberg/Robert Kelly North Carolina L 6-2 13-12 9-10 4-5 04/22/2018 87 2 Aziz Dougaz Sean Sculley/Nick Stachowiak Duke W 7-5 14-12 10-10 5-5 04/27/2018 2 Aziz Dougaz Sean Sculley/Nick Stachowiak Duke L 7-5 14-13 10-11 04/28/2018 2 Aziz Dougaz Blaine Boyden/Benjamin Sigouin North Carolina L 6-2 14-14 10-12 05/11/2018 1 Aziz Dougaz Alexis Collard/Andrej Trajkovski Alabama State W 6-1 15-14 11-12 05/12/2018 26 1 Aziz Dougaz Edson Ortiz/Mazen Osama Alabama dnf 5-5 dnf 15-14 11-12 Terrance Whitehurst Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/22/2017 T Terrell Whitehurst Jochen Bertsch/Jake Van Emburgh Oklahoma W 8-5 1-0 09/23/2017 T Terrell Whitehurst Florian Broska/Trevor Foshey Mississippi State L 8-4 1-1 10/05/2017 T Terrell Whitehurst Remi Chancerel/Thomas Guy Florida Atlantic L 6-4 1-2 10/14/2017 T Terrell Whitehurst Austin Bates/Ezequiel Cerrini Florida Gulf Coast W 8-2 2-2 10/14/2017 T Terrell Whitehurst Rana Roop Bhullar/Chase Wood Florida State W 8-6 3-2 10/15/2017 T Terrell Whitehurst Oliver Crawford/Chase Perez-Blanco Florida L 8-5 3-3 01/05/2018 3 Terrell Whitehurst Eric Kenneth/Aleksa Lazarevic Hawaii W 6-3 4-3 1-0 01/06/2018 3 Terrell Whitehurst Eric Kenneth/Aleksa Lazarevic Hawaii W 6-2 5-3 2-0 01/08/2018 3 Terrell Whitehurst Artem Kapshuk/Ilgiz Valiev Texas Tech W 6-3 6-3 3-0 01/13/2018 3 Terrell Whitehurst Sebastian Acuna/Jack MacFarlane Georgia State W 6-3 7-3 4-0 01/14/2018 3 Terrell Whitehurst Jake Bhangdia/Alex Steryous Furman W 6-1 8-3 5-0 01/20/2018 3 Terrell Whitehurst Austin Bates/Javier Fernandez Florida Gulf Coast W 6-0 9-3 6-0 01/20/2018 3 Terrell Whitehurst Miguel Este/Sergi Fontcuberta East Tennessee State L 6-2 9-4 6-1 01/27/2018 59 3 Terrell Whitehurst Renan Hanayama/Ali Mooraj Purdue W 6-2 10-4 7-1 01/28/2018 40 3 Terrell Whitehurst Sven Lah/Roy Smith Baylor dnf 3-5 dnf 10-4 7-1 02/03/2018 11 3 Terrell Whitehurst Oliver Crawford/Chase Perez-Blanco Florida W 7-6(3) 11-4 8-1 02/10/2018 41 2 Terrell Whitehurst Jermaine Le Grand/Alex Mosehle Lebelo Florida A&M dnf 4-2 dnf 11-4 8-1 02/10/2018 41 2 Terrell Whitehurst Trey Davis/Noah Nawabi Citadel W 6-3 12-4 9-1 02/24/2018 52 1 Terrell Whitehurst Federico Boscarino/Nicolas Kramer New Orleans dnf 5-1 dnf 12-4 9-1 02/24/2018 52 2 Terrell Whitehurst Eddie Gutierrez/Vince Salas Liberty dnf 3-4 dnf 12-4 9-1 03/02/2018 52 3 Terrell Whitehurst Marshall Dagostine/Carlos Kelaidis Clemson dnf 5-5 dnf 12-4 9-1 0-0 03/09/2018 44 3 Terrell Whitehurst Pablo Aycart/Nile Clark Miami W 6-2 13-4 10-1 1-0 03/12/2018 44 3 Terrell Whitehurst Brian Berdusco/Scotland Garapedian Pepperdine W 6-1 14-4 11-1 03/16/2018 44 3 Terrell Whitehurst Ben Clark/Tom Hands Drake L 7-5 14-5 11-2 03/18/2018 44 3 Terrell Whitehurst Elijah Melendez/Chris Yun Georgia Tech L 6-3 14-6 11-3 1-1 03/23/2018 69 3 Terrell Whitehurst Tadas Babelis/Georgiy Malyshev North Carolina State L 6-4 14-7 11-4 1-2 03/25/2018 69 3 Terrell Whitehurst Alan Gadjiev/Borna Gojo Wake Forest L 6-3 14-8 11-5 1-3 04/06/2018 3 Terrell Whitehurst Abraham Asaba/Jason Kros Virginia Tech L 6-3 14-9 11-6 1-4 04/12/2018 2 Jose Gracia Chris Grasel/Max Palmer Boston College W 6-0 15-9 12-6 2-4 04/22/2018 3 Jose Gracia Ryan Dickerson/Jason Lapidus Duke W 6-4 16-9 13-6 3-4 05/11/2018 3 Jose Gracia Chris Andre/Alejo Calvis Alabama State dnf 4-5 dnf 16-9 13-6 05/12/2018 3 Jose Gracia Patrick Kaukovalta/Zhe Zhou Alabama L 6-3 16-10 13-7 Terrell Whitehurst Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/22/2017 T Terrance Whitehurst Jochen Bertsch/Jake Van Emburgh Oklahoma W 8-5 1-0 09/23/2017 T Terrance Whitehurst Florian Broska/Trevor Foshey Mississippi State L 8-4 1-1 10/05/2017 T Terrance Whitehurst Remi Chancerel/Thomas Guy Florida Atlantic L 6-4 1-2 10/14/2017 T Terrance Whitehurst Austin Bates/Ezequiel Cerrini Florida Gulf Coast W 8-2 2-2 10/14/2017 T Terrance Whitehurst Rana Roop Bhullar/Chase Wood Florida State W 8-6 3-2 10/15/2017 T Terrance Whitehurst Oliver Crawford/Chase Perez-Blanco Florida L 8-5 3-3 01/05/2018 3 Terrance Whitehurst Eric Kenneth/Aleksa Lazarevic Hawaii W 6-3 4-3 1-0 01/06/2018 3 Terrance Whitehurst Eric Kenneth/Aleksa Lazarevic Hawaii W 6-2 5-3 2-0 01/08/2018 3 Terrance Whitehurst Artem Kapshuk/Ilgiz Valiev Texas Tech W 6-3 6-3 3-0 01/13/2018 3 Terrance Whitehurst Sebastian Acuna/Jack MacFarlane Georgia State W 6-3 7-3 4-0 01/14/2018 3 Terrance Whitehurst Jake Bhangdia/Alex Steryous Furman W 6-1 8-3 5-0 01/20/2018 3 Terrance Whitehurst Austin Bates/Javier Fernandez Florida Gulf Coast W 6-0 9-3 6-0 01/20/2018 3 Terrance Whitehurst Miguel Este/Sergi Fontcuberta East Tennessee State L 6-2 9-4 6-1 01/27/2018 59 3 Terrance Whitehurst Renan Hanayama/Ali Mooraj Purdue W 6-2 10-4 7-1 01/28/2018 40 3 Terrance Whitehurst Sven Lah/Roy Smith Baylor dnf 3-5 dnf 10-4 7-1 02/03/2018 11 3 Terrance Whitehurst Oliver Crawford/Chase Perez-Blanco Florida W 7-6(3) 11-4 8-1 02/10/2018 41 2 Terrance Whitehurst Jermaine Le Grand/Alex Mosehle Lebelo Florida A&M dnf 4-2 dnf 11-4 8-1 02/10/2018 41 2 Terrance Whitehurst Trey Davis/Noah Nawabi Citadel W 6-3 12-4 9-1 02/24/2018 52 1 Terrance Whitehurst Federico Boscarino/Nicolas Kramer New Orleans dnf 5-1 dnf 12-4 9-1 02/24/2018 52 2 Terrance Whitehurst Eddie Gutierrez/Vince Salas Liberty dnf 3-4 dnf 12-4 9-1 03/02/2018 52 3 Terrance Whitehurst Marshall Dagostine/Carlos Kelaidis Clemson dnf 5-5 dnf 12-4 9-1 0-0 03/09/2018 44 3 Terrance Whitehurst Pablo Aycart/Nile Clark Miami W 6-2 13-4 10-1 1-0 03/12/2018 44 3 Terrance Whitehurst Brian Berdusco/Scotland Garapedian Pepperdine W 6-1 14-4 11-1 03/16/2018 44 3 Terrance Whitehurst Ben Clark/Tom Hands Drake L 7-5 14-5 11-2 03/18/2018 44 3 Terrance Whitehurst Elijah Melendez/Chris Yun Georgia Tech L 6-3 14-6 11-3 1-1 03/23/2018 69 3 Terrance Whitehurst Tadas Babelis/Georgiy Malyshev North Carolina State L 6-4 14-7 11-4 1-2 03/25/2018 69 3 Terrance Whitehurst Alan Gadjiev/Borna Gojo Wake Forest L 6-3 14-8 11-5 1-3 03/30/2018 3 Lucas Poullain George Hedley/Fredrik Moe Louisville W 7-5 15-8 12-5 2-3 04/06/2018 3 Terrance Whitehurst Abraham Asaba/Jason Kros Virginia Tech L 6-3 15-9 12-6 2-4 04/08/2018 2 Jose Gracia Aswin Lizen/Kyrylo Tsygura Virginia W 6-4 16-9 13-6 3-4 04/15/2018 3 Lucas Poullain Guillermo Cabrera/Alex Lebedev Notre Dame L 6-1 16-10 13-7 3-5 04/20/2018 3 Jose Gracia Mac Kiger/Simon Soendergaard North Carolina L 6-1 16-11 13-8 3-6 04/27/2018 3 Jose Gracia Ryan Dickerson/Jason Lapidus Duke W 6-2 17-11 14-8 04/28/2018 3 Jose Gracia Mac Kiger/Simon Soendergaard North Carolina dnf 3-4 dnf 17-11 14-8 Chase Wood Doubles Opp Date Rank Rank Pos Partner Opponent School W-L Score Record Dual Conf ---------- ---- ---- --- ------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- --- -------------------- ------ ----- ----- 09/22/2017 T Jose Gracia Chase Schupp/Grant Stuckey Alabama W 8-1 1-0 09/23/2017 T Jose Gracia Ferran Calvo/James Davis Oklahoma W 8-6 2-0 09/23/2017 T Jose Gracia Jan Pallares/Turner Voges Memphis W 8-6 3-0 10/05/2017 T Alex Knaff Malik Bhatnagar/Antoine Sanchez Stetson W 6-1 4-0 10/06/2017 T Alex Knaff Vasyl Kiselyov/Enrique Paya Central Florida W 6-2 5-0 10/07/2017 T Alex Knaff Bojan Jankulovski/Adriano Soriano Miami L 6-4 5-1 10/14/2017 T Rana Roop Bhullar Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst Florida State L 8-6 5-2 02/10/2018 3 Sebastian Arcila Samer Hema Hasona/Rodney Sturgis Florida A&M W 6-2 6-2 1-0 02/10/2018 3 Sebastian Arcila Will Graham/Roy Hobson Citadel W 6-2 7-2 2-0 02/24/2018 3 Rana Roop Bhullar Giacomo Adoncecchi/Lorenzo Camilli New Orleans W 6-1 8-2 3-0 04/08/2018 3 Lucas Poullain Spencer Bozsik/Jefferson Dockter Virginia W 6-3 9-2 4-0 1-0 04/12/2018 3 Lucas Poullain Kent Mukai/Conor Mullins Boston College L 6-4 9-3 4-1 1-1
Noles Start 2017 Fall Season With a Bang at Crimson Tide Four-In-The-Fall.
Senior Jose Gracia started his season of strong winning both of his
singles and his doubles matches.
September 22, 2017
TUSCALOOSA, AL - The Florida State men's tennis team began their 2017 fall season Friday at the Crimson Tide Four-In-The-Fall event. Both doubles pairs advanced to in the winner's bracket, as well as redshirt senior Jose Gracia who advanced to the semifinals.
"I was very pleased overall with the team's performance here at Alabama," said associate coach Ryler DeHeart. "It was a very hot day and our guys showed some grit in the most important areas of preparation and effort. They all competed hard until the end today."
The duo of Gracia and freshman Chase Wood as well as seniors Terrance and Terrell Whitehurst both came out on top in the first round of doubles. Gracia and Wood dominated in their first match together as they took down the team of Grant Stuckey from Alabama and Chase Schupp of Tulane, 8-1.
"Jose (Gracia) went undefeated on the day and really helped his freshman partner, Chase, get his first official college win in doubles," said DeHeart.
The Whitehurst brothers fell behind 3-0 to Jochen Bertsch and Jake Van Emburgh of Oklahoma. The duo turned it around and came out on top, 8-5.
"It was good to see the Whitehurst twins storm back from a slow start to take a convincing win over a good Oklahoma team," said DeHeart.
The two Seminole pairs will continue on Saturday in the winner's bracket of the Crimson and Houndstooth doubles draws.
Gracia capitalized off of the momentum he had from his dominating doubles win and took it to the singles court. In a tough battle, he came out on top 6-1, 6-2. Terrance Whitehurst followed along as he too won his match in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1.
In Wood's first collegiate singles match he battled, but came up short to Eric Rutledge of rice, 7-6(5), 6-2. Terrell Whitehurst battled through a three set match against Kai Lemke of Memphis. Whitehurst took the first set 6-2 before losing the second by the same score of 6-2. He came back in the third set to win 6-4.
Gracia continued his winning ways in the second round. He was down 5-2 in the first set against Memphis's Jan Pallares, but quickly turned it around to win 7-6(2). In the second set he took down Pallares 6-3 to move on to the semifinals of the Houndstooth draw.
After cramping in his first match Wood came back to take the first set of his second match 6-3. He lost his second and third sets 6-4, 6-1.
Terrance Whitehurst jumped out to an early 4-1 lead in his second round match, but could not hold the lead as he lost the first set 6-4. The second set ended the same way with another 6-4 loss.
Terrell Whitehurst began his final match of the day with a 6-2 win in the first set over Ferran Calvo of Oklahoma. In the second set, Whitehurst fell 6-2. In his
final set of the day Whitehurst once again fell 6-2.
September 23, 2017
TUSCALOOSA, AL - The Florida State men's tennis team continue where they left on Friday, as redshirt senior Jose Gracia and freshman Chase Wood took home first place in the Houndstooth doubles bracket.
"I was pleased with how the team competed overall on another very hot day," said associate coach Ryler DeHeart.
Gracia and Wood defeated Pallares and Voges from Memphis 6-3, 6-0. This marked the fourth fall doubles tournament title for Gracia in his career, and the third doubles win and first championship for the freshman Wood.
"It is always a good day when you take a title, which Jose (Gracia) and Chase (Wood) did today in strong fashion," said DeHeart. "Jose has continued to be a dominant player especially in doubles for the Noles."
Seniors Terrance and Terrell Whitehurst lost a tough one in doubles to Broska and Foshey of Mississippi State 8-4, before withdrawing from their second doubles match.
In singles, the Noles were able to go 3-1 on the day. Wood continued the strong start to his career as he defeated Zhe Zhou of Alabama, 6-3, 6-0.
"Chase bounced back from a tough day yesterday to dominate his opponent today," said DeHeart.
Both Whitehurst brothers won their singles matches in straight sets. Terrance dominated Nathan Griffin of Notre Dame, 6-3, 6-3, and Terrell beat Eric Rutledge of Rice 6-4, 6-3.
"Terrance and Terrell lost a tough one in doubles this morning, both rebounded quickly earning straight set victories in singles," said
DeHeart. "Terrell has been making some big improvements in his tennis fitness and it has really showed this weekend."
September 24, 2017
TUSCALOOSA, AL - Florida State men's tennis wrapped up the final day of the Crimson Tide Four-In-The-Fall on Sunday with two more wins.
"Overall, I am pleased with the team's performance this weekend," said associate coach Ryler DeHeart. "They battled through some tough conditions and kept fighting until the end. It was a good test to see where our guys stand. Now we can continue to build and improve for the upcoming tournaments. It was a great event and a fun weekend."
With only singles play left all four Noles took the court in Tuscaloosa. Redshirt senior Jose Gracia lost to Florian Broska of Mississippi State 6-2, 6-4 and freshman Chase Wood wrapped up his first collegiate tournament with a 1-3 singles record and a doubles championship with partner Gracia.
Seniors twins, Terrance and Terrell Whitehurst, both finished off their tournament with wins. Terrell defeated Jochen Bertsch of Oklahoma in dominating fashion, 6-4, 6-0. He went 3-1 in singles over the weekend. Terrance earned a win against Mohamed Abel-Aziz of Rice after Abel-Aziz was forced to stop because of injury. Terrance went 3-1 in singles on the weekend as well.
09/22/2017
Doubles
Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) d. Jochen Bertsch/Jake Van Emburgh (OU) 8-5
Jose Gracia/Chase Wood (FSU) d. Chase Schupp/Grant Stuckey (UAl) 8-1
Singles
Jose Gracia (FSU) d. Daniel Rayl (ND) 6-1, 6-2
Eric Rutledge (RU) d. Chase Wood (FSU) 7-6(5), 6-2
Jose Gracia (FSU) d. Jan Pallares (Mem) 7-6(2), 6-3
Paul Gota (ND) d. Chase Wood (FSU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) d. Kai Lemke (Mem) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
Ferran Calvo (OU) d. Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
Terrance Whitehurst (FSU) d. Vuk Budic (Ill) 6-4, 6-1
James Davis (OU) d. Terrance Whitehurst (FSU) 6-4, 6-4
09/23/2017
Doubles
Florian Broska/Trevor Foshey (MsSt) d. Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) 8-4
Jose Gracia/Chase Wood (FSU) d. Ferran Calvo/James Davis (OU) 8-6
Jose Gracia/Chase Wood (FSU) d. Jan Pallares/Turner Voges (Mem) 8-6
Singles
Chase Wood (FSU) d. Zhe Zhou (UAl) 6-3, 6-0
Tim Reutzel (TU) d. Jose Gracia (FSU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) d. Eric Rutledge (RU) 6-4, 6-3
Terrance Whitehurst (FSU) d. Nathan Griffin (ND) 6-3, 6-3
09/24/2017
Singles
Florian Broska (Mem) d. Jose Gracia (FSU) 6-2, 6-4
Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) d. Jochen Bertsch (OU) 6-4, 6-0
Oscar Janglin (RU) d. Chase Wood (FSU) 6-3, 7-5
Terrance Whitehurst (FSU) d. Mohamed Abdel-Aziz (RU) 3-6, 6-2, 2-0 retired
Two Seminoles Finish Day One at ITA All-American Pre-Qualifying.
Sophomore Rana-Roop Singh Bhullar goes 2-0 on day one at pre-qualifying.
September 30, 2017
TULSA, OK - Sophomores Alex Knaff and Rana-Roop Singh Bhullar started play in the ITA All-American Pre-Qualifying on Saturday. Bhullar went 2-0, while Knaff lost his only match after a bye.
"It was a good day for Rana," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "He is in a draw with a lot of good tennis players. He started slow, but was able to come back and win seven straight games. He was patient and will play better the longer the weekend goes. Bhullar opened his day against Andre Russo of UT Arlington. Bhullar started off slow, down 3-2 in the first set. He won seven straight games to take the first set 6-3 and the second set 6-2.
"I got out to a rough start," said Bhullar. "It was the first time I had played in a while, but once I got warmed up I felt confident."
Bhullar won his second match of the day as well. He defeated Mason Dragos of Butler, 6-1, 6-4.
"It was a good match," said Bhullar. "It was tough conditions with a lot of wind, but I was able to finish strong."
Knaff took on Luke Hammond of Oklahoma State. Knaff fell behind early and could not make up ground falling, 6-3, 7-5.
Bhullar will need to win two matches tomorrow to
move on to qualifying. Knaff will have one consolation match.
October 1, 2017
TULSA, OK - Sophomore Rana-Roop Singh Bhullar continued play at the ITA All-American Pre-Qualifying on Sunday. Bhullar went 4-0 over two days to advance to qualifying.
"Rana is getting stronger as the tournament goes on," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "He played physical and did not let up at all today. He was very sharp all day."
Bhullar defeated Guillermo Cabrera of Notre Dame, 6-2, 7-6, in the round of 64 and Luis Diaz from MTSU in dominating fashion, 6-0, 6-1, in the round of 32 to make it to qualifying.
"I
played tough and physical today," said Bhullar. "I didn't let my opponent get in much and played very detailed."
October 2, 2017
TULSA, OK - Sophomore Rana-Roop Singh Bhullar and redshirt senior Jose Gracia began play in the ITA All-American Qualifying on Monday.
After going 4-0 in pre-qualifying and advancing to qualifying Bhullar lost in the first round to Felix Corwin of Minnesota, 6-3, 6-4.
Gracia took on Ricky Hernandez Tong of New Mexico in the round of 128. Gracia captured the first set 6-4 but lost the ensuing two sets, 6-1, 6-3.
"The guys both battled hard, but came up a little short," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I am looking forward to them battling again on Tuesday."
09/30/2017
Singles
Rana Roop Bhullar (FSU) d. Andre Russo (UTA) 6-3, 6-2
Rana Roop Bhullar (FSU) d. Mason Dragos (BU) 6-1, 6-4
Luke Hammond (OSU) d. Alex Knaff (FSU) 6-3, 7-5
10/01/2017
Singles
Rana Roop Bhullar (FSU) d. Guillermo Cabrera (ND) 6-2, 7-6()
Rana Roop Bhullar (FSU) d. Luis Diaz (MTSU) 6-0, 6-1
Ben Vandixhorn (NW) d. Alex Knaff (FSU) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
10/02/2017
Singles
#83 Felix Corwin (UMn) d. Rana Roop Bhullar (FSU) 6-3, 6-4
Ricky Hernandez Tong (UNM) d. Jose Gracia (FSU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
10/03/2017
Singles
Zeke Clark (UTx) d. Rana Roop Bhullar (FSU) 6-0, 6-3
Poullain Gets Win Against Top-50 Opponent.
Lucas Poullain took down No. 48 ranked player, Robert Kelly, in three sets.
October 5, 2017
TULSA, OK - Florida State redshirt senior Lucas Poullain took down the No. 48 ranked player in the country, Robert Kelly of North Carolina on the first day of the ITA All-American Tournament.
Poullain defeated Kelly in three sets. He took the first set from Kelly 6-2, before falling in the second set 6-4. In the third set, Poullain and Kelly went back and forth until it was tied 6-6. In the tiebreaker, the two kept fighting until Poullain broke free and won 8-6.
Poullain will take on No. 80 Dan Little of Utah in the second round Friday.
"It was an amazing effort from Lucas today to battle through and get a three-set victory against a very tricky opponent," said associate coach Ryler DeHeart. "I am proud of his mental fortitude and discipline late down the stretch. It's always a great win when you win a third set breaker and save a match point."
Seminole senior Guy Iradukunda fell in the first round of the tournament to No. 22 Harrison Scott of Texas, 7-5, 6-7, 6-3.
Poullain and redshirt senior Jose Garcia battled in a tough three set match with. Will Little and Johannes Schretter of Baylor. The Noles took the first set by a score of 7-6 (3). The Florida State duo could not hold onto the momentum and dropped the second and third set to Baylor.
Men's Tennis Starts Strong on Day One of the Bedford Cup.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Florida State Men's tennis team split their doubles matches and went 5-2 in singles on day one of the Bedford Cup at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center.
The day got started as Seminoles sophomore Alex Knaff and freshman Chase Wood won their first doubles match against Malik Bhatnagar and Antoine Sanchez from Stetson. Knaff and Wood made quick work of the Stetson duo, winning 6-1.
Wood got things started for the Noles in singles with a dominating performance against Nilo Durante of UNF. He went up early in the first set, 4-3 and finished off Durante 6-4. Wood jumped out quickly in the second set taking a 5-0 lead before finishing off Durante 6-2.
Knaff went up 5-2 in the first set of his match against Enrique Paya of UCF. Knaff defeated Paya 6-2 in the first set. In the second set, Knaff jumped out to a 4-1 lead before defeating Paya 6-2 in the second set.
Terrell Whitehurst fought in a tough two-set battle against Ezequiel Cerrini of FGCU. In the first set, Whitehurst jumped out to a 4-1 lead before winning the first set 6-2. Terrell was down early in the second set before coming back and taking a 3-2 lead. Cerrini took the lead again late in the second set, 6-5. Whitehurst stormed back and took the set, and the match, 7-6 (3).
Terrance Whitehurst battled in the Noles only three-set match of the first round. Whitehurst lost 6-7, 6-3, 10-5.
Wood finished off his day with his third win, defeating Anthony Schohn of FAU in dominating fashion. In the first set, Wood did not allow his opponent to win a game as he took it 6-0. In the second set, he took an early 2-1 lead before falling behind 4-3. Wood turned it around and won three straight games to take the second set 6-4.
Knaff won his third match of the day as well. In the first set, he was down 2-1. Knaff went on to win five of the next six games to take the first set 6-3. Knaff had the lead from the start in the second set, winning it 6-2.
"Alex and Chase had a nice run today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I especially liked the fact that they got better as the day went on. Winning both of their matches, and being convincing in both of them, especially the second one showed a lot."
The Noles begin play at 8:30 am on Friday with doubles play followed by singles.
"It has been a good day of battling at two different sites today," said Hultquist.
October 6, 2017
TALLAHASEE, FL - Florida State freshman Chase Wood advanced to the championship singles match and the Seminoles' doubles team of Wood and sophomore Alex Knaff advanced to the semifinals of doubles play in the Bedford Cup Championships at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center on the Florida State campus. The singles championship will be played Saturday morning starting at 8:30 a.m. followed by the semifinals and finals of doubles.
Wood defeated Malik Bhatnagar of Stetson in a highly contested three-set match to advance to the singles finals. Wood lost the first set 6-3, but dominated the second set, winning 6-1. In the third set, Wood started down 2-0, before tying it up at three apiece. Wood pulled away and took the final set 10-6.
"I thought it was some pretty tough conditions out there," said Wood. "It was really hot out there. The points were really long and I lost the first set 6-3. I had to battle back in the second to win 6-1. I threw open the changeover in the second and third set, but luckily I was able to regroup and finish strong."
In his final singles match of the weekend, Seminole senior Terrell Whitehurst won a tough three-set match. He lost the first set 6-3 but quickly rebounded taking a 2-1 lead in set two. Whitehurst won four of the next five points to take the 6-2 second set win. In the tiebreaking third set, Whitehurst jumped out to a 2-1 lead before falling behind 4-2. He tied the match at five and took the lead 6-5. He quickly closed out his opponent to earn the 10-6 win in the third set and the victory.
"At home, it was a strong showing," said Seminole head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "Chase beat two really good players today. He got a win over Daniel Kerznerman who beat us last year and followed it up with a tiebreaker in the third under really hot conditions. I thought as the match wore on he was the more physical player and really used his forehand to his advantage."
Poullain Advances to the Round of 16 at the ITA All-American Tournament.
TULSA, OK - Redshirt senior Lucas Poullain competed in his second match of the ITA All-American Tournament against No. 80 Dan Little of Utah to advance to the round of 16 at the ITA All-American Tournament. Poullain will play No. 3 Petros Chrysochs of Wake Forest tomorrow. With a win, Poullain will qualify for the ITA Fall Championship.
Poullain took the first set 6-3 but lost a close second set 7-6(1). He pulled away in the third set after a 2-2 start to take a 5-3 lead. Poullain won the third set 6-4 to advance to the round of 16.
In the consolation singles bracket, Seminole senior Guy Iradukunda defeated Johannes Schretter of Baylor in three sets, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2.
In the consolation doubles bracket, Poullain and redshirt senior Jose Gracia defeated Spencer Papa and Jake van Emburgh of Oklahoma 6-4, 6-4.
October 7, 2017
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State freshman Chase Wood won the Bedford Cup singles Championship at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center on the Florida State campus.
Wood captured his first singles championship of his college career and second total championship on Saturday morning at the Bedford Cup. Wood jumped out to a 4-2 lead against Mikjail Sokolovskiy of UCF. Wood capped off the first set with a 6-4 win. In the second set, Wood went up 3-1 before falling behind 4-3. Sokolovski took the second set 7-6 (2). In the third set tiebreaker Wood outlasted UCF 10-6 to take the Bedford Cup singles championship.
"I thought Chase had a very gutsy effort," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "Playing five singles matches in three days. He played a really good player today in Mikjail Sokolovski. He pulled out the third set tiebreaker. I like how at crucial times he came forward to the net and put some volleys away."
Wood and sophomore Alex Knaff fell to Miami in the semifinals 6-4.
Poullain Advances to the Round of 16 at the ITA All-American Tournament.
TULSA, OK - In the round of 16 redshirt senior Lucas Poullain took on No. 3 Petros Chrysochs of Wake Forest. Poullain lost in straight sets 6-2, 6-3.
In the quarterfinals of consolation doubles Poullain and redshirt senior Jose Gracia Advanced to the semifinals after a withdraw due to injury from their opponent.
Seminole senior Guy Iradukunda took on Wayne Montgomery of Georgia. Iradukunda lost the first set 6-1, and won the second set 6-3 and the third set 7-5. Iradukunda then lost in the quarterfinals.
10/05/2017
Doubles
Remi Chancerel/Thomas Guy (FAU) d. Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) 6-4
Alex Knaff/Chase Wood (FSU) d. Malik Bhatnagar/Antoine Sanchez (Stet) 6-1
Singles
Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) d. Ezequiel Cerrini (FGCU) 6-2, 7-6(3)
Ignacio Garcia (FAU) d. Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) 6-2, 6-1
Javier Fernandez (FGCU) d. Terrance Whitehurst (FSU) 6-7(), 6-3, 1-0(5)
Chase Wood (FSU) d. Nilo Duarte (UNF) 6-4, 6-2
Chase Wood (FSU) d. Anthony Schohn (FAU) 6-0, 6-4
Alex Knaff (FSU) d. Enrique Paya (UCF) 6-2, 6-2
Alex Knaff (FSU) d. Adriano Soriano (USF) 6-3, 6-2
Terrance Whitehurst (FSU) vs. Karlyn Small (FAMU) 4-3 Whitehurst injured
10/06/2017
Doubles
Alex Knaff/Chase Wood (FSU) d. Vasyl Kiselyov/Enrique Paya (UCF) 6-2
Singles
Chase Wood (FSU) d. Daniel Kerznerman (UCF) 6-4, 2-2 retired (inj)
Chase Wood (FSU) d. Malik Bhatnagar (Stet) 3-6, 6-1, 1-0(6)
Malik Bhatnager (Stet) d. Alex Knaff (FSU) 6-3, 1-6, 1-0(9)
Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) d. Anotine Sanchez (Stet) 3-6, 6-2, 1-0(6)
10/07/2017
Doubles
Bojan Jankulovski/Adriano Soriano (UM) d. Alex Knaff/Chase Wood (FSU) 6-4
Singles
Chase Wood (FSU) d. Mikjail Sokolovskiy (UCF) 6-4, 6-7(), 1-0(6)
Poullain Gets Win Against Top-50 Opponent.
Lucas Poullain took down No. 48 ranked player, Robert Kelly, in three sets.
October 5, 2017
TULSA, OK - Florida State redshirt senior Lucas Poullain took down the No. 48 ranked player in the country, Robert Kelly of North Carolina on the first day of the ITA All-American Tournament.
Poullain defeated Kelly in three sets. He took the first set from Kelly 6-2, before falling in the second set 6-4. In the third set, Poullain and Kelly went back and forth until it was tied 6-6. In the tiebreaker, the two kept fighting until Poullain broke free and won 8-6.
Poullain will take on No. 80 Dan Little of Utah in the second round Friday.
"It was an amazing effort from Lucas today to battle through and get a three-set victory against a very tricky opponent," said associate coach Ryler DeHeart. "I am proud of his mental fortitude and discipline late down the stretch. It's always a great win when you win a third set breaker and save a match point."
Seminole senior Guy Iradukunda fell in the first round of the tournament to No. 22 Harrison Scott of Texas, 7-5, 6-7, 6-3.
Poullain and redshirt senior Jose Garcia battled in a tough three set match with. Will Little and Johannes Schretter of Baylor. The Noles took the first set by a score of 7-6 (3). The Florida State duo could not hold onto the momentum and dropped the second and third set to Baylor.
Men's Tennis Starts Strong on Day One of the Bedford Cup.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Florida State Men's tennis team split their doubles matches and went 5-2 in singles on day one of the Bedford Cup at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center.
The day got started as Seminoles sophomore Alex Knaff and freshman Chase Wood won their first doubles match against Malik Bhatnagar and Antoine Sanchez from Stetson. Knaff and Wood made quick work of the Stetson duo, winning 6-1.
Wood got things started for the Noles in singles with a dominating performance against Nilo Durante of UNF. He went up early in the first set, 4-3 and finished off Durante 6-4. Wood jumped out quickly in the second set taking a 5-0 lead before finishing off Durante 6-2.
Knaff went up 5-2 in the first set of his match against Enrique Paya of UCF. Knaff defeated Paya 6-2 in the first set. In the second set, Knaff jumped out to a 4-1 lead before defeating Paya 6-2 in the second set.
Terrell Whitehurst fought in a tough two-set battle against Ezequiel Cerrini of FGCU. In the first set, Whitehurst jumped out to a 4-1 lead before winning the first set 6-2. Terrell was down early in the second set before coming back and taking a 3-2 lead. Cerrini took the lead again late in the second set, 6-5. Whitehurst stormed back and took the set, and the match, 7-6 (3).
Terrance Whitehurst battled in the Noles only three-set match of the first round. Whitehurst lost 6-7, 6-3, 10-5.
Wood finished off his day with his third win, defeating Anthony Schohn of FAU in dominating fashion. In the first set, Wood did not allow his opponent to win a game as he took it 6-0. In the second set, he took an early 2-1 lead before falling behind 4-3. Wood turned it around and won three straight games to take the second set 6-4.
Knaff won his third match of the day as well. In the first set, he was down 2-1. Knaff went on to win five of the next six games to take the first set 6-3. Knaff had the lead from the start in the second set, winning it 6-2.
"Alex and Chase had a nice run today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I especially liked the fact that they got better as the day went on. Winning both of their matches, and being convincing in both of them, especially the second one showed a lot."
The Noles begin play at 8:30 am on Friday with doubles play followed by singles.
"It has been a good day of battling at two different sites today," said Hultquist.
October 6, 2017
TALLAHASEE, FL - Florida State freshman Chase Wood advanced to the championship singles match and the Seminoles' doubles team of Wood and sophomore Alex Knaff advanced to the semifinals of doubles play in the Bedford Cup Championships at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center on the Florida State campus. The singles championship will be played Saturday morning starting at 8:30 a.m. followed by the semifinals and finals of doubles.
Wood defeated Malik Bhatnagar of Stetson in a highly contested three-set match to advance to the singles finals. Wood lost the first set 6-3, but dominated the second set, winning 6-1. In the third set, Wood started down 2-0, before tying it up at three apiece. Wood pulled away and took the final set 10-6.
"I thought it was some pretty tough conditions out there," said Wood. "It was really hot out there. The points were really long and I lost the first set 6-3. I had to battle back in the second to win 6-1. I threw open the changeover in the second and third set, but luckily I was able to regroup and finish strong."
In his final singles match of the weekend, Seminole senior Terrell Whitehurst won a tough three-set match. He lost the first set 6-3 but quickly rebounded taking a 2-1 lead in set two. Whitehurst won four of the next five points to take the 6-2 second set win. In the tiebreaking third set, Whitehurst jumped out to a 2-1 lead before falling behind 4-2. He tied the match at five and took the lead 6-5. He quickly closed out his opponent to earn the 10-6 win in the third set and the victory.
"At home, it was a strong showing," said Seminole head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "Chase beat two really good players today. He got a win over Daniel Kerznerman who beat us last year and followed it up with a tiebreaker in the third under really hot conditions. I thought as the match wore on he was the more physical player and really used his forehand to his advantage."
Poullain Advances to the Round of 16 at the ITA All-American Tournament.
TULSA, OK - Redshirt senior Lucas Poullain competed in his second match of the ITA All-American Tournament against No. 80 Dan Little of Utah to advance to the round of 16 at the ITA All-American Tournament. Poullain will play No. 3 Petros Chrysochs of Wake Forest tomorrow. With a win, Poullain will qualify for the ITA Fall Championship.
Poullain took the first set 6-3 but lost a close second set 7-6(1). He pulled away in the third set after a 2-2 start to take a 5-3 lead. Poullain won the third set 6-4 to advance to the round of 16.
In the consolation singles bracket, Seminole senior Guy Iradukunda defeated Johannes Schretter of Baylor in three sets, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2.
In the consolation doubles bracket, Poullain and redshirt senior Jose Gracia defeated Spencer Papa and Jake van Emburgh of Oklahoma 6-4, 6-4.
October 7, 2017
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State freshman Chase Wood won the Bedford Cup singles Championship at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center on the Florida State campus.
Wood captured his first singles championship of his college career and second total championship on Saturday morning at the Bedford Cup. Wood jumped out to a 4-2 lead against Mikjail Sokolovskiy of UCF. Wood capped off the first set with a 6-4 win. In the second set, Wood went up 3-1 before falling behind 4-3. Sokolovski took the second set 7-6 (2). In the third set tiebreaker Wood outlasted UCF 10-6 to take the Bedford Cup singles championship.
"I thought Chase had a very gutsy effort," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "Playing five singles matches in three days. He played a really good player today in Mikjail Sokolovski. He pulled out the third set tiebreaker. I like how at crucial times he came forward to the net and put some volleys away."
Wood and sophomore Alex Knaff fell to Miami in the semifinals 6-4.
Poullain Advances to the Round of 16 at the ITA All-American Tournament.
TULSA, OK - In the round of 16 redshirt senior Lucas Poullain took on No. 3 Petros Chrysochs of Wake Forest. Poullain lost in straight sets 6-2, 6-3.
In the quarterfinals of consolation doubles Poullain and redshirt senior Jose Gracia Advanced to the semifinals after a withdraw due to injury from their opponent.
Seminole senior Guy
Iradukunda took on Wayne Montgomery of Georgia. Iradukunda lost the first set 6-1, and won the second set 6-3 and the third set 7-5. Iradukunda then lost in the quarterfinals.
October 8, 2017
TULSA, OK - Redshirt seniors Lucas Poullain and Jose Gracia earned two wins in the doubles consolation bracket of the ITA All-American Championships, including a consolation finals win against No. 29 Christopher Kougoucheff and Parker Wynn of Louisville.
"It is very exciting to see them win two rounds and the consolation championship today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist.
Poullain and Gracia defeated Chema Carranza and Josef Dodridge of Wisconsin 6-4, 6-3 in the semifinals. The Seminole duo brought their momentum into the finals as they dominated the No. 29 pair in the country from Louisville 6-3, 6-1.
"Winning four matches in All-Americans puts them in elite company, and I am very proud of what they were able to do," said Hultquist.
With the win Poullain and Gracia have earned an automatic bid into the 2017 Oracle ITA Fall Championships in Indian Wells, Calif. that will be held from Nov. 1-5.
10/05/2017
Singles
#22 Harrison Scott (UTx) d. #47 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-3
#50 Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. #48 Robert Kelly (UNC) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(6)
10/06/2017
Doubles
#19 Will Little/Johannes Schretter (BU) d. #15 Jose Gracia/Lucas Poullain (FSU) 6-7(6), 7-6(3), 1-0(6)
#15 Jose Gracia/Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. #20 Spencer Papa/Jake van Emburgh (OU) 6-4, 6-4
Singles
#50 Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. #80 Dan Little (UUt) 6-3, 6-7(1), 6-4
#47 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. #40 Johannes Schretter (BU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
10/07/2017
Doubles
#15 Jose Gracia/Lucas Poullain (FSU) vs. #26 Victor Pham/Jackie Tang (CU) Columbia injured
Singles
#3 Petros Chrysochos (Wake) d. #50 Lucas Poullain (FSU) 6-2, 6-3
#47 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. #21 Wayne Montgomery (UGa) 1-6, 6-3, 7-5
#110 Kyle Seelig (OhSt) d. #47 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
10/08/2017
Doubles
#15 Jose Gracia/Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. Chema Carranza/Josef Dodridge (UWi) 6-4, 6-3
#15 Jose Gracia/Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. #29 Christopher Kougoucheff/Parker Wynn (UL) 6-3, 6-1
Men's Tennis has a Strong Showing on Day One of the ITA Southeast Regionals.
Four Seminoles advance in singles and two doubles pairs
advance.
October 14, 2017
ATLANTA, GA - Florida State men's tennis began play at the 2017 ITA Regional Championships hosted by Georgia Tech Saturday morning, taking four of eight singles matches, and three of four doubles matches. Championship play will continue Sunday through Tuesday.
"There were some really good performances today as well as some tough losses," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist.
In singles, fourth-seeded and No. 47 ranked Seminole, senior Guy Iradukunda captured the Noles first win of the day against Alex Philips of Georgia. Iradukunda took the match in straight sets 6-4, 6-0.
"Guy was dominant today," said Hultquist. "He was able to keep a good opponent from Georgia from winning a game in the second set."
Redshirt Senior and No. 50 ranked Lucas Poullain moved on to the second round after a tough three-set match against Chris Yun from tournament host, Georgia Tech. Lucas took the first set 6-4, before losing the second set in a tiebreaker, 7-6(4). Poullain pulled away for the third set win, 7-5.
"I was really pleased with Lucas's performance today," said Hultquist. "He came from behind to win the last three games of the match. It was a big win for him."
Florida State freshman Chase Wood extended his five-match singles win streak to six after a three-set victory. Wood brought down Loic Blanco from Stetson 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. Wood takes on 11th seeded and No. 102 ranked Jan Zielinski of Georgia in the second-round tomorrow.
"Chase continued his winning ways today taking down a good opponent from Stetson," said Hultquist.
Sophomore Alex Knaff defeated Lasse Muscheites of North Florida 7-6(3), 6-2. Knaff will take on ninth-seeded and No. 88 ranked McClain Kessler from the University of Florida in the second round.
In doubles, the Noles advanced two of their three doubles pairs to the round of 16. Iradukunda and Knaff came in as the sixth seed and received a bye in the first round. In the second round, the Seminoles duo won in dominating fashion, 6-1, over Hussey and Huynh of Georgia State.
Wood and Sophomore Rana-Roop Singh Bhullar received a bye into the second round as the tenth seed. They took on fellow Seminole teammates in the second round, seniors Terrance and Terrell Whitehurst. The Whitehurst brothers won their first-round match, 8-2 against Cerrini and Bates of FGCU. The brothers defeated their teammates Wood and Bhullar, 8-6, to advance to the round of 16.
"I am glad to see two of our doubles teams in the round of 16," said Hultquist. "It continues to show our
growth and progress."
October 15, 2017
ATLANTA, GA - Seminole senior Guy Iradukunda and sophomore Alex Knaff advanced into the 2017 ITA Regional Championships quarterfinals in both singles and doubles on day two at the ITA Regional Championships hosted by Georgia Tech. Redshirt senior Jose Gracia is still alive in the consolation bracket.
"It is great to have three guys left with an opportunity to keep moving on and progress," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist.
Iradukunda and Knaff got the first win of the day for the Garnet and Gold in doubles play as they took down ninth-seeded Divar and Kay of host Georgia Tech 8-7(3).
Knaff and Iradukunda both advanced through the singles bracket as well. Iradukunda took down Michael Kay of Georgia Tech in his first match of the day 6-4, 7-5. In his second match, Iradukunda took on 13th seeded Oliver Crawford of Florida. Iradukunda lost the first set 6-1 but came back to win the second and third sets 7-5, 7-5 to advance to the quarterfinals.
"Guy went down a set in his second match today, but was able to fight hard and come from behind," said Hultquist. "It was a good win and he showed a lot of heart to stay in and come back. He did a really good job hanging in there."
Knaff had a tough match against ninth seed and No. 88 ranked McClain Kessler of Florida to begin his day. Knaff fell in a hole early after losing the first set 6-4. In the second set, they battled back in forth in the tiebreaker before Knaff pulled away to win 7-6(17), he also captured the third set 6-2.
"Alex had a tough win this morning," said Hultquist. "He won the second set after a 19-17 tiebreaker. He played outstanding. He was able to finish off the third set due to his big serving and ground play."
To reach the quarterfinals Knaff defeated Fermin Calvo of Kennesaw State in straight sets 6-1, 6-0.
Redshirt senior Jose Gracia was the lone Seminole to advance to the consolation quarterfinals after a 6-2,
6-2 win over Pierre Luquet of USF.
October 16, 2017
ATLANTA, GA - Seminole sophomore Alex Knaff advanced to the semifinal on Monday at the 2017 ITA Southeast Regional Championships hosted by Georgia Tech. Redshirt senior Jose Gracia moved into the finals of the consolation bracket.
"It has been a good tournament," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I am pleased with Alex getting to the semifinals. This has easily been his best tournament at FSU. He grew as the tournament went on."
Knaff defeated Grayson Goldin of USF in three sets in his first singles match of the day. Knaff fell behind early after losing the first set 6-4. He was able to take the second set 6-3 and take an early 4-2 lead in the final set. Goldin tied it back up at four apiece, but Knaff pulled away, taking set three 6-4 to move onto the semifinals.
"In my first match, my opponent started well," said Knaff. "I didn't play my best today, but I hung in and tried to play my game. I got better as the match went on and was able to win even though I was not playing my best."
Knaff got off to a slow start in his semifinals match, losing the first set 6-3. He was unable to regain control as the second set went back and forth before Walker Duncan of Georgia pulled out the second set and the match 7-6.
"I faced off against another tough opponent," said Knaff. "I had some opportunities in the second set, but could not pull through. Overall, I am very happy with how I played today."
Gracia took on Jordan Belga of Florida in the quarterfinals of the consolation singles bracket. Gracia and Belga battled in the first set before Gracia came out on top 7-6(4). Gracia was too strong in the second as he dominated his way to a 6-1 second set win and a place in the consolation semifinals.
In the semifinals, Gracia continued where he left off in the quarterfinals and took down Alex Phillips of Georgia in two sets, 6-2, 6-3, to advance to the consolation finals tomorrow.
"I am very pleased with how Jose is playing," said Hultquist. "Being able to fight through the back draw after losing to the No. 1 seed in the first round is great and big for his confidence."
Knaff and senior Guy Iradukunda fell to Loeb and Zielinski of Georgia 8-6 in the doubles quarterfinal.
"We played well, but our opponent was very good," said Iradukunda. "Our opponent stepped up at the end to take the lead."
October 17, 2017
ATLANTA, GA - The ITA Regional Championships wrapped up on Tuesday with the consolation singles finals and doubles finals. In the consolation singles final, Seminole senior Jose Gracia took on Andy Andrade of Florida.
Gracia fell in a tough three-set match. He won the first set 6-2, but could not keep it rolling as he lost the ensuing two sets 6-3, 6-3.
"I was glad to see Jose make a run in the back draw at regionals," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "The back draw is not easy to play in, but he did well. It is good for his confidence and his development leading into the spring."
The Noles had two singles players, Guy Iradukunda and Alex Knaff, make it to singles quarterfinals with Knaff advancing to the semifinals at the ITA Regional Championship. Iradukunda and Knaff both advanced to the quarterfinals of doubles as well.
"I thought it was a good performance overall this weekend," said Hultquist. "Alex was definitely the highlight of the weekend. I liked how he fought hard, as well as how the rest of the team fought. I was very pleased with how we played and where we are at, but I want to keep getting better."
10/14/2017
Doubles
Guy Iradukunda/Alex Knaff (FSU) d. Giles Hussey/Kevin Huynh (GSU) 8-1
Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) d. Austin Bates/Ezequiel Cerrini (FGCU) 8-2
Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) d. Rana Roop Bhullar/Chase Wood (FSU) 8-6
Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) d. Rana Roop Bhullar/Chase Wood (FSU) 8-6
Singles
#21 Wayne Montgomery (UGa) d. Jose Gracia (FSU) 6-2, 7-6(2)
Ezekiel Cerrini (FGCU) d. Rana Roop Bhullar (FSU) 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 7-6(7)
#47 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. Alex Phillips (UGa) 6-4, 6-0
Chase Wood (FSU) d. Loic Blanco (Stet) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
Ignacio Garcia (FAU) d. Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) 6-2, 5-7, 7-5
Danny Kerznerman (UCF) d. Terrance Whitehurst (FSU) 7-6(3), 6-4
#50 Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. Chris Yun (GT) 6-4, 6-7(4), 7-5
Alex Knaff (FSU) d. Lasse Muscheites (UNF) 7-6(3), 6-2
10/15/2017
Doubles
Guy Iradukunda/Alex Knaff (FSU) d. Carlos Divar/Michael Kay (GT) 8-7(3)
Oliver Crawford/Chase Perez-Blanco (UF) d. Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) 8-5
Singles
#47 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. Michael Kay (GT) 6-4, 7-5
#47 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. Oliver Crawford (UF) 1-6, 7-5, 7-5
#102 Jan Zielinski (UGa) d. Chase Wood (FSU) 6-3, 6-4
Bojan Jankulovski (UM) d. #50 Lucas Poullain (FSU) 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-2
Alex Knaff (FSU) d. #88 McClain Kessler (UF) 4-6, 7-6(17), 6-2
Alex Knaff (FSU) d. Fermin Calvo (KSU) 6-1, 6-0
Jose Gracia (FSU) d. Pierre Luquet (USF) 6-2, 6-2
Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) d. Till Winning (UNF) 6-2, 6-2
Stefan Madonia (UF) d. Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) 6-4, 6-4
Felipe Ramirez (FGCU) d. Terrance Whitehurst (FSU) 6-3, 6-2
Rana Roop Bhullar (FSU) d. Federico Nani (FAMU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Andy Andrade (UF) d. Rana Roop Bhullar (FSU) 6-4, 6-0
10/16/2017
Doubles
#2 Robert Loeb/Jan Zielinski (UGa) d. Guy Iradukunda/Alex Knaff (FSU) 8-6
Singles
#102 Jan Zielinski (UGa) d. #47 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-3
Alex Knaff (FSU) d. Grayson Goldin (USF) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
#101 Walker Duncan (UGa) d. Alex Knaff (FSU) 6-3, 7-6(3)
Jose Gracia (FSU) d. Jordan Belga (UF) 7-6(4), 6-1
Jose Gracia (FSU) d. Alex Phillips (UGa) 6-2, 6-3
10/17/2017
Singles
Andy Andrade (UF) d. Jose Gracia (FSU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Men's Tennis Goes Unbeaten on Day One of the 2017 Oracle ITA Fall Championships.
Poullain, Iradukunda and Knaff all advanced to the singles round
of 32, Poullain and Gracia advance to the doubles round of 16.
November 1, 2017
INDIAN WELLS, CA - In the 2017 Oracle ITA Fall Championships, which hosts the top singles and doubles players from around the country, the Florida State men's tennis team went unbeaten in both singles and doubles play on day one. Florida State is one of two schools to have three singles players left in the main draw, and the only school to have three singles players and one doubles team.
Redshirt senior Lucas Poullain got things started for the Garnet and Gold with a win against Ricky Hernandez Tong of New Mexico. Poullain cruised into the second round with a 6-0, 6-1 straight set victory.
"I played well in singles today," said Poullain. "I don't like to play against lefties, but I only made a few mistakes and played very solid. He made some mistakes, which really helped me out."
Sophomore Alex Knaff earned the Noles second landslide victory against Henry Patten of UNC-Ashville. Knaff won 6-3, 6-1.
"Alex won a big match today against the Carolina regional champion," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "He won four deuce points and played really aggressive. Alex was big at the net."
Senior Guy Iradukunda finished off Florida State's phenomenal day of singles play with a hard-fought three-set victory. Iradukunda took the first set 6-3 before losing the second set 6-2. Iradukunda took the third set against Eduardo Mena of Tennessee Tech 7-6 (5).
"It was a hot day," said Iradukunda. "I played well in my first set, but my opponent stepped it up in the second set. It was a close third set, but I was able to be aggressive and take set three."
"Guy's win was a good comeback," said Hultquist. "He did a great job of coming from behind in the third set."
In doubles, the Noles kept it rolling. Third-seeded Poullain and fellow redshirt senior Jose Gracia battled in the first set against Arizona State. After swapping points, the Seminole duo pulled away and took set one 7-5. Poullain and Gracia took the momentum into the second set and dominated the Sun Devils 6-1.
"We had a good start taking a 4-0 lead," said Poullain. "They came back in the first set to tie it at four. We were able to win a big point at 5-5 that allowed us to win the first set. The second set was a little easier and we were able to win big."
November 2, 2017
INDIAN WELLS, CA - On day two of the 2017 Oracle ITA Fall Championships, which hosts the top singles and doubles players from around the country, the Florida State men's tennis team advanced two singles players to day three. Florida State is one of two schools to have two singles players left in the main draw.
"I am proud of our guys today, especially Lucas," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist.
Redshirt senior Lucas Poullain and senior Guy Iradukunda advanced to the round of 16 after both winning their matches in straight sets. Poullain took down the two seed and No. 11 ranked Brandon Holt of USC. Poullain breezed through the first set 6-3. The second set was tied 3-3 before Poullain won three of the next four sets to take set two 6-4.
"Lucas has played two really good matches so far this tournament," said Hultquist. "He beat one of the best players in college tennis today in two seeded Brandon Holt."
Iradukunda gathered the Garnet and Gold's second singles win of the day and fifth of the tournament with a win over Jackie Tang of Columbia. After a tough three-set match yesterday, Iradukunda took down Tang in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3.
"Guy is having another good tournament," said Hultquist. "He played much sharper today and closed his match out by winning eight of his last nine points."
Poullain and doubles partner Jose Gracia faced off against Chema Carranza and Josef Dodridge of Wisconsin. They fell down early and lost the first set 6-1. The Seminole duo went down 4-1 in the second set before they started to make a comeback. They could not hold on as they lost the second set 6-4.
"I am really pleased with Jose's and Alex's results from the weekend," said Hultquist. "Alex has played a good fall and has continued to develop as a player."
The Seminoles will have a chance to play in two matches tomorrow as both the round of 16 and the quarterfinals are played on Friday.
November 3, 2017
INDIAN WELLS, CA - On day three of the 2017 Oracle ITA Fall Championships, which hosts the top singles and doubles players from around the country, the Florida State men's tennis team finished up play after the round of 16.
Redshirt senior Lucas Poullain began the day for the Seminoles as he took on two time NAIA national champion Kevin Konfederak of Georgia Gwinnett. Poullain had a rough start as he fell 6-0 in set one. He was able to bounce back and win set two in convincing fashion, 6-1. Set three was a battle with Poullain taking a 4-3 lead. Konfederak took back the lead, 5-4, and beat Poullain in a hard-fought battle, 6-0, 1-6, 7-5.
Senior Guy Iradukunda took on sixth seed and No. 30 ranked Emil Reinberg of Georgia. Iradukunda's tournament came to an end after a 6-3, 6-1 straight set loss.
11/01/2017
Doubles
#15 Jose Gracia/Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. Benjamin Hannestad/Tim Ruehl (ASU) 7-5, 6-1
Singles
#50 Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. Ricky Hernandez Ton (UNM) 6-0, 6-1
Alex Knaff (FSU) d. Henry Patten (UNCA) 6-3, 6-1
#47 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. #33 Eduardo Mena (TTU) 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(5)
11/02/2017
Doubles
Chem Carranza/Joe Dodridge (UWi) d. #15 Jose Gracia/Lucas Poullain (FSU) 6-1, 6-4
Singles
#50 Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. #11 Brandon Holt (USC) 6-3, 6-4
#10 Scander Mansouri (Wake) d. Alex Knaff (FSU) 6-3, 7-5
#47 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. #73 Jackie Tang (CU) 6-4, 6-3
11/03/2017
Singles
Kevin Konfederak (GGC) d. #50 Lucas Poullain (FSU) 6-0, 1-6, 7-5
#30 Emil Reinberg (UGa) d. #47 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) 6-3, 6-1
Men's Tennis Opens Season With A Shutout Victory Over Hawai'i.
Seminoles start the season 1-0 after defeating Hawai'i 7-0.
HONOLULU, HI - The No. 21 ranked Florida State men's tennis team (1-0) got their season started on the right note with a 7-0 domination of the University of Hawai'i (0-1).
"The season got started really quick," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "We did not have much time to practice and we started quicker than I would normally like. We got off to a 1-0 start and hopefully, we can build on that and get better."
It all got started on the doubles courts as the Seminoles swept the Warriors. Redshirt senior Guy Iradukunda and junior Aziz Dougaz earned the first doubles point for the Garnet and Gold as they earned a 6-4 victory over Blaz Seric and Lucas Labrunie of Hawai'i. Redshirt seniors Jose Gracia and Lucas Poullain clinched the doubles point as they took down Fabian Woehrl and Felix Albert 6-3. Senior twins, Terrance and Terrell Whitehurst capped off the doubles competition with the Seminoles third win, 6-3.
"It was nice to get all three of the doubles matches," said Hultquist. "I thought Hawai'i did a pretty good job of hanging in there. We ended up serving out all three of them. They were tight sets, 6-3, 6-3 and 6-4."
Florida State took their momentum from the doubles round and brought it into singles play as they swept the singles competition.
"We had a really good start in singles," said Hultquist. "Actually, won the first sets fairly handily. I thought Hawai'i did a nice job of staying in the match, winning two of the second sets and being up a break in the third one. I thought Hawai'i fought hard and has a good team. They clearly didn't go away, and it got harder in the second sets."
Poullain got things started as he ran through his opponent 6-2, 6-3. Iradukunda followed him up with a 6-4, 6-3 victory to give the Noles a 3-0 advantage over the Sandbows. Freshman Chase Wood earned his first match-clinching point as he took down Fabian Woehrl on court five.
The Garnet and Gold did not stop there as sophomore Rana-Roop Singh Bhullar earned a 6-4, 7-6 victory on court six. The Noles pulled ahead 6-0 when Dougaz fought to a three-set, 6-1, 6-7, 6-3 victory. Gracia capped off the sweep for the Garnet and Gold with a three-set victory of his own.
"I was pleased that we got all wins, but tomorrow is another day and we are going to have new match-ups," said Hultquist.
No. 21 Florida State 7, Hawaii 0
Doubles
No. 1: #8 Jose Gracia/Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. Felix Albert/Fabian Woehrl (UHi) 6-3
No. 2: Aziz Dougaz/Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. Lucas Labrunie/Blaz Seric (UHi) 6-4
No. 3: Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) d. Eric Kenneth/Aleksa Lazarevic (UHi) 6-3
Singles
No. 1: #22 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. Blaz Seric (UHi) 6-4, 6-3
No. 2: Aziz Dougaz (FSU) d. Felix Albert (UHi) 6-1, 6-7(), 6-3
No. 3: #24 Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. Lucas Labrunie (UHi) 6-2, 6-3
No. 4: Jose Gracia (FSU) d. Aleksa Lazarevic (UHi) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
No. 5: Chase Wood (FSU) d. Fabian Woehrl (UHi) 6-3, 7-5
No. 6: Rana Roop Bhullar (FSU) d. Tristin Martins (UHi) 6-4, 7-6()
Men's Tennis Earns Second Straight Win Over Hawai'i.
Seminoles improve to 2-0 after defeating Hawai'i 7-0
HONOLULU, HI - The No. 21 ranked Florida State men's tennis team (2-0) continued where they left off yesterday with another 7-0 domination of the University of Hawai'i (0-2).
The Garnet and gold had a repeat performance in the doubles competition as they ran through the Warriors, winning all three doubles matches. Seniors, Terrance and Terrell Whitehurst earned the first doubles victory for the Noles with an impressive 6-1 win over Eric Kenneth and Aleksa Lazarevic. Not far behind, redshirt seniors Lucas Poullain and Jose Gracia clinched the doubles point in a 6-1 win of their own. Senior Guy Iradukunda and junior Aziz Dougaz rounded out the Seminole's doubles performance with a 6-2 win over Fabian Woehrl and Felix Albert on court one.
"I thought we played a little better as a team in doubles today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "The guys came out and won pretty quick, and we only lost four total games in the doubles. I was happy with our doubles. They were a lot sharper today."
The Seminoles got off to a hot start in singles with Gracia getting the first singles win on court five, 6-2, 6-2. Poullain gave the Noles a 3-0 lead after defeating Felix Albert 6-3, 6-2. Iradukunda recorded his first match-clinching point of the season on court three. He breezed through his opponent 6-3, 6-3.
"Lucas, Guy and Jose also had good matches and got off quick," said Hultquist. "It was a good day for all three of them."
Freshman Sebastian Arcila gave the Seminoles a 5-0 lead over the Sandbows with a 6-3, 6-4 win against Tristan Martins for his first career win.
"I was glad to see Sebastian get his first collegiate win," said Hultquist. "I thought he played a good match today."
Freshman Chase Wood advanced to 2-0 on the season after defeating Aleksa Lazarevic on court four, 6-2, 1-6, 6-2. Dougaz wrapped things up for the Noles winning a third set tiebreaker on court one and giving the Noles a 7-0 win.
"I was proud of Aziz fighting back from being down a break in the third and coming back to win," said Hultquist. "Chase was down a break in the third as well but was able to come back and win. It has been a good two day start to the season."
No. 21 Florida State 7,
Hawaii 0
Doubles
No. 1: Aziz Dougaz/Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. Felix Albert/Fabian Woehrl (UHi) 6-2
No. 2: #8 Jose Gracia/Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. Lucas Labrunie/Blaz Seric (UHi) 6-1
No. 3: Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) d. Eric Kenneth/Aleksa Lazarevic (UHi) 6-2
Singles
No. 1: Aziz Dougaz (FSU) d. Blaz Seric (UHi) 3-6, 6-0, 7-6(3)
No. 2: #24 Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. Felix Albert (UHi) 6-3, 6-2
No. 3: #22 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. Lucas Labrunie (UHi) 6-3, 6-3
No. 4: Chase Wood (FSU) d. Aleksa Lazarevic (UHi) 6-2, 1-6, 6-2
No. 5: Jose Gracia (FSU) d. Fabian Woehrl (UHi) 6-2, 6-2
No. 6: Sebastian Arcila (FSU) d. Tristan Martin (UHi) 6-3, 6-4
No. 21 Men's Tennis Extend Their Win Streak to Three.
Seminoles improve to 3-0 after defeating Texas Tech.
HONOLULU, HI - The No. 21 ranked Florida State men's tennis team (3-0) continued their hot start by defeating No. 24 Texas Tech (1-1) 6-1, to earn head coach Dwayne Hultquist his 33rd career victory against a Top-25.
"I thought this match was good early season win," said Hultquist. "For us to get a Top-25 before most people have even played is great. To get off to a 3-0 start is great as well."
The Seminoles earned their third doubles point of the season after taking the matches on courts one and three. Seniors, Terrance and Terrell Whitehurst got things started for the Noles in doubles as they swiftly took down their opponent 6-3. On court one redshirt seniors Jose Gracia and Lucas Poullain battled against Texas Tech's No. 29 ranked doubles team of Jackson Cobb and Alex Sendegeya. After being tied 2-2 Gracia and Poullain fell behind before tying it back up at five all. The Seminole duo pulled ahead and earned a 7-5 win on court one to clinch the doubles point.
Senior Guy Iradukunda earned the Noles first singles point after defeating Artem Kapshuk 7-5, 6-3 on court three. Poullain quickly followed as he made quick work of Connor Curry on court two, 6-3, 6-1.
In the third set on the last four courts, the Seminoles fought. Gracia fell in two sets, 7-6 (4), 6-4, leaving the Seminoles a 3-1 lead. Not too long after junior Aziz Dougaz clinched the match for the Garnet and Gold with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory on court one.
"It was a good day for us as a team," said Dougaz. "I didn't play my best tennis on this trip. We were able to fight has a team and give everything we had even on the bad days and that is the mentality of the team and what will allow us to go far this season. I think it is important to say even when we are not playing our best tennis we are mentally there and that is what is going to allow us to go far this season."
Sophomore Rana-Roop Singh Bhullar and freshman Chase Wood finished things up for the Noles giving them a 6-1 victory over the Red Raiders. Wood fought down a 5-3 deficit to win his match 7-5.
"I think the one thing that showed today was how much depth we have," said Hultquist. "We played without Alex Knaff and were able to get some good wins on courts five and six with Chase and Rana. We have a lot of depth up top without Top-3 guys being high ranked players. We got straight set wins from Lucas and Guy to put us in control and then Aziz did a nice job of clinching after dropping the first set."
No. 21 Florida State University 6, No. 24 Texas Tech 1
Doubles
No. 1: #8 Jose Gracia/Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. #29 Jackson Cobb/Alex Sendegeya (TTU) 7-5
No. 2: Aziz Dougaz/Guy Iradukunda (FSU) vs. Connor Curry/Matheus Leite (TTU) dnf
No. 3: Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) d. Artem Kapshuk/Ilgiz Valiev (TTU) 6-3
Singles
No. 1: Aziz Dougaz (FSU) d. Alex Sendegeya (TTU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
No. 2: #24 Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. Connor Curry (TTU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 3: #22 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. Artem Kapshuk (TTU) 7-5, 6-2
No. 4: Ilgiz Valiev (TTU) d. Jose Gracia (FSU) 7-6(4), 6-4
No. 5: Chase Wood (FSU) d. Matheus Leite (TTU) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
No. 6: Rana Roop Bhullar (FSU) d. Jackson Cobb (TTU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
No. 21 Florida State Men's Tennis Advances to Finals of the FSU Spring Invitational.
The Seminoles go 2-0, defeating Louisiana 4-0 and Georgia
State 4-0.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 21 ranked Florida State men's tennis team (5-0) went 2-0 on the day. They defeated Louisiana 4-0 in the first round and Georgia State 4-0 in the semifinals to advance to the finals against Furman.
"It was a good day today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "Even though we won 4-0 and 4-0, they were not easy matches. We were pushed and the top of our lineup played really well. I was pleased how we responded to being down in doubles today. Our energy level was good in the second match and I look forward to bringing that to the finals tomorrow."
Due to the cold weather, the Noles took on the Ragin Cajuns in the FSU Indoor Tennis courts. All six singles courts began at once as the Garnet and Gold jumped out to a hot start, winning set one on all six courts. Florida State then turned that into a 4-0 victory against Louisiana.
Redshirt senior Lucas Poullain got a quick win on court three as he dominated his opponent 6-0, 6-0. Junior Aziz Dougaz gave the Noles a 2-0 lead with a 6-2, 6-3 win on court two. On court one, senior Guy Iradukunda took down his opponent 6-3, 6-4 to give Florida State an almost insurmountable lead.
Senior Terrell Whitehurst earned his first match-clinching win in his first singles match of the season. He defeated Pearse Dolan on court five 6-3, 7-5.
The Noles continued their hot play in the semifinals as they took on Georgia State.
The Noles fought in a tough doubles battle but pulled out the doubles point for the fourth time this season. Dougaz and Iradukunda earned the first doubles victory and the Whitehurst twins clinched the doubles point with stellar play.
In singles, Poullain once again made quick work and won 6-1, 6-1. Dougaz followed that up winning on court one 6-3, 6-1. Iradukunda clinched the match for the Noles on court two to advance them to the finals.
No. 21 Florida State University 4, Louisiana-Lafayette 0
Singles
No. 1: #22 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. Elio Lago (ULL) 6-3, 6-4
No. 2: Aziz Dougaz (FSU) d. Arthur Libaud (ULL) 6-2, 6-3
No. 3: #24 Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. Jaime Fraser (ULL) 6-0, 6-0
No. 4: Sebastian Arcila (FSU) vs. Vlad Kramarou (ULL) 7-6(6), 3-6 dnf
No. 5: Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) d. Pearse Dolan (ULL) 6-3, 7-5
No. 6: Terrance Whitehurst (FSU) vs. Dominik Koenig (ULL) 6-4, 4-6, 3-0 dnf
No. 21 Florida State Men's Tennis Advances to Finals of the FSU Spring Invitational.
The Seminoles go 2-0, defeating Louisiana 4-0 and Georgia
State 4-0.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 21 ranked Florida State men's tennis team (5-0) went 2-0 on the day. They defeated Louisiana 4-0 in the first round and Georgia State 4-0 in the semifinals to advance to the finals against Furman.
"It was a good day today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "Even though we won 4-0 and 4-0, they were not easy matches. We were pushed and the top of our lineup played really well. I was pleased how we responded to being down in doubles today. Our energy level was good in the second match and I look forward to bringing that to the finals tomorrow."
Due to the cold weather, the Noles took on the Ragin Cajuns in the FSU Indoor Tennis courts. All six singles courts began at once as the Garnet and Gold jumped out to a hot start, winning set one on all six courts. Florida State then turned that into a 4-0 victory against Louisiana.
Redshirt senior Lucas Poullain got a quick win on court three as he dominated his opponent 6-0, 6-0. Junior Aziz Dougaz gave the Noles a 2-0 lead with a 6-2, 6-3 win on court two. On court one, senior Guy Iradukunda took down his opponent 6-3, 6-4 to give Florida State an almost insurmountable lead.
Senior Terrell Whitehurst earned his first match-clinching win in his first singles match of the season. He defeated Pearse Dolan on court five 6-3, 7-5.
The Noles continued their hot play in the semifinals as they took on Georgia State.
The Noles fought in a tough doubles battle but pulled out the doubles point for the fourth time this season. Dougaz and Iradukunda earned the first doubles victory and the Whitehurst twins clinched the doubles point with stellar play.
In singles, Poullain once again made quick work and won 6-1, 6-1. Dougaz followed that up winning on court one 6-3, 6-1. Iradukunda clinched the match for the Noles on court two to advance them to the finals.
No. 21 Florida State University 4, Georgia State 0
Doubles
No. 1: Aziz Dougaz/Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. Andrei Andrukhou/Quentin Coulaud (GSU) 6-4
No. 2: #56 Giles Hussey/Kevin Huynh (GSU) d. #8 Jose Gracia/Lucas Poullain (FSU) 6-3
No. 3: Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) d. Sebastian Acuna/Jack MacFarlane (GSU) 6-3
Singles
No. 1: Aziz Dougaz (FSU) d. Andrei Andrukhou (GSU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 2: #22 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. Quentin Coulaud (GSU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 3: #24 Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. Jack MacFarlane (GSU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 4: Jose Gracia (FSU) vs. Sebastian Acuna (GSU) 7-5, 1-2 dnf
No. 5: Chase Wood (FSU) vs. Giles Hussey (GSU) 6-2, 5-1 dnf
No. 6: Rana Roop Bhullar (FSU) vs. Kevin Huynh (GSU) 6-7(9), 1-0 dnf
No. 21 Florida State Men's Tennis Wins FSU Spring Invitational; Head Coach Dwayne Hultquist earns 300th career win.
The Seminoles defeated Furman
4-0 to win the Florida State Spring Invitational.
TALLAHASSEE, FL – The No. 21 ranked Florida State men’s tennis team (6-0) kept their win streak alive as they defeated Furman in the finals of the FSU Spring Invitational and captured head coach Dwayne Hultquist’s 300th career win.
“It was a good weekend for us,” said Hultquist. “Going through the tournament without dropping a point is a significant achievement and showed that we are ready to go every day.”
“I didn’t even realize it until some of the guys told me before the match. You get some of those milestones as a function of doing this for a long time, but it is nice to get to 300 wins.”
Seniors, and twins, Terrance and Terrell Whitehurst finished their impressive doubles performance this weekend as they earned the Seminoles’ first doubles win on court three, 6-1. Senior Guy Iradukunda and junior Aziz Dougaz clinched the doubles point for the Garnet and Gold on court two with a 6-2 win over Furman’s Cameron Green and Drew Singerman.
“I really liked how the Whitehursts played doubles today,” said Hultquist. “They got us off to a quick start and helped us to the early doubles point.”
In singles, the top of the lineup performed well, just like they have all season long. Dougaz earned his sixth win of the season and fourth on court number one to give Florida State a 2-0 lead. Iradukunda earned his sixth win as well, this time on court three with a 6-3, 6-2.
Redshirt senior Jose Gracia clinched the match for the Noles improving him to 3-1 on the season. He took down Drew Singerman 6-2, 6-4 on court four.
“This weekend prepares us for later this season when you have to play back to back days in tough matches,” said Hultquist. “We have played six matches in the last 10 days and that is a lot of matches and it has made us sharper.”
No. 21 Florida State University 4, Furman 0
Doubles
No. 1: #8 Jose Gracia/Lucas Poullain (FSU) vs. Ivan Mitric/Jake Munns (FU) 3-4 dnf
No. 2: Aziz Dougaz/Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. Cameron Green/Drew Singerman (FU) 6-2
No. 3: Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) d. Jake Bhangdia/Alex Steryous (FU) 6-1
Singles
No. 1: Aziz Dougaz (FSU) d. Cameron Green (FU) 6-1, 6-3
No. 2: #24 Lucas Poullain (FSU) vs. Jake Munns (FU) 6-0, 5-6 dnf
No. 3: #22 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. Ivan Mitric (FU) 6-3, 6-2
No. 4: Jose Gracia (FSU) d. Drew Singerman (FU) 6-2, 6-4
No. 5: Chase Wood (FSU) vs. Jake Bhangdia (FU) 6-4, 4-0 dnf
No. 6: Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) vs. Daniel Vishnick (FU) 7-5, 1-0 dnf
No. 20 Florida State Men's Tennis Stays Unbeaten.
The Seminoles defeated Florida Gulf Coast 4-0 and East Tennessee State 4-1.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 20 ranked Florida State men's tennis team (8-0) continued their unbeaten streak Saturday as the defeated Florida Gulf Coast (0-3) 4-0 and East Tennessee State (1-1) 4-1.
"Both FGCU and ETSU are perennial teams making the NCAA tournament," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "For us to only lose one point in the two matches that is a good sign for how we have played."
On a frigid morning, the Garnet and Gold got off to a hot start in doubles, taking the point from the Eagles. On court three senior twins, Terrance and Terrell Whitehurst ran through their opponent, sweeping them 6-0. With an almost simultaneous finish on court, one senior Guy Iradukunda and junior Aziz Dougaz swept their opponent as well, 6-0.
The top of the Seminoles lineup made quick work once again as Iradukunda and Dougaz were the first two off of court one and two. Iradukunda took down his opponent 6-2, 6-2 and Dougaz took down the opposition 6-3, 6-1.
Terrell Whitehurst clinched his second match of the season as he won 6-2, 6-0 on court six.
"I thought we were pretty sharp in the doubles against Florida Gulf Coast," said Hultquist. "It was a good match with Aziz off quick. It was a good sharp match all around."
Florida State did not get off to such a great start in their second match of the day against East Tennessee State. The Seminoles lost their first doubles point all season. The Whitehurst twins were the first pair to fall as they lost on court two 6-2, losing their first doubles match of the season. Dougaz and Iradukunda tied it up at one apiece in doubles, winning on court two 6-4. On court one Gracia and Poullain were locked at 5-5 against East Tennessee State's No. 37th ranked doubles pair of Juan Lugo and Frazier Rengifo. The Seminoles could not pull it out as they lost 7-5.
The Noles quickly turned it around in singles as they took the first set on five of the six courts. Sophomore Rana-Roop Singh Bhullar had an impressive showing and garnered the first point for the Noles on court six, winning 6-0, 6-2.
"It was our first time losing the doubles so I thought we did a good job of getting ahead in the beginning of singles," said Hultquist. "At one point we won 29 games and they had only won 11 in the first set. We did a good job of gaining control of five of the six courts. They made a little bit of a run in the second set and were doing a little better, but then we closed it out. Rana was really sharp today. He got off really quick."
The top of the Seminoles lineup remained strong as Dougaz earned his eighth win of the season and fifth on court one. Poullain was not far behind improving to 6-0 on the year after taking down Juan Lugo 6-3, 6-4 on court two.
The Seminoles top three singles players are a combined 21-0 on the season.
Freshman Chase Wood earned his fourth dual match victory on court five and his second match clincher. Wood won 6-1, 6-2.
"Chase's games last a long time, but he had a pretty dominant performance as well," said Hultquist.
"It was a nice day and continues our good start to the season, now we have the Kickoff Weekend next week," said Hultquist.
No. 20 Florida State
University 4, FGCU 0
Doubles
No. 1: Aziz Dougaz/Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. Oliver Landert/Felipe Ramirez (FGCU) 6-0
No. 2: #8 Jose Gracia/Lucas Poullain (FSU) vs. Felipe Escobar/Mateo Ruiz (FGCU) 4-2 dnf
No. 3: Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) d. Austin Bates/Javier Fernandez (FGCU) 6-0
Singles
No. 1: #22 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. Felipe Ramirez (FGCU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2: Aziz Dougaz (FSU) d. Mateo Ruiz (FGCU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 3: #24 Lucas Poullain (FSU) vs. Oliver Landert (FGCU) 3-6, 5-2 dnf
No. 4: Jose Gracia (FSU) vs. Javier Fernandez (FGCU) 6-7(6), 3-0 dnf
No. 5: Chase Wood (FSU) vs. Austin Bates (FGCU) 6-4, 4-1 dnf
No. 6: Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) d. Nicolas Tibaudin (FGCU) 6-2, 6-0
No. 20 Florida State Men's Tennis Stays Unbeaten.
The Seminoles defeated Florida Gulf Coast 4-0 and East Tennessee State 4-1.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 20 ranked Florida State men's tennis team (8-0) continued their unbeaten streak Saturday as the defeated Florida Gulf Coast (0-3) 4-0 and East Tennessee State (1-1) 4-1.
"Both FGCU and ETSU are perennial teams making the NCAA tournament," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "For us to only lose one point in the two matches that is a good sign for how we have played."
On a frigid morning, the Garnet and Gold got off to a hot start in doubles, taking the point from the Eagles. On court three senior twins, Terrance and Terrell Whitehurst ran through their opponent, sweeping them 6-0. With an almost simultaneous finish on court, one senior Guy Iradukunda and junior Aziz Dougaz swept their opponent as well, 6-0.
The top of the Seminoles lineup made quick work once again as Iradukunda and Dougaz were the first two off of court one and two. Iradukunda took down his opponent 6-2, 6-2 and Dougaz took down the opposition 6-3, 6-1.
Terrell Whitehurst clinched his second match of the season as he won 6-2, 6-0 on court six.
"I thought we were pretty sharp in the doubles against Florida Gulf Coast," said Hultquist. "It was a good match with Aziz off quick. It was a good sharp match all around."
Florida State did not get off to such a great start in their second match of the day against East Tennessee State. The Seminoles lost their first doubles point all season. The Whitehurst twins were the first pair to fall as they lost on court two 6-2, losing their first doubles match of the season. Dougaz and Iradukunda tied it up at one apiece in doubles, winning on court two 6-4. On court one Gracia and Poullain were locked at 5-5 against East Tennessee State's No. 37th ranked doubles pair of Juan Lugo and Frazier Rengifo. The Seminoles could not pull it out as they lost 7-5.
The Noles quickly turned it around in singles as they took the first set on five of the six courts. Sophomore Rana-Roop Singh Bhullar had an impressive showing and garnered the first point for the Noles on court six, winning 6-0, 6-2.
"It was our first time losing the doubles so I thought we did a good job of getting ahead in the beginning of singles," said Hultquist. "At one point we won 29 games and they had only won 11 in the first set. We did a good job of gaining control of five of the six courts. They made a little bit of a run in the second set and were doing a little better, but then we closed it out. Rana was really sharp today. He got off really quick."
The top of the Seminoles lineup remained strong as Dougaz earned his eighth win of the season and fifth on court one. Poullain was not far behind improving to 6-0 on the year after taking down Juan Lugo 6-3, 6-4 on court two.
The Seminoles top three singles players are a combined 21-0 on the season.
Freshman Chase Wood earned his fourth dual match victory on court five and his second match clincher. Wood won 6-1, 6-2.
"Chase's games last a long time, but he had a pretty dominant performance as well," said Hultquist.
"It was a nice day and continues our good start to the season, now we have the Kickoff Weekend next week," said Hultquist.
No. 20 Florida State
University 4, ETSU 1
Doubles
No. 1: #37 Juan Lugo/Frazier Rengifo (ETSU) d. #8 Jose Gracia/Lucas Poullain (FSU) 7-5
No. 2: Aziz Dougaz/Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. Robert Herrera/Tasei Miyamoto (ETSU) 6-4
No. 3: Miguel Este/Sergi Fontcuberta (ETSU) d. Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) 6-2
Singles
No. 1: Aziz Dougaz (FSU) d. Robert Herrera (ETSU) 6-3, 6-3
No. 2: #24 Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. Juan Lugo (ETSU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 3: #22 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) vs. Sergi Fontcuberta (ETSU) 6-2, 4-6, 2-0 dnf
No. 4: Jose Gracia (FSU) vs. Frazier Rengifo (ETSU) 3-6, 6-3, 1-1 dnf
No. 5: Chase Wood (FSU) d. Tasei Miyamoto (ETSU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 6: Rana Roop Bhullar (FSU) d. David Gonzalez (ETSU) 6-0, 6-2
No. 21 Florida State Men's Tennis Advances to ITA Kickoff Weekend Winners Match.
Seminoles will play either Baylor or UNLV tomorrow at 3 p.m.
ET.
WACO, TX - The No. 21 ranked Florida State men's tennis team (9-0) stayed unbeaten on Saturday as they defeated Purdue (2-3) 4-0 in the first match of the ITA Kickoff weekend. With a 9-0, start the Seminoles are off to their best start under head coach Dwayne Hultquist. The Noles will take on either Baylor or UNLV in the winners match tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET.
"Overall today was a very good day," said Hultquist. "It was nice to have Alex back in the lineup and get a victory."
The Seminoles grabbed their seventh double point of the season as they swept the Boilermakers in Waco. On court three seniors Terrance and Terrell Whitehurst grabbed the first win as they took down Purdue's #59 pair of Renan Hanayama and Ali Mooraj 6-2. Senior Guy Iradukunda and junior Aziz Dougaz clinched the doubles point for the Garnet and Gold with a 6-4 win on court one.
Florida State brought their doubles success into single and clinched their seventh shutout victory of the year. As usual, redshirt senior Lucas Poullain earned a quick second point for the Seminoles with a 6-1, 6-2 win on court three. Dougaz gave the Garnet and Gold a 3-0 lead on court one after a 6-2, 6-4 win. Iradukunda clinched his third match of the season just after Dougaz's win with a 6-3, 6-3 win on court two.
"We had a nice start in singles winning the first set on all six courts," said Hultquist. "Purdue played very well in the second sets, but the top of our lineup stepped up once again to lead us to a win."
The Seminoles will wrap up the ITA Kickoff Weekend tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET against the winner of Baylor and UNLV.
There are 15 regionals played on both the men's and women's side, with four teams competing in each regional. The winners of the single-elimination event advance to next month's ITA Division I National Team Indoor Championships in Seattle, Wash. at the University of Washington.
No. 21 Florida State 4, Purdue 0
Doubles
No. 1: Aziz Dougaz/Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. Athell Bennett/Gergley Madarasz (PU) 6-4
No. 2: #8 Jose Gracia/Lucas Poullain (FSU) vs. Stephan Koenigsfest/Javier Rodriguez (PU) 4-5 dnf
No. 3: Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) d. #59 Renan Hanayama/Ali Mooraj (PU) 6-2
Singles
No. 1: Aziz Dougaz (FSU) d. Gergley Madarasz (PU) 6-2, 6-4
No. 2: #22 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. Stephan Koenigsfest (PU) 6-3, 6-3
No. 3: #24 Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. Javier Rodriguez (PU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 4: Jose Gracia (FSU) vs. Maksymillan Raupuk (PU) 6-2, 5-2 dnf
No. 5: #59 Alex Knaff (FSU) vs. Athell Bennett (PU) 6-1, 5-5 dnf
No. 6: Chase Wood (FSU) vs. Ali Mooraj (PU) 6-4, 2-0 dnf
No. 21 Florida State Men's Tennis Suffers First Loss of the Season.
Florida State falls to Baylor 4-1 in the championship match of the ITA Kickoff
Weekend.
WACO, TX - The No. 21 ranked Florida State men's tennis team (9-1) suffered their first loss of the season in the championship match of the ITA Kickoff Weekend to Baylor 4-1.
"I thought Baylor played really well today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist.
The Seminoles got off to a tough start, losing just their second doubles point all season. On court one, senior Guy Iradukunda and junior Aziz Dougaz were the first to go down as they lost 6-1. Redshirt seniors Jose Gracia and Lucas Poullain, as well as seniors Terrance and Terrell Whitehurst, were both in battles on courts two and three. Gracia and Poullain fell 6-4 while the Whitehurst twins were still playing.
"They won all the crucial points in doubles and that is what put them over the top," said Hultquist.
The Seminoles won two first sets in singles with Iradukunda and Gracia grabbing one each. Iradukunda went on to win Florida State's only point with a 6-2, 6-4 win on court two. Dougaz was the first Seminole to fall in doubles as he lost on court one 6-2, 6-1. Knaff fell on court five 6-2, 6-1. Poullain was the final straw as he lost on court three 6-2, 6-4.
"We had a very good start to singles," said Hultquist. "We were up on two courts and were even on three others."
"I was very pleased with Guy getting a straight set win against a very good player. Jose played very well as well and I thought he had a great chance to win."
The Seminoles now look forward to next week as they take on Florida in the College MatchDay event at the USTA National Center in Lake Nona, Fla. on Saturday, February 3 at 7 p.m.
"I am disappointed we are not going to Seattle, but Baylor played really well today," said Hultquist.
No. 11 Baylor 4, No. 21 Florida State 1
Doubles
No. 1: #2 Will Little/Johannes Schretter (BU) d. Aziz Dougaz/Guy Iradukunda (FSU) 6-1
No. 2: Jimmy Bendeck/Bjoern Petersen (BU) d. #8 Jose Gracia/Lucas Poullain (FSU) 6-4
No. 3: Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) vs. #40 Sven Lah/Roy Smith (BU) 3-5 dnf
Singles
No. 1: #11 Johannes Schretter (BU) d. Aziz Dougaz (FSU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 2: #22 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. #64 Bjoern Petersen (BU) 6-2, 6-4
No. 3: Sven Lah (BU) d. #24 Lucas Poullain (FSU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 4: Jose Gracia (FSU) vs. Jimmy Bendeck (BU) 6-3, 4-6 dnf
No. 5: Will Little (BU) d. #59 Alex Knaff (FSU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 6: Chase Wood (FSU) vs. Roy Smith (BU) 2-6, 2-5 dnf
Florida State Men’s Tennis Takes Down the Gators for the Second Straight Year.
The Seminoles defeated the Gators 4-3 for the second straight year
during College MatchDay.
LAKE NONA, FL – In front of a packed crowd of over 2,000 people, the Florida State men’s tennis team defeated the No. 8 Florida Gators for the second consecutive year during the USTA’s College MatchDay.
This was the first time under head coach Dwayne Hultquist the Noles have defeated the Gators in back-to-back matches, and his 17th win over a Top-15 team.
“This feels great,” said Hultquist. “It was an unbelievably tough match. It was just a battle.”
The men fell behind early in doubles after losing court one 6-2 but rebounded well. Senior Guy Iradukunda and sophomore Alex Knaff tied it up at one in their first doubles match of the spring together. The pair defeated the Gators No. 10 ranked doubles pair 6-4. With the doubles point up for grabs seniors Terrance and Terrell Whitehurst pulled out a huge victory on court three. They were up 5-4 against Florida’s No. 11 ranked doubles pair. The Gators tied it at five. The Noles once against took the lead this time 6-5, but once against Florida tied it up. In the tiebreaker, the Whitehurst twins grabbed an early lead and did not look back as they clinched the Noles eight doubles point of the season.
“It was a battle to win the doubles and I thought that was important for us to get,” said Hultquist. “We were able to beat two of their three teams that are all ranked Top-15 in the country.”
Florida State did not get off to a great start in singles and fell behind to the Gators 3-1 after losing on courts three, five and six. The Seminoles were able to turn the momentum back around to come back and stun Florida. It started on court four as Knaff turned his match around after a 6-1 first set loss. Knaff went on to win the final two sets 6-4, 6-2 to keep the Noles in the match.
“They really took it to us in the first part of the match,” said Hultquist. “They got four first sets and we were just holding on, on courts one and two and were fortunate enough to get the tiebreakers on those. We just battled, and I am really proud of Alex Knaff. He lost the first set 6-1 and has been hurt. He played lights out the last two sets and got us to 3-2.” It came down to courts one and two and Florida State showed their toughness and fight. Iradukunda battles in a 12-point first set tiebreaker and won the second set 6-3 against Florida’s No. 8 Johannes Ingildsen to tie the match at three. Lucas was in a fight of his own on court two. Poullain won the first set in a tiebreaker and while cramping in the second set did the same to earn his first match-clinching victory of the season.
“Guy did a great job of finishing it quick,” said Hultquist. “Lucas has such heart. He is such a winner.”
“It was an unbelievable feeling,” said Poullain. “That was the biggest match of the year and I was able to clinch it. I was so happy. All of the guys played hard and clinch it was such a great feeling and so special.”
No. 22 Florida State University 4, No.
8 Florida 3
Doubles
No. 1: #1 Johannes Ingildsen/Alfredo Perez (UF) d. #8 Jose Gracia/Lucas Poullain (FSU) 6-2
No. 2: Guy Iradukunda/Alex Knaff (FSU) d. #10 McClain Kessler/Duarte Vale (UF) 6-4
No. 3: Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) d. #11 Oliver Crawford/Chase Perez-Blanco (UF) 7-6(3)
Singles
No. 1: #22 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. #7 Johannes Ingildsen (UF) 7-6(10), 6-3
No. 2: #24 Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. Oliver Crawford (UF) 7-6(4), 7-6(5)
No. 3: #39 Duarte Vale (UF) d. Jose Gracia (FSU) 6-4, 6-3
No. 4: #59 Alex Knaff (FSU) d. Andy Andrade (UF) 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
No. 5: Chase Perez-Blanco (UF) d. Chase Wood (FSU) 6-3, 6-0
No. 6: McClain Kessler (UF) d. Rana Roop Bhullar (FSU) 6-2, 7-5
No. 13/17 Men’s Tennis Continues Hot Start to the Season.
The Seminoles are off to their best start ever win a 12-1 record.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – No. 13/17 Florida State men’s tennis continued their hot start to the season with two more wins at home, improving their record to 12-1 on the year, and the best start in school history.
“It was a good day for us,” said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. “We saw some signs of getting better.”
Florida State began their day with a 4-0 victory over Florida A&M. The Noles started their day with quick wins on courts one and three in doubles. Freshmen Chase Wood and Sebastian Arcila earned their first doubles win together on court three with a 6-2 win. They were followed up by senior Guy Iradukunda and sophomore Alex Knaff, who earned a 6-3 win on court one.
The Seminoles ran through the Rattlers in singles, winning on courts three, five and six. Sophomore Rana-Roop Singh Bhullar got it started on court three with a quick 6-1, 6-1 win. Arcila followed it up with a straight set win of his won 6-3, 6-0 on court five. Senior Terrance Whitehurst clinched his first match of the season on court six 6-1, 6-1.
Florida State continued their strong showing in their second match of the day against The Citadel. The Garnet and Gold ran through the doubles competition as they won on all three courts. Iradukunda and Knaff earned their third doubles win of the spring and showed why they deserve to be ranked No. 20 in the nation with a 6-0 win on court one. The Whitehurst twins followed them up with a 6-3 win on court two and the freshman duo of Wood and Arcila completed the doubles sweep on court three with a 6-2 win.
Iradukunda continued to show his dominance this season as he earned his 11th win of the year after a 6-4, 6-0 win on court one. Knaff and Wood finished almost simultaneously on courts two and three as they helped clinch the match. For Wood it was his third match clinching win of the season. Bhullar added to the Seminoles win making it 5-0 after winning 6-3, 6-2 on court five. Terrell Whitehurst capped the Seminoles 6-1 win with a 6-1, 6-2 win on court four.
“In the second match I was very pleased with how Chase won (6-0, 6-1),” said Hultquist. “He played very aggressive and came forward towards the net. Guy did a great job being down 4-2 and going on to win eight straight games. Alex was sharp in the second match and dominated his opponent. Terrell played well all day and was strong as well. Rana made good wok of his opponents as well winning in both of his matches today.”
No. 17 Florida State University 4, Florida A&M 0
Doubles
No. 1: #20 Guy Iradukunda/Alex Knaff (FSU) d. Nourelidin Adam/Federico Nani (FAMU) 6-3
No. 2: #41 Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) vs. Jermaine Le Grand/Alex Mosehle Lebelo (FAMU) 4-2 dnf
No. 3: Sebastian Arcila/Chase Wood (FSU) d. Samer Hema Hasona/Rodney Sturgis (FAMU) 6-2
Singles
No. 1: #8 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) vs. Nourelidin Adam (FAMU) 6-4, 4-2 dnf
No. 2: #106 Alex Knaff (FSU) vs. Federico Nani (FAMU) 4-6, 2-1 dnf
No. 3: Rana Roop Bhullar (FSU) d. Samer Hema Hasona (FAMU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 4: Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) vs. Luis Barres Espinoza (FAMU) 6-1, 4-1 dnf
No. 5: Sebastian Arcila (FSU) d. Alex Mosehle Lebelo (FAMU) 6-3, 6-0
No. 6: Terrance Whitehurst (FSU) d. Rodney Sturgis (FAMU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 13/17 Men’s Tennis Continues Hot Start to the Season.
The Seminoles are off to their best start ever win a 12-1 record.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – No. 13/17 Florida State men’s tennis continued their hot start to the season with two more wins at home, improving their record to 12-1 on the year, and the best start in school history.
“It was a good day for us,” said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. “We saw some signs of getting better.”
Florida State began their day with a 4-0 victory over Florida A&M. The Noles started their day with quick wins on courts one and three in doubles. Freshmen Chase Wood and Sebastian Arcila earned their first doubles win together on court three with a 6-2 win. They were followed up by senior Guy Iradukunda and sophomore Alex Knaff, who earned a 6-3 win on court one.
The Seminoles ran through the Rattlers in singles, winning on courts three, five and six. Sophomore Rana-Roop Singh Bhullar got it started on court three with a quick 6-1, 6-1 win. Arcila followed it up with a straight set win of his won 6-3, 6-0 on court five. Senior Terrance Whitehurst clinched his first match of the season on court six 6-1, 6-1.
Florida State continued their strong showing in their second match of the day against The Citadel. The Garnet and Gold ran through the doubles competition as they won on all three courts. Iradukunda and Knaff earned their third doubles win of the spring and showed why they deserve to be ranked No. 20 in the nation with a 6-0 win on court one. The Whitehurst twins followed them up with a 6-3 win on court two and the freshman duo of Wood and Arcila completed the doubles sweep on court three with a 6-2 win.
Iradukunda continued to show his dominance this season as he earned his 11th win of the year after a 6-4, 6-0 win on court one. Knaff and Wood finished almost simultaneously on courts two and three as they helped clinch the match. For Wood it was his third match clinching win of the season. Bhullar added to the Seminoles win making it 5-0 after winning 6-3, 6-2 on court five. Terrell Whitehurst capped the Seminoles 6-1 win with a 6-1, 6-2 win on court four.
“In the second match I was very pleased with how Chase won (6-0, 6-1),” said Hultquist. “He played very aggressive and came forward towards the net. Guy did a great job being down 4-2 and going on to win eight straight games. Alex was sharp in the second match and dominated his opponent. Terrell played well all day and was strong as well. Rana made good wok of his opponents as well winning in both of his matches today.”
No. 17 Florida State University 6, The Citadel 1
Doubles
No. 1: #20 Guy Iradukunda/Alex Knaff (FSU) d. Matthew Henson/Gavin Stewart (CIT) 6-0
No. 2: #41 Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) d. Trey Davis/Noah Nawabi (CIT) 6-3
No. 3: Sebastian Arcila/Chase Wood (FSU) d. Will Graham/Roy Hobson (CIT) 6-2
Singles
No. 1: #8 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. Noah Nawabi (CIT) 6-4, 6-0
No. 2: #106 Alex Knaff (FSU) d. Matthew Henson (CIT) 6-2, 6-0
No. 3: Chase Wood (FSU) d. Roy Hobson (CIT) 6-0, 6-1
No. 4: Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) d. Jack Pyritz (CIT) 6-1, 6-2
No. 5: Rana Roop Bhullar (FSU) d. Will Graham (CIT) 6-3, 6-2
No. 6: Gavin Stewart (CIT) d. Terrance Whitehurst (FSU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 12/16 Men's Tennis Remains Unbeaten at Home After two 4-0 Wins.
The Seminoles are off to their best start ever with a 14-1 record.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 12/16 Florida State men's tennis team (14-1) remained unbeaten at home on Saturday as they took down both New Orleans and Liberty 4-0.
"I think it is good that we got a lot of people the opportunity to play today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "We had two shutouts, which is always good and we did not drop any sets in doubles."
"We are 14-1 and off to a great start but now the real meat of our season starts with ACC teams coming through as part of the toughest conference in the country," said Hultquist. "We now have to turn the page and move on to our ACC schedule."
In the first match of the day the Seminoles dominated the doubles point as they won 6-1 on court three and 6-2 on court two in route to their 11th doubles point of the season. Sophomore Rana-Roop Singh Bhullar and freshman Chase Wood captured the Noles' first doubles win on court three and their first win as a pair this season. The duo won 6-1 and earned match point on a great serve down the middle by Wood. Sophomore Alex Knaff and freshman Sebastian Arcila earned their first doubles win together as well as they won 6-2 on court two.
Florida State dominated singles play as well as they grabbed all six first sets and won four of them 6-1. Arcila gave the Garnet and Gold a 2-0 lead as he made quick work on court five winning 6-1, 6-2. Bhullar quickly followed with a 6-1, 6-2 win of his on court three. Senior Terrell Whitehurst earned his team high tying third match-clinching win on court four, 6-1, 6-3, to wrap things up for Florida State.
In the second match of the day, Florida State picked up right where they left off. Junior Aziz Dougaz and redshirt senior Lucas Poullain were the first to finish in doubles, earning a 6-2 win on court one, and their first doubles win as a pair this season. They were quickly followed by the duo of Knaff and Arcila who won 6-2 as well on court three, winning their second match of the day. This marked the 12th doubles point of the season for FSU.
Arcila made quick work in singles in his second singles match just like he did in his first. He got off the court first after a 6-1, 6-0 win on court six.
Courts one, two and five were all in a battle to see who would finish second. Bhullar was able to give the Garnet and Gold a 3-0 lead after a 6-0, 6-3 win on court five. Poullain clinched his second match for the Seminoles on court two with a 6-3, 6-1 win.
The Seminole will be back on the court next Friday as they head to Clemson to take on the Tigers.
"We pushed pretty hard the last couple weeks and now we have to prepare for ACC play," said Hultquist. "Clemson is a much-improved team. We have to be ready for them on the road."
No. 16 Florida State University 4, New Orleans 0
No. 16 Florida State University 4, Liberty 0
Doubles
No. 1: #52 Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) vs. Federico Boscarino/Nicolas Kramer (UNO) 5-1 dnf
No. 2: Sebastian Arcila/Alex Knaff (FSU) d. Alexis Guedy/Johannes Klein (UNO) 6-2
No. 3: Rana Roop Bhullar/Chase Wood (FSU) d. Giacomo Adoncecchi/Lorenzo Camilli (UNO) 6-1
Singles
No. 1: #53 Lucas Poullain (FSU) vs. Federico Boscarino (UNO) 6-1, 6-5 dnf
No. 2: #93 Alex Knaff (FSU) vs. Alexis Guedy (UNO) 6-4, 2-4 dnf
No. 3: Rana Roop Bhullar (FSU) d. Johannes Klein (UNO) 6-1, 6-2
No. 4: Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) d. Nicolas Kramer (UNO) 6-1, 6-3
No. 5: Sebastian Arcila (FSU) d. Giacomo Adoncecchi (UNO) 6-1, 6-2
No. 6: Terrance Whitehurst (FSU) vs. Lorenza Camilli (UNO) 6-3, 4-4 dnf
No. 12/16 Men's Tennis Remains Unbeaten at Home After two 4-0 Wins.
The Seminoles are off to their best start ever with a 14-1 record.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 12/16 Florida State men's tennis team (14-1) remained unbeaten at home on Saturday as they took down both New Orleans and Liberty 4-0.
"I think it is good that we got a lot of people the opportunity to play today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "We had two shutouts, which is always good and we did not drop any sets in doubles."
"We are 14-1 and off to a great start but now the real meat of our season starts with ACC teams coming through as part of the toughest conference in the country," said Hultquist. "We now have to turn the page and move on to our ACC schedule."
In the first match of the day the Seminoles dominated the doubles point as they won 6-1 on court three and 6-2 on court two in route to their 11th doubles point of the season. Sophomore Rana-Roop Singh Bhullar and freshman Chase Wood captured the Noles' first doubles win on court three and their first win as a pair this season. The duo won 6-1 and earned match point on a great serve down the middle by Wood. Sophomore Alex Knaff and freshman Sebastian Arcila earned their first doubles win together as well as they won 6-2 on court two.
Florida State dominated singles play as well as they grabbed all six first sets and won four of them 6-1. Arcila gave the Garnet and Gold a 2-0 lead as he made quick work on court five winning 6-1, 6-2. Bhullar quickly followed with a 6-1, 6-2 win of his on court three. Senior Terrell Whitehurst earned his team high tying third match-clinching win on court four, 6-1, 6-3, to wrap things up for Florida State.
In the second match of the day, Florida State picked up right where they left off. Junior Aziz Dougaz and redshirt senior Lucas Poullain were the first to finish in doubles, earning a 6-2 win on court one, and their first doubles win as a pair this season. They were quickly followed by the duo of Knaff and Arcila who won 6-2 as well on court three, winning their second match of the day. This marked the 12th doubles point of the season for FSU.
Arcila made quick work in singles in his second singles match just like he did in his first. He got off the court first after a 6-1, 6-0 win on court six.
Courts one, two and five were all in a battle to see who would finish second. Bhullar was able to give the Garnet and Gold a 3-0 lead after a 6-0, 6-3 win on court five. Poullain clinched his second match for the Seminoles on court two with a 6-3, 6-1 win.
The Seminole will be back on the court next Friday as they head to Clemson to take on the Tigers.
"We pushed pretty hard the last couple weeks and now we have to prepare for ACC play," said Hultquist. "Clemson is a much-improved team. We have to be ready for them on the road."
No. 16 Florida State University 4, New Orleans 0
No. 16 Florida State University 4, Liberty 0
Doubles
No. 1: Aziz Dougaz/Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. Diego Castano/Alex Poynter (LU) 6-2
No. 2: #52 Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) vs. Eddie Gutierrez/Vince Salas (LU) 3-4 dnf
No. 3: Sebastian Arcila/Alex Knaff (FSU) d. Chase Burton/Sam Matheson (LU) 6-2
Singles
No. 1: #53 Aziz Dougaz (FSU) vs. Sam Matheson (LU) 6-2, 5-4 dnf
No. 2: #53 Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. Chase Burton (LU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 3: Alex Knaff (FSU) vs. Vince Salas (LU) 7-5, 2-0 dnf
No. 4: Chase Wood (FSU) vs. Diego Castano (LU) 6-3, 3-0 dnf
No. 5: Rana Roop Bhullar (FSU) d. Max Borcuti (LU) 6-0, 6-3
No. 6: Sebastian Arcila (FSU) d. Samuel Brown (LU) 6-1, 6-0
No. 12 Men's Tennis Takes Down No. 50 Clemson, 5-2.
The Seminoles earned their first ACC win of the Season.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The No. 12 Florida State men's tennis team (15-1) earned their first ACC win of the season in a 5-2 win over No. 50 Clemson (6-2).
The Seminoles got off to a slow start losing just their third doubles point of the season. The Seminoles were tied on courts one and three early, but could not hold on as the Tigers took down the Garnet and Gold on courts one and two.
"It was a nice win on the road," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "Clemson played hard and took it to us in doubles. I am proud of how they came back after losing the doubles point."
Florida State turned it around in singles play winning five of the six courts. The Seminoles won four first sets and that turned into some quick points for the Noles. Redshirt senior Lucas Poullain got the Noles on the board and tied the match at 1-1 with his 10th win of the season on court three, 6-3, 6-1. Freshman Chase Wood gave the Garnet and Gold the lead with his sixth win of the season on court six, 6-2, 6-2. Clemson tied the match back up as they defeated senior Guy Iradukunda on court one in three sets.
The Seminoles bounced back and won the final three points to take their first ACC match of the season. Junior Aziz Dougaz and senior Jose Gracia scored the final two points to clinch the match. Gracia won in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6 on court four and Dougaz won 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 on court two. Sophomore Alex Knaff capped off the 5-2 win with a 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 win on court five.
"It was nice to take three first sets and then all of the second sets to keep us in the match," said Hultquist. "Aziz was able to get the clincher today. It is nice to see him step up after dropping the first set and fight hard to get back."
"This is a good start in the ACC. Clemson is a much improved team."
No. 12 Florida State 5, No.
50 Clemson 2
Doubles
No. 1: #46 Simon Baudry/Alex Favrot (CU) d. #14 Jose Gracia/Lucas Poullain (FSU) 7-5
No. 2: Sam Edwards/Yizhou Liu (CU) d. #35 Aziz Dougaz/Guy Iradukunda (FSU) 6-3
No. 3: #52 Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) vs. Marshall Dagostine/Carlos Kelaidis (CU) 5-5 dnf
Singles
No. 1: #64 Alex Favrot (CU) d. #12 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(3)
No. 2: Aziz Dougaz (FSU) d. Simon Baudry (CU) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
No. 3: #53 Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. Sam Edwards (CU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 4: Jose Gracia (FSU) d. Yizhou Liu (CU) 6-4, 7-6(4)
No. 5: #93 Alex Knaff (FSU) d. Carlos Kelaidis (CU) 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-2
No. 6: Chase Wood (FSU) d. Marshall Dagostine (CU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 16 Men's Tennis Takes Down Miami 4-0 in Lake Nona.
Florida State is 2-0 at the USTA National Campus with wins over No. 8 Florida (4-3) and
Miami (4-0).
LAKE NONA, FL - The No. 16 Florida State men's tennis team (16-1) defeated Miami (6-5) 4-0 at the USTA National Campus to earn the crown as State Camps after defeating Florida a few weeks earlier on the same courts.
"Beating both of our rivals here is always good," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "Miami has a bunch of younger guys and they are going to have a great program. Their coach is going to do a good job there."
The Seminoles got off to a fast start in doubles winning on courts two and three 6-2. Court one was leading 4-3 when the doubles point was clinched. On court three seniors Terrance and Terrell Whitehurst were tied 2-2 before they went on a four-game run to clinch the doubles point. Redshirt seniors Jose Gracia and Lucas Poullain led the whole match.
Florida State took their momentum from the doubles point into singles as they ran through the Hurricanes. The Seminoles won five of the six first sets and were led by Gracia who swept his opponent 6-0 in the first. Not only did he sweep him in the first, he did not allow his opponent to win a game the whole match. Poullain and sophomore Alex Knaff were in a race to see who would give the Noles a 3-0 lead. Poullain finished first as he won on court three 6-3, 6-2. Knaff quickly followed as he clinched the match and secured the Garnet and Gold's 4-0 victory with a 6-2, 6-4 win on court five. Florida State was leading on two of the other three courts when the match was clinched.
"I was pleased with Lucas today," said Hultquist. "He lost to that guy in the fall and came back to win 6-3, 6-2. Jose was very sharp today. It is unusual that in a men's match you win 6-0, 6-0, but he did. He was sharp in doubles as well. We had other matches that we would have had the opportunity to close out as well."
"It was a good win and a good start in the ACC. Nothing comes easy in the ACC so I am glad we got off to a good start."
No. 16 Florida State University 4,
Miami 0
Doubles
No. 1: #74 Aziz Dougaz/Guy Iradukunda (FSU) vs. Dane Dunlap/Christian Langmo (UM) 4-3 dnf
No. 2: #18 Jose Gracia/Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. Bojan Jankulovski/Adria Soriano (UM) 6-2
No. 3: #44 Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) d. Pablo Aycart/Nile Clark (UM) 6-2
Singles
No. 1: #87 Aziz Dougaz (FSU) vs. #99 Christian Langmo (UM) 6-4, 4-4 dnf
No. 2: #16 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) vs. Adria Soriano (UM) 6-7(3), 4-3 dnf
No. 3: #56 Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. Bojan Jankulovski (UM) 6-3, 6-2
No. 4: Jose Gracia (FSU) d. Dane Dunlap (UM) 6-0, 6-0
No. 5: Alex Knaff (FSU) d. Tatsuki Shimamoto (UM) 6-2, 6-4
No. 6: Chase Wood (FSU) vs. Niclas Genovese (UM) 7-5, 3-2 dnf
No. 16 Men's Tennis Extends Win Streak to Nine with a 4-0 Win Over Pepperdine.
The Seminoles will be back home next weekend to take on Drake
(March 16th) and Georgia Tech (March 18th)
MALIBU, CA - The No. 16 Florida State men's tennis team (17-1) defeated Pepperdine (2-9) 4-0 in Malibu, Calif. to take a 5-4 series lead against the Wave and to improve on their best start in school history.
"It was nice to get another quick win today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "Pepperdine came ready to compete today and that showed in some of the first sets."
For the 14th time this season the Seminoles captured the doubles point as they were led by seniors Terrance and Terrell Whitehurst on court three and redshirt seniors Jose Gracia and Lucas Poullain on court two. The Seminoles started out with a 1-0 lead on courts two and three and down 1-0 on court one. On courts two and three the Seminoles extended their lead to 3-0, before finishing off their opponents 6-1 on both courts. Court one did not finish but senior Guy Iradukunda and junior Aziz Dougaz were leading 3-2.
"Doubles was fast, and it was nice to have good wins on courts two and three," said Hultquist.
With the win by the Whitehurst twins, they moved into a tie for fourth in career doubles wins as a pair at Florida State with 51.
In singles, Dougaz gave the Noles a 2-0 lead with a quick win on court one. He jumped out to an early 2-1 lead in the first set and turned that into a 6-3 first set win. In the second set, Dougaz once again took a 2-1 lead and went on to win 6-2. Poullain gave the Garnet and Gold a 3-0 lead with 6-3, 6-4 win on court two for his 11th win of the season. He also improved to 6-0 on court two. Freshman Sebastian Arcila became the ninth Seminole this season to clinch a match as he never trailed and dominated his opponent on court six 6-4, 6-1. He improved to 5-0 on the season.
"It was nice to see Aziz get a quick win on court one," said Hultquist. "Sebastian being able to come in and get a good win on court six was nice to see. It shows the depth that we have that he was the ninth different person to clinch a match for us this season."
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No. 11 Men's Tennis Improves to 18-1 with Win Over Drake.
The Seminoles will be back on court Sunday to take on Georgia Tech.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 11 Florida State men's tennis team (18-1) defeated Drake (12-10) 6-1 at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center for the 10th home win of the season.
The Noles got out to a slow start, losing only their third doubles point of the season. Redshirt seniors Lucas Poullain and Jose Gracia were the first Noles to go down as they lost on court one 6-2. The newly put together pair of junior Aziz Dougaz and sophomore Alex Knaff tied doubles up with their first win as a pair on court two, 6-4. It came down to court three as seniors Terrance and Terrell Whitehurst were tied 5-5. The twins could not hold on as Drake captured the doubles point and a 1-0 lead.
"I thought drake played really good doubles today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "They had very good fundamentals. We had a hard time breaking their serves. We only broke them once at one and we didn't break them at all at three. They served and volleyed and pushed towards the next very well. You can tell they are coached well in doing that."
That point turned out to be the Bulldog's only point as Florida State went on to sweep singles, losing only two sets. Freshman Chase Wood made quick work of his opponent on court six, 6-2, 6-2, to tie it up at one. Gracia gave the Noles their first lead of the match with a 6-4, 6-2 win on court four to improve to 6-2 this spring.
Poullain and Knaff were the next two to finish. Lucas took the first set with ease 6-2 but battled back in the second down 6-5 to force a tiebreak. Poullain turned it on in the tiebreaker taking it 7-1 and giving the Noles a 3-1 advantage. Almost simultaneously Knaff was finishing on the court to the left. After losing the first set 6-1 he turned his game around to take the next two sets 6-3 each to clinch his second match of the season.
With the match already clinched, Dougaz and Senior Guy Iradukunda continued to battle on courts one and two. Dougaz had to fight on court one as he won both his sets in tiebreakers. Guy fought to take the first set in a tiebreaker, but could not take the second as he went on to win in three sets.
"A key part of this match was that we won three first sets, and two firsts went to tiebreakers," said Hultquist. "By Aziz and Guy winning the first set tiebreakers, I thought that swung the match in our favor. Drake played very hard. We only gave up two sets, but a lot of the sets were close. We won four tiebreakers and they only won one. Winning those was really the difference in the match."
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No. 11 Men's Tennis Take Down Georgia Tech 5-2; Improve to 11-0 at Home.
Freshman Chase Wood earns team leading fourth match clinching win.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 11 Florida State men's tennis team (19-1) defeated Georgia Tech (5-8) 5-2 at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center for the 11th home win of the season and 10th win in a row.
"We got swarmed by the Yellow Jackets in doubles and got down 1-0, but I was really pleased that we came out early in the first sets and won five of the six of them with several of them being fairly convincing," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist.
The Seminoles lost their second doubles point in a row to start the day. There was a bright spot in the doubles point though. With redshirt seniors Jose Gracia and Lucas Poullain's win on court two, Gracia moved into 10th all-time in doubles wins as an individual at Florida State.
After falling behind 1-0, the Noles took it to the Yellow Jackets in singles, winning five of the six first sets. Senior Guy Iradukunda tied it up for the Garnet and Gold with his 13th win of the season after a 6-1, 6-3 win on court two. Junior Aziz Dougaz gave the Noles their first lead with his 13th win of the season as well. He took down Georgia Tech's only ranked singles player No. 53 Carlos Divar 6-2, 6-1. Gracia then extended the lead to 3-1 with a 6-1, 6-4 win on court four. He was down 4-1 before he won five straight games to take the second set.
The Yellow Jackets shortened the lead as they defeated sophomore Alex Knaff on court five. Florida State was able to clinch the match 4-2 with a 6-3, 6-3 win by freshman Chase Wood. It was his team-leading fourth match clincher of the season. After the match was clinched Poullain finished off Georgia Tech with a three-set win on court three to secure a 5-2 Seminole win.
"There was one stretch in which I thought Georgia Tech was making a run at us when Jose was down 4-1, but he came back to take the second set," said Hultquist. "That was key to get us to three points. It was a tough match today. Georgia Tech is a good team and certainly, any match in the ACC is going to be a challenge. Getting off to a 3-0 start in the ACC is great. We now have a huge week in front of us."
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No. 20 Men’s Tennis Take Down No. 23 NC State 4-0.
Florida State takes on No. 1 Wake Forest Sunday.
TALLAHASSEE, FL – The No. 9 Florida State men’s tennis team (20-1, 4-0 ACC) made routine work of NC State (11-4, 1-3 ACC) as they defeated them 4-0 at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center. It was the 12th home win of the season and helped the Seminoles reach the 20-win mark for the fifth time under head coach Dwayne Hultquist.
“It was a good match for us,” said Hultquist. “It was against a top-25 team. They have really done a good job of turning their program around this year. I liked the fact that we were in on every match on every court. We are getting good efforts from everyone all the way through the lineup.”
The day got started as the Noles captured the doubles point for the 16th time this season. Redshirt senior Jose Gracia and sophomore Alex Knaff gave the Garnet and Gold a 1-0 lead in doubles with a quick 6-2 win on court two. The Wolfpack tied it up winning on court three but the Seminole duo of senior Guy Iradukunda and junior Aziz did what they needed to and defeated NC State’s No. 23 ranked doubles pair of Michael Ogden and Alexis Galarneau 6-4 on court one.
Heading into singles play up 1-0, the Seminoles never looked back. Redshirt senior Lucas Poullain earned his 15th win of the season with a 6-1, 6-3 win on court three. He was followed by Knaff on court five who won 6-2, 6-2 for his sixth win of the spring. Dougaz then clinched his third match of the season with a big win over No. 25 Alexis Galarneau on court one 7-5, 6-2. Gracia was in match point as the match was clinched and was not able to finish.
The Seminole will be back on the court Sunday as they host Wake Forest on the ACC Network.
“It is not often that you get the number one team in the country,” said Hultquist. “A couple of years ago we played No. 1 North Carolina here and beat them. It is exciting. We have played as the favorite almost the entire year. We are not going to be favored but this is a great opportunity for us on Sunday.”
No. 20 Florida State University 4, No. 23 NC State 0
Doubles
No. 1: #60 Aziz Dougaz/Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. #63 Alexis Galarneau/Michael Ogden (NCS) 6-4
No. 2: Jose Gracia/Alex Knaff (FSU) d. #53 Igor Saveljic/Ivan Saveljic (NCS) 6-2
No. 3: Tadas Babelis/Georgiy Malyshev (NCS) d. #69 Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FSU) 6-4
Singles
No. 1: #76 Aziz Dougaz (FSU) d. #24 Alexis Galarneau (NCS) 7-5, 6-2
No. 2: #18 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) vs. Igor Savelijic (NCS) 3-6, 5-5 dnf
No. 3: #61 Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. Tadas Babelis (NCS) 6-1, 6-3
No. 4: Jose Gracia (FSU) vs. Ivan Savelijic (NCS) 6-4, 5-2 dnf
No. 5: Alex Knaff (FSU) d. Georgiy Malyshev (NCS) 6-2, 6-2
No. 6: Chase Wood (FSU) vs. Robert Turzak (NCS) 6-3, 3-2 dnf
Noles Take Down No. 1 Wake Forest
Florida State earns their second win over a No. 1 ranked team in three years
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The No. 9 Florida State men's tennis team (21-1, 5-0 ACC) earned their second ever win over a No. 1 ranked team in three years with a huge 4-3 win over Wake Forest (14-1, 3-1 ACC). This win makes it the fourth time the Seminoles have earned 21 wins in a season under head coach Dwayne Hultquist.
"The biggest thing is that we never gave up," said Hultquist. "We were very competitive the whole way through the match. We could have won the doubles but lost in a tiebreaker. Aziz could have won the first set but didn't. We could have won the first set at Chase's court but didn't. It was a match where we never gave up. For Guy and Chase to be down a set and a break and come back and win showed a lot of heart and that we will never give up."
The Seminoles lost the doubles point for just the sixth time this season in a close one. The Demon Deacons took court three 6-3 but the Garnet and Gold quickly bounced back to take court two with a 7-5 win by redshirt senior Jose Gracia and sophomore Alex Knaff. Wake Forest clinched the double point in a tiebreaker on court one.
In singles, Wake Forest took a 2-0 lead with a 7-5, 6-1 win on court two. The Seminoles quickly bounced back with a 7-5, 6-3 win on court five by Knaff. Wake Forest extended their lead to 3-1 with a win on court four. Gracia took the first set 6-3 but could not hold on as the Demon Deacons took the next two sets 6-1, 6-2.
Down 3-1, Florida State flipped a switch and went on a roll. Courts one and six had both lost the first set and had taken the second, while on court three redshirt senior Lucas Poullain pulled off a 6-4 first set win but could not pull it off in the second set.
Down 5-3 in the second set on court one, senior Guy Iradukunda made the comeback of the season to force a tiebreak against No. 29 Bona Gojo. Iradukunda went on to win the tiebreaker 7-3 and took that momentum into the third set to take the match and narrow the Wake Forest lead to one.
"I was down but I knew the team was fighting," said Iradukunda. "I could hear my teammates screaming that they won sets and that helped me because I knew I needed to keep fighting for them because I knew we still had a chance to win. The crowd behind me helped me come back and play well. The guy was also getting tired which helped me a lot."
Down 3-2, both Poullain and freshman Chase Wood were battling on their respective courts. After losing the second set Poullain turned his match around and got off to a quick 4-1 lead in the third, before finishing off No. 30 Skander Mansouri 6-3 in the third to tie the match at three.
"I knew Chase was close to winning," said Poullain. "I was just focusing on my court. It was tough at the end because I was tired and cramping. I saw him cramping too so I just told myself to stay calm and try to make him miss and fight to the end. It worked pretty well."
Wood showed veteran poise as a freshman with the match against the No. 1 team in the country on the line. He was up 3-1 in the first set before falling in a tiebreak but he did not let that phase him. In set two, he went down 2-0 early but fought his way back to tie it at three before taking a 4-3 lead. Wood never lost the lead after that as he won the second set 6-4, forcing a deciding third set. Wood went up 4-1 over Wake's Julian Zlobinzky. Zlobinzky brought it within one, 5-4 before he went down cramping. Wood won the first point and was awarded another as his opponent had to take injury time. With the match on the line, Wood clinched his team-leading fifth match of the season and helped take down No. 1 Wake Forest.
"It was an unbelievable team win," said Wood. "We were down 3-1 and we all stuck together and just fought. It was a great match and it is always great to take out the No. 1 team in the country. We kept fighting and it paid off."
"My match was a battle. The first set was really tight and I thought I had a chance with a set point in the first. In the second I was down a break but just kept fight and was able to get the second set. Towards the end, I got a little fortunate that he started cramping."
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Ninth Ranked Men's Tennis Takes Down No. 38 Louisville 6-1.
The Seminoles have won 12 straight and improve to 22-1 on the season.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 9 Florida State men's tennis team (22-1, 6-0 ACC) earned their 22nd win of the season with a 6-1 win over No. 38 Louisville (14-5, 4-2 ACC). This win marked the first time under head coach Dwayne Hultquist that the Seminoles have hit the 22-win mark.
"Louisville is a tough team," said Hultquist. "They are an NCAA tournament team and I thought they competed really hard today. Doubles was important to get and also to get five first sets were really important."
The day got started as the Noles captured the doubles point for the 16th time this season. Redshirt senior Jose Gracia and sophomore Alex Knaff gave the Garnet and Gold a 1-0 lead in doubles with a dominating 6-1 win on court two. The Cardinals tied it up with a 4-6 win on court one. With the doubles point on the line, the newly formed pair of redshirt senior Lucas Poullain and senior Terrell Whitehurst battled in a back and forth match. The Seminole duo was down 5-4 but came back to win the next three games to help the Seminoles take a 1-0 lead heading into singles.
Coming off a big win from a week ago, freshman Chase Wood was the first to finish with an easy 6-3, 6-1 win on court five. This win gave Florida State a 2-1 lead after losing court one. Junior Aziz Dougaz earned his third ranked win of the season on court two with a 6-0, 3-6, 6-1 win. It was just his sixth time all season playing on court two and his fifth win on that court.
"Aziz jumping to an early lead was important," said Hultquist. "He got up 4-0 in the third and was in control."
Up 3-1, sophomore Rana-Roop Singh Bhullar clinched the match for the Noles on court six with a 7-5, 6-3 win. His win made him the tenth and final Seminoles to clinch a match this season.
"I was really proud for Rana to come through and clinch the match for us," said Hultquist. "It is a great testament to our team to have 10 different guys clinch a match for us this year."
With the match already in hand, both Poullain and Knaff were battling in third sets. Poullain took the first set 6-4 and then lost the second set 6-4. In the third set 10-point tiebreaker her was back and forth with his opponent before winning the last four games to take the third set 10-6. Knaff was down 2-3 in the third set but tied it up 6-6, forcing a tiebreaker. In the breaker, Knaff took off and won his second match of the season on court four.
"We were extended a little tonight," said Hultquist. "We have two weekends of road trips and a challenge ahead of us."
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Noles fall 4-3 to Virginia Tech for only their Second Loss this Season.
BLACKSBURG, VA - The No. 12 Florida State men's tennis team (22-2, 6-1 ACC) lost for just the second time this season in a 4-3 defeat to Virginia Tech (13-6, 9-1 ACC).
"We lost a tough one today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "We faced a lot of adversity and certainly Virginia Tech deserved the win. Virginia Tech played with urgency today and have been playing well."
The Seminoles got behind early after losing the doubles point. Florida State lost court two 6-1 and then court three 6-3. The duo of Senior Guy Iradukunda and junior Aziz Dougaz were down 4-5 on court one and were not able to finish.
"We could have played better in doubles today," said Hultquist.
In singles, the Garnet and Gold took three of the six first sets. Those three wins turned into second set wins as well. Florida State tied the match at one with a straight-set win by Iradukunda on court two and then took the lead with another straight-set win on court three by redshirt senior Lucas Poullain. The Hokies then took courts four and five to take a 3-2 lead. Senior Terrell Whitehurst tied the match at 3-3 with a win on court six.
"I was very happy with the performances we got today out Guy, Lucas and Terrell," said Hultquist.
With the match on the line, Dougaz was down a set and down 4-5 in the second set. Dougaz tied it up at five and once again tied it up at six to force a second set tiebreaker. Dougaz took an early lead in the tiebreaker before #39 Mitch Harper came back to take the tiebreaker 7-4 and the match 4-3.
"I was pleased with Aziz's fight today," said Hultquist. "Being down in the second and forcing a tiebreaker showed a lot about him."
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No. 12 Men's Tennis Beats Virginia for the First Time in 19 Tries.
The Seminoles last defeated Virginia in 2003.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - The No. 12 Florida State men's tennis team (23-2, 7-1 ACC) earned their seventh win over a ranked opponent and first win over Virginia since 2003 with a 5-2 win over No. 42 Virginia (11-9, 4-5 ACC) in Charlottesville.
"Our resume very strong this year," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "We have now defeated the reigning national champion, the indoor champion and have played in front of the largest crowd in college tennis this season. We understood how tough it is to play at Virginia and we fought hard to get a really good win and the first win in Charlottesville since 2002."
The Seminoles got out to a 1-0 lead with their 16th doubles win of the season. The newly formed pair of redshirt senior Lucas Poullain and freshman Chase Wood captured the first doubles win with a 6-3 win on court three. Virginia followed that up with a 7-5 win on court one to tie the doubles point. Redshirt senior Jose Gracia and senior Terrell Whitehurst clinched the doubles point for Florida State with a 6-4 win on court two.
"The doubles point was a key to the match," said Hultquist. "We were up 5-4 and in a deuce point that we won to capture the doubles point."
In singles, the Seminoles earned four first set wins and turned those into three points to give the Noles their first win over Virginia in the last 19 tries. Wood made a statement on court five. He was down 0-2 in the first but came back to win the next six games and the first set. In the second set, Wood did not give up a game as he won 6-0. Sophomore Rana-Roop Singh Bhullar gave the Garnet and Gold a 3-0 lead with a 6-3, 6-4 win on court six. Poullain then clinched his third match of the season with a 7-5, 7-5 win on court three.
"Getting four first sets was huge," said Hultquist. "Both Lucas and Aziz showed toughness in coming from behind in the first. Lucas and Rana then went on to win almost simultaneously to give us a 4-0 lead."
With the match clinched for Florida State, Virginia went on to win on courts one and two. Gracia finished off his match in a third set tiebreak. With Gracia's two wins today he moved into 10th all-time in overall wins at Florida State.
"It means a lot to me to get into the top-10 but it's all about the team for me and these wins are just helping the team win," said Gracia.
The Seminoles will be back on the court next weekend as they head on the road to take on both Boston College and Notre Dame.
"I am proud of the team for bouncing back after a lot of adversity and a tough loss to come back for another good win," said Hultquist.
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No. 13 Men's Tennis Takes Down Boston College 6-1.
CHESTNUT HILL, MA - The No. 13 Florida State men's tennis team (24-2, 8-1 ACC) improved to 8-1 in the ACC with a 6-1 win over Boston College (7-11, 0-9 ACC).
"Boston College played hard today," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "It has been a while since we played indoors but I thought our guys showed up and played well."
The Seminoles fell behind 1-0 after losing their eighth doubles point this season. Redshirt senior Jose Gracia and senior Terrance Whitehurst gave the Noles a 1-0 advantage in doubles with an easy 6-0 win on court two. The Eagles bounced back and took the remaining two courts and the doubles point.
The Garnet and Gold quickly turned things around in singles winning all 6 courts for the fourth time this season. Sophomore Alex Knaff was the first Seminole to get on the board as he swept his opponent on court four with a 6-0, 6-0 win. Gracia gave Florida State their first lead of the match. He won the first set 6-4 and got off to a quick 3-1 lead in the second before finishing off his opponent 6-4 in the second set.
Redshirt senior Lucas Poullain gave Florida State a 3-1 lead with a three-set win on court two. Poullain won the first set 6-2 before losing the second 6-3. He was tied 2-2 in the third before winning four straight games on the way to his 20th win this spring. Senior Guy Iradukunda clinched his fourth match for the Seminoles on court one. He won the first set 6-4 and was down 1-3 to start the second set. He slowly fought back to tie it up at 4-4. He won the next two games to clinch his court 6-4 and the match for Florida State.
With the match clinched freshman Chase Wood and sophomore Rana-Roop Singh Bhullar were just getting started. Wood battled back from being down 3-0 to force a tiebreaker in the first set taking it 7-3. He got off to a 4-1 lead in the second set before taking it 6-2. Bhullar lost the first set 4-6 but came back to take the second set 6-1. Bhullar went on to take the third set tiebreaker 10-8.
"I thought we responded and played well having lost the doubles point," said Hultquist. "I am pleased with the 6-1 win and now we have to get ready for our match against Notre Dame on Sunday."
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No. 13 Men's Tennis Improves to 25-2 With Win Over No. 28 Notre Dame.
The Seminoles are back home next weekend to wrap up the regular
season.
SOUTH BEND, IN - The No. 13 Florida State men's tennis team (25-2, 98-1 ACC) heads home to finish up the regular season after coming up big in the important moments in a 4-3 win over No. 28 Notre Dame (14-12, 5-5 ACC).
"If you look at what happened at today's match it was a lot about playing good at big moments," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I think we did that today. Aziz was down four set points to go to a third set and came up big at both of those stages. Jose was down breakpoint serving for the match at 5-4 and got a service winner. I just felt like at the big moments we played well."
The Seminoles got out of the gate a little slow again as they surrendered the doubles point for the third time in the last four matches. Redshirt senior Lucas Poullian and senior Terrell Whitehurst was the first pair to fall as they lost 6-1 on court three. Senior Guy Iradukunda and junior Aziz Dougaz were the next to fall as they lost 6-3 on court one.
Florida State flipped the script in singles play taking four of the six courts. It got started with sophomore Alex Knaff on court five. He was down 1-2 early but came back to take the first set 6-3. He never trailed in the second set on his way to a 6-4 win. Redshirt senior Jose Gracia followed Knaff up by winning by the same score on court four to give the Garnet and Gold their first lead of the match.
The Fighting Irish tied things up on court two taking the match from Iradukunda. After losing the first Iradukunda battled in the second before losing in a tiebreaker.
With the match tied up at two. Poullain and Dougaz stepped up for the Noles. Poullain gave Florida State a 3-2 lead with a win on court three. The first set was back in forth as Poullain took it in a tiebreaker. In the second set, he went down 1-0 before turning it around to not trail for the rest of the set on his way to a 6-4 second set win.
Dougaz came up big on court one earning his fourth win against a ranked opponent this spring. He trailed early in the first set, but down 5-4 he turned it around to win three straight games and take the set 7-5. He once again had to make a comeback in the second set as he was down 5-4 again. Dougaz tied it up at six and took down No. 36 Alex Lebedev in the tiebreaker.
With the match already clinched, Notre Dame took court six from sophomore Rana-Roop Singh Bhullar 6-7, 6-7.
Florida State will be back home to finish up the regular season as they take on North Carolina Friday, April 20th at 5:30 p.m. and Duke Sunday, April 22nd at 1 p.m. for senior day and a chance at the programs first regular season ACC title. Both matches will be broadcasted on the ACC Network.
"There are some great opportunities for us next week, said Hultquist. "It is going to be a fun environment. I am sure we will have a really good crowd. We play two really good teams in North Carolina and Duke and it is a really exciting opportunity for us."
"It is a great feeling to be in first in the ACC and only have two losses at this point in the season," said Gracia. "It is great to be playing to good teams as my final home matches. It is a good opportunity."
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No. 11 Men's Tennis Falls 4-1 to No. 7 UNC.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 11 Florida State men's tennis team (25-3, 9-2 ACC) fell for the third time this season and first time at home to No. 7 North Carolina (19-4, 10-1 ACC) 4-1.
For the fifth time in the last seven matches, the Seminoles fell behind early after losing the doubles point. Redshirt senior Jose Gracia and senior Terrell Whitehurst were the first Florida State pair to fall as they lost 6-1 on court three. The Tar Heels then clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 win on court one over redshirt senior Lucas Poullain and junior Aziz Dougaz.
"I think North Carolina really took it to us in doubles," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "They were way better than us today."
In singles, the Seminoles split the first sets taking three of the six. Sophomore Alex Knaff tied the match up at one with a 6-2, 6-2 win on court five. He handed North Carolina's Blaine Boyden his first loss of the season. The Tar Heels quickly responded as they took courts one, two and six within the next few minutes to clinch the match 4-1.
"In singles, I thought we had a great start we were up four breaks at one stage when Chase was up an early break," said Hultquist. "They did a really good job of closing out the three matches that they won."
Dougaz lost the first set on court one 6-1 and was battling in the second set before falling 6-4. Senior Guy Iradukunda lost the first set 6-2 and had an opportunity to go up 3-0 in the second but could not convert. North Carolina took advantage and captured the second set on court two 6-3. UNC clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-2 win on court six.
"Guy made a little run in the second set and I thought the match would come down to him, said Hultquist. "I was pretty sure we were in the position to get to three, but not to get four. They played especially well at one and two and their guy on court six played well today as well."
On court three Poullain took the first set 6-0 and was tied 5-5 in the second set, but was not able to finish. Gracia took the first set on court four 6-3 but was not able to finish the second set as well, he was tied 4-4.
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No. 11 Men's Tennis Takes Down No. 22 Duke on Senior Day.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 11 Florida State men's tennis team (26-3, 10-2 ACC) took down No. 22 Duke (15-12, 6-6 ACC) 4-1 to wrap up the best regular season in school history and celebrate their five seniors on Senior Day.
"4-1 does not really show how tough the match was," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "Duke competed hard as they always do. It has been a good regular season finishing 26-3 but it is now time to turn the page and start looking towards the postseason. This win put us in position to host for the first time in a few years and we are excited about that."
Florida State started their day by winning their first doubles point since April 8th against Virginia. The Seminoles were down early on all three courts but were able to come from behind to take a 1-0 lead. Redshirt senior Jose Gracia and senior Terrance Whitehurst were the first pair off the court in doubles as they won 6-4 on court three. The Blue Devils tied it up with a 6-4 win on court one. On court two, redshirt senior Lucas Poullain and junior Aziz Dougaz kept swapping points with their opponent. Down 5-4 the Seminole duo flipped a switch and won their next three games to clinch the doubles point.
"I was pleased to get the doubles point today," said Hultquist. "We were within two points of losing the doubles and came back to take that point."
Dougaz started off the singles scoring with his fifth win over a ranked opponent this season. He took down Duke's No. 11 Nicolas Alvarez in straight sets. In the first, he was down 5-2 before winning the next four games to take a 6-5 lead. Alvarez forced a tiebreaker, but Dougaz prevailed, taking the first set. In the second set, the two kept exchanging points until Dougaz came away with a 7-5 win.
Gracia gave the Noles a 3-0 lead with his 161st career victory on court four. His win moved him into a tie for 8th all-time in school history in career wins. He took the first set in a tiebreaker and battled back and forth in the second set until coming away with a 6-4 win.
Duke moved one point closer as they won on court two but the Seminoles punched right back with the clincher on court six. Freshman Chase Wood proved why he leads the team with six match-clinching wins as he took down his opponent 6-4, 6-3. In the first set, he was down 3-4 but turned it around to win the final three games and the set 6-4. In the second he got out to an early 3-0 lead before finishing off his opponent 6-3.
"I was really pleased with Chase getting the clinching point, said Hultquist."
"We are going to look forward to the ACC tournament and have an opportunity to compete and get some more good wins."
No. 11 Florida State University 4, No. 22 Duke 1
Doubles
No. 1: Nicolas Alvarez/Catalin Mateas (Duke) d. #48 Guy Iradukunda/Alex Knaff (FSU) 6-4
No. 2: Aziz Dougaz/Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. #87 Sean Sculley/Nick Stachowiak (Duke) 7-5
No. 3: Jose Gracia/Terrance Whitehurst (FSU) d. Ryan Dickerson/Jason Lapidus (Duke) 6-4
Singles
No. 1: #46 Aziz Dougaz (FSU) d. #11 Nicolas Alvarez (Duke) 7-6(3), 7-5
No. 2: Nick Stachowiak (Duke) d. #31 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) 7-5, 7-5
No. 3: #41 Lucas Poullain (FSU) vs. #100 Catalin Mateas (Duke) 6-3, 6-7(6), 4-2 dnf
No. 4: Jose Gracia (FSU) d. Robert Levine (Duke) 7-6(7), 6-4
No. 5: Alex Knaff (FSU) vs. Spencer Furman (Duke) 7-6(5), 6-4 dnf
No. 6: Chase Wood (FSU) d. Sean Sculley (Duke) 6-4, 6-3
Third Seeded Seminoles Advance to ACC Semifinals.
CARY, NC - The third-seeded Florida State men's tennis team (27-3) earned their second win over Duke (16-13) in five days with a 4-1 win.
"I thought it was really great to come from behind to win after losing the doubles point," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "Duke played great in the doubles and really stepped it up to get the point. I think one of the keys to the match was how several of the guys got to some big early leads. Lucas was on fire. He went three sets with the same guy the other day and was not able to finish. He was able to win 6-0, 6-0 and Alex was almost able to do the same. They quickly turned the match from being behind to us being ahead. Aziz beat a top-20 guy two times in a row which is really tough to do. He really dominated the second set."
After taking the doubles point from the Blue Devils a week ago the Seminoles could not hold on today. They got out to a quick 3-1 lead on court three and turned that into their first doubles win as redshirt senior Jose Gracia and senior Terrell Whitehurst won 6-2. On court one senior Guy Iradukunda and sophomore Alex Knaff fell behind 4-1. The pair fought back to narrow it to 5-4 but it was not enough as they lost 6-4. Redshirt senior Lucas Poullain and junior Aziz Dougaz were in a tough battle as they were going back and forth tied 5-5 Duke went on to win the final two games and clinch the doubles point with a 7-5 win on court two.
Poullain tied things up for Florida State on court three. He did not surrender a singles game as he dominated Duke's 116th ranked Nick Stachowiak, 6-0, 6-0.
"It feels great to win like that," said Poullain. "I just wanted to beat that guy once since I played him twice and lost once and could not finish last weekend in a third set. I just wanted to win, and I played really well. Tomorrow is a great opportunity for revenge and I think we have a shot."
Knaff tried to match his teammate as he went on to take his set 6-0 on court five. In the second set, he got out to a 5-0 lead but could not finish it as he surrendered a game. Knaff finished off Duke's Spencer Furman 6-1 in the second set to give the Noles their first lead of the match.
"I played the same guy I did last week and last week was a tough match," said Knaff. "I knew how to play him and played my game and it worked really well. I am really happy about the win and the team's win. We were really dominating and tomorrow we have a chance to win and we will give our best and hope we can win and keep advancing."
Dougaz gave the Noles a 3-1 lead with another huge win on court one. For the second time in a week, he took down No. 17 Nicolas Alvarez. Dougaz went back and forth in the first set. Down 5-6 he forced a tiebreaker and went on to win it. In the second set, Dougaz ran right through Alvarez on his way to a 6-1 win.
"I think it is a good win for me and a good win for the team," said Dougaz. "We know our goal for this tournament and we know we can beat everyone. This win is already in the past and we are thinking about tomorrow."
Gracia clinched his second match of the season with a big win on court four. Gracia was down 4-5 in the first and was able to tie it up at five. The set then went into a tiebreaker which saw Jose come out on top. In the second set, Gracia jumped out to an early 2-1 lead. He was up 5-2 before Duke came back to tie it up at five all. Gracia went on to win the next two games and clinch the match.
"It is a good win," said Gracia. "Even though we lost the doubles point we got two really quick wins and got a good one on court one from Aziz. I was up a break and the second and he came back and battled but I was able to come away with the win. It is always a good opportunity to play UNC again, a top-5 program, and we are ready to battle tomorrow."
"We are doing the North Carolina, Duke combination two weeks in a row and we have a great opportunity tomorrow and we need to go for it," said Hultquist. "We have a good opportunity to reverse last Friday night."
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Third Seeded Seminoles Fall in Semifinal 4-0 to UNC.
CARY, NC - The third-seeded Florida State men's tennis team (27-4) got eliminated from the semifinals of the ACC Tournament after a 4-0 loss to North Carolina (22-4).
"North Carolina was the better team today," said Hultquist. "I thought they played really good doubles. They handled us pretty solidly. Clearly, they get off to a pretty good start. There are no easy points in their lineup just like there are no easy ones in ours. We had some shots where we were up. Alex got off to a good start and Guy and Jose got off to an early break. We had an opportunity and we ended up losing those sets and that was the difference."
For the second time this tournament the Noles fell behind 1-0 after losing the doubles point. Carolina jumped ahead 2-0 early on all three courts. On court three Florida State came back to take the lead 3-2 but that was not enough as the Tar Heels won on courts one and two.
Singles was a battle today. Florida State came out winning two of six first sets including a 6-4 win by junior Aziz Dougaz over UNC's third ranked William Blumberg.
Freshman Chase Wood was the first Seminole to go down as he lost 6-2, 6-1 on court one. The Tar Heels extended their lead to 3-0 after taking court four from redshirt senior Jose Gracia, 7-5, 6-2.
Down 3-0, the Noles had a glimmer of hope to come back. Dougaz was in a third set up 2-0 and senior Guy Iradukunda forced a third set and was tied 2-2. On court five sophomore Alex Knaff was leading his third set 3-2, while redshirt senior Lucas Poullain was in a tiebreaker trying to force a third set.
Knaff extended his lead to 5-2 while Iradukunda was tied 3-3 in his third set and Poullain was still fighting in a tiebreaker.
It was not enough as Dougaz could not maintain against the third best player in the country. Down 2-0 Carolina's Blumberg went on to win six straight games and clinched it 4-0 for the Tar Heels.
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Men's Tennis Advances to Second Round with a Dominate 4-0 Win Over Alabama State.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Florida State men's tennis team (28-4) advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after defeating Alabama State (11-10) 4-0 in an hour and 15 minutes. The Seminoles will take on Alabama (19-12) tomorrow at 4 p.m. with a chance to make it to the final site.
"It was a nice to win that quickly," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "It was good to get up on all of the singles courts really quick. We got five first sets pretty darn quick and eventually got the sixth one. It was nice how we got it done quickly. It is what we needed to do heading into tomorrow."
Florida State jumped out of the gates with doubles wins on courts one and two. Redshirt senior Lucas Poullain and junior Aziz Dougaz earned the first doubles point on court one. The duo went up 5-0 before letting up their only point of the match on their way to a 6-1 win. On court two senior Guy Iradukunda and sophomore Alex Knaff fell behind 2-1 before rebounding and taking five of the next six games en route to a 6-3 win and the doubles point.
In singles, the Seminoles took the first set on all six courts including sweeps on court one, two and three.
Dougaz was the first to finish as he won 6-0, 6-1 on court one. He swept the first set before letting up the first game of the second set. Dougaz then won six straight again on his way to giving the Noles a 2-0 lead.
Iradukunda quickly followed as he too swept the first set 6-0. In the second set he jumped out to a 2-0 lead before letting up his first point. Iradukunda extended the lead to 5-2 before finishing off his opponent on court two 6-2.
Poullain earned his fourth match clincher on court three has he was the last of the trio to shutout their opponent in the first set. In the second set, he went up 2-0 before forfeiting his first point and then finished off his opponent 6-2 in the second.
No. 11 Florida State University 4, Alabama State 0
Doubles
No. 1: Aziz Dougaz/Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. Alexis Collard/Andrej Trajkovski (ASU) 6-1
No. 2: #60 Guy Iradukunda/Alex Knaff (FSU) d. Tomas Fernandez/Carl-Louis Luckmann (ASU) 6-3
No. 3: Jose Gracia/Terrance Whitehurst (FSU) vs. Chris Andre/Alejo Calvis (ASU) 4-5 dnf
Singles
No. 1: #25 Aziz Dougaz (FSU) d. Carl-Louis Luckmann (ASU) 6-0, 6-1
No. 2: #44 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. Tomas Fernandez (ASU) 6-0, 6-2
No. 3: #34 Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. Alexis Collard (ASU) 6-0, 6-2
No. 4: Alex Knaff (FSU) vs. Chris Andre (ASU) 6-2, 1-1 dnf
No. 5: Chase Wood (FSU) vs. Alejo Calvis (ASU) 6-3, 1-0 dnf
No. 6: Rana Roop Bhullar (FSU) vs. Andrej Trajkovski (ASU) 6-1, 4-0 dnf
Men's Tennis Falls in the Round of 32 to Alabama.
Dougaz, Iradukunda and Poullain will all play in the NCAA Singles Championship.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Florida State men's tennis team's (28-5) record breaking season came to an end Saturday night as they lost to Alabama (20-12) in the second round of the 2018 NCAA Team Championships.
"I thought it was a great college tennis match," said head coach Dwayne Hultquist. "I thought Alabama did a great job of competing. We had a lot of things go against us. I think we grabbed the momentum when it began to rain. We were about to finish off two matches and turn a couple others our way. I do think the rain delay helped them. It got the heat out of the air and turned it into a cool night."
For the 11th time this season, the Noles started out in a hole as they lost the doubles point.-fAlabama's 26th ranked pair of Edison Ortiz and Mazen Osam took court three from redshirt senior Jose Gracia and senior Terrance Whitehurst 6-3. Courts one and two were battling, but the Crimson Tide took court two 6-4 over senior Guy Iradukunda and sophomore Alex Knaff. Court one was tied 5-5 and was not able to finish as the doubles point was clinched.
Singles play began as both teams split first sets. The top of the Seminoles lineup led the Noles with the three singles wins, while the bottom three of the lineup fell behind early.
In the second set, Florida State began to turn things around as they were leading or tied on all six courts, then the rain began causing a delay that lasted a little over an hour.
Coming out of the break Alabama began to turn the tide.
The Crimson Tide extended their lead to 2-0 with 6-3, 7-5 straight set win on court four. Florida State narrowed the Alabama lead to 2-1 within seconds as Iradukunda clinched his match 6-0, 7-6.
The Seminoles then tied up the match with a 6-3, 6-4 win on court three by redshirt senior Lucas Poullain. It was his 24th win of the spring and 29th of the season.
With the match tied up, Alabama took back the lead with a 6-2, 6-4 win on court five, bringing the match down to courts one and six.
On court six, sophomore Rana-Roop Singh Bhullar fell quickly in the first set as he lost 6-0. He quickly flipped the script taking set two 6-1. In the third set he went down 3-0 but fought back to tie it up three. He could not hold on as he fell 6-3.
Junior Aziz Dougaz was not able to finish his match as he was in a third set against the No. 10 player in the nation.
"Today is going to sting for a while," said Hultquist. "We had been 16-1 on our home courts. We just didn't get it done on our home courts and that is disappointing. It has been a great year as we beat Wake Forest when they were No. 1 and beating Florida in front of the largest crowd in college tennis."
Dougaz, Iradukunda and Poullain will continue their season as they compete in the NCAA Individual Championship starting on May 24th.
No. 42 Alabama 4, No. 11 Florida State University 2524
Doubles
No. 1: Aziz Dougaz/Lucas Poullain (FSU) vs. #26 Edson Ortiz/Mazen Osama (UAl) 5-5 dnf
No. 2: Thibault Cancel/Alexey Nesterov (UAl) d. #60 Guy Iradukunda/Alex Knaff (FSU) 6-4
No. 3: Patrick Kaukovalta/Zhe Zhou (UAl) d. Jose Gracia/Terrance Whitehurst (FSU) 6-3
Singles
No. 1: #25 Aziz Dougaz (FSU) vs. #10 Mazen Osama (UAl) 7-5, 5-7, 1-2 dnf
No. 2: #44 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) d. Patrick Kaukovalta (UAl) 6-0, 7-6(4)
No. 3: #35 Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. Thibault Cancel (UAl) 6-3, 6-4
No. 4: Edson Ortiz (UAl) d. Jose Gracia (FSU) 6-3, 7-5
No. 5: Alexey Nesterov (UAl) d. Alex Knaff (FSU) 6-2, 6-4
No. 6: Zhe Zhou (UAl) d. Rana Roop Bhullar (FSU) 6-0, 1-6, 6-3
Tennis Earns Two Wins in Round One of the NCAA Singles Championship.
Poullain and Touly play tomorrow morning in the second round.
May 23, 2018
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The Florida State men's and women's tennis teams began play on Wednesday in the first round of the NCAA Singles Championship. The Noles came away with two wins as redshirt senior Lucas Poullain and sophomore Carla Touly advanced to the round of 32.
The day got started with an early morning 8 a.m. match as Poullain took on Florida's Oliver Crawford. Poullain jumped out of the gates hot taking a 4-0 lead in the first set. Crawford grabbed his only game of the first set as Poullain went on to win 6-1. The second set was not much different as Poullain jumped out to a 2-0 lead before letting up his only game of the second set en route to a 6-1 win in the second set. Poullain's match only lasted an hour and 15 minutes as he defeated Crawford for the second time this season.
Poullain will be taking on Valentin Vacherot of Texas A&M in the second-round tomorrow. Vacherot defeated Nicolas Alvarez of Duke in the first round.
Touly picked up right where Poullain left off as she dominated the first set. She jumped out to a 5-0 lead by winning three deuce points before surrendering her first game. Touly went on to win the first set 6-1. The second set was a little closer as Touly and Tobita of Oregon were back and forth until the match was tied at 2-2. Touly grabbed her first lead of the set as she went up 4-2. Tobita narrowed the lead to 4-3 before Touly went on to win the final two games and the match. Touly won five deuce points during her match.
Touly will be taking on Mayar Sherif Ahmed of Pepperdine in the second-round tomorrow. Sherif defeated Katarina Jokic of Georgia in the first round.
Iradukunda was not as fortunate today as he was the Seminoles' only loss in the first round of the singles championship. He lost the first set 6-3 to USC's Brandon Holt but came back to win the second set 6-4. Iradukunda could not keep it up as he lost to Holt 6-1 in the third set.
Poullain and Touly will be back at it again
tomorrow morning in the second round of the NCAA Singles Championship.
May 24, 2018
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The Florida State men's and women's tennis teams saw their season's come to an end on Thursday as Sophomore Carla Touly and redshirt senior Lucas Poullain both lost in the second round of the NCAA Singles Championship.
Touly faced off against Mayar Sherif Ahmed of Pepperdine. The match was tied 1-1 before Sherif took a 3-1 lead. Touly narrowed the lead to 3-2 but could not do any more in the first set as she fell 6-2. In the second set, Touly took the first game, but that was all as she lost the second set and the match 6-2, 6-1.
Touly finished her season with an 18-9 record including eight wins over ranked opponents. She earned a career-high ranking of 18 this season.
Poullain's season came to an end as well as he took on Valentin Vacherot of Texas A&M. The two were going back and forth until Vacherot took a 3-2 lead in the first set and went on to take the set 6-3. In the second set, Poullain went down 4-1 before storming back to tie it at four. Poullain could not keep it going as he lost the second set and the match 6-3, 6-4.
Poullain finished his season with a 30-5 record including a 25-2 record this spring. He ended with a winning percentage of .857, good for 8th best single-season winning percentage at FSU. Poullain was 6-2 against ranked opponents and earned a season-high ranking of 24.
05/23/2018
Singles
#35 Lucas Poullain (FSU) d. #49 Oliver Crawford (UF) 6-1, 6-1
#11 Brandon Holt (USC) d. #44 Guy Iradukunda (FSU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
05/24/2018
Singles
#72 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) d. #35 Lucas Poullain (FSU) 6-3, 6-4