Mustangs Fall At Florida State

Sunday, March 2

Tallahassee, Fla.

11am CT

SMU

Florida State

Mar 2 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

Box Score

TALLAHASSEE (SMU) – SMU Men's Tennis fell 4-0 at Florida State in its second ACC match on Sunday.

The Mustangs fought hard through doubles and singles but fell short in each match against the Seminoles. They are now 9-8 ahead of their ACC home opener.

How it Went
The Mustangs dropped the first point of the day as the Seminoles' pairs of Alex Bulte / Youcef Rihane and Joshua Dous / Erik Schiessl won their doubles matches.

FSU's Dous extended the hosts' lead with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Maks Silagy before No. 43 Jamie Connel made it 3-0 for the Seminoles.

No. 19 Corey Craig clinched the match with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Georgi Georgiev.

Doubles Scores
1. Alex Bulte / Youcef Rihane def. Georgi Georgiev / Ofek Shimanov (6-2)
2. Joshua Dous / Erik Schiessl def. Vikas Deo / Xavier Calvelo (6-3)
3. Maks Silagy/Louis Cloud def vs. Jan Sebeste / Jamie Connel (5-3 UF)
Order of Finish: 1, 2

Singles Scores
1. No. 19 Corey Craig def. No. 117 Georgi Georgiev (6-1, 6-3)
2. No. 43 Jamie Connel def. Ofek Shimanov (6-3, 7-5)
3. No. 94 Jerry Barton vs. Alex Bulte (4-6, 6-2, 0-1 UF)
4. Louis Cloud vs. Erik Schiessl (6(9)-7, 1-3 UF)
5. Joshua Dous def. Maks SIlagy (6-0, 6-3)
6. Noah McDonald vs. Azariah Rusher (1-6, 6-1, 0-5 UF)
Order of Finish: 5, 2, 1

What's Next?
SMU will hold its ACC home opener against Georgia Tech at the Styslinger / Altec Tennis Complex on Friday.